Scope and Content Note
The Oren Arnold Papers are comprised of composition manuscripts, outlines, galley proofs, dust jackets and correspondence relating to the creation and publication of his fiction and non-fiction works from 1951-1970. The composition manuscripts contain numerous holograph notations, additions and deletions. Of particular interest are The Golden Strand, an informal history of the Rotary Club of Chicago, and Savage Son, a biography of the Native American activist Carlos Montezuma.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-1970
Language of Materials
Material in English
Access Restrictions
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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
Arizona editor and free-lance writer Oren Arnold was born in Texas in 1900 and attended primary and secondary schools in Henderson, Texas. Following studies at Rice Institute in Houston and the University of Texas, he secured positions as editor of three local newspapers. After his 1927 marriage to Adele Roensch, he accepted a position as Sunday editor of the Arizona Republican and settled in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1932, Arnold began his free-lance writing career, publishing a number of books beginning with Superstition's Gold in 1934. He was very active in local civic and religious groups, including the First Presbyterian Church of Phoenix, the Phoenix Kiwanis Club, the Phoenix Executives Club and the Phoenix Arts Council. Arnold died in 1980.
Full extent
3 Box(es)
Full extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Oren Arnold Papers are comprised of composition manuscripts, outlines, galley proofs, dust jackets and correspondence relating to the creation and publication of his fiction and non-fiction works from 1951-1970.
Arrangement
This collection consists of three boxes.
Provenance
The Oren Arnold Papers were donated by Mr. Arnold in 1967.
- Title
- Oren Arnold Papers
- Author
- Processed by Lane C. Cromby; machine-readable finding guide created by Michael Lotstein.
- Date
- 2011
- 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