Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Will Levington Comfort Apache Manuscript
- Dates:
- 1931-1932
- Creators:
- Comfort, Will Levington
- Abstract:
- This collection contains copies of the manuscript for Apache by Will Levington Comfort, published by E. P. Dutton and Company, New York, 1931; one piece of correspondence, and two newspaper clippings. Materials date from 1931-1932.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet (7 folders)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Will Levington Comfort Apache Manuscript, 1931-1932, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.580; [folder number] [folder title][date].
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains a typed letter from Comfort; typed carbons and galley proofs of the manuscript for Apache by Will Levington Comfort, published by E. P. Dutton and Company, New York, 1931; a newspaper clipping of a Comfort article entitled "The Apaches Have a Flood Story Too"; and a newspaper clipping of an article about Comfort and his book The Hive.
- Biographical / historical:
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Will Levington Comfort (1878, February 17 - 1932, November 2) was a U.S. writer, known primarily for adventure novels such as Apache. Three of Comfort's works served as the story for feature films. "Somewhere in Sonora," based on his novel Somewhere South of Sonora, was remade in 1933 starring John Wayne.
Comfort gained experience as a newspaper reporter in Detroit, Michigan, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky. In the Spanish-American War, he served in the 5th U.S. Cavalry. Later, in 1899, he became a war correspondent. In connection with his correspondent's duties, he traveled in the Philippines and China. In 1904 he also traveled in Russia and Japan as correspondent. Later in life he came to live in Highland Park, a suburb of Los Angeles, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Donation from Will Levington Comfort, 1931 April 13. Additional donation from Edith Manear, 1942 December 4.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 9, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-11-17 04:47:32 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives and fill out the Researcher Application Form.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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Will Levington Comfort Apache Manuscript, 1931-1932, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.580; [folder number] [folder title][date].
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448