“These papers document not just the context, contributions, and creativity of one very significant Charleston writer, but will be used by researchers exploring a popular global phenomenon,” says Harlan Greene, the senior manuscript and reference archivist of special collections at the Addlestone Library. He thinks this collection could have as much popular appeal as the books themselves. “One of the most interesting parts of archival life is not knowing how the materials we preserve may be used by researchers,” Greene adds. “Will fans want to touch the manuscripts? Will scholars want to see how plot and characters changed, or how Jim’s editor Harriet influenced him? Will students of Arthurian legends want to check out Jim’s sources? Or will others studying the effects of technology come to see if Jim’s writing style changed as he moved from handwritten script to typing to computers?”
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