Zachary Ball Papers 4
Zachary Ball Papers 4 
Collection Inventory
Box 8
17.5” X 11.5” X 3.75”
Short Stories—Published
1. “Red Reckoning.” Frontier Stories. Winter 1944: 58-67.
a. Copy of periodical
2. “Dark-Trail Holiday.” Western. January 1945: 70-75, 97.
a. Copy of periodical
3. “Hangnoose.” Fifteen Western Tales. January 1945: 40-43.
a. Copy of periodical
4. “Time to Settle Down.” Modern Romances. July 1945: 21, 106-113.
a. Copy of periodical
5. “It’s a Long Ways to Texas.” Saturday Evening Post. May 1945: 21, 65-66, 68-70.
a. Copy of periodical
b. Copy of Inside Information from the Post
6. “Can’t Have Cake and Eat It.” Saturday Evening Post. September 8, 1945: 23, 102-107.
a. Two copies of periodical
b. Collaboration with Saliee O’Brien
7. “The Bride was Bought in Natchez.” Saturday Evening Post. September 22, 1945: 12-13, 112-116.
a. Copy of periodical
8. “Blue Norther.” Saturday Evening Post. November 17, 1945: 21, 37-44.
a. Copy of periodical
b. Collaboration with Saliee O’Brien
9. “Shanty-boat.” Today’s Woman. November 1945: 22-23, 76-80.
a. Copy of periodical
10. “Cupid’s Trail.” Western Love. February 1946: 22-31.
a. Two copies of periodical
11. “Schoolma’ams Shouldn’t be Pretty.” Saturday Evening Post. February 23, 1946: 26-27, 133-136.
a. Copy of periodical
12. “And Life Goes On.” Love Story Magazine. March 1946: 57-69.
a. Copy of periodical
13. ”A Right Woman.” Liberty. March 9, 1946: 28-29, 58-60.
a. Two copies of periodical
14. “Come Back, My Love!” Love Novels. June 1946: 36-42.
a. Copy of periodical
15. “The Feud at Muddy Forks.” Saturday Evening Post. September 14, 1946: 20, 96-101.
a. Copy of periodical
Box 9
17.5” X 11.5” X 3.75”
Short Stories—Published
16. “Bone Rustlers.” Real Western. October 1946: 73-79, 88.
a. Copy of periodical
17. “The Greener.” Blue Ribbon Western. December 1946: 79-86.
a. Copy of periodical
18. “Pull Down to New Orleans.” Liberty. January 18, 1947:31-45.
a. Copy of periodical
19. “Timber Girl.” Today’s Woman. March 1947: 42-43, 127-132.
a. Copy of periodical
20. “Gator Boy.” Collier’s. April 5, 1947: 16-17, 68-70.
a. Typed manuscript with correspondence
b. Copy of periodical
21. “The Fickle Mallard.” Saturday Evening Post. July 26, 1947: 22, 50-54.
a. Copy of periodical
22. “No Time to Waste.” Blue Book. September 1947: 106-113.
a. Copy of periodical
23. ”River Screamer.” Collier’s. May 15, 1948: 30-38.
a. Copy of periodical
24. “Jim Benson’s Bride.” Modern Romances. July 1948: 38-41, 74-91.
a. Copy of periodical
25. “Joe Tiger.” Blue Book. July 1948: 65-71.
a. Copy of periodical
26. “Okeechobee.” Blue Book. September 1948: 72-77.
a. Copy of periodical
27. “Vengeance for Life.” Blue Book. March 1949: 52-57.
a. Copy of periodical
28. “Roots in the Sea.” Woman’s Day. August 1949: 32-33, 78-81, 96-100.
a. Copy of periodical
29. “Miss Vixen.” Blue Book. September 1949: 28-33.
a. Copy of periodical
Box 10
17.5” X 11.5” X 3.75”
Short Stories—Published
30. “Marriage Canoe.” Blue Book. February 1950: 80-85.
a. Copy of article
31. “Everglades People.” Blue Book. May 1950: 72-77.
a. Copy of periodical
b. Copy of article
32. “Let It Stem from Character.” The Writer. October 1950: 311-314.
a. Copy of periodical
33. “O’er the Ramparts.” Blue Book.” July 1951: 2-4.
a. Copy of article
34. “Steel Tomahawks.” Blue Book. August 1951: 84-89.
a. Copy of periodical
35. “Fox Boy.” Bluebook. October 1951: 92-98.
a. Copy of periodical
36. “Return of Dixie Tom.” Blue Book. April 1952: 58-63.
a. Copy of periodical
37. “Swamp Murder.” Star Weekly. October 1952: 10.
a. Copy of periodical
38. “Swamp Cat.” Esquire. January 1953: 74-75, 121-124.
a. Copy of periodical
39. “Swamp Cat.” Literary Cavalcade. February 1953: 15-18.
a. Copy of periodical
40. “Man of Courage.” Boys’ Life. December 1954: 22-23, 34-38.
a. Copy of periodical
41. “Homestead.” Hometown. February 1955: 4-6, 12, 14.
a. Typed manuscript
b. Copy of periodical
42. ”In Revising Your Short Story Watch the Lesser Characters.” Author & Journalist. June 1955: 17-18.
a. Copy of periodical
43. “Bayou Murder.” Hometown. August 1955: 4-7.
a. Copy of periodical
44. “A Panther for My Bride.” Blue Book. November 1955: 12-13, 123-128.
a. Two copies of periodical
45. “The Hunter.” Junior Scholastic. January 1956: 10-11, 14, 16.
a. Copy of periodical
46. “High and Dangerous.” Junior Life. January 1956: 1-2, 11.
a. Copy of periodical
47. “To Build a Future.” Twelve Fifteen. November 1956: 2-4.
a. Copy of periodical
48. “Finger Practice for Writers.” Author & Journalist. December 1956: 18-20
a. Copy of periodical
49. “Man of Courage.” Boys’ Own. March 1957: 28-30, 53-54.
a. Copy of periodical
50. “Glades Hunter.” Twelve Fifteen. April 1957: 6-8.
a. Copy of periodical
51. “Big Boy.” Twelve Fifteen. June 1957: 2-4.
a. Copy of periodical
52. “Skeet.” Twelve Fifteen. July 1957: 2-4.
a. Typed manuscript
b. Copy of periodical
53. “Steel Tomahawks.” Boys’ Own. October 1957: 24-26, 54-56.
a. Copy of periodical
54. “Wolverine.” Twelve Fifteen. December 1957: 2-4, 11.
a. Copy of periodical
55. “Better Medicine.” Twelve Fifteen. August 1958: 6-10.
a. Copy of periodical
56. “Live and Let Live.” Dell: Buffalo Bill Jr. February-April 1959: 19.
a. Copy of periodical
57. “Fifteen Years After.” Saturday Evening Post. May 1959: 29, 52.
a. Copy of periodical
b. Copy of Saturday Evening Post, July 1959, with letters to editor about story
58. “A Plot, is a Plot, is a Plot.” Authors and Journalists. September 1959: 16-17.
a. Copy of periodical
Box 11
17.5” X 11.5” X 3.75”
Short Stories—Published
59. “Ghost Lands.” Twelve Fifteen. January 1960: 2-4, 11.
a. Copy of periodical
60. “A Fair Wind Westward.” Dell Western Adventure: Maverick. January-February 1960: 20.
a. Copy of periodical
61. “Battle for Bullets.” Dell Western Adventure: Colt .45. February-April 1960: 20.
a. Copy of periodical
62. “Animal Friend.” Dell Western Adventure: Bat Masterson. February-April 1960: 14.
a. Copy of periodical
63. “Unwanted Rider.” Dell Western Adventure: Wyatt Earp. March-May 1960: 14.
a. Copy of periodical
64. “Rifle Shipment.” Dell Western Adventure: Cheyenne. April-May 1960: 17.
a. Copy of periodical
65. “Witness.” Dell Western Adventure: Lone Ranger. April-May 1960:18.
a. Copy of periodical
66. “Visitors.” Dell Western Adventure: Rin Tin Tin and Rusty. May-June 1960: 21.
a. Copy of periodical
67. “A Name to Remember.” Dell Western Adventure: Rifleman. April-June 1960: 19.
a. Copy of periodical
68. “Boy Rustler.” Dell Western Adventure: Lawman. August-October 1960: 20.
a. Typed manuscript
b. Two copies of periodical
69. “Sign of Justice.” Dell Western Adventure: Wyatt Earp. September-November 1960: 14.
a. Copy of periodical
70. “Ranch Boy.” Dell Western Adventure: Rifleman. October-November 1960: 19.
a. Copy of periodical
71. “One Man Holdup.” Dell Western Adventure: Rifleman. March 1961:16.
a. Copy of periodical
72. “Little Dogie.” Dell Western Adventure: Lawman. April 1961: 17.
a. Copy of periodical
73. “Mortgage Due.” Dell Western Adventure: Colt .45. July 1961: 15.
a. Copy of periodical
74. “Death Mountain.” Twelve Fifteen. June 1961: 2-3, 11.
a. Typed manuscript
b. Typed manuscript—rewrite pages
c. Three copies of periodical
Box 12
17.5” X 11.5” X 3.75”
Short Stories
1. “Animal of Courage”
a. Typed manuscript
2. “Bird Girl”
a. Typed manuscript
3. “Bad Dog”
a. Typed manuscript—1st draft with revisions
b. Typed manuscript—2nd draft with revisions
c. Typed manuscript—final draft
4. “Blizzard”
a. Typed manuscript—1st draft
b. Typed manuscript—2nd draft with revisions
c. Typed manuscript—final draft (2 copies)
5. “ New Mexico Boy”
Working Title: Boy Called Tony
a. Typed manuscript—1st draft
b. Typed manuscript—2nd draft as “New Mexico Boy”
c. Copy of manuscript
6. “Boy from Texas”
a. Typed manuscript
7. “Boy of Courage”
a. Typed manuscript
8. “Boy Who Saw Christmas”
a. Typed manuscript
9. “Brave Breed”
a. Typed manuscript
10. “Christmas Is For Everyone”
a. Typed manuscript
11. “Counterfeit Westerners”
a. Typed manuscript
12. “Dumb Indian”
a. Typed manuscript
13. “Elms of Broad Street”
a. Typed manuscript
14. “Fear”
a. Typed manuscript
15. “For Pete’s Sake”
a. Typed manuscript
16. “Golden Pony”
a. Typed manuscript
17. “Indian Key”
a. Typed manuscript
b. Notes
18. “It Happened in Hog Town”
a. Typed manuscript
19. “Killer Claws”
a. Typed manuscript
20. “Lion’s Den”
a. Typed manuscript
21. “Littlest Law Man”
a. Typed manuscript
22. “Little Yellow Butterfly”
a. Typed manuscript
23. “Mr. Satin”
a. Typed manuscript—original rough draft
b. Typed manuscript—Copy of typed manuscript
c. Typed manuscript—revised
24. ”Mountain Crossing”
a. Typed manuscript with notes
25. “Never Show Fear”
a. Typed manuscript
26. “Nippy and Tippy”
a. Typed manuscript
27. ”The Old Man and the Cat”
a. Typed manuscript
28. “The Old Poacher”
a. Typed manuscript
29. “One-Horse Deputy”
a. Typed manuscript—2 copies
30. “Shooting Match”
a. Typed manuscript
31. “Shrewd Captive”
a. Typed manuscript—2 copies
32. “Sign of Justice”
a. Typed manuscript
33. “Sky Pilot Poole”
a. Typed manuscript
34. “Stupid the Crow”
a. Typed manuscript
Box 13
17.25” X 11.5” X 3.75”
Short Stories
35. “Sugar Lady”
a. Research materials
b. Notes
c. Correspondence
d. Typed manuscript—pp. 2-19, 31-54, 66-145
36. “Telegramp”
a. Typed manuscript
37. “Tenderfoot”
a. Typed manuscript
38. “Texas Breed”
a. Typed script
b. Typed analysis
39. “They Were Tough”
a. Typed manuscript
40. “Things Will Work Out”
a. Typed manuscript—1st draft
b. Typed manuscript—final draft
41. “Voice of the Organ”
a. Typed manuscript
42. “We Played Hog Town”
a. Typed manuscript
43. “Westward Adventure”
a. Typed manuscript
44. “Wide, Wide River” & “Wind in Mounds”
a. Vernacular and story plot
45 Miscellaneous manuscript pages
Box 14
17.25” X 11.5” X 3.75”
Set of 11 cassette tapes including Joe Panther, Okeechobee, Boy of Courage, Mountain Fear, Kid Sister, Black Bayou, Build a Future, Range Thief, Skeet, Cat Fight, A Boy Called Tony
Scripts for Tapes
1. Rationale and Versatility of Use
2. “Black Bayou”
a. Typed script—original version
b. Typed script—new version
c. Typed script—new version 3rd carbon
d. Typed script—10 minute version
3. “Boy Soldier”
a. Typed script
4. “Bristle Face”
a. Carbon of typed script
5. “Build a Future”
a. Typed script
6. “Crazy Old Preacher”
a. Typed script—2 copies
7. “D-E-A-T-H”
a. Typed script
8. “Esau”
a. Typed script
9. “Fiery Furnace”
a. Typed script
10. “Gator Boy”
a. Typed script with revisions
11. “Joe Panther”
a. Typed script—Script for Joe Panther Film (2 copies)
b. Typed script—Three inch story
c. Typed script—Episode One (2 copies)
d. Typed script—Movie (2 copies)
e. Typed script—Copies for schools to Photostat (2 copies)
12. “Keeper of the Sheep”
a. Typed script
b. Typed script—3rd carbon
13. “Kid Sister”
a. Typed script with carbon copy
14. “Little Match Girl”
a. Typed script
15. “Little Yellow”
a. Typed script—Kid Story
16. “Living Faith”
a. Typed script with revisions
17. “Louizie’s Audio Cook Book—Number One”
a. Typed script
18. “Midnight Danger”
a. Typed script—episode 5
b. Typed script—episode 6
c. Typed script—episode 7
d. Typed script—episode 8
19. “Never Show Fear”
a. Typed script—old original
b. Typed script—new with carbon
20. “Old Spanish Treasure Cave”
a. Typed script
21. “Skeet”
a. Carbon copy of typed script
22. “Space-Age Travel”
a. Typed script Florida Scenic Tour
23. “Swamp Rebel”
a. Typed script—final draft
24. “Three Little Indians”
a. Typed script
25. "Yellow Butterfly”
a. Typed script
26. “Grandpa Story Man.” Louisiana Schools. December 1967: 12.
Scripts for Comics
1. “Swamp Murder”
a. Typed script
2. “Swamp Chase”
a. Typed script
Scripts for Storytelling
1. Story one
a. Typed script
2. Story two—“Snap Marriage”
a. Typed script
3. Story three—“Play for Keeps”
a. Typed script
4. Story four—“Cue is Murder”
a. Typed script
5. Story five—“McKay’s Blue Heaven”
a. Typed script
6. Story six—“Golden Pony”
a. Typed script