Papers, 1913-1977.

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Papers, 1913-1977.

These papers document the life and career of Loren Eisley, particularly in regard to his literary efforts. There are manuscripts, typescripts, and printed copies of the following Eisley works: Animal Adventure (1913), The Immense Journey (1957), Dawrin's Century (1958), The Firmament of Time (1960), Francis Bacon and the Modern Dilemma (1962), The Man Who Saw Through Time (1973), The Mind as Nature (1962), Man, Time, and Prophecy (1966), The Unexpected Universe (1969), The Brown Wasp (1969), The Invisible Pyramid (1970), The Night Country (1971), Notes of an Alchemist (1972), The Innocent Assassins (1973), All the Strange Hours (1975), The Star Thrower, Another Kind of Autumn, Darwin and the Mysterious Mr. X: New Light on the Evolutionist (1979), and All Night Wings. There is a great deal of correspondence both of a personal and professional nature relating to his books, his work in anthropology, and his teaching. The collection contains lectures given by Eisley at colleges and other institutions; articles, reviews, and introductions by Eisley for other books; interviews with Heyward Hale Braun (1975), Richard Stonesifer and Luther Binkley (1960); research folders; material on Choukoutien (Peking man); invitations; membership certificates; honorary degrees; photographs; academic gowns and ceremonial hoods; anthropological casts, artifacts, and objects treasured by Eisley; recordings; films; books; reprints; awards; brass plaques; memorabilia; and other biographical information.

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