- Creator
- Cook, William Wallace, 1867-1933
- Call number
- MssCol 654
- Physical description
- 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- William Wallace Cook papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Location
- MssCol 654
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
William Wallace Cook (1867-1933) was an American author of westerns, adventure stories, and other popular fiction in the form of dime novels, serials and screen and stage plays. Some of his work appeared under the pen-name John Milton Edwards. Collection consists of correspondence, copyright records, contracts and royalty statements, story outlines, and related materials. Correspondence includes letters from publishers, producers, authors' associations, literary colleagues, and fans concerning Cook's writings. Other correspondence pertains to personal matters and Cook's mining interests in Arizona. Also, lists of published stories, copyright certificates, sales statistics, royalty statements, publishing contracts, and story outlines and character descriptions.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchase, 1936
Key terms
Names
- Bedford-Jones, H. (Henry), 1887-1949
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917
- Cook, William Wallace, 1867-1933
- Craft, P. P.
- Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942
- Rathborne, St. George, 1854-
- Sawyer, Eugene T. (Eugene Taylor), 1846-1924
- Standish, Burt L., 1866-1945
- Frank A. Munsey Company
- Street and Smith Publications
Subjects
- Dime novels
- Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona
- Publishers and publishing -- United States
- Serialized fiction -- United States
- Western stories
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Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328