| Date Span: | 1947 and undated |
| Creator: | Haines, William Wister (1908-1989) |
| Extent: | .50 linear feet. |
| Collection Number: | MSC0617 |
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Summary: | Novelist and screenwriter. This collection contains the manuscript and correspondence for the novel [i]Command Decision.[/i] |
William Wister Haines was a novelist and movie playwright who was born in 1908 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was a member of the Author's Guild and the Dramatists Guild of Authors League of America. His writings include Slim (1934), The Honorable Rocky Slade (1955), and Target (1964). Many of his books were made into Hollywood movies with such stars as Henry Fonda and John Wayne. He also contributed various articles and stories to magazines. Haines died in 1989 while on a cruise.
Access: This collection is open for research.
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Acquisition: These papers were given to the University of Iowa Libraries by William Wister Haines in 1947. Guide posted to Internet in August 2004.
Preferred Citation: William Wister Haines 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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