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Nelson C. Nye papers,
1941-1988
AZ 332
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| Creator: |
Nye, Nelson C. (Nelson Coral),
1907-1997 |
| Collection Name: | Nelson C. Nye
manuscripts,
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| Inclusive Dates: | 1941-1988 |
| Physical Description: | 2.5 linear feet |
| Abstract: | This is a collection of 24 published manuscripts with holograph
corrections, chiefly published in the 1960s. |
| Collection Number: | AZ 332 |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
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Biographical Note
Nelson C. Nye was a Western writer originally from Chicago, Illinois. He
worked as a ranch hand in Texas before owning a horse ranch in New Mexico. He
studied under authors Laurence D'Orsay and Arthur Sullivant and wrote numerous
Westerns under his own name and pseudonyms Drake Denver and Clem Colt. In
addition, Nye was one of the founders and twice served as president of Western
Writers of America.
Scope and Content Note
This is a collection of 24 published manuscripts with holograph
corrections, chiefly published in the 1960s
Restrictions
None.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish
from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record,
the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The
user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the
University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all
claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of
copyright.
Access Terms
Personal Name(s)
Nye, Nelson C. (Nelson Coral), 1907-1997
-- Manuscripts
Subject(s)Manuscripts, American
Western stories
Genre Form(s)Manuscripts
Credit Line
Nelson C. Nye papers (AZ 332). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
Container List
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| box | folder |
| 1 | 1-2 | | Undated manuscript of
Complete Book of the Quarter Horse.
Published by A. S. Barnes, New York, 1964.
, No
date |
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| 1 | 3-4 | | Undated manuscript of
Champions of the Quarter Tracks.
Published by Coward-McCann, New York, 1950.
, No
date |
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| box | folder |
| 2 | 1 | | Undated manuscript of
Curly Bill Story. Published as
The Seven Six-Gunners by Ace Books,
Inc., New York, 1963.
, No
date |
| | | | | Published in England by Collins as
Death Comes Riding, 1962. |
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| 2 | 2 | | Undated manuscript of
The Irreverent Scout. Published by
Mills & Boon, Inc., England, 1961.
, No
date |
| | | | | Published as
Frontier Scout by Vega Books, Inc., New
York, 1964. |
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| 2 | 3 | | Undated manuscript of
Pistols for Hire. Published by
Macmillan, New York, 1941.
, No
date |
| | | | | Later published as
A Bullet for Billy the Kid. |
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| 2 | 4 | | Undated manuscript of
Treasure Trail from Tucson. Published
by Ace Books, Inc., New York, 1964 in volume with
Sudden Country.
, No
date |
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| 2 | 5 | | Undated manuscript of
Trail of Lost Skulls. Published by Ace
Books, Inc., New York, 1967.
, No
date |
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| box | folder |
| 3 | 1 | | Undated manuscript of
Ambush at Yuma's Chimney. Published by
Ace Books, Inc., New York, 1965.
, No
date |
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| 3 | 2 | | Undated manuscript of
Gun Feud at Tiedown. Published by Ace
Books, Inc., New York, 1965.
, No
date |
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| 3 | 3 | | Undated manuscript of
A Lost Mine Named Salvation. Published
by Ace Books, Inc., New York, 1968.
, No
date |
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| 3 | 4 | | Undated manuscript of
Not Grass Alone. Published by
Macmillan, New York, 1961.
, No
date |
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| 3 | 5 | | Undated manuscript of
Rider on the Roan. Published by Ace
Books, Inc., New York, 1967.
, No
date |
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| box | folder |
| 4 | 1 | | Undated manuscript of
Iron Hand. Published by Ace Books,
Inc., New York, 1966.
, No
date |
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| 4 | 2 | | Undated manuscript of
The Marshall of Pioche. Published by
Ace Books, Inc., New York, 1966.
, No
date |
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| 4 | 3 | | Undated manuscript of
Rogue's Rendezvous. Published by Ace
Books, Inc., New York, 1965.
, No
date |
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| 4 | 4 | | Undated manuscript of
Single Action. Published by Ace Books,
Inc., New York, 1967.
, No
date |
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| 4 | 5 | | Undated manuscript of
Sudden Country. Published by Ace
Books, Inc., New York, 1964.
, No
date |
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| 4 | 6 | | Undated manuscript of
Wolftrap. Published by Ace Books,
Inc., New York, 1969.
, No
date |
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| box | folder |
| 5 | 1 | | Undated manuscript of
Trigger Talk. Published by Phoenix
Press, 1942.
, No
date |
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| 5 | 2 | | Undated manuscript of
Gringo. Published by Ace Books, 1969.
, No
date |
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| 5 | 3-4 | | Undated manuscript of
Trouble at Pena Blanca. Published by
Avon Books, 1969.
, No
date |
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| 5 | 5 | | Undated manuscript of
Hellhound for Ballarat. Published by
Ace Books, 1970.
, No
date |
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| box | folder |
| 6 | 1-3 | | Readers proofs of
Mule Man. Published by Doubleday,
1988.
, No
date |
| | | | | Includes a carbon copy of the original typescript. |
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| 6 | 4-5 | | Undated manuscript of
No Place to Hide Published by Paper
Jacks, 1988.
, No
date |
| | | | | Originally titled
Heir to Bullybueno. Includes pages 1-113
of the original typescript and photocopies of pages 114-169. |
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