Boise State University Special Collections and Archives
Cort Conley Papers
Conley, Cort, 1944-
MSS 142
1.5 linear feet
3 boxes
1875-2017
The collection contains research files and manuscript drafts by Idaho author Cort Conley. Also included are Idaho Center for the Book files as well as materials related to the children's book Silent Days Silent Dreams about the Idaho artist James Castle.
English
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Author Cort Conley was born in Berkeley, California, in 1944. He earned a bachelor's degree and law degree from the University of California and moved to Idaho in 1972 where he worked as river guide along Idaho's Salmon River for several years. His books include
The Middle Fork and the Sheepeater War (1977, co-authored by Johnny Carrey), Idaho for the Curious (1982), and Idaho Loners: Hermits, Solitaries, and Individualists (1994).
Conley was formerly the Literature Director for the Idaho Commission of the Arts and he has served on the advisory board of the Idaho Center for the Book since its founding in 1994. Conley manages his own publishing imprint, Backeddy Books, and he has homes in Boise and Cambridge, Idaho.
The collection contains research notes and drafts for Conley's book,
Idaho Loners: Hermits, Solitaries, and Individualists (1994). People profiled are Richard Leigh (Beaver Dick), William "Doc" Hisom, David Lewis, Clydeus Dunbar, Earl Parrott, William Moreland, Sylvan Hart, Lydia Coyle, Richard Zimmerman, Helena Schmidt, Claude Dallas, and James J. Angleton. The collection also includes Idaho Center for the Book advisory board correspondence, and material related to the children's book Silent Days Silent Dreams about the Idaho artist James Castle.
Collection is available for research.
Gift of Cort Conley in 2020, 2011, and earlier.
[item description], Cort Conley Papers, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.
Angleton, James, 1917-1987
Dallas, Claude
Leigh, Richard, -1899
Castle, James, 1899-1977
Idaho
Wilderness areas--Idaho
Recluses
Hermits
Murder
Folklore
Authors, American
American literature--20th century
Literature
Children's literature, American
Idaho
Folklore and Folklife
Literature
Preface: Text
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1
Richard Leigh: Drafts
1
2
Richard Leigh: Research Notes
1
3
William "Doc" Hisom
1
4
William "Doc" Hisom: Research Notes
1
5
David Lewis: Drafts
1
6
David Lewis: Research Notes
1
7
Clydeus Dunbar: Drafts
1
8
Clydeus Dunbar: Research Notes
1
9
Earl Parrott: Drafts
1
10
Earl Parrott: Research Notes
1
11
William Moreland: Drafts
1
12
William Moreland: Research Notes
1
13
Sylvan Hart: Drafts
1
14
Sylvan Hart: Research Notes
1
15
Lydia Coyle: Drafts
1
16
Lydia Coyle: Research Notes
1
17
Richard Zimmerman: Drafts
1
18
Richard Zimmerman: Research Notes
1
19
Helena Schmidt: Drafts
1
20
Helena Schmidt: Research Notes
1
21
Claude Dallas: Drafts
2
1
Claude Dallas: Drafts II
2
2
Claude Dallas: Research Notes
2
3
Claude Dallas: Media Clippings
2
4
Claude Dallas: Owyhee County
2
5
James Angleton: Drafts
2
6
James Angleton: Drafts II
2
7
James Angleton: Research Notes
2
8
James Angleton: Media Clippings
2
9
James Angleton: Media Clippings II
2
10
Idaho Center for the Book
1993-1997
3
1-3
Tom Trusky Correspondence
circa 1980s-1990s
3
4
Allen Say children's book about James Castle
2017
3
5-7