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Zane Grey collection

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2761

Scope and Contents

The collection contains miscellaneous writings and correspondence ofAmerican writer Zane Grey.

Dates

  • 1905-1922

Creator

Language of Materials

In English.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Zane Grey Collection is thephysical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, YaleUniversity. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors ortheir legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriatecurator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired from various sources, asindicated in the container list.

Arrangement

Organized into two series: I. Writings and II.Other Papers.

Extent

0.84 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.greyzanecoll

Additional Description

Overview

The collection contains writings and correspondence of American writer Zane Grey.

Zane Grey(1872-1939)

Zane Grey, writer of popular adventure stories about theAmerican West, was born Pearl Zane Gray in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1872, to LewisM. Gray, a dentist, and Josephine Zane Gray. Changing his name to Zane Grey inearly adulthood, he trained in dentistry and had a practice in New York Citybefore turning to writing full time. Grey's prolific output includedbest-selling novels, many of which were made into equally successful Hollywoodfilms. Grey lived the adventurous life he wrote about, spending months of eachyear camping in the Arizona desert or fishing off Tahiti and Australia.

Processing Information

Former call numbers: Za Grey; Uncat MSS 319;Uncat MSS 437; Uncat MSS 909.

Collections are processed to a variety oflevels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceivedresearch value, the availability of staff, competing priorities, and whether ornot further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basiclevel of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensiveprocessing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Foldertitles and descriptions appearing in the contents list below are based on thoseprovided by previous custodians or repurposed from previous descriptions by thelibrary.

This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for newacquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Zane GreyCollection
Author
by Beinecke Staff
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/
Contact:
P. O. Box 208330
New Haven CT 06520-8330 US
(203) 432-2977

Location

121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.

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