Collection ID: LMC 2896
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Summary

Creator:
Higgins, George V., 1939-1999
Abstract:
The Higgins, George V. mss, 1992-1999, consists of the correspondence between Higgins and Edward Gilligan, his close friend and long-term English professor at Western Michigan University, as well as various pieces of writings from short stories to nonfiction essays.
Extent:
1 Box
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Item], Higgins, George V. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

George Vincent Higgins, 1939-1999, was an American writer, lawyer, columnist, and professor at Boston College and Boston University, with nearly 30 novels and many short stories published in various periodicals. He is known for an experimental, literary approach to crime fiction with a particular emphasis on realistic dialogue.

Higgins began his career in 1962 as a journalist for the Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin, where he covered mafia battles and the statehouse. In 1967, he received his law degree from Boston College. From 1970 to 1973 he worked as assistant U.S. attorney. In 1972, Higgins published the commercially successful crime novel The Friends of Eddie Coyle. After the success of this novel, he devoted himself to writing, putting out roughly a book a year. At the same time, he also served as a journalist for Boston newspapers and The Wall Street Journal.

Scope and Content:

I. Correspondence includes the two subseries of letters: I. Higgins to Gilligan and II. Gilligan to Higgins. II. Writings includes various short works of Higgins, both fiction and nonfiction. III. Miscellaneous consists of all other items, including Higgins' CV, various periodicals with his published works, and various documents from his writing career.

Acquisition information:
Purchase : 2015
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into the following series: I. Correspondence, II. Writing, and III. Miscellaneous.

Physical location:
ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)

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PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item], Higgins, George V. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
1200 East Seventh Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
(812) 855-2452
liblilly@indiana.edu