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Collection Overview

Creator:
Johnson, Dorothy M.
Title:
Short Stories of Dorothy M. Johnson
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/3f4625493
Dates:
1948-1950
Size:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of selected manuscripts and some correspondence of Dorothy M. Johnson, a writer of Western fiction.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the manuscripts of eight short stories by Johnson: "First Date," "Hold That Bull!", "A Man Called Horse," "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," "Marks of Honor," "Massacre," "Steady Girl," and "The War Shirt." Also included are letters from Johnson's agent and notes by Johnson concerning her short stories.

Collection Creator Biography:

Johnson, Dorothy M.

A resident of Whitefish, Montana, Dorothy M. Johnson was an author of Western fiction. Two of her stories became films: "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" and "A Man Called Horse."

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of the author.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Folder inventory completed by Hilde Creager '15 in 2013.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research/

Conditions Governing Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Short Stories of Dorothy M. Johnson; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/3f4625493
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1