Bruce Townley (btownley@sirius.com)
Sat, 4 Dec 1999 14:07:26 -0800 (PST)
My sister forwarded me the following this moring, apparently
clipped from an Associated Press report:
Author James Ellroy Donates Archives to University of South
Carolina
Mystery writer James Ellroy, known for his stories of crime
and corruption in 1950s Los Angeles, has donated his personal
archives to the University of South Carolina. The collection
includes Ellroy's extensive outlines, files, methodic notes,
and longhand manuscript drafts for his 16 books, as well as
working copies of his essays, short stories, and film
scripts.
The archives also contain: "a great deal of research
information on dark places and crimes, including items from
the investigation of my mother's death," Ellroy told the
Associated Press, referring to the unsolved 1958
strangulation murder of Jean Ellroy recounted in his memoir
MY DARK PLACES.
George Terry, vice-provost and dean for libraries and
information systems, noted that the Ellroy archive will
strengthen the university's holdings in modern American
literature and the profession of authorship. The school holds
similar collections for writers F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joseph
Heller, and James Dickey, as well as the Augusta Baker
Collection of African-American Children's Literature and
Folklore.
Bruce T. = btownley@sirius.com
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Toad-skin: A one-dollar bill.
-DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN UNDERWORLD LINGO, 1950 edition
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