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William Allen Ward Papers Collection Number: AR315 2.2 linear ft. Prepared by Richard Bruce Winders CITATION: William Allen Ward Papers, AR315, Box number, Folder number, Special Collections Division, The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Table of Contents
Biographical Sketch William Allen Ward was born on September 24, 18931 in Corsicana, Texas. Ward's childhood experiences, which included a trip in a covered wagon, influenced his work. In 1973, Ward took a position as a public school teacher in Fort Worth. By 1917, Ward had given up teaching to be a reporter for The Fort Worth Record. As a correspondent for The Fort Worth Record, Ward accompanied the Seventh Cavalry in the search for Pancho Villa along the border of Mexico. In 1920, Ward joined the staff of The Dallas Journal’s Oak Cliff edition. He remained with The Dallas Journal until 1938. From 1929 to 1938 Ward served as editor of The Dal1as Journal's Oak Cliff edition. The Dallas Morning News purchased The Dallas Journal in 1938 and Ward joined the staff of The Dallas Morning News. Ward served as Oak Cliff' reporter, military editor, and church editor while working, for The Dallas Morning News. Ward established a reputation as a writer and pool. He was listed in Volume 24 of Who's Who as a Texas author. Westerns and crime stories: made up the bulk of his fiction. Ward also produced nonfiction, some: of which was published in The Dallas Morning News as articles on the history of the settlement of Dallas and Oak Cliff. Several of Ward's stories for children published. Some of Ward's short verses appeared in The Dallas Journal and The Dallas Morning News. Ward had his fiction and poem published in magazines such as Grit, Ace-High Magazine, The Golden West, Complete Novel Magazine, and American Poet. Ward married Eula Ellen Byas in 1918. The couple had three sons: Richard Allen Ward, Robert Byas Ward and William Anderson Ward. Besides his writing, Ward was also interested in photography and stamp collecting. Ward died in 1959 of a heart aliment. He was sixty-eight years old. William Anderson Ward, Ward's son, was also a writer. The Special Collections Division also has a small collection of papers of William Anderson Ward. Top of Page Table of Contents Series I Series II Series III Source:
The William Allen Ward Papers contain approximately two linear feet of correspondence, manuscript, and printed material produced by or about William Allen Ward. The bulk of the material dates from 1920 through 1936. A lesser amount does cover Ward's life and work up to 1960. The papers consist of manuscripts of stories and poems, printed stories and poems, correspondence to and from editors, personal and business correspondence, and periodicals containing Ward's work. The papers also include stories, poems, and articles by Ward published in The Dallas Journal, The Dallas Mornings New, and other newspapers. Ward's "Military Brief's" and other articles of local Dallas interest make up many of the unsorted clippings in his papers. Also included are articles written by Ward but published under others names. The papers are divided into three series - correspondence, literary work, and The Dallas Morning News material. Series I, correspondence, is divided into two categories: correspondence concerning Ward's publishing career and correspondence related to Ward's personal life or work as a newspaperman. Series II, literary work, is the largest of the three series. It is composed of Ward's manuscripts and clippings of his published work. Series III is the smallest of the three and consists of only two folders. The papers were processed by a graduate student under the supervision of Dr. Gerald Saxon as a requirement for Archives and Museums 11. The papers had originally been received by Special Collections in an unorganized state. The papers were sorted on the basis of correspondence, literary work, and materials related to The Dallas Mornings News. All correspondence and literary work that could be dated were placed in chronological order. Ward's titled manuscripts were placed in alphabetical order according to their title. Materials published under different names were arranged in alphabetical order by pseudonyms. Some of Ward's published material was clipped from old newspaper by the processor in order to facilitate their arrangement and storage. Most of the hundreds of other clippings were an original part of the papers and due to their bulk were arranged only by type and could not be placed in any other order. Top of Page Table of Contents Series I Series II Series III The William Allen Ward papers were a gift of Mrs. Allen Ward and William Anderson Ward of Dallas, Texas. The donation was negotiated by George Green of the History Department of the University of Texas at Arlington. The papers were received on January 2,1978, and taken into the custody of Special Collections by Jan Hart. Permission to publish any material from the William Allen Ward Papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Division of The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Much of the material in the collection is on paper produced in the 1920's and 1930's and is very brittle. Researchers should be careful when examining items as they will crumble and break easily. Some of the items are undated and must be returned to their proper order from the folder from which they came in order to maintain proper chronological Sequence. Photocopies can be made from the collection if the items are judged by the staff to be able to withstand the process without damage. The desk attendant can provide a current price list and "Photocopy Request" form.. Top of Page Table of Contents Series I Series II Series III Box 1 21-24. Clippings, 1933-1936. Clippings of Ward's poetry published in The Dallas Journal. Series III: Dallas Morning News Material 15. Public Relation Booklet, 1955. Booklet identifying the staff of The Dallas Morning News and describing their duties. Top of Page Table of Contents Findings Aids List Special Collections Home Page Special Collections
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