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By The Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections Staff
Collection Overview
Title: Susan Howatch Papers, 1940-2006
ID: SC/159
Primary Creator: Howatch, Susan (1940-)
Extent: 101.0 boxes. More info below.
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by series with folder level control.
Date Acquired: 00/00/2006
Subjects: Christian fiction, Church of England -- England -- Clergy -- Fiction, Domestic fiction, Healers -- Fiction, Historical fiction, Literary agents -- England -- London -- Correspondence, London (England) -- Fiction, Married women -- Psychology -- Fiction, Psychological fiction, Romantic suspense novels, Women lawyers -- Fiction
Forms of Material: Audiotapes, Correspondence, Lectures, Manuscripts, Photographs, Reviews, Videotapes
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Susan Howatch Papers were received in eleven steamer trunks totalling approximately 33 linear feet. To date the materials are undergoing processing and a preliminary series description serves the basis of this scope and content note. The materials are organized according to published book manuscripts and include drafts, supplemental information, correspondence, promotional materials, reviews, and published works. Biographical information in the form of articles and memeberships/awards are also present, in addition to lectures, photographs, and audio/video media materials.
Biographical Note
Susan Howatch was born in Surrey, England in 1940. She obtained a law degree from London University and then immigrated to the United States for eleven years where she married, had a daughter and embarked on a career as a writer. During that time she wrote eight novels, including her international bestsellers Penmarric and The Wheel of Fortune. When she eventually left the United States in 1980, she lived in the Republic of Ireland for four years before returning to England and began to study Church history. She also spent time in Salisbury which was the inspiration for the six novels of her Starbridge series. In 1993 she made headlines by funding a lectureship in theology and natural science at Cambridge University. She was elected Fellow of Kings College, London, in 1999. She currently lives in London.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement:
62 linear feet
Access Restrictions:
There are no specific restrictions on this collection.
Use Restrictions:
Duplication may be restricted if copying could cause damage to items.
Acquisition Source:
The provenance of the Susan Howatch Papers were given by personal donation starting in 2006.
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Other URL:
http://library.wheaton.edu
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Biographical],
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Series 2: Manuscripts],
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Series 3: Correspondence],
[Series 4: Lectures],
[
Series 5: Starbridge Lecture Series],
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Series 6: Media],
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Series 7: Secondary],
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All]
- Series 4: Lectures
- Box 49
- Folder 12: "The Nice and the Good" (On The Retirement of Dr Robert Runcie)
- Folder 13: Sermon at Guilford Cathedral, 21 October 1990
- Box 57
- Folder 1: Sermon at Guilford Cathedral, 21 October 1990
- Folder 2: Address to CLUB, 20 June 1991
- Folder 3: "Radical Views, Clerical Novels", Westminster, 1993
- Folder 4: Salisbury: The Genesis of the Starbridge Novels, 1994
- Folder 5: Address to Sufragan Bishops, 1994
- Folder 6: Address at the Christian Resources Exhibition, 1994
- Folder 7: Address at the Birmingham Readers and Writers Festival
- Folder 8: Address at the Cheltenham Literary Festival, 1994
- Folder 9: Address to the Sufragan Bishops' Wives, 1996
- Folder 10: "Why Bother with the Church?" Bath Abbey, 1996
- Box 62
- Folder 12: Introduction at the launch of Spritiual Journey, 1994
- Box 68
- Folder 13: Talk Before a Q&A Session, Oxford, 1997
- Folder 14: Talk at King's College, London, 1997
- Folder 15: Talk at Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, 1997
- Folder 16: After-Dinner Talk for the IOD, Oxford, 1997
- Folder 17: Talk at Burrswood, 1998
- Folder 18: Cambridge Presentation: A Question of Integrity (Theology Through the Arts), 1998
- Folder 19: After-Dinner Talk (Theology Through the Arts), 1998
- Folder 20: "Christianity and the Starbridge Novels: Using Storytelling to Explore Christianity" York Cathedral, 1998
- Box 69
- Folder 1: Talk at the C.S. Lewis Conference, 1998
- Folder 2: "Harassed Heroines and Healing Centers" Lambeth Conference, 1998
- Folder 3: "Who Cares For The Carers?" Holy Trinity/Acorn Christian Healing Trust Conference, 1998
- Folder 4: After-Dinner Talk for the National Acquisitions Group, Exeter, 1998
- Folder 5: Sermon at Trinity College, Cambridge, 1998
- Folder 6: Sermon at University Church, Oxford, 1998
- Folder 7: "Redeeming the Darkness: The Challenge of Finding Meaning in Suffering" 1998, 1998
- Folder 8: Talk for Church and Reason, Holy Trinity, Cambridge, 1998
- Folder 9: Talk at the Sutton High School Prize-Giving, 1998
- Folder 10: "Harassed Heroines: Clergy Wives in the Starbridge Novels" Broken Rites, 1999
- Folder 11: "Cathedrals, Fact and Fiction: The Starbridge Novels" Ely Experience Weekend, 2000
- Folder 12: "Christianity as a Counter-Culture: The St. Benet's Novels" Ely Experience Weekend, 2000
- Folder 13: "Tell Me A Story" Association of Christian Writers, 2000
- Folder 14: "Do Christian Novels Exist?" Golden Lecture for the Haberdashers' Company, 2001
- Box 72
- Folder 14: "Life After Death", 1996
- Folder 15: Talk at the Funeral for John Grifford-Mead, 1995
- Folder 16: Talk at "Close Encounters" Photographic Exhibition, 1996
- Folder 17: Talk at book launch of Held Together, 1997
- Box 84
- Folder 1: "The Heartbreaker" Holy Trinity Sloane Street, 2003
- Folder 2: "What Is A Student?" Lambeth Education Day, 2004
- Box 99
- Folder 6: Lecture Advertisments
- Box 100
- Folder 12: Lecture Advertisments
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Biographical],
[
Series 2: Manuscripts],
[
Series 3: Correspondence],
[Series 4: Lectures],
[
Series 5: Starbridge Lecture Series],
[
Series 6: Media],
[
Series 7: Secondary],
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All]
