Charley Perlberg Papers, 1979-2002 | Northern Illinois University

Collection Overview

Title: Charley Perlberg Papers, 1979-2002

Predominant Dates:1980-1990

ID: RBSC/APL/001

Extent: 6.0 Linear Feet

Arrangement: Series I consists of novels, and proposals for novels; Series II consists of short stories, and Series III includes published materials about Perlberg's work, mostly publicity clippings from appearances.

Date Acquired: 11/00/2007

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Charley Perlberg Papers consists of printed manuscripts, correspondence, and publicity related to novels written by Charley Perlberg under a variety of pseudonyms. The collection is divided into series based upon format. Series I consists of novels, and proposals for novels; Series II consists of short stories, and Series III includes published materials about Perlberg's work, mostly publicity clippings from appearances. Correspondence related to the physical manuscripts of particular stories, novels, and plays is located with those materials. Novels are organized within their series based upon original date of publication. Short stories are listed in the order that they occurred in the collection as donated. Dates of publication and reprinting are generally taken from the bibliography provided by the author's widow. Publicity materials are listed in the order that they occurred in the collection as donated. Annotations on post-it notes from Perlberg's widow, Marilyn, can be found throughout the collection.

Collection Historical Note

Charley Perlberg, a former member of the Northern Illinois University faculty in the English department, published over 20 western-themed novels under multiple pseudonyms beginning in 1980. Mr. Perlberg was born March 7, 1935. He earned his MA (1969), and his PhD (1973) in English from Northern Illinois University. He served as an instructor in the English Department at NIU from 1982-1986. He published novels under the pseudonyms Charley Barstow, Jake Logan, Joseph Meek, Duff McCoy, G.A. Carrington, J.D. Bodine, Cole Weston, and Craig Foley. He was a member of The Author's Guild, Novelists, Inc., and the Ozarks Writers League. He has served as a judge for the Oklahoma Writers Federation Teepee award (1997), and the Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award Best Novel of the West (1992). Mr. Perlberg passed away on September 17, 2002, and is survived by his wife, Marilyn.

Administrative Information

Repository: Northern Illinois University

Access Restrictions: no restriction

Use Restrictions: Property rights in the collection were transferred to Northern Illinois University Libraries. Literary rights are retained by Ms. Perlberg; any copyrights so stated in the materials will continue in force. Reproduction from this collection is provided at the discretion of Ms. Perlberg. The materials in this collection are available for research to qualified scholars as determined by the Northern Illinois University Libraries without restrictions.

Acquisition Source: Perlberg, Marilyn

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series I: Novels],
[Series II: Short Stories],
[Series III: Publications about Perlberg],
[All]

Series I: Novels

Box 1

Folder 1: "Showdown Country" [Rough typescript with holograph markings], 1980
Folder 2: "Showdown Country" [Copy-edited manuscript with editorial markings and cover letter], 1980
Folder 3: "Hard Rider" [Copy-edited manuscript], 1981

Box 2

Folder 1: "Vengeance Breed" [Rough typescript with holograph markings], 1982
Folder 2: "Vengeance Breed" [Carbon copy of clean submission typescript], 1982
Folder 3: "Vengeance Breed" [Copy-edited manuscript], 1982
Folder 4: "Vengeance Breed" [Page proofs], 1982

Box 3

Folder 1: "Tong War, Ryder #4" [Copy-edited manuscript], 1987
Folder 2: "Badlands Blood, Ryder #6" [Chapter synopses], 1987
Folder 3: "Badlands Blood, Ryder #6" [Rough typescript with holograph markings], 1987
Folder 4: "Badlands Blood, Ryder #6" [Photocopy of original typescript], 1987

Box 4

Folder 1: "Badlands Blood, Ryder #6" [Revised typescript to fit Ryder series], 1987
Folder 2: "The Hangman" [Series bible, concept document], 1989
Folder 3: "Quick Drop, Hangman #1" [Typescript], 1989
Folder 4: "Quick Drop, Hangman #1" [Typescript with annotations of selected chapters], 1989
Folder 5: "Blood Knot, Hangman #2" [Typescript], 1989
Folder 6: "Panhandle Payback, Cutter #1" [Copy-edited manuscript], 1990

Box 5

Folder 1: "Rough Trade, Mountain Jack Pike #15" [Page Proofs], 1993
Folder 2: "Passion's Road" [Typescript, Chapter 1 through 10, unpublished romance novel, as Pauline Ashland], circa 1987
Folder 3: "Passion's Road" [Typescript, Chapter 11 through 18, unpublished romance novel, as Pauline Ashland], circa 1987
Folder 4: "Passion's Road" [Typescript, Chapter 19 to End, unpublished romance novel, as Pauline Ashland], circa 1987
Folder 5: "Passion's Road" [Revised Typescript, Chapter 1 through 10, unpublished romance novel, as Pauline Ashland], circa 1987

Box 6

Folder 1: "Passion's Road" [Revised Typescript, Chapter 11 through 18, unpublished romance novel, as Pauline Ashland], circa 1987
Folder 2: "Passion's Road" [Revised Typescript, Chapter 19 to end, unpublished romance novel, as Pauline Ashland], circa 1987
Folder 3: "Time Trippers" [Printed proposal for unpublished SF novel, including synopsis and sample chapters], circa 1990's
Folder 4: "Time Trippers" [Printed proposal for unpublished SF novel, including synopsis and sample chapters, copy 2], circa 1990's
Folder 5: "Time Trippers" [Printed proposal for unpublished SF novel, including synopsis and sample chapters, copy 1], circa 1990's
Folder 6: "Time Trippers" [Printed proposal for unpublished SF novel, including synopsis and sample chapters, copy 2], circa 1990's
Folder 7: "Time Trippers" [Printed proposal for unpublished SF novel, including synopsis and sample chapters, copy 3], circa 1990's

Box 7

Folder 1: "The Flintlock Saga" [Proposal for trilogy of books that was accepted by a book packager that went out of business before publication], 1993
Folder 2: "Pioneer Heritage Series" [Fact-Sheet for proposal for series of books, adapted from Flintlock Saga], 1998
Folder 3: "Pioneer Heritage Series" [Proposal for series of books, adapted from Flintlock Saga, copies 1-3], 1998
Folder 4: "Pioneer Heritage Series" [Proposal for series of books, adapted from Flintlock Saga, copies 4-5], 1998
Folder 5: "Pioneer Heritage Series" [Longer version of proposal for series of books, adapted from Flintlock Saga, copy 1], 1998
Folder 6: "Pioneer Heritage Series" [Longer version of proposal for series of books, adapted from Flintlock Saga, copy 2], 1998
Folder 7: "Pioneer Heritage Series" [Another version of proposal for series of books, adapted from Flintlock Saga, copy 1], 1998

Box 8

Folder 1: "A Hard, High Country" [Proposal for unpublished novel, original typescript and photocopy of original typescript], circa 1990's
Folder 2: "Trail Man's Law" [Proposal for unpublished novel], 1991
Folder 3: "Harker's Guns" [Proposal for unpublished novel], 1991
Folder 4: "Badge Packer" [Proposal for unpublished novel], circa 1990's
Folder 5: "Redemption at Pronghorn Creek" [Proposal for unpublished novel for inspirational fiction market], circa 1990's
Folder 6: "Meacham" [Unpublished manuscript, also marketed as Gundown Trail], circa 1990's
Folder 7: "Kidnap" [Unpublished manuscript, developed from Meacham], circa 1990's

Box 9

Folder 1: "Bold Rapture" [Unpublished partial manuscript for romance novel as Paulina Ashland], 1991
Folder 2: "The Calico Wagons" [Proposal for unpublished novel for inspirational fiction market, copies 1-3], circa 1990's
Folder 3: "The Calico Wagons" [Proposal for unpublished novel for inspirational fiction market, copies 4-6], circa 1990's
Folder 4: "Millville" [Fragment of unpublished manuscript], circa 1980's

Browse by Series:

[Series I: Novels],
[Series II: Short Stories],
[Series III: Publications about Perlberg],
[All]