"The purpose of this paper is to bring together information about the life of John Roberts Tunis, 'one of the most influential of contemporary American writers,' and the books he has written. Since the expressed 'purpose of the bio-bibliography is to present biographical and bibliographical material to library users,' this type of study was chosen in relation to Tunis, who has not been studied in this manner before"--Introduction. / Carbon copy of typescript. / "August, 1955." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-84).