Norman Zollinger papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-964-BC
Scope and Content
The collection is divided into 3 series:
- Clippings, Articles, Announcements, Reviews
- Manuscripts
- Unedited Page Proofs
The collection consists of clippings, articles, announcements and reviews about Zollinger and his works, as well as typescripts and bound, uncorrected pages proofs. Works contained in the collection include "Chapultepec;" "Corey Lane" (screenplay); "Lautrec;" "Medal of Honor;" "Meridian;" "Not of War Only;" "Passage to Quivira;""Rage in Chupadera;" "Riders to Cibola;" "Road to Santa Fe."
Dates
- 1977-2003
Creator
- Zollinger, Norman (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Biography / History
Norman Zollinger was born in Chicago, IL on November 8, 1921. He was an Air Force pilot in WWII, stationed at Roswell AFB. After the war, Zollinger returned to Chicago where he joined and ultimately ran his father’s plastic manufacturing business. In 1971, he moved his family to Albuquerque to write and to open the Little Professor Book Center (1971-2000). Riders to Cibola was published in 1979. Other publications include Corey Lane (1981), Lautrec (1990);Rage in Chupadera (1991), Not of War Only (1994), Chapultapec (1995), Passage to Quivira (1995), Meridian (1997), The Road to Santa Fe (2002).
Zollinger taught for 7 summers at the Norman Zollinger Taos School of Writing, as well as at the University of New Mexico Honors Program. He offered creative writing workshops for physically challenged veterans.
In 1998, Zollinger received the Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement (Western Writers of America). He also received Golden Spur Awards for Riders to Cibola and Rage in Chupadera. Norman Zollinger died on February 28, 2000 from cancer.
Zollinger taught for 7 summers at the Norman Zollinger Taos School of Writing, as well as at the University of New Mexico Honors Program. He offered creative writing workshops for physically challenged veterans.
In 1998, Zollinger received the Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement (Western Writers of America). He also received Golden Spur Awards for Riders to Cibola and Rage in Chupadera. Norman Zollinger died on February 28, 2000 from cancer.
Extent
4 boxes (3.6 cu. ft.)
Abstract
The collection consists of manuscripts and bound, unedited page proofs for many of Zollinger’s published works (and 1 unpublished work), as well as clippings, articles, announcements, and correspondence related to his life and works.
Separated Material
Publications were transferred for cataloguing into UNM Library book collection.
Creator
- Zollinger, Norman (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid of Norman Zollinger papers, 1977-2003
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- B. Silbergleit
- Date
- © 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu