Malcolm Lowry - John Davenport papers, 1926-1970.

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Malcolm Lowry - John Davenport papers, 1926-1970.

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The collection consists of material by and about Malcolm Lowry, including correspondence between John Davenport (Lowry's friend and executor) and publishers, colleagues and friends of Lowry; between Malcolm Lowry and Carol Brown, his beau of the 1920s; between Marjorie Bonner Lowry (Mrs. Malcolm Lowry) and John Davenport; and on letter fragment from Davenport to Lowry. The correspondence spans the dates 1926 to 1966. The writings included in the collection consist of autograph, typescript, carbon copy typescript and photocopy typescript drafts of poems, articles, and novels by Lowry. Also included is Davenport's autograph draft biography of Lowry and his typescript preface to the novel ULTRAMARINE. The typescript of UNDER THE VOLCANO has been catalogued separately.

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