Ellison, Glenn R., 1891-

Glenn Reynolds Slim Ellison, cowboy, storyteller and author, was born to Pearl Grafton and Lourinda Frances (Price) Ellison in Globe, Arizona on July 19, 1891 and lived almost his entire life in Gila County. Ellison served at various periods as a cowboy, trail driver, homestead rancher, and camp cook in central Arizona and received little formal education. He was the nephew of Arizona's first governor, George W. P. Hunt. Glenn Ellison died in Globe, Arizona in January of 1983.

From the guide to the Glenn R., Slim, Ellison Collection, 1965-1981, (Arizona State University Libraries Arizona Collection)

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