Accession 2017.174 - Manuscripts and Research Material

Scope and content:

Accession 2017.174 comprises the bulk of the collection, consisting of drafts and working material for all four of Tom Baker's novels, Full Frontal, Green, Paperwhite Narcissus, and The Sound of One Horse Dancing. The drafts include multiple revisions of the novel Green, primarily the first draft and revisions 3, 6, and 7. While other revisions were not included in this accession, the existing progression provides insight into the changes the novel advanced through during the writing process. Multiple annotated drafts for the novel Paperwhite Narcissus are also included, with apparent annotations from different unnamed editors.

Further working files in the accession includes research material used by Baker during his writing process. The bulk of the research materials consists of printed webpages on historical events such as the Vietnam War, calendars of major events in the mid 1970s, and contemporary maps. Additional working files include Baker's correspondence with publishers, publishing agreements, editorial evaluation reports, and programs from Camp Robinhood, a youth summer camp which Baker was involved with.

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Parent restrictions:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Parent terms of access:
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

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