Scope and Contents Letters about corrections in the manuscript between Mrs . Burt and the John Day Company, photograph orders, and library request forms from Boston and New York Public Libraries

Scope and Contents Three different drafts of the manuscript including notes on picture captions and bibliography.

Photographs used to illustrate this manuscript have been removed and placed in the Photograph Archives for preservation. They are available for use and have been arranged by chapter with identifying captions included.

Scope and Contents Letters between Mrs. Burt and the publisher about necessary changes in the manuscript and information about publication.

Scope and Contents Letters between Mrs. Burt and various western historical societies with information about ghost towns or available photographs for illustration of the book.

Scope and Contents Four complete drafts of the manuscript including two carbon copies and two ribbon copies. One of the ribbon copies has editors notes and revisions as well as printing instructions. Included in these drafts are sketches of five western towns as examples of different types of ghost towns. These are: Tuscarora, Nevada as a mining camp; South Pass, Wyoming as an example of a town on a once major travel trail; Winter Quarters, Utah, a coal town; Antelope, Oregon, a cattle drive...

Scope and Contents Drafts of portions of the manuscript and research notes.