- MSC-80-0-1-2-0-31
- File
- [19--]
Skinner, June Margaret
Skinner, June Margaret
Skinner, June Margaret
Skinner, June Margaret
Skinner, June Margaret
Sub-series consists of drafts and manuscripts of novels, short stories, plays, and poems written by June Skinner. Material is typed and handwritten. Some writings had no identifiable title or date.
Skinner, June Margaret
File consists of handwritten pages that seem to be about a trip that Skinner took with her husband.
Skinner, June Margaret
Skinner, June Margaret
The title page says the novel is called "The Diary of A. Carleon" which is what the novel was originally called before it was published as "The May Spoon". It is also shorter in length than The May Spoon manuscript (MSC-80-0-1-1-0-27 and MSC-80-0-1-1-0-28).
Skinner, June Margaret
Contains correspondence primarily to and from Al Hart in addition to people working for Beaufort Books.
Skinner, June Margaret
File contains royalty and advance statements for The May Spoon from Beaufort Books and Methuen.
Skinner, June Margaret
Skinner, June Margaret
File contains copies of rejection letters for several novels that were sent to John Schaffner (her agent). The other novels (besides Tell it in Gath) that are mentioned are: The Diary of A. Carleon (The May Spoon), A Voice was Heard in Ramah, and A Visit from Mr. Anandas.
Skinner, June Margaret
Skinner, June Margaret
Skinner, June Margaret
File consists of the stories titled: "Saga of the Lying Dick", "Messrs. Hennessy and O’Toole", "Little Bird", "The “Short” Story" , "The Yahoos" and a story possibly written by Fred O'Grady. It also contains several outgoing letters to June's agents about the short stories.
Skinner, June Margaret
Skinner, June Margaret
File contains statements of earnings for The Curse of the Montrolfes (also known as Pippin's Journal).
Skinner, June Margaret
Sub-series contains royalty statements from Macmillan, Gollancz, Longmans Green, Dial Press, Beaufort Books, and Second Chance Press for the sales of Skinner's novels.
Skinner, June Margaret
Skinner, June Margaret
File contains correspondence with Al Hart and various publishers about reverting publishing rights to June Skinner
Skinner, June Margaret
Series contains handwritten text, and copies of newspaper clippings. The handwritten text may relate to A Voice was Heard in Ramah. The newspaper clippings were used for research when writing Bleak November.
Skinner, June Margaret
Sub-series consists of handwritten and typed manuscripts and drafts of novels that were eventually published. Includes galley proofs used during the publishing process.
Skinner, June Margaret
Promotional material and reviews
Series contains promotional material and reviews for O'Grady's novels including a book stand, book catalogues, and newspaper clippings.
Skinner, June Margaret
According to Skinner's daughter Mary, these articles (about a local murder) were used as the basis of Bleak November which was set in 1965.
Skinner, June Margaret
Skinner, June Margaret
File contains a scrapbook that is filled with book reviews of Pippin's Journal. There is also a drawing from a fan of Let's Kill Uncle.
Skinner, June Margaret
Pippin’s Journal Miscellaneous
Contains correspondence from family, Mavis McIntosh, and Macmillan Publishers. Generally it is about the printing of Pippin’s Journal, and June's family response.
Skinner, June Margaret
Skinner, June Margaret