Frank O'Rourke papers, 1915-1983
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- O'Rourke, Frank, 1916-1989
- Title
- Frank O'Rourke papers
- Dates
- 1915-1983 (inclusive)19151983
- Quantity
- 24.5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1201
- Summary
- The Frank O'Rourke papers (1893-2007) contain correspondence, research notes, pamphlets, brochures, short stories, articles, reviews, news clippings, and manuscripts. O'Rourke was a twentieth century sports, western, suspense novelist, author of over 60 novels, and wrote under pseudonyms Patrick O'Malley, Frank O'Malley, and Kevin Connor as well as under his real name.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English, German
Historical Note
Frank O'Rourke (1916-1989) was born in Denver, Colorado. In a career spanning four decades, he published more than sixty works of fiction. The versatility which became a hallmark of O'Rourke's writing was demonstrated in the more than one hundred short stories which appeared during the 1940s and 1950s in such magazines as The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, and Esquire. His first book, E Company, introduced in 1945 by Simon and Schuster, was hailed as the work of a "fresh and outstanding talent." From 1948 to 1956, O'Rourke published seven sports novels, two mysteries (one under the pseudonym Frank O'Malley), an industrial novel, and twenty westerns. The early westerns were published in hardcover by Random House, and since they were continually reprinted, they came to be his most visible work and he was generally categorized over the years as a writer of westerns, the range of his work being overlooked. While O'Rourke continued to write adventure westerns for several mass market publishers through the 1950s, he began a relationship with William Morrow and Company for publication of his more substantial work. The Diamond Hitch (1958) dealt with the realities of western range life and was the first to rank with authentic Americana, followed by The Last Ride (1958), a story of an old, freedom loving cowboy, chasing a proud old stallion who loves his freedom just as much. The Man Who Found Mountains (1957) was one of the few works of fiction to make effective literary use of Hispanic witchcraft in New Mexico. In 1959, O'Rourke's historical novel of New Mexico, The Far Mountains, won the Southern Library Association biennial award for a work which "best reflected the culture and heritage of the southwest and for literary excellence." William Morrow and Company supported O'Rourke's creative endeavors, and in the years during their association, published novels set in midwest America, which drew on his Nebraska background. Contemporary satires on modern society's worship of money, Instant Gold (1964), and the automobile, The Duchess Says No (1965), were the last to be published by Morrow; Kevin Connor and Patrick O'Malley were two pseudonyms used during this period. O'Rourke moved to J. B. Lippincott for the publication of The Swift Runner (1969) and The Abduction of Virginia Lee (1970). Three novels were produced as motion pictures, including the classic adventure film The Professionals in 1966 from his novel A Mule for the Marquesa (1964). In his final years, Frank O'Rourke devoted himself to the creation of stories for children. The first, Burton and Stanley, was published posthumously by David R. Godine in 1993 to numerous accolades in the children's book trade and was also given a Parents Choice Award. In addition to this, Ellen and the Barber, a book of three short stories, set in the 1930s, was published, also posthumously, by St. Martins Press in 1997. In 2002, a collection of early baseball stories, The Heavenly Work Series, was published by Carroll and Graf, with an introduction by Darryl Brock. Frank O'Rourke continued writing until the end of his life. Finally, beset by constant pain from a twenty-year struggle with bronchial asthma and fighting the effects of prednisone (a dangerous steroid), Frank O'Rourke took back his destiny and ended his life on 27 April 1989 in Tucson, Arizona.
Content Description
The Frank O'Rourke papers (1893-2007) contain original manuscripts, story ideas, personal and business correspondence from both Frank and Edith Carlson O'Rourke, clippings, and ephemera.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
Separated Materials
Photographs (PO351) and audio-visual (A0629) material were transferred to the Multimedia Division in Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Boxes 1-11 were donated by Mrs. Edith Carlson O'Rourke in 1992 (7.25 linear feet).
Fd 22 of Box 11 was donated by Mrs. Edith Carlson O'Rourke in 2000.
Box 12 was donated by Mrs. Edith Carlson O'Rourke in 2001(0.5 linear feet).
Boxes 13-47 were donated by Mrs. Edith Carlson O'Rourke in 2007.
Processing Note
Processed by Kate Kimball in 2001.
Processed by Elizabeth Rogers in 2008.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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General Materials
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Description: Year BookDates: 1957Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Desk PrivateDates: 1958Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: AppointmentsDates: 1960Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Date BookDates: 1962-1965Container: Box 1, Folder 4-7
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Description: Week at a GlanceDates: 1966Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: The Far Mountains--Spiral NotebookContainer: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Official Souvenir Booklet, Nebraska CentennialContainer: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Washington State FerriesContainer: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Correspondence, Notes, Ferry Schedule, References, Pamphlets, and Photocopies from SierraContainer: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Nadine Shepardson
These folders contain correspondence, programs, notes, and news clippings.
Container: Box 2, Folder 1-3 -
Description: Bible presented to Frank O'Rourke Father's by Mosaic Lodge #55Dates: 1916Container: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: Notebook
This notebook has papers and proverbs that are possibly from Nadine's grandmother.
Container: Box 2, Folder 5
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Nadine Shepardson
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Description: Correspondence
This folder contains correspondence from Nadine Shepardson, Corman, Russel Porter, Daniel Frohman, and Joe Leonard.
Container: Box 3, Folder 1 -
Description: Correspondence Etc.Container: Box 3, Folder 2
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Description: Department ProposalsContainer: Box 3, Folder 3-4
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Description: Shepardson Theater FundContainer: Box 3, Folder 5
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Description: WritingsContainer: Box 3, Folder 6
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Description: Newspaper ClippingsContainer: Box 3, Folder 7-8
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Description: Taylor CemeteryContainer: Box 3, Folder 9
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Description: Warner's History of Dakota County, NebraskaDates: 1893Container: Box 3, Folder 10
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Description: The Heikes-Aughey Family History and Register of DescendantsContainer: Box 3, Folder 11
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Description: Newspaper ClippingsContainer: Box 4, Folder 1-2
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Description: Newspaper Clippings and Related CorrespondenceContainer: Box 4, Folder 3
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Description: Balance Sheets from Haskins, NebraskaContainer: Box 4, Folder 4
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Description: Notes and Maps of Haskins, NebraskaContainer: Box 4, Folder 5
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Description: Correspondence with Mother and FatherContainer: Box 4, Folder 6
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Description: Book ListContainer: Box 4, Folder 7
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Description: Arnold Bennett, Buried AliveContainer: Box 4, Folder 8
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General Materials
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Description: Research for "Harrigan and Hoeffler" NovelContainer: Box 5, Folder 1
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Description: Collaboration with Jim Konstanty on Pitching NovelContainer: Box 5, Folder 2
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Description: Correspondence with Philadelphia Phillies, Skipper LoftingContainer: Box 5, Folder 3
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Description: Correspondence and Beginning of Unfinished Novel, "Doubleheader"Container: Box 5, Folder 4
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Description: Kidnap Book NotesContainer: Box 5, Folder 5
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Description: Correspondence with Random HouseContainer: Box 5, Folder 6-7
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Description: Research and Notes concerning Minnesota for New DepartureContainer: Box 5, Folder 8
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Description: Philosophy of Engineering Management and ControlDates: 1960Container: Box 5, Folder 9
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Description: MiscellaneousContainer: Box 5, Folder 10
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Description: Women's Clothing Catalogue (Photocopy)Dates: 1915Container: Box 6, Folder 1
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Description: Arav (The Shotgun Man) NotesContainer: Box 6, Folder 2
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Description: Royalty Reports from the New American LibraryContainer: Box 6, Folder 3-4
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Description: Publishing ContractsContainer: Box 6, Folder 5-17
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Short Stories by Frank O'Rourke
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Description: "Burton and Stanley," by Frank O'Rourke, F. O'Rourke PassportContainer: Box 7, Folder 1
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Description: Short Stories
The short stories contained in this folder are "Gunsmoke--The Crooked Nail" (1953) and "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine: Crime among Friends" (1957).
Dates: 1953-1957Container: Box 7, Folder 2 -
Description: Short Stories
The short stories contained in this folder are "Bold Man's Treasure" (1951), "Parade Is Ten Minutes Long" (1952), "Flat of the Horn" (1952), "Whippletree" (1953), "The Stronger Medicine" (1953), "Second Hand Dream" (1953), "The New Year's Blues" (1954), "They Never Quit" (1954), "Spotters Choice" (1954), "The Faithful Heart" (1953), and "Way of a Trooper" (1953).
Dates: 1951-1954Container: Box 7, Folder 3 -
Description: Short Stories
The short stories contained in this folder are "Foot of the Cliff" (1957), "Flashing Spikes," and "The Future Years."
Dates: 1957Container: Box 7, Folder 4
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Oversize Short Stories by Frank O'Rourke
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Description: The UtahDates: 1937Container: Box 8, Folder 1
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Description: Short Stories
The short stories contained in this folder are "New Day" (1945), "The First Rifle" (1945), "Man and Boy" (1945), "The Last Hunt" (1945), "Witness for the Defense" (1945), "Right as Rain" (1945), "Two for Five" (1945), "Secret Attack" (1945), "The Hard Decision" (1946), "Reprieve" (1946), "Not So Different" (1946), "Flash Flood" (1946), "The Hard Way Home" (1946), "The Medallion" (1946), "My Eyes Are Open" (1947), "The Simple Case" (1947), "Pease and Quiet" (1947), "A Matter of Choice" (1951), "Last Time Around" (1952), "Six Greedy Loafers" (1953), and "The Lallapalooza" (1953).
Dates: 1945-1953Container: Box 8, Folder 2 -
Description: Short Stories
The short stories contained in this folder are "Nobody Asked You, Sir, She Said" (1946), "This Is for Keeps" (1947), "The Young and Wise" (1948), "The Lallapalooza" (1953), "Everything He Wanted" (1947), "Cold Water and Cherry Pie" (1949), "The Last Shot" (1949), "Point of Justice" (1951), "The Heavenly World Series" (1953), "The Cool One" (1953), and "The Woman across the Hall."
Dates: 1946-1953Container: Box 8, Folder 3 -
Description: "The Heavenly World Series"Dates: 1952Container: Box 8, Folder 4
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Description: Short Stories
The short stories contained in this folder are "Chamiso Run" (1954), "Sun Wings" (1957), "The Big Fifty" (1955), "Peace and Quiet" (1955), "The Simple Case" (1955), "The Bride Stealer" (1960), "Man and Boy" (1955), "Two For Five" (1956), and "The Affair of Chief Strongheart" (1965).
Dates: 1952-1965Container: Box 8, Folder 5 -
Description: Short Stories
The short stories contained in this folder are "Thin Ice" (1945), "Fire in the Night" (1946), "The Greatest Victory" (1946), "Confusion on Lower Four" (1946), "The Dimpled Saboteur" (1947), "Three Months to Remember" (1947), "The Wide River" (1947), "Nothing to Do Till Next Fall" (1947), "The Race" (1947), "The Last Out" (1948), "The Lying Heart" (1948), "One More Inning" (1948), "Tomorrow Never Comes" (1949), "The Last Pitch" (1949), "Violence at Sundown" (1949), "The Impossible Play" (1949), "The Argument with Death" (1949), "Bonus Rookie" (1950), "The Man Who Sold Himself" (1951), "One More Pennant" (1952), "Mountain Massacre" (1952), "Battle Royal" (1952), "The Castoff" (1953), "The Terrible-Tempered Rube" (1954), "Close Play at Home" (1955), and "Flashing Spikes" (1948).
Dates: 1945-1955Container: Box 8, Folder 6
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General Materials
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Description: Notes for Brown's ValleyDates: 1981-1983Container: Box 9, Folder 1
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Description: NotesContainer: Box 9, Folder 2
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Description: Notes for "A Star in the Orange Trees"Container: Box 9, Folder 3
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Description: Reviews
Treason (1977), Salt Lake City (1978-1980), and Notes for "High Vengeance."
Dates: 1948-1980Container: Box 9, Folder 4 -
Description: Research and Notes for "Walls of Seneca"Container: Box 9, Folder 5
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Description: Notes for "Emigration Canyon" and Various Research NotesContainer: Box 9, Folder 6
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Description: NotesContainer: Box 9, Folder 7
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Description: Notes for "Dreamers"Container: Box 9, Folder 8
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Description: Jim Constanty, ObituaryContainer: Box 9, Folder 9
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Description: ResearchContainer: Box 9, Folder 10
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Description: Passports, Correspondence, Vaccinations, Decree of Name ChangeContainer: Box 9, Folder 11
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Description: CorrespondenceContainer: Box 9, Folder 12
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Description: NotesContainer: Box 9, Folder 13
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Description: CorrespondenceContainer: Box 9, Folder 14
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Description: AdvertisementContainer: Box 10, Folder 1
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Description: CorrespondenceContainer: Box 10, Folder 2-5
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Description: Telegram in German, Correspondence, AdvertisementsContainer: Box 10, Folder 6
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Description: Mt. Holyoke, CorrespondenceContainer: Box 10, Folder 7
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Description: Correspondence, Burial at SeaContainer: Box 10, Folder 8
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Description: First Impression of New EnglandContainer: Box 10, Folder 9
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Description: FinancialContainer: Box 10, Folder 10
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Description: Real EstateContainer: Box 10, Folder 11
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Description: LeaseContainer: Box 10, Folder 12
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Description: Mobile HomeContainer: Box 10, Folder 13
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Description: James A. SteelContainer: Box 10, Folder 14
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Description: MortgageContainer: Box 10, Folder 15
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Description: "Ourselves Alone; Irish Exiles in Brooklyn"Container: Box 10, Folder 16
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Description: Allergies and BronchitisContainer: Box 10, Folder 17
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Description: PotteryContainer: Box 10, Folder 18
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Description: Acceptance and RejectionsContainer: Box 10, Folder 19
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Description: NotesDates: 1959-1979Container: Box 10, Volume 1-2
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Description: Appointment BookDates: 1967Container: Box 10, Volume 3
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Description: Week at a GlanceDates: 1968-1974Container: Box 10, Volume 4-10
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Short Story Materials
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Description: Unpublished StoriesDates: 1944-1956Container: Box 11, Folder 1-6
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Description: "The Lallapalooza"Container: Box 11, Folder 7
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Description: "Burton and Stanley"Container: Box 11, Folder 8
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Description: Transcription of Untitled StoryContainer: Box 11, Folder 9
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Description: Untitled Bits and PiecesContainer: Box 11, Folder 10
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Description: College Book NotesContainer: Box 11, Folder 11
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Description: Possible Book SubjectsContainer: Box 11, Folder 12
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Description: News Articles; MapContainer: Box 11, Folder 13
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Description: Tony MirabalContainer: Box 11, Folder 14
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Description: Town and NeighborhoodContainer: Box 11, Folder 15
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Description: Research for "The Far Mountains"Container: Box 11, Folder 16
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Description: Big BendContainer: Box 11, Folder 17
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Description: Old Slang; NotesContainer: Box 11, Folder 18
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Description: "Up River"Container: Box 11, Folder 19
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Description: U.S. Dept of Agriculture Report and Map; Sheet Music, "La Cucaracha"Container: Box 11, Folder 20
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Description: Empyrean CanyonContainer: Box 11, Folder 21
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Description: "The Heavenly World Series"
This folder consists of an essay entitled "The Heavenly World Series." An audio tape of "Ellen and the Barber" by O'Rourke was transferred to the Multimedia Division.
Dates: 1952Container: Box 11, Folder 22
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Manuscripts, 1976-1977
This series contains drafts of O'Rourke's Western genre novels.
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Description: Badger: Transcript
Badger, published in 1977 is the story of Badger, a young man who sets out to avenge the murder of his Native American mother.
Container: Box 12, Folder 1 -
Description: Badger: PhotocopyContainer: Box 12, Folder 2-3
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Description: Arau: Into Yesterday: Final Draft
Arau: Into Yesterday, published in 1976 as The Shotgun Man, is an adventure story about a man with a gun, gold, and a girl.
Container: Box 12, Folder 4-6 -
Description: Brown's Valley
Brown's Valley is a portrait of Hoskins, Nebraska in the 1930s, and several stories are the basis for the novel Ellen and the Barber. This box contains two versions of the book Brown's Valley.
Dates: 1981-1982Container: Box 13 -
Description: Brown's Valley: RewritesDates: 1970-1988Container: Box 14, Folder 1-3
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Description: Ideas and Drawings for Brown's Valley
The drawings in folder 4 were done by the author, Frank O'Rourke.
Container: Box 14, Folder 4 -
Description: Burton and Stanley: Animation Submissions CorrespondenceDates: 1990-1996Container: Box 15, Folder 1
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Description: Burton and Stanley: Mock-Ups, Notes, and ClippingsDates: 1997Container: Box 15, Folder 2-3
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Description: Burton and Stanley: Final DraftContainer: Box 15, Folder 4
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Description: Burton and Stanley: Correspondence
Folder 5 contains correspondence to the author from children who read Burton and Stanley.
Dates: 1987-1997Container: Box 15, Folder 5-6 -
Description: Burton and Stanley: Correspondence, Copyright Issues, Printed Material, and Clippings
Folder 8 mentions of Frank O'Rourke's book The Standpipe That Wouldn't Stand Still.
Dates: 1990-1997Container: Box 15, Folder 7-8 -
Description: Burton and Stanley: ClippingsContainer: Box 15, Folder 9
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Description: Dreamers: First DraftContainer: Box 16
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Description: Dreamers: Final DraftContainer: Box 17
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Description: E Company
This manuscript is the author's working copy.
Container: Box 18, Folder 1 -
Description: "Miriam" and "Vera"
The characters in Ellen and the Barber first appeared in the novel Brown's Valley. Vera, Miriam and Ellen were redrawn for this later book.
Container: Box 18, Folder 2-3 -
Description: "Vera" and "Ellen" DraftContainer: Box 18, Folder 4-5
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Description: Ellen and the Barber: DraftContainer: Box 18, Folder 6-7
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Description: Ellen and the Barber: Author's Working DraftContainer: Box 19, Folder 1
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Description: Ellen and the Barber: Publishers GalleyContainer: Box 19, Folder 2
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Description: Ellen and the Barber: CorrespondenceDates: 1987-2000Container: Box 19, Folder 3-5
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Description: Ellen and the Barber: St. Martin's Press Correspondence and ContractsDates: 1989-2002Container: Box 19, Folder 4-5
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Description: Ellen and the Barber: Notes and ClippingsContainer: Box 19, Folder 6
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Description: Guide to the Colors: Original ManuscriptContainer: Box 20
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Description: Field of Honor: ManuscriptContainer: Box 21, Folder 1
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Description: Flight and Pursuit: Manuscript
This is the first draft of the manuscript and contains the author's handwritten notes.
Container: Box 21, Folder 2 -
Description: Flight and Pursuit: A Screenplay
These copies of the original screenplay were taken from the story written by Frank O'Rourke. Although he is listed as the author, Edith Carlson O'Rourke refashioned the novel for use on the screen.
Container: Box 21, Folder 3-4 -
Description: Flight and Pursuit: Options and AgreementsDates: 1965-1968Container: Box 21, Folder 5
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Description: Flight and Pursuit: Correspondence, Notes and ClippingsDates: 1989-1990Container: Box 21, Folder 6
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Description: The Heavenly World Series: ManuscriptDates: 1952Container: Box 22, Folder 1
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Description: The Heavenly World Series: Royalty StatementsDates: 2006Container: Box 22, Folder 2
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Description: The Heavenly World Series: Correspondence and ClippingsDates: 2001Container: Box 22, Folder 3
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Description: Instant Gold: Screenplays
These screenplays were also adapted from Frank O'Rourke's original work by Edith Carlson O'Rourke.
Container: Box 22, Folder 4-5 -
Description: Instant Gold: Uncorrected Galley ProofsContainer: Box 22, Folder 6
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Description: A Mule for the Marquesa: Printed Material and Correspondence
A Mule for the Marquesa is the title of the novel the movie The Professionals was based on.
Dates: 1996Container: Box 23, Folder 1-2 -
Description: The ProfessionalsDates: 1976-1996Container: Box 23, Folder 3-5
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Description: The Professionals: Legal Papers, Suit, and CorrespondenceDates: 1993-1996Container: Box 23, Folder 6-7
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Description: Some Dust, A Shadow: Notes and CorrespondenceDates: 1985-1990Container: Box 24, Folder 1
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Description: Some Dust, A Shadow
This is the author's working copy, with his handwritten notes.
Container: Box 24, Folder 2 -
Description: Some Dust, A Shadow: Screenplays with RevisionsContainer: Box 24, Folder 3-6
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Description: Some Dust, A Shadow and A Star in the Orange Trees: ManuscriptsContainer: Box 25
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Description: A Star in the Orange Trees
These versions are editor William Goodman's copies, with notes from Edith Carlson O'Rourke.
Container: Box 26, Folder 1-2 -
Description: A Star in the Orange Trees: Partial ManuscriptsContainer: Box 26, Folder 3-4
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Description: A Star in the Orange Trees: Rewrites and ResearchContainer: Box 26, Folder 5
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Description: A Star in the Orange Trees: Correspondence, Notes and ClippingsDates: 1976-1998Container: Box 26, Folder 6-7
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Description: Swift Runner: Screenplays
Folder 1 contains Frank O'Rourke's working copy.
Container: Box 27, Folder 1-2 -
Description: Swift Runner: Screenplays with RevisionsContainer: Box 27, Folder 3-6
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Description: Swift Runner: Final Revised Screenplay
This screenplay was revised by Edith Carlson O'Rourke.
Container: Box 28, Folder 1 -
Description: Swift Runner: Correspondence, Contracts, Options, and ClippingsDates: 1977-1991Container: Box 28, Folder 2-3
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Description: Uncle Sam's Trail
This is the first draft, with Edith Carlson O'Rourke's notes.
Container: Box 29, Folder 1-2 -
Description: Uncle Sam's Trail: Final DraftContainer: Box 29, Folder 3
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Description: The Walls of Seneca
This is the first draft, with Frank O'Rourke's drawings, and Edith Carlson O'Rourke's notes.
Container: Box 30
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Children's Books Documents
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Description: Molly and the Doctor Birds: Drafts and NotesContainer: Box 31, Folder 1-3
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Description: Molly and the Doctor Birds: Correspondence, Clippings, and Notes
Folder 5, which contain the Institute of Jamaica documents are Frank O'Rourke's research for this book.
Dates: 1987-1993Container: Box 31, Folder 4-5 -
Description: The Sandpie that wouldn't Stand Still: CorrespondenceDates: 1987-1993Container: Box 31, Folder 6
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Description: The Serendipitous Journey of 9 Cats, 2 Elephants, 2 Camels, and a MuleContainer: Box 31, Folder 7-9
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Story Subject Files
These subject files contain a range of material relating to each story.
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Description: The Bell that Tolled its Own TimeContainer: Box 32, Folder 1-2
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Description: Beginnings and Brother Bill: Correspondence
There are also references to Uncle Sam's Trail.
Dates: 1984-1994Container: Box 32, Folder 3-4 -
Description: Empyrean Canyon: Rewrites and EditsContainer: Box 32, Folder 5-6
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Description: The Far Mountains: Synopsis, Reviews, Correspondence, and ContactsDates: 1959-1986Container: Box 32, Folder 7-8
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Description: The Great Train Robbery: Correspondence and ContactsDates: 1966-1994Container: Box 32, Folder 9
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Description: Jedediah and Company: Chapters with Notes
This is not a complete manuscript.
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Description: Mayo and ListerContainer: Box 34, Folder 1-2
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Description: Paradise PondDates: 1987Container: Box 34, Folder 3-4
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Description: Period Piece
This novel was written by Frank O'Rourke under his psuedonym, Patrick O'Malley.
Container: Box 34, Folder 5-6 -
Description: Pincus Peeps, a Cherrygrove Story
This story is credited to both Frank O'Rourke and Patrick O'Malley.
Dates: 1993Container: Box 34, Folder 7-8 -
Description: Squads LeftContainer: Box 35, Folder 1
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Description: Trouble ShooterContainer: Box 35, Folder 2
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Description: Untitled ManuscriptContainer: Box 35, Folder 3-5
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Description: The Whiz Kids: Correspondence and Related DocumentsDates: 2002Container: Box 35, Folder 6
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Short Story Subject Files: A-Y
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Description: Short Story Subject Files: A-D
The Art Student, 1957, Conversations with Gordie, 1953-1954, The Dead, 1955. Conversations with Gordie are interviews with Edith Carlson O'Rourke's grandmother, which were intended for publication.
Container: Box 36, Folder 1 -
Description: Short Story Subject Files: E-G
An Empty Street, 1955, Fear,1957, The Field of Gold, 1954, Funerals are for the Living,1956, The Gardenia, 1955, The Gym Class,1956.
Container: Box 36, Folder 2 -
Description: Short Story Files: H-O
The Hotel, 1953, Miss Cowley, 1954, Night of Adventure, 1956, Nisswa, Then and Now, 1860-1964, Chapter 1, Obscure Greatness, 1955, Origin of the Building of a Monument, 1956.
Dates: 1953-1964Container: Box 36, Folder 3 -
Description: Short Story Subject Files: P-Y
The Playground, 1954, Retrogression, 1956, Second Honeymoon, 1953, The Tome of Enchantment, 1954, The Village, 1955, The Visitor, 1955, A Weekend, 1956, A Yuletide Fairytale
Container: Box 36, Folder 4
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Other Author's Manuscripts and Correspondence, 1986-2002
Edith Carlson O'Rourke edited and found publishers for authors as well as Frank O'Rourke.
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Description: Neil Chamberlain, Baghdad on the SubwayContainer: Box 37, Folder 1
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Description: Hans Keller, Dog First Aid Book Correspondence and PagesDates: 1999Container: Box 37, Folder 2
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Description: Elizabeth Dorosin and David Shaw, Head over HeelsContainer: Box 37, Folder 3
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Description: My Favorite Dragon: Text, Galleys, Correspondence, and ClippingsDates: 1992-2002Container: Box 37, Folder 4-5
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Description: Helen Wilhelm CorrespondenceDates: 1986-1995Container: Box 37, Folder 6
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Business Correspondence: A-Z
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Description: Peter Anderson CorrespondenceDates: 1994-2006Container: Box 38, Folder 1
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Description: Anthology CorrespondenceDates: 1995Container: Box 38, Folder 2
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Description: Audio-Cassette CorrespondenceDates: 1991Container: Box 38, Folder 3
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Description: Bantam Contracts and Royalty ReportsDates: 1975-1981Container: Box 38, Folder 4
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Description: Birch Books Press Correspondence and NewslettersDates: 2001-2006Container: Box 38, Folder 5
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Description: Darryl Brock CorrespondenceDates: 1996Container: Box 38, Folder 6
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Description: Business CorrespondenceDates: 1958-1999Container: Box 38, Folder 7-8
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Description: David Caffrey CorrespondenceDates: 1994-2006Container: Box 39, Folder 1-2
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Description: Contemporary Authors CorrespondenceDates: 1984-1988Container: Box 39, Folder 3
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Description: Contracts, Options, and CorrespondenceDates: 1959-1980Container: Box 39, Folder 4-5
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Description: Curtis and Brown CorrespondenceDates: 1961-1980Container: Box 39, Folder 6
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Description: Disney CorrespondenceDates: 1985-1991Container: Box 39, Folder 7
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Description: Jonathan Ellis CorrespondenceDates: 1993-2005Container: Box 39, Folder 8
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Description: Film CorrespondenceDates: 1985-1990Container: Box 39, Folder 9
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Description: Film Studio CorrespondenceDates: 1980-1989Container: Box 40, Folder 1
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Description: Royall Garff CorrespondenceDates: 1952-1988Container: Box 40, Folder 2
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Description: Jack Knarr CorrespondenceDates: 2003-2005Container: Box 40, Folder 3
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Description: Kelly Macmanus CorrespondenceDates: 2003-2005Container: Box 40, Folder 4
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Description: Markewich CorrespondenceDates: 1992-2006Container: Box 40, Folder 5
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Description: Miller and Morrow Contracts and CorrespondenceDates: 1955-1967Container: Box 41, Folder 1-2
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Description: Mondonia Press CorrespondenceDates: 2004-2006Container: Box 41, Folder 3
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Description: William Morris Agency CorrespondenceDates: 1979Container: Box 41, Folder 4
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Description: New American Library (NAL) Contracts, Contract Dispute, and RoyaltiesDates: 1957-1988Container: Box 41, Folder 5-7
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Description: Orion CorrespondenceDates: 1987-1990Container: Box 42, Folder 1
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Description: Pacific Artists Correspondence
This correspondence is concerning the rights to Instant Gold.
Dates: 1991-1992Container: Box 42, Folder 2 -
Description: Paramount Pictures CorrespondenceDates: 1990Container: Box 42, Folder 3
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Description: Pocket Books Contracts, Correspondence, and Royalty StatementsDates: 1986-1990Container: Box 42, Folder 4-6
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Description: Publishing CorrespondenceDates: 1993-1997Container: Box 42, Folder 7
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Description: Readers CorrespondenceDates: 1968-1980Container: Box 42, Folder 8
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Description: Reprint CorrespondenceDates: 1979-1988Container: Box 42, Folder 9
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Description: Arthur Sarkissian CorrespondenceDates: 1992-2006Container: Box 42, Folder 10
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Description: St. James PressDates: 1974-1981Container: Box 42, Folder 11
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Description: Simon and Schuster Royalty StatementsDates: 2002Container: Box 42, Folder 12
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Description: Television and Film CorrespondenceDates: 1985-1990Container: Box 43, Folder 1-3
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Description: U.S. And Foreign Film Publication ListsContainer: Box 43, Folder 4
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Description: Universtity of Utah Fine Arts and Marriott Library CorrespondenceDates: 1991-2002Container: Box 43, Folder 5-7
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Description: Western Novels CorrespondenceDates: 1992-1998Container: Box 43, Folder 8
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Description: Western Auction and Americana CorrespondenceDates: 1986Container: Box 43, Folder 9
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Description: Copyright Options, Agreements, Terminations and Correspondence
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Personal Documents, 1957-2007
Container: Box 45
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Description: Frank O'Rourke Oral HistoryDates: 1985Container: Box 45, Folder 1
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Description: Edith Carlson O'Rourke Autobiographical SketchDates: 2007Container: Box 45, Folder 2
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Description: Family Reminiscences and CorrespondenceDates: 1957-1971Container: Box 45, Folder 3-4
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Description: Frank O'Rourke Professional Material, Biography, Bibliography, and Book ListsContainer: Box 45, Folder 5-7
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Description: CondolencesDates: 1989Container: Box 45, Folder 8
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Description: ReviewsContainer: Box 45, Folder 9
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Description: Doughboy Price CorrespondenceDates: 1959Container: Box 45, Folder 10
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Description: MiscellaneousContainer: Box 45, Folder 11
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General Materials
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Description: Notes and SnippetsContainer: Box 46, Folder 1
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Description: Story SynopsesContainer: Box 46, Folder 2
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Description: Printed MaterialContainer: Box 46, Folder 3-4
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Description: Clippings and Related MaterialContainer: Box 46, Folder 5-8
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Description: EphemeraContainer: Box 47
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Subject Terms
- Authors, American
Form or Genre Terms
- Appointment books
- Contracts
- Correspondence
- Manuscripts for publication
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