Paul Richard Eldridge scrapbook related to ranches in Wyoming and literary figures, 1938-1955.

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Paul Richard Eldridge scrapbook related to ranches in Wyoming and literary figures, 1938-1955.

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Scrapbook with 189 photographs, correspondence, and works written and collected by Eldridge, 1938-1955. Photographs include informal portraits of authors Judy Van der Veer, Henry Herbert Knibbs and Turbesé Lummis Fiske, in California, 1938. A large quantity of photographs document activities on ranches in around Crooked Creek in Kane and Raymond, Wyoming, in 1939. Locations include the Ella J. Strong Ranch and ranches operated by the Barndt, Hetland, and Kelsey families. Many images depict young cowboys, as well as men working and socializing on ranches. The scrapbook includes tear sheets for stories by Eldridge, including The Devil's Shoestring (1938), Border Dance (1939), and book reviews he wrote for the Daily Oklahoman, 1940-1941. Correspondence includes a group of letters from George R. Pattullo and brief notes from Caroline Lockhart, John Russell, Gouverneur Morris (1876-1953), Rupert Hughes, Robert Edward Stuart Chambers, and the Unity School of Christianity. The scrapbook includes a pamphlet by Gouverneur Morris, To My Wife's Mother (1939), which describes the death of his wife, Ruth J. Morris. Clippings include obituaries for Thomas Beer, Henry Vernon Foster, F. Scott Fritzgerald, Hamlin Garland, Margaret Hill McCarter, and Owen Wister, as well as images of male college athletes.

1 v. (88 p.) 26.2 x 33.7 cm.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Van der Veer, Judy

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No biographical information available. From the guide to the Judy Van Der Veer, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc]) Van der Veer was born on Oct. 17, 1912 in Oil City, PA; grew up in San Diego; contributed stories, articles, and poems to magazines; published books include River pasture (1936), Brown hills (1938), November grass (1940), A few happy ones (1943), My valley in the sky (1959), Hold the rein free (1966), Wallace th...

Unity School of Christianity

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Morris, Ruth J., 1896-1939.

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Knibbs, Henry Herbert, 1874-1945

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Writer of "western fiction." Born in Canada in 1874 and emigrated to California in 1910. Knibbs' novels are set in the West and in revolutionary Mexico. Died in 1945. From the description of Henry Herbert Knibbs papers, 1906-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462018779 Biography Writer of "western fiction." Born in Canada in 1874 and emigrated to California in 1910. Knibbs' novels are set in the West and in revolutionar...

Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956

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Rupert Hughes was born in Lancaster, MO on January 31, 1872, and grew up in Keokuk, Iowa. He attended the Western Reserve Academy, and received a BA from Adelbert College, Cleveland, in 1892, and an MA from Yale University in 1893. His writing career began with a book for boys which was serialized in the highly regarded St. Nicholas magazine, and he was an assistant editor for several magazines. He eventually wrote more than 50 books. Hughes served in the New York National Guard during the Spani...

Fiske, Turbesé Lummis

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Dorothea Turbesé Lummis Fiske (1892-1968) was the daugther of Charles F. Lummis and his first wife, Dorothea Rhodes. She co-authored (with Keith Lummis) a biography of Charles Lummis entitled Charles F. Lummis: the man and his west (published 1975). Fiske also edited Lummis' book General Crook and the Apache wars (1966), and wrote works of fiction, including Peep o'day (1927) and Gentlemen, hush! (1933), co-authored with Henry Herbert Knibbs. From the description of Charles F. Lummi...

Morris, Gouverneur, 1876-1953

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Gouverneur Morris, the grandson of the American statesman for whom he was named, was born in New York and was a graduate of Yale. He was a prolific writer of short stories for popular magazines and wrote several novels. Many of his short stories were made into films, 1918-1930. He was also a banker and president of Monterey (Calif.) Bank. From the description of Gouverneur Morris letters, 1905-1911. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 60718008 ...

Eldridge, Paul Richard, 1898-1973.

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Paul Richard Eldridge (1898-1973) graduated with an Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oklahoma in 1919, and an Master of Arts from Harvard University in 1923, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Iowa in 1942. He taught English at the University of Oklahoma, circa 1929 to circa 1940, and at the University of Nevada in Reno from 1945 until his death. From the description of Paul Richard Eldridge scrapbook related to ranches in Wyoming and literary figures, 1938-1955...

Russell, John, 1885-1956

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John Russell was a reporter for several New York newspapers, including the Tribune. He also wrote adventure stories under a variety of pen names and worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood. From the description of John Russell letter to R.F. Perotti and obituary, 1951-1956. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 70122926 John Russell (1885-1956) author, published short stories in Collier's magazine 1916-1917. Glen Walton Blodget...

Lockhart, Caroline, 1870-1962

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Caroline Lockhart (1871-1962) was a newspaper publisher, writer of Western novels and stories, journalist, rancher, and rodeo sponsor. She moved to Cody, Wyoming, in 1904 and remained in the area the rest of her life. From 1919-1925 she owned the weekly newspaper "Park County Enterprise", which was renamed the "Cody Enterprise" in 1922. She authored several novels, including "Me, Smith", "The Lady Shepherdess", and "Lady Doc". She had cattle ranching interests in the Cody area and was credited w...

Chambers, Robert E. S. (Robert Edward Stuart)

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