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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Ax 332
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Creator:
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Cook, Will
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Title:
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Will Cook Papers
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Dates:
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1952-1964 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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3 linear feet
2 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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Will Cook was a writer of western and adventure novels and
stories. Collection consists of correspondence (273 letters), manuscripts for his novels, short stories, and one
novella, and an extensive collection of western pulp fiction containing short stories by Cook.
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Biographical Note
Will Everett Cook was born in Richmond, Indiana in 1922 and died in 1964. He began writing for publication in 1952 for Popular Library.
During his short life Cook was a soldier, commercial aviator, deep-sea diver, logger, peace officer, and writer of western and adventure novels and
stories. His hobbies included sports car racing, sailing, judo, and barbershop singing. His pseudonyms include Wayne Everett, James Keene, Frank
Peace, and William Richards.
Content Description
Collection consists of correspondence (273 letters), manuscripts for his novels, short stories, and one novella, and an extensive western
pulp collection containing short stories by Cook. Correspondents include agent Marguerite Harper, 1952-1953, Lenniger Literary Agency, 1953-1954,
Popular Library, 1953-1954, Noel Loomis, and Lee E. Wells
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Series I. Correspondence; Series II. Manuscripts; Series III.
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], Will Cook Papers, Ax 332, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon
97403-1299.
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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| Cook, Will--Archives |
| Frazee, Steve, 1909---Correspondence |
| Harper, Marguerite--Correspondence |
| Harrison, C. William--Correspondence |
| Hogan, Robert J.--Correspondence |
| Loomis, Noel M., 1905---Correspondence |
| Tilden, Mike--Correspondence |
| Wells, Lee E.--Correspondence |
| Lenniger Literary Agency--Correspondence |
| Popular Library--Correspondence |
| Authors, American--20th century |
| Pulp literature--Authorship |
| Western stories--Authorship |
| West (U.S.)--In literature |
| Manuscripts for publication |
| Western stories |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Series I:
Correspondence
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Subseries A:
Outgoing
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General
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1955 |
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(5 letters From the desk of Will Cook
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Subseries B:
Incoming
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General, A-M
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1953-1955 |
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(78 letters Includes the following correspondents: Steven Frazee, C. William Harrison, Robert J. Hogan
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General, N-Z
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1953-1955 |
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Includes correspodnence from Mike Tilden
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Marguerite Harper
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1952-1953 |
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(22 letters
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Lenniger Literary Agency
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1953-1954 |
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(108 letters
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Lenniger Literary Agency
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1954 |
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Noel Loomis
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1954 |
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(13 letters
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Popular Library
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1953-1954 |
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(32 letters
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Lee E. Wells
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1954 |
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(9 letters
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Unidentified
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1954 |
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(6 letters
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Series II:
Manuscripts
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Subseries A:
Novels
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The Ballard of Ben Bodeen
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(195 pages original, carbon
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Call This Land Home
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(200 pages original, carbon
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Home to the Mountains
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(186 pages original, carbon
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The Legacy
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(178 pages original, carbon
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The Speed Merchants. Meredith Press
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1964 |
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(133 pages printer's copy, carbon, corrected
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The Speed Merchants
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The Speed Merchants
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Vengence Valley. Ballantine Books. (Wade Everett)
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1966 |
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(177 pages original, carbon
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The Warrior. Ballantine Books. (Wade Everett)
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1967 |
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(176 pages original, novel
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Wind River Kid
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Subseries B:
Novellas
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Elizabeth by Name
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Subseries C:
Short Stories
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Building the Blue Water Boat in the Back Yard
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((5 pages
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Series III:
Addenda I
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Description
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The Ballad of Ben Bodeen
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(195 pages final manuscript, unsold
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The Indian Fighter. Published as The Apache Fighter
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1967 |
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(215 pages final manuscript, carbon
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The Last Bandit
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(65 pages final manuscript, outline and sample chapters
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Lydia
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(619 pages final manuscript, unsold. Will Cook was asked to revise this manscript for
Random House in 1961, but he never did.
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Lydia
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Lydia
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Lydia
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Many Brave Warriors
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(198 pages final manuscript
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No Money Down. (William Richards is Will Cook and Dick Hibbert)
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No Money Down. Popular Library
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1969 |
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(281 pages final manuscript
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The Outcasts. Bantam
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1965 |
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(207 pages manuscript, carbon of final draft
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The Rogue Queen
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(56 pages manuscript, never completed
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Sinner's Paradise
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(64 pages manuscript, never completed, outline and sample chapters
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Summer Job
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The Taming of Patrick O'Toole (James Keene)
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(102 pages manuscript, never completed, outline and sample chapters
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The Unhappy Healers (William Richards)
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(151 pages manuscript, never completed, sample chapters and outlines
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Short story manuscripts
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(16 pages, Bad Day; 17 pages, The Cook Stove War; 16 pages, The Far-Travelin' Man;
19 pages, First Prize; 19 pages, Parting Gift; 17 pages, Timberjack, 17 pages, The Verdict;
3 pages, The Pitkin Affair outline
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Series III:
Addenda II
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Description
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Les Pistoleros
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1974 |
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(190 pages published in French
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Series IV:
Addenda III: Western magazine stories
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Description
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Brand Her Bad!, by Frank Peace
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April 1954 |
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(10 pages, photocopy published in Star western
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The Devil's Roundup, by Frank Peace
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November 1953 |
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(25 pages, photocopy published in Dime western magazine
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Final Warning, by Frank Peace
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July 1953 |
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(10 pages, photocopy published in Dime western magazine
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Night Marshal, by Frank Peace
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August 1953 |
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(12 pages, photocopy published in Western Story magazine
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The Range that Hell Forgot! by Frank Peace
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January 1954 |
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(16 pages, photocopy published in Dime western magazine
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