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The Mailer Archive

Authors

  • J. Michael Lennon Wilkes University Author

Keywords:

Mailer Archive, literary archives, Harry Ransom Center, American literature, authorial identity, New Journalism

Abstract

An outline of Mailer's complex and rich history of occupations and experiences, as revealed in the stunning breadth and depth of the holdings in the Texas Mailer Archives. 

Author Biography

  • J. Michael Lennon, Wilkes University

    J. Michael Lennon is Emeritus Professor of English at Wilkes University, where he continues to teach in the graduate creative writing program. He has published widely on Mailer’s work, including Norman Mailer: Works and Days (2000), and is currently editing Mailer’s letters for Random House, due to be published in early 2008. He serves as Mr. Mailer’s archivist and has recently been appointed as his authorized biographer.

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Published

2026-01-25

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2007): Inaugural Issue

Section

Archival Materials