Hal George Evarts, Jr. papers, 1936-1970.

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Hal George Evarts, Jr. papers, 1936-1970.

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Collection consists of professional correspondence, manuscripts, tearsheets, and diaries. One file contains the records (1956-1960) of the membership committee of the Western Writers of America. Also included is a 4-volume diary of Evarts' trip from Paris to central China.

8 linear ft. (6 containers)

University of Oregon Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7675379

University of Oregon Libraries

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Western Writers of America.

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Western Writers of America was founded in 1953 to promote literature pertaining to the American West. Although the founders wrote mainly western fiction, other members included historians and non-fiction writers. The WWA presented annual Spur Awards for distinguished writing in several categories and an annual Owen Wister Award for lifelong contributions to the field of western literature. From the description of Western Writers of America records, 1956-2004. (University of Wyoming, ...

CONGDON, DON

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Fawcett Publications, Inc.

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Evarts, Hal George, 1915-

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Hal Evarts, Jr. was born in Hutchinson, Kansas in 1915 and educated at Stanford University. He is the son of Hal G. Evarts (b. 1887) who was a best-selling author of western fiction in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1936-1937 Evarts took a knapsack trip around the world. He began a writing career as a screenwriter and newspaperman, but later concentrated on fiction, mainly westerns and adventure stories. From the description of Hal George Evarts, Jr. papers, 1936-1970. (University of Oregon...