Series 1. Novels, 1930/1973

Scope and content:

Includes holographs, typescripts, typescript carbons, mixed manuscripts, and galleys for more than thirty of Buck's published novels. Many address the topic of Chinese peasant life. Some works are represented by multiple drafts, and some include corrections and revisions by the author.

Highlights include:
paged galleys of Buck's first novel, East Wind, West Wind;
a typescript of Sons;
original holograph and typescripts of The Patriot;
typescripts of The Angry Wife, her only novel set in West Virginia and one of many written under the pseudonym John Sedges; and
multiple drafts of Imperial Woman.

Additional drafts, outlines, and synopses for novels and novellas can also be found in Series 6, Other Works. Galleys and galley proofs can be found in Series 8, Oversized.

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Parent restrictions:

The following folders are restricted. Please contact the West Virginia Regional History Center in advance to request access:

Box 73, Folder 310 Box 74, Folder 333 Box 75, Folder 346 Box 76, Folders 359-362

Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department.

Parent terms of access:
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

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