Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers (Ms2011-032)

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Title

Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers (Ms2011-032)

Subject

Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Description

The collection include typescripts of four of Crockett's novels ( Capitan, Popcorn on the Ginza: An Informal Portrait of Postwar Japan, Teru: A Tale of Yokohama, and Kings Without Castles), as well as partial manuscript for "Bus Station Blues," dated September 1972. In addition, the collection contains personal notes and lists, newspapers clippings saved by Crockett, and correspondence to and from Crockett. Most of the correspondence is in English, with the exception of two letters from Durango, Mexico.

Additional materials were acquired in 2015, but have not yet been processed. These include the 4 volume manuscript of "The Devil's Chasers," an unpublished book; photographs; a poster from the film The Proud and the Profane (based on Crockett's The Magnificent Bastards); biographical clippings and information; and illustrations and sketches by Crockett and used in her books.

Creator

Crockett, Lucy Herndon, 1914-

Date

1940/1976

Is Referenced By

For more information about Lucy Herndon Crockett and this collection, see "Literature in Southwest Virginia" on the "In Special Collections @Virginia Tech" blog.

Identifier

Ms2011-032

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers, Ms2011-032, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Rights Holder

Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Collection Items

Movie Poster, The Proud and the Profane, Paramount Pictures, 1956 (Ms2011-032)
Movie poster for Paramount Pictures' 1956 film The Proud and the Profane, which was adapted from Lucy Herndon Crockett's book, The Magnificent Bastards.

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, roguh sketch of the cover of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A rough sketch of the cover of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 23 illustration for book Spain: Land in Limbo
A sketch on page 23 for the book Spain: Land in Limbo

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 216 illustration for book Spain: Land in Limbo
A sketch on page 216 for the book Spain: Land in Limbo

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 195 illustration for book Spain: Land in Limbo
A sketch on page 195 for the book Spain: Land in Limbo

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 171 illustration for book Spain: Land in Limbo
A sketch on page 171 for the book Spain: Land in Limbo

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading jacket of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading jacket of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 19 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 19 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 18 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 18 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 15 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 15 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 13a of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 13a of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 13 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 13 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 12 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 12 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 7 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 7 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 6 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 6 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 5 and 6 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 5 and 6 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 4 and 8 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 4 and 8 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 4 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 4 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 3 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 3 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter heading number 1 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch of the chapter heading number 1 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 4 to 5 of chapter 9 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for pages 4 to 5 of chapter 9 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, end page of chapter 7 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A skecth for the ending page of chapter 7 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, written and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950.

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 2 to 6 of chapter 6 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for pages 2 to 6 of chapter 6 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 2 to 6 of chapter 2 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for pages 2 to 6 of chapter 6 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, end page of chapter 3 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A skecth for the ending page of chapter 3 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, written and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950.

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 6 to 8 of chapter 2 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for pages 6 to 8 of chapter 2 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 3 to 4 of chapter 2 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for pages 3 to 4 of chapter 2 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 273 of chapter 21 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for page 273 of chapter 21 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, end page of chapter 2 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for the ending page of chapter 2 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter 2 art of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for chapter 2 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, written and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950.

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter 1 and page 3 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for page 3, chapter 1 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 1 of chapter 17 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for page 1 of chapter 17 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 10 of chapter 15 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for page 10 of chapter 15 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 7 of chapter 14 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for page 7 of chapter 14 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 11 of chapter 14 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for page 11 of chapter 14 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, end page of chapter 14 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A skecth for the ending page of chapter 14 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, written and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950.

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 4 of chapter 12 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for page 4 of chapter 12 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, page 22 of chapter 12 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for page 22 of chapter 12 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, writen and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, end page of chapter 1 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A skecth for the ending page of chapter 1 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, written and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950.

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, chapter 11 art of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A sketch for chapter 11 of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, written and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950.

Drawing, Lucy Herndon Crockett, title pages of Teru: A Tale of Yokohama, c. 1950 (Ms2011-032)
A collection of drawings for the cover of Terru: A Tale of Yokohama, written and illustrated by Lucy Herndon Crockett and published in 1950

Two pages from a typescript draft of Capitan by Lucy Herndon Crockett.
Two pages of a typescript ofCapitan, a novel by Crockett, published in 1940. This typescript includes edits and notes by the author.

Introductory and first page from unpublished, unfinished manuscript, "Bus Station Blues"
The author's notes and the first page of an unpublished, unfinished manuscript titled "Bus Station Blues," dated September 1972.
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