Box: 1 Fold: 1 Background Information (by Kent Kane Parrot)
@ Also Includes autograph note by Kent Parrot delineating the contents of the ensuing folders: "The Catch Colt musical play -- the basis for the later novella. Large type notes by Mary O'Hara, numerous versions of the script for the play."
Box: 1 Fold: 2 "Top O' The Big Hill" ("The Catch Colt") - Program Box: 1 Fold: 3 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Preface & Synopsis Box: 1 Fold: 4 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Manuscripts chapts. 1-4 Box: 1 Fold: 5 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Manuscripts chapts. 5-9 Box: 1 Fold: 6 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Manuscripts chapts. 10-13 Box: 1 Fold: 7 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Manuscripts (Misc.) Box: 1 Fold: 8 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Typescript c. 1954 Box: 1 Fold: 9 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Typescript: Washington Performance Box: 1 Fold: 10 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Typescript: Cheyenne, Wyoming Box: 1 Fold: 11 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Typescript #1 c.1961
Title given: "The Catch Colt -- A folktale of the Western Plains with music." This typescript is numbered #1.
Box: 1 Fold: 12 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Typescript #2 c.1961 Box: 1 Fold: 13 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Typescript #3 1961 Box: 1 Fold: 14 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Typescript #5 c.1961 Box: 1 Fold: 15 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Typescript #7 c.1961 Box: 1 Fold: 16 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Typescript #11 c.1961 Box: 1 Fold: 17 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Typescript #12 c.1961 Box: 1 Fold: 18 "The Catch Colt" (Musical) - Typescript #13 c.1961 Box: 2 Fold: 1 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Background Notes Box: 2 Fold: 2 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Publication Notices Box: 2 Fold: 3 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 1 Box: 2 Fold: 4 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 2 Box: 2 Fold: 5 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 3 Box: 2 Fold: 6 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 4 Box: 2 Fold: 7 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 5 Box: 2 Fold: 8 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 6 Box: 2 Fold: 9 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 7 Box: 2 Fold: 10 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 8 Box: 2 Fold: 11 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 9 Box: 2 Fold: 12 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 10 Box: 2 Fold: 13 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 11 Box: 2 Fold: 14 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 12 Box: 2 Fold: 15 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 13 Box: 2 Fold: 16 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 14 Box: 2 Fold: 17 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 15 Box: 2 Fold: 18 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 16 Box: 2 Fold: 19 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 17 Box: 2 Fold: 20 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 18 Box: 2 Fold: 21 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 19 Box: 2 Fold: 22 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 20 Box: 2 Fold: 23 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 21 Box: 2 Fold: 24 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 22 Box: 2 Fold: 25 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Manuscript Chapter 23 Box: 2 Fold: 26 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Typescript 1975 Box: 2 Fold: 27 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Typescript 1975 Box: 2 Fold: 28 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Typescript 1978 Box: 2 Fold: 29 "The Catch Colt" (Novella) - Galley Proofs Box: 2 Fold: 30 "Thunderhead" - Outline Box: 2 Fold: 31 "The Wyngate Children" - Manuscript Chapter 1 Box: 2 Fold: 32 "The Wyngate Children" - Manuscript Chapter 2 Box: 2 Fold: 33 "The Wyngate Children" - Manuscript Chapter 3
Memorandum dated September 1, 1982
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed memorandum by Kent Kane Parrot, son of Mary O'Hara, describing the founding of the Markane Company, Inc., in 1960, to promote her musical play, "The Catch Colt." Total 2 pages. Page 3 contains information about the annual Mary O'Hara Memorial Piano Competition, established at Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., by the Markane Company.
Performed July 24-29, 1961
DESCRIPTION: Contains printed program for the production of the musical later entitled, "The Catch Colt." Title given in the program: "Top O' The Big Hill." Also formerly entitled, "Oh! Wyoming!" This production of "Top O' The Big Hill" was performed at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
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DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscripts for preface and synopsis of the musical.
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DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscripts for the first three/four chapters of "The Catch Colt" musical play.
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DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscripts for chapters 5-9 of "The Catch Colt" musical play.
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DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscripts for chapters of 10-13 "The Catch Colt" musical play.
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DESCRIPTION: Contains miscellaneous typed manuscripts for "The Catch Colt" musical play.
c. 1954
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript for the musical play. Includes autograph annotations and corrections. Autograph note on title page: "Guess this was the very first -- circa 1954 -- There was a new script every year." The title given for this version is "Oh! Wyoming!"
c.1961
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript for the musical play. Includes autograph annotations and corrections. Autograph note on title page: "Washington (D.C.?) performance with cuts indicated." The title given is: "Oh! Wyoming!" or "The Catch Colt."
undated (c.1961-63)
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript for the musical play. Includes autograph annotations and corrections. Typed note on binder cover: "This is the master copy from which the script was made for the Cheyenne (Wyoming) show." Title given is "The Catch Colt."
c.1961
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript for the musical play. Includes autograph annotations and corrections. Autograph note on title page: "Rough Copy."
c.1961
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript for the musical play. Includes autograph annotations and corrections. This typescript is numbered #2.
Dated November 10, 1961
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript for the musical play. Includes autograph annotations and corrections. This typescript is numbered #3 and dated.
c.1961
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript for the musical play. Includes autograph annotations and corrections. This typescript is numbered # 5.
c.1961
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript for the musical play. Includes autograph annotations and corrections. This typescript is numbered # 7.
c.1961
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript for the musical play. Includes autograph annotations and corrections. This typescript is numbered # 11.
c.1961
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript for the musical play. Includes autograph annotations and corrections. This typescript is numbered #12.
c.1961
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript for the musical play. Includes autograph annotations and corrections. This typescript is numbered #13.
1978-1982
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed notes by Kent Parrot regarding the conception of the novella, "The Catch Colt," originally written as a musical play.
1982
DESCRIPTION: Contains printed notices re the publication of "The Catch Colt" (novella). Includes typed quotations of comments by publishers and other readers.
July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 1 of the novella, "The Catch Colt." Chapter title given on original folder cover: "Great Plains and Joey Bud." Includes autograph corrections. Autograph note by Kent Parrot on original folder cover: " Final revised version of The Catch Colt -- growing out of Ken McCormick's suggestion to give a horse a little larger part in the story. While at first Mary said of course she could do that, in point of fact it never seemed anything she wanted to do, and she felt it would conflict and detract from the boy and girl story. So this represents just one more of the dozens of re-writes of this story. It has been shortened and tightened up a bit. Some parts have been left out. Throughout the re-write I found myself fighting to save as much of the earlier story as possible. KKP Oct. 1978."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 2 of the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title given on original folder cover: "Windy."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 3 of the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title given on original folder cover: "Letty."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 4 of the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title given on original folder cover: "Jim Billings."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 5 of the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title given on original folder cover: "Joey & Letty."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 6 of the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title given on original folder cover: "On the Log."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 7 of the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title given on original folder cover: "Letty -- Sleepless."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 8 of the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title given on original folder cover: "Letty and Martha."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 9 of the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title given on original folder cover: "Martha & Joey."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 10 of the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title given on original folder cover: "Hay Field."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 11 of the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title given on original folder cover: "Joey and Letty."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 12 of the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter notes given on original folder cover: "Martha Jepou / Vet / Hank / Windy / "Joey must go."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title given on original folder cover: "Wheedling."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title given on original folder cover: "Chapter 14 / Trial."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title/notation given on original folder cover: "Chapter 15 / Jepson Heath / Cowbarn."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title/notation given on original folder cover: "Chapter 16 / Windy's Soliloquy."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title/notation given on original folder cover: "Chapter 17 / Hank & Jim."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title/notation given on original folder cover: "Chapter 18 / Hank to Nicki."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title/notation given on original folder cover: "Chapter 19 / Pre-Picnic."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title/notation given on original folder cover: "Chapter 20 / Old Timers."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title/notation on original folder cover: "Chapter 21 / Nicki's Drive to Old Timers."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title/notation on original folder cover: "Chapter 22 / Pup -- Lie / The Lie."
Dated: July 1, 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for the novella, "The Catch Colt." Includes autograph corrections. Chapter title/notation on original folder cover: "Chapter 23 / Tag End."
Copyright: Markane Company, Inc. 1975
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript of the novella, "The Catch Colt."
Copyright: Markane Company, Inc. 1975
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript of the novella, "The Catch Colt."
Copyright: Markane Company, Inc. 1978
DESCRIPTION: Contains bound typescript of the novella, "The Catch Colt."
June 1985
DESCRIPTION: Contains galley proofs for the novella, "The Catch Colt."
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DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for the outline of the novel, "Thunderhead."
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DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 1 of a novel entitled, "The Wyngate Children."
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DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 2 of a novel entitled, "The Wyngate Children."
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DESCRIPTION: Contains typed manuscript for Chapter 3 of a novel entitled, "The Wyngate Children."
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