Walton Collection, MS NC/632, Selected Transcripts of Tapes 1 Transcribed by Anthony Shafton Table of Contents with main subject(s) of selection Box 1, Tape 1/7, Side 1 – January 25, 1975 ................................................................................................. 5 Walton’s novels Pyramid, Delta Queen, and You Wouldn’t Believe It Box 1, Tape 1/7, Side 2 – January 25, 1975 ................................................................................................. 9 Cornelius (Neil) Vanderbilt, Jr. Box 1, Tape 1/15, Side 1 – November 13, 1974 ........................................................................................... 9 Robert Caples’ personality Box 1, Tape 1/16, Side 1 – January 31, 1975 ............................................................................................. 10 Walton & his sister Florence; Walton & Robert Caples; Walton’s 1936 exhibition in Chicago; WPA Box 1, Tape 1/17, Side 1 – Undated ................................................................................................... 11 Brundidge’s Art Supply; Inez Cunningham Stark & Walton’s 1936 Chicago exhibition; Robert Caples’ generosity and his connections Box 1, Tape 1/18, Side 1 – c. March 6, 1975 .............................................................................................. 12 Robert Caples & Frederic Taubes; Walton’s marriage to Marie Jeanne Etcheberry; Santa Fe Hotel; Biscaya Box 1, Tape 1/18, Side 2 – c. March 6, 1975 .............................................................................................. 18 Walton’s work with Dr. Caples; Co-Arts; Walton’s first marriage; Walton’s religious explorations with AME Episcopal Church and Bahá’í Box 1, Tape 1/19, Side 1 – March 6, 1975 ................................................................................................. 21 Walter Van Tilburg Clark; Biscaya Box 1, Tape 1/19, Side 2 – March 7, 1975 ................................................................................................. 24 Sheep camp; Biscaya; ranch and house on Marsh Avenue Box 1, Tape 1/20, combining Sides 1 and 2 – March 9, 1975 .................................................................... 30 Home ranch and sheep camp Box 1, Tape 1/21, Side 1 – March 8, 1975 ................................................................................................. 31 Recollections of Etcheberry sheepherders: Trini the Mexican and others. Box 1, Tape 1/21, Side 2 – March 9, 1975 ................................................................................................. 34 Recollections of Etcheberry sheepherders (continued); Santa Fe Hotel fire and rebuilding Box 1, Tape 1/24, Side 2 – February 13, 1975 ........................................................................................... 35 The Mark of Man Box 1, Tape 1/25, Side 1 – March 9, 1975 ................................................................................................. 43 Walton’s short novel, Pyramid; Walton’s marriage to Marie Jeanne Etcheberry, his relationships with his brother-in-law John Etcheberry and mother-in-law Louise Etcheberry; the relationship between the brothers John and Paul Etcheberry Box 1, Tape 1/25, Side 2 – March 10, 1975 ............................................................................................... 52 The Laxalt family; Father Robert; the Etcheberrys and the Santa Fe Hotel; Frenchy Dupont and Lyle Hardin; the ubiquity of romance Box 1, Tape 1/26, Side 1 – December 7, 1974 ........................................................................................... 59 Jean Varda Box 1, Tape 1/27-1, Side 1 – February 10, 1975 ........................................................................................ 60 The Mark of Man; Walton’s time in New York in 1946 Box 1, Tape 1/27-2, Side 1 – ca. 1975 ................................................................................................... 62 The Misfits Box 1, Tape 1/28, Side 1 – February 23, 1975 ........................................................................................... 62 Walton’s novel Pyramid; cui-ui as an eating fish Box 1, Tape 1/28, Side 2 – February 24, 1975 ........................................................................................... 64 Walton Collection, MS NC/632, Selected Transcripts of Tapes 2 Transcribed by Anthony Shafton Loring Chapman and “the Boys” Box 1, Tape 1/29, Side 1 – February 27, 1975 ........................................................................................... 73 Loring Chapman; Walton’s 1969 exhibition at UC Davis Box 1, Tape 1/29, Side 2 – February 28, 1975 ........................................................................................... 76 The Chapmans; the Davis show Box 1, Tape 1/33, Side 1 – August 7, 1975 & January 5, 1983 .................................................................. 78 Walton builds his home in Virginia City; finds Vivian Box 1, Tape 1/33, Side 2 – August 7, 1975 + January 5, 1983 ................................................................... 80 Vivian’s childhood writings and drawings; Vivian’s grandmother’s visit from Holland Box 1, Tape 1/34, Side 1 – December 19, 1974 ......................................................................................... 81 “I’m a plain product of this American experience”; friendship with Jim Hulse; interview of Lyle Hardin Box 1, Tape 1/38, Side 1 – Undated, probably Nov. or Dec., 1974 ........................................................... 88 Joanne de Longchamps’ story about Syvesti; the youth revolution and going one’s own way; Joanne de Longchamps and Eddie Star; Berrys and Chapmans Box 1, Tape 1/40, Side 1 – December 13, 1975 ......................................................................................... 90 Z-Axis Box 1, Tape 1/41, Side 1 – February 2, 1975 ............................................................................................. 97 Walton’s theory of success; explaining a painting of his; “my socialist group is not on this earth as yet” Box 1, Tape 1/41, Side 2 – February 6, 1975 ........................................................................................... 101 Phyllis Walsh and Frederic Taubes; Phyllis Walsh and Helen Marye Thomas; Robert and Shirley Caples in Santa Barbara, with Frederic Taubes and Walton; Phil Paradise’s letter of introduction of Walton to Robert Caples for the WPA; Walton’s novel Pyramid: the Federal Art Project Box 1, Tape 1/42, Side 1 – February 16, 1975 ......................................................................................... 111 October Moon; Eddie Star; Jim Hulse Box 1, Tape 1/50, Side 1 – May 26, 1975 ................................................................................................ 115 Walton trying to get his Virginia City book published by University of Nevada Press Box 1, Tape 1/50, Side 2 – May 29, 1975 ................................................................................................ 117 More on the Virginia City book; thoughts on Vivian, on Marie Jeanne Box 1, Tape 1/53, Side 2 – July 2, 1975 ................................................................................................. 118 Irene Bruce’s hard widowhood; Robert Caples’ Indians; Bea Brooks and Pablo Olarte; Zoray Andrus’s personality; Caples’ influence on him; Bettina [Caples] Swanson described; Phyllis Walsh and Helen Marye Thomas; Frederic Taubes in Santa Barbara Box 1, Tape 1/54, Side 1 – June 20, 1975 ................................................................................................ 121 Ralph Caples’ Stutz Box 1, Tape 1/56, Side 1 – Undated, probably mid-1975......................................................................... 122 Marie Jeanne’s art gallery; Eddie Star’s depression; friendship with Joanne de Longchamps Box 1, Tape 1/57, Side 1 – June 25, 1975 ................................................................................................ 123 friendship with Bea Brooks Box 1, Tape 1/58, Side 1 – August 4, 1975 .............................................................................................. 125 friendship with Bea Brooks Box 1, Tape 1/59, Side 1 – August 19, 1975 ............................................................................................ 128 Hunting; Walter and Barbara Clark and hunting; Rae Steinheimer and Robert Caples’ sarcasm Box 1, Tape 1/60, Side 1 – August 30, 1975 ............................................................................................ 130 Z-Axis Box 2, Tape 2/63, Side 1 – October 4, 1975 ............................................................................................. 131 Walton’s miscellaneous projects; on his painting “in heats”; Fred Hobbs’s movie Godmonster of Indian Flat filmed in Virginia City; October Moon; Walton on his art career Box 2, Tape 2/64, Side 1 – January 7, 1976 ............................................................................................. 139 Walton Collection, MS NC/632, Selected Transcripts of Tapes 3 Transcribed by Anthony Shafton Zoray Andrus Box 2, Tape 2/75, Side 1 – May 16, 1976 ................................................................................................ 142 Marie Jeanne and Moana Nursery exhibition; Bea Brooks and Pablo Box 2, Tape 2/76, Side 1 – September 12, 1976 ....................................................................................... 143 Reno in 1920s & -30s; pretensions of the Caples family; Vivian as Nevadan; Walton’s