Papers, 1946-1975.

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Papers, 1946-1975.

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The Selvon papers consist of original and carbon copy typescripts, holograph manuscripts, page proofs, correspondence, and a cash book, ranging in date from 1946 to 1975. Present are drafts of six novels, ca. 1958-1975, as well as radio and television plays produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation during the 1960s and 1970s. Among the correspondents are West Indian authors John J. Figueroa and Garth St. Omer, Hollywood director Robert Parrish, as well as publishers, broadcasting companies, literary agents, and others. Also present is a cashbook documenting Selvon's expenses while doing research in the late 1960s.

2.5 boxes (1.04 linear feet).

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Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

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St. Omer, Garth

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