AHJ_ah09659 Inventory of the Robert Ames Bennet papers1888-1964. Bennet (Robert Ames) papers Processed by Matthew Francis University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2008

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Matthew Francis October 2008 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Bennet, Robert Ames, 1870-1954 Robert Ames Bennet papers 1888-1964 09659 13.93 cubic ft. (15 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English The Robert Ames Bennet papers primarily consist of the notes, drafts, and published works of this writer who specialized in western novels and short stories.. Arrangement of the Collection

This collection has been fully processed, and divided into four series.

Series I. General Notes and Research Materials

Series II. Story Notes and Drafts

Series III. Published Works

Series IV. Miscellaneous Materials

When appropriate, the series have been arranged alphabetically by the name of the work.

 Biography of Robert Ames Bennet

Robert Ames Bennet (1870-1954) was a writer from Colorado. Early in his career Bennet wrote short stories, drama scripts, and novels for a variety of genres. During this time period he sometimes wrote under the pen name Lee Robinet. By the 1930s Bennet became primarily a western writer, penning such stories as “Caught in the Wild,” “Cowboy Caballero,” and “Guns on the Rio Grande.”

 Scope and Content

The collection focuses on Robert Ames Bennet’s literary career. It contains notes, reference materials, draft manuscripts, and published works spanning from 1888-1964. The bulk of the materials concern his western writings from the 1920s and 1930s. Other materials include photoplay (silent film) and theater play drafts, and early 20th century historical and science fiction work.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Robert Ames Bennet at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Mrs. Edith Bennet in 1988.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Matthew Francis in October 2008.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Western stories--Authorship. Science fiction--Authorship. Short stories. American literature--20th century. American fiction--20th century. Pulp literature, American. Motion picture plays, American. Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Literature. Manuscripts. Novelists, American. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Container List Series I. General Notes and Research Materials 1890-1930

1 1-11 General notes undated 1 Research and Reference books 1890-1930 2 Research and Reference books 1890-1930 Series II. Story Drafts and Notes 1888-1949

Sub-series I. Novel and Short Story Manuscripts and Notes 1888-1949

2 1 The African Wilderness undated 2 2-4 Avalanche Gulch undated 2 5 Bad Apache undated 2 6 Beauty and the Prince undated 3 1 The Blond Beast undated 3 2 Bloom of Cactus undated 3 3 A Bowl of Baal (by Lee Robinet) undated 3 4 Branded undated 3 5 Brides of Sania undated 3 6-7 The Captain's Widow or White Lies undated 3 8 The Cattle Baron undated 3 9 Caught in the Wild undated 3 10 The Choice undated 3 11 The College Squawman 1910 3 12-14 Cowboy Cabellero 1937-1938 4 1 Deadwood Dickie undated 4 2 Deadwood Trail 1929-1930 4 3 Death Rides the Range undated 4 4 The Disconsolate Singer 1896 4 5 Double Dog undated 4 6 A Double Incog undated 4 7 Fair Play undated 4 8-10 For the White Christ 1896-1906 14 For the White Christ 1896-1906 4 11 For Value Received undated 4 12 Ghost Gold undated 4 13 The Gold Heart undated 4 14 A Good Liver undated 4 15-16 Heap Bad Medicine 1930-1931 5 1 Heart of Gold undated 5 2 His Grace 1918 5 3 His Temporary Wife undated 5 4 The Illusionist undated 14 In an African Wilderness 1888 5 5-6 In Washington's Boots undated 5 7 Incompatibility undated 5 8 Making a Night of It. 1912 5 9-11 The Man Who Lived 1923 5 12 Merrie 1949 5 13 The Missing Key undated 5 14 A Modern Lear undated 5 15-16 A Modern Swiss Family Robinson 1893 6 1-4 Napoleon's Sister 1934 6 5 The Other Prodigal undated 6 6 Out of the Depths undated 6 7-8 Out of the Primitive 1911 6 9 Out of the Wreck undated 6 10 Pot of Gold undated 7 1 Pot of Gold undated 7 2-3 The Red Bloom undated 7 4 Rose of the Rockies 1918 7 5 Rustler Roundup undated 7 6 She-Devil Two-Toes undated 7 7 Sister to Him undated 7 8 The Split Hoof Horse undated 7 9 Straight Tongue undated 7 10-11 Strife in the Cow Country 1936 7 12 The Sultanna of Maris (by Lee Robinet) undated 7 13 The Sultanna's Spy undated 8 1 The Sultanna's Spy undated 7 13 The Sultanna's Spy undated 8 2 Sunnie of Timberline undated 8 3 Sword-Brothers: A Tale of Roncesvalles 1901 8 4 Sunnie of Timberline undated 8 5 Tapadero Tom undated 8 6 Thyra undated 8 7 Tom's Antideluvian Hunts undated 8 8-9 Trial by Fire 1933 8 10 Vengeance Valley (by Lee Robinet) undated 8 11 A Volunteer with Pike undated 8 12 Waters of Strife undated 8 13 West of the Pecos undated Sub-series II. Plays and Photoplays Drafts and Notes undated

8 14 Beauty and the Beast undated 8 15 Brides of Sana undated 8 16 Charlamagne's Queen undated 9 1 Consequences undated 9 2 The Double Girl undated 9 3 The Egoist undated 9 4 The Extra Fancy Rooster undated 9 5 The Girl from Tres Posos undated 9 6 The Gold Heart undated 9 7 A Good Liver undated 9 8 Handsome Is undated 9 9 Heart of Anice undated 9 10 Incompatibility undated 9 11 Mary Smith undated 9 12 A Modern Lear undated 9 13 Out of the Primitive undated 9 14 Panthea undated 9 15 Picked Green undated 9 16 Sold undated 9 17 To Him That Hath undated 9 18 A Volunteer with Pike undated Series III. Published Works 1901-1964.

Sub-series I. Pulp Magazine and Newspaper Publications 1912-1935

9 19 Bloom of Cactus in Short Stories 1919 9 20 The Bowl of Baal in All-Around Magazine undated 9 21 The Box L Mystery in Book Magazine 1927 9 22 Brand of the Killer in Wild West Stories 1931 9 23 The Brides of Sana in The Argosy undated 9 24 The Cattle Baron 1925 15 Caught in the Wild in The St. John's Observer 1935 10 1 The Comeback of Circle H in Short Stories 1924 10 2-3 Feud of the Cattle Kings in Triple-X Western 1931-1932 10 4 The Fight for West Creek Mine in Wild West Stories 1929 10 5 Finders Keepers in All-Story Weekly 1926 10 6 Go Getter Gary in Book Magazine 1926 10 7 Hidden Trails in Argosy-Allstory Weekly 1922 10 8 His Grace in All-Story Weekly 1919 10 9 Into the Primitive in The Scrap Book undated 10 10 La Ley de la Senda (The Law of the Trail) in Biblioteca Oro 1934 10 11 The Man Who Wasn't Himself in International Press Bureau 1919 10 12 The Missing Key in All-Story Cavalier Weekly undated 15 A Modern Lear in Holland's Magazine 1921 10 13-15 Riders of the West in Triple-X Western 1931 10 16 The Sultana of Marib in The Argosy 1918 10 17 Sunnie of Timberline in The Argosy 1918 10 18 The Tenderfoot in Wild West Stories 1928 11 1 Tyrrel of the Cow Country in Short Stories 1923 11 2 West of the Pecos undated 15 Which One? in Ladies Home Journal 1912 Sub-series II. Novels 1901-1964

11 Avalanche Gulch 1933 11 Bad Apache 1937 11 Bad Medicine 1932 11 The Blond Beast 1918 11 The Border Wolf 1929 11 The Border Wolf undated 11 The Boss of Diamond A 1926 11 Branded 1924 11 Branded 1926 11 The Branded Wolf undated 11 Brides of Sana 1933 11 The Cattle Baron 1925 11 The Cow Country Killers 1928 11 Cowboy Caballero 1938 11 Cowboy Lynd 1937 11 Crossed Trails 1937 11 Dawn Riders undated 11 Dawn Riders undated 11 Dawn Riders undated 11 The Deadwood Trail 1934 11 Death Rides the Range 1935 11 Deep Canyon undated 11 Deep Canyon undated 11 The Desert Girl 1928 11 The Desert Girl undated 11 The Diamond A Girl undated 11 Feud of Cattle Kings 1934 11 For the White Christ 1905 12 Dawn Riders undated 12 The Girl of Diamond A 1938 12 Go-Getter Gary 1940 12 Go-Getter Gary undated 12 Go-Getter Gary undated 12 Gold in the Desert 1935 12 The Gold Wolf 1934 12 The Gold Wolf undated 12 The Gun Fighter 1938 12 The Gun Fighter 1938 12 Guns on the Rio Grande 1934 12 Horse-Thief Hole 1936 12 Hot Lead 1937 12 The Hunted Wolf 1933 12 The Hunted Wolf 1934 12 The Hunted Wolf undated 12 The "In-Bad" Man undated 12 Into the Primitive 1908 12 Ken of the Cow Country 1928 12 Ken of the Cow Country undated 12 The Law of the Trail 1933 12 Man Against Mustang 1936 12 Man Against Mustang 1936 12 The Mormon Lion 1915 12 On the Rustler Trail 1927 12 Out of the Primitive 1911 12 Out of the Primitive 1911 12 The Quarter Breed undated 12 Raiding Rustlers 1936 12 Range Boss 1939 12 The Roped Wolf 1930 12 The Roped Wolf 1931 13 The Rough Rider 1925 12 The Rough Rider 1927 13 The Rough Rider undated 13 The Sheepman's Gold 1939 13 The Sheepman's Gold undated 13 The Sheepman's Gold undated 13 The Shogun's Daughter 1910 13 Snake River Ambush 1964 13 The Sultana of Marib 1937 13 Sunnie of Timberline 1930 13 The Tenderfoot 1928 13 The Tenderfoot 1928 13 Thyra 1901 13 The Two-Gun Girl 1935 13 Two-Gun Sid 1924 13 Vengeance Valley 1935 13 Which One? 1912 13 Which One? 1912 13 The White Buffalo 1935 13 Den Hvite Bøffel (The White Buffalo) 1947 Series IV. Miscellaneous Materials 1907-1920

13 1 Articles by Chauncey Thomas undated 13 2 Book Illustration Work 1913, undated 13 3 Dust Jacket Covers undated 13 4 Framed Art Illustrations from "For the White Christ," circa 1910 13 5 Photograph - Robert Ames Bennet portrait undated 13 6 Poems by Robert Ames Bennet 1907 15 Promotional Materials for silent film "His Temporary Wife" (Lobby Cards and Magazine Ads) 1919-1920