Handy Writer's Colony Collection, 1930-64 (MC 42, 33 cubic feet)
Series IV: Personal Papers (2
cubic feet)
This series contains personal papers of Harry and Lowney Handy, and James
Jones. The papers of other persons who did not have significant amounts of manuscript
material are also located here. The series contains Lowney Handy's commonplace
books, address books, examples of her advice to Colony writers, and newspaper
clippings; also memorabilia the Handys' 1958 trip to Spain; and documents
pertaining to Lowney's family, the Turners.
The personal papers of James Jones (0.2 cubic feet) include some of his army documents, his 1951 will, and an address book which also contains some notes on characters in From Here to Eternity.
Boxes:
59. Personal Papers: Harry Handy, 1945-63
correspondence, addresses, clippings, programs,
newsletter
memory book and register of visitors to his funeral.
60. Personal Papers: Harry Handy and Lowney Handy
Trip to
61. Personal Papers: Lowney Handy, undated and 1962
address books
commonplace books
62. Personal Papers: Lowney Handy, 1925, 1940-63, undated
addresses
clippings on Eastern religion
albums, books, clippings
comments on Jones' writing
advice to Colony writers
notes
63. Personal Papers: Lowney Handy, 1935-63
newsletters
Fay Carpenter campaign literature
memorabilia
book lists and orders
clippings
fireplace book plate
house plans
duplicate letters
64. Personal Papers: James Jones - 1942-48, 1951-56
army documents and correspondence
military speech by
Columbia University Bulletin
World Federalist/World Government material
will (3/13/51),
articles on From Here to Eternity
duplicate letters
65. Personal Papers: A-Z,
Lee Butcher - "The Most Imperfect Day of My
Life," nd
A. C. Carpenter - memorabilia, 1905-15
Sol Handy - memorabilia, handwritten will, 1928-34
Earl Turner - "How My Hometown Handles the Traffic," nd
J. M. Turner - correspondence, political literature, obituary, 1936-59
unidentified
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