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A Literary History of the American West Drafts

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 147

Scope and Contents

This five-box collection contains the drafts of A Literary History of the American West. The drafts consist of a rough, edited, revised, and corrected version.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980-1987

Language of Materials

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the A Literary History of the American West Drafts must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Historical Note

The work and funding for A Literary History of the American West was made possible through a research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and sponsored by the Western Literature Association. Augustana College, South Dakota, served as the business office and Utah State University served as the editing office for this project. J. Golden Taylor (1912—1982) served as editor-in-chief and Thomas J. Lyon served as senior editor. A Literary History of the American West is (as the title suggests) a 1,353 page book analyzing literature from the American West.

Extent

5 boxes (2 linear feet)

Abstract

This collection contains the drafts of A Literary History of the American West. The drafts consist of a rough, edited, revised, and corrected version.

Arrangement

Arranged by sections

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The materials in this collection were donated to USU Special Collections & Archives by Thomas J. Lyon during the 1990s.

Source:

  • The Western Literature Association, A Literary History of the American West , Texas Christian University Press, Fort Worth, 1987

Processing Information

Processed in July of 2004

Title
Guide to A Literary History of the American West Drafts 1980-1987
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Zachary R. Jones
Date
©2012
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)