National Book Awards Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of promotional materials and other ephemera related to the National Book Awards. It includes press kits (1959, 1971-1973), programs (2001, 2011, 2012), press photographs of authors (1950-1997), publicity items related to Saul Bellow's novel Mr. Sammler's Planet (1969-1970), a signed broadside copy of Mary Lee Settle's National Book Award acceptance speech (1978), a set of National Book Award medallion stickers (2023), and movie posters for films based on NBA-winning novels.
The collection also contains a handbook titled "Writers in Indian Country: A Handbook for Author Residency Programs with Native American Students" (2005), with two letter signed by program officials to the poet and educator Michael Collier.
Dates
- Creation: 1969 - 2023
Creator
- National Book Foundation (U.S.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 box, 1 folder, and 4 oversized folders)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Quill and Brush with funds provided by the Healy Fund, 2022 and 2023.
Processing Information
The collection has been rehoused in acid-free boxes and folders.
Topical
- Title
- National Book Awards Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Zarrillo
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2025-01: Accession GTM-20240506 added to the finding aid by John Zarrillo.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu