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Don D. Walker papers, 1883-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Walker, Don D., 1917-2000
Title
Don D. Walker papers
Dates
1883-1980 (inclusive)
Quantity
13.5 Linear Feet
Collection Number
ACCN 0064
Summary
The Don D. Walker papers (1883-1980) consist of various items relating to western history. Included are correspondence concerning research activities, issues of "The possible sack" (1970-1974), clippings, a typescript of "The Virginian" by Owen Wister, materials relating to Andy Adams, "The poetry of Thomas Hornsby Ferril" by Robert Fulton Richards, and a journal and account book of sheriff's offices in California (1883-1886).
Repository
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

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
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Historical Note

Don Walker (1917-2000) was born in Oak City, Utah, in 1917. He spent most of his youth in Millard County. He completed his B.A. and M.A. degrees at the University of Utah. He then attended the University of Minnesota, where he obtained his Ph.D. Walker was a member of the faculty as a professor in the English Department at the University of Utah. He died in Salt Lake City in June of 2000.

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Content Description

The Don D. Walker papers (1883-1980) consist of correspondence, journals, manuscripts, magazines, microfilm, news clippings, index cards containing various words in the American Studies Dictionary by Walker, and research materials.

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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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Don D. Walker (boxes 1-2 and microfilm reels 1-3) in 1983.

Donated by Don D. Walker (boxes 3-23) in 2003.

Processing Note

Processed by Heather Harkness and Kate Kimball in 2000 and 2003.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Personal papers

    • Description: Correspondence
      Dates: 1948; 1953
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    • Description: Correspondence, Alfred Henry Lewis
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    • Description: History of Millard County Cattle Company, news clippings
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    • Description: Joseph McCoy
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    • Description: The Possible Sack
      Dates: 1969-1974
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5-8
    • Description: The Virginian
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Journal and account book of the Sheriff of Santa Clara County, California and others
  • Description: Andy Adams, manuscripts and materials
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2, Reel 1-2
  • Description: Robert Fulton Richards, The Poetry of Thomas Hornsby Ferril
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2, Reel 3
  • American Studies Dictionary

  • General materials

    • Description: Ramon F. Adams, The Rampaging Herd: A Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets on Men and Events in the Cattle Industry
      Dates: 1959
      Container: Box 23, Folder 1
    • Description: American Studies Dictionary, research materials
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 23, Folder 2
    • Description: Dictionary Publishing, correspondence
      Dates: 1979-1980
      Container: Box 23, Folder 3
    • Description: Suzanne Britt Jordan, "I Wants to Go to the Prose"
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 23, Folder 4
    • Description: Montana newspapers, listings and notes
      Dates: 1860-1920
      Container: Box 23, Folder 5
    • Description: Textual excerpts, bibliographies, and notes
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 23, Folder 6
    • Description: Western American Literature, mailing list
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 23, Folder 7
    • Description: Works cited, listing
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 23, Folder 8
    • Description: "Zane Grey's Women"
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 23, Folder 9
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 23, Folder 10

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Geographical Names

  • West (U.S.) in literature
  • West (U.S.)--History--Sources

Form or Genre Terms

  • Clippings
  • Correspondence
  • Dissertations
  • Drafts (documents)
  • Journals (accounts)
  • Newsletters
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