Descriptive Summary
Bass, Rick, 1958-
Rick Bass Papers,
1959-2002 and undated
Papers of author Rick
Bass from 1958-2001 and undated.
R12.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
78 boxes and 1 tube
(83.0 linear feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Rick Bass is a natural history writer and the author of numerous short
story anthologies and books, both fiction and non-fiction. Bass worked as
a petroleum geologist in the southeast during the 1980s before changing his
career to a writer.
A list of his publications include:
- Bass, Rick. Platte River. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence, 1994.
- Bass, Rick. The Ninemile Wolves.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
- Bass, Rick. The Watch. New York:
Norton, c1989.
- Bass, Rick. The Sky, The Stars, and The
Wilderness. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed mostly of the literary works and research
materials of Rick Bass. Literary works are in original manuscripts, galleys,
proofs, and other revised draft copies. Some materials are business
correspondence and scrapbook materials. The correspondence reflects Bass’
activities with literary agents, book and magazine publishers, and conferences
he attended. Some correspondence is fan mail. The holograph notebooks,
conservation papers, and environmental reports make up the research materials
gathered by Rick Bass. The holograph notebooks are original hand notes of Bass’
stories and books. About six boxes have files concerning his participation with
the Yaak Valley Forest Council. Thirteen boxes are geological records of oil
and gas induction logs and leases from Alabama and Mississippi petroleum sites
gathered by Rick Bass while working as a petroleum geologist.
The collection is in good condition and is part of the James Sowell
Family Collection in Literature, Community and the Natural World.
Organization
The collection is organized into the following series:
Box #1-9: Correspondence, 1986-2001
Box #9: Financial Material, 1989-1996
Box #9-35: Literary Production, 1978-2001 and undated
Box #35-61: Research Files, 1980-2000 and undated
Box #62: Printed Material, 1982-1987
Box #62-65: Scrapbook Material, 1989-2000 and undated
Box #66-78: Geological Records, 1958-1995 and undated
Tube #1: Logan Canyon, Utah Maps, undated
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Bass, Rick
Bass, Rick- --Archives
Bass, Rick- --Correspondence
Bass, Rick- --Manuscripts
Places
Washington (State)--Fiction
Subjects
American literature--21st century
Fishing--Fiction
Natural history
Natural history in literature
Novelists, American--20th century--Correspondence
Collection accession #(s):
2001-0202-X
Purchase, 2001
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, 2001-2002
Preferred Citation
Rick Bass Papers, 1958-2001 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Rick Bass Poster Collection
- Doug Peacock Papers, 1950-2000 and undated
- Bill McKibben Papers, 1971-2001 and undated
Collection Inventory
Correspondence, 1986-2001
1
1
“Anthologies”,
1988-1993
1
2
“Anthologies”,
1992-2000
1
3
“Anthologies #2”,
1992-2000
1
4
“Audio Deals”,
1989-2000
1
5
“The Book of Yaak” business correspondence,
1995-1997
1
6
“The Book of Yaak” publishing contracts, business
correspondence, and statements,
1994-1997
1
7
“Brown Dog”, publishing contracts, business
correspondence and royalty statements,
1997-2000
1
8
Business Correspondence,
1991-2000
2
1
“Conferences”,
1989-1990
2
2
“Conferences (1)”,
1992-2000
2
3
“Conferences”,
1993-1998
2
4
“Conferences”,
1993-1998
2
5
“Conferences (2)”,
1997-2000
3
1
“Conferences #3”,
1997-2000
3
2
“The Deer Pasture” business correspondence,
1989-1996
3
3
“The Deer Pasture” publishing contracts, business
correspondence and royalty statements,
1986-2000
3
4
“Deer Pasture”,
2000
3
5
“Fiber”, publishing contracts, business correspondence
and royalty statements,
1997-1998
3
6
“Fiber”, correspondence and reviews,
1998-1999
3
7
“Foreign Stuff”,
1995-2001
3
8
“Forestry Congress”, business correspondence of Forestry
Committee,
1996-1997
3
9
“In the Loyal Mountains (stories)” publishing contract,
business correspondence and royalty statements,
1989-1999
3
10
“In the Loyal Mountains (1)”, correspondence and
reviews,
1995
3
11
“Legend of Pigeye”, business correspondence,
1992-1999
4
1
Letters to Congress,
1990s
4
2
Letters to Congress,
1990s
4
3
Literary-Foreign Materials (1),
1990s
4
4
Literary-Foreign Materials (2),
1990s
4
5
Miscellaneous,
1994-1995
4
6
Miscellaneous Correspondence,
1995
4
7
“Miscellaneous Film Stuff”, business correspondence on
Yaak Film,
1994-2000
4
8
Montana Land Reliance,
1995-1997
4
9
“My Colter”, publishing contracts, business
correspondence and royalty statements,
1998-1999
4
10
"My Colter" (1),
1998-2000
5
1
“The New Wolves”, business correspondence and royalty
statements,
1997-1998
5
2
“New Wolves”, publishing contracts, business
correspondence and royalty statements,
1998-2000
5
3
“New Wolves”, correspondence and reviews,
1998-2000
5
4
“NEA”, National Endowment for the Arts,
1990-1991
5
5
“The Ninemile Wolves”, correspondence and reviews,
1991-1992
5
6
“Ninemile Wolves”, fan mail,
1992-1993
5
7
“The Ninemile Wolves”, publishing contracts, business
correspondence and royalty statements,
1992-2000
5
8
“Oil Notes”, business correspondence,
1987-1990
5
9
“Oil Notes”, correspondence and reviews,
1987-1994
5
10
“Oil Notes”, publishing contracts, business
correspondence and royalty statements,
1989-1995
5
11
Orion Society,
1996-1997
6
1
“Platte River”, business correspondence,
1993-1994
6
2
“Platte River”,
1994-1995
6
3
“Platte River”, Cover art proofs, publishing contracts,
business correspondence and royalty statements,
1994-2000
6
4
Roosevelt Association (Theodore Roosevelt Assn.),
2000-2001
6
5
“Round River”,
1992-1999
6
6
“Round River-Yaak”,
1996-1999
6
7
“Round River Conservation Studies”, check stubs and
correspondence,
1998-1999
6
8
“San Juan Grizzlies”, diskettes, business correspondence
and royalty statements,
1993-1995
6
9
“The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness”, publishing
contract, business correspondence and royalty statements,
1995-1998
6
10
“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, correspondence and reviews,
1997-1998
6
11
Students and Fan Mail,
1994-1995
6
12
Students and Fan Mail,
1994-1995
7
1
Student/Fan Correspondence, (1-2), Yaak Conservation
Efforts,
1994-2000
7
2
Student/Fan Correspondence (3), Yaak Conservation
Efforts,
1994-2000
7
3
Student/Fan Correspondence (4), Yaak Conservation
Efforts,
1994-2000
7
4
Student/Fan Correspondence (4 cont’d.), Yaak
Conservation Efforts,
1994-2000
7
5
“Typist Billings”, Rick Bass to Angi,
2000-2001
8
1
“The Watch and other stories”, business correspondence,
1989
8
2
“The Watch”, publishing contract, business
correspondence and royalty statements,
1989-1999
8
3
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, publishing contract,
business correspondence and royalty statements,
1993-1998
8
4
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, proofs, correspondence and
reviews,
1995-1999
8
5
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, business correspondence and
royalty statements,
1997-1998
8
6
“Wild to the Heart”, publishing contracts, business
correspondence and royalty statements,
1988-1997
8
7
“Winter”, business correspondence,
1990-1993
8
8
“Winter”, business correspondence,
1990-1993
8
9
“Winter”, Fan and business correspondence,
1991-1992
9
1
“Winter”, correspondence and reviews,
1991-1994
9
2
“Winter”, publishing contracts, business correspondence
and royalty statements,
1992-2000
9
3
“Yaak Film Stuff”, business correspondence w/Dean
Goodhill re: Yaak film,
1993-1994
Financial Material, 1989-1996
9
4
Shearson Lehman Brothers financial statements,
1989-1990
9
5
“Typist Billings”, Angi to Rick Bass,
1995-1996
Literary Production, 1978-2001 and undated
9
6
“Book of Yaak”, manuscript introduction,
1994-1996
9
7
“Book of Yaak” (1), Working manuscript w/cover letter
from Houghton-Mifflin,
1996-1997
9
8
“Book of Yaak” (2), Master page proofs,
1996-1997
9
9
“Book of Yaak” (3), Author’s set of marked proofs,
1996-1997
9
10
“Book of Yaak” (4), Early typescript with corrections,
1996-1997
9
11
“Book of Yaak” (5), Tenative collection of shorter
pieces,
1996
9
12
“Book of Yaak” (6), Shorter pieces with outline,
1996
9
13
“Colter”, manuscript,
1998-1999
9
14
“My Colter #1” (2), typescript,
1999
10
1
“Colter”, partial typescript,
1999-2000
10
2
“Colter”, two master page proofs,
1999-2000
10
3
“Colter”, manuscript with corrections,
2000
10
4
“My Colter”, manuscript,
2000
10
5
“Colter”, set of marked proofs,
2000
10
6
“Colter”, set of master proofs,
2000
10
7
“Colter”, working manuscript,
2000-2001
10
8
“In the Loyal Mountains”, manuscript,
1995
10
9
“In the Loyal Mountains”, manuscript,
1995
10
10
“In the Loyal Mountains”, manuscript page proofs,
1995
10
11
“In the Loyal Mountains”, tenative collection of shorter
pieces,
1995
10
12
“In the Loyal Mountains”, typescript,
1995
10
13
“In the Loyal Mountains (2)”, typescript with
corrections and page proof,
1995
10
14
“Lost Grizzlies #1”, manuscript,
1991
10
15
“Lost Grizzlies #2”, manuscript,
1992
11
1
“The Lost Grizzlies #3”,
1993-1994
11
2
“The Lost Grizzlies #4”, manuscript,
1995
11
3
“The Lost Grizzlies #5”, manuscript,
1995
11
4
“The Lost Grizzlies #6”, manuscript,
1995
11
5
“The Lost Grizzlies #7”, manuscript,
1995
11
6
“The Lost Grizzlies #8”, manuscript,
1995
11
7
“The Lost Grizzlies #9”, manuscript,
1995
11
8
“The Lost Grizzlies #10”, manuscript,
1995
11
9
“The Lost Grizzlies #11”, manuscript,
1995
11
10
“Lost Grizzlies #1”, marked transcript,
1995
11
11
“Lost Grizzlies #2”, advance page proofs,
1995
11
12
“Lost Grizzlies”, advance page proofs,
1995
11
13
“The New Wolves”, manuscript,
1998
12
1
“The New Wolves” #2,
1998
12
2
“The New Wolves” #3,
1998
12
3
“The New Wolves”, manuscript early draft,
1998-1999
12
4
“The New Wolves”, holograph notes,
undated
12
5
“The New Wolves” #1, manuscript with corrections,
undated
12
6
“The Ninemile Wolves”, galleys and proofs,
1992
12
7
“The Ninemile Wolves”, various drafts,
1992
12
8
“Peacock”,
1990-1991
12
9
“Peacock 1990”, original manuscript,
1993
12
10
“Peacock 1990”, typescript with corrections,
1993
12
11
“Peacock 1990”, manuscript with corrections, draft #1,
1993-1994
12
12
“Peacock 1990”, original manuscript, draft #2,
1994
12
13
“Peacock 1990”, manuscript with corrections, draft #1,
1994
12
14
“Peacock 1990”, manuscript with corrections, draft #2,
1994
13
1
“Peacock 1990”, The Fall (1),
1994
13
2
“Peacock 1990”, The Fall (2),
1995
13
3
Peacock 1990/San Juans/Perfect Day, (1),
1995
13
4
Peacock 1990/San Juans/Perfect Day, (2),
1995
13
5
Peacock 1990/San Juans/Perfect Day, (3),
1995
13
6
“The Perfect Day”, short versions L.A. Times, Orion,
1994
13
7
“The Perfect Day”, long version manuscript,
1994
13
8
“The Perfect Day”, short version manuscript,
1994
13
9
“The Perfect Day”, original manuscript,
1994
13
10
“The Perfect Day”, original manuscript,
1994
13
11
“The Perfect Day”, original manuscript,
1994
13
12
“The Perfect Day”, draft #1 to 2 with corrections,
1994
14
1
“San Juans 1991”, original manuscript with corrections,
1994
14
2
“San Juans 1991”, manuscript with corrections,
1994
14
3
“San Juans 1991”, manuscript with corrections,
1994
14
4
“San Juans 1991”, manuscript with corrections,
1994
14
5
“San Juans 1991”, manuscript with corrections,
1994
14
6
“San Juans 1991”, orginal manuscript,
1994
14
7
“San Juans 1991”, manuscript with corrections,
1994
14
8
“San Juans 1991”, original manuscripts,
1994
14
9
“San Juans 1991”, manuscript with corrections,
1994
14
10
“San Juans 1991”, literary correspondence, clippings and
loose notes,
1994
14
11
“San Juan Town Meetings”, manuscript with corrections,
1992
14
12
“San Juan Town Meetings 1992”, floppy disk,
1992
14
13
“San Juans 1992”, manuscript with corrections,
1994
14
14
“San Juans 1992”, two variant typescript drafts,
1994
14
15
“The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness #1”, typescript,
1990-1992
14
16
“The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness #2 and 3”,
typescripts,
1990-1992
14
17
“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, incomplete typescript with
loose notes,
1996
14
18
“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, version 2 copy-edited
typescript,
1996
14
19
“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, author’s marked proofs,
1997
15
1
“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, master proof copy,
1997
15
2
“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, revised proof,
1997
15
3
“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, working manuscript,
1997-1999
15
4
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (1),
1994
15
5
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (2),
1993
15
6
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (3),
1993
15
7
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (4),
1994
15
8
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (5),
1988-1991
15
9
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (6), Camille’s edit,
1996
15
10
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (7), Carol’s version,
undated
15
11
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (1), early typescript and
preface,
1998
15
12
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (2), early typescript,
1998
16
1
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (3), typescript draft,
1998
16
2
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (4), typescript draft with
corrections,
1998
16
3
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (5), typescript with
corrections,
1998
16
4
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript a.k.a. “Swan
Valley, Montana”,
1995
16
5
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript “Swan Valley,
Montana”,
1995
16
6
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript “Swan Valley,
Montana”,
1995
16
7
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript,
1995
16
8
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript,
1995
16
9
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript,
1995
16
10
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript,
1995
16
11
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript,
1995
16
12
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript,
1995
16
13
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript,
1995
16
14
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript,
1995
16
15
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript,
1995
17
1
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript,
1995
17
2
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript,
1995
17
3
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript “Swan Valley,
Montana”,
1995
17
4
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript “Swan Valley,
Montana”,
1996
17
5
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript with corrections,
1996
17
6
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript with corrections,
1996
17
7
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript with corrections,
1996
17
8
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript with corrections,
1996
17
9
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript with corrections,
1996
17
10
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy,
1996
17
11
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, original manuscript,
1996-1998
17
12
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, original manuscript,
1996-1998
17
13
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, original manuscript,
1996-1998
17
14
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, original manuscript,
1996-1998
18
1
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, unaided draft,
1996
18
2
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (1), photocopied holograph
with notes,
1997
18
3
“Where the Sea Used to Be” (2), revised typescript
(draft #2) with corrections,
1997
18
4
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy,
1997
18
5
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy,
1997
18
6
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy,
1997
18
7
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy,
1997
18
8
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy,
1997
18
9
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy,
1997
18
10
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy,
1997
18
11
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy,
1997
18
12
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy,
1997
18
13
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript,
1997
18
14
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript,
1997
18
15
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, inserts for manuscript
narrative,
1997
18
16
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, miscellaneous revisions,
1997
18
17
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript “Swan Valley,
Montana”,
1998
18
18
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript page proofs,
1998
18
19
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript,
1998
18
20
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, edited manuscript,
1998
18
21
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, edited manuscript,
1998
19
1
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, revised page proofs,
1998
19
2
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, outline of novel on padded
envelope,
1998
19
3
“Where the Sea Used to Be”,
1998
19
4
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
19
5
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
19
6
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
19
7
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
19
8
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript,
1998
20
1
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
2
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
3
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
4
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
5
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
6
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
7
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
8
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
9
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
10
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
11
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
12
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
13
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
14
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
15
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
16
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
17
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript,
1998
20
18
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript draft #2,
1998
20
19
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, marked proof,
1998
20
20
“Where the Sea Used to Be”, marked proofs,
1999
21
1
“Adirondacks”, intro, holograph and typescript,
undated
21
2
“AFSEEE piece”, partial typescript,
1998
21
3
“The Afterlife”, photocopied holograph with notations,
1997
21
4
“The Afterlife” (Summer) #1, three typescripts with
corrections,
undated
21
5
“The Afterlife (Summer)” (1), typescript,
undated
21
6
“The Afterlife (fall)” (2), typescript with corrections,
undated
21
7
“Almost Like Hibernation”, two typescripts with
corrections and correspondence,
1994
21
8
“An Appeal to Hunters”, typescript,
1995
21
9
“Angel #9 (1)”, two typescripts with corrections,
1992-1993
21
10
“Angel #10-11 (2)”, three typescripts with corrections
and correspondence,
1995
21
11
“Annick Smith Intro”, typescript, a.k.a. “Lynx Ladies”,
1999
21
12
“Antlers (1)”, typescript with corrections,
1996
21
13
“Antlers (2)”, two variant typescripts with corrections,
1996
21
14
“Antlers (3)”, photocopy of finished piece,
undated
21
15
“Antlers (4-5)”,
undated
21
16
“Antlers”, manuscript,
undated
21
17
“Back Country Living”, three typescripts with notes and
correspondence,
1995
21
18
“Backwoods”, two typescripts and contract,
1988
21
19
“B.A.S.S. Essays #1-Hermit’s Story”, partial typescript,
undated
21
20
“B.A.S.S. Essays #2-Pig-Eye”, three typescripts with
corrections,
1991
21
21
“B.A.S.S. Essays #3-Days of Heaven”, four typescripts
with holograph and corrections,
1992
21
22
“B.C. #1”, typescript and correspondence,
1995
21
23
“The Bear”, six variant typescripts with corrections,
1998
21
24
“Bear Spray Stories”, three typescripts, correspondence,
contracts and finished piece,
1990-2000
21
25
“Bedichek”, two typescripts with correspondence,
contract and cover proofs,
1994
21
26
“Beloit” #1, draft manuscript,
1993
21
27
“Beloit” #2, typescript,
1993
21
28
“Beloit” #3, partial typescript, page proofs and
correspondence,
1993
21
29
“Big Life #1”, incomplete photocopied holograph with
notes,
1997
21
30
“The Big Life”, partial typescript with loose notes,
1997
21
31
“The Big Life”,
2001
21
32
“Big Sky intro to conservation issue”, draft, typescript
and finished piece,
1995
21
33
“Bill”, typescript of revised excerpt from “Custody”,
2001
21
34
“Bingo”, Short Story manuscript,
undated
21
35
“Bingo #1”, three typescripts with corrections,
undated
21
36
“Biophilia”, three typescripts with corrections and
finished piece,
1999-2000
21
37
“Black Lion in Winter”, holograph manuscript,
1997
21
38
“Black Lion in Winter”, four variant typescripts with
corrections,
undated
21
39
“Black Wolves”, three typescripts with corrections and
correspondence,
1997
21
40
“Black Wolves”, typescript with corrections,
1997
21
41
“Blasting Buzzards Out of the Sky”, two typescripts,
1989
22
1
“The Blood Root of Art”, two typescripts with
corrections,
1996
22
2
“The Blood Root of Yaak”, typescript,
1997
22
3
“The Blood Root of Yaak”, three typescripts with
corrections and correspondence,
1997
22
4
“The Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreams”, by
Nasdijj,
2000
22
5
“The Blue Horse”, one page of notes,
undated
22
6
“Book Reviews”,
1989-1998
22
7
“The Bookstore as Teacher”, two typescripts with
corrections and correspondence,
2000
22
8
“British Columbia (2)”, typescript,
1995
22
9
“Brown Dog of the Yaak”, early manuscripts,
1997
22
10
“Brown Dog of the Yaak” (1), typescript, page proofs and
correspondence,
1999
22
11
“Brown Dog of the Yaak” (2), final manuscript with cover
letter,
1998
22
12
“Brown Dog of the Yaak”, typescript,
1999
22
13
“Browns”, typescript (4 copies),
undated
22
14
“Browns”, short story manuscript,
undated
22
15
“Buffalo 66”, three typescripts with corrections and
notes,
2000
22
16
“California Grizzly” Intro, typescripts, proofs and
correspondence,
1996
22
17
“Camus Article”, typescript,
2000
22
18
“Candy in the Mountains”, typescript,
undated
22
19
“The Canoeists”, typescript,
undated
22
20
“Caribou”, manuscript,
1992
22
21
“Catfish #3”, typescript with corrections and contract,
1990
22
22
“Cats and Students, Bubbles and Abysses”, photocopy of
finished piece,
1987
22
23
“The Cave”, four typescripts with corrections,
2000
22
24
“Chances #1”, typescript with corrections and contract,
1989
22
25
“Chasing Shadows”, by Medora Plimpton,
1993
22
26
“Chocolate Lizards”, by Cole Thompson,
1998
22
27
“Choteau”, galleys,
1988
22
28
“City of Books”, three typescripts with corrections,
undated
22
29
“Clinton’s Asterisk”, typescripts and correspondence,
1996
22
30
“Coca-Cola’s”, short story manuscript,
undated
22
31
Collection of Short Stories,
undated
22
32
“Colter Intro”, typescript for New York Times piece,
2000
22
33
“Colter’s Cover”, typescript,
undated
22
34
“Colter’s Wheat”, typescript (two copies),
undated
22
35
“Confessions of an Eco-Redneck”, by Steve Chapple,
undated
22
36
“The Comet”, typescripts with contracts and
correspondence,
1998
23
1
“The Community of Glaciers”, six drafts and notes,
1999
23
2
“Cores #1”, typescript,
1994-1996
23
3
“Counting”, typescript,
undated
23
4
“Crossing the Backbone of the World”, typescript for
“Sports Afield”,
1998
23
5
“Crossing Over #2”, manuscript,
1991
23
6
“Crossing Over #3”, two typescripts,
1992-1994
23
7
“Crowds”, typescript,
undated
23
8
“Custody”, loose notes,
1996
23
9
“Custody”, partial typescript,
1997
23
10
“Custody”, typescript,
undated
23
11
“Custody”, typescript,
undated
23
12
“Dangers”, three typescripts and correspondence,
1989
23
13
“The Dark-Eyed Owls #4”, manuscript,
1994
23
14
“The Dark-Eyed Owls #5”, typescript and correspondence,
1995-1996
23
15
“Days of Heaven (1)”, two variant drafts and
correspondence,
1991
23
16
“Days of Heaven #5 (2)”, two variant drafts and finished
piece,
1991
23
17
“Days of Heaven #6 (3)”, typescript,
1991
23
18
“Days of Heaven #7 (4)”, typescripts and sets of
galleys,
1991
23
19
“Dead Lifting”, typescript,
undated
23
20
“Deer Pasture/Wild to the Heart”, edited manuscript,
1990
23
21
“Dennis and Probably the Rest”, short story manuscript,
1988
23
22
“Dennis and Probably the Rest”, two variant typescripts
with corrections,
undated
23
23
“Dilution”, short story manuscript,
undated
23
24
“Dinosaurs”, typescript with corrections,
1997
23
25
“The Dinosaurs”, typescript,
undated
23
26
“Discovery”, typescript,
undated
23
27
“The Distance”, five variant typescripts with
corrections, notes and correspondence,
2000-2001
23
28
“The Dirty Shame Saloon”, short story manuscript,
undated
23
29
“Dobie”, photocopies of “Storytellers I Have Known”,
undated
23
30
“Dog Come Home”, two drafts, corrections, correspondence
and contract,
2000
23
31
“Dombeck Letter”,
1998
23
32
“Dombeck Essay”, three drafts with corrections and
correspondence,
2000
23
33
“Dombeck Essay (2)”, three drafts with corrections and
correspondence,
2000
23
34
“Don Jones”, introduction for “Big Sky” anthology,
undated
23
35
“Dream Birds”, draft (4 copies),
1999
23
36
“The Dream of the Marsh Wren”, by Pattiann Rogers,
1998
23
37
“Drilling Up Glacier”, short story manuscript,
undated
23
38
“Duck Hunt” typescript and proofs,
2000
23
39
“The Earth Divers #1 and #2”, two typescripts with
corrections,
1994
23
40
“East”, two typescripts with corrections and notes,
1995
23
41
“Eastern Washington”, six drafts with page proofs,
correspondence,
2001
24
1
“Eating”, two typescripts with corrections and
correspondence,
2000-2001
24
2
“Eating Montana”, typescript with correspondence,
1997-1998
24
3
“Eating Montana (2)”, typescript,
1997-1998
24
4
“Elk”, two variant typescripts with corrections,
correspondence and revisions,
1997
24
5
“Elk and Grouse” (1), typescript,
1999
24
6
“Elk and Grouse” (2), two typescript drafts,
2001
24
7
“Ellis Intro/Cogan’s Woods”, typescripts, proofs and
correspondence,
2000
24
8
“Epilogue (My Colter)”, typescript,
2000
24
9
“ESPY/Yaak”, typescript,
1994
24
10
“The Fair”, typescript and correspondence,
1990
24
11
“The Farm”, three typescripts with correspondence and
contracts,
1999-2000
24
12
“Farms”, short story manuscript,
undated
24
13
“Farms #2”, typescript,
undated
24
14
“Fear (1)”, typescript,
1998
24
15
“Fear (2)”, two variant typescripts with corrections,
1988
24
16
“Fear (3)”, typescript with contract and galleys,
1990
24
17
“Fergus Intro (A Good Hunting Partner)”, typescripts and
correspondence,
1999
24
18
“Fiber”, manuscript and correspondence,
1998
24
19
“Fiber #2”, typescript, contract and correspondence,
1997-1998
24
20
“Field Events #1 (1)”, typescript with corrections,
contract and galleys,
1988-1989
24
21
“Field Events Treatment #1 (2)”, typescript of treatment
for novella,
1988-1989
24
22
“Field Events #4 (3)”, typescript and one page of notes,
1993
24
23
“Field Events”, manuscript,
undated
24
24
“Field Events”, manuscript,
undated
24
25
“Field Truths”, three typescripts with correspondence
and contracts,
1996
24
26
“Fires” (1), loose notes of corrections and
correspondence,
1992-1994
24
27
“Fires” (2), two drafts with corrections,
1994
24
28
“Fires”, typewritten manuscript with corrections,
undated
24
29
“Fireflies”, two typescripts with corrections,
undated
24
30
“The Fires Next Time”, photocopy of finished piece and
correspondence,
1998
24
31
“Fire Notes (for The Fireman’s Wife) (2)”, five drafts
with corrections and correspondence,
1995-1998
24
32
"The Fireman” (1), two variant typescripts with
corrections,
1996
24
33
“The Fireman” (2), three typescripts with corrections
and contract,
1996
24
34
“The Fireman’s Wife”, four typescripts with corrections,
1996
24
35
“Forests”, two drafts with corrections and
correspondence,
1999
24
36
“Forming a Grassroots Group”, two variant drafts with
corrections,
1999
24
37
“Four Coyotes”, two variant drafts with corrections,
1991
24
38
“Four Deer #5”, two typescripts with corrections and
correspondence,
1993-1994
25
1
“France”, handwritten manuscript,
1996
25
2
“France #2”, four drafts with corrections,
correspondence and page proofs,
1998
25
3
“The Fringe” (1), typescript, notes and correspondence,
1994
25
4
“The Fringe” (2), two typescripts, corrections, page
proofs and correspondence,
1994
25
5
“The Gentleman”, six typescripts with corrections, notes
and correspondence,
1998-2001
25
6
“Ghosts”, typescript (2 copies),
undated
25
7
“Gifts”, typescript, corrections and letter from George
Plimpton,
1998
25
8
“Gifts of Light”,
undated
25
9
“Gila”, by Gregory McNamee,
1993
25
10
“Grace”, photocopy of finished piece,
1986
25
11
“Grand Canyon”, typescript, corrections and
correspondence,
1999
25
12
“Grist #1”, typescript with corrections and
correspondence,
undated
25
13
“Grizzlies in Non-Fiction”, typescript, corrections and
correspondence,
undated
25
14
“Grizzly Peak”, printout with corrections,
1992
25
15
“Ground School”, three drafts with corrections,
undated
25
16
“Hannah (Intro to Boomerang/Never Say Die reissue)”,
typescripts, correspondence and press materials,
1993-1994
25
17
“Harbor #1”, typescript with corrections,
undated
25
18
“Hawks”, typescript,
undated
25
19
“Hawaii”, typescript manuscript,
1992
25
20
“Hawaii”, typescript,
1992
25
21
“Hawaii #2”, drafts and finished piece,
1993
25
22
“Headwaters”, typescript with correspondence,
1996
25
23
“Healing”, two variant typescripts,
1996
25
24
“Heartwood”, short story manuscript,