Collection of papers relating to Wyatt Earp selected chiefly from the Stuart N. Lake Papers, with some from the Fred J. Dodge Papers, 1890-1953 (bulk 1925-1936)

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Collection of papers relating to Wyatt Earp selected chiefly from the Stuart N. Lake Papers, with some from the Fred J. Dodge Papers, 1890-1953 (bulk 1925-1936)

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Contains selected correspondence chiefly to Stuart N. Lake from John P. Clum, James J. Dykes, Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp, Wyatt Earp, George Whitwell Parsons, and David Ingalls. Also includes an 1896 essay by Wyatt Earp, "How Wyatt Earp Routed a Gang of Arizona Outlaws," an interview about Earp with Judd Riley; biographical information and research notes compiled by Stuart Lake; and some of Lake's outgoing correspondence. Items from the Fred J. Dodge Papers are limited to his correspondence with the Clums.

1 microfilm reel : positive ; 35 mm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7347551

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Earp, Josephine Sarah Marcus

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Josephine Sarah Marcus was born about 1861 in Brooklyn and moved with her family to San Francisco in the 1860s. She left home in 1879 to join Pauline Markham's H.M.S. Pinafore troupe which brought her to Tombstone. She became Wyatt Earp's third wife, and lived with him until his death in 1929. Josephine died in 1944. From the description of Josephine Earp papers, 1925-1936. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 37850006 ...

Earp, Wyatt, 1848-1929

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Lawman, U.S. marshal, and gunfighter of the American West; b. in Monmouth, Ill.; after serving as a peace officer in Kansas, was involved in the controversial gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz., in 1881; b. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp. From the description of Wyatt Earp collection, 1839-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70954219 ...

Parsons, George Whitwell, 1850-1933

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Parsons was born in Washington, DC, Aug. 26, 1850; graduated Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, NY; moved to CA, 1876 and worked for several years at National Bank & Trust Co. San Francisco; moved to Tombstone, AZ, 1880, and was involved in mining; relocated to Los Angeles, CA, 1887 and was charter member Chamber of Commerce serving as director and chairman for Committee on Mines and Mining, and Transportation Committee; represented CA at Omaha Exposition; was identified with mining industry an...

Clum, John P., 1851-1932

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John P. Clum was an Indian agent at the San Carlos Indian Reservation in southeast Arizona from 1874 to 1877. He later served as founder and editor of the Tombstone Epitaph newspaper, postmaster, and mayor of Tombstone, Arizona, as well as postal inspector and lecturer in Alaska. His son, Woodworth Clum, was an editor of the Washington Star newspaper, and the author of a book about his father entitled Apache Agent . From the guide to the John P. Clum papers, 1860-1970 (bulk, 1874-193...

Riley, Judd,

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Lake, Stuart N

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Stuart Nathaniel Lake (1890-1962), author and screenwriter, was a native of New York and is best known for his writing about the West. He worked for the New York herald (1910-12), where his acquaintance with Bat Masterson led to his interest in western lore. After serving in World War I, Lake moved to San Diego, CA, and wrote for magazines. The success of his book, Wyatt Earp, frontier marshal (1931) led to his becoming a screenwriter for films such as The westerner (1940), Wells Fargo (1937), M...