Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Skinner, Robert E., 1948-
- Abstract:
- The Skinner, Robert E. mss. II, 1983-2005, consists of drafts of detective novels and scholarly works on hard-boiled crime fiction by Robert E. Skinner (b. 1948).
- Extent:
- 9 Boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Skinner, Robert E. mss. II, Lilly Library, Bloomington, Indiana
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Robert E. Skinner, 1948-, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Old Dominion University in 1970 and a Master's of Library Science degree from Indiana University, Bloomington in 1977. He was the University Librarian at Xavier University of Louisiana for 26 years. He also worked at other libraries during his career and was a fiction and non-fiction writer. He contributed research and publications to subject areas including computer searching and research, library technical service guides, bibliographies, and literary critique. His fiction writing includes poetry, short stories, and several crime and detective novels. Skinner also wrote or co-authored four books about the career of African American writer Chester Hines as well as essays on other authors such as Elmore Leonard and A.B. Guthrie.
- Scope and Content:
This collection consists of typescript drafts of the writings of Robert E. Skinner. The first series, Scholarship, consists of book-length projects by Skinner on hard-boiled crime fiction generally and on Black detective author Chester Himes in particular. The second series, the Wesley Farrell Series, contains drafts of Skinner's own novels about the detective Wesley Farrell. The next two series, Stories--Published and Unpublished and Essays, contain drafts of Skinner's short-form writings, fiction and nonfiction respectively. Finally, the Conferences series contains materials relating to crime conferences, conventions, and events.
- Acquisition information:
- [Gift?]: year unknown
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into the following series: Scholarship; Wesley Farrell Series; Stories--Published and Unpublished; Essays; and Conferences.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Skinner, Robert E. mss. II, Lilly Library, 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