Guide to the Gerald Victor Hurley Papers 1944-1961
Cage 68

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Creator
Hurley, Gerald Victor
Title
Gerald Victor Hurley Papers
ID
Cage 68
Date [inclusive]
1944-1961
Extent
1 container., 1 linear feet of shelf space.
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, drafts of the Parthian and of Missiles of Victory, and printed articles.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 68, Gerald Victor Hurley Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Gerald Victor Hurley was born in 1898..

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Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, drafts of his books The Parthian and  Missiles of Victory, and other articles on the Far East

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2012

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Acquisition Information

The papers were donated by Vic Hurley to the Washington State University Libraries in 1961 and 1962.

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Names and Subjects

Occupation(s)

  • Authors, American -- 20th century--Manuscripts
  • Authors, American -- 20th century--Correspondence

Personal Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Hurley, Vic (Victor) --Archives

Subject(s)

  • Literature

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Detailed Description of Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Draft of The Parthian 

box folder

Chapters 1-12 

1 1

Chapters 13-28 

1 2

Chapters 29-43 and Book 6 

1 3

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box folder

Galley proof of The Parthian 

1 4

Clippings re: Hurley and The Parthian 1960  18 items.

1 5

Map of the travels of Decius from  The Parthian.    1 leaf printed

1 6

Correspondence, reviews, and notes on the writing of The Parthian 1960  11 items.

2 7

Correspondence with Fleet Publishing Co. re: The Parthian; other publishers; and Washington State University Library. 

box folder

 October, 1957-December, 1959  26 items.

2 8

 January, 1960-May, 1960  23 items.

2 9

 June, 1960-September, 1960  32 items.

2 10

 October, 1960-August, 1961  24 items.

2 11

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box folder

Map of the travels of Decius for  The Parthian.   2 ms.

2 12

Draft of Missiles of Victory. Published as  Arrows Against Steel, 1975 

box folder

Chapters 1-12 

2 13

Chapters 13-22 

2 14

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Articles 

box folder

Pocket guide to the Philippines [a landing manual] 1944  20 p.

2 15

A pocket vocabulary of Sulu. May, 1944  12 p.

2 15

The long-haired men. The Columban Father's Magazine. pgs 10-12. December, 1957 

2 16

Ruler of the bush. Explorer's Journal, 37, pgs. 25-28. May, 1959 

2 16

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