Exhibits
Adams, Olive Arnold. Time Bomb: Mississippi Exposed and the Full Story of Emmett Till. [Mound Bayou, Miss.?] : Mississippi Regional Council of Negro Leadership, 1956.
Albert, Susan Wittig. Bloodroot. New York: Berkeley Prime Crime, 2001.
Armistead, John. A Legacy of Vengeance. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1994.
-- A Legacy of Vengeance. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1994. Inscribed by author.
Atkins, Ace. Crossroad Blues. New York. St. Martin’s, 1998. Signed by author. Cover.
-- Dark End of the Street. New York. William Morrow, 2002. Signed by author. Cover.
-- Leavin’ Trunk Blues. New York. Thomas Dunne, 2000. Signed by author. Cover.
Barr, Nevada. Track of the Cat. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1993.
-- Title page for Deep South. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2000. Signed by author.
-- Autograph manuscript signed. [c. 2000]. Front cover of the first notebook containing the original handwritten manuscript of Deep South.
-- Autograph manuscript signed. [c. 2000]. First page of "Deep South I", the first of several notebooks containing the original handwritten manuscript of Deep South.
-- Deep South. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2000. End papers.
-- Firestorm. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1996.
-- Mountain of Bones. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1995.
-- Hunting Season. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2002.
Basinsky, Earle. The Big Steal. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1955.
-- The Big Steal. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1955. Inscribed by author.
-- Typed manuscript bound. "The Big Steal." p. 1.
-- Le magot. [Paris]: Gallimard, c.1955. (French Translation of The Big Steal)
-- Death Is a Cold, Keen Edge. New York: New American Library, 1956. Back cover.
Borden, Lee. The Devil’s Whisper. New York: Avon, 1961.
Brooks, Schuyler. Murder Makes a Marriage. New York: Dagger House, 1947. Abridged edition (1947).
Buchanan, Carl. The Black Cloak Murders. London: C. Arthur Pearson, c.1936.
Callon, Sim C. and Carolyn Vance Smith. The Goat Castle Murder: A True Natchez Story that Shocked the World. Natchez, MS: Plantation Publishing Company, 1986.
Chaze, Elliott. Black Wings Has My Angels. New York: Gold Medal Books, 1953.
-- Wettermark. New York: Scribner, 1969.
-- Goodbye Goliath. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1983.
-- Mr. Yesterday. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1984.
-- Little David. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1985.
Colletta, John Philip . Only a Few Bones: A True Account of the Rolling Fork Tragedy and its Aftermath. Washington: Direct Descent, 2000.
Crump, Louise Eskrigge. The Face of Fear. New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1954
Deal, Borden. Killer in the House. New York: New American Library, 1957.
Dixon, Louisa. Next To Last Chance. Columbus, MS: Genesis Press, 1998.
Fairfax, Virginia. The Trail of the Gypsy Eight. New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1933.
-- The Secret of Camp Pioneer. New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1933. End papers.
-- The Secret of Halliday House. New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1933.
-- The Mysterious Camper. New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1933.
-- The Curious Quest. New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1934.
Falkner, W. C. The White Rose of Memphis. New York: G. W. Carleton & Co., 1881.
Falkner, William C. The White Rose of Memphis. New York: Coley Taylor, 1953.
[Fullerson, J. J.] to Jno. W. T. Falkner in Oxford, Mississippi. Western Union Telegram. 5 November 1889.
Faulkner, William. "An Error in Chemistry" in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (June 1946). Title page.
-- “Smoke” in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (October 1947)
-- Knight’s Gambit. New York: Random House, 1949.
-- O Kapnos, Ke Alla Diegemata. Athens: Atlantis, c.1950s. (Greek Translation: Knight’s Gambit)
-- The Saint Mystery Magazine (September 1962) with William Faulkner’s "The Liar."
-- Mystery paperbacks from William Faulkner's home, Rowan Oak. Photograph.
Ford, Leslie. Murder with Southern Hospitality. New York: Dell Publishing Company, n.d. Back cover.
-- Murder with Southern Hospitality. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1942.
-- The Strangled Witness. Popular Library, 1948.
Garve, Andrew. Hide and Go Seek. New York: Harper & Row, [1966]. With Eudora Welty blurb on front flap of dust jacket.
Gayle, Newton. The Sentry-Box Murder. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1935.
-- Murder in the Haunted Sentry-Box. London: Victor Gollancz, 1935. Inscribed by co-author Maurice Guiness.
-- Murder at 28:10. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1936.
-- Murder at 28:10. London: Victor Gollancz, 1936.
-- Death in the Glass. London: Victor Gollancz, 1937. Title page.
-- Death in the Glass. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1937.
-- Sinister Crag. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1939. End papers.
-- Sinister Crag. New York: Charles Scribner’s Songs, 1939. Inscribed by co-author Muna Lee.
-- “Miss Muna Lee, Oklahoma City, Okla.”. 1913 Ole Miss (yearbook).
Guy, Rick. Kuklos. Madison, MS: GrayStone Publishing, 2000.
-- Kuklos. Madison, MS: GrayStone Publishing, 2000. Signed by author.
Haines, Carolyn. Them Bones. New York: Bantam Books, 1999. Uncorrected page proofs.
-- Typewritten Manuscript. [c.1999]. First page from original annotated manuscript of Them Bones.
-- Crossed Bones. New York: Delacorte Press, 2003. Advance reading copy.
-- Buried Bones. New York: Bantam Books, 2000. Uncorrected page proofs.
Hardwick, Phil. Found in Flora. Brandon, MS: Quail Ridge Press, 1997. The first of the series.
Harris, Thomas. Red Dragon. New York: Putnam’s Sons, 1981. Uncorrected Proof.
-- Red Dragon. New York: Putnam’s Sons, 1981.
-- Red Dragon. New York: Bantam Books, 1982. Advanced Reading Copy Signed by the author.
-- Red Dragon. London: Bodley Head, 1982. British printing.
-- The Silence of the Lambs. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1988. Uncorrected proof.
-- The Silence of the Lambs. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1988.
-- Hannibal. New York: Delacorte Press, 1999.
Harris, Charlaine. Shakespeare’s Trollop: A Lily Bard Mystery. New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000.
-- Shakespeare’s Counselor: A Lily Bard Mystery. New York: St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2001.
-- Real Murders: A Walker Mystery. New York: Walker, 1990.
-- Living Dead in Dallas. New York: Ace Books, 2002. Annotated Manuscript.
-- Club Dead. New York: Ace Books, 2003. Uncorrected proof.
-- Dead Until Dark. New York; Ace Books, 2003.
Hawkins, Dean. In Memory of Murder. New York: Caxton House, 1939.
-- Skull Mountain. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1941.
-- Walls of Silence. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1943.
-- Headsman’s Holiday. New York: Mystery House, 1946.
-- Photograph of Benjamin Hawkins Dean in matting. 1932. 9 ½ x 5 ¾.
Hays, Sue Brown. Go Down, Death. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1946.
-- Go Down, Death. London: Hammond, Hammond & Co., 1948.
Hegwood, Martin. Big Easy Backroad. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999.
-- Big Easy Backroad. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999. Advanced uncorrected proof.
-- Annotated notes. Undated. Two pages of notes regarding the plot line for Massacre Island. (page 1; page 2)
-- Annotated manuscript. Undated. "The Back road to Big Easy."
-- Paste-up cover. [c.2000]. The Green-Eyed Hurricane.
-- The Green-Eyed Hurricane. New York: St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2000. Signed title page.
-- Jackpot Bay. New York: St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2002
-- Massacre Island. New York: St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2001
Hoar, Jere. The Hit. New York: Context Books, 2002. Advanced Reader’s Copy.
-- Typed document. 31 October, 2002. Selections from an email from Jere Hoar to Trevor, a copy editor at Context Books. Re: Author’s responses to questions posed by the copy editor regarding the manuscript of The Hit.
-- Letter from Jere Hoar to Beau Friedlander about The Hit.
Holden, Genevieve. Killer Loose! New York: Mercury Publications, 1953. Title page.
-- Killer Loose! New York: Doubleday & Company, 1953. Abridged edition.
-- Sound an Alarm. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1954.
-- The Velvet Target. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1956.
-- The Velvet Target. London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1957. A Midnight Thriller.
-- Something’s Happened to Kate. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1958.
-- Deadlier than the Male. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1961.
-- Beroeps Weduwe. Amsterdam: Uitgeverij G. van Reemst, [1962]. (Dutch translation of Deadlier than the Male)
-- Don’t Go in Alone. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1965.
-- Down a Dark Alley. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1976.
Holloway, Elizabeth Hughes. Cobweb House. New York: Dell Publishing Company, 1946. Back Cover.
-- Cobweb House. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1931.
Huie, William Bradford. Wolf Whistle: And Other Stories. New York: Signet Books, 1959.
Humes, Edward. Mississippi Mud: A True Story from a Corner of the Deep South. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
Hunter, Stephen. Pale Horse Coming. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.
-- Pale Horse Coming. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Title page.
Ingraham, J. H. The Beautiful Cigar Girl; or, The Mysteries of Broadway. New York: M. J. Ivers & Co., n.d. [document]
-- Copy of an autograph visiting card with image of Joseph Holt Ingraham.
Ingraham, Prentiss. "Darkie Dan, the Colored Detective; or, The Mississippi Mystery" The New York Dime Library (August 1902).
James, Dean. Faked to Death. New York: Kensington Books, 2003. Uncorrected proof.
-- Faked to Death. New York: Kensington Books, 2003.
-- Posted to Death. New York: Kensington Books, 2003.
Johnson, Robert. Me and the Devil Blues. Vocalion 04108. June 1937. [photograph]
-- Mississippi State Department of Health. Certificate of Death. Robert L. Johnson. July 1938.
Kaminsky, Stuart. Never Cross a Vampire. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1980.
Karlova, Irina. Dreadful Hollow. New York: Dell Publishing, 1942.
Kean, Jack. Deadly Sacrifice. Columbus, MS: Genesis Press, 1999. Advance Reader’s Edition.
-- Typed broadside. [1999]. Announcement of Genesis Press’ publication of Deadly Sacrifice.
Leonard, Elmore. Tishomingo Blues. New York: William Morrow, 2002. Limited edition signed by author.
-- Tishomingo Blues. New York: William Morrow, 2002. Advance reader’s edition. Signed for the “Mississippi Collection” by author.
Macdonald, Ross. Sleeping Beauty. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Macdonald, Ross and Eudora Welty. The Faulkner Investigation. Santa Barbara: Cordelia Editions, 1985.
MacDonald, John D. Barrier Island: A Novel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986.
Meredith, Bill. Malice in Memphis. Grenada, MS: Me Me Productions, 1996.
Parrish, P. J. Dark of the Moon. New York: Kensington Books, 1999.
Osgood, Lucian Austin. Murder in the Tomb. Unique Mystery Novels: Columbus, MS, 1937. Signed and inscribed by author.
Randolph, Helen. Crossed Trails in Mexico. Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1936. Title page.
-- The Mystery of Carlitos. Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1936. Title page.
-- The Secret of Casa Grande. Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1936. Title page.
Rifkin, Shepard. The Murderer Vine. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1970. Title page.
-- The Murderer Vine. Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett, 1971.
Roosevelt, Elliott. Murder at Midnight. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1997.
Sanders, Helen. Vengeance is Mine. Rich, Mississippi: Little Red House Press, 2001.
Smith, Julie. New Orleans Mourning. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1990.
-- New Orleans Mourning. London: Slow Dancer Press, 1998.
-- Typed document. [c.1990]. Typed questions from Julie Smith to unknown recipient regarding New Orleans Mourning. 1p.
-- New Orleans Mourning. Tokyo: Hayakawa, 1993. (Japanese translation)
-- Funerailles à la Nouvelle Orléans. Translated by Isabelle St. Martin. Paris : Editions J'ai lu, 1999. (French translation of Jazz Funeral)
-- Eine ehrenwerte familie: kriminalroman. Frankfurt am Main: Fisher, 1997. (German translation of House of Blues)
-- Louisiana Hotshot. New York: Forge, 2001.
-- Press identification card, New Orleans Department of Police. (side 1, side 2)
Sumner, Cid Ricketts. Withdraw Thy Foot. London: Robert Hale, 1964.
-- Withdraw Thy Foot. New York: Coward-McCann, 1964.
Torgerson, Edwin Dial. The Murderer Returns. New York: Richard R. Smith, 1930.
Wayne, Michael. Death of an Overseer. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
Wells, Charlie. Let the Night Cry. New York: Abelard Press, 1953.
-- The Last Kill. New York: New American Library, 1955. Back cover.
Welty, Eudora. Introduction. Hanging by a Thread. Ed. by Joan Kahn. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969.
Whitten, Leslie H. Moon of the Wolf. New York: Ace Publishing, 1967.
-- Moon of the Wolf. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1967.
Wilkinson, W. S. M. Trial of E. M. Yerger, before a military commission for the killing of Bv’t Col. Joseph G. Crane, at Jackson, Miss., June 8th, 1869. Including testimony of all the witnesses; arguments . . . Reported for the Clarion. Jackson, MS: Clarion Book and Job Printing Establishment. 1869
Williams, Ben Ames. The Silver Forest. New York: Popular Library, n.d.
-- The Silver Forest. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1926.
-- Death on Scurvy Street. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1929.
-- Death on Scurvy Street. N.p.: Continental Books, c.1929.
-- An End to Mirth. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., c.1930.
-- Hostile Valley. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1934.
-- The Dreadful Night. New York: Popular Library, 1948.
-- Lady in Peril. New York: Popular Library, 1948.
-- Autograph Letter Signed. 9 January 1949. Ben Ames Williams to Mrs. Cervy.
Withers, Ernest C. Complete Story of Till Murder Case. Memphis, TN: Wither's Photographers, 1955.