"Traveling West", 1990-1991
Scope and Contents
The Pat Murphy papers contains early handwritten drafts, research, proofs, and correspondence pertaining to Murphy's career as a science fiction author. Series I is devoted to the author's novels including Murphy's first published novel, The Shadow Hunter (1982) and the Nebula Award winning novel, The Falling Woman (1986). The documents in this series provides an understanding of the author's writing process as researchers can view a novel's development from brain storming flashcards to rough draft to final galley.
Series II contains Murphy's short fiction including her children's picture book "Pigasus" and unpublished works in Sub-Series A. The bulk of the unpublished works were written prior to Murphy's participation in Clarion West writer's workshop in 1978. Series III includes documents pertaining to Murphy's authorial career including reviews, correspondence with editors, and fan mail.
Dates
- Creation: 1990-1991
Creator
- From the Collection: Murphy, Pat, 1955- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research under the terms of the NIU Special Collections and Archives. Photographs and photocopies of collection are prohibited.
Restrictions, where applicable, are noted at the folder level.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 13.59 Linear Feet : 5 record boxes; 19 archival document boxes; 1 artifact box.
Partial Extent
From the Collection: 0.616 Megabytes : 2 floppy disks ; 3.5 in.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Northern Illinois University Repository
Founders Memorial Library
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb IL 60115 US
815-753-9392
rhcua@niu.edu
