C.L. Rawlins papers, 1962-2022
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Rawlins, C. L. (Clem L.)
- Title
- C.L. Rawlins papers
- Dates
- 1962-2022 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 8.45 cubic ft. (9 boxes) + 900.80 MB
- Collection Number
- 12772
- Summary
- C.L. (Clem Lewis) “Chip” Rawlins was a Wyoming author, poet, outdoor guide, and instructor. Collection contains books, journals, magazines, poetry, manuscripts, correspondence, notes, photographs, and artwork related to Rawlins’ work.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
C.L. (Clem Lewis) “Chip” Rawlins was a Wyoming author, poet, outdoor guide, and instructor. He was born in 1949, in Laramie, Wyoming. He went to Utah State University and was a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. He served as president of the Wyoming Outdoor Council and on the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. Rawlins also authored or co-authored several books under the pseudonym C.L. Rawlins including the “Complete Walker IV”, “A Ceremony on Bare Grounds”, and “Gravity National Park”.
Content Description
This collection contains books, journals, magazines, poetry, manuscripts, correspondence, notes, photographs, and artwork related to Rawlins’ work.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by C.L. Rawlins at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from C.L. Rawlins from 2020-2023.
Processing Note
The collection was processed by Krist Jessup in May 2021 and updated by Jamie Greene in May 2025.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: BookmarksDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder
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Books:
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Description: C.L. Rawlins thesis: "Notes on a Bedrock Channel and Paleostage Indicators, Northgate Canyon, North Platte River, Wyoming, USA"Dates: May 2014Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "American Nature Writing" selected by John A. MurrayDates: 1998Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "A People's History of Wilderness" edited by Matt JenkinsDates: 2004Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Beloved of the Sky" edited by John EllisonDates: 1993Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Deep West: A Literary Tour of Wyoming" edited by Michael Shay, David Romtvedt, and Linn RoundsDates: 2003Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Discovered Country: Tourism and Survival in the American West" edited by Scott NorrisDates: 1994Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "The Engaging Reader" second edition, by Anne Mills KingDates: 1993Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Nature and Madness" by Paul ShepardDates: 1998Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "New Zealand Heritage" issue 105, winter 2007Dates: 2007Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Northern Lights: A Selection of New Writing from the American West" edited by Deborah Clow and Donald SnowDates: 1994Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Outsiders: Poems About Rebels, Exiles, and Renegades" eidted by Laure-Anne BosselaarDates: 1999Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Resist Much Obey Little: Remembering Ed Abbey" edited by James R. Hepworth and Gergory McNameeDates: 1996Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Ring of Fire" edited by Bill HoaglandDates: 2000Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "The Sacred Earth: Writer on Nature and Spirit" edited by Jason GardnerDates: 1998Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Sacred Trusts: Essays on Stewardship and Responsibility" edited by Michael KatakisDates: 1993Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Stream Channel Reference Sites: An Illustrated Guide to Field Technique" (2 copies)Dates: 1994Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Sustaining Greater Yellowstone, A Blueprint for the Future" edited by Chip RawlinsDates: 1994Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Writing on Air" edited by David Rothenberg and Wendee J. PryorDates: 2003Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: "Writing on Water" edited by David Rothenberg and Marta UlvaeusDates: 2001Container: Box 9, Folder
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Description: Chip's random keepsakes (Utah State degree and tassel, invitations, photographs, certificates, ribbons)Dates: 1962-1996Container: Box 1, Folder
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Correspondence:
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Description: Personal correspondenceDates: 1987-1995Container: Box 1
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Description: Correspondence from Sherman PaulDates: 1993-1995Container: Box 1
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Description: Correspondence with writersDates: 1985-1986Container: Box 1
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Description: Drawings, etc. - from HannahDates: 1990-1994Container: Box 1, Folder
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Description: Journals and pocketbooksDates: 1985-2003Container: Box 1, Folder
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Manuscripts by C.L. Rawlins:
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Broken Country: Mountains and Memories
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Description: Books - published (2)Dates: 1996Container: Box 1
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Description: Book - uncorrected proofDates: 1996Container: Box 1
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Description: Journal the book is based onDates: 1972-1973Container: Box 1
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Description: Manuscript drafts and editsDates: 1996Container: Box 1-2
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Description: Notes and Letters from Mitchell Black (Shepherd in Broken Country)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Promotional materialDates: 1996Container: Box 2
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The Complete Walker IV
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Description: Books - published (3 books)Dates: 2002Container: Box 2
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Description: Cartoon with notesDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Color slides (35mm)Dates: 1998Container: Box 2
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Description: CookwareDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Correspondence with Knopf PublishingDates: 2003-2004Container: Box 2
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Description: Edit notes and photographsDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Edits from KnopfDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Equipment illustrationsDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Gear inventoryDates: 1998Container: Box 2
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Description: Harper's MagazineDates: July 2003Container: Box 2
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Description: Illustration source material (CD)Dates: 2000-2001Container: Box 2 and Digital, ahcdm_12722_001
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Description: Kitchen materialsDates: 1999-2000Container: Box 2
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Description: Kitchen - MS - pending editsDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Lights and water filters - illustrationsDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Miscellaneous materialDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Newspaper clippingsDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Packs and boots - illustrationsDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Pending editsDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Photographs and negatives (CD)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2 and digital, ahcdm_12772_002
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Description: Pocket notebooks (notes)Dates: 1998Container: Box 2
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Description: Proof manuscriptDates: 2001Container: Box 3
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Description: Sleeping bagsDates: 2001Container: Box 2
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Description: Stoves - illustrationsDates: undatedContainer: Box 2 and digital, ahcdm_12772_003
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Description: TentsDates: 2004Container: Box 2
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Description: Tents and backpacks - pending editsDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Cowboy and West and Buck and Pole Primer
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Description: AnecdotesDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Arizona/New MexicoDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Black and white photography - ranchingDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: "A Buck and Pole Primer" by Chip RawlinsDates: 1980Container: Box 3
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Description: Colorful expressionsDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1986Container: Box 3
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Description: Cowboy songsDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: "Cowboy Verse in the Traditional Style" by C.L. RawlinsDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Cowboys of colorDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Cow loreDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Early history of cattle work (Anglo American ranchers)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Family Tree and biographical information of Rawlins familyDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: GNE - room schools - WHC projectDates: 1988Container: Box 3
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Description: GrazingDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Horse loreDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Illustration - fencesDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Jargon and glossariesDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Land use and grazing management, to 1900Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Land use and grazing management, 1900-presentDates: 1982-1986Container: Box 3
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Description: Material cultureDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Miscellaneous notesDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Newspaper and magazine clippingsDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Oral history:
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Description: MontanaDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Oregon and western IdahoDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Plains statesDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: TexasDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Utah and unpublished accountsDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: WyomingDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Poetry and poetsDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: PredatorsDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Quotes on land use valuesDates: 1902Container: Box 3
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Description: Shepherds and sheep grazingDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Vaquero customs and LoreDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Work lore
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Description: Accounts of jobsDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Roundups, branding, trails, organization, and methodsDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: W.P.A. History of Grazing collection and research outlineDates: 1974Container: Box 3
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Description: "Light on the Water: The Journal and Letters of Te Mara O'Slattery Smith" drafts and patchwork archive (7 CDs)Dates: 2007-2022Container: Box 8 and Digital, Folder ahcdm_12772_004-010
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Sky's Witness: A Year in the Wind River Range
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Description: Books - published (2)Dates: 1993Container: Box 5
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Description: Book - uncorrected proofDates: 1992Container: Box 5
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Description: Author final MSDates: undatedContainer: Box 5
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Description: Author page proofsDates: 1992Container: Box 5
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Description: Original artworkDates: undatedContainer: Box 5
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Poems, Essays, Short Stories, and other publications
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Description: "Ascent"Dates: 1999Container: Box 4
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Description: "Boar's Tusk"Dates: 1984Container: Box 4
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Description: "Camas: People and Issues of the Northern Rockies"Dates: 1998Container: Box 4
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Description: "A Ceremony on Bare Ground" - manuscriptDates: 1984-1985Container: Box 4
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Description: "Chicago Review"Dates: 1989Container: Box 4
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Description: "Climbing Magazine"Dates: 1983-1985Container: Box 4
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Description: "Cold Drill"Dates: 1991Container: Box 4
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Description: "Coyotes Journal"Dates: 1982Container: Box 4
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Description: "Cumberland Poetry Review"Dates: 1995Container: Box 4
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Description: "Ellipsis: Literature and Art"Dates: 1995Container: Box 4
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Description: "For the Listener Poems, 1984-1987"Dates: 1984-1987Container: Box 4
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"In Gravity National Park", 1998
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Description: BookmarkDates: 1999Container: Box 4
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Description: Bound manuscriptDates: undatedContainer: Box 4
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Description: ManuscriptDates: 1998Container: Box 4
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Description: "Great River Review"Dates: 1997Container: Box 4
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Description: "High Country News" poetry featuresDates: 1990-1992Container: Box 4
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Description: "In Spirit of the West: In Celebration of Wyoming's Centennial, 1890-1990"Dates: 1990Container: Box 4
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Description: "Oxford Magazine"Dates: 1989Container: Box 4
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Description: "Owen Wister Review"Dates: 1988-1997Container: Box 4
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Description: "Petroglyph Magazine"Dates: 1989Container: Box 4
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Description: "Ploughshares"Dates: 1994-1995Container: Box 4
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Description: "Poetry Ireland Review"Dates: 1995Container: Box 4
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Description: "Poetry Wales"Dates: 1994-1996Container: Box 4
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Description: "Quarterly West"Dates: 1995-1996Container: Box 4
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Description: "Red Rock Review"Dates: 1999Container: Box 4
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Description: "Sequoia: The Stanford Literary Journal"Dates: 1989Container: Box 4
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Description: "Shandoka: Four Corners Region Literary/Art Quarterly"Dates: 1990Container: Box 4
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Description: "Silver Vain Five: A "Little" Magazine"Dates: 1980Container: Box 4
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Description: "Suisun Valley Review"Dates: 1983Container: Box 4
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Description: "Tail Wind"Dates: 1986Container: Box 4
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Description: Various magazinesDates: 1986-1999Container: Box 4
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Description: "Weber Studies: An Interdisciplinary Humanities Journal"Dates: 1989Container: Box 4
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Description: "Wild Song: Poems of the Natural World"Dates: 1998Container: Box 4
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Office Files:
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Description: Awards, recommendations, etc.Dates: 1983-1988Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Old press clipsDates: 1986-1990Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Articles and resume portfolioDates: 1982-1990Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Magazines w/ pubsDates: 1993-1997Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Articles, mostly HCN, 1-2Dates: 1979-1987Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Magazines w/ pubs 1Dates: 1989Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Sierra w/ columnsDates: 1991-1992Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Articles, drafts, etc.Dates: 1984Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: EssayDates: 1982Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: SubmittedDates: 1985Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Book reviewsDates: 1988-1997Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: HCN poetry editedDates: 1982-1990Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: General already published stuffDates: 1990Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Letters: hen poetryDates: 1984-1995Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: HCN poetry - unpublished stacksDates: 1991-1994Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Indians HCNDates: 1988-1990Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Ranching in modern lifeDates: 1994-1997Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Residency students AIEDates: 1987-1988Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Coles / Barnes chapbookDates: 1975-1989Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Leopold foundation bookDates: 1988-1998Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Early short fiction - cowboy and ruralDates: undatedContainer: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Early short fiction - climbing storiesDates: undatedContainer: Box 6, Folder
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Description: City of rocks, misc. westernDates: 1967-1982Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Navajo language and cultureDates: undatedContainer: Box 6, Folder
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Description: City of rocks old climbing infoDates: undatedContainer: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Computers, social issuesDates: 1987Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: FireDates: 1982Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: MelodyDates: 1980Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: Wagon wheel project proposalDates: 1992-1997Container: Box 6, Folder
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Description: 2nd draft notesDates: 2007Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Living and working in early LittletonDates: undatedContainer: Box 7, Folder
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Description: BrownDates: 2006Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Issues/rightsDates: 1985-2001Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Birds and natural historyDates: 2001-2006Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Addresses, biblio. EtcDates: 1982-2007Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: 1901 brit exped.Dates: 2003-2006Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Local history: quail island Lyttleton, rapakiDates: 1969-2006Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Cultural details - suctoms, musci, etc. identityDates: 1999-2007Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Inner life/books, etc.Dates: 2006-2007Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Local biographyDates: 1996-2006Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: 1908 Shackleton exp shack bioDates: 2003-2006Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: 1910 scott exp. Scott biosDates: 1920-2006Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: WWI - pioneers, nursesDates: 2003-2008Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: EgyptDates: 2006-2007Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: NursingDates: 2003-2009Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Labour, strikesDates: 2004-2006Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: British empireDates: 2003-2005Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Canton island, pan amDates: 2006-2008Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: 1940 and WWII timelinesDates: 2008Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Graphics - illustrationsDates: undatedContainer: Box 7, Folder
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Description: 1938-1940 period detailsDates: 2006Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Ships, c. 1939Dates: 1938-2008Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: German raiders and NauvuDates: 2006-2008Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: IslandsDates: 2006-2008Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Character photos - otherDates: 2006-2009Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: NewspaperDates: 1908-2005Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Period detailDates: 2006-2008Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Photos: canty museum, otherDates: 1901-2006Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: NY stuff/churchDates: 2003-2006Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: Bluff stuffDates: 2003-2007Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: C.L. Rawlins correspondence, mostly with writersDates: 1993-1996Container: Box 7, Folder
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Description: River meandersDates: 1899-2004Container: Box 7, Folder
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Authors, American -- Wyoming
- Backpacking -- West (U.S.)
- Cowboys
- Hiking -- West (U.S.)
- Western stories
Geographical Names
- Rocky Mountains
- Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999
- Wyoming -- History -- 2000-
Form or Genre Terms
- Fiction (general genre)
- Guidebooks
- Nonfiction (general genre)
- Poetry
