Descriptive Summary
Faulk, Odie B.
Odie B. Faulk Papers,
1960-1973 and undated
The collection
concerns the written works of Odie B. Faulk.
S319.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
5 boxes (4.3 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
An historian, author, and educator, Faulk was born in 1933 in
Winnsboro, Texas, and received B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Texas Tech
University. He taught at Texas A&M, University of Arizona, Arizona State,
and Arizona Western before becoming head of the history department at Oklahoma
State University in 1972. Faulk is the author and co-author of numerous
articles and books, including
Land of Many Frontiers (1968) and
North America Divided: The Mexican War
(1972), both of which were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes literary productions, printed material, and scrapbook
material pertaining to Faulk and his career as an historian and author of the
American Southwest. The collection bulks (1960- 1973) with literary
productions, including manuscripts, galley proofs and page proofs of numerous
books by Faulk.
Organization
The collection is arranged into the following series:
- Correspondence
- Literary Production
- Research Material
- Printed Material
- Scrapbook Material
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)
Faulk, Odie B.
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas Technological College. Dept. of History--Alumni and alumnae
Subjects
Authors--American West
Authors--United States
Authors---Arizona
Manuscripts--Editing
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Collection accession #(s):
None for the record.
Gifts, 1966-1974
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, 2005
Preferred Citation
Odie B. Faulk Papers, 1960-1973 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:
- Roy Davis Holt Papers, 1870-1987 and undated
Collection Inventory
Correspondence
1
1
Personal,
1971
Literary Production
1
2
Arizona: A Short History, galley
proof,
undated
1
3
“Arizona: A Short History,” photocopied manuscript,
undated
1
4
“Arizona: A Short History,” original manuscript,
undated
1
5
“A Desert Tradegy: The Final Geronimo Campaign,
1885-1886,” photocopied manuscript,
1969
1
6
“A Desert Tragedy: The Final Geronimo Campaign,” first
rough draft,
undated
1
7
Destiny Road: The Gila Trail and Opening
of the Southwest, master proofs,
1973
1
8
Destiny Road: The Gila Trail and Opening
of the Southwest, master proofs,
1973
1
9
“Destiny Road: The Gila Trail and Opening of the
Southwest,” original manuscript,
1973
1
10
“Destiny Road: The Gila Trail and Opening of the
Southwest,” photocopied manuscript,
undated
1
11
“How Much Do You Hate Your Wife?” by Odie Faulk,
undated
2
1
“George H. Derby and the Opening of the Colorado: An
Introduction,” original manuscript,
undated
2
2
“George H. Derby and the Opening of the Colorado: An
Introduction,” galley and page proofs,
undated
2
3
The Geronimo Campaign, galley
proof,
undated
2
4
“The Geronimo Campaign”, photocopied manuscript,
undated
2
5
The Geronimo Campaign, master
galley proofs,
undated
2
6
The Geronimo Campaign, master
galley proofs,
undated
2
7
“Government by the People,” original manuscript,
undated
2
8
Indian Wars of the Southwest,
master proofs,
undated
2
9
“John Baptist Salpointe”, original manuscript,
1966
2
10
John Baptist Salpointe, galley
proofs,
1966
2
11
Land of Many Frontiers: A History of the
American Southwest, galley proofs,
undated
2
12
Land of Many Frontiers: A History of the
American Southwest, proofs,
1967
2
13
“Land of Many Frontiers: A History of the American
Southwest,” original manuscript,
undated
3
1
“Land of Many Frontiers: A History of the American
Southwest,” with introduction, text, maps, and index,
1968
3
2
Land of Many Frontiers: A History of the
American Southwest, galley proofs,
1968
3
3
“Land of Many Frontiers: A History of the American
Southwest,” photocopied version,
undated
3
4
The Mexican War: Changing
Interpretations, master proof,
1973
3
5
“Presidial and Social History of Texas, 1778-1786,” by
Odie Faulk,
1960
3
6
“North America Divided: The Mexican War, 1846-1848,”
original manuscript, Part I,
1971
3
7
“North America Divided: The Mexican War, 1846-1848,”
original manuscript, Part II,
1971
3
8
North America Divided: The Mexican War,
1846-1848, galley proofs,
1971
4
1
North America Divided: The Mexican War,
1846-1848, page proofs,
1971
4
2
North America Divided: The Mexican War,
1846-1848, duplicate copies of master proof, galley proof, and index,
1971
4
3
“The Southern New Mexico Boundary Dispute, 1850-1853,”
by Odie Faulk,
1960
4
4
“This Beats Working for a Living: The Dark Secrets of a
College Professor,” by Professor X, original manuscript,
undated
4
5
“Tom Green,” first draft manuscript,
1961 and
undated
4
6
Tombstone: Myth and Reality,
master proof,
1972
4
7
“Tombstone: Myth and Reality,” original manuscript,
1972
4
8
“Tombstone: Myth and Reality,” photocopied manuscript,
1972
4
9
“Tombstone: Myth and Reality,” index to manuscript,
undated
4
10
“Tombstone: Myth and Reality,” cut lines list,
undated
Research Material
5
1
George H. Derby, photocopied report from Secretary of
War,
undated
5
2
Tom Green,
undated
Printed Material
5
3
Arizona Quarterly,
1965-1966
5
4
Book Review: “The Last Years of Spanish Texas,”
1966
5
5
The Constitution of Occidente,
1826-1831, edited and translated by Odie Faulk,
undated
5
6
“General Tom Green: A Fighting Texas,” by Odie Faulk,
1962
5
7
Oklahoma’s Orbit, article on Odie
Faulk,
1970
5
8
Student Notice for papers,
1972
5
9
Too Far North---Too Far South: The
Controversial Boundary Survey and the Gadsden Purchase, by Odie B.
Faulk,
1965
Scrapbook Material
5
10
Identification Cards,
1966-1971
5
11
Photos of Odie B. Faulk,
undated