Fay (Paul B.) The pleasure of his company, 1966-1967

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Summary

Title:
Fay, Paul Burgess, 1918- . The pleasure of his company,
Dates:
1966-1967
Creators:
Fay, Paul Burgess, 1918-.
Abstract:
Material relating to various stages in the researching, writing, publication, and promotion of THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY, by Paul B. Fay, Jr., a longtime friend of John F. Kennedy. Includes manuscript, galleys, correspondence, and notes.
Extent:
2 linear ft.
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] The pleasure of his company, M0213, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Material relating to various stages in the researching, writing, publication, and promotion of THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY, by Paul B. Fay, Jr., a longtime friend of John F. Kennedy. Includes manuscript, galleys, correspondence, and notes.

Biographical / historical:

Under-Secretary of the Navy in the Kennedy administration.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Fay, Jr., 1968.
Arrangement:

The various drafts of The Pleasure Of His Company have been arranged into general categories roughly representing successive stages in the work's evolution, as follows:

  • Transcripts of tapes and handwritten drafts.
  • First division of the work into chapters; includes several drafts of most chapters, each incorporating autograph corrections made on the previous drafts.
  • Essentially a complete draft incorporating all the revisions made on the Second Typescript.
  • Drafts before final editing and Kennedy Family review.
  • Final drafts with Kennedy Family comments.

About this collection guide

Date Prepared:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, 1999 May 14. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Steven Mandeville-Gamble.

Access and use

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] The pleasure of his company, M0213, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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