MSS-35
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Overview of the Collection | |
| Creator: | Ellison, Glenn R., b. 1891 |
| Title: | Glenn R. "Slim" Ellison Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1965-1981 |
| Quantity: | 2 Boxes (0.75 Linear Feet) |
| Abstract: | The Glenn R. "Slim" Ellison Collection includes manuscripts, correspondence, and printed matter dating from 1965 to 1981. The majority of the collection is comprised of manuscripts and typescripts of Ellison's published and unpublished works. |
| Identification: | MSS-35 |
| Language: | Material in English |
| Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
Glenn Reynolds "Slim" Ellison, cowboy, storyteller and author, was born to Pearl Grafton and Lourinda Frances (Price) Ellison in Globe, Arizona on July 19, 1891 and lived almost his entire life in Gila County. Ellison served at various periods as a cowboy, trail driver, homestead rancher, and camp cook in central Arizona and received little formal education. He was the nephew of Arizona's first governor, George W. P. Hunt. Glenn Ellison died in Globe, Arizona in January of 1983.
The Glenn R. "Slim" Ellison Collection includes manuscripts, correspondence, and printed matter dating from 1965 to 1981. The majority of the collection is comprised of manuscripts and typescripts of Ellison's published and unpublished works. The collection is divided into two series.
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
[Identification of item], Glenn R. Slim Ellison Collection, MSS-35, Arizona State University Library.
The Glenn R. "Slim" Ellison Collection was received from Tyree Trobaugh, executor of his estate, in 1984 (ACC# 1984-00097).
| Series I: Manuscripts | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cowboys Under the Mogollon Rim, Undated (Manuscript) | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Lookin' Back Down Dim Trails, Undated (Manuscript) | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Back Tracking, 1973 (Manuscript) | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | More Tales from Slim Ellison, 1981 (Edited Typescript) | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Unidentified Typescript, Undated | |||||||||
| Series II: "Odds and Ends" | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Correspondence with Robert A. Robinson, 1972-1977 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Odds and Ends Notebook, 1965 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | "Summer 1975", Undated (Manuscript) | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | "Odd Things I have seen while ridin' the range as a cowboy", Undated (Typescript/Manuscript) | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | "Wild cattle and a day in the country as it used to be", Undated (Edited Typed Transcript) | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Bad Tapes, Undated (Miscellaneous Typed Transcripts) | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Cattle Brands, Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | "Diary of an Arizona Cowboy", 1977 (Reprint) | |||||||||