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Finding Aid of the Anne Hawkins papers 0122
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  • Biographical Note
  • Location of Originals
  • Acquisition
  • Separated Materials
  • Scope and Content
  • Preferred Citation
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Conditions Governing Access

  • Title: Anne Hawkins papers
    Collection number: 0122
    Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1.46 Linear feet 2 boxes
    Date (inclusive): 1940-1955
    Abstract: This collection contains notebooks, galleys, drafts, and outlines for Anne Hawkins' books about the Pony Express, along with some of her correspondence. Hawkins was a stenographer who lived in Southern California and was the author of Too Like the Lightning, Pony Express and To the Swift.
    creator: Hawkins, Anne

    Biographical Note

    Anne Hawkins was born in San Francisco and educated at the University of California and the London School of Economics. Before writing To the Swift, she worked as a stenographer, court reporter and publicity writer. She lived in Southern California.

    Location of Originals

    The originals of the photocopied material in this collection can be found at Columbia University's Butler Library in New York City.

    Acquisition

    The copies of Anne Hawkins' correspondence from Columbia University's Butler Library were donated to USC by George Garrigues.

    Separated Materials

    A copy of To the Swift (Harper, 1949) included in the collection has been cataloged in to the American Literature Rare Books Collection.

    Scope and Content

    This collection contains notebooks, drafts and outlines for Anne Hawkins' books Too Like the Lightning, Pony Express, and To the Swift, all of which are about the Pony Express in early California. Also included are galleys for Too Like the Lightning and typescripts and notes for two other works, a mystery and a novel about striking mine workers. In addition, the collection contains photocopies of Hawkins' correspondence with her agent and some of her personal correspondence from the period between 1948 and 1955. Some of Hawkins' notes are written in shorthand.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder# or item name], Anne Hawkins papers, Collection no. 0122, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

    Conditions Governing Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Hawkins, Anne -- Archives
    Authors, American--California, Southern--Archival resources
    Correspondence
    Pony express--Fiction--Archival resources
    Pony express--History--Archival resources
    Typescripts