PCL MS 218 Emilie McGee

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PCL MS 218 Emilie McGee

Introduction

The Emilie McGee Manuscript Collection contains materials for 48 of her 60 published works. The collection consists primarily of manuscripts, but notes and a detailed synopsis are available for select works. This collection was donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library by Emilie McGee in May of 2012, with additional materials received in June of the same year. All documents are available for research, but photocopying or other duplication of manuscripts must comply with applicable copyright laws. This register was completed by intern Matt Kilmer in February, 2014.

Biographical Sketch

Emilie McGee, who wrote under her maiden name, Emilie Richards, is the author of 60 published books. The majority fall under the category of the romance genre, but McGee is no stranger to mystery novels and even non-fiction. McGee was born in Bethesda, Maryland in 1948, but spent her childhood growing up in Florida. In 1969, she married a minster by the name of Michael McGee and raised several children with him. Regarding education, McGee holds a B.A. in American Studies from Florida State University and a M.S. in Family Development from Virginia Tech.
Before starting her writing career, McGee spent her time working for humanitarian causes. She has experience as a mental-health therapist, has served as a parent services coordinator for Head Start, and volunteered for AmeriCorps VISTA. However, McGee decided to turn a love for writing into a professional occupation. She began working on her first book, Brendan’s Song, in 1983 and it was picked up and published by Silhouette in 1985.
Subsequent works include titles such as Sweet Georgia Girl (1985), Angel and the Saint (1986) Bayou Midnight (1987), Smoke Screen (1988), Island Glory (1989), Fugitive (1990), All Those Years Ago (1991), From A Distance (1992), Dragonslayer (1993), The Trouble With Joe (1994), Duncan’s Lady (1995), Once More with Feeling (1996), Twice Upon a Time (1997), A Classic Encounter (1998), Beautiful Lies (1999), Whiskey Island (2000), and Wedding Ring (2004).

McGee has won several rewards for her writing, including the Janet Daily Award and the coveted RITA.

Scope and Content

The Emilie McGee Manuscript Collection consists primarily of manuscripts for her writings. These manuscripts have been arranged alphabetically. Furthermore, notes and a synopsis are available for certain books and have been grouped with the appropriate title. McGee researched the country of Australia and pearls for one of her novels, these research notes are available at the beginning of the collection. Finally, the collection contains the covers for several of her books.
Researchers may be interested in this collection for the study of the Romance and Mystery genre.

Series Description

Literary Productions
Novel Manuscripts
1985-2007
Arranged alphabetically
Includes manuscripts from A Classic Encounter to Woman without a Name.

Notes and Synopsis
1985-2004
Arranged alphabetically
These have been placed before their relevant manuscripts.

Printed Material

Book Covers
No apparent arrangement
The final book covers for several novels.

Inventory

Box 1
Folder	Description	Date
1	Research on the subjects: Australia and pearls	n.d.
A Classic Encounter		1998
2	Synopsis	n.d.
3	Manuscript – Ch. 1-6	1998
4	Manuscript – Ch. 7-13	1998
5	Manuscript – Ch. 14-Epilogue	1998
A Stranger's Son		2005
6	Manuscript	2005
All the Right Reasons		1988
7	Synopsis	n.d.
8	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1988
9	Manuscript – Ch. 6-10	1988
10	Manuscript – Ch. 11-17	1988

Box 2
Folder	Description	Date
All Those Years Ago		1991
1	Manuscript – Ch. 1-8	1991
2	Manuscript – Ch. 9-15	1991
Aloha Always		1987
3	Synopsis	n.d.
4	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1987
5	Manuscript – Ch. 6-11	1987
Angel and the Saint		1986
6	Synopsis	n.d.
7	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1986
8	Manuscript – Ch. 6-Epilogue	1986

Box 3
Folder	Description	Date
Bayou Midnigth		1987
1	Manuscript – 1-8	1987
2	Manuscript – 9-16	1987
Beautiful Lies		2005
3	Notes	n.d.
Beware False Profits		2007
4	Manuscript – Ch. 1-7	2007
5	Manuscript – Ch. 8-15	2007
6	Manuscript – Ch. 16-21	2007
Brendan's Song		1985
7	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1985
8	Manuscript – Ch. 6-12	1985

Box 4
Folder	Description	Date
Desert Shadows		1991
1	Manuscript – Ch. 1-8	1991
2	Manuscript – Ch. 9-17	1991
Desire Unmasked		n.d.
3	Synopsis	n.d.
Dragonslayer		n.d.
4	Notes	n.d.
5	Synopsis	n.d.
6	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1993
7	Manuscript – Ch. 6-9	1993
8	Manuscript – Ch. 10-15	1993
Duncan's Lady		1995
9	Synopsis	n.d.
10	Manuscript – Ch. 1-6	1995
11	Manuscript – Ch. 7-12	1995
12	Manuscript – Ch. 13-18	1995

Box 5
Folder	Description	Date
For Elise		n.d.
1	Synopsis	n.d.
From a Distance		1992
2	Synopsis	n.d.
3	Manuscript – Ch. 1-7	1992
4	Manuscript – Ch. 8-15	1992
From Glowing Embers		1988
5	Synopsis	n.d.
6	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1988
7	Manuscript – Ch. 6-12	1988
8	Manuscript – Ch. 13-18	1988
Fugitive		1990
9	Synopsis	n.d.
10	Manuscript – Ch. 1-4	1990
11	Manuscript – Ch. 5-8	1990
12	Manuscript – Ch. 9-12	1990
13	Manuscript – Ch. 13-Epilogue	1990

Box 6
Folder	Description	Date
Gilding the Lily		1985
1	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1985
2	Manuscript – Ch. 6-10	1985
Good Time Man		1986
3	Notes	n.d.
4	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1986
5	Manuscript – Ch. 6-11	1986
6	Manuscript Original Version – Ch. 1-6	n.d.
7	Manuscript Original Version – Ch. 7-11	n.d.
Iain Ross's Woman		1995
8	Synopsis	n.d.
9	Manuscript – Ch. 1-6	1995
10	Manuscript – Ch. 7-12	1995
11	Manuscript – Ch. 13-Epilogue	1995

Box 7
Folder	Description	Date
Iron Lace		n.d.
1	Editor Notes	n.d.
Island Glory		1989
2	Cover Art Form	n.d.
3	Manuscript – Ch. 1-6	1989
4	Manuscript – Ch. 7-11	1989
Labor Dispute		1990
5	Synopsis	n.d.
6	Manuscript	1990
Lady of the Morning		n.d.
7	Synopsis	n.d.
Lady of the Night		1986
8	Synopsis	n.d.
9	Manuscript – Ch. 1-3	1986
10	Manuscript – Ch. 4-8	1986
11	Manuscript – Ch. 9-Epilogue	1986
12	Manuscript Original Version – Ch. 1-4	n.d.
13	Manuscript Original Version – Ch. 5-8	n.d.
14	Manuscript Original Version – Ch. 9-11	n.d.

Box 8
Folder	Description	Date
MacDougall's Darling		1995
1	Synopsis	n.d.
2	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1995
3	Manuscript – Ch. 6-12	1995
4	MacDougall’s Darling Manuscript – Ch. 13-17	1995
Mail-Order Matty		1996
5	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1996
6	Manuscript – Ch. 6-9	1996
7	Manuscript – Ch. 10-Epilogue	1996
Naughty or Nice		1993
8	Manuscript	1993
Nobody's Child		1998
9	Manuscript	1998

Box 9
Folder	Description	Date
Once More with Feeling		1996
1	Synopsis	n.d.
2	Manuscript – Ch. 1-9	1996
3	Manuscript – Ch. 10-18	1996
4	Manuscript – Ch. 19-25	1996
One Moment Past Midnight		1999
5	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1999
6	Manuscript – Ch. 6-11	1999
7	Manuscript – Ch. 12-16	1999

Box 10
Folder	Description	Date
One Perfect Rose		1992
1	Manuscript Ch. 1-6	1992
2	Manuscript Ch. 7-15	1992
Out of the Ashes		1992
3	Cover Art Form	n.d.
4	Synopsis	n.d.
5	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1992
6	Manuscript – Ch. 6-11	1992
7	Manuscript – Ch. 12-Epilogue	1992
Outback Nights		1987
8	Manuscript – Ch. 1-6	1987
9	Manuscript – Ch. 7-Epilogue	1987

Box 11
Folder	Description	Date
Rainbow Fire		1989
1	Synopsis	n.d.
2	Manuscript – Ch. 1-6	1989
3	Manuscript – Ch. 7-12	1989
4	Manuscript – Ch. 13-Epilogue	1989
Rising Tides		1997
5	Manuscript – Ch. 1-10	1997
6	Manuscript – Ch. 11-23	1997
7	Manuscript – Ch. 24-Epilogue	1997

Box 12
Folder	Description	Date
Runaway		1990
1	Synopsis	n.d.
2	Manuscript – Ch. 1-9	1990
3	Manuscript – Ch. 10-18	1990
Season of Miracles		1986
4	Manuscript – Ch. 1-7	1986
5	Manuscript – Ch. 8-Epilogue	1986
Smokescreen		1988
6	Synopsis	n.d.
7	Manuscript – Ch. 1-6	1988
8	Manuscript – Ch. 7-13	1988
9	Manuscript – Ch. 14-19	1988

Box 13
Folder	Description	Date
Something So Right		1986
1	Notes	n.d.
2	Original Version – Ch. 1-4	n.d.
3	Original Version – Ch. 5-10	n.d.
4	Original Version – Ch. 11-15	n.d.
Somewhere Out There		1993
5	Synopsis	n.d.
6	Manuscript – Ch. 1-6	1993
7	Manuscript – Ch. 7-11	1993
8	Manuscript – Ch. 12-16	1993
Sonny's Girls Trilogy		n.d.
9	Synopsis	n.d.
Sweet Georgia Gal		1985
10	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1985
11	Manuscript – Ch. 6-11	1985

Box 14
Folder	Description	Date
Sweet Homecoming		1987
1	Notes	n.d.
2	Synopsis	n.d.
3	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1987
4	Manuscript – Ch. 6-Epilogue	1987
Sweet Mockingbird's Call		1986
5	Synopsis	n.d.
6	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1986
7	Manuscript – Ch. 6-11	1986
Sweet Mountain Magic		1986
8	Synopsis	n.d.
9	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1986
10	Manuscript – Ch. 6-11	1986

Box 15
Folder	Description	Date
Sweet Sea Spirit		1986
1	Synopsis	n.d.
2	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1986
3	Manuscript – Ch. 6-12	1986
The Trouble with Joe		1994
4	Synopsis	n.d.
5	Manuscript – Ch. 1-7	1994
6	Manuscript – Ch. 8-Epilogue	1994
The Way Back Home		1990
7	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1990
8	Manuscript – Ch. 6-11	1990
9	Manuscript – Ch. 12-16	1990

Box 16
Folder	Description	Date
Twice Upon a Time		1997
1	Synopsis	n.d.
2	Manuscript – Ch. 1-5	1997
3	Manuscript – Ch. 6-13	1997
4	Manuscript – Ch. 14-22	1997
Twilight Shadows		1991
5	Manuscript – Ch. 1-6	1991
6	Manuscript – Ch. 7-12	1991
7	Manuscript – Ch. 13-Epilogue	1991
Wedding Ring		2013
8	Notes and Research	n.d.

Box 17
Folder	Description	Date
Whiskey Island		2000
1	Notes	n.d.
2	First Edited Edition – Pg. 1-116	n.d.
3	First Edited Edition – Pg. 117-208	n.d.
4	First Edited Edition – Pg. 209-313	n.d.
5	First Edited Edition – Pg. 314-434	n.d.
6	First Edited Edition – Pg. 444-545	n.d.

Box 18
Folder	Description	Date
Whiskey Island		2000
1	Manuscript – Ch. 1-9	2000
2	Manuscript – Ch. 10-18	2000
3	Manuscript – Ch. 19-27	2000
4	Manuscript – Ch. 27-33	2000
5	Manuscript – Ch. 34-39	2000
Woman Without a Name		1996
6	Manuscript – Ch. 1-8	1996
7	Manuscript – Ch. 9-Epilogue	1996
8	Book Covers	n.d.

Transfers

46 published books were donated with this collection and have been removed and added to the stacks at the Browne Popular Culture Library.

PCL MS 218 Emilie McGee

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