James Joyce
Manuscripts

Joyce scholars view his manuscripts as crucial to understanding his complex literary techniques and creative evolution. Despite the challenges posed by his difficult handwriting and the scattered nature of the manuscript collection, these documents remain a treasure trove for researchers seeking deeper insights into one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.

Below is a list of manuscripts, editions and secondary works on Joyce's manuscripts.

Joyce left behind a considerable number of manuscripts, especially for his major works like "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake." These collections are held in various libraries and archives around the world, including the National Library of Ireland, the British Library, and the Joyce Collection at the University at Buffalo, among others.

As a historian who has seen papal bulls from 1096 in the original, I truly understand the value of (and fascination with) manuscripts. They are the primary source for historical context and the process of creation, and increasingly accessible as digitized ressources in online databases.

Bibliography for James Joyce —
Manuscripts

Author Title Type
Appel, Alfred Jr. James Joyce: An Appreciation [Exhibition Catalogue]. Stanford (Stanford Univ. Libraries) 1964- Book
Barsanti, Michael "Ulysses" in Hand: The Rosenbach Manuscript. Philadelphia (Rosenbach Museum & Library) 2000. Book
Beach, Sylvia Catalogue of a Collection Containing Manuscripts and Rare Editions of James Joyce. Paris (Privately printed) 15 May 1935. Book
Brown, Richard "The Missing Typescripts of 'Finnegans Wake'," in: A Finnegans Wake Circular 4.1 (1988), p.1-18. Article
Driver, Clive / Levin, Harry James Joyce's "Ulysses": A Facsimile of the Manuscript. 2 Vols. New York (Octagon) 1976. Book
Fahy, Catherine (Ed.) The James Joyce-Paul Leon papers in the National Library of Ireland: A catalogue. (National Library of Ireland) 1992. Book
Goldman, Arnold "Two New 'Ulysses' Working Drafts," in: Joyce Studies Annual 12 (Summer 2001), p.3-9. Article
Groden, Michael James Joyce's Manuscripts: An Index. New York and London (Garland) 1980. Book
Groden, Michael (Gen. Ed.) The James Joyce Archive. 63 folio vols. (Garland Publishing) 1977-78. Book
Groden, Michael "Ulysses". Notes & 'Telemachus', 'Scylla and Charybdis': a facsimile of notes for the book & manuscripts & typescripts for episodes 1-9. New York (Garland Publ.) 1978. Book
Groden, Michael "Library Collections of Joyce Manuscripts," in: A Companion to Joyce Studies. Eds. Zack Bowen and James F. Carens. Westport, Conneticut (Greenwood) 1984, p.783-785. Article
Herring, Phillip "'Ulysses' Notesheet VIII.A.5 at Buffalo," in: Studies in Bibliography 22 (1969), p.287-310. Article
Herring, Phillip Joyce's Notes and Early Drafts for "Ulysses". Charlottesville (University Press of Virginia) 1977. Book
Herring, Phillip Joyce's "Ulysses" notesheets in the British Museum. Charlotteville (University Press of Virginia) 1972. Book
Herring, Phillip "The James Joyce Archive," in: JJQ 19.1 (1981), p.85-97. Article
Huttner, Sidney F. The McFarlin Library Paul and Lucie Léon/James Joyce Collection. With an Introduction by Bernard Benstock. Tulsa (McFarlin Library) 1985 Book
Levin, Harry / Driver, Clive "Ulysses": A Facsimile of the Manuscript. New York (Octagon) 1976. Book
Lund, Steven (Ed.) James Joyce: Letters, Manuscripts, and Photographs at Southern Illinois University. Springfield (Southern Illinois University Press) 1983. Book
McSharry, Katherine A Joycean Scrapbook: from the National Library of Ireland. Wicklow, Ireland (Wordwell) 2004. Book
National Book League Harriet Weaver & James Joyce: The Catalogue of the Harriet Shaw Weaver Collection of James Joyce housed in the Library of the National Book League. London (National Book League) 1957. 1976. Book
Oliphant, Dave / Zigal, Thomas (Eds.) Joyce at Texas. Essays on the James Joyce Material at the Humanities Research Center. Austin (University of Texas Press) 1983. Book
Rose, Danis (Ed.) James Joyce's The Index Manuscript: "Finnegans Wake" Holograph Workbook VI.B.46. Colchester (A Wake Newslitter Press) 1978. Book
Scholes, Robert E. The Cornell Joyce Collection: A Catalogue. Ithaca (Cornell University Press) 1961. Book
Scholes, Robert E. / Kain, R.M. (Eds.) The Workshop of Daedalus. Evanston (University of Illinois Press) 1965. Book
Sotheby's London The Lost 'Eumaeus' Notebook: James Joyce, Autograph Manuscript of the Eumaeus Episode of 'Ulysses'. Lot 197 in the Sale of English Literature, History, Children's and Illustrated Books and Drawings. London (Sotheby's) 2001. Book
Spielberg, Peter James Joyce's Manuscripts and Letters at the University of Buffalo: A Catalogue. Buffalo (University of Buffalo Press) 1962. Book