J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Ern Pedler papers
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989
ACCN 2946
0.5 linear feet
1 box
1914-1986
The Ern Pedler papers (1914-1986) spans his career and creative life, from his high school writings to a letter granting a magazine interview in the 1980s. In addition to the manuscripts, other written material and ephemera give a detailed picture of Western life. Pedler was a long-distance rider, cowboy, and horse wrangler. He was also a prolific writer of fiction.
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Ernest "Ern" Joseph Pedler was born May 31, 1914 in Prospect, South Australia, Australia, the third child of William Joseph Pedler and Lily Violetta Cook. When he was between 2 and 3 years of age, the family emigrated from Australia to Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, after his parents were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He loved horses and began his career as a long-distance rider, cowboy, and horse wrangler at the age of sixteen. He rode horses in the Wasatch and Uintah Mountains and on the west desert of Utah, where he chased and caught wild horses, until that became illegal. Later in his life, he was able to live on a ranch in the Vernon area. Pedler was also a prolific writer of fiction, writing about horses and the landscapes that surrounded him. He died on 17 November 1989.
The Ern Pedler papers (1914-1986) spans his career and creative life, from his high school writings to a letter granting a magazine interview in the 1980s. In addition to the manuscripts, other written material and ephemera give a detailed picture of Western life.
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Purchased from Ken Sanders Rare Books in 2016.
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2017.
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See also the Ern Pedler photograph collection (P2137) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989--Archives
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989--Big lonely horse and other stories, 1961
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989--Decay of age
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989--Dream never ends
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989--Hold back the horizon
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989--Just a thinkin'
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989--Lakehills-Community Correctional Center, discharge summary, 1981
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989--Miles between
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989--My compositions and short stories
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989--O, little town
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989--Song and the star
Pedler, Ernest Joseph, 1914-1989--Collection of poems, 1985
Horsemanship
Cowboys--Utah--20th century--Fiction
Horsemen and horsewomen--Utah--20th century--Specimens
Morgan horse
Horses--Fiction
Short stories
Literature
Expeditions and Adventure
Manuscripts
Baptismal certificates
Birth certificates
Sales records
Personal correspondence
Novels
Bibliographies
Poetry
Western fiction
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Drawings
Personal materials
I
Correspondence
1981
1984
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1
Certificates and documents
1914-1981
1
2
Included in this folder is a certificate of blessing, certificate of baptism and confirmation, and a replacement birth certificate.
Writings by Pedler
II
The Big Lonely Horse and Other Stories
1961
1
3
"The Decay of Age"
1
4
"The Dream Never Ends"
1
5
"Hold Back the Horizon"
1
6
"Just a Thinkin'"
1
7
"Lakehills-Community Correctional Center, Discharge Summary"
1981
1
8
In later life, Pedler worked for ten years at the Utah State Division of Corrections, writing summaries of prisoners in which he described disposition, physique, prison experience, and probable future success. In this spoof document, written on his retirement, Pedler turns his scrutiny on himself.
"The Miles Between"
1
9
"My Compositions and Short Stories"
1
10
Writings by Pedler while a student at West High School in Salt Lake City.
"O, Little Town"
1959
1
11
Published in the
The Morgan Horse Magazine.
"The Song and the Star"
1
12
Article about Morgan Horse, Flying Jubilee
1
13
Notecards with quotes by Pedler
1
14
Lists of works by Pedler
1
15
General materials
III
News clippings about Morgan horse, Little Fry
1964
1
16
Cosetta Wright Castagno, "A Collection of Poems"
1985
1
17
"National Clydesdale Sale" booklet
1986
1
18
This booklet includes photographs taken by Pedler along with handwritten notes, mostly of prices realized.
Pencil drawing of horse and rider
1
19
Artist's signature is illegible.