Call Number:

C0273

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 65 boxes
• 29.70 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Helen MacInnes Papers, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1941-1984 (inclusive) and 1941-1966 (bulk)

Creator:

MacInnes, Helen, 1907-1985

Form:

Correspondence., Fiction., First drafts., Galley proofs (Printing), and Scrapbooks

Abstract:

The Helen MacInnes Papers contain the original manuscripts of twenty-two published novels, miscellaneous articles and speeches, and a play of renown Scottish novelist Helen MacInnes.

MacInnes was born in Glasgow, Scotland, came to the United States in 1937, and became a citizen in 1951. Her novels of international intrigue have been translated into 22 languages.

Contains the original manuscripts of twenty-two published novels, miscellaneous articles and speeches, and a play. Each of MacInnes' novels is generally represented by the original pencil manuscript as well as various versions in typescript edited in the author's hand; for many of the novels there are galley and page proofs as well. The collection is organized so that correspondence, scrapbooks, miscellaneous material, and printed matter pertaining to each novel are included with the manuscript, allowing one both to study the production of MacInnes' novels from the handwritten notes through to the final printer's copy and to follow their public reception through fan mail and comments by critics.