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Booker Prize Collection

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Identifier: GTM-20240202

Scope and Contents

Primarily comprised of promotional ephemera related to the Booker Prize (1984, 1989, 1997-1998) and the Russian Booker Prize (1994-1997). Also includes three VHS recordings related to the 1998 Booker Prize (ceremony, discussion, and "shorts").

Dates

  • 1984, 1997-1998

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Historical Note

The Booker Prize, formerly the Booker Prize for Fiction and the Man Booker Prize, is a literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written in the English language, which was published in the United Kingdom and/or Ireland.

[Source: Wikipedia]

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet (2 folders, 3 VHS tapes, and 2 audio cassettes)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Related Materials

See also the Martyn Goff Papers.

Processing Information

The collection has been rehoused in acid-free boxes and folders.

Title
Booker Prize Collection
Status
Completed
Author
John Zarrillo
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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