Papers, 1936-1964.

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Papers, 1936-1964.

Correspondence, principally with his wife, Rhoda Booth Jackson, and his brother, Frederick Storrier Jackson; manuscripts of his novel, The lost weekend (originally title The long weekend); manuscripts of shorter works; clippings relating to his career as an author.

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Jackson, Charles, 1903-1968

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Charles Jackson was born in Summit, N.J. and became a staff writer for the Columbia Broadcasting System, 1936-1939, then a freelance writer for radio, 1939-1944. Jackson was also the author of short stories and novels, including The lost weekend (1944), which brought him instant fame and was made into a film. Jackson's novels were studies in deviant psychologies. From the description of Charles Jackson letters to Ted Robinson, 1944-1945. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). Wor...