His seventh novel written and first to be sold, The Amulet, was published in 1979 and would be followed by over thirty additional novels written under his own name or the pseudonyms Nathan Aldyne, Axel Young (both with Dennis Schuetz), Mike McCray and Preston Macadam (both with John Preston). In 1978 he was awarded his doctorate degree in English and American Literature from Brandeis. He graduated with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in English from Harvard in 1972. Michael McDowell was born June I, 1950 in Enterprise, Alabama and attended public schools in southern Alabama until 1968.
The documents were arranged and described by Eric Honneffer and the finding aid completed by him in January 2010. Researchers are responsible for securing copyright permission when using all unpublished manuscripts and published works whether authored by McDowell or by other authors whose work may be found in this collection. No restrictions have been placed on the use of the collection for scholarly purposes. His literary executor, Laurence Senelick, continued to transfer additions after that date. This author of predominantly horror and occult-themed novels and screenplays began donating his collection to the Browne Popular Culture Library around 1987 until his death in 1999. The Michael McEachern McDowell Collection includes 20 cubic feet of correspondence and manuscripts dating from 1966-2001.
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