Pioneer Source Book: Travel, Undated

The Roberta Flake Clayton Papers are comprised of typescript essays, short stories, and poems concerning cowboys and Mormon pioneers in Arizona in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Although the material is mostly undated, the majority of the writings were probably created in the 1920's and 1930's.

Eternal Verities is an essay expressing personal recollections of despair during the depression years in Arizona. The John A. Hunt file contains stories told by Hunt and compiled by Clayton, including A True Story of Early Days, Pioneer Stories, and My First Experience with Outlaws. Loretta Ellsworth Hansen is a biographical essay that describes the Hansen family's settlement at Show Low and Mesa, Arizona in the 1880's. Georgia is an essay composed of Clayton's personal memories of Georgia Hansen. Protectors Provided is a synopsis of a comedy drama in six acts with a typescript critique by John Branch Timms of the Palmer Photoplay Corporation. Jim Scott of the Circle Dot is a short story relating to the Hashknife Outfit that was probably written for the Federal Writer's Project, Work Projects Administration.

The Cowboy Life file contains writings entitled Cowboy Sayings and Amusements, Cowboy's Work, Wages and Outfit and Cowboy Lingo. The Marketing file refers to buying and selling cattle in Arizona and lists major cattle owners in the state.

A number of typescripts were apparently intended to be published as parts of a Pioneer Source Book. The majority of this material seems to particularly refer to Mormon pioneers in Arizona. The Amusements file includes sections entitled Pioneer Amusements: Fourth of July, Christmas, The Dance, and The Drama. Food Preparation generally concerns meats and dairy products. Industries includes sections on Reloading Cartridges, Candle Making, Glue Making, Rug Making, Home Made Mattresses", Weaving, Quilts and Fancy Work.

Miscellaneous Fragments include items entitled Joy of Service, William in the Role of Paul Revere, An Arizona Romance and Checking Up.