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Jay McInerney papers

 Collection
Identifier: 4666

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The Jay McInerney papers consist of personal correspondence, professional and publishing correspondence, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to the publicity for his novel Bright Lights Big City. The collection includes manuscripts of McInerney's other published and unpublished writing, and drafts and screenplay drafts of Bright Lights Big City. The collection also includes videocassettes and audiocassettes, fan mail, two scrapbooks (dissembled) that chronicle the personal life and professional and literary presence of Jay McInerney and Merry McInerney, ephemeral items, photographs, and newsclippings.

Personal papers include letters and notes from McInerney to his wife Merry; photographs of them and their wedding; material regarding travel, particularly in Africa; incidental diary fragments; and financial and business records. Correspondents include Raymond Carver and Tess Gallagher, McInerney's editor and friend Gary Fisketjon of Random House, and authors Richard Ford, Rust Hills, Paul Bowles, Julian Barnes, Tama Janowitz, Lorrie Moore, Tina Brown, Bill Buford, Gordon Lish, Tobias Wolff, and Mona Simpson.

Dates

  • 1971-1989.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Restrictions on Use:

Authors retain literary rights.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Jay McInerney is the author of Bright Lights Big City, Ransom, and other novels.

Extent

1.7 cubic feet. (1.7 cubic feet.)

Abstract

The Jay McInerney papers consist of personal correspondence, professional and publishing correspondence, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to the publicity for his novel Bright Lights Big City.

SERIES LIST

Series I. Personal correspondence
Box 1
Series II. Professional and publishing correspondence
Box 2
Series III. Manuscripts
Box 3
Series IV. Writings
Box 4
Series V. Scrapbooks
Boxes 5-6
Series V. Ephemera
Boxes 7
Series VI. Videocassettes
See Container List

Physical Description

Personal correspondence, professional and publishing correspondence, photographs, videocassettes and audiocassettes, fan mail, two scrapbooks, ephemeral items, and newsclippings.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
Phil McCray and Lisa Sasaki
Date completed:
October 1996
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Phil McCray and Lisa Sasaki
Date
1998
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
ENG

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)