Main Version | Raw XML File (331k)
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Rick Bass:

An Inventory of His Papers, 1958-2001 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary

CreatorBass, Rick, 1958-
Title:Rick Bass Papers,
Dates:1959-2002 and undated
Abstract:Papers of author Rick Bass from 1958-2001 and undated.
Collection #R12.1
Quantity:78 boxes and 1 tube (83.0 linear feet)
LanguageEnglish.
Repository:Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

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

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research

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

Related Material

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

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Rick Bass Papers, 1958-2001 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collection accession #(s):
2001-0202-X

Purchase, 2001

Processed by

Abel Ramirez, 2001-2002

Collection Inventory

 

Correspondence, 1986-2001

boxfolder
11“Anthologies”, 1988-1993
2“Anthologies”, 1992-2000
3“Anthologies #2”, 1992-2000
4“Audio Deals”, 1989-2000
5“The Book of Yaak” business correspondence, 1995-1997
6“The Book of Yaak” publishing contracts, business correspondence, and statements, 1994-1997
7“Brown Dog”, publishing contracts, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1997-2000
8Business Correspondence, 1991-2000
boxfolder
21“Conferences”, 1989-1990
2“Conferences (1)”, 1992-2000
3“Conferences”, 1993-1998
4“Conferences”, 1993-1998
5“Conferences (2)”, 1997-2000
boxfolder
31“Conferences #3”, 1997-2000
2“The Deer Pasture” business correspondence, 1989-1996
3“The Deer Pasture” publishing contracts, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1986-2000
4“Deer Pasture”, 2000
5“Fiber”, publishing contracts, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1997-1998
6“Fiber”, correspondence and reviews, 1998-1999
7“Foreign Stuff”, 1995-2001
8“Forestry Congress”, business correspondence of Forestry Committee, 1996-1997
9“In the Loyal Mountains (stories)” publishing contract, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1989-1999
10“In the Loyal Mountains (1)”, correspondence and reviews, 1995
11“Legend of Pigeye”, business correspondence, 1992-1999
boxfolder
41Letters to Congress, 1990s
2Letters to Congress, 1990s
3Literary-Foreign Materials (1), 1990s
4Literary-Foreign Materials (2), 1990s
5Miscellaneous, 1994-1995
6Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1995
7“Miscellaneous Film Stuff”, business correspondence on Yaak Film, 1994-2000
8Montana Land Reliance, 1995-1997
9“My Colter”, publishing contracts, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1998-1999
10"My Colter" (1), 1998-2000
boxfolder
51“The New Wolves”, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1997-1998
2“New Wolves”, publishing contracts, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1998-2000
3“New Wolves”, correspondence and reviews, 1998-2000
4“NEA”, National Endowment for the Arts, 1990-1991
5“The Ninemile Wolves”, correspondence and reviews, 1991-1992
6“Ninemile Wolves”, fan mail, 1992-1993
7“The Ninemile Wolves”, publishing contracts, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1992-2000
8“Oil Notes”, business correspondence, 1987-1990
9“Oil Notes”, correspondence and reviews, 1987-1994
10“Oil Notes”, publishing contracts, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1989-1995
11Orion Society, 1996-1997
boxfolder
61“Platte River”, business correspondence, 1993-1994
2“Platte River”, 1994-1995
3“Platte River”, Cover art proofs, publishing contracts, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1994-2000
4Roosevelt Association (Theodore Roosevelt Assn.), 2000-2001
5“Round River”, 1992-1999
6“Round River-Yaak”, 1996-1999
7“Round River Conservation Studies”, check stubs and correspondence, 1998-1999
8“San Juan Grizzlies”, diskettes, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1993-1995
9“The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness”, publishing contract, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1995-1998
10“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, correspondence and reviews, 1997-1998
11Students and Fan Mail, 1994-1995
12Students and Fan Mail, 1994-1995
boxfolder
71Student/Fan Correspondence, (1-2), Yaak Conservation Efforts, 1994-2000
2Student/Fan Correspondence (3), Yaak Conservation Efforts, 1994-2000
3Student/Fan Correspondence (4), Yaak Conservation Efforts, 1994-2000
4Student/Fan Correspondence (4 cont’d.), Yaak Conservation Efforts, 1994-2000
5“Typist Billings”, Rick Bass to Angi, 2000-2001
boxfolder
81“The Watch and other stories”, business correspondence, 1989
2“The Watch”, publishing contract, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1989-1999
3“Where the Sea Used to Be”, publishing contract, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1993-1998
4“Where the Sea Used to Be”, proofs, correspondence and reviews, 1995-1999
5“Where the Sea Used to Be”, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1997-1998
6“Wild to the Heart”, publishing contracts, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1988-1997
7“Winter”, business correspondence, 1990-1993
8“Winter”, business correspondence, 1990-1993
9“Winter”, Fan and business correspondence, 1991-1992
boxfolder
91“Winter”, correspondence and reviews, 1991-1994
2“Winter”, publishing contracts, business correspondence and royalty statements, 1992-2000
3“Yaak Film Stuff”, business correspondence w/Dean Goodhill re: Yaak film, 1993-1994


 

Financial Material, 1989-1996

boxfolder
94Shearson Lehman Brothers financial statements, 1989-1990
5“Typist Billings”, Angi to Rick Bass, 1995-1996


<
 

Literary Production, 1978-2001 and undated

boxfolder
96“Book of Yaak”, manuscript introduction, 1994-1996
7“Book of Yaak” (1), Working manuscript w/cover letter from Houghton-Mifflin, 1996-1997
8“Book of Yaak” (2), Master page proofs, 1996-1997
9“Book of Yaak” (3), Author’s set of marked proofs, 1996-1997
10“Book of Yaak” (4), Early typescript with corrections, 1996-1997
11“Book of Yaak” (5), Tenative collection of shorter pieces, 1996
12“Book of Yaak” (6), Shorter pieces with outline, 1996
13“Colter”, manuscript, 1998-1999
14“My Colter #1” (2), typescript, 1999
boxfolder
101“Colter”, partial typescript, 1999-2000
2“Colter”, two master page proofs, 1999-2000
3“Colter”, manuscript with corrections, 2000
4“My Colter”, manuscript, 2000
5“Colter”, set of marked proofs, 2000
6“Colter”, set of master proofs, 2000
7“Colter”, working manuscript, 2000-2001
8“In the Loyal Mountains”, manuscript, 1995
9“In the Loyal Mountains”, manuscript, 1995
10“In the Loyal Mountains”, manuscript page proofs, 1995
11“In the Loyal Mountains”, tenative collection of shorter pieces, 1995
12“In the Loyal Mountains”, typescript, 1995
13“In the Loyal Mountains (2)”, typescript with corrections and page proof, 1995
14“Lost Grizzlies #1”, manuscript, 1991
15“Lost Grizzlies #2”, manuscript, 1992
boxfolder
111“The Lost Grizzlies #3”, 1993-1994
2“The Lost Grizzlies #4”, manuscript, 1995
3“The Lost Grizzlies #5”, manuscript, 1995
4“The Lost Grizzlies #6”, manuscript, 1995
5“The Lost Grizzlies #7”, manuscript, 1995
6“The Lost Grizzlies #8”, manuscript, 1995
7“The Lost Grizzlies #9”, manuscript, 1995
8“The Lost Grizzlies #10”, manuscript, 1995
9“The Lost Grizzlies #11”, manuscript, 1995
10“Lost Grizzlies #1”, marked transcript, 1995
11“Lost Grizzlies #2”, advance page proofs, 1995
12“Lost Grizzlies”, advance page proofs, 1995
13“The New Wolves”, manuscript, 1998
boxfolder
121“The New Wolves” #2, 1998
2“The New Wolves” #3, 1998
3“The New Wolves”, manuscript early draft, 1998-1999
4“The New Wolves”, holograph notes, undated
5“The New Wolves” #1, manuscript with corrections, undated
6“The Ninemile Wolves”, galleys and proofs, 1992
7“The Ninemile Wolves”, various drafts, 1992
8“Peacock”, 1990-1991
9“Peacock 1990”, original manuscript, 1993
10“Peacock 1990”, typescript with corrections, 1993
11“Peacock 1990”, manuscript with corrections, draft #1, 1993-1994
12“Peacock 1990”, original manuscript, draft #2, 1994
13“Peacock 1990”, manuscript with corrections, draft #1, 1994
14“Peacock 1990”, manuscript with corrections, draft #2, 1994
boxfolder
131“Peacock 1990”, The Fall (1), 1994
2“Peacock 1990”, The Fall (2), 1995
3Peacock 1990/San Juans/Perfect Day, (1), 1995
4Peacock 1990/San Juans/Perfect Day, (2), 1995
5Peacock 1990/San Juans/Perfect Day, (3), 1995
6“The Perfect Day”, short versions L.A. Times, Orion, 1994
7“The Perfect Day”, long version manuscript, 1994
8“The Perfect Day”, short version manuscript, 1994
9“The Perfect Day”, original manuscript, 1994
10“The Perfect Day”, original manuscript, 1994
11“The Perfect Day”, original manuscript, 1994
12“The Perfect Day”, draft #1 to 2 with corrections, 1994
boxfolder
141“San Juans 1991”, original manuscript with corrections, 1994
2“San Juans 1991”, manuscript with corrections, 1994
3“San Juans 1991”, manuscript with corrections, 1994
4“San Juans 1991”, manuscript with corrections, 1994
5“San Juans 1991”, manuscript with corrections, 1994
6“San Juans 1991”, orginal manuscript, 1994
7“San Juans 1991”, manuscript with corrections, 1994
8“San Juans 1991”, original manuscripts, 1994
9“San Juans 1991”, manuscript with corrections, 1994
10“San Juans 1991”, literary correspondence, clippings and loose notes, 1994
11“San Juan Town Meetings”, manuscript with corrections, 1992
12“San Juan Town Meetings 1992”, floppy disk, 1992
13“San Juans 1992”, manuscript with corrections, 1994
14“San Juans 1992”, two variant typescript drafts, 1994
15“The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness #1”, typescript, 1990-1992
16“The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness #2 and 3”, typescripts, 1990-1992
17“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, incomplete typescript with loose notes, 1996
18“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, version 2 copy-edited typescript, 1996
19“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, author’s marked proofs, 1997
boxfolder
151“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, master proof copy, 1997
2“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, revised proof, 1997
3“Sky, Stars, Wilderness”, working manuscript, 1997-1999
4“Where the Sea Used to Be” (1), 1994
5“Where the Sea Used to Be” (2), 1993
6“Where the Sea Used to Be” (3), 1993
7“Where the Sea Used to Be” (4), 1994
8“Where the Sea Used to Be” (5), 1988-1991
9“Where the Sea Used to Be” (6), Camille’s edit, 1996
10“Where the Sea Used to Be” (7), Carol’s version, undated
11“Where the Sea Used to Be” (1), early typescript and preface, 1998
12“Where the Sea Used to Be” (2), early typescript, 1998
boxfolder
161“Where the Sea Used to Be” (3), typescript draft, 1998
2“Where the Sea Used to Be” (4), typescript draft with corrections, 1998
3“Where the Sea Used to Be” (5), typescript with corrections, 1998
4“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript a.k.a. “Swan Valley, Montana”, 1995
5“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript “Swan Valley, Montana”, 1995
6“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript “Swan Valley, Montana”, 1995
7“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript, 1995
8“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript, 1995
9“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript, 1995
10“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript, 1995
11“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript, 1995
12“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript, 1995
13“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript, 1995
14“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript, 1995
15“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript, 1995
boxfolder
171“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript, 1995
2“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript, 1995
3“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript “Swan Valley, Montana”, 1995
4“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript “Swan Valley, Montana”, 1996
5“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript with corrections, 1996
6“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript with corrections, 1996
7“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript with corrections, 1996
8“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript with corrections, 1996
9“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript with corrections, 1996
10“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy, 1996
11“Where the Sea Used to Be”, original manuscript, 1996-1998
12“Where the Sea Used to Be”, original manuscript, 1996-1998
13“Where the Sea Used to Be”, original manuscript, 1996-1998
14“Where the Sea Used to Be”, original manuscript, 1996-1998
boxfolder
181“Where the Sea Used to Be”, unaided draft, 1996
2“Where the Sea Used to Be” (1), photocopied holograph with notes, 1997
3“Where the Sea Used to Be” (2), revised typescript (draft #2) with corrections, 1997
4“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy, 1997
5“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy, 1997
6“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy, 1997
7“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy, 1997
8“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy, 1997
9“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy, 1997
10“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy, 1997
11“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy, 1997
12“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript draft copy, 1997
13“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript, 1997
14“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript, 1997
15“Where the Sea Used to Be”, inserts for manuscript narrative, 1997
16“Where the Sea Used to Be”, miscellaneous revisions, 1997
17“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript “Swan Valley, Montana”, 1998
18“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript page proofs, 1998
19“Where the Sea Used to Be”, manuscript, 1998
20“Where the Sea Used to Be”, edited manuscript, 1998
21“Where the Sea Used to Be”, edited manuscript, 1998
boxfolder
191“Where the Sea Used to Be”, revised page proofs, 1998
2“Where the Sea Used to Be”, outline of novel on padded envelope, 1998
3“Where the Sea Used to Be”, 1998
4“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
5“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
6“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
7“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
8“Where the Sea Used to Be”, typescript, 1998
boxfolder
201“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
2“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
3“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
4“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
5“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
6“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
7“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
8“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
9“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
10“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
11“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
12“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
13“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
14“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
15“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
16“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
17“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript, 1998
18“Where the Sea Used to Be”, partial typescript draft #2, 1998
19“Where the Sea Used to Be”, marked proof, 1998
20“Where the Sea Used to Be”, marked proofs, 1999
boxfolder
211“Adirondacks”, intro, holograph and typescript, undated
2“AFSEEE piece”, partial typescript, 1998
3“The Afterlife”, photocopied holograph with notations, 1997
4“The Afterlife” (Summer) #1, three typescripts with corrections, undated
5“The Afterlife (Summer)” (1), typescript, undated
6“The Afterlife (fall)” (2), typescript with corrections, undated
7“Almost Like Hibernation”, two typescripts with corrections and correspondence, 1994
8“An Appeal to Hunters”, typescript, 1995
9“Angel #9 (1)”, two typescripts with corrections, 1992-1993
10“Angel #10-11 (2)”, three typescripts with corrections and correspondence, 1995
11“Annick Smith Intro”, typescript, a.k.a. “Lynx Ladies”, 1999
12“Antlers (1)”, typescript with corrections, 1996
13“Antlers (2)”, two variant typescripts with corrections, 1996
14“Antlers (3)”, photocopy of finished piece, undated
15“Antlers (4-5)”, undated
16“Antlers”, manuscript, undated
17“Back Country Living”, three typescripts with notes and correspondence, 1995
18“Backwoods”, two typescripts and contract, 1988
19“B.A.S.S. Essays #1-Hermit’s Story”, partial typescript, undated
20“B.A.S.S. Essays #2-Pig-Eye”, three typescripts with corrections, 1991
21“B.A.S.S. Essays #3-Days of Heaven”, four typescripts with holograph and corrections, 1992
22 “B.C. #1”, typescript and correspondence, 1995
23“The Bear”, six variant typescripts with corrections, 1998
24“Bear Spray Stories”, three typescripts, correspondence, contracts and finished piece, 1990-2000
25“Bedichek”, two typescripts with correspondence, contract and cover proofs, 1994
26“Beloit” #1, draft manuscript, 1993
27“Beloit” #2, typescript, 1993
28“Beloit” #3, partial typescript, page proofs and correspondence, 1993
29“Big Life #1”, incomplete photocopied holograph with notes, 1997
30“The Big Life”, partial typescript with loose notes, 1997
31“The Big Life”, 2001
32“Big Sky intro to conservation issue”, draft, typescript and finished piece, 1995
33“Bill”, typescript of revised excerpt from “Custody”, 2001
34“Bingo”, Short Story manuscript, undated
35“Bingo #1”, three typescripts with corrections, undated
36“Biophilia”, three typescripts with corrections and finished piece, 1999-2000
37“Black Lion in Winter”, holograph manuscript, 1997
38“Black Lion in Winter”, four variant typescripts with corrections, undated
39“Black Wolves”, three typescripts with corrections and correspondence, 1997
40“Black Wolves”, typescript with corrections, 1997
41“Blasting Buzzards Out of the Sky”, two typescripts, 1989
boxfolder
221“The Blood Root of Art”, two typescripts with corrections, 1996
2“The Blood Root of Yaak”, typescript, 1997
3“The Blood Root of Yaak”, three typescripts with corrections and correspondence, 1997
4“The Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreams”, by Nasdijj, 2000
5“The Blue Horse”, one page of notes, undated
6“Book Reviews”, 1989-1998
7“The Bookstore as Teacher”, two typescripts with corrections and correspondence, 2000
8“British Columbia (2)”, typescript, 1995
9“Brown Dog of the Yaak”, early manuscripts, 1997
10“Brown Dog of the Yaak” (1), typescript, page proofs and correspondence, 1999
11“Brown Dog of the Yaak” (2), final manuscript with cover letter, 1998
12“Brown Dog of the Yaak”, typescript, 1999
13“Browns”, typescript (4 copies), undated
14“Browns”, short story manuscript, undated
15“Buffalo 66”, three typescripts with corrections and notes, 2000
16“California Grizzly” Intro, typescripts, proofs and correspondence, 1996
17“Camus Article”, typescript, 2000
18“Candy in the Mountains”, typescript, undated
19“The Canoeists”, typescript, undated
20“Caribou”, manuscript, 1992
21“Catfish #3”, typescript with corrections and contract, 1990
22“Cats and Students, Bubbles and Abysses”, photocopy of finished piece, 1987
23“The Cave”, four typescripts with corrections, 2000
24“Chances #1”, typescript with corrections and contract, 1989
25“Chasing Shadows”, by Medora Plimpton, 1993
26“Chocolate Lizards”, by Cole Thompson, 1998
27“Choteau”, galleys, 1988
28“City of Books”, three typescripts with corrections, undated
29“Clinton’s Asterisk”, typescripts and correspondence, 1996
30“Coca-Cola’s”, short story manuscript, undated
31Collection of Short Stories, undated
32“Colter Intro”, typescript for New York Times piece, 2000
33“Colter’s Cover”, typescript, undated
34“Colter’s Wheat”, typescript (two copies), undated
35“Confessions of an Eco-Redneck”, by Steve Chapple, undated
36“The Comet”, typescripts with contracts and correspondence, 1998
boxfolder
231“The Community of Glaciers”, six drafts and notes, 1999
2“Cores #1”, typescript, 1994-1996
3“Counting”, typescript, undated
4“Crossing the Backbone of the World”, typescript for “Sports Afield”, 1998
5“Crossing Over #2”, manuscript, 1991
6“Crossing Over #3”, two typescripts, 1992-1994
7“Crowds”, typescript, undated
8“Custody”, loose notes, 1996
9“Custody”, partial typescript, 1997
10“Custody”, typescript, undated
11“Custody”, typescript, undated
12“Dangers”, three typescripts and correspondence, 1989
13“The Dark-Eyed Owls #4”, manuscript, 1994
14“The Dark-Eyed Owls #5”, typescript and correspondence, 1995-1996
15“Days of Heaven (1)”, two variant drafts and correspondence, 1991
16“Days of Heaven #5 (2)”, two variant drafts and finished piece, 1991
17“Days of Heaven #6 (3)”, typescript, 1991
18“Days of Heaven #7 (4)”, typescripts and sets of galleys, 1991
19“Dead Lifting”, typescript, undated
20“Deer Pasture/Wild to the Heart”, edited manuscript, 1990
21“Dennis and Probably the Rest”, short story manuscript, 1988
22“Dennis and Probably the Rest”, two variant typescripts with corrections, undated
23“Dilution”, short story manuscript, undated
24“Dinosaurs”, typescript with corrections, 1997
25“The Dinosaurs”, typescript, undated
26“Discovery”, typescript, undated
27“The Distance”, five variant typescripts with corrections, notes and correspondence, 2000-2001
28“The Dirty Shame Saloon”, short story manuscript, undated
29“Dobie”, photocopies of “Storytellers I Have Known”, undated
30“Dog Come Home”, two drafts, corrections, correspondence and contract, 2000
31“Dombeck Letter”, 1998
32“Dombeck Essay”, three drafts with corrections and correspondence, 2000
33“Dombeck Essay (2)”, three drafts with corrections and correspondence, 2000
34“Don Jones”, introduction for “Big Sky” anthology, undated
35“Dream Birds”, draft (4 copies), 1999
36“The Dream of the Marsh Wren”, by Pattiann Rogers, 1998
37“Drilling Up Glacier”, short story manuscript, undated
38“Duck Hunt” typescript and proofs, 2000
39“The Earth Divers #1 and #2”, two typescripts with corrections, 1994
40“East”, two typescripts with corrections and notes, 1995
41“Eastern Washington”, six drafts with page proofs, correspondence, 2001
boxfolder
241 “Eating”, two typescripts with corrections and correspondence, 2000-2001
2“Eating Montana”, typescript with correspondence, 1997-1998
3“Eating Montana (2)”, typescript, 1997-1998
4“Elk”, two variant typescripts with corrections, correspondence and revisions, 1997
5“Elk and Grouse” (1), typescript, 1999
6“Elk and Grouse” (2), two typescript drafts, 2001
7“Ellis Intro/Cogan’s Woods”, typescripts, proofs and correspondence, 2000
8“Epilogue (My Colter)”, typescript, 2000
9“ESPY/Yaak”, typescript, 1994
10“The Fair”, typescript and correspondence, 1990
11“The Farm”, three typescripts with correspondence and contracts, 1999-2000
12“Farms”, short story manuscript, undated
13“Farms #2”, typescript, undated
14“Fear (1)”, typescript, 1998
15“Fear (2)”, two variant typescripts with corrections, 1988
16“Fear (3)”, typescript with contract and galleys, 1990
17“Fergus Intro (A Good Hunting Partner)”, typescripts and correspondence, 1999
18“Fiber”, manuscript and correspondence, 1998
19“Fiber #2”, typescript, contract and correspondence, 1997-1998
20“Field Events #1 (1)”, typescript with corrections, contract and galleys, 1988-1989
21“Field Events Treatment #1 (2)”, typescript of treatment for novella, 1988-1989
22“Field Events #4 (3)”, typescript and one page of notes, 1993
23“Field Events”, manuscript, undated
24“Field Events”, manuscript, undated
25“Field Truths”, three typescripts with correspondence and contracts, 1996
26“Fires” (1), loose notes of corrections and correspondence, 1992-1994
27“Fires” (2), two drafts with corrections, 1994
28“Fires”, typewritten manuscript with corrections, undated
29“Fireflies”, two typescripts with corrections, undated
30“The Fires Next Time”, photocopy of finished piece and correspondence, 1998
31“Fire Notes (for The Fireman’s Wife) (2)”, five drafts with corrections and correspondence, 1995-1998
32"The Fireman” (1), two variant typescripts with corrections, 1996
33“The Fireman” (2), three typescripts with corrections and contract, 1996
34“The Fireman’s Wife”, four typescripts with corrections, 1996
35“Forests”, two drafts with corrections and correspondence, 1999
36“Forming a Grassroots Group”, two variant drafts with corrections, 1999
37“Four Coyotes”, two variant drafts with corrections, 1991
38“Four Deer #5”, two typescripts with corrections and correspondence, 1993-1994
boxfolder
251“France”, handwritten manuscript, 1996
2“France #2”, four drafts with corrections, correspondence and page proofs, 1998
3“The Fringe” (1), typescript, notes and correspondence, 1994
4“The Fringe” (2), two typescripts, corrections, page proofs and correspondence, 1994
5“The Gentleman”, six typescripts with corrections, notes and correspondence, 1998-2001
6“Ghosts”, typescript (2 copies), undated
7“Gifts”, typescript, corrections and letter from George Plimpton, 1998
8“Gifts of Light”, undated
9“Gila”, by Gregory McNamee, 1993
10“Grace”, photocopy of finished piece, 1986
11“Grand Canyon”, typescript, corrections and correspondence, 1999
12“Grist #1”, typescript with corrections and correspondence, undated
13“Grizzlies in Non-Fiction”, typescript, corrections and correspondence, undated
14“Grizzly Peak”, printout with corrections, 1992
15“Ground School”, three drafts with corrections, undated
16“Hannah (Intro to Boomerang/Never Say Die reissue)”, typescripts, correspondence and press materials, 1993-1994
17“Harbor #1”, typescript with corrections, undated
18“Hawks”, typescript, undated
19“Hawaii”, typescript manuscript, 1992
20“Hawaii”, typescript, 1992
21“Hawaii #2”, drafts and finished piece, 1993
22“Headwaters”, typescript with correspondence, 1996
23“Healing”, two variant typescripts, 1996
24“Heartwood”, short story manuscript, 1990
25“Heartwood # 3”, typescripts, undated
26“Heartwood # 4”, variant typescripts, undated
27“Heartwood #5”, variant typescripts, undated
28“Heartwood #6”, variant typescripts, undated
29“Heartwood #7”, four typescripts with corrections, 1990
30“Hermit’s Story”, typescript, 1998
31“The Hermit’s Story”, variant typescript, 1998
32“Hidden Lake”, photocopies of finished piece, undated
33“His Parents”, typescript, undated
34“The History of Rodney”, variant drafts and plough shares, 1989
35“Home”, typescript, 1994-1995
36“Hot Lead”, photocopy of finished piece, 1996
37“Hounds”, short story manuscript, undated
boxfolder
261“Hounds #3”, typescript, undated
2“Hounds #4”, variant typescripts, undated
3Houston, Pam Intro”, two drafts and holograph draft, 2000
4“Hunting For Hope”, by Scott R. Sanders, undated
5“Hunting Journal”, typescript, 1992
6“In Ruth’s Country”, typescript, undated
7“Into the Fire (1)”, typescript and holograph notes, 1998
8“Introduction for Montana Magazine”, manuscript, 1996
9“Ironwood #3” or “La Nalgai”, typescript, 1993
10“Ironwood #15 and # 16”, variant typescripts, 1993
11“Johnson, Michael Introduction”, variant manuscripts, undated
12“Jorro’s Magic”, variant typescript, undated
13“Juggernaut”, manuscript, 1987-1989
14“June”, variant drafts, 1999-2000
15“Knapweed #1”, typescript, 1991
16“Knapweed #2”, manuscript, 1991
17“Kirby’s Wife” or “La Nalgai”, draft, 1993
18“Kirby’s Wife” or “La Nalgai” #2, typescript, 1993
19“The Knife”, short story, undated
20“The Knife” or “Meat”, typescript, undated
21“The Kootenai Five”, variant typescripts and newsclippings, 1996
22“La Garita (1)”, photocopied holograph with notations, 1997
23“La Garita (2)”, photocopied holograph with notations, 1997
24“La Nalgai” #9 and # 11, variant drafts, 1991
25“La Nalgai” #13 and #14, variant drafts, 1992
26“La Nilga”, variant typescripts, undated
27“Landscape and Imagination”, manuscript, 2001
28“The Land that Congress Forgot”, manuscripts, undated
29“The Last Wilderness”, typescript draft, 1991
30“Leaving Arizona” (2), 1990
31“The Legend of Pig-Eye” #2, typescript, 1995
32“Letters from the Jungle MWA Essay #4”, three variant drafts with corrections, 1992
33“Letter from Man-Dog”, typescript response to letter, 1991
34“Letters from Pagans”, original typescript with corrections, 1991
35“Letters to and from the Pagans”, manuscript, 1991
36“Letter from the Woods Savage”, original typescript, 1991
37“Lighthawk”, manuscript on Yaak Valley, 1997
38“The Light Possessed Introduction”, manuscript, 1998
39“Lineham Outfitting Company and My Fishing Guide”, drafts, 1995
40“Lion Story”, various drafts, 1998
41“The Literature of Loss”, manuscript, undated
42“Logan Canyon”, numerous drafts, 1993-1999
boxfolder
271“Logan Canyon”, various drafts, 1994
2“Logan Canyon”, manuscript for Salt Lake Magazine, 1996
3“The Logic of Bears”, variant typescripts, 1992
4“Loon”, manuscript, 1980s
5“Loon”, manuscript, undated
6“The Loon Chronicles”, final copy, 1986
7“Lorraine” or “Rick Bass to Q”, variant typescripts, undated
8“Losing Meat”, variant drafts, 2000
9“Lynx Ladies”, variant typescripts, undated
10“Mad Dog, the Hole and Burning Arm”, final copy, 1985
11“Mahatma Joe”, variant typescripts, 1993
12“Mahatma Joe” #4, page proofs, 1993
13“The Mail Lady”, various drafts, 1994
14“Making a Case for the Yaak”, manuscript, undated
15“Maria’s Story”, variant drafts, 1991
16“Masks”, partial manuscript, undated
17“May”, various drafts, 1988
18“Meat”, typescript, undated
19“Meat”, variant drafts, undated
20“Meat Grinder #2”, variant typescripts, undated
21“Memphis”, manuscript, 1991
22“Memphis” #10, manuscript, 1992
23“Memphis” #11-13, variant typescripts, 1992-1993
24“Memphis” #12, holograph manuscript, 1993
25“Memphis” #14-15, variant typescripts, 1993-1994
26“Metamorphosis”, variant drafts, 1996
27“Mexico”, manuscript, 1987-1988
28“Mint” #2, variant typescripts, undated
29Miscellaneous Manuscripts, short stories, 1992-1999
30“Miscellaneous Notes”, typescript and review of Don DeLillo’s “Mao II”, and letters of employment for Rick Bass, 1979-1991
31“Mississippi”, short story manuscript, 1986
32“Morse (Sue)”, manuscript, 2000
33“Mule Deer”, variant drafts, 2001
34MWA Essay “Letters from the Jungle”, draft, 1992
35MWA Essay #2, “The Yaak: Connective Tissue of the West”, manuscript, 1993
36“My Daughters #1”, typescript, 1997
37“My Daughters #2”, five variant drafts, 1997
38“My Daughters #4”, variant drafts, 1997
39“My First Writers Conference”, typescript, 1994
40“My First Writers Conference”, lengthy manuscript, 1997
41“My First Writers Conference”, (Poets and Writers) manuscript, 1999
boxfolder
281“My First Writers Conference”, two drafts with corrections and correspondence, 1999
2“My Grizzly Story”, variant drafts, 1995
3“The Myths of Bears”, variant typescripts, 1996
4“The Myths of Bears”, two variant typescripts with corrections, 1996
5“New Country”, variant drafts, 1995
6“A New Way of Watching Television”, typescript, 1998
7“New York Times Op-Ed (1)”, typescripts and correspondence, 1998
8“New York Times Op-Ed (2)”, Great National Forest Giveaway, typescripts and correspondence, 1996
9“Noah’s Ark and the Yaak”, typescripts of this op-ed piece, 1998
10“Not Crossing Over”, manuscript, undated
11“Notes from Yaak”, short story manuscript, undated
12“Notes: Miscellaneous Hatfield Poems”, poem drafts, loose notes and outlines, 1998-1999
13“Not Home” or “Vacation”, typescripts, undated
14“Novellas”, manuscript, undated
15“Novel Notes”, undated
16November 2, Vacation, “Two Days in November”, manuscript, undated
17“Oil Notes”, Elizabeth Hughes Illustrations for, 1988
18“Oil Notes MSS”, 1989
19“Old Cokes”, variant typescripts, undated
20“Old Yaak Stuff/Some pre-‘95”, correspondence #2, 1992-1997
21“Old Yaak Stuff/Some pre-‘95”, manuscript/correspondence #3, 1997-1998
22“Old Yaak Stuff/Some pre-‘95”, manuscript #4, 1996-1999
23“One Season Hunting”, manuscript, 2000
24“On Willow Creek #5”, variant drafts, 1993-1994
25“ORV’s (Off Road Vehicles)”, typescript and correspondence, 1998
26“Other”, short story manuscript, undated
27“Other”, manuscript, undated
28“The Other Fort Worth Basses #1”, typescript, 1990
29“The Other Fort Worth Basses #2”, typescript, 1990
30“The Other Fort Worth Basses #3”, typescript, 1990
31“The Other Fort Worth Basses #4”, typescript, 1990
32“The Other Fort Worth Basses #5”, typescript, 1990
33“The Other Fort Worth Basses #6”, variant typescripts, 1991
34“The Other Fort Worth Basses #7”, variant typescript, 1991
35“The Other Fort Worth Basses #8”, manuscript for Texas Monthly Magazine, 1991
36“The Other Fort Worth Basses #9”, Seybold’s Anthology, 1992
37“The Owl”, photocopied holograph with notations, 1997
38“The Owl”, manuscripts, 1999
boxfolder
291“Paris”, variant typescripts, 1999
2“Peacock Grizzlies #1”, variant drafts with corrections, 1994
3“Peacock Grizzlies #2”, partial manuscript draft, 1994
4“Penetrations”, typescript, undated
5“Penick Re-Entry Prospect”, short story manuscript, undated
6“Pete”, short story, undated
7“Pete”, short story manuscript, undated
8“Pheasants 1994”, manuscript, 1996
9“Pheasants 1996”, manuscript, 1996
10“Pheasants ‘98”, manuscript, 1998
11“Pheasants ‘98”, variant typescripts, 1998
12“Pheasants 1998”, variant typescripts, 1999
13“Platte River”, proofs, 1992
14“Platte River”, typescript with corrections and proofs, 1992
15“Platte River”, variant typescripts, 1992
16“Platte River”, original manuscript, 1994-1995
17“Plimpton”, variant manuscripts, undated
18“Pointer Guys”, variant typescripts, 1989
19“Pointer Guys”, typescripts, 1997
20“Poison of Language”, variant typescripts, 1999-2000
21“Prade Ranch”, photocopied holograph with notations, 1993
22“President’s Day”, various drafts, 2000
23“Prey” (1-2), variant manuscripts, 1990
24“Prey” #2, manuscript on writing, 1990
25“The Prisoners” (1-3), variant typescripts, 1994
26“The Prisoners”, variant typescripts, 1996
27“Prisoners of Yaak”, variant typescript, undated
28“Public Lands Speech”, undated
29“Public Lands Speech”, by Rick Bass, undated
boxfolder
301“Quail #1”, manuscript, 1999
2“Quail”, correspondence and award, 2000
3“A Quiet Place of Violence”, by Allan M. Jones, 1994
4“Raccoons of Yaak #2 (and beyond)”, variant manuscripts, 1998-1999
5“The Raccoons of Yaak”, two variant drafts, 1999
6“Rage of the Squat King”, photocopied holograph with notations, 1996
7“The Rage of the Squat King”, 2001
8“The Rage of the Squat King”, manuscript, undated
9“The Ravens #1”, typescript, 1990
10“The Ravens #2”, typescript, 1990
11“Ravens” #3, typescript, 1990
12“Ravens” #4, two variant typescripts, 1990
13“Ravens” #5, typescript, undated
14“Ready, Almost Ready”, typescript, 1987
15“Real Town” #8, typescript, 1994-1996
16“Records” #1, typescript, 1993
17 “Records” #2, two typescripts, 1993
18“Records” #3, three typescripts, 1993
19“Records” #5-6, variant typescript, 1993-1994
20“Redfish” #6, variant typescripts, 1988
21“Red Rock Op-Ed”, typescript and correspondence, 1996
22“Resistance”, variant typescripts, undated
23“Reviews”, 1989-1998
24“Rick Bass to Q” or “Hawks”, variant drafts, undated
25“Rick Bass to Q” or “What Lasts”, variant drafts, undated
26“Rick Bass to Q”, variant drafts, undated
27“Rick Bass to Q”, variant typescripts, 1991
28“The River”, manuscript, undated
29“The River”, manuscript, undated
30“Rivers”, business correspondence, 1999-2000
31“Rivers”, manuscript for “Rivers” magazine, 2000
32“The River in Winter”, variant typescripts, 1998
33“The Road”, variant typescripts, 1999-2001
34“Roadless (For Forests)”, manuscript, undated
35“Rockies #1”, typescript, 1993
36“Rockies #2 Sierra”, typescript, 1994
37“Rockies #3-4”, variant manuscripts, 1994
38“Rodney”, variant typescripts, 1997
39“Rodney”, manuscript and correspondence, 1998
40“Romania” for Terra Nova ’97, manuscript and correspondence, 1993-1997
41“Romania”, typescript, undated
42“Roots of Yaak”, photocopied holograph with notations, 1997
43“Round River”, various drafts, 1992-1993
44“Round River”, galleys and contract, 1993-1994
boxfolder
311“Round River” for Orion, variant typescripts, 1997
2“Round River”, typescript, 1997
3“Rust”, typescript draft, 1995
4“Rust”, variant drafts and notes, 1997
5“Ruth” #4, typescript, undated
6Rybicki, John Introduction to poetry book, undated
7“Sabu” #1, typescript, 1990
8“The Safe House”, typescripts, undated
9“Salvage Rider”, typescripts and correspondence, 1996
10“Sam’s 25th”, manuscript, undated
11“The Savage Land”, typescript draft #2, 1994
12“Scholastic Writing Awards”, student writings, 2000
13“Science Under Siege”, book review, 1998
14“School”, variant typescript, 1998
15“Seams of Memory, Ribbons of Brush”, variant manuscripts, 1998
16“September Sharptails 1998”, variant typescripts, 2001
17“Seven Deer” #6-7, typescript, 1994
18“Sharptails 1996”, manuscript, 1996
19“Sharptails 1996”, typescripts, 1997
20“Sharptails 1996”, holograph manuscript, 1997
21“The Shirakamis”, three variant typescripts, 1996-1998
22“Shooting School (1)”, typescripts with corrections, 2000
23“Shooting School (2)”, typescripts with corrections, 2000
24 “Short Story Manuscripts”, 1980s
25“Short Story Manuscript”, 1980s
26“Short Story Manuscripts”, 1980s
27“Shyness”, typescripts, correspondence and finished piece, 1988-1989
boxfolder
321“The Silent Language”, typescript with corrections, undated
2“Skunk Notes”, seven variant typescripts with corrections, correspondence, and contracts, 2000-2001
3“Solstice Party”, typescript with corrections and contract, 1999
4“Solutions”, typescript with correspondence, 2000
5“Some Safe Place”, finished piece with letter from Barry Lopez, 1996-1997
6“The Sporting Road”, by Jim Fergus, 1998
7“Spring”, typescript and finished piece, 1992
8“Spruce Grouse”, typescript with correspondence, 2000
9“Squat King”, short story manuscript, 1994
10“The Storekeeper”, typescript, undated
11“The Story of Vermont”, by Christopher Klyza and Stephen Trombulak, 1999
12“The Story of Wolves”, typescript and finished piece, 1995
13“Sue Morse”, typescript with corrections, undated
14“Susan” #3, variant typescripts, 1988
15“Susan” #4, variant drafts, 1988
16“Susan”, revised complete endings #4, 1988
17“Susan” #5, variant drafts and notes, 1988
18“Swamp Boy” #3-5, variant typescripts, 1994
19“Swans” #4-5, variant typescripts, 1995-1999
20“Swans”, manuscript for GQ magazine, 1999
21“Swans”, more of story variant typescripts, 1999-2000
22“Swans”, short story manuscript, undated
23“Swan Valley”, typescript, undated
24“The Teachers Manifesto”, typescript with corrections, 1997
25“Ten Years Later”, three typescripts with corrections, correspondence, and contracts, 1998
26“This Savage Land”, variant typescripts, 1994
27“This Savage Land”, typescript with corrections, 1997
28“Those Twisting Things”, typescript, 1988
29“This Year’s Hunt”, two variant typescripts with corrections and correspondence, 1998-1999
30“Tim” (For Big Sky), two typescript drafts with correspondence, 1996-1997
31“Tiny Grizzly Peak”, typescript with corrections and finished piece, 2000
32“Trophies”, two variant typescripts with correspondence, 2000
33“20515 House, 20510 Senate”, manuscript, 1992
34“Two Bars”, two variant typescripts with corrections, finished piece and correspondence, 1997
35“Two Days”, typescript, 1998
36“Two Deer”, transcript, 1995
37“Two Deer”, manuscripts for Paris Review, 1995
38“Two Deer”, variant manuscripts for Paris Review, 1995
boxfolder
331“Untitled Essay”, photocopied holograph with notations re: Colter, 1997
2“Untitled Manuscripts, may be “Oil Notes”, 1995
3Untitled Holograph Manuscript, 1996
4Untitled Manuscript, 1998
5“An Untouched Place”, typescripts, 1996-1998
6“Up the River”, faxed typescript with corrections, 1991
7“Up the River” #3, typescript, 1991
8“Vacation”, typescript, undated
9“The Valley”, various drafts, 1989-1991
10“The Valley” or “Why I Live Where I Live”, variant drafts, 1989-1991
11“The Valley” #3, page proofs, 1992
12“Valley of the Crows”, typescript with corrections, undated
13“Valley of the Dogs”, three variant typescripts with corrections and page proofs, undated
14“Vermont as Montana”, holograph copied notebook, 1999
15“Vermont as Montana” (1), 1999-2000
16“Vern’s Divorce”, page proofs, 1988
17“The View”, short story manuscript, undated
18“Vermont as Montana”, typescript with corrections, undated
19“The Wait” #1-2, typescripts and page proofs, 1989
20“The Wait” #3, two variant drafts, 1989-1990
21“The Wait”, typescripts, 1990