Margaret Anne Barnes papers
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Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of the personal papers of Margaret Anne Barnes relating mainly to the publication of her books and the screen adaptation of Murder in Coweta County . The papers include writings, audio interviews, photographs, research files, printed material by and about Margaret Anne Barnes, and correspondence. The collection includes multiple drafts of each of her books as well as screenplays of The Murder in Coweta County . Audio interviews in this collection are with individuals involved in the murder cases Barnes describes in The Murder in Coweta County and The Tragedy and the Triumph of Phenix City . Photographs and research files also document places, people, and events in these two books. Research files include newspaper clippings, notes, and copies of legal files such as depositions related to the Phenix City case and court transcripts from the John Wallace trial. Printed material in this collection mostly consists of newspaper clippings about Barnes and her books.
Dates
- 1953-1986
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English .
Restrictions on Access
Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access audiovisual material in this collection.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Biographical Note
Margaret Anne Barnes, Georgia novelist and author of Murder in Coweta County .
Extent
14 linear ft. (14 boxes)
Abstract
Papers of Georgia author Margaret Anne Barnes, including oral history interviews, research files, writings, correspondence, and photographs.
Arrangement Note
Roughly sorted by record type.
Source
Gift of Margaret Anne Barnes, 2002.
General
File name: barnes916.doc
Processing
Unprocessed collection.
File name: barnes916.doc
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- Murder--Georgia--Coweta County. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women authors, American--Georgia. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Margaret Anne Barnes papers
- Author
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University
- Date
- November 16, 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Repository