Interviews: Larry Lions (Transcript)., 11/01/1990-11/30/1990

File — Box: 17, Folder: 102

Identifier: 90607

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

11/01/1990-11/30/1990

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 a copy of the transcript for the interview conducted by Larry Collins with Larry Lions, an agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency in Medellin, during his research for the investigative novel Black Eagles (1995), regarding background in the individuals who make up the Colombian drug cartels and the origin of crack cocaine.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BLACK EAGLES - INTRVW TRANSC W/ LIONS, LARRY, 1990: Typescript

COLLINS, LARRY - BLACK INTRVW TRANSC W/ LIONS, LARRY, 1990: Typescript

LIONS, LARRY - BLACK INTRVW TRANSC W/ LC, 1990: Typescript

DRUG TRADE, LATIN AM - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LIONS, RE COLOMBIA, 1990: Typescript

COLOMBIA - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LIONS, RE DRUG CARTELS, 1990: Typescript

DRUG TRADE, COCAINE - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LIONS, RE CARTELS, 1990: Typescript

ESCOBAR, PABLO - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LIONS RE DRUG TRADE, 1990: Typescript

MONCADA, KIKI - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LIONS RE DRUG TRADE, 1990: Typescript

CRACK COCAINE - BLACK INTRVW NOTES W/ LIONS RE ORIGIN, 1990: Typescript