The Booton Herndon Papers, 1939-1986

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Booton Herndon maintains his copyright for his books and articles.

Preferred citation:

Booton Herndon Papers, 1939-1986, Accession #9859-a, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Abstract:
The papers, 1939-1986, of Booton Herndon (1915- ) a free-lance writer of Charlottesville, Virginia, contain typed and autograph manuscripts of his books and articles, correspondence, business papers, research notes and outlines, photographs, printed material, and miscellany.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Booton Herndon Papers, 1939-1986, Accession #9859-a, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains Booton Herndon's working files of manuscripts for his books and articles together with related research material, correspondence, drafts, illustrative material and some proof. This collection is particularly useful in showing the various stages of production of an article or book by a professional writer.

There are files for projected books on the American Civil Liberties Union and Mortimer Caplin, Internal Revenue commissioner, and for an unpublished novel, "Splendor in the grass" as well as books on the Ford family and motor company, Leggett's department stores, Fulton Lewis, Jr., James A. Reed, and exercise. Frequent topics for articles include sports, particularly football, World War II, and Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia. Of interest is an article by Paul Gaston and Thomas Hamond on public school desegregation in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Correspondents include Patty Duke Astin, Roger N. Baldwin, Mortimer Caplin, Arthur Hailey, Dorothy Kenyon, Fulton Lewis, Jr., Littauer and Wilkinson, Robert D. Loomis, Eddie Rickenbacker, William B. Spong, Max Wilkinson, and Babe Zaharias.

Biographical / historical:

Booth Herndon (1915- ) has been a reporter, editor, public relations consultant, free-lance writer, ghost writer, and a contributor of several hundred articles and short stories to national magazines.

Acquisition information:
Mr. Booton Herndon of Charlottesville, Virginia, gave his papers to the Library on August 31, 1987.
Arrangement:
Arrangement

These papers are arranged chronologically within each topical folder, maintaining Herndon's original organization whenever possible. A small group of unpublished manuscripts of fiction and non-fiction articles compose a separate series at the end of the collection.

These papers are arranged chronologically within each topical folder, maintaining Herndon's original organization whenever possible. A small group of unpublished manuscripts of fiction and non-fiction articles compose a separate series at the end of the collection.

Organization

Herndon's papers have been divided into two series. Series I, Alphabetical Files, is a topical arrangement of his working files of various ideas for stories, articles, and books. Each file contains all of the material pertinent to its own subject whether correspondence, research material, illustrative material, or manuscript. A few of the more frequent correspondents will be listed with the folder name in which they appear, and if necessary, with dates of their letters. Series II, Miscellaneous Articles & Stories, consists of several folders of unpublished manuscripts by Herndon.

Herndon's papers have been divided into two series. Series I, Alphabetical Files, is a topical arrangement of his working files of various ideas for stories, articles, and books. Each file contains all of the material pertinent to its own subject whether correspondence, research material, illustrative material, or manuscript. A few of the more frequent correspondents will be listed with the folder name in which they appear, and if necessary, with dates of their letters. Series II, Miscellaneous Articles & Stories, consists of several folders of unpublished manuscripts by Herndon.

Physical description:
ca. 10,000 items (56 Hollinger boxes, 18 linear shelf feet)