Walter Farley Papers, 1933-1993, bulk 1935-1970
Walter Farley Papers, 1933-1993, bulk 1935-1970
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0411
- Bib ID:
- 4078749 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Farley, Walter, 1915-1989
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 21 linear feet (49 document boxes 1 flat box)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
The Walter Farley Papers mainly consist of research, notes, manuscripts and drafts of Farley's numerous books and short stories, both published and unpublished, speeches, photographs, press clippings, biographical information, and correspondence. The correspondence predominately encompasses fan letters but also contains letters from Farley's publisher, Random House, literary agents, foreign publishers, friends, horse trainers, and other professionals involved in the literary, arts, and equine fields. There are a few letters written to Rosemary Farley conveying condolences after Walter Farley's death. Also included in the collection are memorabilia, illustrations, photographs, advertisements, posters for Walter Farley's books, and The Black Stallion films, and scripts for the television series The Adventures of the Black Stallion. Information about horses and other animals owed by Farley are also in the collection.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into five series.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Walter Farley Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Farley, Walter. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1968. Accession number--M-68.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.
Papers processed Boni Joi Koeliker, Pratt Institute, 2013 Clare O'Dowd, Pratt Institute, 2012 2012.
Finding aid written Boni Joi Koeliker, Pratt Institute, 2013 July 2012.
Revision Description
2014-01-21 xml document instance created by Carolyn Smith
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical / Historical
Walter Farley was born in 1915 in Syracuse, New York and raised in New York City. While he was still in high school he began to write The Black Stallion and during his college years at Columbia University, one of his teachers, Mable R. Robinson, worked with him and encouraged him to submit the manuscript to Random House. Random House published the book in 1941 and twenty more in The Black Stallion series, as well as thirteen other children's books. Walter Farley's books have been translated into twenty different languages including French, Italian, German, Danish, Japanese, Swedish, Russian, and Arabic.
In 1979 The Black Stallion was made into a movie directed by Carroll Ballard and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. The movie was nominated for two Academy Awards and was followed by a sequel The Black Stallion Returns. In addition to his books for young readers he published, How to Stay Out of Trouble with Your Horse: Some Basic Safety Rules to Help You Enjoy Riding, in 1981 with Doubleday, his only non-Random House publication.
Walter Farley had four children with his wife Rosemary: Pam, Alice, Steve, and Tim. The Farley's maintained a farm in the Pennsylvania Dutch country near Earlville, Pennsylvania, and a beach home in Venice, Florida. Throughout his career Walter Farley enjoyed travelling to schools, horse shows, festivals, and libraries, giving lectures to inspire readers and horse lovers alike. In 1989 his local library in Venice, Florida, designated its children's wing the Walter Farley Literary Landmark. A permanent exhibit of Black Stallion memorabilia is on display there. His last book The Young Black Stallion, which he wrote with his son Steve, was published shortly after his death in 1989.
In 2004, Disney made a movie version of The Young Black Stallion, which is considered a prequel to the first book.
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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Series I: Writings, 1935-1991
This series contains drafts and other documents relating to Farley's books.
This subseries contains drafts of all twenty Black Stallion novels, as well as drafts ofThe Great Dane Thor, Man 'O War, Larry and the Undersea Rider, The Horse that Swam Away, How to Stay Out of Trouble with Your Horse,and several episodes of theAdventures of the Young Black StallionTV series. Files typically contain multiple drafts, some with annotations from editors, as well as letters to editors. It has been organized by title.
Box 1 Folder 1
Box 1 Folder 2
Box 1 Folder 3
Box 1 Folder 4
Box 1 Folder 5
Box 1 Folder 6
Box 1 Folder 7
Box 2 Folder 1
Box 2 Folder 2
Box 2 Folder 3
Box 2 Folder 4
Box 2 Folder 5-16
Box 3 Folder 1
Box 3 Folder 2
Box 3 Folder 3
Box 3 Folder 4
Box 3 Folder 5
Box 3 Folder 6
Box 4 Folder 1
Box 4 Folder 2
Box 4 Folder 3
Box 4 Folder 4
Box 5 Folder 1
Box 5 Folder 2
Box 5 Folder 3
Box 5 Folder 4
Box 7 Folder 1
Box 7 Folder 2
Box 7 Folder 3
Box 7 Folder 4
Box 7 Folder 5
Box 7 Folder 6
Box 7 Folder 7
Box 7 Folder 8
Box 8 Folder 1
Box 8 Folder 2
Box 8 Folder 3
Box 8 Folder 4
Box 9 Folder 1
Box 9 Folder 2
Box 9 Folder 3
Box 10 Folder 1
Box 10 Folder 2
Box 10 Folder 3
Box 10 Folder 4
Box 10 Folder 5
Box 10 Folder 6
Box 10 Folder 7-8
Box 11 Folder 1
Box 11 Folder 2
Box 11 Folder 3
Box 11 Folder 4
Box 12 Folder 1
Box 13 Folder 1
Box 13 Folder 2
Box 13 Folder 3
Box 13 Folder 4
Box 13 Folder 5
Box 13 Folder 6
Box 14 Folder 1
Box 14 Folder 2
Box 15 Folder 1
Box 15 Folder 2
Box 15 Folder 3
Oversize Box 6 Folder 4
Box 15 Folder 4
Box 15 Folder 5
Box 16 Folder 1
Box 16 Folder 2
Oversize Box 6 Folder 3
Box 16 Folder 3
Box 16 Folder 4
Box 16 Folder 5
Box 17 Folder 1
Box 17 Folder 2
Box 18 Folder 1
Box 18 Folder 2
Box 18 Folder 3
Box 18 Folder 4
Oversize Box 6 Folder 2
Box 19 Folder 1-2
Box 19 Folder 3-5
Box 20 Folder 1
Box 20 Folder 2-3
Box 20 Folder 4
Box 20 Folder 5
Box 21 Folder 1
Box 22 Folder 1
Box 22 Folder 2
Box 22 Folder 3
Box 22 Folder 4
Box 22 Folder 5
Box 23 Folder 1
Box 23 Folder 2
Box 23 Folder 3
Box 23 Folder 4
Box 23 Folder 5
Box 23 Folder 6
Box 23 Folder 7
Box 24 Folder 1
Box 24 Folder 2
Box 24 Folder 3
Box 24 Folder 4
Box 24 Folder 5
Box 24 Folder 6
Box 25 Folder 1
Box 25 Folder 2
Box 25 Folder 3
Box 25 Folder 4
Box 25 Folder 5
Box 25 Folder 6
Box 25 Folder 7
Box 25 Folder 8
Box 26 Folder 1
Box 26 Folder 2
Box 26 Folder 3
Box 26 Folder 4
Box 27 Folder 1
Box 27 Folder 2
Box 27 Folder 3
Box 27 Folder 4
Box 27 Folder 5
Box 27 Folder 6
Box 27 Folder 7
Box 27 Folder 8
Box 27 Folder 9
This subseries contains additional information on several of the Black Stallion novels and stories. It contains some additional drafts as well as research notes and articles, book illustration sketches, correspondence, and clippings.
Box 42 Folder 19
Box 31 Folder 27
Box 31 Folder 28
Box 31 Folder 12
Box 48 Folder 7
Box 30 Folder 10
Box 48 Folder 11
Box 48 Folder 27
Box 48 Folder 22
Box 48 Folder 23-24
Box 30 Folder 11
Box 30 Folder 12
Box 30 Folder 13
Box 30 Folder 14
Box 30 Folder 15
Box 30 Folder 16
Box 30 Folder 17
Box 30 Folder 18
Box 33 Folder 1
Box 33 Folder 2
Box 33 Folder 3
Box 33 Folder 4
Box 33 Folder 5
Box 33 Folder 6
Box 33 Folder 7
Box 33 Folder 8-12
Oversize Box 6 Folder 5
Oversize Box 6 Folder 6
Box 34 Folder 1
Box 34 Folder 2
Box 34 Folder 3
Box 34 Folder 4
Box 34 Folder 5
Box 35 Folder 1
Box 35 Folder 2
Box 35 Folder 3
Box 35 Folder 4
Box 35 Folder 5
Box 35 Folder 6
Box 35 Folder 7
Box 35 Folder 8
Box 35 Folder 9
Box 34 Folder 6
Box 34 Folder 7
Box 34 Folder 8
Box 34 Folder 9
Box 36 Folder 1
Box 36 Folder 2
Box 36 Folder 3
Box 36 Folder 4
Box 36 Folder 5
Box 36 Folder 6
Box 36 Folder 7
Box 36 Folder 8
Box 36 Folder 9
Box 36 Folder 10
Box 36 Folder 11
Box 36 Folder 12
Box 36 Folder 13
Box 36 Folder 14
Box 36 Folder 15
Box 36 Folder 16
Box 36 Folder 17
Box 36 Folder 18
Box 36 Folder 19
Box 40 Folder 20
Box 40 Folder 21
Box 40 Folder 22
Box 40 Folder 23
Box 40 Folder 24
Box 40 Folder 25
Box 41 Folder 3
Box 41 Folder 4
Box 47 Folder 12
Box 47 Folder 13
Box 47 Folder 14
Box 47 Folder 15-16
Box 47 Folder 17
Box 47 Folder 18
Box 47 Folder 19
Box 47 Folder 20
Box 47 Folder 21
Box 47 Folder 22
Box 47 Folder 23
Box 43 Folder 4
Box 43 Folder 5
Box 43 Folder 6
Box 43 Folder 7
Box 43 Folder 8
Box 43 Folder 9
Box 43 Folder 10
Box 43 Folder 11-12
Box 46 Folder 22
Box 46 Folder 21
Series II: The Black Stallion Movie, 1956-1983
This series concerns the movie adaptation of The Black Stallion. Materials relate to all aspects of the film and include drafts of the screenplay; research files; information on horses starring in the movie including Cass Ole, the horse that played the Black Stallion, and correspondence with his trainers; correspondence with director Carroll Ballard, the film's producers, and the actors; fan letters; movie stills; files on merchandising and advertising; and newspaper clippings and articles.
Oversize Box 6 Folder 1
Oversize Box 49 Folder 5
Oversize Box 49 Folder 5
Box 39 Folder 5
Box 39 Folder 6
Box 39 Folder 7
Box 39 Folder 8
Box 39 Folder 9
Box 39 Folder 10
Box 39 Folder 11
Box 39 Folder 12
Box 39 Folder 13
Box 39 Folder 14
Box 39 Folder 15
Box 39 Folder 16
Box 39 Folder 17
Box 39 Folder 18
Box 39 Folder 19
Box 39 Folder 20
Box 39 Folder 21
Box 39 Folder 22-23
Box 39 Folder 24
Box 39 Folder 25
Box 39 Folder 26
Box 39 Folder 27
Box 39 Folder 28
Box 39 Folder 29
Box 39 Folder 30
Box 39 Folder 31
Box 39 Folder 32
Box 40 Folder 1-2
Box 40 Folder 9
Box 40 Folder 10
Box 40 Folder 11
Box 40 Folder 12
Box 40 Folder 13
Box 40 Folder 14
Box 40 Folder 15
Box 40 Folder 16
Box 40 Folder 17
Box 40 Folder 18
Box 40 Folder 19
Box 34 Folder 14
Box 34 Folder 15
Series III: General, 1993
This series contains a wide variety of materials and relates to both Farley's career and his personal life. There is a large amount of correspondence between Farley and publishers, fans, and friends. There are also research notes, contract information, occasional pages from drafts, files on racehorses, publicity materials, among others. Some files include photographs.
Box 48 Folder 2
Box 48 Folder 4
Box 48 Folder 5
Box 48 Folder 6
Box 48 Folder 8
Box 48 Folder 9
Box 48 Folder 10
Box 48 Folder 12
Box 50 Folder 1
Gift of Alice Bahr, 2022
Box 48 Folder 13-17
Box 48 Folder 18
Box 48 Folder 19
Box 48 Folder 20
Box 48 Folder 21
Box 48 Folder 25
Box 48 Folder 28-29
Box 48 Folder 31
Box 48 Folder 32
Box 48 Folder 33
Box 48 Folder 34
Box 48 Folder 36
Box 48 Folder 37
Box 48 Folder 38
Box 28 Folder 1
Box 28 Folder 2
Box 28 Folder 3
Box 28 Folder 4-5
Box 28 Folder 6-7
Box 28 Folder 8
Box 28 Folder 9
Box 28 Folder 10
Box 28 Folder 11
Box 28 Folder 12
Box 28 Folder 13
Box 28 Folder 14
Box 28 Folder 15
Box 28 Folder 16
Box 28 Folder 17
Box 28 Folder 18
Box 28 Folder 19
Box 28 Folder 20
Box 29 Folder 1-3
Box 29 Folder 4-5
Box 29 Folder 6-7
Box 29 Folder 8
Box 29 Folder 9-10
Box 29 Folder 11-12
Box 29 Folder 13
Box 29 Folder 14
Box 30 Folder 1
Box 30 Folder 2
Box 30 Folder 3
Box 30 Folder 4
Box 30 Folder 5
Box 30 Folder 6
Box 30 Folder 7
Box 30 Folder 9
Box 31 Folder 1
Box 31 Folder 2
Box 31 Folder 3
Box 31 Folder 4
Box 31 Folder 5
Box 31 Folder 6
Box 31 Folder 7
Box 31 Folder 8
Box 31 Folder 9
Box 31 Folder 10
Box 31 Folder 11
Box 31 Folder 13
Box 31 Folder 14
Box 31 Folder 15
Box 31 Folder 16
Box 31 Folder 17
Box 31 Folder 18
Box 31 Folder 19
Box 31 Folder 20
Box 31 Folder 21
Box 31 Folder 22
Box 31 Folder 23
Box 31 Folder 24
Box 31 Folder 25
Box 31 Folder 26
Box 31 Folder 29
Box 31 Folder 30
Box 32 Folder 1
Box 32 Folder 2-13
Box 32 Folder 14
Box 34 Folder 10-12
Box 34 Folder 13
Box 37 Folder 1
Box 37 Folder 2
Box 37 Folder 3
Box 37 Folder 4
Box 37 Folder 5
Box 37 Folder 6
Box 37 Folder 7
Box 37 Folder 8
Box 37 Folder 9
Box 37 Folder 10
Box 37 Folder 11
Box 37 Folder 12
Box 37 Folder 13
Box 37 Folder 14
Box 37 Folder 15
Box 37 Folder 16
Box 37 Folder 19
Box 37 Folder 20
Box 37 Folder 21
Box 37 Folder 22
Box 37 Folder 23
Box 37 Folder 24
Box 37 Folder 25
Box 37 Folder 26
Oversize Box 49 Folder 1
Oversize Box 49 Folder 2
Oversize Box 49 Folder 3
Oversize Box 49 Folder 6
Oversize Box 49 Folder 4
Oversize Box 49 Folder 2
Oversize Box 49 Folder 1
Oversize Box 49 Folder 2
Box 38 Folder 1
Box 38 Folder 2-7
Box 38 Folder 8-12
Box 38 Folder 13
Box 38 Folder 14
Box 38 Folder 15
Box 38 Folder 16-17
Box 38 Folder 18
Box 40 Folder 3
Box 40 Folder 4-7
Box 40 Folder 8
Box 41 Folder 5
Box 41 Folder 6
Box 41 Folder 7
Box 41 Folder 9
Box 41 Folder 11
Box 41 Folder 12
Box 41 Folder 13
Box 41 Folder 14
Box 41 Folder 15
Box 41 Folder 16
Box 41 Folder 17
Box 41 Folder 18
Box 41 Folder 19
Box 41 Folder 20
Box 41 Folder 21
Box 41 Folder 22-23
Box 41 Folder 24
Box 41 Folder 25
Box 41 Folder 26
Box 41 Folder 27
Box 41 Folder 28
Box 41 Folder 29
Box 41 Folder 30
Box 42 Folder 1-5
Box 42 Folder 6
Box 42 Folder 7
Box 42 Folder 8
Box 42 Folder 9
Box 42 Folder 10
Box 42 Folder 11
Box 42 Folder 12
Box 42 Folder 13
Box 42 Folder 14
Box 42 Folder 15
Box 42 Folder 16
Box 42 Folder 18
Box 42 Folder 20
Box 42 Folder 21
Box 42 Folder 22
Box 42 Folder 23
Box 42 Folder 24
Box 42 Folder 25
Box 42 Folder 26-27
Box 42 Folder 28-29
Box 42 Folder 30
Box 42 Folder 31
Box 42 Folder 32
Box 43 Folder 2
Box 43 Folder 3
Box 43 Folder 20
Box 43 Folder 21
Box 43 Folder 22
Box 43 Folder 23
Box 43 Folder 24
Box 43 Folder 25
Box 43 Folder 26
Box 43 Folder 27
Box 44 Folder 1
Box 44 Folder 2
Box 44 Folder 3
Box 44 Folder 4
Box 44 Folder 5-7
Box 44 Folder 8-10
Box 44 Folder 11
Box 44 Folder 12
Box 44 Folder 13-17
Box 44 Folder 18
Box 44 Folder 19
Box 44 Folder 20-21
Box 44 Folder 22
Box 44 Folder 23-25
Box 44 Folder 26-27
Box 44 Folder 28-29
Box 44 Folder 30
Box 44 Folder 31
Box 44 Folder 32
Box 45 Folder 1
Box 45 Folder 2
Box 45 Folder 3-9
Box 45 Folder 10-11
Box 45 Folder 12
Box 45 Folder 13
Box 45 Folder 14
Box 45 Folder 15
Box 45 Folder 16
Box 45 Folder 17
Box 45 Folder 18
Box 45 Folder 19
Box 45 Folder 20
Box 45 Folder 21
Box 45 Folder 22
Box 45 Folder 23
Box 45 Folder 24
Box 45 Folder 25
Box 45 Folder 26
Box 45 Folder 27-33
Box 45 Folder 34
Box 46 Folder 1
Box 46 Folder 2
Box 46 Folder 3
Box 46 Folder 4
Box 46 Folder 5
Box 46 Folder 6-7
Box 46 Folder 8
Box 46 Folder 9
Box 46 Folder 10
Box 46 Folder 11
Box 46 Folder 12
Box 46 Folder 13
Box 46 Folder 14-15
Box 46 Folder 16
Box 46 Folder 17
Box 46 Folder 18
Box 46 Folder 19
Box 46 Folder 20
Box 46 Folder 23
Box 46 Folder 24
Box 46 Folder 25
Box 46 Folder 26
Box 46 Folder 27
Box 46 Folder 28
Box 46 Folder 29
Box 46 Folder 30
Box 46 Folder 31
Box 46 Folder 32
Box 46 Folder 33
Box 46 Folder 34-35
Box 46 Folder 36
Box 46 Folder 37
Box 46 Folder 38
Box 46 Folder 39
Box 46 Folder 40
Box 46 Folder 41
Box 46 Folder 42
Box 47 Folder 1-2
Box 47 Folder 3-4
Box 47 Folder 5
Box 47 Folder 6
Box 47 Folder 7
Box 47 Folder 8
Box 47 Folder 9
Box 47 Folder 10
Box 47 Folder 11
Box 43 Folder 13-14
Box 43 Folder 15
Box 43 Folder 16
Box 43 Folder 17
Box 43 Folder 18
Box 43 Folder 19
Box 50
Series IV: Contests, 1941-1988
This series relates to contests (usually essay or writing contests) held by Farley, which sometimes offered horses as prizes. Files include correspondence with winners, photographs, contest rules, and clippings.
Oversize Box 6 Folder 1
Box 47 Folder 24
Box 47 Folder 25
Box 47 Folder 26
Box 47 Folder 27
Box 47 Folder 28
Box 41 Folder 1
Box 41 Folder 2
Oversize Box 49 Folder 2
Oversize Box 49 Folder 2
Box 41 Folder 8
Box 41 Folder 10
Box 42 Folder 17
Box 42 Folder 33
Box 43 Folder 1
Series V: Photographs and Negatives, 1955-1969
This series contains photographs and negatives of Walter Farley, horses, and dogs. More photographs can also be found throughout the collection and have been identified in the contents list.
Box 30 Folder 19
Box 30 Folder 20
Box 30 Folder 21
Box 30 Folder 22
Box 30 Folder 23
Box 48 Folder 1
Box 48 Folder 3
Box 48 Folder 35
Box 28 Folder 21-24
Box 28 Folder 25
Box 28 Folder 26
Box 37 Folder 17
Box 37 Folder 18
Box 50 Folder 2
Gift of Alice Bahr, 2022