viblbv00813Morgan, Berry, Galley ProofsBerry Morgan Galley Proofs, 1966 Ms.1969.002Stephanie WengerSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

2011 (CC0 1.0)

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:35:44 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Berry Morgan Galley Proofs Morgan, Berry, 1919-2002 Ms.1969.002 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder 1966 This collection contains the author's proof of Berry Morgan's novel, Pursuit (1966). The materials in the collection are in English. Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

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 Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Berry Morgan Galley Proofs, Ms1969-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

 Source of Acquisition

This collection was acquired by Newman Library prior to 1969.

 Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Berry Morgan Galley Proofs was completed prior to February 2011. Additional description was completed in February 2011.

 Biographical Note

Berry Morgan was born in Port Gibson, Mississippi in 1919. Her first book was Pursuit, published in 1966. Pursuit was followed by The Mystic Adventures of Roxie Stoner in 1974. These two novels were together know as the Certain Shadows series and won her the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship. Morgan also worked for The New Yorker from 1966 to 1988 and was involved in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.

Source:

"Mississippi Writers: Berry Morgan", https://www.mswritersandmusicians.com/mississippi-writers/berry-morgan

 Scope and Content

This collection contains the author's proof of Berry Morgan's novel Pursuit. The proof is dated April 27, 1966 and May 3, 1966 by H. Wolff Book MFG. Co. The book was published by Houghton Mifflin Company in Boston.

 Related Archival Materials

There is a Berry Morgan Collection, Accession #1388, at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University.

 Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Berry Morgan Galley Proofs by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

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