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Box 7

 Container

Contains 6 Results:

Bowdern, William S., SJ, letters, 1968-1975

 Collection — Box: 7, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Typed letters signed from William S. Bowdern, SJ (originals and photocopies) dated 1968-1975. Letter 10/17/1968 regarding cases of possession; sent from St. Louis University High School. Letter (photocopy) dated 4/14/1973 regarding the case of possession in 1949 with reference to a case of possession in Iowa in 1928. Mention of Blatty's book and movie "The Exorcist;" sent from St. Louis University.

Dates: Other: 1968-1975

"The Exorcist" source material, Undated

 Collection — Box: 7, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Printed source material and notes for Blatty's book "The Exorcist". Includes 1 black-and-white photograph of Gerald Lankester Harding, curator of antiquities, key to Dead Sea Scroll find, and model for Fr. Merrien in "The Exorcist."

Dates: Other: Undated

"Dimiter" proofs, Undated

 Collection — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Typed Manuscript by William Blatty: "Dimiter" / Proofs. Fragment.

Dates: Other: Undated

"Legion" proofs, Undated

 Collection — Box: 7, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Typed Manuscript by William Blatty: "Dimiter" / Proofs. Fragment.

Dates: Other: Undated

William P. Blatty - school paper: "The Farce and D. Garrick", 1953 April 17

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains typed manuscripts and galley proofs for novels and screenplays by William P. Blatty. It also contains research materials related to the Exorcist, including letters from Father William S. Bowdern (1968-1975).

Dates: 1953 April 17

William P. Blatty - Master's Thesis: "T.S. Eliot's Shakespearian Criticisms.", 1954

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains typed manuscripts and galley proofs for novels and screenplays by William P. Blatty. It also contains research materials related to the Exorcist, including letters from Father William S. Bowdern (1968-1975).

Dates: 1954