Jack Beeching Manuscripts

Collection

Identifier: Mss 94

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Jack Beeching Manuscipts consist exclusively of various drafts of his work The Dakota Project which was published in 1968. The draft manuscripts have been organized in the order they are believed to have been written. The terms “First”, “Second”, and “Final” are used on the file labels only to distinguish between the three major typed drafts. The first draft, written in longhand, is actually on the back of many of the “First” Draft pages; although not in consecutive order. The “Second” Draft is not complete, ending at page 167. The Miscellaneous draft pages file contains only several pages of various drafts which do not fit into the three main drafts. And, the final folder contains several note cards listing recommended changes in the text. Very likely they are not by Mr. Beeching himself.

Dates

1965-1966

Creator

Beeching, Jack. (Person)

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.

Copyrights

The copyright is not held by the Institute for Regional Studies.

Biography

James Barbary Beeching was born in 1922 in Sussex, England. Since the mid 1950’s he has lived extensively outside of England and traveled widely. During the 1965-66 academic year he was poet in residence at North Dakota State University where he worked on the manuscript for The Dakota Project. He has published extensively in poetry, novels, historical works, and juvenile literature.