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Harry F. Olmsted Papers, 1909-1961

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Olmsted, Harry F.
Title
Harry F. Olmsted Papers
Dates
1909-1961 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.45 cubic ft. (5 boxes)
Collection Number
12706
Summary
Harry F. Olmsted was a Western pulp fiction writer from the 1920s-1940s. Collection contains manuscripts, notes, and published stories written by Olmsted.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Harry F. Olmsted was a Western pulp fiction writer from the 1920s-1940s. He was born in 1889 in Santa Ana, California, the son of a prominent Los Angeles engineer. Olmsted graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science in engineering and began his career as a civil engineer. Writing for Olmsted was initially a hobby but after publishing some of his stories, he gave up his career as an engineer and became a full time writer of western pulp fiction in the early 1930s. Many of his characters and stories were influenced by his travels as an engineer in the western states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Olmsted took the lives of real people to make characters for his formulaic stories. Some of Olmsted’s stories influenced the Hollywood westerns of the late 1930s and 40s.

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Content Description

Collection contains notes, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, Western pulp fiction magazines, and bound volumes of Olmsted’s published stories from 1929-1951.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Harry F. Olmsted at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Jason Howard Decker in 2018.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in November 2018.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Authors, American -- 20th century
  • Western stories

Form or Genre Terms

  • First drafts
  • Western (literary works)
  • Western fiction

Processed by Jamie J. Greene

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