James A. Michener papers, 1906-1992 (bulk 1945-1992).
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Mixed materialsDescription: 55,300 items; 202 containers plus 6 oversize; 177 microfilm reels; 82.6 linear feetContained works: - Michener, James A. 1907-1997. Drifters. 1971
- Michener, James A. 1907-1997. Fires of spring. 1949
- Michener, James A. 1907-1997. Floating world. 1954
- Michener, James A. 1907-1997. Hawaii. 1959
- Michener, James A. 1907-1997. Kent State; what happened and why. 1971
- Michener, James A. 1907-1997. Source. 1965
- Michener, James A. 1907-1997. Tales of the South Pacific. 1947
- Adickes, David -- Correspondence
- Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 -- Correspondence
- Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971 -- Correspondence
- Erskine, Albert, 1911-1993 -- Correspondence
- Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960 -- Correspondence
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Kollek, Teddy, 1911-2007 -- Correspondence
- Lewis, Hobart D. (Hobart Durbin), 1909- -- Correspondence
- Logan, Joshua -- Correspondence
- Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997 -- Film and video adaptations
- Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997 -- Stage adaptations
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 -- Correspondence
- Selznick, David O., 1902-1965 -- Correspondence
- Strauss, Helen M. (Helen Marion), -1987 -- Correspondence
- Wouk, Herman, 1915- -- Correspondence
- Asia Foundation
- Pennsylvania. Commission for Legislative Modernization
- United States. Advisory Commission on Information
- United States. Congress -- Elections
- American literature
- American literature -- Film and video adaptations
- American literature -- Stage adaptations
- Art -- Collectors and collecting
- Foreign correspondents -- China
- Foreign correspondents -- Korea
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Journalism
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960
- Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 1951
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-
- Authors
- Microfilm edition available, in part, no. 22,485.
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Correspondence, speeches, writings, journal, interviews, scripts, notes, legal and financial papers, awards, biographical material, clippings, photographs, and other papers documenting Michener's literary career, his interest in politics, his art collection, and the adaptation of his works for stage and screen. Includes drafts, notes, background material, and other papers relating to Tales of the South Pacific (1947), The Fires of Spring (1949), The Floating World (1954), Hawaii (1959), The Source (1965), The Drifters (1971), Kent State; What Happened and Why (1971), and other published and unpublished works. Also documented are his association with the Asia Foundation, his newspaper reports from Korea in 1952, his support of John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election, his unsuccessful campaign for U.S. representative from Pennsylvania in 1962, his affiliation with the Pennsylvania Commission for Legislative Modernization, his coverage of Richard M. Nixon's visit to China in 1972, and his membership on the U.S. Advisory Commission on Information (1970-1976).
Correspondents include David Adickes, Pearl S. Buck, Bennett Cerf, Albert Erskine, Oscar Hammerstein, Teddy Kollek, Hobart D. Lewis, Joshua Logan, Richard Rodgers, David O. Selznick, Helen M. Strauss, and Herman Wouk.
Microfilm edition available, in part, no. 22,485.
Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 2006.
Cartoon strip transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Sound recordings transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Division.
Author.
Collection material in English.
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