Lawton, Harry W., 1927-2005

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1927 - 2005

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Harry W. Lawton collection on Willie Boy

Collection

Identifier: MS-152

Abstract This collection is comprised of correspondence, photographs, research notes, newspaper clippings, and other materials related to the Willie Boy manhunt of 1909. Topics include the Willie Boy manhunt, Harry W. Lawton's book, Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt, the motion picture, Tell Them Willie Boy Was Here, and the legal case concerning the book, The Hunt for Willie Boy: Indian-Hating and Popular...

Dates: 1889-1996, undated

Found in: Manuscript Collections

Harry W. Lawton papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-122

Abstract The Harry W. Lawton papers contain correspondence, press clippings, photographs, manuscripts, magazines, and other materials from Lawton's life and career. Lawton was an American writer, journalist, editor, and historian who wrote several books on Native Americans in Southern California, particularly in the Riverside and Banning areas. Part of the collection also consists of materials about Harry Lawton's son, Jonathan Fredrick Lawton, a screenplay writer. Harry Lawton's involvement with the...

Dates: 1651-1996; Majority of material found within 1960-1990