Hal W. Hall Louis L'Amour Encyclopedia Project Collection

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TxAM-CRS C000457

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Hal W. Hall Louis L'Amour Encyclopedia Project Collection

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  • 1933-2018 (Creation)

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16 boxes

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This collection consists of the materials and files collected by librarian and science fiction scholar/bibliographer Hal W. Hall, for the completion of a large textual analysis project (never finished) for the works of Western writer Louis L'Amour. Materials in the collection include copies of L'Amour's books (with markups by Hall), copies of L'Amour's short stories, and miscellaneous documentation used in researching L'Amour and his work.

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Series 1, Marked Books
Series 2, Short Stories
Series 3, Miscellaneous Materials

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Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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  • English

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Donated by Hal W. Hall.

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