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Guide to the Charles Paul May papers

Collection Overview
Date Span:1969 - 1972
Creator:May, Charles Paul
Extent:.75 linear feet.
Collection Number:MSC0656
Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Summary:Notes, source materials, drafts and proofs for two non-fiction books: Bats. (1969) and Stranger in the Storm (Abelard-Schuman, 1972). Original title: Birds Flying High.

May was born in Bedford, Iowa and attended several institutions, obtaining a BA from Drake University and an MA at Oklahoma State University. He was a teacher, editor and writer.

Access: This collection is open for research.

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

Acquisition: These papers were gifts of Charles May 1972-1974.

Preferred Citation: Papers of Charles Paul May, 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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Personal Names:
May, Charles Paul

Topics:
Authors, American

Occupations:
Authors

Geographic Names:
Iowa

Genre/Form of Materials:
Archives
Drafts (Documents)
Manuscripts for publication

Title:
Bats
Stranger in the storm

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English & American Literature
Writers Archive at Iowa
Prose Writers
Writers Archive at Iowa
Prose Writers