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…
Dorothy Smith Daniels was a prolific writer of novels of the Gothic genre. The core of the Dorothy Daniels Collection consists of correspondence, fan mail, literary manuscripts, galley sheets, story synopses, and books, dating from 1965 to 1985. In 1969, Dorothy Daniels began transferring her…
Marta Haake Labus is a comedy-mystery writer. She writes under the pseudonym Claire McCormick. Literary manuscripts of three of her books form the core of the collection. In 1983, Marta Labus first began transferring her manuscripts to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State…
Willo Davis Roberts was a writer of mystery, suspense, gothic, historical and juvenile novels. Literary manuscripts and galley sheets from seven of her works form the core of this collection. In 1973, Willo Davis Roberts began transferring her manuscripts to the Browne Popular Culture Library,…
Morris Hershman is an author of mystery, gothic, and western novels as well as a contributor of over one hundred short stories to periodicals. In 1975, Hershman first began transferring his manuscripts and books to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University. The collection…
Ralph Maloney was an author of the mystery genre. Literary manuscripts and correspondence form the core of his collection. He wrote both under his name and the pseudonym, Jack Liston. In 1972, Ralph Maloney first began transferring his manuscripts to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling…
The Jennette Letton Papers consist of approximately 0.74 cubic feet of manuscript materials. The materials were transferred by the author to the Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University in 1969. The collection is open for research, but photocopying of manuscripts must comply with…
John M. Patterson was an author of the mystery genre. Literary manuscripts and correspondence form the core of the collection. In 1969, Patterson transferred his manuscripts to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University. The collection is open for research, but the…
Patricia McGerr was a fiction writer of mystery novels and short stories. Between the years 1946 and 1975 she wrote 17 novels and over 50 short stories. The Patricia McGerr Collection is comprised of 1/2 linear feet and includes items produced by or used by McGerr during her research and writing…
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…
Martha Anne Guice Wingate is an author of the mystery genre. The core of the collection consists of literary manuscript and correspondence dating from 1971 to present. She writes under Martha G. Webb and the pseudonym, Lee Martin. In 1985, Martha Anne Guice Wingate first began transferring her…
William M. Green is an author of the mystery genre. Literary manuscripts and related materials form the core of the collection. In 1974, William M. Green first began transferring his manuscripts to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University. He continues to send additional…
The correspondence, literary manuscripts, and other non-book material in the Guymon Detective Ficton Collection provide revealing insights into the life and career of E. T. (Ned) Guymon, Jr., the man generally acknowledged to be the world's leading collector of mystery and detective fiction books.…
The Michael L. Cook Collection consists of approximately 0.25 linear feet of manuscript materials. The collection was donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library by Michael L. Cook in 1985 and 1987. This collection is unprocessed, but may be accessed by contacting the BPCL reference email. The…
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…
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 Susan Cohen Collection consists of approximately 0.75 linear feet of manuscript materials. The collection was donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library by Susan Cohen in 1976. This collection is unprocessed, but may be accessed by contacting the BPCL reference email. The collection has no…
The Charles L. Grant Collection consists of approximately 0.25 linear feet of manuscript materials. The collection was donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library by Charles L. Grant in 1969. This collection is unprocessed, but may be accessed by contacting the BPCL reference email. The collection…
The Michael Marsden Collection on Andrew M. Greeley consists of approximately 1.11 linear feet of fiction manuscript materials by the author. Dr. Michael Marsden donated the manuscripts in this collection between 1989 and 1992. The collection is open for research, but photocopying or other…
The Brian C. Lysaght Collection consists of approximately 0.2 linear feet of manuscript materials. The collection was donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library by the author in 1985. This collection is unprocessed, but may be accessed by contacting the BPCL Reference email. The collection has no…
The James E. Martin Collection consists of approximately 4 linear feet of manuscript materials. The collection was donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library by James E. Martin in 1989 and 1990. This collection is unprocessed, but may be accessed by contacting the BPCL Reference email. The…
The Jerry Oster Collection consists of approximately 1.75 linear feet of manuscript materials. The collection was donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library by Jerry Oster between 1985 and 1992. This collection is unprocessed, but may be accessed by contacting the BPCL reference email. The…
The Frank G. Presnell Collection consists of approximately 0.6 linear feet of manuscript materials. The collection was donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library by Arthur H. Phillips in 1975. This collection is unprocessed, but may be accessed by contacting the BPCL reference email. The…
The Ellery Queen Collection consists of approximately 0.8 linear feet of manuscript materials, primarily correspondence. The collection was purchased by the Browne Popular Culture Library in 1986. Questions about the collection may be made by contacting the BPCL reference email. The collection has…
Ruth Rendell is a contemporary British writer of series detective novels and non-series mystery-suspense novels and stories. Series novels and stories are written under her own name while non-series works have often been published under the pseudonym Barbara Vine. Literary manuscripts of non-series…