John R. Hawkins '56 literary manuscript collection
Scope and Contents
The First Edition Society's initiative to publish a special edition of the works of more than 60 authors resulted in their correspondence with the editor of the publication, John R. Hawkins. Included in this literary manuscript collection are Simone de Beauvoir, John Cheever, John Kenneth Galbraith, Joseph Heller, Lillian Hellman, John Le Carre, Norman Mailer, James Michener, Françoise Sagan, C.P. Snow, William Styron, Burbara Tuchman, John Updike, Leon Uris, and many others. Authors' typescripts for the preface to each represented work are also present in most instances.
The collection is formed around the correspondence of more than 60 authors with John R. Hawkins, editor of the First Edition Society of the Franklin Library located in Philadelphia. In most cases, this is
combined with a 2-3 page preface, generally in typescript form to be published by the Society along with a work selected by the Society for a special edition.
Dates
- Creation: 1972-1980
Creator
- Hawkins, John R. (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
John R. Hawkins was born in 1934 and grew up in Massachusetts. He graduated from Haverford College with a degree in music in 1956; he met his long-time partner, diplomat James E. Baker, at Haverford. He was an editor with W. W. Norton, Downe Publishing, and the Franklin Library. He also earned a master's of social work and practiced as a psychotherapist. Hawkins died of lung disease in 2013.
Extent
.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The First Edition Society's initiative to publish a special edition of the works of more than 60 authors resulted in their correspondence with the editor of the publication, John R. Hawkins. Included in this literary manuscript collection are Simone de Beauvoir, John Cheever, John Kenneth Galbraith, Joseph Heller, Lillian Hellman, John Le Carre, Norman Mailer, James Michener, Françoise Sagan, C.P. Snow, William Styron, Burbara Tuchman, John Updike, Leon Uris, and many others. Authors' typescripts for the preface to each represented work are also present in most instances.
Arrangement
Arrangement is alphabetical.
Acquisition
Gift of John R. Hawkins, 1992.
Processing Information
Original processing information unknown. Finding aid revised and collection reboxed by Lily Sweeney, September 2022.
Subject
- First Edition Society (Organization)
- Hawkins, John R. (Person)
- Title
- John R. Hawkins '56 literary manuscript collection, 1972-1980
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- May 2022: by Nathaniel Rehm-Daly, Harmful Language Revision Project
- September 2022: Reboxed and finding aid revised by Lily Sweeney
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