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File Folder 5: Orchard Court., 01/01/1982-12/31/1982

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 74
Identifier: 90219

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

  • 01/01/1982-12/31/1982

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: 47.75 Linear Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Container Summary

Contains file folder 5 of the typed notes, photocopies, and related material compiled by Larry Collins during his research for Fall From Grace (c. 1985), also referred to as Projet "La Chatte," regarding the Orchard Court apartment, the location used by Olga, the British agency that trained secret agents to work with the French Resistance, to give agents their final briefing before being sent out on assignment.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

FALL FROM GRACE - LC FILE FOL 5 RE ORCHARD COURT: Typescript

COLLINS, LARRY - FALL FILE FOL 5 RE ORCHARD COURT: Typescript

ORCHARD COURT - FALL FILE FOL 5 NOTES RE USE BY OLGA: Typescript

OLGA - FALL FILE FOL 5 NOTES RE ORCHARD COURT: Typescript

FRENCH RESISTANCE - FALL FILE FOL 5 RE OLGA, ORCHARD COURT: Typescript

ESPIONAGE, WW II - FALL FILE FOL 5 RE OLGA, ORCHARD COURT: Typescript

WORLD WAR II, ESPIONAGE - FALL FILE FOL 5 RE OLGA, ORCHARD COURT: Typescript

BUCKMASTER, M. - FALL FILE FOL 5 INTRVW NOTES RE ORCHARD COURT: Typescript

ORCHARD COURT - FALL FILE FOL 5 BUCKMASTER INTRVW NOTES RE: Typescript

PARKS, MR. - FALL FILE FOL 5 INTRVW NOTES RE ORCHARD COURT: Typescript

ORCHARD COURT - FALL FILE FOL 5 PARKS INTRVW NOTES RE: Typescript

CLEMENT, REMY - FALL FILE FOL 5 INTRVW NOTES RE ORCHARD COURT: Typescript

ORCHARD COURT - FALL FILE FOL 5 CLEMENT INTRVW NOTES RE: Typescript

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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