University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
The University of Montana--Missoula
Missoula, MT 59812
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Mss
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Grady,
James b. 1949-
James Grady Papers
1971-2006
2.5 linear feet
The collection contains manuscripts,
publisher’s galleys, and books by James Grady, author of
Six Days of the Condor and other works.
Materials are in
English
Biographical Note
James Grady was born on April 30, 1949, in Shelby, Montana. He
graduated from The University of Montana School of Journalism in 1974. James
Grady sold his first novel,
Six Days of the Condor, at age twenty-four, which was made
into the motion picture, “Three Days of the Condor,” in 1975. In the summer of
1973, he received a Fellowship to work on the staff of United States Senator
Lee Metcalf of Montana. He wrote the novel,
Shadow of the Condor, while working for Metcalf. He
subsequently worked as an investigative reporter under syndicated columnist
Jack Anderson. He has published numerous novels and short stories and has
written feature scripts for Hollywood studios. His books include
Shadow of the Condor,
The Great Pebble Affair,
Catch the Wind, and many others. As of 2015, Grady continues to live and work near
Washington, D.C.
The collection includes manuscripts, publisher’s galleys, and books
for
Six Days of the Condor,
Shadow of the Condor, and
The Great Pebble Affair. The collection also contains
manuscripts for a short story, a movie treatment, and an unpublished manuscript
of an historical novel, “Tumbling Dice.” A self-published work, “Radical Daze,”
is a memoir about Grady’s student days at The University of Montana during the
height of campus anti-Vietnam War activism, 1966 to 1972. The collection contains
published versions of Grady’s short stories and copies of his books in English
and foreign languages. The collection also includes a speech Grady gave at the 2005 University of Montana homecoming, some of his memories of poet and UM professor Richard Hugo,
and an obituary he wrote for author Evan Hunter.
Materials have been arranged by publication or work and then
chronologically.
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of
Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and
the University of Montana--Missoula.
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and
any other applicable statutes. Copyright status unknown.
[Name of document or photograph number], James Grady Papers, Archives
and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of
Montana--Missoula.
Gift of James Grady.
Additions to the collection are expected.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
University of Montana--Missoula--Alumni and alumnae
University
of Montana--Missoula--Students--Biography
Memoirs
Novels
American fiction--20th
century
Student
protesters--Montana--Missoula--Biography
Vietnamese Conflict,
1961-1965--Personal narratives, American
Vietnamese Conflict,
1961-1965--Protest movements--Montana --Missoula
Colleges and Universities
Missoula
Literature
Authors, American
1/1
Six Days of the Condor, “master set, 2nd
pass"
1974
1/2
Six Days of the Condor, publisher’s blueprints,
galleys
1974
1/3
Six Days of the Condor, “confirmation master set”
1974
1/4
Six Days of the Condor, manuscript
ca. 1974
1/5
Gamayun, [early version of Shadow of the Condor],
manuscript
ca. 1973
2/1
Shadow of the Condor, manuscript
1975
2/2
Shadow of the Condor, first galleys
1975
2/3
Shadow of the Condor, manuscript
ca. 1975
3/1
The Great Pebble Affair, published under the name of
“Brit Shelby,” manuscript
undated
3/2
The Great Pebble Affair, published under the name of
“Brit Shelby,” original manuscript and first galleys
1976
3/3
Tumbling Dice: A Historical Novel,
manuscript
undated
3/4
Crime Against the Body Politic, short story
published in I Witness
ca.1977
3/5
By Persons or Things Unknown, Movie
Treatment
undated
4/1
Radical Daze: Snapshots from the University of Montana
‘movement,’ circa 1966-72, Personal/Academic Memoir by James
Grady
undated
4/2
Correspondence and
clippings
1971-2000
4/3
Stories published in "Journal of
Asian Martial Arts"
1988,
2000
4/4
Stories published in
"Regardie’s"
1988,
1991
4/5
Story published in
Treasure State Review
1993
4/6
How Ed McBain made his name, Obituary for Evan Hunter
2005
4/7
University of Montana Homecoming Speech
2005
4/8
Memories of Dick Hugo
February 27, 2006
Books:
5
Six Days of the Condor, eleven copies in ten
different languages, ca. 1974
Shadow of the Condor, two copies in Italian, two
copies in English, 1975-1976
Catch the Wind, 1980
Runner in the Street, 1984
The Great Pebble Affair, copy in Italian, 1978
City of Shadows by James Dalton [James Grady pen
name], 2000
The Best American Mystery Stories, James Ellroy,
editor-features “The Championship of Nowhere” by James Grady, 2002