The James W. Hall Papers Collection consists of printed papers, manuscripts, and correspondence. This includes rough drafts of novels, both printed from the publisher and first drafts and outlines written by Dr. Hall. There is correspondence including letters to and from publishing companies, universities, and bookstores. The majority of the collection is drafts from his published novels. The collection also includes many poems as Dr. Hall was a poet as well as a novelist. Works from Dr. Hall's novels in this collection include Under Cover of Daylight, Bones of Coral, Mean High Tide, Body Language, Miami Beach, Kentucky, Tropical Freeze, Red Sky at Night, Gone Wild, Rough Draft, and Squall Line.
