urn:taro:utexas.hrc.00177 Kathleen Winsor: A Preliminary Inventory of Her Papers at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Liz Murray University of Texas at Austin 1995 Finding aid encoded in 2006 Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 15:09:29 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.hrc.00177 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Descriptive Summary Winsor, Kathleen, 1919- 1940-1949 Kathleen Winsor Papers 23 boxes (10.3 linear feet) Winsor's papers consist of research materials and typescript drafts and galleys for her controversial novel Forever Amber and other works. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin English. Scope and Contents

This collection contains typescript drafts and galleys of American novelist Kathleen Winsor's best-known book, Forever Amber. Scandalous for its time and banned in Boston because of its sexual content, this historical novel was nonetheless popularly received in 1944 and enjoyed numerous subsequent printings. Miss Winsor prepared six drafts of Forever Amber over a period of five years, all the while maintaining detailed accounts of the time spent in research and writing. Five complete versions of the six drafts are present, but only a few pages of the 6th draft are available in this collection. A large quantity of Forever Amber research material exists in the form of holograph notebooks, maps, bibliographies, and binders containing detailed notes gleaned from her reading in the area of Restoration England.

Corrected typescripts of two later novels, Star Money and The Lovers, are also included along with two short, chapter-length works Farewell the Vows and Which of Us Do You Pity? In addition, Miss Winsor's academic work is represented in class papers from Roosevelt High School and University of California course notes.

The collection is arranged with Winsor's works presented first, followed by research materials for Forever Amber. Her typescript drafts, written on a poor quality paper, have suffered the effects of time and handling. While they are still quite usable, care should be taken when examining these papers.

 Acquisition

Gift no. 10277

 Access

Open for research

 Processed by

Liz Murray, 1995

 Kathleen Winsor Papers--Folder List Series I. Works Forever Amber [Galleys removed to galley folder] 1-2 First draft, Feb. 16, 1940-April 7, 1941 3-4 Second draft, May 20, 1941-Jan. 23, 1942 5-6 Third draft, March 7, 1942-July 15, 1942 7-8 Fourth draft, Aug. 17, 1942-April 10, 1943 9-10 Fifth draft, April 21, 1943-Sept. 28, 1943 9-10 Sixth draft (last two pages only), Oct. 1, 1943-Nov. 15, 1943 11 The Lovers 12 1 The Silent Land (Ch. 2 of The Lovers) 12 2 In Another Country (Ch. 3 of The Lovers) 12 3 Farewell the Vows 12 4 Which of Us Do You Pity? 12 5 Roosevelt High School papers 12 6 University of California course notes Star Money 13-14 First drafts, 1946 and 1947 15-16 Second drafts, 1948 17 Third drafts, 1949 18 Fourth drafts, 1949 19 Setting copy Series II. Research Material for Forever Amber 20 Bibliographies, text notes, and fashion notes [Maps of London removed to Oversize Flat File] 21 Bibliography note cards and spiral notebooks 22 Spiral notebooks 23 Notes in 3-ring binders