Interviews: Subject Files, Operation Maccabi., 05/10/1948-05/10/1948

File — Box: 2, Folder: 29

Identifier: 89684

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

05/10/1948-05/10/1948

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 22 Cubic Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains the typed notes taken from the interviews and research conducted by Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre and their staff related to the May 1948 Jewish military effort to gain control of the main road leading out of Jerusalem code-named Operation Maccabi, in both French and English.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

O JERUSALEM - INTRVWS & RES RE OPERATION MACCABI, 1948: Typescript

OPERATION MACCABI, 1948 - O JERU INTRVWS & RES RE, 1948: Typescript

ARAB-ISRAELI WAR, 1948 - O JERU INTRVWS & RES RE OPER MACCABI, 1948: Typescript