A Literary History of the American West Drafts
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
- 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
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