Manuscripts
Butler, Octavia E. Why did I write Kindred?: speech: draft
- Description
A.MS. (21p.); 28cm. Also: Variant draft of first page, 1p. Also: Autograph notes, 2p.
- Date
- 1986.
- Call number
- OEB 2927
- Provenance
- Gift of the Estate of Octavia E. Butler, August 2008 and July 2017.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- SEALED: OEB 5370: sealed until December 31, 2042. OEB 5374: sealed until December 31, 2063. OEB 5660 and OEB 8714: sealed until December 31, 2043.
- RESTRICTED. Boxes 167-187, 361, 387, and 393-398 contain Butler's commonplace books and have been restricted for preservation reasons. They are available with curatorial approval when there is need to consult the material object. Facsimile reproductions in the Facsimiles series should be consulted instead.
