MS 730
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: | O'Callaghan, Helen Maxine |
| Collection Name: | Helen Maxine O'Callaghan papers, |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1970-2007 |
| Physical Description: | 5.25 Linear Feet |
| Abstract: | This collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, short stories, writing notes, and professional development papers from author Helen Maxine O'Callaghan. Writing as Maxine O'Callaghan, the author writes within the crime/detective, horror, mystery, and romance genres. |
| Collection Number: | MS 730 |
| Language: | Materials are in English. |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu |
Helen Maxine O'Callaghan was born in Tennessee in 1937 and grew up farming in Missouri. After graduating from high school she moved to Memphis and would later join the Marine Corp Reserves in Miami. By 1972, O'Callaghan was living in Orange County, California. While working as a stay-at-home-mom she began writing by trying her hand at short stories and would later go on to write novels. She's the winner of the Private Eye Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award as well as a Shamus, Anthony, and Bram Stoker Award nominee. She is best known for her "Delilah West" series, which won her the Private Eye Writers of America award.
This collection has been arranged into three series. Series I includes correspondence, arranged alphabetically by last name or agency, authored by O'Callaghan or received by the author from different agents, fans, etc. A majority of the correspondence relates to the publication of novels. Series II includes author manuscripts and other writings. Items have been arranged alphabetically by title/project and are in various states of progress. Many of the materials are smaller short stories that were not published, but there are also many published pieces within the collection. Series III includes professional development papers, including book reviews, seminar materials, conference materials, research files, printed online content, and notes/idea files. Items are arranged by type.
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Helen Maxine O'Callaghan papers (MS 730). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries
Processed by Michelle Nicole Boyer-Kelly in 2020.
| Series I: Correspondence, 1979-2007 | |||||||||||
| Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
| Series I includes correspondence, arranged alphabetically by last name or agency, authored by O'Callaghan or received by the author from different agents, fans, etc. A majority of the correspondence relates to the publication of novels. | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Agent contacts, 1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | "Bogeyman" letters, 1987 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Browne, Jane Jordan (1 of 2), 1983-1987 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Browne, Jane Jordan (2 of 2), 1983-1987 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Cloverdale Press, 1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Fan mail, 1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | General, 1981-1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | General, 1989-1990 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | General, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | General, 1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | General, 1993 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | General, 1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | General, 1995 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | General, 1996 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | General, 1997 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | General, 1998-2001 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Gleason, Susan, 1994-2000 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Goff, Mike, 1995-1996 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Harlequin/Ravenhouse, 1980-1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Horror Writers of America, 1989-1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Katz, Martin, 1989-1999 | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Madison, Joyce (Mystery Writers of America), 1987 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Miscellaneous publishers, 1991-1994 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Muller, Marcia, 1992-1999 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Mystery Writers of America, 1979-1987 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Royalty statements, 1986-1992 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Silhouette, 1984-1985 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Sphere Books, 1984 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | St. Martin's Press, 1994 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Stories for Bedtime, 1987 | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Tenko Books, 1995-2007 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | TOR, 1985-1997 | |||||||||
| Series II: Author manuscripts and other writings, 1972-1999 | |||||||||||
| Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
| Series II includes author manuscripts and other writings. Items have been arranged alphabetically by title/project and are in various states of progress. Many of the materials are smaller short stories that were not published, but there are also many published pieces within the collection. | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Author bio and photos, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 | Book covers, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 14 | "After the Fall", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 15 | "All that Glitters", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 16 | "As Delilah Would Say", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 17 | "Ashes to Ashes", 1974 | |||||||||
| 2 | 18 | "Bad News", 1992 | |||||||||
| 2 | 19 | "The Barbie Doll", 1973 | |||||||||
| 2 | 20 | "The Barbie Doll", 1975 | |||||||||
| 2 | 21 | "Beginnings", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 22 | "Between the Dark and the Daylight", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 23 | "The Best of Linda", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 24 | "Birchwood", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 25 | "Black is the Color of my True Love's Heart, 1998 | |||||||||
| 2 | 26 | "A Change of Clients", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 27 | "A Change of Clients", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 28 | "A Change of Clients", 1974 | |||||||||
| 2 | 29 | "Chaos" screenplay, 1990 | |||||||||
| 2 | 30 | "Chimera", 1987 | |||||||||
| 2 | 31 | "Conversation with Four O'Clocks", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 32 | "Conversation with Four O'Clocks", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 33 | "The Cracker Box War", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 34 | Creative writing course pieces, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | "A Credit to the Profession", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | "Danny's a Good Boy, But...", 1979 | |||||||||
| 2 | 37 | "Death Season", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 38 | "Death Watch", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 39 | "Death Wish", 1972 | |||||||||
| 2 | 40 | "Deal with the Devil", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 41 | "Decision of the Heart", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 42 | "Diamonds are for Never", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 43 | "Don't Worry, Annie's Here", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 44 | "Exit", 1990 | |||||||||
| 2 | 45 | "Father's and Daughters", 1998 | |||||||||
| 2 | 46 | "A Fifty-Fifty Split", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 47 | "Finding Rose", 1999 | |||||||||
| 2 | 48 | "For the Birds", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 49 | "For the Birds" partial manuscript, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 50 | "For Rosalie", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 51 | "Galleria", undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 52 | "Genesis", undated | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | "Getting Ready for the TJB", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | "Getting Ready for the TJB", 1976 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Going Home", 1974 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | "Going to the Dogs", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | "Hearts", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | "Hit and Run", 1981 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | "A Horse Named Marvin", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | "How Do You Get to Tomorrow?", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | "How To?", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | "How to Avoid the Job Trap", 1977 | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | "How Was Your Day Babe?", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Humor pieces, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | "I'll Be Seeing You", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | "An Insignificant Crime", 1976 | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | "Irene in Excerpts", 1976 | |||||||||
| 3 | 16 | "It Had to Be You", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 17 | "It Takes One to Kill", 1996 | |||||||||
| 3 | 18 | "Kitchen Clock Broken", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 19 | "Life Sentence", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 20 | "Life Sentence" script, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 21 | "Menlo" novel, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 22 | Miscellaneous early stories, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 23 | Miscellaneous rejection slips, 1973-1974 | |||||||||
| 3 | 24 | "Moving Pictures", 1999 | |||||||||
| 3 | 25 | "Mystery Weekend" project, 1985 | |||||||||
| 3 | 26 | "Mystery Weekend" script, ca. 1985 | |||||||||
| 3 | 27 | "Nothing Ever Happens to Me", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 28 | "Not Only in Spring", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 29 | "One in the Hand", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 30 | "One of Those Days", 1972 | |||||||||
| 3 | 31 | "The Other Ninety Percent", 1975 | |||||||||
| 3 | 32 | "Paid in Full", 1975 | |||||||||
| 3 | 33 | "People Ought to Get Along", 1973 | |||||||||
| 3 | 34 | "A Real Thanksgiving", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 35 | "Rejection Slip", 1973 | |||||||||
| 3 | 36 | "Rental Unit", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 37 | "Repeat Performance", 1973 | |||||||||
| 3 | 38 | Sewing article, 1977 | |||||||||
| 3 | 39 | "A Shot in the Dark", 1990 | |||||||||
| 3 | 40 | "Sidejob", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 41 | "A Simple Case of Justice", 1973 | |||||||||
| 3 | 42 | "Somewhere South of Melrose", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 43 | "Stop Worrying, Emma Bombeck", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 44 | "Survival Instinct", 1996 | |||||||||
| 3 | 45 | "Sweet Old Lady", 1990 | |||||||||
| 3 | 46 | "The Sweet Old Lady Who Sits in the Park", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 47 | "The Sweet Old Lady Who Walks by the Sea", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 48 | "The Thistle Eater", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 49 | "The Three Hundred Mile Weekend", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 50 | "The Three Hundred Pound Day", 1977 | |||||||||
| 3 | 51 | "A Time for Miracles", 1973 | |||||||||
| 3 | 52 | "Twenty-Five Years with Delilah", undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 53 | "Twilight Zone" script, episode "Dreamer", 1985 | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | "Valley of the Sun" (1 of 2), 1990-1992 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | "Valley of the Sun" (2 of 2), 1990-1992 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | "View through the Mask", undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Virtues", undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | "Voices" project, 1983 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | "What Are Friends For?", 1975 | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | "What Are Friends For?", 1977 | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | "What Can I Do about Joanne?", undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | "Whatever Happened to Billy Rae Dobbs?", undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | "While Mildred Slept", undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | "While Mildred Slept", undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | "While Mildred Slept", 1974 | |||||||||
| 4 | 13 | "Who Am I Today?", undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 14 | "Who Am I Today?", 1983 | |||||||||
| 4 | 15 | "Who Gives this Woman?", undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 16 | "Wolf Winter", 1988 | |||||||||
| Series III: Professional development, 1970-2002 | |||||||||||
| Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
| Series III includes professional development papers, including book reviews, seminar materials, conference materials, research files, printed online content, and notes/idea files. Items are arranged by type. | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 17 | Authors. Koontz, Dean, 1987-1988 | |||||||||
| 4 | 18 | Authors. OC authors, 1983-1986 | |||||||||
| 4 | 19 | Book reviews. "Down for the Count", 1998-1999 | |||||||||
| 4 | 20 | Book reviews. "Hit and Run", 1989 | |||||||||
| 4 | 21 | Book reviews. LA Times reviews, 1987 | |||||||||
| 4 | 22 | Book reviews. "Set Up", 1991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 23 | Books. Announcements. "Double Delilah", undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 24 | Books. Announcements. "Everybody Loves Delilah", undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 25 | Books. Announcements. Miscellaneous promotional fliers, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 26 | Books. Announcements. "Set-Up" (1 of 2), 1991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 27 | Books. Announcements. "Set-Up" (2 of 2), 1991 | |||||||||
| 4 | 28 | Books. Announcements. "Something's Calling Me Home", undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 29 | Books. Announcements. "Trade Off", undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 30 | Conferences. Boucheron 19, 1988 | |||||||||
| 4 | 31 | Conferences. Boucheron 29, 1998 | |||||||||
| 4 | 32 | Conferences. Eyecon, 1999 | |||||||||
| 4 | 33 | Conferences. Left Coast Crime 10, 2000 | |||||||||
| 4 | 34 | Conferences. Mystery Writers Annual, 1982 | |||||||||
| 4 | 35 | Groups. CSUF Advisory Board, 1995-1997 | |||||||||
| 4 | 36 | Groups. Horror Writers of America, 1997 | |||||||||
| 4 | 37 | Groups. Miscellaneous, Fictitionaires, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 38 | Groups. Sisters in Crime, 1991-1993 | |||||||||
| 4 | 39 | Newspaper clippings, ca. 1995 | |||||||||
| 4 | 40 | Publishers. Cutting Edge Books, 2014 | |||||||||
| 4 | 41 | Publishers. Pocket Books, 1988-1991 | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Research. Articles, clippings, ca. 2000s | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Research. Miscellaneous notes, undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | Research. Miscellaneous publications, ca. 1990-2002 | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Seminars. Miscellaneous, undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Seminars. Pre-1989 seminars and engagements, ca. 1970-1989 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | Seminars. Teaching, undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 7 | Speeches, ca. 1990s | |||||||||
| 5 | 8 | Stories. Delilah "Bible" notes, undated | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Stories. Ideas (1 of 3), undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Stories. Ideas (2 of 3), undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Stories. Ideas (3 of 3), undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | Stories. Ideas, current book projects, undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Stories. "Pitches", undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Stories. "Shadow of the Child", undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Stories. "Trade Off", undated | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | Stories, short. Research, notes, etc., undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | Websites, undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | Websites. Homepage, undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | Websites. Miscellaneous, undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Copyright forms, 1986 | |||||||||