Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Coll. 148
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Creator:
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Glidden, Frederick Dilley, 1908-1975
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Title:
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Frederick D. Glidden Papers
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Dates:
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1933-1976 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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18.5 linear feet
33 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials written in English.
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Summary:
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Frederick D. Glidden was one of America's foremost western authors. Under the pen name Luke Short he published several novels, novelettes and articles. He also wrote a number of screenplays and teleplays. This collection documents his writing career and publishing record through manuscripts, correspondence, reviews, magazines, tearsheets and personal documents.
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Biographical Note
Frederick Dilley Glidden was born in Kewanee, Illinois in 1908. A graduate of the University of Missouri, he began his early career as a general reporter for a series of Midwest daily newspapers. Not lasting long at any of the papers, the Depression found him trapping for furs in Canada. He married Florence Elder in 1934 and, during the next few years had three children.
Glidden's writing career began in earnest when he started submitting western stories to pulp magazines while living in Santa Fe. Once he took on an agent, Marguerite Harper, his work began to sell. It is not clear who came up with the pen name Like Short- Ms. Harper or Glidden himself- but apparently enough of his audience appreciated this accolade to the real-life man, and sales were not hindered. By the end of the 1930's he had turned out fourteen novels and numerous short stories.
The 1940's proved to be the most profitable decade in Glidden's career. For the first few years, he worked as a scriptwriter in Hollywood. A number of his books were made into movies, with stars such as Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, and Robert Mitchum in the lead roles. He signed contracts with paperback publishers, generating a lifetime total of over 26 million copies in sales. Toward the end of the decade, Glidden broke out of the pulps and into the slicks, such as Collier's and Saturday Evening Post. Between the two magazines, nine Luke Short novels were serialized.
During the next twenty years or so, Glidden tried a series of different ventures, none very successful. He wrote more screenplays in hopes of landing more movies, but these were rejected. The thorium company he founded proved to be a bust. There were several cases of plagiarism of his stories by others, none of which ever saw the courtroom. He also tried other genres of writing, but received little encouragement. Residing in Aspen, he came to love Colorado's natural beauty and became active in civic affairs.
His writing came full circle when, by the end of the 1960's, he had returned to writing westerns on a full-time basis and produced six novels. Despite rapidly deteriorating eye sight, Glidden continued to write, but discovered that he had throat cancer. He died in August, 1975.
Source: Gale, Robert L. Luke Short. Twayne's United States Authors Series, 1981.
Content Description
The Papers of Frederick D. Glidden, one of America's foremost western writers known internationally by his pen name Luke Short, document his writing career and publishing record. Included in the collection are correspondence, personal documents, reviews, manuscripts, teleplays, tearsheets, pulp magazines containing his stories and books.
Correspondence in the collection is arranged alphabetically by person or organization. The largest segment is that with his agent Marguerite Harper, providing a bio-bibliography of Luke Short, as well as a history of the publishing business as applied to westerns. One file of notable interest is that of the Western Writers of America, Inc. It concerns the plagiarism of the Luke Short story "Ramrod" (1943) by Gladwell Richardson in 1951. Richardson was published under the pseudonym John Winslowe, calling the plagiarized piece "Short Trigger Man."
Novels, novelettes, short stories, non-fiction articles, screenplays, and unpublished teleplays comprise the manuscript series. They are arranged alphabetically by title. Glidden dictated his stores and the typed copy, with corrections, represents the original manuscript (with the exception of one novel written in long-hand). A selection of untitled manuscripts, identified only by the first line, completes the series. The teleplays that follow were all produced by Zane Grey Theatre.
The tearsheets represent the first time a particular story was published. Appearing serially in magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's, many were subsequently published as books, primarily in paperback form, or in anthologies. Additionally, some were published in pulp magazines and several eventually appears in comic book form. The tearsheets, pulp-printed stories, and books are all arranged alphabetically by title.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Series I. Correspondence; Series II. Financial and Personal Material; Series III. Manuscripts; Series IV. Untitled Manuscripts; Series V. Teleplays; Series VI. Tearsheets; Series VII. Stories in Pulp Magazines; Series VIII. Comic Books.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use Property rights reside with the Special Collections & University Archives.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the
Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The
reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Frederick D. Glidden Papers, Coll. 148, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.
Subjects
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.
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| Harper, Marguerite--Correspondence |
| Short, Luke, 1908-1975--Archives |
| American literature--20th century |
| Authors, American--20th century |
| Western films--United States |
| Western stories |
| Western television programs--United States |
| Carbon copies |
| Screenplays |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series I:
Corresondence
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Ajax Music Company
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Bantam Books
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Dell Publishing Company
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Glidden, Jon (Jonathan)
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Harper, Marguerite
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1933-1939 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1940 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1941 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1942 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1943 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1944 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1945 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1945 cont. |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1946 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1947 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1948 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1949 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1950 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1951 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1952 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1953 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1954 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1955 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1956 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1957 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1958 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1959 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1960 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1961 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1962 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1963 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1964 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1965 |
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Harper, Marguerite
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1966 |
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Houghton Mifflin Company
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Macmillan Company
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Saturday Evening Post (Curtis Publishing Company)
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H.N. Swanson
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H.N. Swanson
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1949-1966 |
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Western Writers of America
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Zane Grey Four Star Theatre
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Miscellaneous (A-Z)
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Fan Mail
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Series II:
Financial and Personal Material
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Container(s)
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Description
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Royalty Statements
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For other royalty statements, see Harper correspondence.
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Contracts, copyright assignments, legal Papers
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Contracts, copyright assignments, legal papers (cont.)
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Copyright record
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Personal Documents
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Reviews and Newspaper Clippings
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Series III:
Manuscripts
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Description
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Dates
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And the Wind Blows Free (carbon, corrected, with original corrected sheets inserted)
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And the Wind Blows Free (carbon, corrected, with original corrected sheets inserted, cont.)--with notes on locale, characters and details
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"Aspen, a view from a High Window" (rejected by Colorado Magazine, letter included)
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"Blood Brothers" (first carbon)
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Blood on the Moon (first carbon)
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Blood on the Moon, screenplay by Harold Shumate and Luke Short (carbon)
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"Cabin in Manhattan" (original) with agreement, Fred Glidden and E.J. Evans, July 18,19, 1941. Sold to M.G.M. but never produced.
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"Countermand" (carbon)
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"Cover to Cover" (carbon)
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"Danger Hole" (novelette, carbon) Original title: "The Drowned Emma." Published in Saturday Evening Post, August 7, 17, 1948. vol 221, nos. 6&7.
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Debt of Honor (novelette, original, corrected)
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Debt of Honor (novel, carbon)
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Desert Crossing (original, corrected)
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The Deserters (original)
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The Deserters (original) with plot synopsis and notes on characters and locale
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The Deserters (carbon with holograph corrections and revisions)
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"The Dividend"
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Donovan's Week (first version with holograph corrections and partial revisions)
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Donovan's Week (second version with holograph corrections and partial revisions)
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Donovan's Week (third version, fragments) with plot synopsis and notes on characters
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"Double or Nothing" (original)
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Extension 66 (pilot, television series) Presentation, and teleplay titled: Calculated Risk (original and carbon). Unsold
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Fiddlefoot (first carbon)
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First Campaign (original, corrected) Original title: My Brother's Keeper
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First Campaign (final copy, corrected)
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First Claim (original, corrected)
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Guns of Hanging Lake (first draft, original with holograph corrections)
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Guns of Hanging Lake (fragments of second version)
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Guns of Hanging Lake (corrected and revised fragments, carbon and holograph original)
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Hanaway (first draft, original with holograph revision)
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Hanaway (final carbon)
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The Hangman (original) Made into motion picture by Paramount
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Hard Money (first carbon)
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Hardcase (printer's copy)
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Headwater (original and carbon) Premise of television series
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"High Grade" (carbon)
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High Vermillion (first carbon)
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"The Iron Cobweb" (two carbons, one corrected)
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I've had it (carbon) Musical comedy, with Joe Marsala. See Ajax Music Co.
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Last Hunt (carbon, with original corrections inserted)
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"Long Leave" (carbon)
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Luke Short (carbon). Teleplay, unsold
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The Man From Two Rivers (typed draft, original and carbon, holgraph revision and corrections.)
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The Name is Carmichael Television pilot. Also carbon titles “The Professor,” teleplay for the Carmichael series.
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Paper Sheriff (original, corrected)
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“The Passenger” (original) Not published. Trip to Uranium City paid by Collier’s magazine. Story rejected because they considered it too controversial. Expense money refunded them.
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Pearly [Pearley] (first draft, holograph)
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Pearly [Pearley] (first version, carbon)
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Pearly [Pearley] (second version, original, corrected copy and notes)
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Pearly [Pearley] (final copy, with minor corrections) unpublished
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Play a Lone Hand (first carbon, before revision) Original title: The Sunday Man
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Primrose Series (television series proposal) General notes on series and characters
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Primrose Series (television series proposal) “The Blacksmith” (original) teleplay
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Primrose Series (television series proposal) “Full Circle” (carbon) short story
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Primrose Series (television series proposal) "The Housekeeper" (carbon) short story and premise
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Primrose Series (television series proposal) "The Postmaster" (carbon) teleplay
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Primrose Series (television series proposal) "The Wayfarer" (2 drafts, carbon. See also published teleplays)
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The Primrose Try (original with corrections and corrected sheets)
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Ramrod (original with corrections)
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Saddle by Starlight (printer’s copy)
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Saddle by Starlight (carbon) Screenplay, with letter: Saul David of Warner Brothers to Glidden regretting no sale – February 19, 1963
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Silver Rock (original, corrected)
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“Snipes ‘till June” (original – corrected, carbon or revision) Later published as: “A Swindler for Love,” Liberty Magazine, October 26, 1940
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Some-Day Country (original, corrected)
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The Stalkers (typed draft, carbon and original pages, pp. 80-93 missing)
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“Station Break” (carbon)
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Station West (first carbon)
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Summer of the Smoke (original, corrected)
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Sunset Gaze (first carbon)
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"Take Your Lunch" (carbon)
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“Tax Rap” (original) unfinished serial
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“The Teehanner” (carbon)
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“Ten O’Clock Spot” (carbon)
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“Test Pit” (carbon)
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“Test Pit” (teleplay) for Zane Grey Theatre. See also teleplay, Grubstake
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Three for the Money (original, with holograph corrections and revisions)
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Three for the Money (fragments, holograph)
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Three for the Money (final carbon with slight editorial revision)
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Three for the Money (page proofs, proofs for title page, advertisements, etc.)
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Three for the Money (carbon) motion picture outline
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“Top Hand” (carbon)
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Trouble Country (original, corrected)
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“Trumpets West” (original, corrected) Original title: The Thin Blue Line; published in Argosy, July, 1945 as “Trumpets West!” (revised version, carbon)
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“Water in the Ground” (carbon) unsold
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“Well Butch, I guess I look Pretty Cute” (carbon)
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“We’ll Have to Hurry” (carbon)
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The Whip (original, corrected)
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“White Horse, Black Horse” (carbon)
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“Who’ll Buy My Violence?” (carbon)
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Series IV:
Untitled Manuscripts (identified by first line)
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Container(s)
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