Inventory of the R. Michael Gordon Manuscripts SPC.2002.001
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
2023-10
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
Business Number: 310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: R. Michael Gordon Manuscripts
Creator:
Gordon, R. Michael, 1952
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2002.001
Physical Description:
2 boxes
Physical Description:
1.21 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1998, 2000, 2003; 2009; circa 2000s
Language of Material:
English
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Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Scope and Contents
This collection contains four handwritten drafts and one published book by R. Michael Gordon, a local author and graduate
of CSU Dominguez Hills. Included in this collection is "The Poison Murders of Jack the Ripper" (draft); "Alias- Jack the Ripper,
The Whitechapel Killer" (draft); "The American Murders of Jack the Ripper" (draft); "The Thames Torso Murders" (draft); and
"The Infamous Burke and Hare" (published copy).
Biographical / Historical
R. Michael Gordon was born in Ontario, Canada and lived in England for a few years before moving to Los Angeles, California.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in Geography at California State University at Dominguez Hills. Michael
worked as an aerospace Illustrator and Art Supervisor for 25 years and began writing full-time in 1998.
Source: https://rmichaelgordon.com/bio-pictures/
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Serial killers -- London (England) -- History
Jack, The Ripper
box 1, folder 1
"Alias -Jack the Ripper" (draft)
1998
box 1, folder 2-3
"The Poison Murders of Jack the Ripper" (draft)
2003
box 1, folder 4
"The Infamous Burke and Hare, Serial Killers and Resurrectionists of Nineteenth Century Edinburgh" McFarland and Company Publishers
2009
box 2, folder 1
"The American Murders of Jack the Ripper" (draft)
circa 2000s
box 2, folder 2
'The Thames Torso Murders: The Forgotten Serial Killer of Victorian London 1887-1902" (draft)
November 2000
