The William F. Nolan Collection on Ray Bradbury was acquired from Nolan by the Center for Archival Collections in 1981. The collection was transferred to the Ray & Pat Browne Library for Popular Culture Studies in 2018. The collection consists of approximately 12 cubic feet of original and…
Eric Allen is an American author of the western genre. The Hanging at Whiskey Smith manuscript is the core of the collection. In 1969, Allen transferred this manuscript to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University. The collection is open for research, but the photocopying…
William Charles Anderson is an author of humorous books. Literary correspondence, manuscript, and reviews for Pandemonium on the Potomac form the core of the collection. In 1969, Anderson transferred these papers to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University. The collection…
The Atomic Age Opens collection was deposited with the Browne Popular Culture Library in the summer of 2000 by Alison M. Scott, Head, Popular Culture Library. The collection, measuring 1 1/2 cubic feet, consists primarily of two scrapbooks containing mail art postcards solicited by the Popular…
Michael Avallone was a freelance writer, editor, cartoonist, and film critic. He has written in almost every literary genre and is known for his fast-paced, pulp-like, novels. The Michael Avallone Collection dates from 1941 to 1982 and consists of various correspondence, notes, newspaper articles,…
Jack H. Bailey is a fiction writer employed in the California aerospace industry. The literary manuscript and galley sheets for Icarus Complex form the core of the collection. Bailey transferred this manuscript to the Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University. The collection is open…
John Ball, a music critic turned mystery writer, is best known for his mysteries featuring the black detective Virgil Tibbs. Tibbs was first introduced in 1965 in The Heat of the Night. This book won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America and the film version,…
The Becky Barker Collection is 2.5 cubic feet of documents dating from 1986 - 2003. Becky Barker transferred her collection to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University, in October 1998 with additional donations in 1999, 2003, and 2004. The collection has no restrictions…
Michael Bowen is a lawyer and author of numerous mystery books. He has written the Thomas and Sandy mystery series, Richard Michaelson and Marjorie Randolph mystery series, and Rep and Melissa Pennyworth mystery series, as well as 3 other novels. He has also contributed to law journals and The…
Millen Brand was a novelist, screenwriter, juvenile author, poet, and contributor to various literary magazines and anthologies. His most popular works dealt with the care of mental patients. Book jacket manuscripts form the core of the collection. In 1969, Millen Brand first began transferring his…
The Alice Brilmayer Collection consists of 2 cubic feet of novel manuscripts and a small section of author's files. The latter include judge's scoring sheets with comments from the NW Houston RWA Tenth Annual Lone Star Writing Competition and a proof of Night Secrets by Norah J. Perkin that was sent…
Dee Brown is an author of western novels and American history. The manuscripts and research notes for Yellowhorse form the core of the collection. The collection comprises approximately 0.7 linear feet. In 1969, Brown transferred the manuscript for Yellowhorse to the Browne Popular Culture Library,…
The Dixie Browning Papers consits of approximately 1.25 cubic feet of manuscript materials by the author. Dixie Browning began transferring her manuscripts to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University, in July 1998. The collection has no restrictions placed on its use for…
Pamela Browning is a contemporary author of romance novels. Notes and a manuscript to one of her novels and correspondence with other romance writers comprise the core of this collection. Pamela Browning transferred her manuscripts to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State…
Romance writer Ludima Gus Burton began writing romance novels in 1991 when she was 71 years old. She was published for the first time in 1999. To date, Avalon Romance has published all four of her novels. The collection of 1.5 cubic feet dates from 2000 to the present and consists of draft and…
Jeffrey A. Carver is an author of the science fiction genre. Literary manuscripts and related materials form the core of this collection. In 1985, Jeffrey A. Carver first began transferring his manuscripts to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University. This collection is…
The Nancy J. Cohen Collection is comprised of 10 linear feet of correspondence, manuscripts, book publicity, articles and conference programs from 1994 to the present. The manuscripts form the nucleus of the collection and include futuristic romance titles written by Cohen under her own name and as…
The Consortium of Popular Culture Collections in the Midwest (CPCCM) was established in 1990 with its archives being housed at the Browne Popular Culture Library. Founding members included Bowling Green State University, Michigan State University and Ohio State University. Kent State University…
John Charles Cooper is a professor of religion and a prolific author of religious works. Literary manuscripts, lectures/speeches and sermons form the core of the collection. In 1975, Cooper began transferring his literary manuscripts to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State…
Michael B. Corbett is a collector of and participant in Mail Art. Thirty-four separate exhibits as well as miscellaneous articles and letters comprise the core of the collection. In 1995 Michael B. Corbett transferred the original collection of mail art to the Browne Popular Culture Library.…
Frederick C. Crews is an author of parodies and has long been established as a practitioner of psychoanalytical literary criticism. The collection, transferred to the Browne Popular Culture Library in 1969, is comprised of literary manuscripts and publishers correspondence. This collection is open…
The collection of Linda L. Crockett contains 2 cubic feet of edited manuscripts and galleys for novels and other documents dating from 1992 - 1998. The collection also contains some personal correspondence and notes, a press kit, promotional items and conference, convention and membership…
Norman Daniels was an author of several genres of popular fiction. Literary manuscripts, television and radio scripts, and printed stories form the core of the collection. Norman Daniels and his wife Dorothy had transferred the bulk of their manuscripts and collections to the Browne Popular Culture…
Marjorie Dorner is a contemporary American author of mystery-suspense novels, literary short stories, and one play. The manuscripts of working and final versions of her four mystery-suspense novels form the core of the collection. Marjorie Dorner transferred her manuscripts to the Popular Culture…
Richard Elman is a professional writer of novels, articles, stories, reviews, and poetry. Literary manuscripts form the core of the collection. He writes both under his name and under the pseudonyms Eric Pearl, John Howland Spyker, Delmar Hanks, and Michael Parnell. In 1969, Richard Elman first…