Anne Rice Collection (Mss. 4446) Inventory
Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library Louisiana State University Libraries Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University
Reformatted 2007
ANNE RICE COLLECTION Mss. 4446 1979-(1987-1991) LSU Libraries Special Collections
Contents of Inventory
Biographical/Historical Note 4 Scope and Content Note 4 Collection Description(s) 5 Index Terms 6 Container List 7-9
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Summary
Size. 0.5 linear feet
Geographic United States locations.
Inclusive dates. 1979-1991
Bulk dates. 1987-1991
Language. English
Summary. Articles, interviews, and reviews by and about Louisiana author Anne Rice and her works. Includes audio tapes of interviews of Rice on National Public Radio and a Larry King radio broadcast.
Organization. Arranged chronologically within two groups: Articles and reviews written by Anne Rice Articles and reviews written about Anne Rice
Restrictions on If microfilm is available, photocopies must be made from microfilm. access.
Related Katherine M. Ramsland Papers, Mss. 4464 collections.
Copyright. Copyright of the original materials is retained by descendants of the creators in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Citation. Anne Rice Collection, Mss. 4446, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La.
Stack location(s). W:69
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Biographical/Historical Note
An author from New Orleans, La., Anne Rice (born October 4, 1941) is a best-selling author of horror and fantasy as well as religious themed novels. She is best known for her Vampire Chronicles, which includes Interview with a Vampire, published in 1976. Other titles by Rice include Queen of the Damned, The Witching Hour, and Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. She was married to the late poet Stan Rice (d. 2002) and is the mother of novelist Christopher Rice. She has also published works under the names Anne Rampling and A.N. Roquelaure.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains published articles, interviews, and book reviews by or pertaining to the author Anne Rice. Publications include magazines and newspapers such as Rolling Stone, Playboy, Psychology Today, San Francisco Chronicle, and The New York Times Book Review. Also included are two audio tapes, one an interview from National Public Radio (undated), and the other a Larry King radio show interview (1988).
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Collection Description
The collection contains a number of articles and reviews written by Anne Rice herself. These include an excerpt from her novel Queen of the Damned found in an issue of Rolling Stone (October 6, 1988) and an essay entitled “Interlude with the Undead” found in Playboy (January 1979). Also included are several issues of The New York Times Book Review which contain reviews by Anne Rice of the works of other authors, including Scott Turow, Edna Buchanan, and Catherine Roman (1987-1990).
The majority of the collection consists of reviews of the novels of Anne Rice and articles about the author herself. Books reviewed in The New York Times Book Review as well as the San Francisco Chronicle include The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned, and The Witching Hour (1985-1991). A number of articles about the author, many containing interviews, are found in magazines such as The New York Times Magazine (1988), People (1988), Lear’s (1989), Psychology Today (1989), and The Horror Show (1990) to name a few. The collection contains the full issues of all magazines as well as copies of the individual articles. For a full list of the articles, see the container list.
Two audio tapes are also included. One contains an interview with Anne Rice from National Public Radio (undated) and the other an interview from the Larry King Radio Show (November 1988).
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Index Terms
Authors, American--Louisiana.
Authors--Interviews.
Books--Reviews
Horror tales, American--History and criticism.
New Orleans (La.)
Queen of the Damned.
Rice, Anne, 1941-
Rice, Anne, 1941- --Criticism and interpretation.
The Vampire Chronicles.
Vampires in literature.
Witchcraft in literature.
The Witching Hour.
Women authors.
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Container List
Stack Box Contents Location
W:69 1 Articles and reviews by Anne Rice: “Interlude with the Undead.” Playboy, Jan. 1979, pp.216-225, 388-390.
“Whither the Werewolf.” Rev. of A Lycanthropy Reader, ed. by Charlotte F. Otten. The New York Times Book Review, Apr. 5, 1987, p.33 (2 copies)
“She Knew Too Many Too Well.” Rev. of Presumed Innocent, by Scott Turow. The New York Times Book Review, June 28, 1987, p.1, 28-29.
“Unsolved Murders, Unfinished Stories.” Rev. of The Corpse Had an Unfamiliar Face, by Edna Buchanan. The New York Times Book Review, Dec. 13, 1987, p.23.
“Triggerman’s Friend.” Rev. of Daddy’s Girl, the Campbell Murder Case, by Clifford Irving. The New York Times Book Review, June 5, 1988, p.24.
“Queen of the Damned: An Excerpt from the Third of the Author’s Best Selling Vampire Novels.” Rolling Stone, Oct. 1988, pp.96-98 (2 copies)
“A Murder That Didn’t Add Up.” Rev. of Blind Faith, by Joe McGinniss. The New York Times Book Review, Jan. 29, 1989, pp.13-14.
“Eden in the Heart of the City.” Rev. of Southern Comfort: The Garden District of New Orleans, 1800-1900, by S. Frederick Starr, photographs by Robert S. Brantley. The New York Times Book Review, Dec. 31, 1989, pp.7-8.
“Welcome to the Lower Depths.” Rev. of Foreplay, by Catherine Roman. The New York Times Book Review, March 25, 1990, pp.13-14.
Articles about Anne Rice and reviews of her work: Liberatore, Karen and Lewis Buzbee. “A Vampire for our Times.” Rev. of The Vampire Lestat, by Anne Rice. San Francisco Chronicle: Review, Nov. 3, 1985, pp.1, 10-11.
Summer, Bob. “Anne Rice.” Publisher’s Weekly, Oct. 28, 1988, pp.59-60.
Liberatore, Karen. “A Queen Traces Her Bloodlines.” Rev. of Queen of the Damned, by Anne Rice. San Francisco Chronicle: Review, Oct. 30, 1988, pp.1, 14. Signed “For Jeff, Anne Rice”
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Kellerman, Stewart. “The Other Incarnation of a Vampire Author.” The New York Times, Nov. 7, 1988, p.B-1, B-4.
Kraft, Eric. “Do Not Speak Ill of the Undead.” Rev. of Queen of the Damned, by Anne Rice. The New York Times Book Review, Nov. 27, 1988, pp.12-13.
Raymond, Gerald. “Anne Rice, Queen of the Vampire Chronicles.” The New York Native, Dec. 5, 1988, pp.17-19.
Wadler, Joyce and Johnny Greene. “Anne Rice’s Imagination May Roam Among Vampires and Erotica, but her Heart is Right at Home.” People, Dec. 5, 1988, pp.131-134.
“Vampires Boswell Turning to TV.” New York, Jan. 30, 1989, p.8.
Holditch, Kenneth W. “Interview with Anne Rice.” Lears, Oct. 1989, pp.86- 89.
Perry, David. “Do the Rice Thing.” Omni, Oct. 1989, pp.26-28.
Robertson, Michael. “A Read-O-Matic Guide to Lite Literature.” San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 2, 1989, B-4.
Ramsland, Katherine. “Hunger for the Marvelous: The Vampire Craze in the Computer Age.” Psychology Today, Nov. 1989, pp.31-35 (2 copies).
Ramsland, Katherine M. “Anne Rice, Seeking Recognition as a Writer.” The Blood Review, Jan. 1990, pp.29-34.
Ramsland, Katherine. “Anne Rice and the Children of the Night.” Magical Blend, Jan. 1990, pp.43-47.
Ramsland, Katherine. “Profile of Anne Rice.” The Horror Show, Spring 1990, pp.18-20.
Ferraro, Susan. “Novels You Can Sink Your Teeth Into.” The New York Times Magazine, Oct. 14, 1990, pp.26-29, 67, 74-77.
Johnson, George. “New and Noteworthy.” Includes rev. of The Witching Hour, by Anne Rice. The New York Times Book Review, Oct. 20, 1991, p.52.
Ansley, Leslie. “Queen of Halloween.” Marin Independent Journal, “USA Weekend” insert, Oct. 25-27, 1991, p.6.
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W:69 1 Holditch, Kenneth. “Old Haunting Grounds: An Interview with Anne Rice.” Lambda Rising Book Report, vol.1, no.7, undated, pp.1, 11.
“Cross Currents: Blood Real Blood.” Fragment, undated.
Folder of copies of articles and reviews by Anne Rice
Folder of copies of articles about Anne Rice and reviews of her work
Audio Tapes NPR (National Public Radio) Interview with Anne Rice “12/3”(no year)
Larry King Radio Show interview with Anne Rice, Nov. 1988.
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