Finding aid to the Eve Ganson Manuscript Pages and Drawings MS.643
Anna Liza Posas
Library and Archives at the Autry
2013
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org
Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Eve Ganson Manuscript Pages and Drawings
Creator:
Ganson, Eve
Identifier/Call Number: MS.643
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date: before 1928, 1961
Abstract: Eve Ganson was an artist, author, and poet who was a resident of Los Angeles, California circa 1930. This collections contains
ink drawings and manuscript pages for
Desert Mavericks: Caught and Branded illustrated and written by Eve Ganson and published in 1928.
Language of Material:
English
.
Acquisition
Bequest by Eve Ganson through her brother George Van Campen for the Munk Library of Arizoniana, 1961.
Processing History
Initial inventory created by Michelle Bourdin, 2011. Finding aid completed by Anna Liza Posas, 2013. Final processing of collection
and publication of finding aid made possible by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Preferred Citation
Eve Ganson Manuscript Pages and Drawings, 1928, 1961, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.643, [item title][date].
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Biographical Note
Eve Ganson was an artist, author, and poet who was a resident of Los Angeles, California circa 1930. Articles she wrote about
French fashion were published in
Vogue magazine in 1914. She illustrated
French Heels to Spurs, a book by Loraine Hornaday Fielding, published in 1930. Ganson also authored and illustrated the books,
Horn, thorn, tooth and claw; who's who on the Arizona desert, rhymes and caricatures and
Desert mavericks, caught and branded. Both books were published in 1928 and feature Ganson's humorous depictions of Arizona wildlife.
Scope and Contents
This collections contains ink drawings and manuscript pages for
Desert Mavericks: Caught and Branded, alternate title
Who's Who on the Arizona Desert, drawn and written by Eve Ganson some time before the book publication date of 1928.
Included are the sixty-two animals drawings, poems or "rhymes", frontispiece, title page, index, dedication page, and forward
that appears in the published version of the book. In addition are three unpublished drawings and the letter of donation from
Ganson's brother, George Van Campen, dated 1961 July 5.
Most of the drawings are titled and signed by Ganson; include Ganson's editorial notes in the margin; and are stamped on the
back by American Engraving and Electroype, Los Angeles, California.
Arrangement
Kept in the original order created by Eve Ganson.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Manuscripts
Horn, Thorn, Tooth and Claw: Who's Who on the Arizona Desert
Desert Mavericks: Caught and Branded
Desert animals
Southwest, New -- Humor
Ink drawings
Poetry
item 1, box 1
Donation letter
1961 July 5
item 2, box 1
Caught and Branded by Eve Ganson
Scope and contents
Unpublished oversized pen and color drawing of woman with desert animals.
item 3
Desert Mavericks: Caught and Branded page illustration
Scope and contents
Unpublished pen and color drawing of woman with desert animals and title of book.
item 4
Desert Mavericks by Eve Ganson
Scope and contents
Unpublished pen and ink drawing of woman with cougar.
item 5
Title Page
Scope and contents
Typed Title "Desert Mavericks: Caught and Branded by Eve Ganson or Who's Who on The Arizona Desert". Illustrated ink borders
of snakes and lizards. Author's notations in ink. Stamped on back by American Engraving and Electrotype, Los Angeles, California.
item 6
Dedication to J.A. Munk
Scope and contents
Typed dedication to J. A. Munk and Munk Library of Arizoniana.
item 7
Forward by W.T. Hornaday
Scope and contents
Typed Forward by William Temple Hornaday (zoologist).
item 10
Illustration C. Prairie Dog
item 13
Illustration F.
Young Woodpeckers: "Fraid-Cat! Fraid-Cat!"
Scope and contents
Pen drawing of bird in cactus with meowing cat.
item 44
Burrowing Owl
Scope and contents
Pen drawing and poem of Burrowing Owl and young chicks.
item 46
Desert Fox
Scope and contents
Pen drawing and poem of Desert Fox chased by dogs and a man on a horse.
item 50
Burro
Scope and contents
Illustration depicts a man on Burro about to fall off a cliff.
item 57
Porcupine
Scope and contents
Pen drawing also includes images of dogs stung with quills.
item 60
Armadillo
Scope and contents
Pen drawing and poem of Armadillo looking at fashion advertising.
item 65
Ring-Tailed Cat
Scope and contents
Author notes the animal is also called a Cacomixtle, Bassaris or Raccoon Fox.
item 69
Frontispiece: "The Cowboy Takes Forty Winks"
item 70
Who's Who
Scope and contents
Three page typed list of "Who's Who" table of contents or index for "Desert Mavericks". Animals are arranged by personality
ascribed by artist.
