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Reference code
TxAM-CRS C000240
Name and location of repository
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Collection
Title
Robert McKay Collection
Date(s)
- 1976 (Creation)
Extent
1 box (2.5 linear inches)
Name of creator
(1921)
Biographical history
Robert McKay was born on June 4, 1921, in Maysville, NY. He wrote several novels during the course of his career, mostly about teenage life in the 1960s and 1970s, including The Troublemaker (1973), The Running Back (1979), and Dave's Song (1982). Skean (1976) was McKay's only science fiction novel.
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Scope and content
This collection consists of the uncorrected proofs (44 sheets) for McKay's 1976 novel Skean.
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Physical access
These materials are stored offsite and require additional time for retrieval.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Languages of the material
- English
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