Papers 1919-1973.

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Papers 1919-1973.

Author. Mss., galley proofs, and comic strips of Grey's western novels and short stories, together with scrapbook of correspondence from readers and copies of Grey's articles on deep sea fishing. Contact repository for more information.

13 cubic feet.

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Grey, Zane, 1872-1939

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Zane Grey was born Pearl Zane Grey on January 31, 1872 in Zanesville, Ohio to Lewis Grey and Alice Josephine (Zane) Grey. He earned a degree in dentistry from the University of Pennsylvania in 1896. From 1898 to 1904 he lived in New York City and had an unsuccessful dentistry practice. At this time he wrote his first book, Betty Zane, about his Ohio ancestors. In 1904 he moved to Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, where he met Lina Elise Roth. They were married in 1905. Grey was an avid outdoorsman who e...