Harry W. Lawton collection on Willie Boy

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Harry W. Lawton collection on Willie Boy

1909-1970

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Collection includes research for and several drafts of Harry Lawton's book Willie Boy: a desert manhunt (1960); papers, artifacts, correspondence, photographs relating to the Willie Boy case. Includes the newspaper clippings scrapbook of Sheriff Frank Wilson, who found Willie Boy on October 17, 1909 after a long manhunt through the hills of Riverside County, California. Also included are two draft versions and one final screenplay and records of Lawton's consulting on the 1969 motion picture "Tell them Willie Boy is here," based on his book (screenplay by Abraham Lincoln Polonsky).

12 document boxes, 1 record box (8.0 linear ft.)

eng, Latn

University of California, Riverside, UCR

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SNAC Resource ID: 7284853

University of California, Riverside, UCR

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Lawton, Harry W., 1927-2005

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Harry W. Lawton was born in Long Beach, CA on December 11, 1927. He was a writer, journalist, editor, historian, and a lecturer at the University of California, Riverside. He is best known for his book, Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt and for contributing to the preservation of California history. He was a founder of the California Museum of Photography, The Malki Museum, and the Malki Press. He was also the founder of UCR's Creative Writing Program and of the University of California's Journal of ...

Mike, William

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William Mike was a leader of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band, a Chemehuevi people in the desert region of Southern California. He came into this role in 1903 after the death of his brother Jim Mike. During this time, the Twenty-Nine Palms Band lived at the Oasis of Mara, in what is now Joshua Tree National Park. Mike was killed in a series of tragic events in 1909, which also resulted in the death of his daughter, Carlota. These events were sensationalized both in settler media of the time, and in...

Polonsky, Abraham

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Willie Boy

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Willie Boy (Chemehuevi) lived during the late 19th and early 20th century. He became well-known through sensational media portrayals of the "last Western manhunt." After he was involved in the 1909 death of Chemehuevi leader William Mike, Willie Boy was pursued by a sheriff’s posse across the Mojave Desert and Coachella Valley of Southern California. The events are the subject of many articles, books, and the 1969 Western film Tell Them Willie Boy is Here. Willie Boy was born and raised along...