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 Boston College The Stout family and John McAleer, Mr. Stout's Biographer, have donated a large number of Mr. Stout's files, records, correspondence manuscripts, and first editions to the John J. Burns Library, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
The Archives are really worth a visit for any fan who has a Boston opportunity -- the John Burns Library on the BC campus in Chestnut Hill is a gorgeous building, the librarians are nice and friendly, and there are some interesting and funny Stout materials, although it's a bit catch-as-catch-can because the index guides, in a word, stink. They do not have an “online index” to the Rex Stout papers. Members of the public with proper identification are welcome — prior notification is preferred but not necessary. A PLEA ANSWERED -- Finding Aids & Research Results: Susan Adamson has graciously sent us the following finding aids from her 2009 visits to the archives and the Noblesville, IN library. (Noblesville, IN is the birthplace of Rex Stout.) Thanks so much for sharing with your fellow Stout fans, Susan!! Here are three Adobe PDF files for viewing, printing or saving to your PC:
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Boston College Library links describing the collections:
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University of North Carolina In the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, within the Don Wharton Papers (#4261), there are a few letters from Rex Stout to journalist Don Wharton regarding the Writers' War Board . The online finding aid to this collection may be accessed via the following URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/w/Wharton,Don Further information about the Manuscripts Department, including their contact information, may be found at: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/ |
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New York City Public Library Here is a finding aid to a manuscript collection in the Public Library on 42nd Street. Note the Rex Stout references regarding his early pulp fiction writing career. Maybe this would make an interesting research project for someone! http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/faids/popular.html |
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