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John Robert Anderson manuscript of "The Old Adam"

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0375
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a xerox copy of the typescript of "The Old Adam," an unpublished novel called with a West Texas setting written by John Anderson. Anderson, a 1976 graduate of Rice University, wrote the novel while pursuing a Ph.D. at Yale University. At the time this typescript was accessioned (1983), Anderson was a professor at Pennsylvania University; the novel was unpublished.

Dates

  • 1982

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the John Robert Anderson manuscript must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical / Historical

John Anderson graduated from Rice University in 1976 and went on to pursue a Ph.D. from Yale. After graduation from Yale, he became a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet (500 pages)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

This collection contains a xerox copy of the typescript of "The Old Adam," an unpublished novel called with a West Texas setting written by John Anderson. Anderson, a 1976 graduate of Rice University, wrote the novel while pursuing a Ph.D. at Yale University. At the time this typescript was accessioned (1983), Anderson was a professor at Pennsylvania University; the novel was unpublished.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This item was a gift from Bob Patten, Department of English at Rice University, and was received by Fondren on August 12, 1983.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the John Robert Anderson manuscript "The Old Adam," 1982
Status
Completed
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

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Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
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