Rhodes (Eugene Manlove) Papers, 1892-1955

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Summary

Title:
Eugene Manlove Rhodes Papers
Dates:
1892-1955
Creators:
Rhodes, Eugene Manlove, 1869-1934
Abstract:
The collection contains the literary and personal papers of Eugene Manlove Rhodes (1869-1934), a California novelist and short-story writer known as the "cowboy chronicler."
Extent:
Approximately 2,270 items in 13 boxes
Language:
The records are in English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Eugene Manlove Rhodes Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains literary manuscripts, family papers, business papers, correspondence, clippings and photographs by or related to Eugene Manlove Rhodes. Some manuscripts are on microfilm reels, and portions of the correspondence are photostatic copies. Significant correspondents include Witter Bynner, Bernard DeVoto, Albert Bacon Fall, Houghton Mifflin Company, Rupert Hughes, Stuart N. Lake, Conrad Richter, Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett and William Allen White. The addenda consists of correspondence from Eugene Rhodes and May Davison Rhodes to Rhoda Williams Marshall, Harold D. Carew, and Gordon Young, among others.

The collection consists of 11 boxes. Contents are arranged alphabetically by author unless otherwise noted.

Biographical / historical:

Eugene Manlove Rhodes (1869-1934) was a novelist and short-story writer known as the “cowboy chronicler.” He was born in Tecumseh, Nebraska, but moved with his parents to New Mexico in 1881. Although mainly self-educated as a young man, Rhodes attended the University of the Pacific in California from 1888, although financial difficulties forced him to withdraw by 1890. He had begun publishing anonymous pieces in the school newspaper, and from 1910-1934 published seven novels and a number of short stories. Rhodes’ novels include Good men and true (1910), West is west (1917), Copper streak trail (1922) and Beyond the desert (1934), and of his several novelettes, Paso por aqui (1926) has been singled out as his masterpiece.He married Mary Louisa Davison Purple in 1899 and lived in California and New York before returning to New Mexico in 1926. For a time Rhodes lived in a house at White Mountain given to him by Albert Bacon Fall. By 1930 the Rhodes had moved to Pacific Beach, California, due to Eugene’s failing health. He died in 1934 and was buried in the San Andres Mountains.

Acquisition information:
Gift of William Henry Hutchinson in May 1951 and February 1954. Addenda was transferred to the Manuscripts Department by M. Bliss on February 3, 1969. Some of the addenda was a gift of Mrs. Henry S. A. Alexander in 1953.
Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Cataloged by Jackie Zak. Finding aid prepared by Katrina Denman; supplementary encoding and revision by Diann Benti in June 2017.
Date Prepared:
© 2012
Date Encoded:
Machine readable finding aid encoded by Katrina Denman in September 2012.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Eugene Manlove Rhodes Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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