MSS 37
Virgil Scott Papers (1914- )
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Contact Information:
Special Collections
Michigan State University Libraries
100 Main Library
East Lansing, MI 48824
517.884.6471
E-mail:spc@mail.lib.msu.edu
URL: http://specialcollections.lib.msu.edu
Date Received:
Unknown
Date Processed:
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Acquisitions Information:
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Preferred citation:
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
Box number, Folder number and/or title,Virgil Scott Papers (1914- ), MSS 37, Special Collections, Michigan State University Main Library
Copyright Notice:
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this archive, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Collection Summary:
This collection documents the process by which a book is planned, written, and published. It includes drafts, galley and page proofs, notes, plot outlines, correspondence, and research subject files related to six of Virgil Scott’s books, including The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter (1947); The Hickory Stick (1948); The Savage Affair (1958); I, John Mordaunt (1964); The Kruetzman Affair (1974); and Walk-In (1976)
Historical Background:
Virgil Scott was born in 1914, in Vancouver, Washington. He attended Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio and Ohio State University; his degrees include an A.B, M.A., and Ph.D. In 1947 he joined the faculty of Michigan State University, where he taught creative writing. He retired in 1977. His publications include novels and short stories.
Processing Note:
None
Arrangement:
| Box | Folder | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter. New York: Swallow Press, 1947. 248 p. | ||
| 1 | 1-3 | Final draft ms. with printer instructions. |
| 7 | 1 | Galley proofs with emendations. |
| The Hickory Stick. New York: Swallow Press, 1948. 749 p. | ||
| 4 | Notes, miscellany | |
| 5 | Earliest draft, titled "Lift Not Your Hands" title page, introduction, first two pages only) | |
| 6-6a | Plot outline, notes. Second title, "Rat's Alley" | |
| 7-16 | Second draft. | |
| 17-21 | Third draft | |
| 2 | 1-5 | Final draft, copy 1. Printing instructions. |
| 6-10 | Final draft, copy 2. Final corrections | |
| 7 | 2-3 | Galley proofs |
| Box | Folder | Description |
| The Savage Affair. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1958. 313 p. | ||
| 2 | 11 | Notes, plot outline, misc. |
| 12-17 | First draft - copy 1 handwritten ms. | |
| 18-20 | First draft - copy 2 typed ms | |
| 3 | 1-2 | First draft - copy 3 typed |
| 3-4 | First draft - copy 4 typed | |
| 5-7 | Second draft | |
| 8-11 | Third draft | |
| 12 | Fourth draft (incomplete) | |
| 13-16 | Fifth draft - copy 1 | |
| 17-21 | Fifth draft - copy 2 | |
| 4 | 1-4 | Sixth draft |
| 3-5 | Galley proofs | |
| Box | Folder | Description |
| I, John Mordaunt. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1964. 431 p. | ||
| 4 | 5 | Preliminary notes |
| 6-13 | First rough draft | |
| 14-18 | Working papers [second draft] | |
| 5 | 1-3 | Third draft |
| 4-6 | Final draft - copy 1 | |
| 7-10 | Final draft - copy 2 | |
| 11-13 | Final draft - copy 3 [printer's copy] | |
| 7 | 6 | Galley proofs |
| 7 | Page proofs | |
| Box | Folder | Description |
| The Kruetzman Formula. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974. 255 p. | ||
| 5 | 14 | Correspondence, notes |
| 15-17 | First draft | |
| 18-19 | Second draft - copy 1 | |
| 20-21 | Second draft - copy 2 | |
| 6 | 1-2 | Second draft - copy 3 |
| 3-5 | Third draft | |
| Box | Folder | Description |
| Walk-In. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1976. 253 p. | ||
| 6 | 6 | Plot outline, correspondence |
| 7-9 | First draft | |
| 10-11 | Second draft | |
| 12-13 | Final draft | |
| Box | Folder | Description |
| RESEARCH FILES | ||
| 6 | 14 | Inter-American Summit, 4-12-67 |
| 15 | Trade Integration | |
| 16 | Trade –UNCTAD | |
| 17 | Turnage - manuscript | |
| 18 | Urban Problems (Latin America) | |
| 19 | U.S. & Alliance [for Progress] | |
| 20 | U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (1964) | |
| Report: “Towards a New Trade Policy for Development” | ||
| 21 | U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (1964) | |
| Report of the United States Delegation | ||
| 22 | U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (1964) Final Act – vol. 1. |