Contains notes for and drafts of books written by Dean Hughes. Material dates from 1961-2014.

Contains bookmarks for The Hidden Branch, Poisoned Pedigree, Tangled Roots, Of Deadly Descent, Cankered Roots, Pieces of Paradise, and The Only Way to Paradise, posters of the cover of the The Only Way to Paradise, and other publicity materials relating to G. G. Vandagriff's works. Contains materials about publicity tour. Dated approximately 1986-2013.

Manuscripts of the 2004 publication Autumn sky, with original hand-written drafts, later type-written drafts, and later review versions for Covenent. Includes Sears' original cover-letter to Covenent, and annotations by proofers.

Manuscripts of The Silence of God, including its first draft, hand-written on lined paper and its final typed copy. Original manuscript contains notes and corrections by the author in the text. Also includes editorial notes and cover-images.

Manuscripts for the 2006 publication, Until the Dawn. Contains the original hand-written drafts, later type-written copies, and review copies sent to covenent. Note that Until the Dawn was none by two previous titles: "Winter Fields," and "the Color of the Sky," before publication.

Manuscripts of the original handwritten drafts of Upon the Mountains, a later typed copy, proofer's notes by Covenent, back cover images, and editorial notes by the author on the scope of the novel, all dating circa 2005-2007.

Research for the "Autumn Sky" trilogy, including "Autumn Sky," "Until the Dawn," and "Upon the Mountains." Includes newspaper clippings, copies, book research, bibliographies, article copies, and hand-written notes, created circa 2000, and relating to San Francisco, World War I, the Influenza pandemic, and Salt Lake culture in the 1910's.

Contains notes, copies, and bibliographies of research material for the novel "The Silence of God." Also contains notes from a trip made by the author to Moscow.

Contains, manuscripts, early-handwritten drafts, hand-written research, photocopies of book articles and photographs, and email transcripts, all relating to Gale Sears' novels, "The Silence of God," "Autumn Sky," "Until the Dawn," "Upon the Mountains," and "the Route." Earliest material dates circa 2000, while the latest dates to approximately 2011.