Thomas McGuane papers, 1965-2019

Overview of the Collection

Creator
McGuane, Thomas
Title
Thomas McGuane papers
Dates
1965-2019 (inclusive)
Quantity
31.8 linear feet, (in 62 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Collection Number
2721
Summary
The Thomas McGuane papers contain manuscripts and correspondence related to the literary career of writer Thomas McGuane. Manuscripts make up the bulk of the collection and include 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
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

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 such as 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 for 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 from 1965 to 2019. 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.

McGaune's drafts span the bulk of his career and include some of his earliest work such as his MFA thesis from Yale and his debut novel The Sporting Club. Other novels featured in this collection include The Bushwhacked Piano, Ninety-Two in the Shade, 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 To Skin a Cat, Gallatin Canyon, and Cloudbursts, and his essay collections An Outside Chance and The Longest Silence. Also included are screenplays for his films Rancho Deluxe, Tom Horn, Missouri Breaks, and 92 in the Shade, the latter of which McGuane directed.

Drafts of his writings also include 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 several boxes 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 1966-2011 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 includes a few 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 focuse on McGuane's writing career and include 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.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Creator Name], [Date of Creation], [Brief Description of Object], Folder [#], Box [#], [Collection Name], [Collection #], Montana State University (MSU) Library, Bozeman, MT

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

Series 4, Sub-Series 4: Writings about McGuane

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. In June 2024, Montana State University acquired an additional twenty-four boxes of McGuane's papers from Michigan State University.

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 correspondence 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.

Unprocessed manuscripts received from Michigan State University in 2023 were foldered and inventoried by Michigan State University staff. These files were incorporated into series with the manuscripts and correspondence Montana State University received directly from McGuane.

Additional materials acquired from Michigan State University in 2024 were added as boxes 40-62 and incorporated into the existing arrangement of the collection.

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. Drafts of nearly all McGuane's published novels, stories, essays, and films are represented in this series. It also features several incomplete drafts and works that were never published or produced.

Works in this series date from his early writings 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. The series also contains drafts of his early novels including his breakout novel The Sporting Club and Ninety-Two in the Shade. It also includes drafts of McGuane's more recent novels including Driving on the Rim, published in 2010.

Drafts of McGuane's screenplays and scripts are also included in this series and feature drafts which eventually became the films Rancho Deluxe, Missouri Breaks, Tom Horn, and the film adaptation of 92 in the Shade. In addition to scripts, documents related to McGuane's films also include select correspondence with actors and producers, production schedules, and film call sheets.

The series also includes numerous stories and essays, which McGuane published in magazines and collected volumes. His collected volumes of sports and nature essays include An Outside Chance, 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.

Container(s) Description Dates
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, and therefore the exact order of the draft progression may vary slightly from the arrangement.
This sub-series contains drafts of McGuane'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 the 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 have been published in McGuane's short story and essay collections. These works include his essay collections like An Outside Chance and The Longest Silence and short story collections like To Skin A Cat, Gallatin Canyon, and Cloudbursts . Drafts of stories and essays included in these collected works are represented in this series, unless they were specifically intended for publication elsewhere, in a magazine or literary journal.
Box Folder
1 1
Boulevard West: Screenplay with Notes
40 1
Boulevard West: Typescript Original with Annotations
40 2
Boulevard West: Typescript Carbon with Annotations
40 3
Boulevard West: Second Draft, Typescript Carbon
40 4
Boulevard West: Original Final Draft Typescript with Annotations
40 5
Boulevard West: Typescript Carbon
40 6
Boulevard West: Typescript Photocopy
40 7
Boulevard West: Typescript Photocopy with Annotations
40 8
Boulevard West: Second Draft Typescript Photocopy
40 9
Bushwhacked Piano: Handwritten Notes
 1971
40 10-11
Bushwhacked Piano: Original First Draft
 circa 1971
40 12-13
Bushwhacked Piano: Original Draft
 circa 1971
40 14
Bushwhacked Piano: Final Draft
 circa 1971
40 15
Bushwhacked Piano: Draft
 circa 1971
40 16-17
Bushwhacked Piano: Draft
 circa 1971
40 18
Bushwhacked Piano: Draft
 circa 1971
41 1
Bushwhacked Piano: Draft
 circa 1971
41 2
Bushwhacked Piano: Novel Fragments
 circa 1971
41 3
Bushwhacked Piano: Draft Pages
 circa 1971
41 4
Bushwhacked Piano: Draft
 circa 1971
41 5-6
Bushwhacked Piano: Final Version
 circa 1971
41 7
Bushwhacked Piano: Draft Pages
 circa 1971
41 8
Bushwhacked Piano: Draft of Screenplay
 1971-1975
41 9-11
Bushwhacked Piano: Screenplay Draft Pages
 circa 1971-1975
41 12
Bushwhacked Piano: Sequence Continuity
 circa 1971-1975
41 13
Bushwhacked Piano: Final
 circa 1971-1975
41 14
Bushwhacked Piano: Copy of Final
 circa 1971-1975
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
circa 2001
3 1
The Cadence of Grass
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
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
41 15
Cold Feet: Screenplay, Original Title "Razorback" Second Draft
 circa 1989
41 16
Cold Feet: Typescript Draft, "Razorback"
 circa 1989
41 17
Cold Feet: "Razorback," Typescript Draft
 circa 1989
41 18
Cold Feet: Typescript Draft
 circa 1989
41 19
Cold Feet: "Cold Feet," by Tom McGuane and Jim Harrison
 1976
41 20
Cold Feet: "Cold Feet," Shooting Schedule, Script Analysis, Audience Survey, and Correspondence
 1987-1988
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
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
41 21
Family Album: Draft of play, 72 p.
41 22
Family Album: Draft of play, 72 p.
13 4
Flying Colors: First Draft Screenplay
 circa 1977
42 5
Flying Colors: Screenplay, First Draft, 150 p.
 1977
42 6
Flying Colors: First Draft, approx. 130 p.
 circa 1977
42 7
Flying Colors: Related Correspondence with Robert Redford and Alexis Kanner
 1977, 1988
42 1
Fire Season: Novel, Typescript Draft
Includes cover letter from Random House.
1965 March
42 2-4
Fire Season: Three Handwritten Notebooks
 circa 1965
42 8
Islanders: "Islanders, A play in three acts." Typescript Final Copy
 1965 June
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
42 9
Keep the Change: Typescript Draft
 1989
42 10
Keep the Change: Typescript Original with Printer's Marks
42 11
Keep the Change: Master Set Galleys
 1989 March 15
42 12
Keep the Change: Author's Marked Galleys
 1989 April 5
42 13
Keep the Change: Author's Extra Set Galleys
 circa 1989
42 14
Keep the Change: Cover Art and Book Jacket Planning
 circa 1989
42 15
Keep the Change: Swedish Edition - Publication Materials
Includes correspondence from Sarah Burnes of Houghton Mifflin regarding cover design for Swedish edition and translation-related questions.
1991
42 16
Keep the Change: A First Look - Galley Excerpt Published by Smart Magazine
 1989 April 21
42 17
Keep the Change: Plot Summary and Typescript Copy
 circa 1989
42 18
Keep the Change: Draft of Screenplay by John Miglis
Includes cover letter from ICM.
1991
43 1
Lead Balloons: Typescript of Original Play with Annotations
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
43 2
Missouri Breaks: Typescript Original Draft with Annotations
 1976
43 3
Missouri Breaks: Typescript Original First Draft with Annotations
 circa 1975-1976
43 4
Missouri Breaks: Typescript Original Second Draft
 circa 1975-1976
43 5
Missouri Breaks: Typescript Copy of third Draft
 1975 June 20
43 6
Missouri Breaks: Typescript Copy of Final Draft with Intro and Back Matter Bios
 circa 1975-1976
56
Missouri Breaks: Shoulder Stock of Rifle Carried by Marlon Brando in the Film
 circa 1975-1976
Folder
43 7-8
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Novel, Typescript Original First Draft
 1973
43 9
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Typescript Copy First Draft
 circa 1973
43 10
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Typescript Copy
 circa 1973
43 11
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Typescript Copy First Draft, Some Missing Pages
 circa 1973
43 12-13
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Typescript Original Second Draft
 circa 1973
43 14
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Third Draft
 circa 1973
43 15-16
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Third Draft
 circa 1973
43 17
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Typescript Original Final Draft
 circa 1973
44 1
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Untitled Draft Pages
 circa 1973
44 2
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Book covers (Penguin CAF, Minerva)
 circa 1973
44 3
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Publication Process Documents
 circa 1973
57
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Two Sets of Galleys
 1973
Folder
44 4-7
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Screenplay, Four Notebooks
 1974
44 8-9
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Typescript Original First Draft
 circa 1974
44 10
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Typescript Original Second Draft
 circa 1974
44 11
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Typescript Draft
 circa 1974
44 12
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Typescript Draft
 1974 August 26
44 13
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Typescript Draft
 1974 September 23
44 14
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Typescript Draft
 circa 1974
44 15
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Correspondence Regarding Screenplay Edits
 1973 October 30
45 1-2
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Shooting Script
Signed by McGuane.
1974 September 23
45 3
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Film's Call Sheets
Signed by McGuane.
1974
45 4
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Production Schedule, Scene Order, and Second Draft Titles
Signed by McGuane.
1975
44 16
Nobody's Angel: Manuscript Pages
 1982
44 17
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Photocopy Excerpt
 circa 1982
44 18
Nobody's Angel: Handwritten Excerpt and Related Correspondence
 1979-1980
44 19
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Original Draft
 circa 1982
44 20
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Photocopy of Draft
 circa 1982
44 21-22
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Draft
 circa 1982
44 23
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Draft Fragment
 circa 1982
44 24-25
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Original Draft
 circa 1982
46 1-2
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Draft
 circa 1982
46 3-4
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Draft
 circa 1982
46 5-6
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Draft
 circa 1982
46 7-8
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Draft
 circa 1982
46 9-12
Nobody's Angel: Paste-up Galleys
 circa 1982
46 13
Nobody's Angel: Blueline Photographic Proofs
 circa 1982
46 14
Nobody's Angel: Dust Jacket Designs and Promotional materials
 circa 1982
58
Nobody's Angel: Four sets of Galleys
 circa 1982
Folder
46 15
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Original First Draft of Screenplay
Signed by McGuane.
1982
46 16
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Draft of Screenplay
 circa 1982
47 1
Nobody's Angel: Typescript First Draft of Screenplay
 circa 1982
47 2
Nobody's Angel: Typescript Draft of Screenplay
 circa 1982
47 3
Nobody's Angel: Screenplay Notes and Correspondence with Robert Redford
 circa 1982
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
47 4
Nothing But Blue Skies: Typescript Original Draft
 1991 Fall
47 5
Nothing But Blue Skies: Typescript Draft
 circa 1992
47 6-7
Nothing But Blue Skies: Typescript Draft
 circa 1992
47 8-9
Nothing But Blue Skies: Typescript Draft
 circa 1992
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
22 2
Nothing but Blue Skies: First Draft Screenplay and Production Correspondence
 1995
22 3-4
Nothing but Blue Skies: Second Draft Screenplay
22 5
Nothing but Blue Skies: Adapted Screenplay by David Aaron Cohen
 1997 May 5
47 10
An Outside Chance: "The Longest Silence"
47 11
An Outside Chance: "Motocross"
 circa 1980
47 12
An Outside Chance: "Me and My Bike and Why"
 circa 1980
47 13
An Outside Chance: "Close to the Bone"
 circa 1980
47 14
An Outside Chance: "An Outside Chance"
 circa 1980
47 15
An Outside Chance: "Tarpon Hunting"
 circa 1980
47 16
An Outside Chance: "Molly"
 circa 1980
47 17
An Outside Chance: "A Visit to Roderick Haig-Brown"
 circa 1980
47 18
An Outside Chance: "Angling Versus Acts of God: A Trip into British Columbia"
 circa 1980
47 19
An Outside Chance: "Another Horse"
 circa 1980
47 20
An Outside Chance: "Small Streams in Michigan"
 circa 1980
47 21
An Outside Chance: "The Life and Hard Times of Chink's Benjibaby"
 circa 1980
47 22
An Outside Chance: "Wading the Hazards"
 circa 1980
47 23
An Outside Chance: "Roping from A to B"
 circa 1980
47 24
An Outside Chance: "The Heart of the Game"
 circa 1980
47 25
An Outside Chance: "Fishing the Big Hole" and 3 Sports Illustrated essays
Includes a list of all articles published in SI.
circa 1980
47 26-27
An Outside Chance: Book Manuscript
 circa 1980
47 28
An Outside Chance: Page Proofs
 circa 1980
47 29
An Outside Chance: Page Proofs
 circa 1980
47 30
An Outside Chance: Cover Design and Related Items
 circa 1980
48 1
An Outside Chance: Galleys
 circa 1980
48 2
An Outside Chance: Page Proofs
 circa 1980
48 3-4
An Outside Chance: Author's Extra Set, Proofs
 circa 1980
48 5
An Outside Chance: Galleys
 circa 1980
48 6-7
An Outside Chance: Printer's Manuscript
 circa 1980
48 8-9
An Outside Chance: Master Proofs
 circa 1980
48 10
An Outside Chance: Author's Marked Set of Proofs
 circa 1980
48 11
Panama: Typescript Original of First Draft
 1978
48 12-13
Panama: Typescript and Carbon of Second Draft
 circa 1978
48 14
Panama: Typescript Original Draft
 circa 1978
48 15
Panama: Typescript Carbon Draft
 circa 1978
49 1
Panama: Line-by-line Changes
 circa 1978
49 2
Panama: Printer's Copy of Manuscript
 circa 1978
59
Panama: Four Sets of Galleys
Two sets signed by McGuane.
circa 1978
Folder
49 3
Panama: Galley Distribution List and Notes
 circa 1978
49 4
Panama: Excerpt from Novel for Esquire
 circa 1978
49 5
Panama: Book Jacket Proof from UK paperback edition with cover letter
Includes correspondence from Elsbeth Lindner of Mandarin (Minerva)to Seymour Lawrence of Houghton Mifflin.
1989 December 4
22 6
Panama: Playfields of Agony, Glory, and Vision: Manuscript
22 7
Panama: Adapted Screenplay by J. H. Jenner
 1998
22 8
Partners: Adapted Screenplay by Ebbe Roe Smith
 1993
49 6
Rancho Deluxe: Typescript Original Screenplay
Signed by McGuane.
1975
49 7
Rancho Deluxe: Second Draft of Screenplay, Two Copies
Signed by McGuane.
circa 1975
49 8
Rancho Deluxe: Final Draft of Screenplay
Signed by McGuane.
circa 1975
49 9
Rough Cut: First Draft of Screenplay
 circa 1980
49 10
Rough Cut: First Draft of Screenplay with annotations
Screenplay based on the novel Touch the Lion's Paw by Derek Lambert.
circa 1979-1980
49 11
Rough Cut: Typescript Draft of Screenplay
 circa 1979-1980
49 12
Rough Cut: Typescript Draft of Screenplay and cover letter
Includes correspondence from Jim Anderson of ICM.
1979 November 26
49 13
Rough Cut: Screenplay Fragments with Annotations
 circa 1979-1980
49 14
Rough Cut: Screen Arbiters List
 1979 November
49 15
Rough Cut: Changes in Screen Credits
Includes copy of Screen Credits Manual and cover letter from Writers Guild of America Credits Department
1966, 1980
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
49 16
Something to be Desired: Three Early Drafts, Alternate Title "My God Where Are We?" for Playboy
Includes correspondence from Playboy.
1984
49 17-18
Something to be Desired: Typescript Original labeled "First Draft"
 circa 1984
49 19-20
Something to be Desired: Typescript Draft
 circa 1984
49 21
Something to be Desired: Typescript Original Draft
 circa 1984
50 1
Something to be Desired: Typescript Draft: "Ribbon Copy" and "Author's Copy"
 circa 1984
50 2-3
Something to be Desired: Typescript Draft and Editing Notes
 circa 1984
50 5
Something to be Desired: Typescript of First chapter
 circa 1984
50 4
Something to be Desired: Typescript Draft, Photocopy
 circa 1984
50 6
Something to be Desired: Blue-line Manuscript
 circa 1984
50 7
Something to be Desired: Corrected Paste-up Galley
 circa 1984
50 8
Something to be Desired: Dust jacket designs - 4 items
 circa 1984
60
Something to be Desired: Master Galleys
 circa 1984
Folder
50 9
The Sporting Club: Final Draft with Typesetting Instructions
Signed by McGuane.
1968
50 10
The Sporting Club: Draft Pages, Incomplete
 circa 1969
50 11
The Sporting Club: Dust jacket designs
Includes cover letter from Gillian Silverman of Viking Penguin.
1991 April 10
50 12
The Sporting Club: First Draft of Lorenzo Semple Jr.'s Screen Adaptation
Signed by McGuane.
23 5-6
Ten Dawns: Draft
50 13
To Skin a Cat: "The Rescue" Six Drafts
Includes and proofs and tear sheets from Vanity Fair.
1986 October
50 14
To Skin a Cat: "A Man in Louisiana" Multiple Drafts
Includes correspondence from Mary Ward Brown.
1986
50 15
To Skin a Cat: "Like a Leaf" Multiple Drafts
Includes tearsheet pages from Playboy.
1983 January
50 16
To Skin a Cat: "Dogs" Three Drafts
Includes tearsheet from Grand Street Journal.
1986 Winter
50 17
To Skin a Cat: "The Skirmish" Typed and Handwritten Drafts
Includes correspondence from Charles McGrath of the New Yorker.
1985
50 18
To Skin a Cat: "The Millionaire" Two Drafts with Annotations
 circa 1985-1986
50 19
To Skin a Cat: "Two Hours to Kill" Multiple Drafts with Annotations
 circa 1985-1986
50 20
To Skin a Cat: "The Sportsmen" for Playboy
Includes tearsheet from Playboy and correspondence from James Morgan.
1985
50 21
To Skin a Cat: "Partners"
Includes correspondence from Alice Turner of Playboy
1986
50 22
To Skin a Cat: "The Road Atlas" Multiple Drafts
Includes correspondence from Alice Turner of Playboy
1986
50 23
To Skin a Cat: "Flight" Two Drafts with Edits for Esquire
1986 August
50 24
To Skin a Cat: "To Skin a Cat" Handwritten Draft
 circa 1985-1986
50 25
To Skin a Cat: "To Skin a Cat" Draft and Galleys from Rocky Mountain Magazine
Includes correspondence from Susan Brenneman of Rocky Mountain Magazine.
circa 1985-1986
50 26
To Skin a Cat: "To Skin a Cat" Typescript Draft with Annotations
 circa 1985-1986
50 27
To Skin a Cat: "To Skin a Cat" Original Draft
Includes correspondence from Dan Doolin.
1984 May 21
50 28
To Skin a Cat: "To Skin a Cat" Draft with Annotations for Triquarterly
circa 1985-1986
51 1
To Skin a Cat: "To Skin a Cat" for Triquarterly 50
 1981 Winter
51 2
To Skin a Cat: Master Set - First Pass
Signed by McGuane.
circa 1985-1986
51 3-4
To Skin a Cat: Original Manuscript with Printer's Annotations
 circa 1985-1986
51 5
To Skin a Cat: Author's Galley of Book
 circa 1985-1986
51 6
To Skin a Cat: Page Proofs of Book
 circa 1985-1986
51 7-8
To Skin a Cat: First Draft of Screenplay with Annotations
 circa 1985-1986
51 9
Tokyo Bay Screenplay First Draft
Based on the novel Dragons at the Gate by Robert Duncan.
51 10
Tokyo Bay: Draft
51 11
Tokyo Bay: Draft with Annotations
51 12
Tokyo Bay: Draft
51 13
Tom Horn: Handwritten Draft and Typed First Draft of Screenplay
 1979
51 14
Tom Horn: Two Typed Drafts with Annotations
 circa 1979-1980
51 15
Tom Horn: Typescript Draft
 circa 1979-1980
51 16
Tom Horn: First Draft
 circa 1979-1980
51 17
Tom Horn: Typescript Draft with Annotations and Additions
 circa 1979-1980
52 1-2
Tom Horn: "Mr. Horn, An Original Screenplay by William Goldman"
Lorimar Productions, final draft, May 26, 1978, typescript photocopy, 206 p. with colored revision pages dated later.
1978
52 3
Tom Horn: Typescript Draft
 circa 1979-1980
52 4
Tom Horn: Transcript of taped meeting: Steve McQueen, Tom McGuane, Don Siegal, Carol Schreeder
Includes correspondence from McQueen and the Writers Guild of America regarding Will Henry screenplay credit.
1977-1979
52 5
Tom Horn: Life of Tom Horn Government Scout and Interpreter written by Himself, Together with his Letters and Statements by his Friends, A Vindication by Tom Horn, Intro by Dean Krakel, University of Oklahoma Press
 1964
52 6
Tom Horn: Typescript Draft
 circa 1979-1980
52 7
Tom Horn: Typescript Draft
 circa 1979-1980
52 8
Tropical Wholesale: Handwritten First Draft of Screenplay
52 9
Tropical Wholesale: Handwritten Notes
52 10
Tropical Wholesale: Typescript Original Draft with Annotations
52 11
Tropical Wholesale: Typescript First Draft
52 12
Tropical Wholesale: Typescript Second Draft
52 13
Tropical Wholesale: Bound First Draft
52 14
Tropical Wholesale: Bound Second Draft
Contains note from Jeffrey Berg of ICM.
52 15
Wanderer: Typescript Draft with Handwritten Revisions
Autobiography by Sterling Hayden, screenplay by McGuane.
52 16
Wanderer: Typescript Drafts with Annotations, Alternate titles "Sailing" and "An American Abroad"
23 7
Wanderer: Screenplay
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.
Box Folder
24 1
"All Talk No Action" Draft
52 17
"An American Abroad"
 undated
24 2
"Battle on Grouse Island" Handwritten Draft
24 3
"Bees" Two Drafts
24 4
"Bees" Unedited Typescript
24 5
"Beyond the Infield" Story - Premise for Screenplay
52 18
"Beyond the Infield"
 undated
24 6
"The Black Dress" Drafts and Revisions
24 7
"Boom and Bust" for The Harvard Review Sent to Christine and Erika, Correspondence to Tom from The New Yorker
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
1992 October
39 1
"Cutting Losses" in Esquire Magazine proofs
 1992 October
52 19
"Cutting Losses" in Esquire Magazine
1992 October
52 20
"Diving" Typescript with Edits
 undated
24 10
"El Western" Short Story Draft
24 11
"El Western" Story Draft
52 21
"El Western" First and Second Drafts, and Related Correspondence
 1983 March
24 12
"Exile" Drafts with Notes
24 13
"Family" Edits from The New Yorker to Thomas McGuane
 1993
24 14
"Family" Draft
 1993
24 15
"Family" Typescript
 circa 1993
52 22
"Family" in The New Yorker
1994 January 10
24 16
"Fathers and Sons" Typescript with Edits, Early Version of "The Zombie"
24 17
"Gallatin Canyon" Copies and Revisions for The New Yorker
24 18
"Happy the Way I Am" Two Drafts
53 1
"Home" Handwritten Draft
 undated
53 2
"In the Crazies" Typescript with Edits
 undated
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
53 3
"The Lake Rental" Printed Draft with Annotations
 circa 1984
53 4
"Mildred" Typescript with Edits
 undated
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"
25 6
"Old Shep" Draft
53 5
"The Other Half" Originals and Revisions
 undated
25 7
"The Other Half" Short Story
25 8
"Our House" Draft with Comments from The New Yorker
53 6
"Sam Bird" Typescript with Edits
 1992 July
25 9
"Shanties" Draft with Edits, Early Version of "Ice"
 2004 August 19
25 10
"Slant Six" Draft
53 7
"A Stairway to the Stars" Typescript with Edits
 undated
53 8
"Time and the Beamer" Typescript with Edits
 undated
25 11
"Vicious Circle" Revisions for The New Yorker
2003
53 9
"Victim and Rescuer" Handwritten Draft
 1985 January 27
53 10
"War and Peace" in The New Yorker
1994 August 8
25 12
"War and Peace" Draft and Revisions for The New Yorker
1994
25 13
"War and Peace"
25 14
"Wide Spot" for The New Yorker
2019
25 15
Multiple Stories: "Cowboy," "Beyond the Infield," and "North Coast" (Version of "North Country")
25 16
Multiple Stories: "The Highest Price of Fish" and "Ninety-Six in the Shade" Published Stories
25 17
Multiple Stories: "Panama," "In the Pink," and "El Dorado"
26 1
Multiple Stories: "Fresh Start," "Medicine," "Our House," "Holiday," and "88"
26 2
Multiple Stories: "Tango," and "Our House" with Comments from The New Yorker
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.
Box Folder
53 11
"An Art Life in Flyover Country" Typescript Original with Annotations
 undated
26 3
"The Big Hole" Draft
26 4
"Buckeye Blake" Edited Drafts
53 12
"Casting on a Sea of Memories" in Sports Illustrated
2001 September 27
26 5
"Chink's Benjibaby" Two Drafts
26 6
"Conch Republic"
53 13
"The Creation of Lala" in Wooden Boat
1995 September-October
53 14
"A Few Notes on the Blood Sports" Typescripts with Annotations, Two Drafts
 undated
53 15
"Fishing on the Rivers of the Mind"
 1971 January 4
26 7
"The Futurity"
53 16
"Hazardous Life in a Meat Bucket" in Playboy
1972 May 15
26 8
"Heart of the Game" Draft
26 9
"Heart of the Game" Draft and Correspondence
 1996
26 10
"Heart of the Game" in Contemporary Fiction
26 11
"Heart of the Game" in Pheasants Forever
1994 Fall
53 17
"The Highest Price of Fish"
 1973 June 4
26 12
"How Famous People Have Forced Me to Go Fishing" Typescript with Edits
53 18
"An Idler's Notebook" Typescript Original
 undated
26 13
"Intermission" Draft to Terry McDonell
 1993 February 23
26 14
"Intermission" Draft to Terry McDonell (editor for Esquire)
26 15
"Introduction" for The Best American Sports Writing
1992
26 16
"Introduction" for Sundance: The Robert Sundance Story
1993
26 16
"LALA: A Daysailor's Dream," and "Wild and Scenic, With and Without"
53 19
"The Longest Silence"
 1969 December 1
26 18
"Low Life and Deep Water," for Esquire
1993
39 2
"Low Life and Deep Water" for Esquire proofs
1993
53 20
"A Mile of Gravestones" in Rolling Stone
1981
26 19
"Molly" in Pheasants Forever
1993
53 21
"Montana: A Preface" Typescript with Annotations
 undated
53 22
"A New River"
Typed letter signed by David Seybold, n.d., with galleys from a book collection. Second set of galleys from Harper's magazine, with annotations.
1987
26 20
"On the Henry's Fork"
 1993
26 21
"On and Off the Main Line" Draft for Mid-American Review
1983 Spring
26 22
"The Permit Struggle" Draft to Bill Brink
53 23
"A Private Word for the Horse" Draft with Annotations for Outside Magazine
1982
26 23
"The Pugilist at Rest" by Thom Jones New York Times Review by McGuane
 1993
26 24
"Roping from A to B"
26 25
"Snook, and Friends" Edited Copy
26 26
"Sons" Typescript with Edits
26 27
"The Spell of Wild Rivers" Edited Copy
 1993
26 28
"Sportsmen - A Story"
 1985
26 29
"Stupendous Vulgarities, Delicate Subjects," for Esquire
1991 October
26 30
"Sur" Draft with Edits sent to Terry McDonald
26 31
"The Trail of Tarpon" Edited Copy
 2005 May
26 32
Tribute to Seymour "Sam" Lawrence, Boca Grande
 1994 January 4
53 24
"An Unobtrusive, Shadowy Presence"
"Images in a Hall of Mirrors"
1972 August 21
53 25
"Vanishing Breed" Foreword, Galleys with Annotations
 1982
26 33
"Wild and Scenic, With and Without"
 1993
26 34
"The Wild West" in Architectural Digest
1992 June
26 35
Multiple Essays in Esquire, with Edits
 1991-1992
26 36
Multiple Essays in Esquire and The New York Times
1991-1992
27 1
Multiple Essays in The New York Times
1991-1992
27 2
Multiple Magazines Featuring Essays by McGuane
 1991-2003
53 26
Reviews of Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg, Rain or Shine by Cyra McFadden, and Love in Ruins by Walker Percy
Includes correspondence with Thomas Stewart of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
1971-1986
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 date from the late 1960s during McGuane's early writing career, including a notebook from when McGuane was a graduate student at Yale. Other dated notes include a set of transcribed dictations that date from the late 1980s to early 1990s and another fragment of notes that date from 2007.
Box Folder
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
53 27-28
Manuscript Fragments, Yale University notebook
 undated
27 7
Notebooks
27 8
Notes for Unidentified Story
27 9
Untitled Essay on Family and Fall River
27 10
Untitled Essay on Fishing
27 11
Untitled Essay on Hunting Dogs
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.
2007
27 13
Untitled Premise and Background Regarding Ranching, Possibly The Cadence of Grass
27 14-15
Untitled Story About Horse Breaking
27 16
Untitled Story About Ranching

2:  CorrespondenceReturn to Top

This series 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 1965 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
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 1966 to 2011, and outgoing 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.
Box Folder
53 29
Edward Abbey
 1970-1979
53 30
Abel - Authors Guild
Includes correspondence with Jim Abel, Edward Appert, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), and The Author's Guild.
1973-1990
53 31
Barbara's Bookstore - Byers
Includes correspondence with Barbara's Bookstore, Paul Partel, Rick Bass, Sophie Bassouls, Brautigan Library, Mary Ward Brown, and Stephen W. Byers.
1986-1990
53 32
Cabin Creek - Embassy of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
27 17
Cranbrook School
 1995
53 33
Michael di Capua (editor at Farrar, Straus Giroux)
 1971-1989
53 34
City of Dallas - E.P Dutton (Publishers)
27 18
Jay Dusard to Tom McGuane; John McDonald to Tom McGuane
 1987-1989
53 35
Eastern Montana College - Friends of Florida Inc.
Includes correspondence with Eastern Montana College, William Eastlake, Eckerd College, Esquire, Lindy Essenberg, Glen Faulks, and Friends of Florida Inc.
1966-1989
27 19
Esquire, includes excerpt from Panama
1982-1987
27 20
Esquire
1991
53 36
Everett Garrison
Regarding the purchase of flyfishing rods.
1969-1971
53 37
Geng - Guggenheim
Includes correspondence with Veronica Geng of The New Yorker, Tom Grimes, Werner Glasser, and the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
1969-1990
53 38
Don Henley
Regarding the Walden Woods Project.
1991 April 26
53 39
Haerens - Humane Society
Includes correspondence with Ronald Haerens, Sam Halpert, John Harvey, and John Hawkins and Associates.
1986-1990
61 1-9
Jim Harrison to McGuane
 1966-1980
62 1-10
Jim Harrison to McGuane
 1981-1990
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
62 11
William Hjortsberg
 1965-1974
53 40
ICM - Don Kubit
Includes correspondence with ICM, Indiana University Writers' Conference, Bob McNutt, and Don Kubit of University of Michigan.
1982-1990
53 41
Walter Kirn
53 42
Bill Kittredge
 1987-1990
53 43
Robert Lantz and Candida Donadio Literary Agency
Includes correspondence from J. Stephen Sheppard
1968-1974
53 44
Laceby - Lyons
Includes correspondence with Tom Laceby, Lawson, R. Haas of Levi's, Lewis and Clark State College, Lorimar Productions, Dan Lufkin, and Lyons & Buford.
1969-1991
30 4
Seymour Lawrence
 1992-1994
53 45
Norman Mailer
 1984, 1985
53 46
Peter Matthiessen
 undated
53 47
John Moore
 undated
53 48
Martin - Monthly Detroit
Includes correspondence with Martin, Secker and Warburg, Rod Martin, Linda Marx, Maxy Inc., Larry McCaffery, McClelland and Steward, John McDonald, Thad McIlroy, Steve McKee, Cecilia McVea, Meadow Run Press, David Meranze, Michigan State University, John Mitchell, Monroe County Library System, Montana Centennial Memory, University of Montana, and Monthly Detroit.
1966-1990
30 5
McGuane to Publishers
 1992-1994
53 49
Nabhan - Nouveau
Includes correspondence with Gary Nabhan of University of Arizona, Peter Nabokov, National Film Preserve Ltd., Nevada State Council on the Arts, Patrick Newcomb, Newsweek, Charles McGrath of The New Yorker, Rebecca Sinkler and David Schneiderman of the New York Times, Carl Nobles, J. Kingsbury of University of North Alabama, and Nouveau Rare Books.
1973-1990
30 6
National Book Award Correspondence
 1995
30 7
National Book Foundation
 1994-1995
53 50
Oppenheimer, Dorothea
Oppenheimer was McGuane's literary agent.
1966-1967
53 51
Outside Magazine
1977-1980
53 52
Walker Percy
53 53
Sydney Pollack
Correspondence relating to film projects Wanderer and Tom Horn.
1977
53 54
Penguin Books - Putnam's Sons
Includes correspondence with Penguin Books, Penn State University, Brian Petersen, Sukey Pett, Pettler and Lieberman Booksellers, Playboy magazine, David Plumb, Melinda Popham, and Harvey Ginsberg of Putnam's Sons.
1965-1990
53 55
Random House
 1982-1985
53 56
Robert Redford
 1974 July 24
53 57
Paul R. Reynolds, Inc.
Includes correspondence from John Hawkins, Gail Hochman, and J. Stephen Sheppard.
1973-1983
53 58
Tom Robbins
Includes an autographed postcard from Robbins.
1990 May 29
53 59
Rolling Stone Magazine
1978, 1981
53 60
Russell Volkening, Inc. Literary Agents (Candida Donadio)
Includes correspondence from Candida Donadio and Harriet Wasserman.
1968-1969
53 61
Walt R. - Michael Rosen
Includes correspondence from Walt R., Jimm Roberts, Rocky Mountain Magazine, Deborah Rogers Ltd, and Michael Rosen.
1985-1996
53 62
Simon & Schuster
 1971-1982
53 63
Sports Illustrated Magazine
1969-1973
53 64
Stanford University and Stanford Magazine
Includes correspondence from Bill McPherson and John L'Heureux regarding Stanford Centennial.
1988-1989
53 65
William Styron
 1965 March 21
53 66
Hans Teensma - Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Includes correspondence from Hans Teensma, Bill Tennant, Toby Thompson, Jerome Cramer of Time Magazine, and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
1978-1990
53 67
Carla Seaquist - Sundance Institute
Includes correspondence from Carla Seaquist, The Seattle Review, David Seybold, Stephen Silberman, Rick Simovan, Ben Snyder, Sportsmen's Classics, St. Martin Press, Inc., and Stanford Magazine.
1974-1991
30 8
Amanda Urban of ICM to Tom McGuane
 1988
53 68
Michael Vezina - Vogue Magazine
Includes correspondence from Michel Vezina, University of Virginia, and Vogue.
1982-1990
53 69
Dexter Westrum
 1985-1989
53 70
Richard Wheeler
 1989 February 10
53 71
Ted and Betty Waddell - University of Wyoming
Includes correspondence with Ted and Betty Waddell, The Weekly: Seattle's Newsmagazine, Chris Lydon of WGBH, Rick Wilbur of the Tampa Tribune, Joy Williams, Winn Galleries, Jon Winokur, Craig Woods, Wendy Woollett, Writers and Key West (Key West Literary Seminar), and Ralph DeVries of University of Wyoming.
1979-1990
53 72
Yoknapatawpha Press - Ziegler
Includes correspondence with Yoknapatawpha Press, Babbie Green from Zevon Music regarding a song McGuane wrote with Warren Zevon, Marcia Nasatir of Ziegler, Ross, Tennant, Inc., and Evarts Ziegler of Ziegler Associates regarding Missouri Breaks screenplay changes, director Arthur Penn, and actor Jack Nicholson.
1971-1982
53 73
Fan Mail
 1983-1990
53 74
Correspondence by Date
 1967-1989
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.
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
53 75
Invitations to Write
Includes correspondence from Martin Russel regarding "Writers of the Purple Sage: An Anthology of Recent Western Writing," Montana Land reliance, Nick Lyons Books, Playboy, Random House, Paul R. Reynolds Inc, the Royal College of Art in the UK, and David Seybold.
1979-1989
53 76
Keep the Change: Correspondence Regarding Novel and Book Tour
 1989-1991
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
53 77
Montana Governor's Centennial Award for Literature
 1989
53 78
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Novel and Film Correspondence
Includes correspondence from Will Blythe, Peter Fonda, Jay Kanter, Elliott Kastner, Roger Straus (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Inc.), Lynn Kaufelt, Robert Lantz, J. Stephen Sheppard, Reynolds Agency, and Fay Wray.
1973-1984
53 79
Nobody's Angel
31 12
Nothing but Blue Skies: Acquisition of Rights
 1992-1997
Cassette
38 1
Nothing but Blue Skies: "Bill's message to Tom" - Bill Kotzwinkle recording to McGuane
 1994 February 3
Folder
53 82
To Skin a Cat
Includes correspondence from Martin, Secker, and Warburg and Twentieth Century-Fox Film.
1978, 1987
32 1
Some Horses: Correspondence with Readers and Publishers
 1999-2000
53 80
Something to be Desired
1984-1985
53 81
Teaching: Stanford Creative Writing Fellowship
Correspondence from universities responding to McGuane's inquiries about teaching positions. Also includes correspondence from Stanford University for the Creative Writing Fellowship Program.
1966-1983
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, screenplays, and recordings for interviews 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. It also features recorded readings and interviews by writers like Richard Brautigan, Harry Crews, and Jim Harrison.

Other collected items relate to central Montana, including prints and poetry by Big Timber artist Art Coelho and a cultural resource evaluation of the East Boulder area in Sweetgrass County, Montana.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Cassette
38 2
Abe: Play by Michael J. Lewis, Audio Recording of Acts I and II
 1992
Folder
32 3
Advanced Readers Copies and Collected Works by Others: Inventory and Correspondence
32 4
Art Coelho Artwork and Poetry (Big Timber Artist)
53 84
Award and Event Announcements/Programs
32 5
Barry Hannah and Jim Harrison Assorted Poems and Writings
 1986-2010
Cassette
55 14
"Brazil Classics 2 O Samba" compiled by David Bryne
Folder
32 6
Class III Cultural Resource Evaluations in Portions of the East Boulder Area of Sweetgrass County, Montana
 1982
53 85
Cranbrook School Yearbook and English Papers from Yale
 undated
32 7
Friday Night Lights: Screenplay by David Aaron Cohen
 1993
Cassette
38 3
"Krakens II" Recording of Poetry Reading
55 15
Richard Brautigan Interview
55 16
Harry Crews, American Audio Prose Library, Reading from: A Childhood
55 17
Harry Crews, American Audio Prose Library, Interview
55 18
Jim Harrison, American Audio Prose Library, Reading
55 19
Jim Harrison, American Audio Prose Library, Interview
Folder
32 8
Legends of the Fall: Manuscript by Jim Harrison
32 9-10
Marguerita: Manuscript by Guy de la Valdene
33 1
Other People: Screenplay by Thomas Berger
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
53 83
"Run That Body Down" Album Review
One-page review of album by Tom McGuane titled "Run That Body Down." The album has the serial number Columbia ST-98364 (8 tr/Cart), but it is unclear if the album was ever released.
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 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. Other items in this series include drafts of scholarly articles and biographies written about McGuane and his impact on the literary world.

Container(s) Description Dates
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 Bushwhacked Piano, the film Missouri Breaks, the film adaptation of 92 in the Shade, Panama, The Cadence of Grass, The Longest Silence, Nothing but Blue Skies, and Some Horses. Press coverage in this series overlaps significantly with press coverage in Series 4, Sub-series 2: Profiles, Reviews, and Interviews. 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.
Box Folder
33 7
Book Cover Ideas
 1992
33 8
Book Cover Drafts, Ad for The Cadence of Grass and Correspondence with Gary Fisketjon
 2001-2013
53 86
Bushwhacked Piano: Reviews and Newsprint Ads
 1970-1972
53 87
The Cadence of Grass: Book Reviews
 2002
33 9
The Cadence of Grass: Reviews and Interviews
 2002
54 1
Cold Feet: Film Reviews
 1989
54 2
Gallatin Canyon: Book Reviews
 2006
54 3-4
Keep the Change: Reviews
 1989-1990
54 5-7
Keep the Change: Tour Pamphlets, Announcements and Itineraries
 1989-1990
54 8
Keep the Change: Publishers Catalog
 1989-1990
54 9
Keep the Change: Articles about Shooting Film
 1991
33 10
Lyon's Press Catalog
 1999 Spring
33 11
The Longest Silence: Reviews and Publisher Correspondence
 1999-2001
folder-os
1
Minerva Press Paperbacks Poster
Box Folder
54 10
Missouri Breaks: Casting Call Poster and Stills from Movie
Poster signed by McGuane. Stills gift from Pete Dzworkoski.
1975-1984
54 11
Ninety-Two in the Shade: Film Review
 1976 February 1
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
54 12
Nothing but Blue Skies: Book Review
 1992
54 13
Outside Chance: Book Reviews
 1980-1981
folder-os
1
An Outside Chance book jacket
Box Folder
54 14
Panama: Book Reviews
 1978-1979
35 3
Some Horses and The Longest Silence: Press Coverage and Correspondence with Lyon's Press
 1998-2000
54 15-16
Something to be Desired: Book Reviews
54 17
Something to be Desired: Publicity
 1985
54 18
The Sporting Club: Film Reviews
 1969-1971
54 19
To Skin a Cat: Publisher's Catalog Promotion
 1986-1987
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 are interspersed with other profiles and press coverage about McGuane's life and work. It also features several recorded interviews with McGuane at media outlets like NPR as well as regional cultural institutions like the Montana Historical Society and the University of Wyoming. 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.
Box Folder
54 20
From the 1970s
 1970-1979
54 21-22
From the 1980's
 1980-1989
54 23
Profiles and Related Correspondence
Includes correspondence and draft of profile by E. Jean Carroll, and Time Magazine profile focused on McGuane's novel Keep the Change.
1982, 1989
54 24
From the 1990's
 1990-1999
54 25
Assorted Profiles
vhs
55 2
"A Conversation with Thomas McGuane," Second Saturday Lecture Series, Mobile, Alabama
 1986 May 10
Folder
54 26
Foreign Language Profiles, Articles, and Interviews
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
Cassette
55 20
"Montana Writers on NPR"
Report on NPR's All Things Considered. KUFM Missoula.
1989 November 8
Folder
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
vhs
55 3-5
"Thomas McGuane: His Fiction and Film." Symposium at the University of Wyoming
 1989 March 23-24
55 6
Thomas McGuane, Montana Historical Society
 1990 November
55 7
Thomas McGuane Interview
 1990
Cassette
55 21
Tom Interview
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.
Box Folder
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
item
1
American Museum of Fly Fishing, Heritage Award
 2017
2
American Rivers, Appreciation Award
 circa 1996
Box Folder
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
vhs
38 1
Cranbrook School Distinguished Alumni Awards, Video Recording
 1995
Folder
37 5
Evil Companions Award Speech Notes
 2000
37 6
Federation of Fly Fishers Roderick Haig-Brown Award
Federation of Fly Fishers is now called Fly Fishers International.
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
McGuane on the cover of Fly Fisherman, mounted image
 1998
37 11
Montana State University Fundraising and Honorary Doctorate
 1992-1993
37 12
Trout Unlimited Outstanding Land Owner Fisheries Enhancement Award, Plaque
 1991
37 13
Wild Trout Symposium at Yellowstone National Park Speech
 2000
37 14
Western Literature Association Distinguished Achievement Award
 2011
Cassette
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
1985
38 6
At Large with Leni Holliman interview with McGuane about Some Horses
1999 October
38 7
"Bookworm" Radio Show KCRW, Hosted by Michael Silverblatt
 1992 October 13
38 8
"Thomas McGuane" on WNYC
compact-disc
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 10-12
Saturday Morning Symposium - Saturday Afternoon - Tapes 1-3
 1993
38 13
Reading of McGuane's Story "War and Peace"
 1994
4: Writing about McGuane's Writing
This subseries features scholarly and reference articles about Thomas McGuane and his writing career. These drafts are versions that were likely sent to McGuane prior to their publication. These drafts include biographical sketches of McGuane as well as analysis of his writing in works of literary criticism.
Box Folder
54 27
Albert Howard Carter III, "McGuane's First Three Novels: Games, Fun, Nemesis"
 undated
54 28
Aurelia Keevers, "Bibliography of McGuane"
Includes handwritten note from Keevers to McGuane.
1990 August
54 29
Jerome Klinkowitz, "Thomas McGuane: The Radicalized Novel of Manners" and "Conclusion: The Language of Manners," from The New American Novel of Manners "
Includes review of To Skin a Cat in High Plains Literary Review, Spring 1987.
1985-1987
54 30
James McClintock and students, "'Unextended Selves' and 'Unformed Visions': Roman Catholicism in Thomas McGuane's Novels"
Also includes three papers from McClintock's English 445 students at Michigan State University
1997
54 31
Pat Tobin, "Thomas McGuane: Untimeliness and the 'Direst Possible Clownage'"
Includes cover letter from Tobin to McGuane.
undated
54 32
Unknown author, "Chapter Two, Thomas McGuane: Outlawry and the Quest for the Right Woman"
 undated
54 33
Jon Wallace, "The Language Plot in Thomas McGuane's Ninety-Two in the Shade"
Includes letter to McGuane from Hal Nelson dated December 20 and 28.
1988 Winter
54 34
Dexter Westrum, Thomas McGuane (Twayne's United States Authors Series)
Manuscript pages of chapters 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9.
1991

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2023

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