John Brick Book Manuscript
Scope and Content
This collection consists of an undated typescript draft of John Brick's Civil War novel, Jubilee, which follows the fictional 195th New York Infantry as it joins Sherman's army at the Battle of Lookout Mountain and participates in Sherman's "march to the sea." The draft comprises 498 double-spaced pages (the final page, 499, is missing). The draft contains no handwritten or other revisions.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1956
Creator
- Brick, John, 1922-1973 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the John Brick Book Manuscript must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
John Brick, author of historical novels and children's books, was born in Newburgh, New York in 1922. After attending the Newburgh Free Academy, Brick studied creative writing at Columbia University. He served as editor of Export Trade from 1945 to 1949. In 1950, Troubled Spring became his first published novel, followed by The Raid, Homer Crist, The Rifleman, and Jubilee, which was published in 1956. During the 1960s, Brick served as a staff writer for Life magazine; assistant to the president of the University of Toledo, Ohio; and on the staff of the U. S. Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee. John Brick died in 1973.
Full Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typescript manuscript draft of John Brick's Civil War novel, Jubilee (published by Doubleday in 1956).
Arrangement
The collection retains its original arrangement, by page number.
Acquisition Information
The John Brick Book Manuscript was purchased by Special Collections.
General Physical Description note
1 container; 0.2 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing and description of the John Brick Book Manuscript commenced and was completed in December 2008.
- Title
- A Guide to the John Brick Book Manuscript, ca. 1956
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- © 2008 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu