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:
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.