NOVEL NOTES, 1961-2008
Series
Scope and Contents
Over the years I scribbled lots of notes in notebooks and on the backs of envelopes. I usually typed up the envelope notes in order to have them accessible in clean type. Sometimes I cross-indexed these typed notes on 5 x 7 index cards. Often I geared my personal journals/diaries toward a particular project, then made note cards cross-indexing info from those journals (some of these can be found elsewhere in my archives). My methods were both orderly and haphazard. Yet note-taking and journaling helped a lot. I often wrote dozens of variations on a theme in my notebooks trying to get a handle, find a starting point. I dated my typed-up notes catch-as-can-catch, so it's difficult now to be certain of dates. Elsewhere in these archives (especially in my MANUSCRIPT and SCREENPLAY files) are various accumulations of my notes, research notes, and random writings in notebooks connected to the various projects I was working on. (NOTE: MANY OF MY NOTES IN THIS SECTION OF THE ARCHIVES AREN'T JUST FOR NOVELS, THEY ARE FOR NON-FICTION WORKS AND FOR SCREENPLAYS ALSO.)
Dates
- 1961-2008
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.
Extent
From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 cu. ft.)
General
Note: Comments and description provided by John Nichols.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu