Zane Grey Manuscripts and Correspondence from Project REVEAL

Digitized manuscripts and letters from the American Western author Zane Grey, collected as part of Project REVEAL. The collection includes handwritten versions of early works like 'Betty Zane' (1903) and 'The Last Trail' (1906), along with dozens of letters sent to Grey or his publisher. The dataset was contributed by author Jullianne Ballou and last updated on March 18, 2024.

Use Cases

• Study authorial revision and writing processes based on handwritten manuscript versions.
• Analyze professional correspondence and publishing relationships based on the collection of letters.
• Trace the adaptation history of Western novels based on mentions of works adapted for radio, film, and television.

Strengths

• Includes primary source materials such as handwritten manuscripts of specific early works ('Betty Zane', 'The Last Trail').
• Contains dozens of letters, providing contextual correspondence data.
• Digitized as part of a named preservation initiative (Project REVEAL).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal and source bias inherent to a single author's archive.

Provenance

Source

Texas Data Repository Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Digitized as part of Project REVEAL (Read and View English & American Literature).

Time Range

Covers works from at least 1903 to 1915, with letters likely from a similar period.

Freshness

Last updated 2024-03-18 10:03:07; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (American author).