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Subject Files: David Walker., 01/01/1985-12/31/1995

 File — Box: 21, Folder: 45
Identifier: 90894

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

  • 01/01/1985-12/31/1995

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Extent

From the Collection: 22 Cubic Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Container Summary

Contains contents of the subject file folder regarding David Walker, the British mercenary who devised a scheme with Oliver North to bomb Managua, Nicaragua, that was carried out by Manuel Noriega, consisting of the articles, interview notes, and related material compiled by Larry Collins during his research for the investigative novel Black Eagles (1995), also referred to as Canal.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BLACK EAGLES - SUBJ FILE, DAVID WALKER, ND: Xerox

WALKER, DAVID - BLACK SUBJ FILE RE MANAGUA BOMBING, ND: Xerox

NORTH, OLIVER - BLACK SUBJ FILE RE MANAGUA BOMBING, ND: Xerox

NORIEGA, MANUEL - BLACK SUBJ FILE RE MANAGUA BOMBING, ND: Xerox

MANAGUA, NICARAGUA - BLACK SUBJ FILE RE BOMBING BY CONTRAS, ND: Xerox

CONTRAS - BLACK SUBJ FILE RE MANAGUA BOMBING, ND: Xerox

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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