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Thomas McGuane papers, 1960s-2010s
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- McGuane, Thomas
- Title
- Thomas McGuane papers
- Dates
- 1960s-2010s (inclusive)19602019
- Quantity
- 18.25 linear feet, (in 39 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection Number
- 2721
- Summary
- The Thomas McGuane papers contain manuscripts and correspondence related to the literary career of celebrated writer Thomas McGuane. Manuscripts make up the bulk of the collection and feature novels, short fiction, essays, and screenplays written between 1982 and 2010. McGuane's manuscripts consist of multiple drafts that feature edits from McGuane and his editors, which provide evidence of how his works took shape through the drafting and publication process.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Thomas Francis McGuane III is an American writer. He was born in Wyandotte, Michigan, on December 11, 1939, to Thomas Francis McGuane Jr. and Alice (Torphy) McGuane. He attended the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hill, Michigan, for his primary education. McGuane received a B.A. in English in 1962 from Michigan State University, an M.F.A. in playwriting and dramatic literature from Yale University in 1965, and a Wallace Stegner Fellowship to Stanford University from 1966 to 1967.
As of 2023, McGuane published ten novels, four short story collections, five screenplays, and six collections of essays. McGuane first received recognition for his debut novel, The Sporting Club, published in 1969. He also received acclaim for his novels The Bushwacked Paino (1971) and Ninety-Two in the Shade (1973), the latter of which was nominated for a National Book Award. In the 1970s he made notable forays into cinema, writing screenplays for the films Rancho Deluxe (1975), the film adaptation of 92 in the Shade (1975), and Missouri Breaks (1976).
McGuane has also contributed numerous essays and short stories to magazines like Esquire and The New Yorker. His essays and stories have also appeared in anthologies like The Best American Sports Writing, The Best American Essays, and The Best American Short Stories.
McGuane moved to Livingston, Montana in the late 1960s, splitting his time between Montana and Key West, Florida. He continued to reside in Montana, living for a time in the Paradise Valley before he relocated to a ranch outside of McLeod, Montana on the Boulder River. His fiction and non-fiction reflect the influence of his life in Montana. McGuane's fiction is largely set in the American west, and Montana in particular, and focuses on themes of rural working-class life, ranching, and small-town drama. McGuane's non-fiction predominantly focuses on his life outdoors and his interests in fly fishing, bird hunting, bird dogs, and raising horses.
McGuane received an honorary doctorate from Montana State University in 1993. He also received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement, which was presented to him at the 1993 Academy of Achievement Summit in Glacier National Park. He was a finalist of the 2013 National Magazine Award for his story "River Camp," a finalist for the 2015 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award for "Gallatin Canyon," and recipient of the 2016 Los Angeles Times Robert Kirch Award for lifetime achievement. In addition to his awards for writing, McGuane has been a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and was also inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association Hall of Fame in 2005 and the American Museum of Fly Fishing Hall of Fame in 2017.
McGuane has three children. His son Thomas McGuane IV was born to his first wife Portia Rebecca "Becky" Crockett in 1967. McGuane and Crockett were married from 1962 to 1975. His daughter Margaret Kidder McGuane was born in 1975 to his second wife Margo Kidder to whom McGuane was married for less than a year between 1976 and 1977. His daughter Anne Buffet McGuane was born to his third wife Laurie (Buffet) McGuane in 1979, who he married in 1977.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Thomas McGuane papers consist of manuscripts of his writing and correspondence related to his literary career. Manuscripts make up the bulk of the collection and feature his novels, short fiction, essays, and screenplays written between 1982 and 2019. Many of McGuane's manuscripts include multiple drafts that feature edits from McGuane and his editors, which provide evidence of how his works took shape through the drafting and publication process.
Drafts of McGaune's work featured in this collection include his novels the Cadence of Grass, Driving on the Rim, Keep the Change, Nobody's Angel, Nothing but Blue Skies, Panama, and Something to Be Desired. His drafts also include numerous short stories and essays, many of which appeared in his short-fiction collections Gallatin Canyon and Cloudbursts and his essay collections The Longest Silence and Live Water. The collection also features other stories and essays that appeared in national publications such as Esquire, the New York Times, and The New Yorker.
The collection also includes correspondence with friends, family, and publishers. The most extensive correspondence includes a box of letters between McGuane and writer Jim Harrison, who is most well-known for his novel Legends of the Fall. McGuane and Harrison met at Michigan State University in the 1960s and maintained regular correspondence until Harrison's death in 2016. The correspondence is dated 1969-2006 and includes original incoming letters from Harrison and photocopies of outgoing letters written by McGuane. Other correspondence in the collection includes letters and faxes from publishers and editors, as well as incoming letters from friends and fans. Editors who frequently worked with McGuane and are represented in the collection include Seymour "Sam" Lawrence, Terry McDonell, Gary Fisketjon, and Deborah Treisman.
The collection features a small amount of collected works by others, which feature early versions of novels and screenplays by McGuane's friends and fellow writers. Other collected items appear to have been used by McGuane for personal research projects.
Other items in this collection include collected magazine and news articles about McGuane's writing career. These feature reviews of his work as well as interviews and profiles of McGuane. They also include select transcripts, memorabilia, and recordings of McGuane's speeches at various public events.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Series 1: Writings
Series 1, Sub-Series 1: Major Works
Series 1, Sub-Series 2: Short Stories
Series 1, Sub-Series 3: Essays, Articles, and Book Reviews
Series 1, Sub-Series 4: Manuscript Fragments and Incomplete Works
Series 2: Correspondence
Series 2, Sub-Series 1: General Correspondence
Series 2, Sub-Series 2: Project-Specific Correspondence
Series 3: Works by Others and Collected Items
Series 4: Publicity and News Coverage
Series 4, Sub-Series 1: Reviews and Publicity
Series 4, Sub-Series 2: Profiles, Articles, and Interviews
Series 4, Sub-Series 3: Public Events, Speeches, and Awards
Acquisition Information
Gift of Thomas McGuane, December 2022. A portion of McGuane's unprocessed papers held at Michigan State University were transferred to Montana State University in April 2023. In November 2023, McGuane sent an addition of awards and plaques which were incorporated into Series 4, Sub-series 3: Public Events, Speeches, and Awards.
Appraisal Notes
Approximately two linear feet of advanced reader copies (ARC) have been removed from this collection. Removed ARCs have been inventoried and any associated correspondence has been retained. The list of ARCs and corresponcence can be found in Series III: Works by Others and Collected Items.
Duplicate copies of manuscripts that contained no mark-ups or additional edits have also been removed from the collection. Duplicate copies of magazines featuring reviews of McGuane's work or published copies McGuane's essays and short stories have been removed as well, and at least one copy of these publications has been retained.
Processing Note
Many of the manuscripts in the collection are undated. Undated manuscripts have been given approximate dates by the archivist based on associated drafts or publication date of the final work.
Mansucripts received from Michigan State University (MSU), were foldered and inventoried by MSU staff. These files were integrated into appropriate series with the manuscripts and correspondence Montana State University received directly from McGuane.
Collection was processed in October 2023.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
1: WritingsReturn to Top
This series contains drafts of novels, short fiction, screenplays, and essays written by Thomas McGuane. The bulk of the work dates after 1980, however, this series contains drafts of some of McGuane's very early works including the screenplays Family Album, Crawl Space, and Islanders, the latter of which he wrote for his 1965 Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale.
McGuane's published novels featured in this series include the Cadence of Grass, Driving on the Rim, Keep the Change, Nobody's Angel, Nothing but Blue Skies, Panama, and Something to Be Desired. Short story collections include Cloudbursts and Gallatin Canyon. His nature writing and essay collections include Live Water and The Longest Silence. The collection also includes a small number of unpublished works. Unpublished materials are most prominently represented in McGuane's screenplays, essays, and short fiction.
The series also contains a few screen adaptations of McGuane's works that were written by others. These include adaptation of his novels Nobody's Angel, Nothing but Blue Sky, and Panama.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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2: Major Works
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by title. Within title groupings, drafts are arranged to reflect the progress of each draft, from the earliest version to the most complete. These drafts have been arranged to the archivist's best ability, therefore the exact order of the draft progression may vary slightly from the arrangement.
This sub-series contains drafts of McGuance's novels, screenplays, collections of short stories, and essays. Some works include drafts throughout many stages of the writing process from the earliest rough drafts to the final proofs. Others feature only a handful of drafts.
Drafts predominantly reflect McGuane's longer form, complete work such as his novels and screenplays. Most of works represented in this sub-series were eventually published, however, it also includes drafts of some novels and screenplays that that were never published or produced.
Some short fiction and essays are also included in this sub-series, but only works that are included in short story and essay collections. Drafts of stories that were published in short story collections like Gallatin Canyon or Cloudbursts have been included in this series, unless the drafts were specifically intended for publication elsewhere like in a magazine or literary journal.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 |
The Boulevard West: Screenplay with Notes |
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| 1 | 2-4 |
The Cadence of Grass: Handwritten First Draft |
circa 2001 |
| 1 | 5-6 |
The Cadence of Grass: Photocopy of Manuscript with Notes |
circa 2001 |
| 1 | 7 |
The Cadence of Grass: Manuscript with Notes |
2001 |
| 2 | 1-2 |
The Cadence of Grass: Copy Printed for Laurie |
2001 January 17 |
| 2 | 3 |
The Cadence of Grass: "Thoughts en Route" Manuscript Notes |
2001 January-February |
| 2 | 4-5 |
The Cadence of Grass: Rough Draft Notes and Plans |
2001 |
| 2 | 6-7 |
The Cadence of Grass: Draft with Notes |
2001 March 28 |
| 2 | 8 |
The Cadence of Grass
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circa 2001 |
| 3 | 1 |
The Cadence of Grass
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circa 2001 |
| 3 | 2-3 |
The Cadence of Grass: Edited Manuscript with Notes |
circa 2001 |
| 3 | 4-5 |
The Cadence of Grass: Draft with Notes |
2001 June 20 |
| 3 | 6-7 |
The Cadence of Grass: Rough Pages |
2001 November 26 |
| 3 | 8 |
The Cadence of Grass: Draft with Notes |
2001 October 3 |
| 4 | 1 |
The Cadence of Grass: Draft with Notes |
2001 October 3 |
| 4 | 2-3 |
The Cadence of Grass: Copy with Edits for Gary Fisketjon |
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| 4 | 4-5 |
The Cadence of Grass: Rough Pages with Queries by Kathleen Fidella |
2001 November 29 |
| 4 | 6-7 |
The Cadence of Grass: Master Proofs |
2002 January 21 |
| 5 | 1-3 |
Cloudbursts: Draft |
circa 2017 |
| 5 | 4-7 |
Cloudbursts: First Pass |
2017 |
| 5 | 8 |
Cloudbursts: "Tango" Draft 1 |
circa 2017 |
| 5 | 9 |
Cloudbursts: "Tango" Draft 2 |
circa 2017 |
| 5 | 10 |
Cloudbursts: "Tango" Draft 3 |
circa 2017 |
| 6 | 1 |
Cracker Moon: First Draft, Early Title "Blue Heat of Winter" or "The Ashley Gang" |
circa 1997 |
| 6 | 2 |
Cracker Moon: Early Draft Fragment, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" |
circa 1997 |
| 6 | 3 |
Cracker Moon: Draft, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" |
1997 January 23 |
| 6 | 4 |
Cracker Moon: Draft, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" |
1997 January-February |
| 6 | 5 |
Cracker Moon: Draft, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" |
1997 February 24 |
| 6 | 6 |
Cracker Moon: Draft, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" |
circa 1997 |
| 6 | 7 |
Cracker Moon: Draft 2.5, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" |
circa 1997 |
| 6 | 8 |
Cracker Moon: Draft, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" or "Blue Heat of Winter" |
circa 1997 |
| 7 | 1 |
Cracker Moon: Draft, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" |
circa 1997 |
| 7 | 2 |
Cracker Moon: Fourth Draft, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" |
circa 1997 |
| 7 | 3 |
Cracker Moon: Draft, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" |
circa 1997 |
| 7 | 4 |
Cracker Moon: Draft, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" |
1997 April 18 |
| 7 | 5 |
Cracker Moon: Draft, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" |
circa 1997 |
| 7 | 6 |
Cracker Moon: Fourth Draft, Working Title "The Ashley Gang" |
circa 1997 |
| 7 | 7 |
Cracker Moon: Draft |
1997 April 17 |
| 8 | 1 |
Cracker Moon: Draft |
circa 1997 |
| 8 | 2 |
Cracker Moon: Draft |
circa 1997 |
| 8 | 3 |
Cracker Moon: International Creative Management (ICM) Copy |
circa 1997 |
| 8 | 4 |
Cracker Moon: International Creative Management (ICM) Copy |
circa 1997 |
| 8 | 5 |
Crawl Space: First Draft and Revision (screenplay) |
1989 |
| 8 | 6 |
Crawl Space: First Draft |
circa 1989 |
| 8 | 7 |
Driving on the Rim: "Fresh Start" fragment pgs. 56-140, likely early version |
circa 2008 |
| 9 | 1-2 |
Driving on the Rim: Draft |
2008 April 16 |
| 9 | 3-5 |
Driving on the Rim
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2008 December 5 |
| 9 | 6 |
Driving on the Rim: Draft 1 |
circa 2008 |
| 10 | 1 |
Driving on the Rim: Draft 1 |
circa 2008 |
| 10 | 2-4 |
Driving on the Rim: Draft 2 |
circa 2008 |
| 10 | 5 |
Driving on the Rim: Draft 3 |
circa 2008 |
| 10 | 6 |
Driving on the Rim: Draft 4 |
2009 April 14 |
| 11 | 1 |
Driving on the Rim: Draft 4 |
2009 April 14 |
| 11 | 2-3 |
Driving on the Rim: Draft 5 |
circa 2009 |
| 11 | 4-6 |
Driving on the Rim: Draft 6 |
2009 July 16 |
| 11 | 7 |
Driving on the Rim: Sample Pages |
2009 October 28 |
| 11 | 8 |
Driving on the Rim: First Pass |
2009 November 2 |
| 12 | 1 |
Driving on the Rim: First Pass |
2009 November 2 |
| 12 | 2-3 |
Driving on the Rim: Second Pass |
2010 January 11 |
| 12 | 4-5 |
Driving on the Rim: Third Pass |
2010 March 10 |
| 12 | 6 |
Driving on the Rim: Confirming Proofs |
2010 March 31 |
| 12 | 7 |
Driving on the Rim: Copy Edited Manuscript |
2011 February 23 |
| 13 | 1-2 |
Driving on the Rim: Copy Edited Manuscript |
2011 February 23 |
| 13 | 3 |
Family Album: A Play
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| 13 | 4 |
Flying Colors: First Draft Screenplay |
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| 13 | 5-6 |
Gallatin Canyon: Manuscript Draft with Edits |
circa 2005 |
| 13 | 7-8 |
Gallatin Canyon: Manuscript Draft with Edits |
circa 2005 |
| 14 | 1-2 |
Gallatin Canyon: Manuscript Draft with Edits |
2006 |
| 14 | 3-4 |
Gallatin Canyon: First Pass Draft |
2005 |
| 14 | 5-6 |
Gallatin Canyon: First Proof Pass |
2005 |
| 14 | 7 |
Gallatin Canyon: Book Pages Sample |
circa 2005 |
| 14 | 8 |
Gallatin Canyon: Partial Draft with Edits |
circa 2005 |
| 14 | 9 |
Gallatin Canyon: Partial Draft with Edits |
circa 2005 |
| 14 | 10 |
Gallatin Canyon: Partial Draft with Edits |
circa 2005 |
| 15 | 1 |
Gallatin Canyon: Partial Draft with Edits |
circa 2005 |
| 15 | 2 |
Gallatin Canyon: Partial Draft with Edits |
circa 2005 |
| 15 | 3 |
Gallatin Canyon: "Aliens" Partial Draft, Early Fragments |
circa 2005 |
| 15 | 4 |
Gallatin Canyon: "Aliens" Various Drafts |
2005 April 9 |
| 15 | 5 |
Gallatin Canyon: "Cowboy" Two Drafts |
circa 2005 |
| 15 | 6 |
Gallatin Canyon: "Ice" and "Gallatin Canyon" Drafts with Edits |
circa 2005 |
| 15 | 7 |
Gallatin Canyon: "Ice" Third Person Version and Two Additional Drafts |
2003-2004 |
| 15 | 8 |
Gallatin Canyon: "Ice" Draft with Edits |
circa 2003-2005 |
| 15 | 9 |
Gallatin Canyon: "Ice" Draft with Edits |
circa 2003-3005 |
| 15 | 10 |
Gallatin Canyon: "Ice" Draft with Edits |
circa 2003-2005 |
| 15 | 11 |
Gallatin Canyon: "Miracle Boy" Multiple Drafts |
2004 November |
| 15 | 12 |
Gallatin Canyon: "The Refugee" Draft with Edits |
circa 2005 |
| 15 | 13 |
Gallatin Canyon: "The Refugee" Partial Draft |
circa 2005 |
| 15 | 14 |
Gallatin Canyon: "The Refugee" Segment |
circa 2005 |
| 15 | 15 |
Gallatin Canyon: "Vicious Circle" Draft Titled "The Doctor Will See You Now (Briggs/Olivia)" |
circa 2004-2005 |
| 15 | 16 |
Gallatin Canyon: "The Zombie" Draft with Edits |
circa 2004-2005 |
| 15 | 17 |
Gallatin Canyon: "The Zombie" Draft with Edits |
2005 May 11 |
| 15 | 18 |
Gallatin Canyon: "The Zombie" Partial Draft with Edits |
circa 2005 |
| 15 | 19 |
Islanders: Screenplay for Master of Fine Arts Degree from Yale |
1965 |
| 16 | 1-2 |
Keep the Change: Revised |
1988 September 24 |
| 16 | 3-4 |
Keep the Change: Draft |
1988 September 27 |
| 16 | 5-6 |
Keep the Change: Draft |
1988 September 30 |
| 16 | 7 |
Keep the Change: Manuscript |
circa 1988 |
| 17 | 1 |
Keep the Change Manuscript |
circa 1988 |
| 17 | 2-3 |
Keep the Change: Draft |
circa 1988 |
| 17 | 4 |
Keep the Change: Fragment |
circa 1988 |
| 17 | 5 |
Keep the Change: Story Notes |
circa 1988 |
| 17 | 6-7 |
Live Water: Author's Copy |
circa 1996 |
| 17 | 8-9 |
The Longest Silence: Draft |
circa 1999 |
| 18 | 1-2 |
The Longest Silence: Draft with Edits |
circa 1999 |
| 18 | 3-5 |
The Longest Silence: Manuscript with Notes |
1999 |
| 18 | 6-7 |
The Longest Silence: Author Galleys |
1999 June 3 |
| 19 | 1-2 |
The Longest Silence: Vintage Books Edition |
2001 June |
| 19 | 3 |
Nobody's Angel: Partial Manuscript |
circa 1981 |
| 19 | 4 |
Nobody's Angel: Play First Draft by Martina E. Kreidl Adapted from McGuane's Novel |
1991 July 10 |
| 19 | 5 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Edited Manuscript |
circa 1992 |
| 20 | 1 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Edited Manuscript |
circa 1992 |
| 20 | 2-4 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Manuscript with Edits by McGuane |
1992 |
| 20 | 5 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Master Set |
1992-1994 |
| 21 | 1 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Master Set |
1992-1994 |
| 21 | 2-3 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Author's Marked Set 1 |
1992 |
| 21 | 4-6 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Author's Marked Set 2 |
1992 |
| 21 | 7 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Excerpt |
1992 June 16 |
| 21 | 8 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Excerpt |
circa 1992 |
| 21 | 9 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Manuscript Notes and Fragments |
circa 1992 |
| 21 | 10 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Screenplay Draft |
circa 1992 |
| 22 | 1 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: First Draft Screenplay |
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| 22 | 2 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: First Draft Screenplay and Production Correspondence |
1995 |
| 22 | 3-4 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Second Draft Screenplay |
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| 22 | 5 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Adapted Screenplay by David Aaron Cohen |
1997 May 5 |
| 22 | 6 |
Panama: Playfields of Agony, Glory, and Vision: Manuscript |
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| 22 | 7 |
Panama: Adapted Screenplay by J. H. Jenner |
1998 |
| 22 | 8 |
Partners: Adapted Screenplay by Ebbe Roe Smith |
1993 |
| 22 | 9 |
Something to be Desired: Typescript with Notes; and Untitled Story |
circa 1984 |
| 23 | 1-2 |
Something to be Desired: Setting Copy with Notes |
circa 1984 |
| 23 | 3 |
Something to be Desired: Master Pages |
1984 |
| 23 | 4 |
Something to be Desired: Notes and Fragments |
circa 1984 |
| 23 | 5-6 |
Ten Dawns: Draft |
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| 23 | 7 |
Wanderer: Screenplay |
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| 23 | 8 |
Upstream: Sample Pages |
1999 |
2: Short Stories
This sub-series contains drafts of McGuane's unpublished and published short fiction. Many of the stories featured in this sub-series were eventually published in magazines like The New Yorker or Esquire, but others do not appear to have been published. This sub-series also includes early drafts of stories with alternate working titles. Where possible, the titles of the finished version are noted alongside the working title to help researchers follow a story's progression.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 24 | 1 | "All Talk No Action" Draft |
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| 24 | 2 | "Battle on Grouse Island" Handwritten Draft |
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| 24 | 3 | "Bees" Two Drafts - One with Edits and One Without |
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| 24 | 4 | "Bees" Unedited Typescript |
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| 24 | 5 | "Beyond the Infield" Story - Premise for Screenplay |
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| 24 | 6 | "The Black Dress" Drafts and Revisions |
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| 24 | 7 | "Boom and Bust" for The Harvard Review Sent to Christine and Erika, Correspondence to Tom from The New Yorker
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2001 September 18-2003 September 29 |
| 24 | 8 | "Bottles" Three Drafts, Early Version of "Aliens" |
2004 |
| 24 | 9 | "Cutting Losses" in Esquire Magazine, Excerpt from Nothing but Blue Skies
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1992 October |
| 39 | 1 | "Cutting Losses" in Esquire Magazine proofs |
1992 October |
| 24 | 10 | "El Western" Short Story Draft |
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| 24 | 11 | "El Western" Story Draft |
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| 24 | 12 | "Exile" Drafts with Notes |
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| 24 | 13 | "Family" Edits from The New Yorker to Thomas McGuane |
1993 |
| 24 | 14 | "Family" Draft |
1993 |
| 24 | 15 | "Family" Typescript |
circa 1993 |
| 24 | 16 | "Fathers and Sons" Typescript with Edits, Early Version of "The Zombie" |
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| 24 | 17 | "Gallatin Canyon" Copies and Revisions for The New Yorker
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| 24 | 18 | "Happy the Way I Am" Two Drafts |
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| 25 | 1 | "Intruders" Drafts with Edits |
2003-2004 |
| 25 | 2 | "Intruders" Two Drafts with Edits - Alternate titles, "Deadman" and "Regrets" |
2003-2004 |
| 25 | 3 | "The Jew" Typescript |
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| 25 | 4 | "Miracle in Key West" Five Drafts |
circa 2004-2009 |
| 25 | 5 | "My Life with the Episcopalians" Draft with Edits, Version of "The Jew" |
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| 25 | 6 | "Old Shep" Draft |
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| 25 | 7 | "The Other Half" Short Story |
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| 25 | 8 | "Our House" Draft with Comments from The New Yorker
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| 25 | 9 | "Shanties" Draft with Edits, Early Version of "Ice" |
2004 August 19 |
| 25 | 10 | "Slant Six" Draft |
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| 25 | 11 | "Vicious Circle" Revisions for The New Yorker
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2003 |
| 25 | 12 | "War and Peace" Draft and Revisions for The New Yorker
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1994 |
| 25 | 13 | "War and Peace" |
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| 25 | 14 | "Wide Spot" for The New Yorker
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2019 |
| 25 | 15 | Multiple Stories: "Cowboy," "Beyond the Infield," and "North Coast" (Version of "North Country") |
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| 25 | 16 | Multiple Stories: "The Highest Price of Fish" and "Ninety-Six in the Shade" Published Stories |
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| 25 | 17 | Multiple Stories: "Panama,""In the PInk," and "El Dorado" |
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| 26 | 1 | Multiple Stories: "Fresh Start,""Medicine,""Our House,""Holiday," and "88" |
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| 26 | 2 | Multiple Stories: "Tango,"and "Our House" with Comments from The New Yorker
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2007 |
3: Essays, Articles, and Book Reviews
This sub-series contains drafts and published copies of McGuane's essays and non-fiction writing. His essays predominantly focus on topic of dogs, hunting, fly fishing, horses, and the outdoors.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 26 | 3 | "The Big Hole" Draft |
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| 26 | 4 | "Buckeye Blake" Edited Drafts |
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| 26 | 5 | "Chink's Benjibaby" Two Drafts |
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| 26 | 6 | "Conch Republic" |
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| 26 | 7 | "The Futurity" |
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| 26 | 8 | "Heart of the Game" Draft |
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| 26 | 9 | "Heart of the Game" Draft and Correspondence |
1996 |
| 26 | 10 | "Heart of the Game" in Contemporary Fiction
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| 26 | 11 | "Heart of the Game" in Pheasants Forever
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1994 Fall |
| 26 | 12 | "How Famous People Have Forced Me to Go Fishing" Typescript with Edits |
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| 26 | 13 | "Intermission" Draft to Terry McDonell |
1993 February 23 |
| 26 | 14 | "Intermission" Draft to Terry McDonell (editor for Esquire) |
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| 26 | 15 | "Introduction" for The Best American Sports Writing
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1992 |
| 26 | 16 | "Introduction" for Sundance: The Robert Sundance Story
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1993 |
| 26 | 16 | "LALA: A Daysailor's Dream," and "Wild and Scenic, With and Without" |
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| 26 | 18 | "Low Life and Deep Water," for Esquire
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1993 |
| 39 | 2 | "Low Life and Deep Water" for Esquire proofs |
1993 |
| 26 | 19 | "Molly" in Pheasants Forever
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1993 |
| 26 | 20 | "On the Henry's Fork" |
1993 |
| 26 | 21 | "On and Off the Main Line" Draft for Mid-American Review
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1983 Spring |
| 26 | 22 | "The Permit Struggle" Draft to Bill Brink |
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| 26 | 23 | "The Pugilist at Rest" by Thom Jones New York Times Review by McGuane |
1993 |
| 26 | 24 | "Roping from A to B" |
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| 26 | 25 | "Snook, and Friends" Edited Copy |
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| 26 | 26 | "Sons" Typescript with Edits |
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| 26 | 27 | "The Spell of Wild Rivers" Edited Copy |
1993 |
| 26 | 28 | "Sportsmen - A Story" |
1985 |
| 26 | 29 | "Stupendous Vulgarities, Delicate Subjects," for Esquire
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1991 October |
| 26 | 30 | "Sur" Draft with Edits sent to Terry McDonald |
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| 26 | 31 | "The Trail of Tarpon" Edited Copy |
2005 May |
| 26 | 32 | Tribute to Seymour "Sam" Lawrence, Boca Grande |
1994 January 4 |
| 26 | 33 | "Wild and Scenic, With and Without" |
1993 |
| 26 | 34 | "The Wild West" in Architectural Digest
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1992 June |
| 26 | 35 | Multiple Essays in Esquire, with Edits |
1991-1992 |
| 26 | 36 | Multiple Essays in Esquire and The New York Times
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1991-1992 |
| 27 | 1 | Multiple Essays in the New York Times
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1991-1992 |
| 27 | 2 | Multiple Magazines Featuring Essays by McGuane |
1991-2003 |
4: Manuscript Fragments and Incomplete Works
This sub-series contains an assortment of notes, unidentified stories and essays, and idea fragments. These items could not be clearly connected to any of McGuane's published work, and likely represent works that were never published or early ideas that later transformed into more developed stories, novels, or essays. Fragments and notes in this sub-series are largely undated, however, several sets of notes which appear to be transcribed from dictations that date from the late 1980s to early 1990s and another fragment of notes that date from 2007.
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| 27 | 3 | Assorted Notes and Transcribed Dictations: "Motion Sickness" |
1988-1990 |
| 27 | 4 | Assorted Notes and Transcribed Dictation: "Happy the Way I Am, All Talk and No Action, and various" |
1988-1994 |
| 27 | 5 | Assorted Notes and Transcribed Dictation |
1990 August 23 |
| 27 | 6 | Assorted Story Drafts |
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| 27 | 7 | Notebooks |
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| 27 | 8 | Notes for Unidentified Story |
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| 27 | 9 | Untitled Essay on Family and Fall River |
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| 27 | 10 | Untitled Essay on Fishing |
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| 27 | 11 | Untitled Essay on Hunting Dogs |
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| 27 | 12 | Untitled Manuscript, "This is What I Was Working on at the End of 2007"
This is possibly an early version of Driving on the Rim.
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2007 |
| 27 | 13 | Untitled Premise and Background Regarding Ranching Possibly The Cadence of Grass
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| 27 | 14-15 | Untitled Story About Horse Breaking |
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| 27 | 16 | Untitled Story About Ranching |
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2: CorrespondenceReturn to Top
This series predominantly consists of incoming correspondence sent to Thomas McGuane from friends, fans, publishers, and other acquaintances. The most extensive correspondence includes letters between McGuane and writer Jim Harrison, dated 1963 to 2011. Other correspondence in the series includes letters and faxes to publishers and editors, as well as incoming letters from friends and fans.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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1: General Correspondence
This sub-series contains correspondence with friends, editors, and associates. It includes letters with individuals and organizations with whom McGuane was a regular correspondent, as well one-off correspondence from various individuals.
The most extensive correspondence is between McGuane and Jim Harrison. The letters include incoming correspondence from Harrison to McGuane dated 1982 to 2011, and outgiong letters from McGuane to Harrison dated 1965 to 1993. McGuane's letters to Harrison are photocopies of the originals; the originals are not included in this collection.
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| 27 | 17 | Cranbrook School |
1995 |
| 27 | 18 | Jay Dusard to Tom McGuane; John McDonald to Tom McGuane |
1987-1989 |
| 27 | 19 |
Esquire, includes excerpt from Panama
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1982-1987 |
| 27 | 20 |
Esquire
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1991 |
| 28 | 1-7 | Jim Harrison to McGuane |
1982-2009 |
| 29 | 1-4 | Jim Harrison to McGuane |
2005-2011 |
| 29 | 5-6 | Tom McGuane to Jim Harrison |
1969-1993 |
| 30 | 1 | Tom McGuane to Jim Harrison |
1965-1969 |
| 30 | 2 | Tom McGuane to Brice Matthieussent |
1989 |
| 30 | 3 | "Tom" (not McGuane) to Jim Harrison |
1976-1977 |
| 30 | 4 | Seymour Lawrence |
1992-1994 |
| 30 | 5 | McGuane to Publishers |
1992-1994 |
| 30 | 6 | National Book Award Correspondence |
1995 |
| 30 | 7 | National Book Foundation |
1994-1995 |
| 30 | 8 | Amanda Urban of ICM to Tom McGuane |
1988 |
| 30 | 9-16 | Correspondence by Date |
1985-1993 |
| 31 | 1-4 | Correspondence by Date |
1994-2001 |
2: Project-Specific Correspondence
This sub-series contains correspondence related to specific projects in McGuane's career. It includes fan letters and correspondence related to book tours and promotion.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 31 | 5 |
The Cadence of Grass: Publication Correspondence |
2002 |
| 31 | 6-7 |
Cracker Moon: Alternate title "The Ashley Gang" Contract Correspondence and Research |
1993-1999 |
| 31 | 8 |
Cracker Moon: Alternate title "The Ashley Gang" Script Notes and Correspondence from Laura Ziskin, Kevin McCormick, and Fox 2000 Pictures |
1996 |
| 31 | 9 | "Log of a Cowboy" Correspondence with Houghton-Mifflin |
2000 |
| 31 | 10 |
The Longest Silence: Correspondence with Publishers, Editors |
1999-2000 |
| 31 | 11 |
The Longest Silence: Fan Letters and Congratulations |
1999-2000 |
| 31 | 12 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Acquisition of Rights |
1992-1997 |
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| 38 | 1 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: "Bill's message to Tom" - Bill Kotzwinkle recording to McGuane |
1994 February 3 |
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| 32 | 1 |
Some Horses: Correspondence with Readers and Publishers |
1999-2000 |
| 32 | 2 |
Upstream: Correspondence with Aperture Press |
1999 |
3: Works by Others and Collected ItemsReturn to Top
The series features collected works by others, which largely consists of novels and screenplays by McGuane's friends and fellow writers. Among the collected manuscripts included in this series is a draft of Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison and an unpublished novel by Guy de la Valdene titled Marguerita.
Other collected items relate to central Montana, including prints and poetry by Big Timber artist Art Coelho, a report on the reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone National Park, and a cultural resource evaluation of the East Boulder area in Sweetgrass County, Montana.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Cassette | ||
| 38 | 2 |
Abe: Play by Michael J. Lewis, Audio Recording of Acts I and II |
1992 |
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| 32 | 3 | Advanced Readers Copies and Collected Works by Others: Inventory and Correspondence |
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| 32 | 4 | Art Coelho Artwork and Poetry (Big Timber Artist) |
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| 32 | 5 | Barry Hannah and Jim Harrison Assorted Poems and Writings |
1986-2010 |
| 32 | 6 | Class III Cultural Resource Evaluations in Portions of the East Boulder Area of Sweetgrass County, Montana |
1982 |
| 32 | 7 |
Friday Night Lights: Screenplay by David Aaron Cohen |
1993 |
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| 38 | 3 | "Krakens II" Recording of Poetry Reading |
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| 32 | 8 |
Legends of the Fall: Manuscript by Jim Harrison |
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| 32 | 9-10 |
Marguerita: Manuscript by Guy de la Valdene |
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| 33 | 1 |
Other People: Screenplay by Thomas Berger |
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| 33 | 2 |
The Pugilist at Rest: Uncorrected Advance Proof, Brown Little, Thom Jones |
1993 |
| 33 | 3-4 | "Roderick Haig-Brown Fishing Anthology" Edited Draft by Valerie Haig-Brown |
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| 33 | 5 | Seymour Lawrence Memorial Program |
1994 |
| 33 | 6 | Yale-Princeton Special Issue Magazine |
1964 |
4: Publicity and News CoverageReturn to Top
This series contains magazine and news coverage of McGuane's writing and career and promotional materials for book tours and public speaking events. New coverage of McGuane's work makes up the bulk of this series and features reviews of his books as well and interviews and profiles of McGuane.The series also contains programs from public speaking events, speech transcripts, and a few recordings of interviews and readings of his short stories.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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1: Reviews and Publicity
This sub-series contains news coverage and promotional materials related to specific publications. It includes reviews and press coverage related to McGuane's book tours. The bulk of these files focus on McGuane's novel Nobody's Angel, but other works featured in this series include The Cadence of Grass, The Longest Silence, Nothing but Blue Skies, and Some Horses.
Press coverage in this series overlaps signifiantly with press coverage in Series 4, Sub-series 2: Profiles, Reviews, and Intervies. Some interviews are profiles are included in this sub-series as well, but they are largely associated with the press cycle for the promotion of a specific work.
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| 33 | 7 | Book Cover Ideas |
1992 |
| 33 | 8 | Book Cover Drafts, Ad for The Cadence of Grass and Correspondence with Gary Fisketjon |
2001-2013 |
| 33 | 9 |
The Cadence of Grass: Reviews and Interviews |
2002 |
| 33 | 10 | Lyon's Press Catalog |
1999 Spring |
| 33 | 11 |
The Longest Silence: Reviews and Publisher Correspondence |
1999-2001 |
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| 1 | Minerva Press Paperbacks Poster |
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| 34 | 1-5 |
Nobody's Angel: Reviews and Press Coverage |
1979-1983 |
| 39 | 3-4 |
Nobody's Angel: Reviews and Press Coverage |
1982 |
| 34 | 6 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: National and International Book Tour Schedule |
1992-1993 |
| 34 | 7 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: National and International Marketing and Publicity |
1992-1994 |
| 34 | 8 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Reviews and Press Coverage |
1992-1994 |
| 35 | 1-2 | Nothing but Blue Skies: Reviews and Press Coverage |
1992-1994 |
| 39 | 5-6 |
Nothing but Blue Skies: Reviews and Press Coverage |
1992-1994 |
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| 1 |
An Outside Chance book jacket |
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| 35 | 3 |
Some Horses and The Longest Silence: Press Coverage and Correspondence with Lyon's Press |
1998`2000 |
2: Profiles, Articles, and Interviews
This sub-series contains an assortment of magazines and publications featuring McGuane or his work. Some reviews are included among these materials, but they are not clearly identified, and interspersed with other profiles and press coverage about McGuane.
McGuane's work received a strong following among readers in France, which is reflected in the numerous French publications on McGuane's literary career included in this sub-series.
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| 35 | 4 | Foreign Magazine Articles about McGuane |
1989-1996 |
| 35 | 5-6 | French Magazine and News Coverage about McGuane |
1990-1994 |
| 35 | 7-8 | Magazine and News Coverage of McGuane's Work |
1971-1991 |
| 39 | 8-11 | Magazine and News Coverage of McGuane's Work |
1974-2003 |
| 36 | 1-10 | Magazine and News Coverage of McGuane's Work |
1991-2003 |
| 36 | 11 | Montana State University and Michigan State University Magazine Articles Regarding McGuane and Trout |
2000-2002 |
| 36 | 12 |
Rocky Mountain Magazine Profile of McGuane |
1981 |
| 36 | 13 | "The Shaping of a Man of Letters" Draft - Chapter from Graduate Dissertation on McGuane |
1988 |
| 36 | 14 |
Wild Trout Journal Interview Transcript |
1997 Fall |
3: Public Events, Speeches, and Awards
This sub-series contains memorabilia, programs, speech transcripts, and recordings from McGuane's public appearances. Recordings include interviews with McGuane and audio of McGuane reading his works on radio programs.
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| 36 | 1 | American Academy of Achievement: "Salute to Excellence" Speech, Glacier National Park |
1993 June 26 |
| 37 | 1 | American Fisheries Society Public Outreach Symposium and Salon du Livre, Paris - Presenter Badges |
1996 |
| 37 | 2 | Award Certificates |
1972-2012 |
| 39 | 12 | Award Certificates (includes 1978 Sports Emmy) |
1978-2009 |
| 37 | 3-4 | Book and Media Festival Programs |
1993-2003 |
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| 38 | 1 | Cranbrook School Distinguished Alumni Awards, Video Recording |
1995 |
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| 37 | 5 | Evil Companions Award Speech Notes |
2000 |
| 37 | 6 | Federation of Fly Fishers Roderick Haig-Brown Award |
2000 |
| 37 | 7 | Henry's Fork Foundation Speech, San Francisco |
2014 |
| 37 | 8 | Heritage Center Celebrity Luncheon Speech |
2003 |
| 37 | 9 | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Robert Kirsch Award |
2017 April 21 |
| 37 | 10 | Montana State University Fundraising and Honorary Doctorate |
1992-1993 |
| 37 | 11 | Trout Unlimited Outstanding Land Owner Fisheries Enhancement Award, Plaque |
1991 |
| 37 | 12 | Wild Trout Symposium at Yellowstone National Park Speech |
2000 |
| 37 | 13 | Western Literature Association Distinguished Achievement Award |
2011 |
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| 38 | 4 | American Audio Prose Library Presents an Interview with Tom McGuane |
1985 |
| 38 | 5 | American Audio Prose Library Presents Tom McGuane Reading "Dogs," "The Skirmish," "The Rescue" (short stories from) To Skin a Cat
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1985 |
| 38 | 6 | At Large with Leni Holliman interview with McGuane about Some Horses
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1999 October |
| 38 | 7 | "Bookworm" Radio Show KCRW, Hosted by Michael Silverblatt |
1992 October 13 |
| 38 | 8 | "Thomas McGuane" on WNYC |
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| 38 | 1 | Tom McGuane Interview on NPR's "All Things Considered" |
2002 May 31 |
| Cassette | |||
| 38 | 9 | Tom McGuane Profile on NPR's "Morning Edition" |
1989 September 26 |
| 38 | 10 | Saturday Morning Symposium - Saturday Afternoon - Tape 1 |
1993 |
| 38 | 11 | Saturday Morning Symposium - Saturday Afternoon - Tape 2 |
1993 |
| 38 | 12 | Saturday Morning Symposium - Saturday Afternoon - Tape 2 |
1993 |
| 38 | 13 | Reading of McGuane's Story "War and Peace" |
1994 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Authors and publishers
- Authors, American--20th century
- Fly fishing--Montana
- Horses--Training--Montana
- Hunting
- Hunting dogs--Training
- Novelists, American-- 20th century
- Outdoor writers--Montana
Personal Names
- Harrison, Jim, 1937-2016
- McGuane, Thomas
Form or Genre Terms
- Fiction
- Manuscripts
- Nonfiction
Heather Mulliner with assistance from Brendan Clark, Kristin Chibroski, and Liszka Bessenyey
2023
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