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[Identification of item], Josephine Humphreys Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
The Josephine Humphreys Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift, 1992-1996.
Processed by Rubenstein Library staff, Paula Jeannet, Alice Poffinberger, and Ruth E. Bryan
Completed October 20, 2000
Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan
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Author residing on Sullivan's Island (Charleston Co.), S.C.
The collection documents Humphreys' professional life as an author. It
contains correspondence between Humphreys and other writers and editors;
business contracts with
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Correspondence and business contracts in boxes 1 and 2 are restricted.
Three original 8" floppy computer disks were removed from this accession, and their contents (6 electronic files of manuscript material, including
In addition, some of the materials in this collection are not immediately accessible, because they require further processing before use. See notes in boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 13. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.
Attention: Technical Services staff need to remove materials from envelopes; flatten wrinkled paper; and reformat newspaper clippings.
Correspondence and business contracts are restricted.
Includes letter from Mrs. Onassis, 1988; telegram from Harriet Wasserman; and Yale Memo Book, 1968.
Attention: Technical Services staff need to remove materials from envelopes and reformat newspaper clippings.
Correspondence and business contracts are restricted.
Includes movie and publishing contracts, correspondence with various presses, and book covers for
Attention: Technical Services staff need to reformat newspaper clippings throughout box.
Includes thesis by John Richard Woodmanse on Humphreys' work.
Attention: Technical Services staff need to reformat newspaper clippings throughout box.
Attention: Technical Services staff need to reformat newspaper clippings throughout box.
Some of the materials in this collection are not immediately accessible, because they require further processing before use. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.
Technical Services staff need to: reformat clippings throughout; make use copies of audiotapes; and remove materials in magnetic-page scrapbooks.
One original 8" floppy computer disk was removed from this accession and its contents (4 electronic files of manuscript material, including
2nd typescript for Viking,
[2 additional folders of clippings removed to oversize materials]
[Photographs and negatives removed to photographs folder; calendar, 1984, removed to oversized materials]
[Oversized interviews removed to oversized materials]