Correspondence

Archival materials -- Letters

Identifier:
1981.115.24
Description

Folder 1

#1) Letter To Al Look  From James Madsen Jr. University of Utah, wanting Native American remains and the Brachiosaurus

#2) Letter To James H. Madsen Jr. From Al, about local finds

#3) Letter  To Al Look  From James Madsen Jr., interest in finds

#4) Letter  To James Madsen Jr.  From Al Look about Native American Turnbull find - tracks

 

Folder 2

#5) Letter From ES Riggs  To Al wanting to buy carload of Alberta peaches

#6) Letter  From Clifford Houston U. Colo, about Dr. John Clark the new vertebrae to Paleontologist wants Al to show him around

#7) Local student wants pictures of animals who lived with Prehistoric man

#8) Letter  From Louis Litson want information for a prehistoric notebook

#9) Article - Ancient Footprints found in limestone near Grand Junction  (1947)

#10) Newspaper copy of #9

#11) Letter  From Marilla R. McCain about finding prehistoric tracks in Morrison Formations

#12) Letter  From Al  To Marilla McCain, Eagle asking about the footprints

#13) Letter  From Dr. James H. Quinn Univ. of Arkansas about Amonities and Pelecypods

#14) Letter  From Jim McCaleb about Paradox

#15) Newspaper article, about Stone hand he found Paul Oyres

#16) copy of #15

#17) Letter  From Joan E. Beattis, Ouray about a stone found

#18) Letter to Al  From Dale F. Kittel, Anaconda Co. sending Al a specimen of Metahewettile

#19) Letter from Al  To Ira Brooks Green valley mine about Dinosaur bones in his mine

#20) Letter to Al  From Ira Brooks will loan him a dinosaur bone

#21) Letter  To Ira Brooks regarding the bone  found in Green Valley Mine

#22) To Al  From G.E. Untermann, thanking for “1000 Million Years on the Colorado Plateau” Book

#23) To Dr. G.H. Untermann thanking him for photo and shots of his father paintings

#24) Letter  From Philip S. Black  refer in my backyard

#25) Letter from james A Jensen  To Mr. Herman Wilson about fossil eggs

#26) Letter to Herman Wilson  From Jim about Ratite Bird

#27) To Al Look  From John S. McIntosh about Sauropod dinosaurs & Mr. E.L Holt

#28) Al Look  To Joseph T. Gregory about U-millionaires

#29) Letter  To Al  From CO Gill about Gills family

#30) Manuscript  “Colorado Has an Ocean Bed  (15 pages)

#31) Letters between Al Look and Bryan Patterson about Cedaredge’s Bronto there

#32) Letter  To Al Look  From Joseph T Gregory about Brachiosaurus

#33) To Al Look  From Joseph Gregory about skull of Oreodant Mary Coldedon Culbertson

 

Folder 3

#34)  Letter   To Al  From Pat about Titano there with copy

#35) Letter  To Al Look  From Joseph T. Gregory about skull of Oreodant

#36) To Al  From Joseph Gregory about Brachiosaurus

#37) Letters between Al Look and Bryan Patterson about Brontotheres

#38) Letter Mrs. Sid Shoup to Al about return of the Jaw Bone

#39) Letter To Al  From Frank of “Don Winslow’s trip”

#40) Letter  To Al Look  From A. Gayle Walding about looking for a teacher University of Colorado Al no hired

#41) Letter  To Al  From Denver Public Library ordering  “Fighting Words”

#42) Letter  From Carlton T. Sills of The DRG Railroad  To Al Atomic powered locomotive

#43) Letter  To Walter Walker about Al to be a member NAEA and Bureau of Advertising

#44) Letter  To Al  From Lillian Medlock of the WWestern Colo. Cancer Examination Center, appointed Al as board member

#45) Letters To Al  From Leslie Moeller State University of Iowa looking for someone to manage the Daily Iowan

#46) Letter to Al  From Dwight L. Hamilton about John Otto picture

#47) Letter  Al  To T.M. Sanders about insurance claim

#48) Letter  To Al  From  Leion A Beroth artist who drew the “Don Winslow”

#49) Letter  To Al   From Sheldon Wimpien who wrote the forward in “U-Boom”

#50) Letter  To Marshall Sprague  From Al thanking him for his book “Massacre”

#51) Letter  To Al  From Intermountain Consumer Service, Inc. S. Amahood - re: Critical of  the Consumer movement

#52) Letter  To Editors of Time  By Al about “Hiss Story”

#53) Letter To Al  From Asbury Park Press

#54) To Al  From NAEA - the way you travel

#55) Letter To Al ordering “1000 Million Years” book

#56) Letter  To Al  From MRs. David Anderson wanting first book

#57) Letters  To and From Al and Mrs. Hugh Buerke about his books and “Tampa Bay Indians”

#58) Thank You note To Al for two gastroliths and piece of petrified bone

#59) Letter  To Al Look  From Bernard Esty about bones he found and layers of stone - letters From Dept. of the Interior

#60) Letter  To Al  From Time Magazine Burt Meyers, thanking his per book

#61) Letter  To Al  From Bloor about painting

#62) Letter  To Al  From Bureau of Advertising thanking him for his time

#63) Letter  To Al  Looking for information on David Day “Humorist of the San Juan”

#64) US Navy enlist information

#65) Letter  From Al  To True Magazine about what he has done and what he has found

#66) About becoming an honorary member of the Mark Twain Society

#67) Letter  From Al  To George H. Bechtel Editor wanting to publish Al’s material used at Colorado Newspaper Week

#68) Letter  To Al  From The Kansas City Star, Colorado National Monument story

#69) Letter  To Al  From Texas Daily Press  book order

#70) Letter  From BJ Keys   To Al autographing his book costs

#71) Letter  To Al  From Hector Alexander about Arrowpoint Tie

#72) Arrowpoint Tie

#73) Letter  To Al  From Maurice Tripp about what dinosaurs look like

#74) Letter  To Al - Oklahoma Retail Jewelers Assoc. Wanting advertising speaker

#75) Expenses of going to Oklahoma

#76) Suggested schedules to and from Oklahoma City

#77) Copy of #76


Folder 4

#78) The End Wagon Wheels

#79) Letter  To Al  From Time Life “Essay on the State of Colorado

#80) Letter of recommendation for Al  From Chicago Natural History Museum

#81) Letter  From Mildred Hart Shaw

#82) Letter  From H.M Wormington

#83) “The Author Digs History” article by Mildred Hart Shaw

#84) Same as #83

#85) Letter  To Al  From Stanford University PRess, not interested in “My Backyard”

#86) Letter  To Rocky Mtn. Radio Council  From Al  wanting a meeting

#87) Letter  To Al   From Rocky Mtn. Radio Council setting up a meeting

#88) Letter  To Al  From Golden Bell-Commission Check for “1 Million year”s and “U-Boom”

#89) Letter  From Al  To Bell Publication error in royalty

#90) Golden Bell additional royalty

#91) Newspaper “Sentinel Advertising Director Has New Book - Advertising of Retail”

#92) Newspaper copy #90

#93) To Al  From Golden Bell - have page proofs

#94) Check stub Golden Bell Press  $16.60

#95) Check stub Golden Bell Press $70.45

#96) Check stub Jan 1960-1962 Golden Bell  $273.05

#97) Check stub  Dec 1962-Apr 1963   $271.65

#98) Check stub  Oct 1962-Jan 1963   $292.06

#99) Check stub May 1963-Dec   $125.43

#100) Check stub  Jan-July 1964  $112.60

#101) Check stub  Sept 25, 1965  $307.97

#102) Check stub  4th Quarter 1957  $27.18

#103) Check stub  2nd Quarter 1958  $21.95

#104) Check stub July - Oct 1958  $31.06

#105) Check stub  Nov-Jan 1959  $190.90

#106) Check stub  Feb-April 1959  $77.21

#107) Check stub  may-Sept 1959  $101.21

#108) Check stub Oct-Dec 1959  $50.50

#109) Check stub  Sept-Dec 1960   $92.15

#110) Check stub  Jan-Aug 1960  $64.35

#111) Check Stub Aug 1965-April 1966  $86.89

#112) Book report of sales Aug 1966

#113) Check stub  March to July  $126.86

#114) Check stub  6 transparencies of Indian portraits  $300.00

#115) Credit Memo Jul 31, 1967   $67.50

#116) Credit memo  Jan 8, 1968  $7.90

#117) Book royalty Jan-April  $50.63

#118) Feb 26, 1968    $139.63

#119) Check stub  may 1968  $56.95

#120) Check stub  July 1968-Oct 1968   $68.69

#121) Letter  To Jan French about Book Festival

#122) To Al  From the Swallow Press regarding the book on smoking

#123) Letter  To Christopher Cross about American cancer approach to cigarette problem

#124) Check stub  Nov 1, 1968-June 1969  $129.54

#125) To Al  - Allen Bell wants to reprint Indian book

#126) Check stub July-Dec 1969 & Jan-May 1970  $101.60

#127) Letter  To Al  From Golden Bell with name of bookstore manager of Denver Dry

#128) Check Stub June-Dec 1970  $104.65

#129) Letter  To Allen Bell contract for “Last Massacre” new sidelight

#130) Card From M.Bell - Al needing to look at final pages on the “Last Massacre”

#131) Letter  From Allan Bell about Celebration we had regarding the “Ute Last Stand”

#132) Letter To Al  From Allen Bell thrilling function for Al late books

#133) Letter  To Al  From Pruett Publishing Co, about return of “Unforgettable Characters”

#134) Request for “advertising at Retail” none available

#135) Order for books  From Rimrock Book Store Letter  From Allen Bell about check

#136) Letter  To Al  From Golden Bell about your galleys with Cartoons

#137) Letter From Al  To Andy Prints were too weak

#138) Check stub for “1000 Million Years”  $356.00

#139) Letter  To Allen  not mailed about shortage

#140) From Golden Bell   To Al   $35.40

#141) Letter  To Al  From Larry Bell about “Bits of Colorado History”

#142) To Al  From Larry Bell about contract to sign

#143) Check stub & accounting list of royalties  $542.37

#144) To Al  From Larry Bell - a copy of “Bits of Colorado History” working on covers

#145) Letter  To Al  From Golden Bell about proofs for your “Hopi Snake Dance” book

#146) Check stub  Book royalty Nov. 1976-April 1978 accounting sheet  $247.01

#147) Check stub book royalties  May 1978-Oct 1979  $269.13

#148) Check stub  Golden Bell Commissions  $375.00

#149) Letter  To The Carron Press about his books

#150) Letter  From Al  To Sunrise Publication about publishing “Hopi Snake Dance”

 

Folder 5

#151) Letter  From Al  To Byron G. Hooper Jr. about Al being a speaker at a savings and loan convention

#152) Letter  To Al  From Byron G. Hooper Jr. about Al speaking at 1960 Savings and Loan Convention

#153) Letter  To Al  From Byron Hooper about meeting

#154) Letter  To Al about changing time of his talk

#155) Letter  To Byron Hooper accepting change of time

#156) Letter  To Al  From Byron Hooper Jr. confirming appearance asking for title of talk

#157) Letter  To Al  From Byron Hooper Jr. wants Al biographical sketch

#158) Letter  To Byron G. Hooper Jr.  Title of talk “Good Advertising Makes Sense”

#159) Letter  To Byron G. Hooper would like prepared text or outline of talk

#160) Letter  From Al  To Hooper   Al speaks from notes and main thoughts

#161) Program from 53rd Annual Convention of the Savings and Loan League of Colorado

 

Folder 6

#162) Mesa County Medical Society Annual Ladies Banquet Program  (June 1938)

#163) Rifle Commencement Exercises Program

#164) Western Union  From Ralph Crosman  To Al To be on his program

#165) Glenwood Public School wants Al for Commencement speaker 1940

#166) Letter  To Mr. Moorhead about commencement speech

#167) Letter  To Al  From Rifle Public School about commencement address

#168) Commencement Exercises program (1941)

#169) Newspaper “Interesting Talk Given at Commencement Thurs. P.M.” - Rifle

#170 Copy of #169

#171) Program from Alpha IOTA Formal Dinner Dance  (Dec. 27, 1946)

#172) Kiwanis Club Charter Night Party Program (1948)

#173) Thank you note From Willa Downing

#174) To Al  wants him to talk at dedication ceremony Ute Indian Museum in Chief Ouray State Historical Monument and his reply  (1961)

#175) To Al  From Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet in Olathe to be a speaker and a confirming letter  From Al - a thank you letter  From Everett Chase  (1961)

#176) Letter  To Al  to be speaker at  Delta Farm Bureau Meeting

#177) Thank you letter   From Regis College Tour Group

#178) Asking for a program for P.E.O.

#179) Garfield County Public Library seeking a program for National Library Week

#180) To Al  Happy he will come to Open House

#181) Fruitvale High School annual Commencement 1937

#182) Note bring home a message

#183) Fruitvale Speech

#184) Retail Advertising Seminar meetings, programs (1959)

 

Folder 7

#185) Reduction of salary of Al Look  (1931)

#186) No checks to be written  (1932)

#187) Voting contest

#188) “On Guard”

#189) WW reads Sunday short stories

#190) Congratulations on toy collecting

#191) Requests Mr. Look make “On Guard” a daily feature

#192) Note from Walter Walker To Al

#193) “On Guard” article

#194) copy of #193

 

Folder 8

#195) Letter  To Al  when he was on the USSS Easterner US Naval

#196) Christmas Card  (1920)

#197) Card Here is hoping your ship comes in  (1920)

#198) Invite to Art Show

#199) Letter  To Al  From Rose Destray  (April 1919)

#200) Letter on Knights of Columbus War activities  From Rose Destray

#201) Post card copy  To Al Look Merry Christmas

#202) Letter To Al Look  From Rose Destray WWI

#203) Dear Joe  WWI Paris

 

Folder 9

#204) Al Look writes folks white in France Navy letters published in Stockton Kansas Record

#205) Dear Folks - 5 days out of France

#206) Kansas City Star Card

#207) Story trip to Paris   (missing page 1  pages 2-19)

#208) Story about beijing in France  (6 pages)

#209) US Naval Aux. Reserve Subject:  Orders (Promoted  (Nov. 4 , 1918)

#210) US Naval Subject:  Orders 8 days leave time

#211) US Naval Orders detached from Municipal Ferry Terminal  proceed to Norfolk, VA

#212) War Department Memo:  Ensign Alfred Look tried calling for 1 hour unable to report to you

#213) Al Look  Assign to the USS Evansville

#214) Al Look detached from USS Evansville will report to USS Easterner

#215) Alfred A Look  requires leave in Paris

#216) Regard yourself relieved from all active duty  (May 12, 1919)

#217) Copy of #216

#218) Subject detached duty Easterner, relieved from all active duty

#219) Subject:  mileage check covering mileage from Norfolk, VA to Stockton, Kansas

#220) Great Lake Bulletin (March 20, 1918 - 4 pages)

#221) Newspaper “German Escapes from France and CHeers for USA”

#222) “French Youth For Fourth Time Tries to Enter Country”

#223) Copy #221

#224) Al Look’s souvenirs on display

#225) On the Atlantic Handwritten notes (4 pieces)

#226) Envelope

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Related person
Alfred Look [1893-1992] (creator)