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Glenn R. Slim Ellison Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-35

Scope and Content Note

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 The majority of the collection is comprised of manuscripts and typescripts of Ellison's published and unpublished works.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.

Dates

  • Creation: 1965-1981

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

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.

Copyright

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.

Biographical Note

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.

Full extent

2 Box(es)

Full extent

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 The majority of the collection is comprised of manuscripts and typescripts of Ellison's published and unpublished works.

Arrangement

This collection consists of two boxes divided into two series:

  1. Series I: Manuscripts
  2. Series II: Odds and Ends

Provenance

The Glenn R. Slim Ellison Collection was received from Tyree Trobaugh, executor of his estate, in 1984 (ACC# 1984-00097).

Title
Glenn R. Slim Ellison Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Robert P. Spindler; machine-readable finding guide created by Michael Lotstein.
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding guide encoded in English.

Repository details

Part of the Greater Arizona Collection Repository

Contact

Arizona State University
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932