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Finding Aid for the Allan Vaughan Elston Papers, ca. 1920-1961
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Title: Allan Vaughan Elston Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1920-1961
Collection number: 786
Creator:
Elston, Allan Vaughan, 1887-1976
Extent:
14 boxes (7 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Allan Vaughan Elston (1887-1976) was a free-lance fiction writer. His publications include
Come out and fight (1941),
Long lope to Lander (1954) and
Saddle up for steamboat (1973). The collection consists of notebooks, manuscripts, books, magazines containing short stories, and stories clipped
from magazines, all by Elston.
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.
Language:
English.
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.
PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to
the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Allan Vaughan Elston, May 1961.
[Identification of item], Allan Vaughan Elston Papers (Collection 786). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Elston was born on July 28, 1887 in Kansas City, Missouri; BS in civil engineering, University of Missouri, 1909; worked as
a transitman for railroads in the West and Midwest (1909-13) and as a resident engineer (1913-15), a cattle rancher (1915-17),
and as a consulting engineer (1918-24); became a free-lance fiction writer; publications include
Come out and fight (1941),
Round-up on the picketwire (1952),
Long lope to Lander (1954),
Showdown (1956), and
Saddle up for steamboat (1973); he died on October 21, 1976.
Collection consists of notebooks, manuscripts, books, magazines containing short stories, and stories clipped from magazines,
all by Elston.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Elston, Allan Vaughan, 1887-1976--Archives.
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.
Western stories.