Thomas Berger typescripts

Collection

Identifier: MS-0486

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of ten book-length manuscripts by Thomas Berger dating from 1975-2003; most are heavily annotated typescripts.

Dates

Creation: 1975 - 2003

Creator

Berger, Thomas, 1924-2014 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information.

This collection is open for use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Biographical Note

Thomas Louis Berger (July 20, 1924 – July 13, 2014) was an American novelist best known for his picaresque novel Little Big Man and the subsequent film by Arthur Penn. Berger wrote in many genres of fiction throughout his career, including the crime novel, the hard-boiled detective story, science fiction, the utopian novel, plus re-workings of classical mythology, Arthurian legend, and the survival adventure.

Biographical information adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Berger_(novelist), accessed 2017 August 21.

Extent

2.5 Cubic Feet (2 record center cartons)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Thomas Louis Berger (1924 – 2014) was an American novelist. Collection consists of ten book-length manuscripts by Thomas Berger dating from 1975-2003; most are heavily annotated typescripts.