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Guide to the Dorothy Garlock Papers

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Creator:Garlock, Dorothy (1942-)
Extent:3.25 linear feet.
Collection Number:MSC0607
Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Summary:Romance novelist from Love and Cherish (1980), a career started to avoid the boredom of retirement.

Though a Texas native, Dorothy Garlock now makes her home in Clear Lake, Iowa. At the age of forty-nine, she gave up a career as a journalist to engage in writing full-time. She is known in romance fiction circles as the "undisputed grand mistress of the frontier novel." (Taken from her home page http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/8078/garlock.html). She has written more than thirty-eight books.

This collection contains unpublished material by Garlock, as well as foreign editions of her works.

Alternate Extent Statement: Photographs: Box 2

Access: This collection is open for research.

Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.

Acquisition: These papers were given to the University of Iowa Libraries by Dorothly Garlock over the years, beginning in 1982.

Preferred Citation: Dorothy Garlock Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.

Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Address:Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone:319-335-5921
Curator:Greg Prickman
Email:lib-spec@uiowa.edu
Website:http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/

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English & American Literature
Writers Archive at Iowa
Novelists, Story Writers, & Poets