File Folder 5: Overlord., 01/01/1981-12/31/1981

File — Box: 12, Folder: 76

Identifier: 90221

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

01/01/1981-12/31/1981

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 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 Overlord Operation, the Allied-planned cross-Channel assault on Northern France from British bases, and D-Day, June 6, 1944, the eve of the invasion.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

FALL FROM GRACE - LC FILE FOL 5 RE OVERLORD, D-DAY: Typescript

COLLINS, LARRY - FALL FILE FOL 5 RE OVERLORD, D-DAY: Typescript

OVERLORD - FALL FILE FOL 5 NOTES RE D-DAY: Typescript

D-DAY - FALL FILE FOL 5 NOTES RE OVERLORD: Typescript

NORMANDY LANDINGS - FALL FILE FOL 5 NOTES RE OVERLORD, D-DAY: Typescript