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Robin Moore papers (MS.2011.046)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Collection Overview

Title: Robin Moore papers
Date range: 1916-2009, (1960-2009)
Creator: Moore, Margo
Extent: 23 Linear Feet
21 record center boxes, 2 document boxes
Abstract: These are the personal papers and manuscripts of American writer Robert Lowell "Robin" Moore, Jr. best known for his books The Green Berets , The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy , and The Happy Hooker: My Own Story . He also kept a detailed diary of his trip to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during April 1979 and about which he later wrote articles and essays. The papers include correspondence, diaries, manuscripts for published and unpublished works, photographs, audio recordings, films, and documents relating to his lawsuit against Jonathan Keith "Jack" Idema.
Language of materials: English.
Repository: John Hay Library , University Archives and Manuscripts
Collection number: MS.2011.046