J. Michael Lennon, Professor of Literature and Director of the Office of Public Affairs Communication, papers (1973-91) consists of:

Series I: Production tapes for the PBS television documentary "James Jones: Reveille to Taps" (1983-84), including 104 video tapes. 8 reel-to-reel audio tapes, and one audiocassette. The documentary details the life and work of novelist James Jones: his childhood in Illinois, his stay at the Handy Colony, his relationship with Lowney Handy, and his marriage and later life in Paris and Long Island.

Series II-IV: Includes materials related to the planning of the Management Program include correspondence, syllabi and exams; Learning Center Evaluation Materials (1974-80); Literature/English Program Records from 1973 to 1991 including agendas, minutes, working papers, memos, and course schedule.

Series V: James Jones and "Reveille to Taps" material includes 40 interviews conducted by Mike Lennon for documentary as well as correspondence with interviewees, Gloria Jones, and the PBS TV network. Also included are newspaper articles, announcements, flyers, notes, and photos pertaining to the documentary. Evaluations, critiques, and letters about the documentary are included. Newspaper articles about James Jones and the Handy Colony, articles written by James Jones, Jones's military information, and copies of correspondence of James Jones and Lowney Handy are included.

Items Moved to Handy Colony Collection: 2 Copies of This is my Beloved by Walter Benton (moved to Box 64, folder 16). Included is note saying “To my wife Lowney. Forevermore, James Jones” Movie Script: “From Here to Eternity” (186 pages; includes letter from Lowney Handy concerning movie script) (moved to Box 76, folder 1). “The Bark of the Wolfhounds” - 27th U.S. Infantry Yearbook, 1941 (moved to Box 64, folder 15).

Photographs: James Jones in Military Uniform, 1943, 5”x7” James Jones and Lowney Handy 5”x7” James Jones with gun, 10”x8 ¼” (2 copies) James Jones, 7”x9” James Jones at typewriter, 8”x10” James Jones with Montgomery Clift playing bugle, 8”x10” James Jones and Lowney Handy, 8”x10” James Jones and Lowney Handy in truck, 10”x8” Young James Jones, 8”x10” Copy of James Jones Charcoal, 8”x10” (3 copies) James Turner (Lowney Turner’s father), 8”x10” Jacqueline Jones, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 29, 1951, 3” x 4 ¼” Lowney Handy and James Jones “Caught,” 3 ½” x 5”