O Jerusalem: Book Excerpts II., 01/01/1950-12/31/1968
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the research and subject files, interview tapes, including transcripts, and related material of the noted writer and journalist Larry Collins. Included in this collection are the materials for Collins' five collaborative works with French journalist and writer Dominique Lapierre, as well as the three novels he authored alone. The collection has been arranged chronologically according to the dates of publication for his works. The collectins holds material related to all of Collins' nine books, excluding his compilations of Lord Louis Mountbatten's papers.
Dates
- 01/01/1950-12/31/1968
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 22 Cubic Feet (22 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
Contains a volume of excerpts compiled by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre in typescript form from the secondary works they consulted in their research for "O Jerusalem": Dov Joseph, Faithful City: the siege of Jerusalem. Jon and David Kimche, Both Sides of the Hill. Netanel Lorch, Edge of the Sword. Jon Kimche, Seven Fallen Pillars. Harry Levin, Jerusalem Diary.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
O JERUSALEM - BOOK EXCERPTS, VOL. 2, 1950-68, ND: Typescript
JOSEPH, DOV - FAITHFUL CITY - O JERU BK EXC, 2: Typescript
FAITHFUL CITY - BY DOV JOSEPH - O JERU BK EXC, 2: Typescript
LORCH, NETANEL - EDGE OF THE SWORD - O JERU BK EXC, 2: Typescript
EDGE OF THE SWORD - BY NETANEL LORCH - O JERU BK EXC, 2: Typescript
KIMCHE, JON - BOTH SIDES OF THE HILL - O JERU BK EXC, 2: Typescript
BOTH SIDES OF THE HILL - JON KIMCHE - O JERU BK EXC, 2: Typescript
KIMCHE, JON - SEVEN FALLEN PILLARS - O JERU BK EXC, 2: Typescript
SEVEN FALLEN PILLARS - JON KIMCHE - O JERU BK EXC, 2: Typescript
LEVIN, HARRY - JERUSALEM EMBATTLED - O JERU BK EXC, 2: Typescript
JERUSALEM EMBATTLED - HARRY LEVIN - O JERU BK EXC, 2: Typescript
ARAB-ISRAELI WAR, 1948 - O JERUSALEM BK EXCERPTS, 2: Typescript
BOOK EXCERPTS - O JERU THE FAITHFUL CITY BY DOV JOSEPH, 2: Typescript
BOOK EXCERPTS - O JERU EDGE OF THE SWORD BY NETANEL LORCH, 2: Typescript
BOOK EXCERPTS - O JERU BOTH SIDES OF THE HILL BY JON & DAVID KIMCHE, 2: Typescript
BOOK EXCERPTS - O JERU SEVEN FALLEN PILLARS BY JON KIMCHE, 2: Typescript
BOOK EXCERPTS - O JERU JERUSALEM DIARY BY HARRY LEVIN, 2: Typescript
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu