Allan Vaughan Elston papers, ca. 1916-1961

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Summary

Creators:
Elston, Allan Vaughan
Abstract:
Allan Vaughan Elston (1887-1976) was a free-lance writer of western fiction and mystery stories. His publications include Come Out and Fight! (1941), Long Lope to Lander (1954) and Saddle Up for Steamboat (1973). The collection consists of research notebooks, typescripts, novels, magazines containing short stories, and stories clipped from magazines, all by Elston.
Extent:
7.0 Linear Feet (14 document boxes)
Language:
The bulk of the materials are in English. Additionally, there is a copy of Grass and Gold and The Sheriff of San Miguel in Dutch and a copy of Saddle Up for Sunlight in German. There are also two volumes of The All Story Braille Magazine .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Allan Vaughan Elston Papers (Collection 786). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of research notebooks, typescripts, novels, magazines containing short stories, and stories clipped from magazines, all by Elston.

Biographical / historical:

Allan Vaughan Elston was born on July 28, 1887 in Kansas City, Missouri. Elston studied engineering at the University of Missouri where he earned a civil engineering Bachelor of Science degree in 1909. After college he worked as a transitman for railroads in the West and Midwest, a resident engineer, a cattle rancher and a consulting engineer. He began work as a free-lance writer of western fiction and mystery stories in 1924. He became well known for his western novels and was a member of the Western Writers of America. Elston's publications include Come Out and Fight! (1941), Roundup on the Picketwire (1952), Long Lope to Lander (1954), Showdown (1956), and Saddle Up for Steamboat (1973). He passed away on October 21, 1976 in Santa Ana, California.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Allan Vaughan Elston, May 1961.
Processing information:

Processed by Brooke Whiting, November 1962. Reprocessed by Nami Hatfield with assistance from Kelly Besser, 2015.

Initial description in 1962 derived from in-house card file.

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Arrangement:

This collection has been arranged in the following series:

  • Series 1: Research Notebooks
  • Series 2: Typescripts of Novels
  • Series 3: Typescripts of Short Stories
  • Series 4: Publications

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Allan Vaughan Elston Papers (Collection 786). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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