The Shootist

Scope and Content Note

From the collection:

This collection houses correspondence, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, scrapbook materials, typescripts, and galley proofs documenting Glendon Swarthout's literary career. Also included are screen plays for novels that were made into movies, including They Came to Cordura, Bless the Beasts and the Children, and The Shootist, (co-scripted with Miles Swarthout, Glendon Swarthout's son).

Boxes 18 through 22 house research materials and manuscripts showing the children's books that Glendon and Kathryn Swarthout co-authored.

Dates

Creation: 1942-1994

Language of Materials

From the collection:

Material in English

Access Restrictions

From the collection:

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Tuesday through Thursday, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.