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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Rebecca A. Freligh is a feature writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. An original manuscript with editorial corrections comprises the core of this collection. Rebecca A. Freligh transferred her manuscript to the Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University, in August 1993. The…
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…
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.…
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…
Mystery writer, Robert Irvine, has written several books between the years 1974-1995. His books focus on the Church of Latter Day Saints and the excitement of the television and news business. The Robert Irvine Collection was acquired through a series of donations from Mr. Irvine: July 12, 1991,…
The Joan Kahn Collection consists of approximately 0.2 cubic feet of manuscripts materials found within books from the famed editor's personal collection. Correspondence and miscellaneous articles concerning books edited by Joan Kahn form the core of this collection. Joan Kahn's sister Olivia Kahn…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Mystery writer Marcia Muller has the distinction of being the creator of Sharon McCone, the first acclaimed contemporary female private detective to appear in a series of American crime fiction books. Since her first book, Edwin of the Iron Shoes, premiered in 1977, Marcia Muller has written over…
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…
Bill Pronzini, pulp aficionado and creator of the Nameless Detective series has been hailed by Publishers Weekly as “a master of the modern mystery.” Since becoming a professional writer in the late 1960s, he has published over sixty novels within the mystery/suspense and western genres,…
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…
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,…
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…