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 The majority of the collection is comprised of manuscripts and typescripts of Ellison's published and unpublished works.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 The majority of the collection is comprised of manuscripts and typescripts of Ellison's published and unpublished works.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:
- Series I: Manuscripts
- 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 UniversityP.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932
archives@asu.edu