MS-0002 Robert Deane Pharr Papers

Abstract:	Robert Deane Pharr (1916-1992) was born in Richmond VA, and
lived most of his adult life in New York.  He was the author of five
published novels: The Book of Numbers (1969), S.R.O. (1971), The Welfare
Bitch, The Soul Murder Case : A Confession of the Victim (1975), and
Giveadamn Brown (1978).

Draft and galleys of his fifth novel, Giveadamn Brown.

Online Catalog Terms:
	Afro-American novelists -- 20th century
	American fiction -- 20th century
	American literature -- 20th century
	Authors, American -- 20th century
	Novelists, American -- 20th century

Size:	About 7 items (1.0 linear feet).
		

Provenance:	Received from Robert Deane Pharr, 1978.

Access:		No restrictions.

Copyright:	Retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their
descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Collection Overview:
	These papers consist chiefly of a draft and galleys for the book
Giveadamn Brown.  The draft is Pharr's original typescript and the galleys 
are printed by the publisher, Doubleday.  The correspondence and clippings 
consist of a letter enclosed with the draft sent to Virginia Union and 
two clippings from Richmond newspapers regarding the novel.