The Gary Hoppenstand Collection on Simon Scarrow consists of approximately 0.4 linear feet of manuscript materials. The collection was donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library by Gary Hoppenstand in 2017. More information can be obtained bycontacting the BPCL reference email. The collection has…
This collection consists of letters written by actresses Alice Faye and Joan Blair to young fan Avalon Benson of London Mills, Illinois. The letters were written between 1941 and 1948. The collection was purchased in December 2005. The collection is open for research, however, photocopying of…
William Frank Ringle was an anthropologist and instructor at the University of Illinois and at Iowa State University. The collection (PCL MS 033) centers on Ringle's personal interest and professional research into the beat generation of the late 1950s to early 1960s; the counterculture of the…
John Allen Saunders, who for most of his professional life went by the name of Allen, was a professor, journalist, novelist, playwright, and philanthropist, but was best known as the writer behind several comic strips, most notably Mary Worth and Steve Roper. This collection reflects his vast array…
Henry Steeger was a writer, publisher and collector of pulp magazines. Correspondence with other authors and collectors form the core of this collection. Shirley Steeger transferred Henry Steeger's correspondence to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University, in November,…
Susy Smith is an author of books on psychic phenomena. Her literary manuscripts form the core of this collection. In 1969, Susy Smith first began transferring her manuscripts to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University. This collection is open for research, but the…
Sidney Shelley is an author of fiction. The literary manuscript for The Bowmanville Break is the core of the collection. In 1969 Sidney Shelley transferred this manuscript to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University. The collection is open for research, but the…
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,…
The Dick Perry Collection consists of approximately 5 linear feet of manuscript materials. In 1969, Dick Perry first began transferring his manuscripts to the Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University. An additional donation of materials was made in 1989. The collection is open for…
The Michael McEachern McDowell Collection includes 20 cubic feet of correspondence and manuscripts dating from 1966-2001. This author of predominantly horror and occult-themed novels and screenplays began donating his collection to the Browne Popular Culture Library around 1987 until his death in…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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,…
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…