Zane Grey papers, 1912-1939

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Zane Grey (1872-1939) span the years circa 1912-circa 1939 and consist largely of pencil drafts of Western novels , including Arizona Ames, Fighting Caravans, Forlorn River The Lost Wagon Train, Raiders of the Spanish Peaks, The U.P. Trail, and Wild Horse Mesa. Included in the collection are playscripts submitted for copyright protection by Grey, a poem in his honor by Ivy Houtz Woolley, and an addition of a few letters by Grey.