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



Guide to the Charles Marquis Warren Papers, 1942-1972


Ax 714







Finding aid encoded by Bruce Tabb, 2007
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 USA
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

 
Collection Number:
 

Ax 714

 
Creator:
 

Warren, Charles Marquis, 1912-1990

 
Title:
 

Charles Marquis Warren Papers

 
Dates:
 

1942-1972 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

5 linear feet
5 containers

 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Collection comprises the papers of American author Charles Marquis Warren, including professional correspondence, screenplays, television plays, and manuscripts of books and articles. In addition to screenplays by Warren, collection includes scripts by Sy Bartlett, Jonathan Latimer and Ranald MacDougall.

 

Biographical Note

Charles Marquis Warren was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1912 and educated at Baltimore City College. He was a writer, director, and producer of screenplays and television plays.

Content Description

The papers include professional correspondence, screenplays, television plays, book and article manuscripts. In addition to the screenplays by Warren, the collection includes scripts by Sy Bartlett, Jonathan Latimer, and Ranald MacDougall.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into the following series:

  • Manuscripts
  • Correspondence
  • Publications
  • Personal Data
  • Miscellaneous

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], Charles Marquis Warren Papers, Ax 714, 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.

 
Warren, Charles Marquis, 1912-1990--Correspondence
Authors, American--20th century
Detective and mystery stories, American--Authorship
Pulp literature, American--Authorship
Western stories--Authorship
Other Creators :
Bartlett, Sy, 1903-1978 (contributor)
Latimer, Jonathan, 1906-1983 (contributor)
MacDougall, Ranald (contributor)

Detailed Description of the Collection

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


 

Manuscripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Screenplays
 
 
box
1
folder
1

Adobe Walls, by Sy Bartlett
 
 
2
Arrowhead
  1952
 
3
Arrowhead
 
 
4
Bandoleer!
 
 

Dateline: Indochina
  June 10, 1954
 
5
Dispatch to Andorra
 
 

Flight to Tangier
  1953
 
6
Hellgate
  February 15, 1952
 

Jed Blaine's Woman
  June 9, 1947
 
2 1
The Long Grey Line, by Jonathan Latimer and Charles Marquis Warren
  October 9, 1947
 
2
The Naked Jungle, by Ranald MacDougall
  June 27, 1953
 

No More Rivers
 
 

The Pony Express
  June 17, 1952
 
3
The Streets of Laredo, by Charles Marquis Warren and Lynn Root
  1947-1948
 
4
Turmoil
  March 5, 1947
 
5
Notes
 
   
Beyond Glory
  1948
 
3 10
Script Draft. "Beyond the Sunset"
 
 
11
Final Draft. "Beyond the Sunset"
 
   
The Cannibal
 
 
12
Synopsis. Holograph revisions
 
 
13
Holograph draft. Frequent revisions and inserts
 
 
14
Draft. Frequent holograph revisions and inserts
 
   
Charro
  1968-1969
 
15
Ealier title "Come Hell, Come Sundown
 
 
16
Holograph draft. Revisions, inserts, and fragments
 
 
17
Fragmentary drafts
 
 
18
Final shooting script. Holograph revisions
 
 
19
Production materials
 
 
20
Publicity stills and miscellaneous photographs
 
 
21
Publicity and reviews
 
 
4 1
City that Never Sleeps
  1950
 
2
Coast Guard Story
  1950
 
3
Dateline: Indochina
  1954
 
4
Day of the Evil Gun
  1967
 
5
Down to the Sea
 
 
6
Floating Dry Docks
 
 
7
Glitter
  1934
   
Hellgate
  1952
 
8
Drafts
 
 
9
Drafts
 
 
10
Final draft and production material
 
 
11
High Jungle
  1966
 
12
I Attack!
 
 
13
The Iron Master
  1950
   
Little Big Horn
  1951
 
14
Preliminary notes
 
 
15
Holograph draft
 
 
16
Holograph draft
 
 
17
Shooting script
 
 
18
Publicity and reviews
 
 
19
My Gun Talks to Me
 
   
Only the Valiant
  1950
 
20
Draft
 
 
21
Shooting script
 
 
22
Pony Express
  1952-1953
 
23
Springfield Rifle
  1952
 
24
Tension at Table Rock
  1956
 
25
Time of the Furies
 
 
26
The Well at Ras Daga
  1963
   
Teleplays
 
 
5 1
Barrio!
 
 
2
The Eye of the Cat
  1970
 
3
The Greenhorns
  1963
 
4
The Hostages
  1963
 
5
Iron Horse
  1966-1968
 
6
Let us Live
  1966
 
7
Man from Nowhere
 
 
8
White Earth
 
   
Prose
 
   
Books
 
 
folder
9

Deadhead
  1951
 
10
Sonny, Ellen and Squeaky
 
   
Short stories
 
 
11
Brains in your Fingers
 
 

The Cowboy Quoted Keats
  July 26, 1947
 

"Horse Story"
 
 

The Loco Lawman
 
 
12
Something Champ
  April 5, 1941
 
13
Survival
 
 
14
This is not Gettysburg
 
 

This is not Gettysburg
 
   
Manuscripts by other authors
 
 

The Freeboter of Martinique, Screenplay by George Zuckerman from the novel Masterson by Lee Wichelns
 
 

Green Corn, by Jesse L. Hill
 
 
15
Joe MacBeth, by Philip Yordan
 
 

A Notable Lawsuit, by Franklin H. Head
 
 
16
Proud River, screenplay by Herb Meadow
 
 

Red Blizzard, by Clay Fisher
 
 
17
Sands of Iwo Jima, by Harry Brown
 

 

Correspondence

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Business correspondence
 
 
box
1
folder
1

Outgoing
  1942-1972
 
2
Undated
  n. d.
   
Incoming
 
 
3
A-N
 
 
4
National General Productions, Inc.
  1968-1969
 
5
O-S
 
 
6
Screen Gems, Inc.
  1966 and undated
 
7
T-Z
 
   
Personal correspondence
 
 
4
Outgoing
  1966-1967 and undated
 

General incoming
  1942-1967 and undated
 
5
Fan mail
 

 

Publications

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
   
Plays
 
 
box
2
folder
6

Wilderness: A Cavalcade of the Profession of Dentistry
  1939
   
Books
 
 
7
Only the Valiant
  1953, 1972
 

Valley of the Shadow
  1952, 1972
   
Magazine
 
 
5 20
Variety
  1948-1968
 
21
Other
 
   
Pulp magazine
 
   
Removed from collection; see printed finding aid
 

 

Personal data

 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
5
folder
19

Biographies, credits, finances and contracts
 

 

Miscellaneous

 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
5
folder
18

Clippings