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This collection is comprised of materials created and collected by Stan Lynde, Helena resident, cartoonist, and writer. Series include biographical material, correspondence, printed material, subject files, writings, miscellany, clippings, and multi-media. (MC 400)

An all new graphic novel from internationally syndicated cartoonist Stan Lynde, creator of RICK O'SHAY, & LATIGO. It's a heartwarming, humorous & spirited western adventure. A different kind of western. A different kind of love story. Introducing lone wolf Footloose Fairweather & his spunky young partner, Fancy Free. PARDNERS is historically set in the American West of the 1870's & 80's. A story that all of the family (8-80) will want to read...moral, fresh, wholesome & very entertaining!

"The Bodacious Kid is a story of a young man growing up maturing and discovering that life is uncertain unfair and always a challenge. It is not the end result that is important but the journey along the way and that 'gold isn't all."' - Montana Historical Society. The adventures of The Bodacious Kid begin during the last months of 1882 in Progress County Montana Territory. With humor suspense and authentic frontier atmosphere gained through a lifetime of living researching and depicting the West Lynde tells a story of adventure romance and greed as Merlin Fanshaw a.k.a. The Bodacious Kid finds himself caught between the competing agendas of an outlaw band two very different lawmen and one pretty girl.

ANNOTATION: When cattle baron Thane McAllister's daughter Julie disappears from her home and a ransom note signed by the notorious Coldwater brothers arrives at the ranch, the cattleman calls on his longtime friend U.S. Marshall Chance Ridgeway to deal with the situation. Marshal Ridgeway deputizes cowboy Merlin Fanshaw and sends him and legendary tracker Hoodoo Hawks to deliver the ransom and rescue Julie. The job is supposed to be a simple one, but Merlin soon learns that a "simple" assignment can sometimes be the most difficult of all. Once again, popular author Stan Lynde blends humor, suspense, and high adventure to create a story rich in characterization and a sense of place. Saving Miss Julie is an exciting and fast-paced tale told by a master storyteller.

"Satisfying Western fare in the vein of Louis L'Amour." - Kirkus Reviews. "A particularly rewarding novel written by one of the finest Western novelists of our times... the keenest understanding of human nature I’ve ever seen in fiction." - Richard S. Wheeler. Montana Territory 1886. The last thing this territory needs is Indian trouble or a bunch of nervous settlers demanding protection by the Army. Merlin Fanshaw arrives at the Crow Indian Reservation with orders to restore law and order. But a powerful rancher and his son block the deputy's efforts in order to retain their rigid control over the nearby settlement of Medicine Lodge. When a shocking murder rocks the town tension and violence escalate between the Crow Indians and the settlers. Fanshaw must bring in the killer before an innocent man loses his life - or he forfeits his own.

U.S. Deputy Marshal Merlin Fanshaw is out of town on the day George Starkweather and his outlaw band hold up the Cattleman's Bank of Dry Creek. When his boss later suggests Fanshaw infiltrate the gang as an undercover agent, he doesn’t have to give it much thought - he and Starkweather have a dark history and he's eager to bring his nemesis to justice. The winter of 1886 brings Fanshaw and Starkweather together, and as the bitter winter deepens, so does the danger. Just when he thinks he’s played his cards perfectly, Marshal Merlin Fanshaw is charged with murder - and Starkweather roams free. Can Fanshaw maneuver a rescue before facing a hangman's noose?

Here is the story behind Stan Lynde's most memorable creations; western adventurer Rick O'Shay and his gunslinging sidekick, Hipshot. This memoir includes over 700 comic strips, written from 1958 to 1977.