University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Guide to the Edwin Booth Papers, 1946-1981


Coll. 184





Finding aid prepared by Jenny Palm

Finding aid encoded by Jenny Palm, March 2004
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Overview of the Collection
 
Repository Name:
 

University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
 
Collection Number:
 

Coll. 184
 
Creator:
 

Booth, Edwin
 
Title:
 

Edwin Booth Papers
 
Dates:
 

1946-1981 (inclusive)
 
Quantity:
 

31 linear feet
60 containers, 59 free-standing volumes
 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English.  

 
Summary:
 

Edwin Booth (1906-1980) was a writer of Western fiction. The Edwin Booth Papers contain personal and professional literary correspondence with authors who were contemporaries of Booth, as well as literary manuscripts. The manuscript series contains manuscripts of novels and short stories. The collection also includes published copies of Booth's novels and anthologies of short stories. Booth wrote American westerns as well as mystery literature.

 

Biographical Note

Edwin Booth, who also wrote under the names Don Blunt and Jack Hazard, was born in 1906 in Beatrice, Nebraska. He attended public schools in Nebraska and Iowa before moving to Colorado, where he studied civil engineering at Colorado College. During summer vacations Booth drove a milk truck, worked as a postal clerk, and guided tourists through Colorado's Cave of the Winds. In New Mexico, he worked as a ranch hand. After moving to California, Booth worked in a chain grocery store while studying accounting. He later started his own accounting firm which supported him until he became established as an author of westerns and mystery stories. In the 1960s, Edwin Booth was an officer in Western Writers of America, an organization of writers dedicated to the advancement and promotion of literature about the American West.

Content Description

The collection includes correspondence concerning Booth's work as a writer, including letters to and from Bill Cox, Noel Loomis, Merle Costiner, and Thomas Thompson, all of whom were writers of westerns.

The collection also includes 56 book length manuscripts, most with first, second and final drafts; 121 story length manuscripts, most with early and final drafts; some unidentified manuscript fragments; and one folder of reference material.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into the following series: Series I. Correspondence; Series II. Manuscripts; Series III. Reference Material. Correspondence is arranged chronologically. Manuscripts are arranged alphabetically by title.

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], Edwin Booth Papers, Coll. 184, 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.

 
Booth, Edwin--Archives
Costiner, Merle--Correspondence
Costiner, Merle--Correspondence
Cox, William Robert, 1901---Correspondence
Loomis, Noel M., 1905---Correspondence
Thompson, Thomas, 1913---Correspondence
West (U.S.)--In literature
Authors, American--20th century
Detective and mystery stories, American--Authorship
Western stories--Authorship
Manuscripts for publication
Western stories

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.


 

Series I:  Correspondence, 1946-1973
 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1		 folder
1
1946-June 1947
   1946-June 1947
 
2
July 1947-December 1947
   July 1947-December 1947
 
3
1948-1949
   1948-1949
 
4
1950-1956
   1950-1956
 
5
1957-1959
   1957-1959
 
6
1960
   1960
 
2 1
1961-1962
   1961-1962
 
2
1963-1968
   1963-1968
 
3
1969-1973
   1969-1973
 
4
Undated
  
 

Series II:  Booth Manuscripts
 
Container(s)
Description
   
Subseries A:  Novel Length Manuscripts
  
 
box
2		 folder
5
"The Black Shooters," first draft
  
 
6
"The Black Shooters," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"The Black Shooters," first draft (cont.)
  
 
3 1
"The Black Shooters," second draft
  
 
2
"The Black Shooters," second draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"The Black Shooters," second draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"The Black Shooters," final draft
  
 
5
"The Black Shooters," final draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"The Black Shooters," final draft (cont.)
  
 
4 1
"Bonanza," draft
  
 
2
"Boot Heel Range," first draft
  
 
3
"Boot Heel Range," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Boot Heel Range," first draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Boot Heel Range," first draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Boot Heel Range," final draft
  
 
7
"Boot Heel Range," final draft (cont.)
  
 
5 1
"Boot Heel Range," final draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"Boot Heel Range," final draft, annotated
  
 
3
"Boot Heel Range," final draft, annotated (cont.)
  
 
4
"Bushwhack," typed draft
  
 
5
"Bushwhack," typed draft
  
 
6
"Bushwhack," typed draft, annotated
  
 
7
"Bushwhack," typed draft, annotated
  
 
6 1
"Bushwhack," draft
  
 
2
"Bushwhack," draft
  
 
3
"Bushwhack," outline and synopsis
  
 
4
"The Chance," draft
  
 
5
"The Color of Blood," draft
  
 
6
"The Colorado Gun," final draft
  
 
7
"The Colorado Gun," final draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"The Colorado Gun," final draft (cont.)
  
 
7 1
"The Crooked Spur," first draft
  
 
2
"The Crooked Spur," first draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"The Crooked Spur," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"The Crooked Spur," typed draft
  
 
5
"The Crooked Spur," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"The Crooked Spur," final draft
  
 
7
"The Crooked Spur," final draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"Danger Trail", first draft
  
 
8 1
"Danger Trail," first draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"Danger Trail," typed draft
  
 
3
"Danger Trail," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Danger Trail," final draft
 
 
5
"Danger Trail," final draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Dead Giveaway," first draft
  
 
7
"Dead Giveaway," first draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"Dead Giveaway," first draft (cont.)
  
 
9 1
"Dead Giveaway," typed draft
 
 
2
"Dead Giveaway," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Dead Giveaway," final draft
  
 
4
"Dead Giveaway," final draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Desperate Dude," first draft
  
 
6
"Desperate Dude," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"Desperate Dude," first draft (cont.)
  
 
10 1
"Desperate Dude," typed draft
  
 
2
"Desperate Dude," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Desperate Dude," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Desperate Dude," final draft
  
 
5
"Desperate Dude," final draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Devil's Canyon," first draft
  
 
7
"Devil's Canyon," first draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"Devil's Canyon," first draft (cont.)
  
 
11 1
"Devil's Canyon," typed draft
  
 
2
"Devil's Canyon," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Devil's Canyon," final draft
  
 
4
"Devil's Canyon," final draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Double Exposure," first draft
  
 
6
"Double Exposure," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"Double Exposure," first draft (cont.)
  
 
12 1
"Double Exposure," typed and annotated draft
  
 
2
"Double Exposure," typed and annotated draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Double Exposure," final draft
  
 
4
"Double Exposure," final draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"The Dry Gulchers," first draft
  
 
6
"The Dry Gulchers," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"The Dry Gulchers," first draft (cont.)
  
 
13 1
"The Dry Gulchers," typed draft
  
 
2
"The Dry Gulchers," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"The Dry Gulchers," final draft
  
 
4
"The Dry Gulchers," final draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Guns of Sun Dog," first draft
  
 
6
"Guns of Sun Dog," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"Guns of Sun Dog," typed draft
  
 
8
"Guns of Sun Dog," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
14 1
"Guns of Sun Dog," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"Guns of Sun Dog," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Grudge Killer," first draft
  
 
4
"Grudge Killer," first draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Grudge Killer," first draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Grudge Killer," typed draft
  
 
7
"Grudge Killer," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"Grudge Killer," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
9
"Grudge Killer," final draft
  
 
15 1
"Grudge Killer," final draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"Grudge Killer," proofs
  
 
3
"Grudge Killer," fragments and notes
  
 
4
"Hardcase Hotel," first draft
  
 
5
"Hardcase Hotel," first draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Hardcase Hotel," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"Hardcase Hotel," typed draft
  
 
8
"Hardcase Hotel," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
16 1
"Hardcase Hotel," final draft
  
 
2
"Hardcase Hotel," final draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Hardesty," first draft
  
 
4
"Hardesty," first draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Hardesty," first draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Hardesty," typed draft
  
 
7
"Hardesty," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"Hardesty," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
17 1
"Hardesty," final draft
  
 
2
"Hardesty," final draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Hardesty," final draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"I Have a Little Shadow," first draft
  
 
5
"I Have a Little Shadow," first draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"I Have a Little Shadow," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"I Have a Little Shadow," typed draft
  
 
8
"I Have a Little Shadow," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
18 1
"I Have a Little Shadow," final draft
  
 
2
"I Have a Little Shadow," final draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"I'll Laugh at Your Hanging," first draft
  
 
4
"I'll Laugh at Your Hanging," first draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"John Marsh," draft, chapters 1 and 2
  
 
6
"John Marsh," draft, notes
  
 
7
"John Sutter, Californian," notes
  
 
19 1
"John Sutter, Californian," first draft
  
 
2
"John Sutter, Californian," first draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"John Sutter, Californian," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"John Sutter, Californian," revised first draft
  
 
5
"John Sutter, Californian," revised first draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"John Sutter, Californian," final form first draft
  
 
7
"John Sutter, Californian," final form first draft (cont.)
  
 
20 1
"John Sutter, Californian," second draft
  
 
2
"John Sutter, Californian," second draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"John Sutter, Californian," second draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"John Sutter, Californian," final form second draft
  
 
5
"John Sutter, Californian," final form second draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"John Sutter, Californian," final form second draft (cont.)
  
 
21 1
"John Sutter, Californian," final form second draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"John Sutter, Californian," final form second draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"John Sutter, Californian," printer's copy
  
 
4
"John Sutter, Californian," printer's copy
  
   
"John Sutter, Californian" Fictionalized version
  
 
5
First draft
  
 
6
First draft (cont.)
  
 
7
Revised draft
  
 
8
Revised draft (cont.)
  
 
22 1
Final draft
  
 
2
""Key Witness," first draft
  
 
3
"Key Witness," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Key Witness," typed draft
  
 
5
"Key Witness," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Key Witness," final draft
  
 
7
"Key Witness," final draft (cont.)
  
 
23 1
"A Lady's Reputation," first draft
  
 
2
"Leadville," first draft
  
 
3
"Leadville," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Leadville," typed draft
  
 
5
"Leadville," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Leadville," typed revised draft
  
 
7
"Leadville," typed revised draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"Leadville," typed revised draft (cont.)
  
 
24 1
"Lost Valley," first draft
  
 
2
"Lost Valley," first draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Lost Valley," final draft
  
 
4
"Lost Valley," final draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"The Man from Dakota," first draft
  
 
6
"The Man from Dakota," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"The Man from Dakota," first draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"The Man from Dakota," second draft
  
 
25 1
"The Man from Dakota," second draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"The Man from Dakota," second draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"The Man from Dakota," final draft
  
 
4
"The Man from Dakota," final draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"The Man from Dakota," final draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"The Man from Dakota," proofreader's copy
  
 
7
"The Man from Dakota," proofreader's copy (cont.)
  
 
8
"The Man from Dakota," proofreader's copy (cont.)
  
 
26 1
"The Man from Gunnison," first draft
  
 
2
"The Man from Gunnison," first draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"The Man from Gunnison," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"The Man from Gunnison," typed revised draft
  
 
5
"The Man from Gunnison," typed revised draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"The Man from Gunnison," final draft
  
 
27 1
"The Mansion Murders," first draft
  
 
2
"The Mansion Murders," first draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"The Mansion Murders," typed revised draft
  
 
4
"The Mansion Murders," typed revised draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"The Mansion Murders," final draft
  
 
6
"The Mansion Murders," final draft (cont.)
  
 
28 1
"Matt Dixon," first draft
  
 
2
"Matt Dixon," first draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Matt Dixon," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Matt Dixon," typed second draft
  
 
5
"Matt Dixon," typed second draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Matt Dixon," typed second draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"No Spurs for Johnny Loop," draft
  
 
8
"No Spurs for Johnny Loop," draft (cont.)
  
 
29 1
"No Spurs for Johnny Loop," final draft
  
 
2
"No Spurs for Johnny Loop," final draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"No Spurs for Johnny Loop," proofreader's copy
  
 
4
"No Spurs for Johnny Loop," proofreader's copy
  
 
5
"Once A Killer," first draft
  
 
6
"Once A Killer," first draft (cont.)
  
 
30 1
"One Man Posse," first draft
  
 
2
"One Man Posse," first draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"One Man Posse," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"One Man Posse," second draft
  
 
5
"One Man Posse," second draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"One Man Posse," second draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"One Man Posse," final draft
  
 
8
"One Man Posse," final draft (cont.)
  
 
31 1
"One Man Posse," final draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"One Man Posse," proofreader's copy
  
 
3
"One Man Posse," proofreader's copy (cont.)
  
 
4
"One Man Posse," proofreader's copy (cont.)
  
 
5
"Outlaw Town," first draft
  
 
6
"Outlaw Town," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"Outlaw Town," first draft (cont.)
  
 
32 1
"Outlaw Town," revised draft
  
 
2
"Outlaw Town," revised draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Outlaw Town," final draft
  
 
4
"Outlaw Town," final draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Pistol Packing Parson," first draft
  
 
6
"Pistol Packing Parson," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"Pistol Packing Parson," second draft
  
 
33 1
"Pistol Packing Parson," second draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"Pistol Packing Parson," third draft
  
 
3
"Pistol Packing Parson," third draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Pistol Packing Parson," third draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Pistol Packing Parson," final draft
  
 
6
"Pistol Packing Parson," final draft (cont.)
  
 
34 1
"Pistol Packing Parson," shortened final draft
  
 
2
"Pistol Packing Parson," shortened final draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"The Prodigal Gun," first draft
  
 
4
"The Prodigal Gun," first draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"The Prodigal Gun," second draft
  
 
6
"The Prodigal Gun," second draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"The Prodigal Gun," second draft (cont.)
  
 
35 1
"The Prodigal Gun," final draft
  
 
2
"The Prodigal Gun," final draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"The Prodigal Gun," final draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"The Prodigal Gun," proofreader's copy
  
 
5
"The Prodigal Gun," proofreader's copy (cont.)
  
 
6
"The Prodigal Gun," proofreader's copy (cont.)
  
 
7
"Rebel's Return," first draft
  
 
36 1
"Rebel's Return," second draft
  
 
2
"Rebel's Return," second draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Rebel's Return," typed draft
  
 
4
"Rebel's Return," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Rebel's Return," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Rebel's Return," final draft
  
 
7
"Rebel's Return," final draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"Rebel's Return," final draft (cont.)
  
 
37 1
"Reluctant Lawman," first draft
  
 
2
"Reluctant Lawman," first draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Reluctant Lawman," second draft
  
 
4
"Reluctant Lawman," second draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Reluctant Lawman," final draft
  
 
6
"Reluctant Lawman," final draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"Reluctant Lawman," proofreader's copy
  
 
38 1
"Reluctant Lawman," proofreader's copy (cont.)
  
 
2
"Renegade Guns," first draft
  
 
3
"Renegade Guns," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Renegade Guns," first draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Renegade Guns," second draft
  
 
6
"Renegade Guns," second draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"Renegade Guns," final draft
  
 
39 1
"Renegade Guns," final draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"Renegade Guns," final draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Return to Apache Springs," first draft
  
 
4
"Return to Apache Springs," first draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Return to Apache Springs," first draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Return to Apache Springs," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"Return to Apache Springs," final draft
  
 
8
"Return to Apache Springs," final draft (cont.)
  
 
40 1
"The Royal Canadian Mounted Police," outline, worksheet
  
 
2
"The Royal Canadian Mounted Police," typed draft
  
 
3
"The Royal Canadian Mounted Police," typed draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"The Royal Canadian Mounted Police," final draft
  
 
5
"The Royal Canadian Mounted Police," final draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Shootout at Twin Buttes," final draft
  
 
41 1
"Shootout at Twin Buttes," final draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"Short Cut," first draft
  
 
3
"Short Cut," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Short Cut," second draft
  
 
5
"Short Cut," second draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Short Cut," final draft
  
 
42 1
"Short Cut," final draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"Showdown at Warbird," first draft
  
 
3
"Showdown at Warbird," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Showdown at Warbird," second draft
  
 
5
"Showdown at Warbird," second draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Showdown at Warbird," final draft
  
 
7
"Showdown at Warbird," final draft (cont.)
  
 
43 1
"Sidewinder," first draft
  
 
2
"Sidewinder," first draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Sidewinder," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Sidewinder," second draft
  
 
5
"Sidewinder," second draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Sidewinder," final draft
  
 
7
"Sidewinder," final draft (cont.)
  
 
44 1
"Small Spread," first draft
  
 
2
"Small Spread," first draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Small Spread," second draft
  
 
4
"Small Spread," second draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Small Spread," second draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Small Spread," final draft
  
 
7
"Small Spread," final draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"Small Spread," final draft (cont.)
  
 
45 1
"The Snake Stomper," first draft
  
 
2
"The Snake Stomper," first draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"The Snake Stomper," first draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"The Snake Stomper," first draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"The Snake Stomper," second draft
  
 
6
"The Snake Stomper," second draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"The Snake Stomper," second draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"The Snake Stomper," final draft
  
 
46 1
"The Snake Stomper," final draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"The Snake Stomper," final draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Stage to San Felipe," first draft
  
 
4
"Stage to San Felipe," first draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Stage to San Felipe," first draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Stage to San Felipe," second draft
  
 
7
"Stage to San Felipe," second draft (cont.)
  
 
47 1
"Stage to San Felipe," second draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"Stage to San Felipe," final draft
  
 
3
"Stage to San Felipe," final draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Stage to San Felipe," final draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Stranger in Buffalo Springs," first draft
  
 
6
"Stranger in Buffalo Springs," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"Stranger in Buffalo Springs," first draft (cont.)
  
 
48 1
"Stranger in Buffalo Springs," second draft
  
 
2
"Stranger in Buffalo Springs," second draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Stranger in Buffalo Springs," second draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Stranger in Buffalo Springs," final draft
  
 
5
"Stranger in Buffalo Springs," final draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Stranger in Buffalo Springs," final draft (cont.)
  
 
49 1
"Stranger in Buffalo Springs," corrected final draft
  
 
2
"Stranger in Buffalo Springs," corrected final draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Stranger in Buffalo Springs," corrected final draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"The Stolen Saddle," first draft
  
 
5
"The Stolen Saddle," first draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"The Stolen Saddle," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"The Stolen Saddle," second draft
  
 
8
"The Stolen Saddle," second draft (cont.)
  
 
50 1
"The Stolen Saddle," final draft
  
 
2
"The Stolen Saddle," final draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Trail to Tomahawk," first draft
  
 
4
"Trail to Tomahawk," first draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Trail to Tomahawk," first draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Trail to Tomahawk," second draft
  
 
7
"Trail to Tomahawk," second draft (cont.)
  
 
51 1
"Trail to Tomahawk," third draft
  
 
2
"Trail to Tomahawk," third draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Trail to Tomahawk," final draft
  
 
4
"Trail to Tomahawk," final draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Triple Cross Trail," first draft
  
 
6
"Triple Cross Trail," first draft (cont.)
  
 
52 1
"Triple Cross Trail," second draft
  
 
2
"Triple Cross Trail," second draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Triple Cross Trail," third draft
  
 
4
"Triple Cross Trail," third draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Triple Cross Trail," final draft
  
 
6
"Triple Cross Trail," final draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"Trouble at Tragedy Springs," first draft
  
 
8
"Trouble at Tragedy Springs," first draft (cont.)
  
 
53 1
"Trouble at Tragedy Springs," first draft (cont.)
  
 
2
"Trouble at Tragedy Springs," second draft
  
 
3
"Trouble at Tragedy Springs," second draft (cont.)
  
 
4
"Trouble at Tragedy Springs," final draft
  
 
5
"Trouble at Tragedy Springs," final draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"The Troublemaker," first draft
  
 
7
"The Troublemaker," first draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"The Troublemaker," first draft (cont.)
  
 
54 1
"The Troublemaker," second draft
  
 
2
"The Troublemaker," second draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"The Troublemaker," final draft
  
 
4
"The Troublemaker," final draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Valley of Violence," first draft
  
 
6
"Valley of Violence," first draft (cont.)
  
 
7
"Valley of Violence," first draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"Valley of Violence," second draft
  
 
9
"Valley of Violence," second draft (cont.)
  
 
55 1
"Valley of Violence," final draft
  
 
2
"Valley of Violence," final draft (cont.)
  
 
3
"Wyoming Welcome," first draft
  
 
4
"Wyoming Welcome," first draft (cont.)
  
 
5
"Wyoming Welcome," first draft (cont.)
  
 
6
"Wyoming Welcome," second draft
  
 
7
"Wyoming Welcome," second draft (cont.)
  
 
8
"Wyoming Welcome," final draft
  
 
9
"Wyoming Welcome," final draft (cont.)
  
   
Subseries B:  Short Story Length Manuscripts
  
 
56 1
"Air Raid", outline, first and final drafts, "Angel in Closet"
  
 
2
"The Backward Banker", draft and final draft, "Betrayal", "Black Vengeance"
  
 
3
"The Blade", draft and final draft, "Blizzard in the Pass", "A Bootful of Brains" outline, draft and final draft
  
 
4
"A Bullet for the Sheriff", "Bullets and Bandanas", draft and final draft
  
 
5
"The Case of the Unclothed Nude Corpse", "The Color of Blood"
  
 
6
"Dance, You Tinhorn!", "Dead Man's Dollar", "Dead Man's Knot"
  
 
7
"Death is No Simple Thing", "Death Stalks the Canyon", "The Devil's Partner"
  
 
8
"Doctor Murder", "Dollars and Sense", "Double Trouble"
  
 
9
"A Drink on the House", "Empty Holsters in Crow Canyon", "Even Swap", draft and final draft
  
 
10
"A Fighter in the Family", draft and final draft, "The Flip of a Card", "Forced Sale"
  
 
57 1
"Give a Man a Horse", draft, revised and final drafts; "Gold Dust for Salome", draft and final draft
  
 
2
"A Gun for Goliath", "Gun-Bait for a Killer", "Gunsmoke From Down Texas Way:" Draft and final draft
  
 
3
"Heat Lightning", "Hell on Wheels", draft and final draft, "Hole Card Wild"
  
 
4
"Hot Ice", "Injun Laughter", draft and final draft, "It's an Ill Wind"
  
 
5
"Jackass Serenade", draft and final draft, "Keep Traveling, Stranger"
  
 
6
"Kill Me Quick, Son", "The Killing of Johnny Miller", "Knothead"
  
 
7
"Land Grabber", "The Law Abiding Man", "The Letter", draft and final draft
  
 
8
"The Letter of the Law", "A Little Help for the Sheriff", "Lodging for the Night", draft and final draft
  
 
9
"The Make-Believe Sheriff", "Meet Me at the Gay Flamingo", "Moonlight and Bullets", draft and final draft
  
 
10
"Moonlight Showdown", "Moving Target", "Murder at Midnight", "Murder in the Back Seat", "Murder in Two-Eighteen", "My Father and the Gunman"
  
 
58 1
"Never Prod a Pilgrim", "A New Broom for the Flying-R", draft and final draft, "New Deputy", draft and final draft
  
 
2
"New Marshal in Town:" Draft and final draft, "Night Raid", version I final draft, version II notes, draft, and final draft
  
 
3
"No Job for a Sissy", "Not in the Back, Amigo", Old Jeb and the Burglar Alarm", "The Other Creek", "The Outcast"
  
 
4
"A Pair of Sixes", two drafts and a final draft; "Passing of Bullhead Montgomery"
  
 
5
"Pay Dirt", draft and final draft; "Payoff at Devil's Fork"
  
 
6
"Peaceable Jones and the Careless Banker", two drafts and a final draft; "Peaceful Cowpoke", draft and final draft; "Pencil Pusher", "Pinochle Partner"
  
 
7
"A Playmate for Kathy", "Prisoner's Return", draft and final draft; "The Quick and the Dead", "Quick Draw"
  
 
59 1
"Ralph Dyer's Boy", "Red-Head", three draft versions and final draft; "The Rifle", notes and draft; "Rookie on the Beat"
  
 
2
"Safe Bet", two drafts and final draft; "Second Chance", "The Sheriff is a Stubborn Man", "The Sheriff's Son:" two drafts and a final draft
  
 
3
"Short Stopover at Coyote Junction", draft; "Shotgun Messenger", two drafts and final draft; "Showdown at Sage Corner", draft and final draft
  
 
4
"Side Show Cowboy", draft and final draft; "Six-Gun Serenade," draft and final draft; "Skirmish", version I draft and final draft, version II draft and final draft
  
 
5
"Sky Pilot's Twin", "Slow Draw", "Slow Male", "Some Flies Have Teeth"
  
 
6
"Something to Remember", "Spare-ribs for Mike Mulloy", draft and final drafts; "Stranger in Town", "Sure as Shootin'"
  
 
7
"Them Two Words", "Think Fast, Greenhorn", "They'll All Say You Killed Me", "Third Person--Singluar"
  
 
60 1
"The Tilt of His Hat:" two drafts and final draft; "Time Exposure", "Too Much Like His Pop", draft and final draft
  
 
2
"The Trail to Saddle Peak", draft and final draft, "Triumphal Return"
  
 
3
"Trouble in Hellcat Canyon I", "Trouble in Hellcat Canyon II", "Trouble on the Home Trail", "True Tales of the Old West"
  
 
4
"The Whip", "Whiskey for the Dead", "Yellow Belly", draft and final draft, "You Gotta Be Smart"
  
   
Subseries C:  Miscellaneous
  
 
5
Unidentified Fragments (1)
  
 
6
Unidentified Fragments (2)
  
 
7
Unidentified Fragments (3)
  
 

Series III:  Reference Material
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
60		 folder
8
Dolon vs. Kyne