Russell H. Greenan papers (Ms. 2007.001)

The papers of Russell H. Greenan include correspondence, literary manuscripts, reviews and publicity, personal materials, photographs, financial records, and legal records. The majority of the collection documents Greenan's career as an author.

The personal correspondence includes fan mail, letters to and from Bernadette Cammerati, and letters to and from his children. The business correspondence includes letters with agents and publishers and concern the publication of his books, film rights, European rights, and the donation of papers to Boston University. Correspondents include Blanche C. Gregory and Merry K. Pantano.

The literary manuscripts consist of rough drafts, galleys, and early versions of his novels and short stories. This series reveals the initial titles of many of his novels. The reviews and publicity series consists of newspaper clippings, printouts of web reviews, broadsides, invitations to book signings, newsletters, and bookjackets. This series also includes a portfolio that contains information on Greenan and each book he has written including reviews.

The writings series include several volumes of handwriting, presumably of unpublished writings. Two of the volumes are not labeled. One of the volumes contains a story with the characters Marie, Martin, and Benjamin, and a partial draft of "The Stoolie." The other unlabeled volume is date February 8, 1949-October 28, 1949 and January 14, 1953, August 15, 1953.

The legal records include contracts and copyright records and registrations. The financial records include accounts, royalty checks and statements, a savings account book, and his children's school expenses. The personal materials include his birth certificate, military discharge papers, reminiscences, report cards, and a college diploma. The photographs depict scenes from his childhood and service in the Navy and include postcards from Nice, France and Portugal.