Dan Brennan Papers
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains correspondence (1970-74), speeches, book reviews, and manuscripts of short stories and articles.
Dates
- 1950-1974
- Majority of material found within ( 1970-1974)
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open and available for use in by researchers in the Andersen Library Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright is retained by the author.
Biographical Note
Dan Brennan was born in Devils Lake, North Dakota, but grew up in Minneapolis. He served with the Air Force during the Second World War. He returned to Minnesota after the war and worked as a journalist, novelist, and press secretary for Minneapolis Mayors Hubert Humphrey and Eric Hoyer.
He published 25 paperback novels and many short stories and hunting articles. One of his best-received books was his first novel, Never So Young Again, published in 1942. He died in Artesia, California in 2002.
Extent
5.25 Cubic Feet
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence (1970-74), speeches, book reviews, and manuscripts of short stories and articles.
Arrangement
The collection is organized by type of material into eleven groups:
- Correspondence
- Articles About Brennan
- Speeches
- Book Reviews
- Movie Reviews
- Short Stories
- Poetry
- Plays
- Novels
- Non-Fiction
- Fragments
Physical Location
Mezz (R79, D5, S2-3)
Acquisition
Donated by Dan Brennan in 1974.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Archives staff.
- Title
- Dan Brennan Papers
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Upper Midwest Literary Archives Collecting Area
