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 USA URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Coll. 192
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Creator:
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Newton, D. B. (Dwight Bennett), 1916-
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Title:
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Dwight Bennett Newton Papers
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Dates:
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1947-1985 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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19 linear feet 39 containers, 57 volumes
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in English.
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Summary:
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Collection comprises papers of American author of western fiction
Dwight Newton, including correspondence with other writers, the
August Lenniger Literary Agency, and Book Creations, Inc.; literary manuscripts (including short stories and teleplays); and 57 vols.
of Newton's books.
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Biographical Note
Dwight Bennett Newton, author of formulary western fiction, was born January 14, 1916, in Kansas City, Missouri, son of Otis L. and Grace (Thompson) Newton. He married Mary Jane Kregel in 1941 and has two daughters, Jennifer and Janet. He received a master's' degree in history from the University of Missouri, Kansas City in 1942, and served in the Army Corps of Engineers from 1942 to 1946.
A founder and the first secretary-treasurer of the Western Writers of America, Dwight Newton has authored seventy novels, over 175 short stories and forty television scripts. His novel Range Boss (Pocket Books, 1949) was the first bought and published as a paperback original without first appearing in a hardcover edition, initiating a new era in modern publishing. Pseudonyms used by Newton include Dwight Bennett, D. B. Newton, Clement Hardin, Ford Logan, Hank Mitchum, and Dan Temple.
In the late 1950's, Newton worked as a Hollywood scriptwriter, turning out teleplays for western television series. He wrote the first teleplay for and created several of the regular characters in Wagon Train, and worked on stories for Tales of Wells Fargo, Death Valley Days, and others. Dwight Newton lives in Bend, Oregon.
Content Description
The Dwight Bennett Newton Papers contain correspondence and manuscripts from a long and successful career in formulary Western fiction writing, primarily of novels. The correspondence is divided into three subseries: general, in alphabetical order (see Index of Correspondents at end of inventory); correspondence with the August Lenniger Literary Agency, in chronological order; and with Book Creations, Inc., in chronological order.
Much of the correspondence is with fellow Western writers, comparing notes, offering tips and criticisms, and sharing anecdotes about other writers and agents they have known. Of special interest are the files of correspondence with Frank Bonham, William R. Cox, Brian Garfield, Frank Gruber, Lew P. Holmes, and T. V. Olsen. There is also an informative Newton interview, conducted, by mail, by Jean Mead of Western Writers of America, Inc.
The manuscripts are also divided into three subseries, each arranged alphabetically: book-length, short stories, and teleplays. Publication information and pseudonyms are included with each title. Newton's novel-writing technique is easily documented. The first draft is composed at the typewriter on colored paper, with each session dated at the head of the text, and word counts at the top of each page. Heavy revisions are made in pencil, then the draft goes back for retyping. This second draft goes to the agent for marketing to the publishers. Often the second draft, after a once-over by a copy editor, is the one actually used by the typesetter.
Several of Dwight Newton's novels have an Oregon setting: The Big Land, Crooked River Canyon, Hangman's Knot, Oregon Rifles, and Disaster Creek. According to the Encyclopedia of Frontier and Western Fiction, "...what makes Newton's books different, and superior is his scrupulous attention to natural terrain--his sense of real places in the West..." (253). This is especially true of the Oregon novels.
Teleplays are arranged alphabetically by title of television series and title of play. The copies are mimeographed and bound, and are dated according to the date of the current revision.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series:
- Correspondence
- Manuscripts
- Free standing volumes
Administrative Information
Processing Note Collection processed by Richard Bear.
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 Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries.
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], Dwight Bennett Newton Papers, Coll. 192, 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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| Newton, D. B. (Dwight Bennett), 1916- |
| Newton, D. B. (Dwight Bennett), 1916---Correspondence |
| Lenniger Literary Agency--Records and correspondence |
| Authors, American--20th century |
| Television writers--United States |
| Western stories--Authorship |
| Western television programs--United States |
| Manuscripts for publication |
| Television scripts |
| Western stories |
| Other Creators : |
| Bennett, Dwight, 1916- (contributor) |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Correspondence
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Ahlswede-Baker
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Ballantine Books-Bolles
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Bonham, Frank
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1963-1969
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1963-1969 |
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1970-1987
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1970-1987 |
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Booth-Cooke
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Cox, William R.
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Crowell-Dotort
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Doubleday & Co., Inc.
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Duncan-Furman
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Gale, Robert L.
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Garfield, Brian
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Gaulden-Grove
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Gruber, Frank
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Halvorson-H. J. Justin & Sons, Inc.
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Holmes, Lew P.
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Hoofman-Josephy
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Kaffer-Moody
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Nalaboff-Olsen, Gene
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Olsen, T. V.
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Oregon Department of Continuing Education
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Oregon Press Women, Inc.-Pacific Northwest Writer's Conference
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Parent-Pronzini
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Richardson-Strauch
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Thomas-Tusks
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University of Missouri at Kansas City-University of Oregon
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Vance-Writer's Guild of America
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Correspondence with August Lenniger Literary Agency
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1947-1957
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1947-1957 |
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1960-1963
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1964-1965
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1964-1965 |
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1966
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1966 |
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1967
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1967 |
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1968-1969
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1968-1969 |
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1970-1971
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1970-1971 |
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1972
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1972 |
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1973
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1973 |
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1974-1975
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1976-1977
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1978
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1978 |
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1979-1980
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Correspondence with Book Creations, Inc.
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1979
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1980
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1981
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1981 |
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1982
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1982 |
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1983
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1983 |
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1984-1985
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Manuscripts
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Description
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Book length
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Ambush Reckoning (Clement Hardin). Ace Books
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1968 |
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First draft, Ch. 1-7
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First draft, Ch. 8-15
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Second draft, Ch. 1-6
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Second draft, Ch. 7-11
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Second draft, Ch. 12-15
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The Big Land (Dwight Bennett). Doubleday & Co.
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1972 |
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First draft, Ch. 1-6
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First draft, Ch. 7-14
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Second draft, Ch. 1-3
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Second draft, Ch. 4-8
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Second draft, Ch. 9-14
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Galley proofs
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The Border Challenge (Clement Hardin). Published as Cross Me in Gunsmoke, Ace Books
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1957 |
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Ch. 1-12
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Ch. 13-21
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Border Graze (Dwight Bennett). Doubleday & Co.
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1953 |
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Ch. 1-5
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Ch. 6-10
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Ch. 11-13
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Bounty on Bannister (D. B. Newton). Berkley
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1975 |
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First draft, Ch. 1-10
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First draft, Ch. 11-15
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Second draft, Ch. 1-5
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Second draft, Ch. 6-9
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Second draft, Ch. 10-16
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Broken Spur (D. B. Newton). Berkley
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1977 |
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Ch. 1-7
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Ch. 8-15
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Bullets on the Wind (D. B. Newton). Berkley
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1964 |
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Ch. 1-7
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Ch. 8-15
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Carson City: Stagecoach Station #13 (Hank Mitchum). Bantam Books
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1984 |
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Outline
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First draft, Ch. 1-7
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First draft, Ch. 8-15
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Second draft, Ch. 1-4
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Second draft, Ch. 5-9
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Second draft, Ch. 10-15
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Cherokee Outlet (Dwight Bennett). Doubleday & Co.
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1961 |
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First draft, Ch. 1-8
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First draft, Ch. 9-16
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Second draft, Ch. 1-4
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Second draft, Ch. 5-10
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Second draft, Ch. 11-16
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Carbon, Ch. 1-4
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Carbon, Ch. 5-10
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Carbon, Ch. 11-16
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The Cheyenne Encounter (Dwight Bennett). Doubleday & Co.
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1976 |
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First draft, Ch. 1-8
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First draft, Ch. 9-16
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Second draft, Ch. 1-5
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Second draft, Ch. 6-11
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Second draft, Ch. 12-16
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Galley proofs, Foundry set
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Galley proofs, Final set
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Colt Wages (Clement Hardin). Ace Books
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1970 |
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First draft, Ch. 1-8
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First draft, Ch. 9-13
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Second draft, Ch. 1-8
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Second draft, Ch. 9-13
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Crooked River Canyon (Dwight Bennett). Doubleday & Co.
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1966 |
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First draft, Ch. 1-8
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First draft, Ch. 9-17
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Out pages
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Second draft, Ch. 1-5
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Second draft, Ch. 6-10
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Second draft, Ch. 11-17
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Galley proofs
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Deadwood: Stagecoach Station #11 (Hank Mitchum). Bantam Books
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1984 |
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First draft, Ch. 1-8
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First draft, Ch. 9-18
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Second draft, Ch. 1-6
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Second draft, Ch. 7-12
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Second draft, Ch. 13-18
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Disaster Creek (Dwight Bennett). Doubleday & Co.
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1981 |
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First draft, Ch. 1-8
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First draft, Ch. 9-17
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Second draft, Ch. 1-4
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Second draft, Ch. 5-9
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Second draft, Ch. 10-17
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Galley proofs - page proofs
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Galley proofs - final set
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Dodge City: Stagecoach Station #1 (Hank Mitchum). Bantam Books
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1982 |
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First draft, Ch. 1-7
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First draft, Ch. 8-14
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Second draft, Ch. 1-5
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Second draft, Ch. 6-10
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Second draft, Ch. 11-14
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Echo Canyon (Ford Logan). Published as Fire in the Desert, Ballantine Books
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1954 |
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Ch. 1-6
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Ch. 7-12
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Ch. 13-18
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Fury at Three Forks (D. B. Newton). Berkley
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1964 |
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Ch. 1-8
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Ch. 9-18
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Gun and Star (Dan Temple). Monarch Books
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1964 |
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First draft, Ch. 1-9
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First draft, Ch. 10-16
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Second draft, Ch. 1-9
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Second draft, Ch. 10-16
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Gunman from Nowhere (Clement Hardin). Published as The Lurking Gun, Ace Books
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1961 |
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First draft, Ch. 1-11
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First draft, Ch. 12-19
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Second draft (incomplete)
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The Guns of Ellsworth (Dwight Bennett). Doubleday & Co.
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1973 |
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