William Donohue Ellis typescript of The Bounty Lands

Collection — Volume: 1

Identifier: 1000-244

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The William Donohue Ellis The Bounty Lands typescript is the original marked typescript for a novel about settling the Western frontier’s Bounty Lands published in 1952 by the World Publishing Co. in Cleveland. Printed on Superior Manifold paper, the typescript is marked with penciled line-edits and notes to and from the editors.

Dates

Creation: 1952

Creator

Ellis, William Donohue (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Biographical / Historical

William Donahue Ellis was born in 1918 in Concord, Massachusetts. While working on a radio program called "The Ohio Story," Ellis found so much information while doing research that he created a trilogy of novels: "Bounty Lands," "Jonathan Blair: Bounty Lands Lawyer," and "The Brooks Legend." He is also the author of "The Cuyahoga" a definitive account of the river and its importance to Cleveland.