Finding Aid for the Harlan Howard Thompson Papers, 1946-1982
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UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Harlan Howard Thompson Papers
Date (inclusive): 1946-1982
Collection number: 1333
Creator:
Thompson, Harlan H. (Harlan Howard), 1894-1987.
Extent:
29 boxes (14.5 linear ft.)
3 oversize boxes.
Abstract: Harlan Thompson was a writer of western novels for young people, sometimes published under the pseudonym, Stephen Holt; international
president of P.E.N., 1958-59; won Boys' Clubs of America gold medal for
Prairie Colt in 1948, and Commonwealth Club juvenile silver medal for
Spook,
The Mustang in 1957; other publications include
Wild Palomino (1946),
Star Roan (1952), and
Stormy (1955). Collection consists of manuscripts and books by Thompson.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Harlan Thompson, 1983 and 1985.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Harlan Howard Thompson Papers (Collection 1333). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Thompson was born on Dec. 25, 1894 in Brewster, KS; attended Univ. of Southern CA, 1917-19; became writer of western novels
for young people, sometimes published under the pseudonym, Stephen Holt; international president of P.E.N., 1958-59; won Boys'
Clubs of America gold medal for
Prairie Colt in 1948, and Commonwealth Club juvenile silver medal for
Spook,
The Mustang in 1957; other publications include
Wild Palomino (1946),
Star Roan (1952), and
Stormy (1955); he died in Oct. 1987.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of manuscripts and books by Harlan Thompson. Manuscripts include
Outcast,
Stallion of Hawaii,
Phantom Roan,
The Ranch Beyond The Mountains,
Spook,
The Mustang, and
Whistling Stallion.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Thompson, Harlan H. (Harlan Howard), 1894-1987--Archives.
Authors, American--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Manuscripts for publication.
Westerns.
Box 1, Folder 1
Outcast, Stallion of Hawaii
ca. 1957
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections. Includes 1 leaf of ms. mock-up. Final draft. 187 leaves.
Box 1, Folder 2
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Physical Description: Galley proofs with holograph corrections. 60 leaves.
Box 1, Folder 3
The Phantom Roan
ca. 1949
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections. Final draft. 236 leaves.
Box 1, Folder 4
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Physical Description: Galley proofs with holograph corrections. 77 leaves.
Box 1, Folder 5
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Physical Description: Correspondence. Doubleday and Company re. publication. 2 leaves.
Box 1, Folder 6
The Ranch Beyond the Mountains
ca. 1961
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections. Includes reprographic copy of frontispiece illustrations and title page map. Final
draft. 198 leaves.
Box 1, Folder 7
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Physical Description: Galley proofs with holograph corrections. 58 leaves.
Box 2, Folder 1
Spook the Mustang
ca. 1956
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections. Final draft. 227 leaves.
Box 2, Folder 2
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Physical Description: Gallery proofs with holograph corrections. 61 leaves.
Box 2, Folder 3
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Physical Description: Correspondence from publisher. 1 leaf.
Box 2, Folder 4
Whistling Stallion
undated
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections. Final draft. 234 leaves.
Box 2, Folder 5
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Physical Description: Galley proofs with holograph corrections. 62 leaves.
Box 3
The Westerners Brand Book 16. Edited by Raymund F. Wood.
The Westerners Los Angeles Corral (Thompson, Harlan, The Northwest Mounted Police: the Early Years).
1982
Physical Description: Includes dust jacket. 1 book.
Box 3
Outcast, Stallion of Hawaii.
[Jacket by Millard Sheets].
Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday & Company, Inc.,
1957
Physical Description: Includes dust jacket. 1 book.
Box 3
The Phantom Roan, by Stephen Holt (pseud.) Illustrated by Pers Crowell.
New York, Longmans, Green and Co.,
[ca. 1949]
Physical Description: Includes dust jacket. 1 book.
Box 3
The Phantom Roan, by Stephen Holt (pseud.)
New York, Scholastic Book Services,
[ca. 1949]
Physical Description: Paperback. 1 book.
Box 3
The Prairie Colt, by Stephen Holt (pseud.). Illustrated by Wesley Dennis.
New York, Longmans, Green and Co.
[ca. 1961]
Physical Description: Includes dust jacket. 1 book.
Box 3
The Ranch Beyond the Mountains, by Stephen Holt (pseud.). Decorations by Pers Crowell. New York, Longmans, Green and Co.
[ca. 1961]
Physical Description: Includes dust jacket. 1 book.
Box 3
Silent Running.
New York, Scholastic Book Services
[ca. 1972]
Physical Description: Paperback. 1 book.
Scope and Content Note
Based on the screen story and the screenplay by Deric Washburn, Mike Cimino, and Steve Bochco.
Box 3
Spook, the Mustang. Jacket and title page designed by Paul Lantz.
Garden City, N.Y.
[ca. 1956]
Physical Description: Includes dust jacket. 1 book.
Box 3
Star Roan. [Illustrated by Millard Sheets].
Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday and Company, Inc.
[ca. 1952]
Physical Description: Includes dust jacket. 1 book.
Box 3
We Were There with the California Forty-Niners, by Stephen Holt (pseud.). Historical Consultant: Oscar Lewis. Illustrated by Raymond Lufkin.
New York, Grosset & Dunlap
[1956]
Physical Description: Includes dust jacket. 1 book.
Box 3
We Were There with the California Rancheros, by Stephen Holt (pseud.). Historical Consultant: Oscar Lewis. Illustrated by William Reusswig.
New York, Grosset & Dunlap
[ca. 1960]
Physical Description: Includes dust jacket. 1 book.
Box 3
The Whistling Stallion, by Stephen Holt (pseud.). Decorations by Pers Cromwell.
New York, Longmans, Green and Co.
1951
Physical Description: Includes dust jacket. 1 book.
Box 3
Wild Palomino, by Stephen Holt (pseud.). Decorations by W.C. Nims.
New York, Longmans, Green and Co.
[ca. 1946]
Physical Description: Includes dust jacket. 1 book.
Box 3
Wild Palomino, by Stephen Holt (pseud.). Illustrated by Taylor Oughton. Special Arrow Edition.
New York, Scholastic Book Services,
[ca. 1946]
Physical Description: Paperback. 3 books.
Additions
February 1986
Physical Description: (unprocessed)
Box 5
Ginger's Forest Stallion, et. al.
Box 5
Catalogs from Scholastic Books
Box 6
Black Stallion From Spain, et. al.
Box 6
Ranch Beyond The Mountains
Box 7
Black Stallion From Spain
Box 8
Correspondence
1964, 1973
Box 9
Correspondence re:
Ride A Red Horse
1964
Box 12
P.E.N. Correspondence
Scope and Content Note
[also includes H.T.'s diploma from Los Angeles High School 1916]
Box 13
Program from P.E.N. International Congress
1956 July 8-13
Box 13
1954 issue of "boys' Life" magazine
Scope and Content Note
Includes story "Champion," published under name Stephen Holt.
Boxes 14-15, 18-23
Books on the West (written by others)
Box 16
Illustrations by H.T.
Physical Description: (oversize)
Box 23
Boy, She Didn't Know Much
Box 24
"Laurie -- On Capricious"
Box 25
Correspondence
1930s-1940s
Box 26
Correspondence with U.S. Forest Service
1950
Box 27
Outcast - Stallion of Hawaii
Box 28
Moonlight The Mystery Stallion
Box 31
Star Roan
Physical Description: (final draft)
Illustrations
Physical Description: 3 items.
Oversize Box 32
Unidentified endpapers illustration
