File Folder 6: Erwin Rommel., 01/01/1985-12/31/1985

File — Box: 13, Folder: 11

Identifier: 90234

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

01/01/1985-12/31/1985

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 6 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 German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's opinion on the possibility of an Allied invasion for the period preceding March 19, 1944. [Note: Photocopies have been made of Collins' notes due to extensive damage of the documents by mold.]

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

FALL FROM GRACE - LC FILE FOL 6 RE ERWIN ROMMEL, PRE MAR 19, 1944: Typescript

COLLINS, LARRY - FALL FILE FOL 6 RE ERWIN ROMMEL, PRE MAR 19, 1944: Typescript

ROMMEL, ERWIN - FALL FILE FOL 6 NOTES RE POS PRE MAR 19, 1944: Typescript

NORMANDY LANDINGS - FALL FILE FOL 6 NOTES RE ROMMEL, POS PRE MAR 1944: Typescript