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William C. Gordon manuscripts and ephemera, approximately 2004-2013.
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William C. Gordon manuscripts and ephemera, approximately 2004-2013Creator/Contributor:
Gordon, William C. (William Charles), 1937-2019, creator, creator.Abstract:
Manuscript drafts, with comments and some correspondence, of Gordon's mystery novels, including "Flawed," "The Chinese Jars,"
"The Ugly Dwarf," "King of the Bottom," "Fractured Lives," "The Halls of Power," and "Unfinished." Also included is one manuscript
for a short story entitled "All You Can Eat," as well as publicity posters, other publicity materials, and a few artifacts
(a matchbook from The Camelot Bar, which features in Gordon's fiction and a model of a Volkswagon Bus covered with stickers
relating to Gordon's books).
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2004 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caGordon, William C. (William Charles) -- 1937-2019 -- Archives
Gordon, William C. (William Charles) -- 1937-2019 -- Manuscripts
Detective and mystery stories, American
Novelists, American -- California
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction
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William C. Gordon manuscripts and ephemera, BANC MSS 2017/246, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Born and raised in Southern California, William C. Gordon was the son of William L. and Anna Gordon. He attended Whittier
High School and then the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied English and served as student body president.
After serving in the military, Gordon returned to the Bay Area, where he studied law at the Hastings College of Law. His law
practice, which lasted from 1965 until 2002, focused on representing men and women who had been injured on the job. After
retiring from his legal career, Gordon began to write novels. His first novel "Flawed" was not in the mystery genre but his
subsequent novels reflect a turn towards detective fiction. Gordon's San Francisco-set novels feature protagonist Samuel Hamilton.
Gordon was married to writer Isabel Allende for 27 years.
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Detective and mystery fiction.Posters.
Ephemera.
Manuscripts for publication.
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print
5 (4 1
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English
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CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.