J. J. Bhatt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: PCL-MS-0052

Collection Organization

The J. J. Bhatt Papers consist of original typed and handwritten manuscripts of Dr. Bhatt's fiction, poetry, and non-fiction writings on philosophy, as well as other research materials. The collection also includes a large collection of materials related to Dr. Bhatt's career as a professor of oceanography, including class materials, articles written by Dr. Bhatt, and textbooks authored by or with contributions by Dr. Bhatt.

This collection is partially processed. 8 boxes have been processed and documented in the inventory; the remaining 17 boxes have not been processed. The unprocessed materials consist of 10 record cartons and 1 oversize flat box of materials related to Dr. Bhatt's academic career in oceanography, as well as 7 boxes of manuscript materials related to Dr. Bhatt's poetry and non-fiction writings on philosophy, some personal papers, and other manuscript and research materials yet to be determined. of The processed and unprocessed materials are available to researchers upon request.

Odyssey of the Damned (published 1992), 1980, undated

 Series – Multiple Containers
Dates
Creation: 1980, undated

First draft, 1980

 File – Box 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1980

Second draft, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: undated

Third draft, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: undated

Fourth draft, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Fifth draft, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

Sixth draft, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

Seventh draft, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: undated

Galley proof, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: undated

Communications with Published and Agents, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: undated

Communications with Published and Agents, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: undated

Communications with Published and Agents, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: undated

Typed draft, 1980

 File – Box 2, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1980

Typed draft, 1980

 File – Box 2, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1980

Typed draft, 1980

 File – Box 2, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1980

Typed draft, 1980

 File – Box 2, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1980

Notes, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

Fragments, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

Fragments, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: undated

Galley proof, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: undated

Layout proof, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: undated

Bound layout proof, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: undated

Belief and Nothingness, undated

 Series – Box 3
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (1 of 8), undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (2 of 8), undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (3 of 8), undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (4 of 8), undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (5 of 8), undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (6 of 8), undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (7 of 8), undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (8 of 8), undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: undated

Spectrum (poetry), undated

 Series – Box 3
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts, "Spectrum" [poems], undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts, "Spectrum" [poems], undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts, "Spectrum" [poems], undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts, "Spectrum" [poems], undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: undated

Draft, "Parishrama", undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: undated

Apocalypse Heavens Above, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: undated

Song Lyrics, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: undated

Poetry in Hindi, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: undated

Spinning Mind, Spinning Time (poetry), undated

 Series – Box 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (1 of 9), undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (2 of 9), undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (3 of 9), undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (4 of 9), undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (5 of 9), undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (6 of 9), undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (7 of 9), undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (8 of 9), undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: undated

Drafts and fragments (9 of 9), undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: undated

Miscellaneous poetry, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: undated

Manuscript, "Parishrama", undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: undated

Music collections (audio cassettes and printed lyrics), undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: undated

Miscellaneous poetry, undated

 File – Box 4, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: undated

Essays on Human Endeavour, undated

 Series – Multiple Containers
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (1 of 19), undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (2 of 19), undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (3 of 19), undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (4 of 19), undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (5 of 19), undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (6 of 19), undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (7 of 19), undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (8 of 19), undated

 File – Box 5, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (9 of 19), undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (10 of 19), undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (11 of 19), undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (12 of 19), undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (13 of 19), undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (14 of 19), undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (15 of 19), undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (16 of 19), undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (17 of 19), undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (18 of 19), undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, drafts, and fragments (19 of 19), undated

 File – Box 6, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: undated

Lecture notes, "Human Endeavour", undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: undated

Lecture notes, "Human Endeavour", undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: undated

Collection of essays and poems, undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: undated

Collection of essays and poems, undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Miscellaneous poetry, undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

Draft, "Eternity and I", undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

Notes, "Human Endeavour", undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: undated

First draft, "Parishrama", undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: undated

Draft, "Journey of a Dream", undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: undated

Draft, "My Voice", undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: undated

Holy Trinity, undated

 Series – Multiple Containers
Dates
Creation: undated

"Holy Trinity," book three, undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: undated

"Holy Trinity," book three, undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: undated

"Holy Trinity," book three, undated

 File – Box 7, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: undated

Handwritten draft, "Holy Trinity", undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: undated

Handwritten draft, "Holy Trinity", undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: undated

Second draft, "Poetic Reverberations", undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: undated

Human Endeavour: Essence and Mission, undated

 Series – Box 8
Dates
Creation: undated

Draft (1 of 4), undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Draft (2 of 4), undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

Draft (3 of 4), undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

Draft (4 of 4), undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: undated