Kevin McColley Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains typescripts and page proofs related to two young adult novels by writer Kevin McColley: Pecking Order and Switch.
Dates
- 1993-circa 1997
Creator
- McColley, Kevin (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Author Kevin McColley was born December 3, 1961, in Waseca, MN and attended Asbury College, the Naval Nuclear Power School, and the University of Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Navy during the 1980s, during which he initially began writing as an escape. His first novel, The Walls of Pedro Garcia, was published in 1993. He lives in Minnesoa.
Biographical Sources:
"Kevin McColley (1961-)." Something About the Author. Vol. 80. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1995.
Extent
.8 Cubic Feet (2 hollinger boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains typescripts and production material for two novels by writer Kevin McColley.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by book title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kevin McColley, with the draft for Switch donated by the author via Flannery Literary.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brothers -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Detective and mystery stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Farm life -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Minnesota -- Juvenile fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult fiction, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young adult literature, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Flannery Literary (Organization)
- Title
- Kevin McColley Papers, 1993-circa 1998
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jim Eyer
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- December 2017: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
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