The Inventory. of the. Alice Dwyer-Joyce. Collection #991

The Inventory of the Alice Dwyer-Joyce Collection #991 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

Table of Contents Scope and Content Notes..... 3 I. Manuscripts....... 3 II. Correspondence...... 9 III. Diaries and Journals...... 11 IV. Professional Material...... 11 V. Legal Material....... 12 VI. Printed Material...... 12 VII. Photographs....... 12 VIII. Artwork....... 12 IX. Scrapbooks....... 12 X. Personal Memorabilia...... 13

2 Scope and Content Notes for the Alice Dwyer-Joyce Collection 1. Biographical Information Born Alice L. Myles in Birr, Offaly, Ireland on September 7, 1913 to John Peacocke Myles and Mary Stuart Myles. Married Robert Dwyer-Joyce on November 21, 1936. The couple were both physicians and practiced medicine together in Histon, Cambridgeshire, UK from 1936 to 1978. Mrs. Dwyer-Joyce published her first novel in 1963, and would go on to publish over thirty over the next two decades. Her fiction focused on romance, small town life, medical practice, and religion. She died in Histon in 1986. 2. Information about the Collection The collection consists of eighteen novel manuscripts, three play manuscripts, and numerous short story manuscripts written by Alice Dwyer-Joyce, mostly from the final decade of her life (1976-1986); roughly two hundred pages of correspondence to and from Mrs. Dwyer-Joyce spanning 1961-1984, mostly relating to her literary career; various other papers connected to Mrs. Dwyer-Joyce s professional and personal lives; forty-four photographs of Mrs. Dwyer-Joyce and her family and friends; and several pieces of personal memorabilia. 3. Sources Information used in the biographical note comes from Gale Literary Databases (galegroup.com).

3 Dwyer-Joyce, Alice #991 Box 1 Folders 1-3 I. Manuscripts. [Note: All manuscripts by ADJ unless otherwise noted.] Folders 4-6 Folders 7-8 Folders 9-10 Folders 11-12 Folders 13-14 Folder 15 A. Novels. 1. THE MASTER OF JETHART (draft title: DON T WEEP, LITTLE MONKEY), final draft, TS with holograph corrections, 273 p., June 1976. [Note: A stuffed monkey related to this novel is located in the Personal Memorabilia section of this inventory.] 2. STORM OF WRATH, final draft, TS with holograph corrections, 295 p., Oct. 1977. 3. DANNY BOY, final draft, TS with holograph corrections, 235 p., May 1979. 4. LACHLAN S WOMAN, final draft, TS with holograph corrections, 236 p., June 1979. 5. THE SWIFTEST EAGLE, final draft, TS with holograph corrections, 285 p., Oct. 1979. 6. THE HOUSE OF JACKDAWS, final draft, TS with holograph corrections, 210 p., Feb. 1980. 7. THE CHEIFTAIN, final draft, CTS with holograph corrections, 211 p., June 1980.

4 Box 1 cont d. Folders 16-17 9. THE CORNELIAN STRAND, final draft, CTS with holograph corrections, 206 p., Mar 1982. Box 2 Folders 1-2 10. BLACK MANNA. a. TS with holograph corrections, 111 p., n.d.; includes two annotated binder covers. Folders 3-4 b. TS with holograph corrections, 216 pp., n.d. Folders 5-7 11. GIBBET FEN, TS with holograph corrections, 229 p., n.d.; includes artwork. Folders 8-11 12. THE GLASS HEIRESS (draft title: UNDER THE WARMING PAN). a. Holograph, 223 p., n.d. Folders 12-13 b. TS with holograph corrections, 229 p., n.d. Folders 14-15 13. THE GLITTER DUST, CTS with holograph corrections, 241 p., n.d. [Note: Adapted into Death of a Swan: A Play in Three Acts, located in the Plays series of this section.]

5 Box 2 cont d. Folders 16-17 14. THE PENNY BOX (draft title: THE MONEY BOX). [Note: A pottery bank related to this novel is located in the Personal Memorabilia section of this Inventory.] a. TS with holograph corrections, 174 p., n.d Folders 18-19 b. TS with holograph corrections, 197 p., n.d. Folders 20-21 15. THE UNWINDING CORNER, final draft, TS with holograph corrections, 230 p., n.d. Box 3 Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4 B. Plays. 1. Death of a Swan: A Play in Three Acts. [Note: Adapted from THE GLITTER DUST, located in the Novels series of this section.] C. Short stories. a. TS with holograph corrections, 97 p., n.d.; includes artwork. b. CTS with holograph corrections, 90 p., n.d.; includes artwork. c. CTS with holograph corrections, 90 p., n.d. 1. The Quilt, TS, 7 p., n.d.

6 Box 3 cont d. 2. Old Spurling, TS, 10 p., n.d. 3. Bess, TS, 7 p., n.d. 4. The Honeymoon, TS, 2 p., n.d. 5. Japeth, TS, 5 p., n.d. 6. The Man Who Milked Bohrassels, TS, 8 p., n.d. 7. The Head Waiter, TS, 14 p., n.d. 8. The Paperweight, TS, 7 p., n.d. 9. Dudley, TS, 14 p., n.d. 10. The Tarantula, TS, 5 p., n.d. 11. The Library, TS, 4 p., n.d. 12. The Old Love or the New, TS, 2 p., n.d. 13. Paul, TS, 5 p., n.d. 14. Juden Raus, TS, 11 p., n.d. 15. The Girl with the Amethyst Eyes, TS, 8 p., n.d. Folders 5 16. The Faith Healer. a. CTS, 11 p., n.d. b CTS, 11 p., n.d. 17. Execution of a Political Prisoner, 7 p., n.d. Folder 6 18. The Sticking Place, CTS with holograph corrections, 11 p., n.d. 19. The Lesser Miracle, TS with holograph corrections, 15 p., n.d.

7 Box 3 cont d. 20. The Thief, CTS with holograph corrections, 12 p., n.d. 21. Who is God? CTS, 22 p., n.d. 22. The Chipped Jesus, CTS with holograph corrections, 5 p., n.d. 23. The Mueve, Queen of Connaught, CTS with holograph corrections, 6 p., n.d. 24. The Stone in My Shoe, CTS with holograph corrections, 14 p., n.d. 25. Compound Interest, TS and CTS with holograph corrections, 29 p., n.d. 26. Limpy, CTS with holograph corrections, 7 p., n.d. Folder 7 27. The Backbone of the Family, CTS with holograph corrections, 21 pp., n.d. 28. The Sweet White Dove, CTS, 22 p., n.d. Folders 8-9 29. THE CASEBOOK OF DOCTOR JAMES FINNEGAN MYLES REGAN OF BALLYBOY, collection of short stories, TS and CTS with holograph corrections, 240 p., n.d. Folders 10-12 30. THE BALLYBOY CARNIVAL, collection of short stories, TS with holograph corrections, 306 p., n.d. Folder 13 31. A FEW MORE STORIES FROM BALLYBOY, collection of short stories, TS and CTS with holograph corrections, 161 p., n.d.

8 Box 3 cont d. Folder 14 32. STORIES FROM NUMBER FOURTEEN, CLONTARF STREET, collection of short stories, TS with holograph corrections, 49 p., n.d. Folder 15 33. Untitled short story ( I was doing the routine clinic ), CTS with holograph corrections, 4 p., n.d. Folder 16 Folder 17 Folder 18 Folder 19 Folders 20-21 Folder 22 D. Promotional material, CTS and TS with holograph corrections, 8 p., n.d. E. Notes, holograph and TS with holograph corrections, 9 p., n.d. F. Manuscripts written by Robert Dwyer-Joyce [husband of AD-J, herein: RD-J]. 1. Poems, CTS and TS with holograph corrections and holograph, 28 p., 1981-1985, n.d. 2. Short stories, CTS with holograph corrections, 27 p., n.d. 3. MY NIGHT HAS A DAWN, novel, TS with holograph corrections, approx. 220 p., n.d. F. Manuscripts re: genealogy 1. Family History of the Myles Family, by Zachary Myles [ADJ s great grandfather] (transcribed by ADJ), TS with holograph corrections, 9 p., transcription dated Oct. 1950.

9 Box 3 cont d. Folder 23 2. A Short Pedigree of Our Immediate Family, family history by Michael Joyce [RDJ s great uncle], TS with holograph corrections, 7 p., n.d., original written Oct. 1898. Folder 24 II. Correspondence. Folders 25 Folders 26 A. Letters from AD-J. 1. CTLS to Mr. Major, 3 p., Nov. 4, 1963. 2. CTL to John Hale, 2 p., Feb. 19, 1965. 3. CTL to unknown, 2 p. fragment, n.d. B. Letters from various (addressed to AD-J unless noted). 1. Alisa. ALS, 2 p., Nov. 6, 1969. 2. A. P. Watt and Son. 5 TLS, 5 p. total, 1961-1962. 3. British Broadcasting Corporation, Broadcasting House. 2 TLS and TL, 2 p. total, 1966 and n.d. 4. Cambridge Newspapers Ltd. 2 TLS, 2 p. total, 1967-1970. 5. Carpe, Hilda N. ALS, 1 p., Mar. 10, 1967. 6. Curtis Brown Ltd. 58 TLS, 64 pp. total, 1962-1970. 7. D. C. Thomson and Co. TLS, 1 p., Jun. 11, 1968. 8. Florence. ALS, 1 p., ca. 1964. 9. Hodder and Stoughton Ltd. 11 TLS, 12 pp. total, 1965-1966.

10 10. Joyce, Mannix (Mainchin Seoighe). TLS, 1 p., Jun. 20, 1968. 11. Ladies Home Journal. TLS, 1 p., Aug. 25, 1965. 12. London International Press, Ltd. 4 TLS, 4 p. total, 1962. 13. Macmillan and Co. TLS, 1 p., Jun. 6, 1966. 14. Mark Twain Journal. TLS, 1 p., May 28, 1978. 15. Mentha, Phyllis. ALS, 1 p., Jan. 10, 1965. 16. Peck, Margaret. ALS, 1 p., n.d. 17. Radio Telefís Éireann. TLS, 1 p., Nov. 10, 1966. 18. R. M. Williamson Ltd. 3 TLS, 3 pp. total, 1965-1967. 19. Robert Hale, Ltd. a. 73 TLS, 74 p. total, 1963-1984. b. ANS, 2 p., n.d.; includes 1 p. of printed material. 20. St. Martin s Press. TLS, 4 p., n.d.; includes 3 pp. of printed material. 21. Transworld Publishers. TLS to Kay Hammond, 1 p., Sep. 2, 1970. 22. W. H. Allen and Co. TLS, 1 p., Aug. 16, 1965. Box 4 Folder 1 III. Diaries and Journals. Folder 2 A. Daily garden diary by AD-J, red leather-bound volume, 1953. IV. Professional Material. A. Prescription for patient of RD-J, 1 p., June 25, 1978.

11 Box 4 cont d. Folder 3 V. Legal Material. A. 14 contracts re: publication, 1963-1979. Folder 4 VI. Printed Material. Folder 5 Folder 6 A. Authors Alterations Cost Money and Cause Delay, by the British Federation of Master Printers and the Publisher s Associations, pamphlet, n.d. B. Photocopied and/or transcribed newspaper articles, 1965-1985. VII. Photographs. Folder 7 A. Envelopes 1-3, re: AD-J and family, 43 black and white and color prints, approx. various sizes, 1930-1937 and n.d. B. Envelope 4, re: John P. Myles and Alice L. Myles (AD-J) and stuffed monkey, 1 black and white print, 3 x 6, 1920. [Note: A stuffed monkey bearing a close resemblance to this one is located in the Personal Memorabilia section of this Inventory.] C. Envelope 5, explanatory card concerning the photo in envelope 4. VIII. Artwork. Folder 8 A. 4 pen sketches by RD-J, re: various. IX. Scrapbooks. A. Re: AD-J s literary and medical careers, includes printed material, 1963-1976.

12 Box 5 Folder 1 X. Personal Memorabilia. Folder 2 Folder 3 A. Brown leather pocketbook with monogram R. D. Joyce, M.D. originally belonging to Robert Dwyer-Joyce, the granduncle of RD-J, n.d. Contains a note explaining its provenance. B. Hand-painted plaque presented to RD-J in recognition of the 42 nd year of his medical practice, ca. 1978. C. Hand-painted plaque presented to AD-J in recognition of the 42 nd year of her medical practice (matches RD-J plaque), ca. 1978. Box 6 No Folder D. Pottery bank shaped like the head of a sailor, apparently the bank that inspired the bank in AD-J s novel THE PENNY BANK, n.d. [Note: Two drafts of THE PENNY BOX are located in the Manuscripts section of this Inventory.] E. Stuffed monkey, well-worn and wearing homemade clothing, appears to be the same monkey as seen in childhood photo of AD- J, also apparently inspired the stuffed monkey Garry in THE MASTER OF JETHART, n.d. [Note: Photo located in the Photography section of this Inventory. A draft of THE MASTER OF JETHART is located in the Manuscripts section of this Inventory.] F. Shawl made of white wool, n.d.