Maury mss., ca.
1935-1970
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
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Creator
Maury, Curt, 1909-1989.
TitleMaury mss., ca.
1935-1970
Collection No.
LMC 3011
Extent
34 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Maury mss., ca. 1935-1970, consists
of the unpublished papers and writings of writer Curt Maury, 1909-1989.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Born Kurt Tischler in Vienna he began writing poetry, plays and short stories while
still in gymnasium. He attended the University of Vienna, studying German literature
and received his PhD in 1935. As the Austrian government became fascist and Hitler's
National Socialism took over in 1938, Curt and his wife fled to Lisbon and then to
London. It was in London that his name was changed legally to Curt Maury. His first
book, written in German but translated by R. Wills Thomas, was published in England
in 1943.
Meanwhile Maury and his wife came to the United States settling in New York in 1940.
He continued to write novels, plays and short stories, most of which remained
unpublished, until the early 1960s when he became absorbed in the study of India and
her religions. This interest and his long research trips to India continued through
the mid-1970s and resulted in two substantial works:
Folk
Origins of Indian Art
(Columbia University Press, 1969) and his last,
but unpublished,
Folk Religion of India and Canonical
Hinduism
. This last manuscript along with 10,000 accompanying slides are
in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington,
DC.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Dramatic Verse; II. Novels;
III. Plays; IV. Poetry; V. Short Stories.
Scope and Content Note
The Maury mss., ca. 1935-1970, consists of the unpublished papers and writings of
writer Curt Maury, 1909-1989. Present in this collection of mostly typescripts are
Roadside Inns: The Final years Don Juan; two
novels; three plays, one of which was sold to Hollywood for a movie; a small group
of poems, and eighteen short stories and novellas.
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Indexing Terms
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Names
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Link
Maury, Curt, 1909-1989.
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Link
Evans, A. W.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 2008
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
Maury mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Series:
Box 1
I. Dramatic Verse
Roadside Inn: The Final Years of Don Juan.
(10 folders)
Includes 2 CDs
Series:
Box 1
II. Novels
A Great Lady's Jester
(5 folders)
The Endless Path
(3 folders)
Series:
Box 1
III. Plays
The Maid from Dom Remy
(2 folders)
The Maid from Dom Remy (Typescript)
Night Without Morning
The Sun Will Shine Again
Tomorrow's Harvest
Contract with Paramount Pictures, Inc. only
Series:
Box 1
IV. Poetry
Various poems
Series:
Box 1
V. Short Stories
The Blessed
Brief Visit
The Day Christine Died
Easter Mourning
Encounter in the Sunset
(2 folders)
Flowers
Focus
The Gap
The Glitter
The Great Hollow
The Instrument
The Lord's Emissary
Mission to a Foreign Place
Mister Flannery
A Name for a Canvas
The Philadelphia Idea
The Traitor
The Spirit of the Mammele
(2 folders)