AHJ_ah00237 Inventory of the Mary O'Hara papers, circa 1900-2015 O'Hara (Mary) papers Processed by Alexandra Cardin University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2013

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort February 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary O'Hara, Mary Mary O'Hara papers 1900-2015 00237 14.60 cubic ft. (18 boxes) + digital material University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Mary O'Hara was an author and composer, known for her popular Western novel "My Friend Flicka." Collection contains manuscripts, galley proofs, reviews, scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, fan mail, clippings, movie posters,and audio visual recordings regarding her work and personal life. Biography of Mary O'Hara

Mary O'Hara Alsop, a writer and composer originally from New York, came to Wyoming in 1930 and along with her husband bought the Remount Ranch near Laramie. While living on the ranch, O'Hara wrote her popular Western novel "My Friend Flicka," the first of a trilogy which was followed by "Thunderhead" and "Green Grass of Wyoming," all of which were made into motion pictures. She left the ranch in 1945 and returned to the east coast. Among her other writings are a novella "The Catch Colt," for which she later wrote music and libretto for a musical play version.

 Scope and Content

Manuscripts, galley proofs and reviews of several of O'Hara's written works. There are also scrapbooks, correspondence, books, fan mail, reviews, clippings, photographs, and audio visual recordings concerning "My Friend Flicka," "Green Grass of Wyoming," "The Catch Colt," and other works by O'Hara.

 Access Restrictions

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

 Copyright Information

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

 Related Materials

Other materials can be found at Georgetown University Library's Booth Family Center for Special Collections.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Mary O'Hara from 1952-1963, Kent Parrot from 1981-1986 and the Estate of Mary O'Hara from 2018-2019.

 Processing Information

Collection processed by Alexandra Cardin in February 2020.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms Western stories. Scrapbooks. Authors. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> O'Hara, Mary -- My friend Flicka. O'Hara, Mary -- Green grass of Wyoming. O'Hara, Mary -- Thunderhead. O'Hara, Mary -- Wyoming summer. O'Hara, Mary -- Catch colt. Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Literature Social Life and Customs People, Ethnicity, and Culture Container List Series I. Biographical and Personal Material 1 Article About Mary O'Hara in the Bridgeport Sunday Post 1948 October 3 1 Artwork of Flicka and Thunderhead, Her Colt undated 13 Artwork - Untitled undated 1 Certificate and Biographical Information 1922-1980 15 Music Score of Euryanthe, by Carl Maria von Weber, Gift from Mary's Grandmother, May undated 15 Music Score of Il Don Giovanni, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gift from Mary's Grandmother, May undated 1 Photographs of Family and Friends Circa 1900-2007, undated 1 Photos of Mary O'Hara Circa 1900-1980, undated 18 West Point Academy Certificate of Kent Kane Parrot Jr. 1935 Series II. Movie Material and Contracts 1 Contract Correspondence for Dutch and Portuguese Editions of My Friend Flicka 2005 June-November 1 Contracts - My Friend Flicka and Thunderhead, with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 1941-1998 1 Correspondence - The Catch Colt 1980-1981 1 Correspondence - Stewart Agency 1951-1952, 1996 1 Nadia M. Derkach - Consultant 1944-2007 1 Fox Agreement Material - Green Grass of Wyoming 1945-1998 1 Georgetown University Library Donation 1951, 1980-2007 1 Green Grass of Wyoming, - 50th Anniversary of Movie in Lancaster, Ohio, Promotional Material and Photographs (Two Folders) 1948-1999 13 My Friend Flicka, - Promotional Material for Movie 2006-2007 1 Notice of Termination - United States Copyright Office 1990-2008, undated 1 University of Wyoming - Donation 1952-2007 Series III. Scrapbooks, Clippings, Reviews, and Fan Mail 1 Fan Mail (Two Folders) 1944-1992 1 Fan Mail and Reviews (Three Folders) 1941-1946, 1983 1 Newspaper Clippings 1943-1954 1 Newspaper Clippings 1980-1995 1 Reviews of Green Grass of Wyoming 1943-1946 1 Reviews of The Son of Adam Wyngate 1952,1997 1 Reviews of Wyoming Summer 1963, undated 2 Scrapbook - Clippings and Reviews 1941-1960, undated 1 Scrapbook - Gunston Ranch 1947-1980, undated 13 Scrapbook - Top O' The Big Hill, - Publicity 1961 April-July Series IV. Manuscripts, Scripts, and Proofs Manuscripts 2 The Catch Colt, - Drafts 2A & 2B, Adapted for Radio 1987 2 The Catch Colt, - Manuscript 1975 2 The Catch Colt, - Manuscript 1975 2 The Catch Colt, - Script with Music undated 2 Green Grass of Wyoming, - Manuscript (Two Folders) 1940s 2 Green Grass of Wyoming, - Manuscript (Bound) 1940s 3 A Musical in The Making, - Original Manuscript 1965 2 My Friend Flicka, - Galley Proof 1941 2 My Friend Flicka, - Juvenile Edition Proofs 1944, 1958 2 My Friend Flicka, - Manuscript undated 2 My Friend Flicka, - Manuscript (Bound) undated 3 Novel-in-The-Making, - Galley Proof 1954 August 16 3 Novel-in-The-Making, - Proof 1954 June 21 3 Poems - Manuscript Material undated 3 Prodigal Daughter: An Autobiography, Material 1941-1985, undated 3 Prodigal Daughter: An Autobiography, - Manuscript (Two Folders) undated 3 The Son of Adam Wyngate, - Galley Proof undated 4 The Son of Adam Wyngate, - Manuscript (Nine Folders) undated 4 Thunderhead, - Manuscript (Bound) 1952 September 8 4 Wyoming Summer, - Manuscript (Three Folders) 1962-1963 5 Wyoming Summer, - Manuscript 1963 5 Wyoming Summer, - Manuscript (Three Folders) undated 5 Wyoming Summer/Summer at The Ranch(Old Title), - Manuscript 1962 5 Wyoming Summer/Summer at The Ranch (Old Title), - Manuscript, Final Draft (Three Folders) undated Radio Scripts 3 Fire Department Please! 1939 April 7 3 When The Whistle Blows" undated Short Stories 3 Brother and Sister Story undated 3 The Children undated 3 Elf-O-Wind undated 3 Good by My Lover Good by undated 3 Italian for Monkey 1940s 3 Miscellaneous Manuscripts 1971 May 24 3 Miscellaneous Manuscripts undated 3 Small Boy's Apology undated 3 Story Ideas 1940, 1952, undated 3 They Called It Love 1940s 3 Zeros Don't Count undated Series V. Musical Scores 7 The Big Hill or The Rocky Mountain Divide, - Music Score 1959 7 The Big Hill or The Rocky Mountain Divide, - Orchestration undated 5 The Catch Colt 1959 5 The Catch Colt 1967, undated 8 The Catch Colt, - Manuscript Copy of Musical Score (Three Folders) 1959 14 The Catch Colt, - Musical Score , Microfilm undated 9 The Catch Colt, Musical Score (Bound) 1959 8 The Catch Colt, Musical Score (Three Folders) undated 7 The Catch Colt, - Orchestrations (Two Folders) 1966 May 10 5 The Catch Colt (Joey), - Sheet Music undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Bass undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Bassoon undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Cello/Violoncello undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Clarinet I undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Clarinet II undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Flute (Piccolo) undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Harp undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Horns I & II undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Oboe (English Horn) undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Percussion undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Piano undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Trombone undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Trumpets I & II undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Viola undated 5 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Violin I undated 6 The Catch Colt, - Sheet Music for Violin II undated 8 The Catch Colt, "The Windmill", Waltz Theme from the Operetta - Score undated 6 Green Grass of Wyoming, Sheet Music undated 6 Lullabies 1979 18 Miscellaneous Musical Scores undated 6 Music Notebook 1937 6 Music Notebook 1939 February-March 6 Music Notebook 1939 June 6 Music Notebook 1939 October 6 Music Notebook 1940 6 Music Notebook 1940 April 6 Music Notebook 1940 October 6 Music Notebook 1940-1941 6 Music Notebook undated 18 O Wind! Blow Wind!, - Score undated 6 O Wind! Blow Wind!, - Orchestration by Robert Levin undated 7 Oh! Wyoming! a Musical Play, - Musical Score 1959 9 Oh! Wyoming! a Musical Play, - Musical Score (Bound) 1959 7 Twilight and Birdcalls, - Sheet Music undated 9 Wind Harp, - Orchestration undated 8 Wind Harp, - Score undated 9 Wind Harp, - Score 1972 December 20 9 Wind Harp, - Score 1972 7 Wind Harp: a Fantasie for Piano, - Score 1957 7,8 Wyoming Suite, - Sheet Music (Bound, Two Folders) 1947 Series VI. Publications and Printed Material Books 10 The Catch Colt, Two Copies 1978 10 The Catch Colt, United Kingdom Edition 1979 10 The Catch Colt: a Folk Tale of the Western Plains with Music 1964 10 De Grønne Vidders Land, Danish Translation of Green Grass of Wyoming 1960 11 Ein Sommer mit Unseren Pferden, German Translation of Wyoming Summer undated 10 L'Erba Verde Del Wyoming, Italian Translation of Green Grass of Wyoming 1955 10 Flicka's Friend: The Autobiography of Mary O'Hara, Eight Copies 1982 11 Flicka, Het Veulen, Dutch Translation of My Friend Flicka undated 12 Flickas Sønn, Norwegian Translation of Thunderhead 1947 10 Grazige Weiden Van Wyoming, Dutch Translation of Green Grass of Wyoming 1964 10 Green Grass of Wyoming, Arabic Translation undated 10 Green Grass of Wyoming, Armed Services Edition 1946 10 Green Grass of Wyoming, Book in Three Parts, Edition for Older Boys and Girsl, 12-15 Years 1966 10 Grønne Gressganger, Norwegian Translation of Green Grass of Wyoming 1948 10 Grünes Gras der Weide, German Translation of Ggreen Grass of Wyoming 1968 11 Hans vän Pike, Swedish Translation of My Friend Flicka 1947 11 Hans Venn Flicka, Norwegian Translation 1946 11 Mein Freund Flicka, German Translation of My Friend Flicka 1946 11 Mi Amiga Flicka, Spanish Translation of My Friend Flicka 1947 11 A Minha Amiga Flicka, Portuguese Translation of My Friend Flicka undated 11 Min Ven Flicka, Danish Translation of My Friend Flicka 1957 11 Moja Prijateljica Flika, Serbo-Croatian Translation 1958 11 A Musical in The Making: a Personal Experience of The Author 1966 11 My Friend Flicka, Book in Two Parts, Edition for Older Boys and Girls, 12-15 Years 1966 11 My Friend Flicka, Arabic Translation undated 11 My Friend Flicka, Burmese Translation undated 11 My Friend Flicka, Cambodian Translation undated 11 My Friend Flicka, Gujarati Translation 1958 11 My Friend Flicka, Japanese Translation 1958 11 My Friend Flicka, Korean Translation 1956 11 My Friend Flicka, Marathi Translation 1941 12 Thunderhead, Arabic Translation undated 12 Thunderhead, Book in Three Parts, For Older Boys and Girls (12-15 Years) 1966 12 Tordenskyen, Danish Translation of Thunderhead 1959 12 Wervelwind, Danish Translation of Thunderhead undated Other Publications 12 Green Grass of Wyoming, Published Sheet Music 1946,1947 13 Green Grass of Wyoming, "50th Anniversary Celebration" 1998 13 "Let Not The Sun Go Down." McCall's Magazine 1942 March 12 May God Keep you, Published Sheet Music 1946 12 Miscellaneous Published Music 1920-1982 12 Wind Harp, Published Sheet Music 1954 Printed Material 13 The Catch Colt, Poster for The Book undated 18 Flicka, Movie Poster 2006 18 Green Grass of Wyoming, Poster Autographed by Peggy Cummins 1948 Series VII. Audio Visual Recordings 2-inch Quadruplex Tapes 14 The Catch Colt, - 30 Second Spot, Seven Tapes 1983 February 1 14 Richard Parrot 30 Second Dub undated Audio Cassette Tapes 16 The Catch Colt, - Ad for WTKS 1983 December 9 17 The Catch Colt, - Act I and II, London Recording, Two Tapes undated Commercial Compact Disc 16 My Friend Flicka, - Audio Book 2015 Phonograph Records, 16 The Catch Colt, - Selections, Dutch Recording, Two Discs undated 16 I Have a True Love, By The United States Air Force Band undated 16 Mary O'hara Radio Interview at Avro Studios in the Netherlands/Windharp, Played by Pierre Palla 1959 January 17 Reel to Reel Tapes, 14 Act I undated 16 The Catch Colt, - Act I and II 1988 16 The Catch Colt, - Act I and II 1989 August 17 16 The Catch Colt, - Act I and II, Radio Musical 1988 June 24 15 The Catch Colt, - Edited Version of Act II, Charles Osgood Tape 1973 September 10 14 The Catch Colt, - List of Tapes and Explanation 1973, 1982 14 The Catch Colt, - Michael Cordovana Version, Act I and Act II, Singers and Two Pianos, Two tapes 1965 April 16-17 17 The Catch Colt, - Narrative for Charles Osgood undated 14 The Catch Colt, - Deirdre Parrot on WMEL, Melbourne, Florida 1983 November 17 The Catch Colt, - Performed at Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. 1965 16 The Catch Colt, - Preview of Musical Narrated by Charles Osgood undated 17 The Catch Colt, - Short Preview of the Musical, Narrated by Charles Osgood, Act I and II undated 17 The Catch Colt, - Short Preview of the Musical, Narrated by Charles Osgood, Act I and II, Three Tapes undated 17 The Catch Colt, - Short Preview of the Musical, Narrated by Charles Osgood, Recorded in London, Three Tapes 1984 April 4 16 In Australia/Boys in Alabama/KS Thesis undated 14 Oh! Wyoming!, - ACT I and II, Edited Tape Cuts, Two Tapes 1961 August 2 15 Oh! Wyoming!, - Sound Effects 1961 15 Oh! Wyoming!, - Tape no.1, Show 1961 15 Oh! Wyoming!, - Tape no.3, Show undated