Frank Calkins papers, 1968-1975

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Calkins, Frank, 1932-
Title
Frank Calkins papers
Dates
1968-1975 (inclusive)
Quantity
8 boxes, (3.5 linear ft. )
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 29
Summary
Mainly drafts and final copies of his three major publications (Rocky Mountain Warden (1971), Jackson Hole (1973), Long Riders' Winter (1983), along with correspondence and diaries. Correspondence mainly between Calkins and the Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Co., and various government agencies as part of Calkins research for his first book, Rocky Mountain Warden. The collection also includes information on the Western Heritage Association which granted Calkins the 1984 Western Heritage Award in the fiction category for his book Long Riders' Winter (1983).
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions
Restrictions

Open to public research.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Frank James Calkins was born in Portland, Oregon (1932), but moved to Utah while in his teens. Calkins graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor's degree in English. After serving as a commissioned officer in the Navy, he completed a master's degree in Wildlife Management at Utah State University. Calkins worked as a warden for the state of Utah for several years and also edited Utah Fish and Game magazine before moving to Star Valley, Wyoming to become a freelance writer. As a conservationist, his writings concern western land issues and environmental politics.

USU libraries have three of Calkins books (Rocky Mountain Warden (1971), Jackson Hole (1973), and Riley's Last Hunt (1987)), his thesis Farmer's Reaction Toward Upland Bird Hunting in two Utah Counties, 1957 (1963), and a taped interview with Calkins and his wife Rodello Hunter, who is also a western author (1973). (Rodello Hunter's papers are in MSS #28.)

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains the papers of freelance writer Frank James Calkins which span the period of 1968 to 1984. This eight box collection contains Calkins' correspondence, diaries, along with drafts and final copies of his three major publications Rocky Mountain Warden, Jackson Hole, and Long Riders' Winter His correspondence primarily concerns his dialogue with various government agencies as part of his research for Rocky Mountain Warden This collection also includes information on the Western Heritage Association which granted Calkins the 1984 Western Heritage Award in the fiction category for Long Riders' Winter

Researchers interested in Calkins should also see Coll Mss 91: Frank James Calkins Addendum.

USU also contains Calkins' MA thesis, "Farmer's Reaction Toward Upland Bird Hunting in Two Utah Counties," 1957, and a taped interview with Calkins and his wife Rodello Hunter, who is also a western author (1973). (USU also contains some of Rodello Hunter's papers catalogued as Coll Mss 28.)

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the Frank Calkins papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Frank Calkins papers, 1968-1975. (COLL MSS 29). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Correspondence arranged alphabetically. Other materials organized by publication.

Acquisition Information

The material in this collection was donated to Utah State University Special Collections & Archives by Frank J. Calkins in 1978 and 1985.

Related Materials

Frank Calkins Papers Addendum (COLL MSS 91)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Correspondence and Diaries of Calkins, , 1968-1975.Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Correspondence, A-J
 undated
1 2
Correspondence, K
 undated
1 3
Correspondence, K
 undated
1 4
Correspondence, L-S
 undated
1 5
Correspondence, U-Y
 undated
1 6
Published reviews of Rocky Mountain Warden and Jackson Hole
undated
1 7
Diary
 1970 June - 1970 July
1 8
Diary
 1970 July - 1970 August
1 9
Diary
 1970 June - 1970 August
1 10
Diary
 1970 September - 1970 October
1 11
Diary
 1971 July
1 12
Diary
 1971 July - 1971 August

Rocky Mountain Warden, rough drafts and final draft, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 1
Chapter 1
 undated
2 2
Chapter 2
 undated
2 3
Chapter 3
 undated
2 4
Chapter 4
 undated
2 5
Chapter 5
 undated
2 6
Chapter 6
 undated
2 7
Chapter 7
 undated
2 8
Chapter 8
 undated
2 9
Chapter 11 and 12
 undated
2 10
Chapter 13 and 14
 undated
2 11
Chapter 15
 undated
2 12
Final draft, chapter 1 and 2
 undated
2 13
Chapter 4
 undated
2 14
Chapter 5 and 6
 undated
2 15
Chapter 7 and 8
 undated
2 16
Chapter 9 and 10
 undated
2 17
Chapter 11 and 12
 undated
2 18
Chapter 13
 undated
2 19
Chapter 14 and 15
 undated
2 20
Final draft, after changes, chapters 1 and 2
 undated
2 21
Chapter 3 and 4
 undated
2 22
Chapter 5 and 6
 undated
2 23
Chapter 7 and 8
 undated
2 24
Chapter 9 and 10
 undated
2 25
Chapter 11 and 12
 undated
2 26
Chapter 13 and 14
 undated
2 27
Chapter 15 and correspondence concerning the publications
 undated
3 1
Rocky Mountain Warden, setting copy, chapter 1
 undated
3 2
Chapters 2 and 3
 undated
3 3
Chapters 4 and 5
 undated
3 4
Chapters 6 and 7
 undated
3 5
Chapters 8
 undated
3 6
Chapters 9
 undated
3 7
Chapters 10
 undated
3 8
Chapters 11
 undated
3 9
Chapters 12
 undated
3 10
Chapters 13
 undated
3 11
Chapters 14 and 15
 undated
3 12
Rocky Mountain Warden, miscellaneous
 undated

Jackson Hole , undatedReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 13
Jackson Hole, chapters 1 and 2
 undated
3 14
Chapters 3 and 4
 undated
3 15
Chapters 5 and 6
 undated
3 16
Chapters 7
 undated
3 17
Chapters 8 and 9
 undated
3 18
Chapters 10 and 11
 undated
3 19
Chapters 12
 undated
3 20
Chapters 13
 undated
3 21
Chapters 14
 undated
3 22
Chapters 15
 undated
3 23
Chapters 16 and 17
 undated
4 1
Rough draft, acknowledgements, reading list and list of chapter
 undated
4 2
Chapter 1 and 2
 undated
4 3
Chapter 3
 undated
4 4
Chapter 4
 undated
4 5
Chapter 5
 undated
4 6
Chapter 6 and 7
 undated
4 7
Chapter 8
 undated
4 8
Chapter 9 and 10
 undated
4 9
Chapter 11 and 12
 undated
4 10
Chapter 13
 undated
4 11
Chapter 14 and 15
 undated
4 12
Chapter 16 and 17
 undated
4 13
Final draft, acknowledgements, table of contents, chapter 1 and 2
 undated
4 14
Chapter 3-5
 undated
4 15
Chapter 6 and 7
 undated
4 16
Chapter 8
 undated
4 17
Chapter 9-12
 undated
4 18
Chapter 13-15
 undated
4 2
Chapter 16 and 17, reading list
 undated

Galley proof, Rocky Mountain Warden, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
5 1
Galley proof, Rocky Mountain Warden
 undated

Drafts -A Winter's Job-, published as The Long Riders' Winter, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
6 1
Chapter 1
 undated
6 2
Chapter 2
 undated
6 3
Chapter 3
 undated
6 4
Chapter 1
 undated
6 5
Chapter 2
 undated
6 6
Chapter 1
 undated
6 7
Chapter 2
 undated
6 8
Chapter 3
 undated
6 9
Chapter 1
 undated
6 10
Chapter 1
 undated
6 11
Chapter 2
 undated
6 12
Chapter 3
 undated
6 13
Chapter 4
 undated
6 14
Chapter 5
 undated
6 15
Chapter 6
 undated
6 16
Chapter 7
 undated
6 17
Chapter 8
 undated
6 18
Chapter 9
 undated
6 19
Chapter 10
 undated
6 20
Chapter 11
 undated
6 21
Chapter 12
 undated
6 22
Chapter 13
 undated
6 23
Chapter 14
 undated
6 24
Chapter 15
 undated
6 25
Chapter 16
 undated
6 26
Chapter 1
 undated
6 27
Chapter 2
 undated
6 28
Chapter 3
 undated
6 29
Chapter 4
 undated
6 30
Chapter 5
 undated
6 31
Chapter 6
 undated
7 1
Chapter 7
 undated
7 2
Chapter 8
 undated
7 3
Chapter 9
 undated
7 4
Chapter 10
 undated
7 5
Chapter 11
 undated
7 6
Chapter 12
 undated
7 7
Chapter 13
 undated
7 8
Chapter 14
 undated
7 9
Chapter 15
 undated
7 10
Chapter 16
 undated
7 11
Proofreaders note
 undated
7 12
Introduction
 undated
7 13
Chapter 1
 undated
7 14
Chapter 2
 undated
7 15
Chapter 3
 undated
7 16
Chapter 4
 undated
7 17
Chapter 5
 undated
7 18
Chapter 6
 undated
7 19
Chapter 7
 undated
7 20
Chapter 8
 undated
7 21
Chapter 9
 undated
7 22
Chapter 10
 undated
7 23
Chapter 11
 undated
7 24
Chapter 12
 undated
7 25
Chapter 13
 undated
7 26
Chapter 14
 undated
7 27
Chapter 15
 undated
7 28
Chapter 16
 undated

Copy of The Long Riders' Winter, Western Heritage Awards, correspondence, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
8 1
Copy of The Long Riders' Winter
undated
8 2
Invitations to 1984 Western Heritage Awards
 undated
8 3
Cowboy Hall of Fame Guidebook
 undated
8 4
Persimmon Hill Anniversary Book
 undated
8 5
Schedules and literature for Western Heritage Awards
 undated
8 6
Incoming correspondence, A-Z
 undated
8 7
Outgoing correspondence
 1984

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Authors--West (U.S.)--Correspondence.

Personal Names

  • Calkins, Frank, 1932-
  • Calkins, Frank, 1932- Jackson Hole. (contributor)
  • Calkins, Frank, 1932- Long riders' winter. (contributor)
  • Calkins, Frank, 1932- Rocky mountain warden. (contributor)
  • Hunter, Rodello.

Corporate Names

  • Charley Russell Western Heritage Association.

Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
2008

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