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William E. Barrett Collection
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Collection Overview Scope and Content
Biographical Sketch Collection Table of Contents
   

Series 1: Monographic manuscripts

Box # File # Contents
Box 1   Holograph of The Blue Sleep; Holograph of Return to Youth
Box 2   Original typed manuscript of The Edge of Things; Reviews of The Edge of Things
Box 3   Final manuscript of The Edge of Things
Box 4   Background research material on Quebec for novel, The Empty Shrine
Box 5   Quebec newspapers for research on The Empty Shrine
Box 6   Holograph of The Empty Shrine
Box 7 FF 1 Research Notes on The Empty Shrine
  FF 2 Original typed manuscript of The Empty Shrine
Box 8 FF 1 Correspondence relating to The Empty Shrine, 1952-1959
  FF 2 Notes relating to The Empty Shrine
  FF 3 Research material relating to The Empty Shrine
Box 9   Reviews of The Empty Shrine
Box 10 FF 1 Correspondence relating to The First War Planes, 1940-1954
  FF 2 Correspondence relating to The First War Planes, 1960
  FF 3 Correspondence relating to The First War Planes, 1961-1964
  FF 4 Research material relating to The First War Planes
  FF 5 Miscellaneous matter relating to The First War Planes
Box 11 FF 1 Galleys of The First War Planes
  FF 2 Typed manuscript of The First War Planes
  FF 3 Holograph of The First War Planes
Box 12   Holograph of The Fools of Time
Box 13   Galleys of The Fools of Time
Box 14 FF 1 Reviews of The Fools of Time
    Original typed manuscript of The Fools of Time, (previously entitled ...And Life Everlasting)
Box 15 FF 1 Galleys of The Glory Tent
  FF 2 Typed manuscript of The Glory Tent
  FF 3 Holograph of The Glory Tent
Box 16 FF 1 Reviews of The Glory Tent
  FF 2 Notes on The Glory Tent
Box 17   Original holograph of Lady of the Lotus; Galleys of Lady of the Lotus
Box 18   Revisions to Lady of the Lotus
Box 19   Original typed manuscript of Lady of the Lotus
Box 20   Carbon copy of typed manuscript of Lady of the Lotus
Box 21   Typed manuscript of an early version of The Left Hand of God
    Notebook containing the original manuscript of The Left Hand of God (part holograph, part typed)
Box 22   Carbon copy of typed manuscript of The Left Hand of God (previously entitled The Golden Heron)
    Original version of typed manuscript entitled The Left Hand of God
    Revised typed manuscript of The Left Hand of God
Box 23   Notebook containing the final typed manuscript of The Left Hand of God
  FF 1 Galleys of The Left Hand of God
Box 24   Reviews of The Left Hand of God
Box 25 FF 1 Correspondence relating to The Left Hand of God, January 1950-May 1951
  FF 2 Correspondence relating to The Left Hand of God, June 1951-December 1951
Box 26   Notebook containing holograph and original typed manuscript of The Lilies of the Field
Box 27 FF 1 Typed manuscript of The Lilies of the Field
  FF 2 Galleys of The Lilies of the Field
  FF 3 Illustrations for The Lilies of the Field
  FF 4 Reviews of The Lilies of the Field
  FF 5 Correspondence relating to The Lilies of the Field
Box 28 FF 1 Screenplay of the movie, The Lilies of the Field
  FF 2 Reviews of the movie, The Lilies of the Field
  FF 3 Press releases on the movie, The Lilies of the Field
  FF 4 Miscellaneous material relating to the movie, The Lilies of the Field
  FF 5 Material relating to the Broadway production of The Lilies of the Field
Box 29 FF 1 Correspondence relating to the movie, The Lilies of the Field, 1962
  FF 2 Correspondence relating to the movie, The Lilies of the Field, 1963
  FF 3 Correspondence relating to the movie, The Lilies of the Field, 1964
  FF 4 Correspondence relating to the movie, The Lilies of the Field, 1965
  FF 5 Correspondence relating to the movie, The Lilies of the Field, 1966-1967
Box 30 FF 1 Galleys of short story, "The Man From Rome", included in the Denver Murders.
  FF 2 Typed manuscript of "The Man From Rome", included in Denver Murders
  FF 3 Notes for the short story, "The Man From Rome", included in Denver Murders
  FF 4 Photocopies of newspaper articles, 1901, for background on the short story, "The Man From Rome", included in Denver Murders
Box 31 FF 1 Notes relating to background material for The Red Lacquered Gate
  FF 2 Magazine articles about China used for research for The Red Lacquered Gate
  FF 3 Additional research material for The Red Lacquered Gate including newspaper clippings, map, photocopied articles, and pamphlets
Box 32 FF 1 Notes regarding the life of Bishop Galvin for The Red Lacquered Gate
  FF 2 Index to articles about Bishop Galvin from The Far East, the official newsletter of the Chinese Mission Society, St. Columbans, Nebraska
  FF 3 Articles from The Far East
  FF 4 Material issued from the Columban Fathers
  FF 5 Poetry and letters written by Bishop Galvin
  FF 6 Photocopies of newspaper articles about Bishop Galvin
  FF 7 Photographs of Ireland
  FF 8 Photograph of Bishop Galvin held at the Catholic Club by Chinese Communists
  FF 9 Photograph of the Cathedral at Hanyang, China
Box 33   Holograph of The Red Lacquered Gate, Volume One
Box 34   Holograph of The Red Lacquered Gate, Volume Two
Box 35   Original typed manuscript of The Red Lacquered Gate
Box 36   Final typed manuscript of The Red Lacquered Gate
Box 37 FF 1 Reviews of The Red Lacquered Gate
  FF 2 Correspondence relating to The Red Lacquered Gate
Box 38   Trial proceedings used as background research for The Shadows of the Images
Box 39   Original holograph of The Shadows of the Images, Volumes One and Two
Box 40   Original holograph of The Shadows of the Images, Volume Three
    Discarded copy of The Shadows of the Images
Box 41   Typed manuscript of The Shadows of the Images
Box 42   Final typed manuscript of The Shadows of the Images, Volume One, and galleys
Box 43   Final typed manuscript of The Shadows of the Images, Volume Two
Box 44   Reviews of The Shadows of the Images
Box 45 FF 1 Correspondence relating to The Shadows of the Images, 1951-1953
  FF 2 Correspondence relating to The Shadows of the Images, 1954-1956
  FF 3 Undated correspondence relating to The Shadows of the Images
  FF 4 Notes for book inscriptions for recipients of The Shadows of the Images
  FF 5 Miscellaneous newsletters, pamphlets and notes for The Shadows of the Images
Box 46   Typed manuscript of The Shape of Illusion
    Galleys of The Shape of Illusion
    Reviews of The Shape of Illusion
Box 47   Italian and Roman newspapers used for research on book about the life of Pope Paul VI, Shepherd of Mankind
Box 48 FF 1 Introductory pages to Shepherd of Mankind
  FF 2 Newspaper clippings used for research for Shepherd of Mankind
Box 49   Notebook containing background information for Shepherd of Mankind
  FF 1 Correspondence relating to Shepherd of Mankind, 1963
  FF 2 Collections of notes for Shepherd of Mankind
Box 50   Research material for Shepherd of Mankind
Box 51 FF 1 Photographs of Pope Paul VI
  FF 2 Additional photographs used for research for Shepherd of Mankind
  FF 3 Negatives of the photographs
  FF 4 Notes on the various popes
  FF 5 Notes on cardinals
  FF 6 Notes on Montini's early years
  FF 7 Notes on Rome, the Vatican, and Montini's travels
  FF 8 Notes on Nazis, anti-semiticism, fascism, communism, and World War II
  FF 9 Additional background notes
Box 52   The holograph of Shepherd of Mankind
Box 53   Typed manuscript of Shepherd of Mankind
    Photocopy of the final manuscript of Shepherd of Mankind
    Reviews of Shepherd of Mankind
Box 54 FF 1 Radio programs for the Denver Public Library's series of weekly programs on popular aviation, "Speaking of Wings"
  FF 2 Correspondence relating to "Speaking of Wings", 1940-1941
  FF 3 Correspondence relating to "Speaking of Wings", 1942
  FF 4 Correspondence relating to "Speaking of Wings", 1943-1945
  FF 5 Miscellaneous notes and articles relating to "Speaking of Wings"
Box 55   Holograph of The Sudden Strangers, originally entitled All the Dragons
Box 56   Two notebooks containing copies of typed manuscript of The Sudden Strangers, including pages not included in the published version
Box 57   Copy of the final typed manuscript of The Sudden Strangers
    Galleys of The Sudden Strangers
Box 58   Reviews of The Sudden Strangers
Box 59   Holograph of the shortened version of The Sudden Strangers adapted for Redbook Magazine
    Copy of the typed manuscript of the shortened version of The Sudden Strangers for Redbook Magazine
Box 60   Holograph of The Wine and the Music, Volume One
Box 61   Holograph of The Wine and the Music, Volume Two
Box 62   Final typed manuscript of The Wine and the Music
Box 63   Galleys of The Wine and the Music
Box 64   Screenplay of The Wine and the Music (made into the movie, Pieces of Dreams)
Box 65   Holograph of A Woman in the House
    Copy of typed manuscript of A Woman in the House
Box 66   Final typed manuscript of A Woman in the House
Box 67   Holograph of Woman on Horseback
    Typed manuscript of Woman on Horseback
Box 68   Typed manuscript revisions of Woman on Horseback
    Dust Jacket of Woman on Horseback
Box 69   Reviews of Woman on Horseback
Notebooks
Notebook 1 Offers to house Barrett collection of manuscripts
Notebook 2 Photographs of the Barrett Room at Colorado Woman's College
Notebook 3 Working notebook for story about a man who plays Christ in a passion play at Oberammergau
Notebook 4 Manuscript for "A Man Without a Past"
Notebook 5 Typescript of the British version of The Shape of Illusion
Notebook 6 Holograph of The Shape of Illusion
Notebook 7 Original typed manuscript of The Shape of Illusion
Notebook 8 Correspondence and outline for The Wine and the Music
Notebook 9 Original typed manuscript for The Wine and the Music, initially entitled This is My Body
Notebook 10 Working notebook for A Woman in the House
Notebook 11 Photocopy of manuscript of A Woman in the House
Notebook 12 Working notebook for Woman on Horseback
Notebook 13 Notes on literature, and the writing styles of a variety of authors
Notebook 14 Photographs from the motion pictures The Left Hand of God and The Lilies of the Field
Notebook 15 Photographs from the motion picture Pieces of Dreams

 

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