Paul W. Belcher novel manuscript
Scope and Contents
Collection includes the original manuscript and a photocopy of Paul W. Belcher's novel, The Cruise of the Petrel. The manuscript is the fourth draft of the work. It is handwritten on lined paper, hand illustrated, has ten chapters, and is one hundred-forty pages in length. The story is about three boys, Jack, Paul, and Dick, who build a yacht and go on an adventure in the Great Salt Lake. They find radium on a mysterious island. There is also a love story that develops throughout the book.
Collection includes the original manuscript and a photocopy of Paul W. Belcher's novel, The Cruise of the Petrel. The manuscript is the fourth draft of the work. It is handwritten on lined paper, hand illustrated, has ten chapters, and is one hundred-forty pages in length. The story is about three boys, Jack, Paul, and Dick, who build a yacht and go on an adventure in the Great Salt Lake. They find radium on a mysterious island. There is also a love story that develops throughout the book.
Dates
- 1900
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Paul W. Belcher novel manuscript must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Paul W. Belcher (1884-1936) was a construction engineer in Utah who, in his younger years, wrote fiction.
Biographical / Historical
Paul W. Belcher (1884-1936) was a construction engineer in Utah who, in his younger years, wrote fiction.
Extent
2 folders ; (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Joyce Fullerton.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Joyce Fullerton.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
General
Other title Cruise of the Petrel : being the narrative of the cruise of the sloop Petrel on the Great Salt Lake and of the adventures attending its crew
- Title
- Register of Paul W. Belcher novel manuscript
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 June 13
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States