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Authors, American -- Biography

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Meredith Nicholson poems

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293460]
Identifier: Vault MSS 608
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed poems and note. The poems are titled "Tacking," "Mea Culpa," and "A Vesper Song."

Dates: 1892-1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Meredith Nicholson poems

Charles M. Russell papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230219914]
Identifier: MSS 1651
Scope and Contents

Sale catalogs and circulars, exhibition announcements, prints of Russell's art works, news and magazine articles and clippings, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to Russell's career as an artist. They document how some of his art work was marketed and published.

Dates: 1904-1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles M. Russell papers

Helen Foster Snow autobiography excerpts

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230344308]
Identifier: MSS SC 2888
Scope and Contents

There is also a brief description of Helen Foster Snow's life and a few dates extracted from her book, "My China Years." Also includes four newspaper clippings dated between 1978 and 1997, relating to the production of a 1978 movie by Helen Foster Snow and Tim Cosidine; and on Helen Foster Snow's life and involvement with China. The film had not been released as of 1997.



Dates: 1958-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Helen Foster Snow autobiography excerpts

Gabriel Wells, the Philosopher

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232490588]
Identifier: MSS 659
Scope and Contents

Typewritten essay with handwritten corrections. Scott attempts to understand the philosophy and the views of Gabriel Wells (1862-1946); a bookseller, historian, and an author; by analyzing his writings.

Dates: approximately 1930
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gabriel Wells, the Philosopher

Clement Yore letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 825
Scope and Contents This collection consists of letters written to Yore. The writers include some important authors and other correspondents like Walter Prescott Webb 1888-1963, Andy Adams 1859-1935, J. Frank Dobie 1888-1964 (5 letters), Rex Beach 1877-1949 (2 letters), William MacLeod Raine 1871-1954 (6 letters), Jim Tully 1888- (8 letters), Henry Herbert Knibbs 1874-1945 (3 letters), and Opie Percival Read 1852-1939 (25 letters). The content of the letters ranges from personal matters to opinions on books and...
Dates: 1922-1936
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Clement Yore letters

Zane Grey biographies, approximately 1920-1976

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts, extracts, notes, and other materials relating to biographies on Grey dating from approximately 1920 to 1976.

Dates: approximately 1920-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6081, Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey personal papers

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