Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers,

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers, Ms2011-032, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
2 Cubic Feet 2 boxes; 1 folder
Creator:
Crockett, Lucy Herndon, 1914-[2002]
Abstract:
The Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers consists of type and manuscript versions of some of Crockett's published and unpublished novels, her illustrations and art for her publications, and a small group of personal papers and papers about her. Materials date from about 1940 to 2015.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers, Ms2011-032, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers consists of type and manuscript versions of some of Crockett's published and unpublished novels, her illustrations and art for her publications, and a small group of personal papers and papers about her. Materials date from about 1940 to 2015.

Biographical / historical:

Lucy Herndon Crockett (born 4 April 1914 in Honolulu, Hawaii) was a Red Cross worker in the Pacific during World War II. She travelled as a speech writer and secretary for the chairman of the American Red Cross. An author of nine books, illustrator and designer, she wrote the 1954 book The Magnificent Bastards about her experiences with the U.S. Marine Corps (the book was later made into a film) and Popcorn on the Ginza about her time in occupied Japan. Later in her life, she lived in Seven Mile Ford, Virginia.

Bibliography
Date Event
1939
Lucio and His Nuong: A Tale of the Philippine Islands
1940
Capitan: The Story of an Army Mule
1941
The Mario
1942
Uncle Bouqui of Haiti
1949
Popcorn on the Ginza: An Informal Portrait of Postwar Japan
1950
Teru: A Tale of Yokohama
1953
The Magnificent Bastards (Movie - The Proud and Profane)
1960
The Year Something Almost Happened in Pinoso
1963
Pong Choolie You Rascal!
Acquisition information:
The original collections of materials for the Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers were purchased by Special Collections in two separate accruals in 2011. Additional materials were purchased by Special Collections in 2014 and 2015.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers was completed in March 2011. In early 2016, the existing materials were combined with newer purchases and the collection was re-processed and additional description was completed.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into three series.

Series I: Personal Papers includes materials from 1941 to 2015. This series contains book previews, biographical information and photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, non-fiction writing, and land documents relating to Crockett's home at Seven Mile Ford. This series is arranged by type of material. Within each material type, folders are in chronological order.

Series II: Illustrations and Art consist of ink and pencil drawings and illustrations by Crockett, primarily for her own works. Identified illustrations include art for Capitan, Popcorn on the Ginza: An Informal Portrait of Postwar Japan and Teru: A Tale of Yokohama. A number of the illustrations are not clearly associated with one project and could be for her works, though she was also know to illustrate for other authors. This series is arranged by size and items relating to a specific known project are house separate from unidentified art.

Series III: Manuscript and Typescript Works conatins various drafts of published and unpublished works, dating from 1940 to 1972. Drafts of published works include: Capitan, Popcorn on the Ginza: An Informal Portrait of Postwar Japan, Teru: A Tale of Yokohama, Magnificent Bastards, and Kings Without Castles. The series also has two versions of an unpublished manuscript for "The Devil Chasers" and a partial manuscript for "Bus Station Blues," dated September 1972. This series in arranged in alphabetical order by title.