Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Perkins, J. G., 1945-
- Abstract:
- The Perkins, J. Greg Mss., ca. 1981-2018 consists of manuscripts, revision-related correspondence, and final versions of plays, novels, and short stories, as well as scholarly writings and professional papers of Dr. J. Greg Perkins, author.
- Extent:
- 7 Boxes and 1 folio (oversize)
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Perkins, J. Greg mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
J. Greg Perkins (1945-) was born in Kokomo, Indiana. He is the author of the Darkness Before Mourning series, which will total 19 volumes upon its complete publication. Published works from the series include The Announcers (2015) and Harvest of Ashes (2017). His writing provides a window into life in 1950s America.
Dr. Perkins received his B.S. in chemistry and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Indiana University. With over 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry, he has been a senior executive at Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Hoffman-LaRoche, and Burroughs Wellcome. Perkins has written numerous New Drug Applications (NDAs), Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs) and scientific papers, and also is co-author of Pharmaceutical Marketing: Principles, Environment, and Practice (2002).
Throughout his professional career, Dr. Perkins wrote fiction on the side, never intending for anyone else to read his works until 2012 when he began to adapt part of his work for a play. It was while working on the script that his work was discovered, and subsequently published as the Darkness Before Mourning series, by Chatwin Books. He currently resides in Seattle.
- Scope and Content:
Collection acquired with books: one hard-bound and one paperback copy of The Announcers and one hard-bound and one paperback copy of Harvest of Ashes, as well as a hard-bound copy of Perkins' dissertation, Optical Properties of Rat Brain Myelin and Binding Properties and Partial Characterization of Proteolipids Isolated from the Central Nervous System.
The "Scholarship" series also includes related correspondence and copies of source materials not authored by Perkins.
Correspondents include Amanda Knox, editor. The 2022 Additions consist of word-processed drafts of Perkins' books Cancer Offering, The Caring Profession, Frozen Sunrise, A Candle Flickers, and Encircled by Vultures.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2018
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into the following series: I. Writings II. Scholarship III. Solvay Pharmaceuticals, and IV. 2022 Additions.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility); ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility) - OVFlat
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- biochemistry
Pharmaceutical chemistry
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Perkins, J. Greg mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu