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Daryl Jones Papers, 1964-1976

Overview of the Collection

Title
Daryl Jones Papers
Dates
1964-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
MSS 206
Summary
Collection contains correspondence and materials relating to former Boise State University English Professor Daryl Jones research on dime novels.
Repository
Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu
Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Daryl E. Jones, former provost and professor of English at Boise State University, earned his Ph.D. at Michigan State University in 1974 with a dissertation on the evolution of the dime novel.

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Content Description

These papers, contained in one box, consist of a few pieces of correspondence and other material relating to his research. Also included are copies of literary magazines from Michigan State University and Texas Tech University with contributions by Daryl Jones.

This collection accompanied a large donation of dime novels and other pulp fiction from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that was donated to Boise State University by Professor Jones in 2001. Consult an archivist for a bibliography of that collection.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[item description], Daryl Jones Papers, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.

Restrictions on Use

Collection is available for research.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Daryl Jones in 2001.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Notes for "History of Dime Novels"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Correspondence with Charles Bragin
    Dates: 1970-1971
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Correspondence with Ralph F. Cummings
    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Correspondence
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Photocopy of Bibliography of Dime Novels by Charles Bragin (incomplete)
    Dates: 1964
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: "The Flying Pulps" by Robert W. Roach (Sunday Magazine, Cleveland Plain Dealer)
    Dates: 28 December 1969
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: University of Montana Dime Novel Collections
    Dates: 1974
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Preview 1 (Michigan State University)
    Dates: December 1969
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Preview 2 (Michigan State University)
    Dates: February 1970
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Preview 3 (Michigan State University)
    Dates: 1970
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Preview 4 (Michigan State University)
    Dates: Fall 1970
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: Preview 5 (Michigan State University)
    Dates: Spring 1971
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  • Description: Preview 6 (Michigan State University)
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Folder 13
  • Description: Studies in Poetry: A Graduate Study (Texas Tech University)
    Dates: 1976
    Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  • Description: At the Writing Workshop (Texas Tech University)
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box 1, Folder 15

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Subject Terms

  • Authors, American
  • Boise State University
  • Literature
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