Finding Aid for the Donald Hamilton papers, 1945-1995
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Donald Hamilton papers,
Date (inclusive): 1945-1995
Collection number: 822
Creator: Hamilton, Donald, 1916-
Extent: 155 boxes (77.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Donald Bengtsson Hamilton (1916-1924) created the Matt Helm series of detective novels, wrote western novels and other books,
and contributed articles on hunting, yachting, and photography to magazines. The collection consists of Hamilton's correspondence,
articles, various editions of his books, manuscripts, worksheets, and galleys of his published and unpublished work.
Language:
English
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Donald Hamilton papers (Collection 822). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Donald Bengtsson Hamilton was born on March 24, 1916 in Uppsala, Sweden; came to the U.S. in 1924; BS, University of Chicago,
1938; created Matt Helm series of detective novels, beginning with
Death of a citizen (1960); contributed articles on hunting, yachting, and photography to magazines; also wrote western novels and other books,
including
The big country (1957),
Texas fever (1960), and
Donald Hamilton on guns and hunting (1970).
Scope and Content
Collection consists of manuscripts, worksheets, and galleys of published and unpublished work by author Donald Hamilton. Also
contains correspondence, articles, clippings, and paperback American and foreign editions of his books, as well as personal
files and material pertaining to research trips.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Hamilton, Donald, 1916- --Archives.
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Manuscripts for publication.
Mystery and detective fiction.
Note
Collection comprises manuscripts of published and unpublished work by Hamilton; correspondence, both personsal and pertaining
to his writing; a few articles and stories by Hamilton clipped from magazines; American and foreign paperbound editions of
his books.
Box 1
Articles written in Sweden, 1956-57.
Box 1
Articles clipped from magazines.
Box 3
Cinderella from California.
Box 7
The Guns of William Langley.
Box 13
Slim Chance (also called “Grim Pilgrimage”).
Box 20
The Face of Danger.
Physical Description: (Typescript and 2 carbons).
Box 20
The Steel Mirror.
Physical Description: (Typescript and 3 carbons).
Box 21
Death Is No Stranger.
Physical Description: (Typescript and 2 carbons).
Box 23
Afterwards. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 14 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 23
Arctic assignment. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 171 leaves. Typescript.
Box 23
Bait for the tiger. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 22 leaves. Typescript and carbon.
Box 23
The big one (revised). n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 171 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 23
Cinderella from California. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 23 leaves. Typescript.
Box 23
Dangerous sanctuary (no.2-3). n.p., ca. 1954.
Physical Description: 74 leaves. Typescripts (carbons).
Box 23
Deadfall [TV script] n.p., 1951.
Physical Description: 56 leaves. Mimeographed.
Box 23
Doomsday. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 19 leaves. Typescript and carbon.
Box 23
Guns of William Longley. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 23 leaves. Typescript and carbon.
Box 23
Hatteras ahoy. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 13, [1] leaves. Typescript.
Box 23
Homecoming. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 17 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Note
See “Stranger's return.”
Box 23
The last gunman. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 26 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 23
Magnolia. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 28 leaves. Typescript.
Box 23
Managing woman. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 21 leaves. Typescript.
Box 23
The mile gun. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 22 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 23
Now I believe you. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 22 leaves. Typescript.
Box 23
The picture. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 20 leaves. Typescript.
Box 23
Stranger's return. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 17 leaves. Typescript.
Scope and Content Note
[Formerly called “Homecoming”]
Box 23
The studio. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 19 leaves. Typescript, and carbon.
Box 23
Survival. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 3 leaves. Typescript and carbon.
Box 24
The target. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 19 leaves. Typescript.
Box 24
Target for terror. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 19 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 24
Texas fever. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 82 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 24
The two-shoot gun. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 210 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 25
The ambushers. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 206 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 25
Death of a citizen. Short version (unpublished). n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 84 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 25
Murderers' row. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 124 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 25
The shadowers. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 239 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 25
Two-shoot gun. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 210 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 26
Texas fever. Santa Fe, 1959.
Physical Description: 174 leaves.
Scope and Content Note
“Original ms. & notes.”
Box 26
The two-shoot gun. Santa Fe, 1958.
Physical Description: 234 leaves. Typescript.
Box 27
The wrecking crew. Santa Fe, 1959.
Physical Description: 419 leaves. Typescript.
Scope and Content Note
“(3rd version of ms. originally entitled ”The Big One,“ then ”Arctic Assignment“)”
Box 27
The shadowers. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 204 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Scope and Content Note
Returned to Hamilton from Gold Medal Books, January 29, 1965.
Box 27
Too soon dead. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 259 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 33
“Pronghorns in the pasture.”
Physical Description: 11 leaves. Typescript with pencil corrections by the author. On yellow paper.
Scope and Content Note
An article, sold to
Outdoor Life (13 October 1965).
Box 36
Broken Arrow. Santa Fe, n.d
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Fragmentary drafts, worksheets.
Box 36
Miscellaneous worksheets, unidentified. Santa Fe, n.d.
Physical Description: ca. 50 leaves. Typescript with holograph corrections (2 folders).
Box 36
Doomsday. n.p., 1945.
Physical Description: 20 leaves. Typescript with holograph corrections.
Scope and Content Note
A short story, rejected by a number of periodicals and apparently unpublished.
Also: 3 additional copies, one of 12 leaves, and the others of 9 leaves.
Box 46
The quiet gun. Santa Fe, n.d
Physical Description: 26 leaves. Typescript with holograph corrections.
Box 46
King of the Canadian canyon. Santa Fe, n.d
Physical Description: Approximately 40 leaves. Typescript with holograph corrections.
Boxes 57-59
The Terminators. Santa Fe, 1974.
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Various drafts and work sheets.
Note
See: letter dated September 25, 1974.
(On deposit, September 1974)
Box 78
Guns Afloat?
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 78
Beat to Quarters.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 78
Shipkiller.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 78
Bay to Bay.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 78
Three Hundred Miles to Cape May.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 78
Offshore Boats: S28.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 78
Cruising the Easy Way.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 78
Who's Unessential?
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 78
Let's All Be Illegal!
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 78
Small Boat Voyaging.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 78
Fastnet III.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 78
Automotive Nostalgia.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 99
“Hunters: how should others see you?”
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“The art of passing” I.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“The art of passing” II.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“The art of passing” III.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“The old Remington.”
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“Loran cruise” I.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“Loran cruise” II.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“Loran cruise” III.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“The Jones phenomenon.”
Scope and Content Note
Original and revised.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“Bahamas retrieve” I.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“Bahamas retrieve” II.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“Murdersville.”
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“Tjesten.”
Scope and Content Note
Original and revised versions.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“First person singular.”
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“Who's not serious?”
Scope and Content Note
Lecture, 2 versions.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 99
“Guns for the novice novelist.”
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 101
“Streetmanship.”
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“Firearms for the mystery reader.”
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“Northern boating.”
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“Licensing revisited.”
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“The Crusaders” I.
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“The Crusaders” II.
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“The Crusaders” III.
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“Excuse me, I love guns.”
Scope and Content Note
Revised.
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“Hardluck sailors.”
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“Fact and fiction.”
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“Vigilante?”
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“To read or not to read.”
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“Shut up and write.”
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“Going to the dogs.”
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
“Psychological voyaging.”
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Assignment: Murder. First published by Dell, New York, 1956
Box 1
[No further description available].
Box 26
Divide by Zero. Santa Fe, 1956.
Physical Description: 156 leaves. Typescript.
Scope and Content Note
Early version of “Assignment: murder,” later revised completely.
Box 4
Date with Darkness. First published by Rinehart, New York, 1947.
Box 7
Nightwalker. First published by Dell, New York, 1954.
Mad River. First published by Dell, New York, 1956
Boxes 8, 21
[No further description available].
Smoky Valley. First published by Dell, New York, 1954
Boxes 12, 14
[No further description available].
Box 26
The touch of death. Santa Fe, 1959.
Physical Description: 257 leaves. Typescript.
Scope and Content Note
Published as “Death of a citizen.”
Box 26
Deadly memory. Santa Fe, 1959.
Physical Description: 84 leaves. Typescript.
Scope and Content Note
Short version of “The touch of death.”
Box 27
The kingdom of the blind. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 269 leaves. Typescript.
Scope and Content Note
Donald Hamilton's first novel, never published.
The Ravagers. Santa Fe, ca. 1968
Scope and Content Note
[original title: “Vitriol”]
Box 24
Vitriol. n.p., n.d.
Physical Description: 9 leaves. Typescript and carbon.
Box 34
3 drafts and about 500 worksheets.
Scope and Content Note
Also, synopsis.
Box 44
Final draft.
Physical Description: 208 leaves. Typescript (carbon). 2 copies.
Box 45
The Devastators. Santa Fe, 1965
Box 45
Typescript (carbon) with corrections, 1965.
Physical Description: 221 leaves. 2 copies.
Scope and Content Note
Original title: “The Blackmailers.”
Box 45
Typescript (carbon), 1965.
Physical Description: 1-130 leaves only.
Box 46
Typescript (carbon).
Physical Description: 1-130 leaves only.
The Blackmailers. Santa Fe, 1965
Boxes 31-32
First draft, 1965.
Physical Description: Approximately 2000 leaves. Typescript with holograph corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Includes rewrites, false starts, and notes. Published by Gold Medal Books, 1965.
Box 32
Typescript (carbon) with pencil corrections by the author, 1965.
Physical Description: ca. 225 leaves.
Box 32
“Final ending,” 1965.
Physical Description: 107-234 leaves. Typescript with pencil corrections by the author. On yellow paper.
Box 33
Early drafts, 1965.
Scope and Content Note
Typescript with pencil corrections by the author. On yellow paper (174 leaves).
Typescript (carbon) with pencil corrections by the author. On white and yellow paper (236 leaves).
Box 33
Worksheets (Typescript), 1965.
Physical Description: ca. 250 leaves. White paper.
The Betrayers. Santa Fe, 1966
Scope and Content Note
To be published November 1966 by Gold Medal Books.
Box 36
Final draft, 1966.
Physical Description: 247 leaves. Typescript with copious holograph corrections.
Box 36
Early and fragmentary drafts, worksheets, 1966.
Physical Description: ca. 800 leaves. Typescript with corrections.
Box 38
Typescript (carbon), 1966.
Physical Description: ca. 250 leaves.
Scope and Content Note
Also: notes and worksheets (ca. 50 leaves). Typescript with copious corrections.
Box 45
Typescript (carbon) with corrections in pencil, 1966.
Physical Description: 246 leaves. 2 copies.
Box 45
Typescript (carbon), 1966.
Physical Description: 1-96 leaves only.
Scope and Content Note
Also, revisions for
The Betrayers, 28 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
The Menacers. Santa Fe, ca. 1968
Scope and Content Note
Published by Gold Medal, December 1968.
Box 41
Discarded material, ca. 1968.
Physical Description: 223 leaves and 14 leaves.
Scope and Content Note
Also, 13 leaves of revisions. Typescript (carbon).
Box 38
1st draft, 1967.
Physical Description: ca. 500 leaves. Typescript with corrections.
Box 39
Fragmentary drafts, worksheets, 1967
Physical Description: ca. 1500 leaves. Typescript with corrections.
Box 44
Final draft, 1967.
Physical Description: 223 leaves. 2 copies. Typescript (carbon).
Scope and Content Note
Also, imperfect copy (leaves 1-61), typescript (carbon) and revisions (34 leaves).
The Interlopers. Santa Fe, 1968
Scope and Content Note
To be published by Gold Medal in the winter of 1969.
Box 42 & 43
Early drafts, revisions, and worksheets, 1968.
Physical Description: 1 linear foot of material. Typescript and holograph.
Box 46
“Final ending,” 1968.
Physical Description: 140 leaves (pp.195-335). Typescript with corrections.
Box 53
Typescript, 1968.
Physical Description: ca. 330 leaves.
Note
(On deposit, May 1971)
The Poisoners. Santa Fe, 1970
Scope and Content Note
Published March 1971 by Gold Medal.
Box 53
Final draft and revisions, 1970.
Physical Description: ca. 400 leaves. Typescript with holograph corrections.
Note
(On deposit, May 1971)
Box 46-47
Early versions and work sheets, 1970.
Physical Description: Approximately 1000 leaves. Typescript with holograph corrections.
The Mona Intercept
Scope and Content Note
To be published by Gold Medal, December 1980.
Box 76
Early version, revisions, notes.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 77
Research materials.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 79
[No further description available].
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Cruises With Kathleen, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Published by David McKay, March 1980.
Box 79
[No further description available].
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 77
Working manuscript.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
The Revengers
Scope and Content Note
Submitted to Gold Medal September 1980.
Box 88
[No further description available].
Physical Description: pp.1-186.
Note
(On deposit, July 23, 1982)
Box 93
Final manuscript.
Note
(On deposit, January 26, 1983)
Box 78
First draft.
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 94
Galleys.
Note
(On deposit, June 16, 1983)
The Annihilators
Scope and Content Note
To be published by Gold Medal books.
Box 93
Revision 1.
Note
(On deposit, January 26, 1983)
Box 94
Final revision.
Note
(On deposit, June 16, 1983)
Box 100
Publisher's copy.
Physical Description: 2 folders.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 100
Early version and notes.
Physical Description: pp.1-181.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 100
Final manuscript.
Physical Description: 2 folders.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 85-87
Worksheets.
Note
(On deposit, December 14, 1980)
Box 88
Worksheets.
Note
(On deposit, July 23, 1980)
Box 92
Revision 1.
Note
(On deposit, January 26, 1983)
Box 92
Revision 2.
Note
(On deposit, January 26, 1983)
Box 94
Revision a.
Scope and Content Note
Note
(On deposit, June 16, 1983)
Box 95
Revision b.
Note
(On deposit, June 16, 1983)
Box 95
Revision c.
Note
(On deposit, June 16, 1983)
Box 98
Early manuscript.
Physical Description: 2 folders.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 102
Publisher's manuscript.
Physical Description: pp.1-496. 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 106
[No further description available].
Physical Description: pp.1-237, 238-496 (2 folders).
Note
(On deposit, October 2, 1986)
Boxes 88-92
Worksheets.
Note
(On deposit, January 26, 1983)
Box 102
First draft.
Physical Description: pp.2-406 (p.1 is missing). 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 108
Final version, “DH copy.”
Physical Description: pp.1-239b, 240b-426b (2 folders).
Note
(On deposit, October 2, 1986)
Box 96
Worksheets.
Physical Description: 3 folders.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Boxes 96-97
Worksheets, revised.
Physical Description: 7 folders.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 98
Worksheets.
Physical Description: 3 folders.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Boxes 106-107
[Drafts and revisions].
Scope and Content Note
First draft and revised pages (4 folders).
Revised pages with holograph corrections (1 folder).
“Old ending,” pp.302b-406b, 302b-396c (2 folders).
Revision marked “original,” pp.1-240 (1 folder).
Box 109
First chapters (written in Sweden).
Note
(On deposit, September 1987)
Box 109
Worksheets.
Note
(On deposit, September 1987)
Box 109
Final manuscript, DH copy.
Physical Description: (2 folders).
Note
(On deposit, September 1987)
Boxes 103-105
Worksheets. First draft, May 1985.
Physical Description: 8 folders.
Note
(On deposit, September 1987)
Boxes 110-113
Worksheets
Physical Description: (16 folders)
Note
(On deposit, September 1987)
The Demolishers
Note
(On deposit, September 1987)
Box 109
First 10 chapters as originally submitted.
The dominators (formerly “The abductors”)
Box 154, Folder 5
Worksheets, revisions 13 - 17
Physical Description: (folder 4 of 4).
Articles and Columns by Donald Hamilton
Physical Description: (Manuscript copies)
Box 99
[No further description available].
Physical Description: 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 101
[No further description available].
Physical Description: 1 folder.
Note
(On Deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 108
“Final Voyage” I.
Physical Description: 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, October 2, 1986)
Box 108
“Final Voyage” II.
Physical Description: 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, October 2, 1986)
Box 108
“My last boating career.”
Physical Description: 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, October 2, 1986)
Box 108
“Swedish pup.”
Physical Description: 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, October 2, 1986)
Box 108
“Casual retriever.”
Physical Description: 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, October 2, 1986)
Box 108
“Yesterday hunt.”
Physical Description: 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, October 2, 1986)
Box 108
“Test-fire your shotgun.”
Physical Description: 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, October 2, 1986)
Box 108
“Last retrieve.”
Physical Description: 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, October 2, 1986)
Articles (Various Drafts)
Note
(On deposit, September 1987)
Box 110
“The Senior water fowler.”
Scope and Content Note
Rough draft.
Box 110
“The good season.”
Scope and Content Note
Rough draft.
Box 110
“The great firearms mystery.”
Scope and Content Note
Rough draft.
Box 110
“Whose ethics.”
Scope and Content Note
Rough draft.
Box 38
Handicap Hunt. Santa Fe, 1966.
Physical Description: 14 leaves. Typescript (carbon) with corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Also: early drafts and worksheets (46 leaves). Typescript with copious corrections.
Box 41
“Hunting is a harvest.” Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1967.
Physical Description: 18 leaves and 35 leaves. Typescript with corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Worksheets.
Box 41
“Retriever man.” Santa Fe, 1967.
Physical Description: 19 leaves. Typescript with corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Worksheets.
Box 41
“Test patterns are necessary.” Santa Fe, 1968.
Physical Description: 11 leaves. Typescript with corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Also, another copy. 12 leaves. Typescript (carbon).
Box 53
“The voodoo birds of Tama.” Santa Fe, 1970.
Physical Description: 15 leaves. Typescript with holograph corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Written for
True Magazine.
Note
(On deposit, May 1971)
Box 53
“Rebirth of a boatman.” Santa Fe, 1971.
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Various drafts.
Note
(On deposit, May 1971)
Box 53
“Operation yellowtail.” 1971.
Physical Description: ca. 25 leaves. Typescript with holograph corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Various drafts.
Note
(On deposit, May 1971)
Box 53
“The last of little Tessa.” Santa Fe, ca. 1971.
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Various drafts.
Note
(On deposit, May 1971)
Box 53
“The potent pipsqueak.” Santa Fe, ca. 1971.
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Various drafts.
Note
(On deposit, May 1971)
Box 53
“A dog called Shadrach.” Santa Fe, 1970.
Physical Description: Typescript with holograph corrections.
Scope and Content Note
Various drafts.
Note
(On deposit, May 1971)
Magazines Containing DH Articles
[Miscellaneous Magazines]
Box 78
“Abaco Bound.” In:
Cruising World (vol.5, no.12).
Box 102
“The Tristan Jones phenomenon.” In:
Western Boatman (vol.2, no.4), July/August 1984.
Physical Description: pp.34, 58-60. 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 102
“First person singular” In:
Writer, October 1984.
Physical Description: pp.16-18. 1 folder.
Note
(On deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 110
Wildfowl (April/May 1986).
Box 110
Colorado Outdoors (January/February 1987).
Box 110
Wildfowl (December/January 1986/87 and April/May 1987).
Box 33
“Pronghorns in the pasture.” In:
Outdoor Life, February 1966.
Physical Description: p.54.
Box 38
“Caliber catastrophe.” In:
Gun World, June 1967.
Physical Description: pp.34-37, 52.
Box 41
“Test patterns are necessary.” In:
Guns, August 1968.
Physical Description: pp.34-35, 58-60.
Box 41
“Who can afford to write for money?” In:
The Writer, June 1968.
Physical Description: pp.19-20, 54.
Box 41
“Block that kick!” In:
Gun Digest, 1968.
Physical Description: pp.71-76.
Box 47
“How to put the fetch in Fido.” In:
True's Hunting Yearbook, no.20 (1969).
Physical Description: pp.86-91.
Box 106
[No further description available]
Physical Description: (4 items)
Scope and Content Note
1984: March.
1985: July, August, September (cover torn).
Box 110
(October 1985).
Note
(On deposit, September 1987)
Box 110
(December 1985).
Note
(On deposit, September 1987)
Box 110
(January 1985).
Note
(On deposit, September 1987)
Box 110
(February 1985) last column.
Note
(On deposit, September 1987)
Articles in
Trailer Boats By Donald Hamilton, 1981-1985
Note
(On deposit, June 3, 1985)
Box 101
vol.10, no.9 (September 1981) “Offshore boats: S28.”
Physical Description: pp.6-7.
Box 101
vol.10, no.11 (November/December 1981) “Offshore boats: S28.”
Physical Description: pp.6-7.
Box 101
vol.11, no.6 (June 1982) “ICW South IX.”
Physical Description: pp.5-6.
Box 101
vol.11, no.7 (July 1982) “ICW South X.”
Physical Description: pp.6-7.
Box 101
vol.11, no.8 (August 1982) “Drive friendly.”
Physical Description: pp.6-7.
Box 101
vol.11, no.9 (September 1982) “The Pardeys.”
Physical Description: pp.6-7.
Box 101
vol.11, no.10 (0ctober 1982) “The Ostar syndrove” I.
Physical Description: pp.6-8.
Box 101
vol.11, no.11 (November/December 1982) “The Ostar syndrome” II.
Physical Description: pp.6, 9, 54.
Box 101
vol.12, no.1 (January 1983) “The Ostar syndrome” III.
Physical Description: pp.6, 7, 52.
Box 101
vol.12, no.2 (February 1983) “The Ostar syndrome” 4.
Physical Description: pp.6, 8, 60-61.
Box 101
vol.12, no.3 (March 1983) “Notes on the cutter rig.”
Physical Description: pp.6, 8-9, 16.
Box 101
vol.12, no.4 (April 1983) “Suffering sea sagas.”
Physical Description: pp.6, 8, 73.
Box 101
vol.12, no.5 (May 1983) “Loran cruise” I.
Physical Description: pp.6-8.
Box 101
vol.12, no.6 (June 1983) “Loran cruise” II.
Physical Description: pp.6, 8-9, 62.
Box 101
vol.12, no.7 (July 1983) “Loran cruises” III.
Physical Description: pp.6-7.
Box 101
vol.12, no.8 (August 1983) “Murdersville.”
Physical Description: pp.6, 35. 49.
Box 101
vol.12, no.9 (September 1983) “The art of passing.”
Physical Description: pp.6-7.
Box 101
vol.12, no.10 (October 1983) “The art of passing” II.
Physical Description: pp.6, 7, 46.
Box 101
vol.12, no.11 (November/December 1983) “The art of passing.”
Physical Description: pp.6, 43.
Box 101
vol.13, no.1 (January 1984) “Bahamas retrieve” I.
Physical Description: pp.6, 54-55.
Box 101
vol.13, no.2 (February 1984) “Bahamas retrieve” II.
Physical Description: pp.8-9, 66.
Box 101
vol.13, no.3 (March 1984) “Tejsten.”
Physical Description: pp.10-11, 86.
Box 101
vol.13, no.4 (April 1984) “Nostalgia alley.”
Physical Description: pp.10-11, 80.
Box 101
vol.13, no.5 (May 1984) “What do you write with?”
Physical Description: pp.8, 9, 84-85.
Box 101
vol.13, no.6 (June 1984) “Streetmanship.”
Physical Description: pp.7, 20, 22.
Box 101
vol.13, no.7 (July 1984) “Firearms for the mystery reader.”
Physical Description: pp.6, 8, 84.
Box 101
vol.13, no.8 (August 1984) “Northern boating.”
Physical Description: pp.6, 50-51.
Box 101
vol.13, no.9 (September 1984) “Licensing revisited.”
Physical Description: pp.6, 56-57.
Box 101
vol.13, no.10 (October 1984) “The Crusaders” I.
Physical Description: pp.8-9, 68-69.
Box 101
vol.13, no.11 (November/December 1984) “The Crusaders” II.
Physical Description: pp.8.
Box 101
vol.14, no.1 (January 1985) “The Crusaders” III.
Physical Description: pp.10-11.
Box 101
vol.14, no.2 (February 1985) “Two thousand miles to the marina.”
Physical Description: pp.9-12
Box 101
vol.14, no.3 (March 1985) “The mine field.”
Physical Description: pp.8, 112-113.
Box 101
vol.14, no.4 (April 1985) “Hard-luck sailors.”
Physical Description: pp.11, 103-104.
Box 101
vol.14, no.5 (May 1985) “Hard-luck sailors.”
Physical Description: pp.8-9, 99.
Box 101
vol.14, no.6 (June 1985) “Fact and fiction.”
Physical Description: pp.8, 97.
Columns in
Trailer Boats By Donald Hamilton
Box 78
“Trailer Boat Voyager” (vol.8, no.11).
Box 78
“Fastnet I” (vol.9, no.1).
Box 78
“Fastnet II” (vol.9, no.2).
Box 78
“Offshore Trailerables: V20” (vol.9, no.3).
Box 78
“Shipkiller” (vol.9, no.4).
Box 78
“Automotive Nostalgia” (vol.9, no.5).
Box 78
“Offshore Trailerables: PS20” (vol.9, no.6).
Box 78
“Fastnet III” (vol.9, no.7).
Box 78
“Who's Unessential?” (vol.9, no.8).
Box 78
“Cruising The Easy Way” (vol.9, no.9).
Box 78
“Beat To Quarters” (vol.9, no.10).
Personal and Business, as Filed by Hamilton
Correspondence: Arranged Alphabetically By Subject
Box 28
American-Swedish Monthly.
Box 28
Annapolis Banking and Trust Company.
Box 28
Anthony-Worldwide Productions.
Box 28
Argosy - Jesse James story.
Box 28
Audits & Surreys Interviewing Service.
Box 28
Corlett, General Charles H.
Box 28
First Federal Savings & Loan.
Box 28
Guns - Muzzle-loading shotgun.
Box 28
Hambro Automotive Corporation.
Box 28
House - Construction, Lupe Sanchez.
Box 28
House - 214 King George St., Annapolis.
Box 28
House - Santa Fe, Camino de la Luz.
Box 29
Hunting and guns, 1957-58.
Box 29
Hunting and guns, 1959- .
Box 29
Hunting - Projected articles.
Box 29
Hunting - Ideas for articles.
Box 29
Insurance - Camera policy, Hartford.
Box 29
Insurance - Camera policy, Sportmen's (Citizens).
Box 29
Insurance - Continental Assurance Company.
Box 29
Insurance - Provident Mutual.
Box 29
Insurance - Union, Tom Galt.
Box 29
Laboratory assistantship.
Box 29
Maja (German shepherd dog).
Box 29
Miscellaneous correspondence (mostly fan mail).
Box 29
National Rifle Association.
Box 29
Navy Reserve - Recruiting, etc.
Box 29
Navy Reserve - Newsletter.
Box 29
New Mexico Military Institute.
Box 29
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation.
Box 29
Rally - Espanola, N. Mexico.
Correspondence: Arranged Alphabetically By Subject
Note
(received June 1965)
Salisbury, Leah, 1956-1960
Box 30
Western Writers of America, Incorporated.
Correspondence, ca. 1961-1966
Physical Description: (ca. 500 items)
Box 38
[No further description available].
Scope and Content Note
Folders for:
-
Argosy Magazine.
- Bahamas.
- Davidson, Virginia.
- Family, 1961-1966.
- Fan mail
- Gold Medal Books, 1963.
- Guitar.
- Miscellaneous.
- Mother and Father.
- Other writers.
- Political.
- Sweden, 1961-1966.
Correspondence, ca. 1955-1969
Box 49
[No further description available].
Box 77
Letters from readers to 1979
Note
(On deposit, October 30, 1980)
Box 99
[No further description available], 1980-1983.
Physical Description: 2 folders.
Note
(On deposit, March 22, 1984)
Box 24
Account book, 1945-1950.
Scope and Content Note
Shows titles of stories with notations about when and where submitted, whether rejected or accepted, and moneys paid.
Box 33
Personal, mainly
re insurance, 1958-1966.
Physical Description: ca. 40 items.
Box 49
Albuquerque Retriever Club.
Gold Medal Books, 1966-1964
Box 49
Hugo - correspondence, 1963-1965.
Box 50
Hunting information, 1965-1968
Physical Description: (4 folders)
Box 50
Rinehart & Company, Incorporated.
Box 50
Salisbury, Leah, 1961-1967
Physical Description: (7 folders)
Box 51
Publicity for the Silencers.
Box 51
Sports Car Club of America.
Box 51
Tax, Income 1955-1965
Physical Description: (11 folders)
Box 51
University of California - Graduate.
Box 154, Folder 6
List of publications, 1989.
Scope and Content Note
A list of books and articles by Donald Hamilton, including name of publications and dates they appeared.
Boxes 19,23,35,40,48,52
Paperbound, foreign and American editions of Books, and periodicals.
Box 108
Paperback copies of books by Donald Hamilton
Physical Description: (7 items in 3 folders)
Scope and Content Note
Terrorizers.
Mona Intercept.
Revengers.
Annihilators.
Infiltrators.
Detonators.
Vanishers.
Note
(On deposit, October 2, 1986)
Boxes 54-56
March 1973.
Note
See: Letters dated February 19-20, 1973.
Boxes 60-61
March 1975.
Note
See: attached letter dated 14 March 1975 for description.
Boxes 62-68
January 1976.
Note
See: attached correspondence dated 28 December 1975.
See: Letter dated May 26, 1977.
Boxes 69-75
November 1979.
Note
See: letters dated October 10, 30, 1979.
21 November 1980
Note
(On deposit, November 21, 1980)
Boxes 82-84
Records and receipts of business trips, 1963-1968, 1969-1971, 1972-1974.
