UUS_mss245.xml Guide to the Grant Redford papers 1930-1977 Redford, (Grant) papers 1930-1977 Finding aid/Register created by Julia Kenyon and Cynthia Lleyson Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives ©2011
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-09-06. Finding aid encoded in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). 2009 Template information updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Grant Redford papers UUS_COLL MSS 245 27 boxes 12.5 linear feet 1930-1977 This collection includes plays, short stories, books, novels, pageants, poetry, and articles written by Grant Redford between 1930 and 1965. Material in English

Processed in June of 1999.

The materials in this collection were donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 1996 by Grant's son, Myron, and in 2005 by Grant's brother Ralph.

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Initial Citation: Grant Redford papers USU_COLL MSS 245, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 245, USUSCA.

Grant Hubbard Redford was born December 25, 1908 in Seattle, Washington, son of Thomas Lloyd Redford and Sarah Gwennie Hubbard of Logan. Redford grew up in Logan and eventually moved to Cedar City,Utah where he taught English. A few years later, he relocated to Seattle, Washington where he taught creative writing at the University of Washington. In the mid-1950s, he taught in Turkey, then returned to teach and live in Seattle. Redford died in 1965.

Redford attended Logan High School in the late 1920s, winning the Hendrick's Medal for oration at Utah State Agricultural College (USAC) in 1929. His youth was fueled by an ambition to be a known author. In high school and college years, he was active in both literary and dramatic societies. He was a contributor to the Logan Daily Herald, The Scribbler (USAC art/literary journal), and he was also editor for The Scribbler and Student Life. A fellow classmate of May Swensen, both published poetry in an anthology of contemporary Utah poetry Utah Sings, in the mid-1930s. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Vermont from 1930 -1932. As a member of USAC International Relations Club, he led an anti-war demonstration at USAC in the fall of 1936.

Upon graduation from USAC in 1936, Redford taught speech at the Branch Agricultural College in Cedar City, Utah. In the 1940s, he served as associate editor for Rocky Mountain Review, and in 1941 he earned an MS degree in speech from the University of Iowa.

By the late 1940s, Redford taught in the English department at the University of Washington in Seattle. His teaching emphasis was short story and play writing; both genres reflected his own writing interests and pursuits. Redford also taught drama at the University of Ankara, Turkey, from 1958-1959. He helped found the Port Townsend Summer School of the Arts in Washington in 1961 and served on its faculty until his death in 1965.

Redford's short stories were published in national magazines like Cosmopolitan as well as scholarly journals. In the 1960s, he sought performance of his plays by contacting agents on Broadway, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and television stations. When Redford died in 1965, he had established a reputation as a well-known writer in the Pacific Northwest.

Plays, short stories, books, novels, pageants, poetry, and articles written by Grant Redford from 1930 to 1970. The collection includes his writings and personal papers during his days working at the University of Washington and his time working in Turkey at the University of Ankara from 1958 to 1960.

The first eight boxes include the notes, drafts, correspondence, and publicity involved in the writing of Redford's plays. The material is arranged by the plays written. The next two boxes include the short stories written by Redford. Boxes 11-13 include the drafts, revisions, and notes of the novels, books, and pageants written. Poetry and articles developed by Redford are found in boxes 14-15. Grant Redford's notes and ideas for writing material are found in the next box. All of these boxes are arranged with the same order in which Grant Redford arranged his files.

Box 18 contains Redford's personal papers including correspondence, a bibliography, a letter of recommendation, and a daybook. Also included in the collection are the works of other authors (boxes 19 and 20). Boxes 21-23 contain Redford's lectures, notes, articles, and Turkish publications collected during his days at the University of Ankara in Turkey. Copies of the Intermountain Revie are found in box 24. Redford's scrapbooks and journals can be located in the next box. Finally, reel to reels and tapes are located in box 26.

Arranged by topic.

 Dramatists, American Poets, American Authors, American Colleges and Universities Intermountain review of English and speech. Plays 1949-1965 (8 boxes, 76 folders) God's Clay undated 1 1 God's Clay - 1956 original copy with notes undated 1 2 God's Clay - copy with news clipping undated 1 3 God's Clay - revision and notes undated 1 4 Sing of Justice (God's Clay) - partial draft undated 1 5 Sing of Justice (God's Clay) - notes undated 1 6 Sing of Justice (God's Clay) - Statement of Intentions for a novel of historical nature undated 1 7 God's Clay - correspondence and publicity undated 1 8 God's Clay - correspondence and notes undated 1 9 The Face on Silk undated 2 1 The Face on Silk undated 2 2 The Face on Silk-revision undated 2 3 The Face on Silk - copy 1 undated 2 4 The Face on Silk undated 2 5 The Face on Silk - correspondence and notes undated 2 6 The Face on Silk - correspondence and notes undated 2 7 The Inheritance undated 2 8 The Inheritance undated 2 9 The Inheritance - revision and notes undated 2 10 The Inheritance - correspondence and publicity undated 2 11 The Barrier undated 3 1 The Barrier - play with revisions of Act III 1961 3 2 The Barrier undated 3 3 The Barrier - notes undated 3 4 The Barrier - correspondence and publicity undated 3 5 Place of Safety undated 3 6 Place of Safety undated 3 7 Place of Safety - notes undated 3 8 Place of Safety - notes undated 3 9 Place of Safety - correspondence and publicity undated 3 10 Quiet Victory undated 4 1 Quiet Victory undated 4 2 Quiet Victory undated 4 3 The Phoenix undated 4 4 The Phoenix undated 4 5 The Phoenix undated 4 6 Wesley Smith - Carpenter undated 4 7 Wesley Smith - Carpenter undated 4 8 The Valley undated 5 1 The Valley undated 5 2 Roots undated 5 3 Brother Linn's Wife Trouble undated 5 4 The Higginses Bath Night undated 5 5 Not For Nothing, Did the Chicken Sing undated 5 6 Here With Myself undated 5 7 The Harvest (or The Promise) undated 5 8 Empty Valley - a radio play undated 5 9 New plays - notes undated 5 10 Pattern For Action - original with notes; revised undated 5 11 Westward I Go Free - comments by Ozedemir Nutku undated 5 12 Westward I Go Free - comments and notes undated 5 13 Westward I Go Free - original undated 5 14 Westward I Go Free - revised 1960-1961 5 15 Shafty undated 5 16 Westward I Go Free - correspondence and publicity undated 6 1 Westward I Go Free - notes and criticism undated 6 2 The Crash Is the Beginning - original undated 6 3 The Crash Is the Beginning - notes undated 6 4 The Crash Is the Beginning - correspondence and publicity undated 6 5 In the Tide of Empire undated 6 6 In the Tide of Empire - correspondence, notes, and publicity undated 6 7 The Temple undated 6 8 Correspondence and Notes That Year September 1949 - 1950 September 7 1 Correspondence between Grant Redford and David Hoffman about Redford plays 1958-1959 7 2 Correspondence between Grant Redford and David Hoffman about Redford plays 1958-1960 7 3 Correspondence: David Hoffman 1958-1960 7 4 Correspondence: Grant Redford 1952-1960 7 5 Plays by other authors undated 7 6 Notes and fragments undated 7 7 Notes for Play writing undated 7 8 Prose version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar undated 8 1 Julius Caesar - notes undated 8 2 Julius Caesar - script and tentative drafts undated 8 3 Julius Caesar - correspondence 1960-1965 8 4 Julius Caesar - publicity undated 8 5 Julius Caesar - Port Townsend Summer School of Arts Annual Report 1964-1965 8 6 Short Stories 1947-1948 (2 boxes, 54 folders) "The Wheel" undated 9 1 "The Wheel" undated 9 2 Two short stories found in Cosmopolitan magazines 1947 November - 1948 April 9 3 "The Broken Paddle" undated 9 4 "The Lake" undated 9 5 "The Street" undated 9 6 "I Didn't Want to Fight You" Interim undated 9 7 "The Trial" Interim undated 9 8 "Reunion With Time" undated 9 9 "With Honor" undated 9 10 "The No-Longer Strangers" undated 9 11 "There Is Still Time" undated 9 12 "Escape to God's Country" undated 9 13 "Quiet and Full or Time" undated 9 14 "Incantation in white and Brown" undated 9 15 "The Thief" and "Love Is Not a Ledger" undated 9 16 "The Bird Is On the Wing" undated 9 17 "The Buddha in the Rock" undated 9 18 "The Garden Is a Place" undated 9 19 "Give 'Em An Inch" undated 9 20 "The Monument" undated 9 21 "The Horse and the Mountain" undated 10 1 "The Woman and the Word" undated 10 2 "No Place Like Los Angeles" undated 10 3 "The Memorial" undated 10 4 "In the Eyes of a Child" undated 10 5 "Sovereignty" undated 10 6 "Pleasant Sunday" undated 10 7 "Haven" undated 10 8 "Light in the Window" undated 10 9 "Oh Sonny, Sonny" undated 10 10 "The Killing Lesson" undated 10 11 "That Fears of a Painted Devil" undated 10 12 "The Day of the Child" undated 10 13 "I Didn't Want to Fight You" undated 10 14 "There Use to Be a Door Here" undated 10 15 "The Comedy" undated 10 16 "Futility" undated 10 17 "Birthday Present" undated 10 18 "Portrait of Harry Kemp" undated 10 19 "The Don and Ruby Episode" undated 10 20 "Interlude in Friendship" undated 10 21 "The Dwarf's Revenge" undated 10 22 "Cabbages Have Made Me–" undated 10 23 "Boy to Girl" undated 10 24 "She Wanted To Be Free" undated 10 25 "He Who Loves Beauty Is Loved of God" undated 10 26 "Any Woman Ain't Worth $500" undated 10 27 "A Swell Kid" undated 10 28 "Clifton P. Stone–Cheer King" undated 10 29 "An Old Lady in Our Town" undated 10 30 "Funeral in Our Town" undated 10 31 "Death of His Father's God's" undated 10 32 More Stories undated 10 33 Books, Novels and Pageants undated (3 boxes, 20 folders) Novels and Books undated Joseph Smith - a Study in Leadership - manuscript and notes undated 11 1 Brigham's Field undated 11 2 Only The Trying undated 11 3 For the Beginning Writer - notes undated 11 4 For the Beginning Writer - revisions: poetry undated 11 5 For the Beginning Writer - revisions for publication undated 11 6 For the Beginning Writer undated 11 7 Books and Pageants undated For the Beginning Writer undated 12 1 For the Beginning Writer undated 12 2 Passion Play-notes (Easter Pageant) undated 12 3 Zion Easter Pageant undated 12 4 Washington Territorial Centennial - notes 1953 12 5 Washington Territorial Centennial - notes 1953 12 6 Pageants and Miscellaneous undated Washington Territorial Centennial undated 13 1 Washington Story undated 13 2 Washington Story undated 13 3 Redford newspaper articles, notes, and correspondence undated 13 4 "That Man Thompson" undated 13 5 "Who Is That Man Thompson?" undated 13 6 Mr. Thompson undated 13 7 Poetry and articles 1932-1977 (2 boxes, 38 folders) Poetry, Essays, Book Reviews and Articles undated Redford poetry found in Scribble - Utah State Agricultural College Literary Magazine 1932 January - April 14 1 Redford poetry undated 14 2 Redford poetry undated 14 3 "The Role of Structure in Joyce's 'Portrait'"; Modern Fiction Studies undated 14 4 "Dramatic Art vs. Autobiography"; College English undated 14 5 Book review on Small Town Renaissance; Pacific Northwest Quarterly undated 14 6 Book review on Northwest Harvest; Pacific Northwest Quarterly undated 14 7 Book review on The Outward Room undated 14 8 "Proper and Improper Uses of Literature" (click to view) undated 14 9 "Publish or Else" American Association of University Professors Bulletin undated 14 10 "To Speak Right, Write" Western Speech undated 14 11 Redford creative writing response Four Quarters undated 14 12 "Army Air Force English and Schools of Tomorrow" College English undated 14 13 "Growing Into a Writer" Scribble (click to view) undated 14 14 "Of Teachers, Students, and Creative Writing" undated 14 15 "Personal Development Through Creative Writing" Los Angeles: National Council of Teachers of English Conversation 1953 November 26-28 14 16 Tyranny of Shadows undated 14 17 Excerpts from Tyranny of Shadows in the Logan Herald Journal 1977 January 21 14 18 Articles and Radio Addresses undated "Some Notes on the Responsibility of Form" undated 15 1 "The Master Apprentice: Some Notes on Fenton's Hemingway" undated 15 2 "The Tyranny of Criticism" undated 15 3 "Is The Cherry Orchard Comic?" undated 15 4 "What Is Theatre?" undated 15 5 "Art vs. Autobiography" undated 15 6 "Tragedy and the Theatre of the Absurd" undated 15 7 "The Theatre and Revolution" undated 15 8 Six articles on drama undated 15 9 "Blight and Hope of Theatre: The University" undated 15 10 "A Doorway to the Art of Short Story" (click to view) undated 15 11 Articles and reviews undated 15 12 Redford manuscripts undated 15 13 "Beyond Missouri Lie the Rockies" undated 15 14 "Turkish Snapshots–A Study in Contrasts" undated 15 15 "Moliere: French Dramatist" undated 15 16 "O. Henry–William Sidney Porter" undated 15 17 Weather articles undated 15 18 Radio address: "Bogey Men of the Mind" undated 15 19 Radio address: "Automobile Murder Must Stop" undated 15 20 Notes undated (2 boxes, 18 folders) Writing Notes and Ideas undated Plots and Ideas for short stories and articles undated 16 1 Speeches 1941 16 2 Notes and Ideas for stories undated 16 3 Major concepts forming American Life undated 16 4 Problems of Communication in Today's World undated 16 5 Writers, Purpose, and Critics undated 16 6 Novels undated 16 7 Projected Novels undated 16 8 Play on Failure of Individualism undated 16 9 Writers Conference 1946-1948 16 10 Hymns undated 16 11 Academic Freedom undated 16 12 Notes undated 16 13 Notes, Printed Material, and Correspondence undated The Liberal and his dilemma - notes undated 17 1 Printed material undated 17 2 Printed material undated 17 3 Printed material undated 17 4 Tryout theatre undated 17 5 Correspondence 1933-1943 17 6 Correspondence 1944-1959 17 7 Correspondence 1960-1965 17 8 Personal Papers 1939-1941 (1 box, 5 folders) Correspondence: History of a MA Degree with degree 1941 18 1 Redford Bibliography undated 18 2 Photographs undated 18 3 Letter of Recommendation 1939 18 4 Daybook undated 18 5 Works by Other Authors undated (2 boxes, 23 folders) "A Ballad of the Mountain Meadows Massacre" by Austin E. Fife undated 19 1 "Your child and His Respiratory Problems" by O. Will Andersen undated 19 2 The Han River Flows by Yu Ch'i-jin; translated by Fred Lukoff undated 19 3 Short stories and plays undated 19 4 Caveman undated 19 5 "Job" undated 19 6 Visions of Sugar Plums by Barry Pritchard undated 19 7 Kla-How-Ya by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery undated 19 8 Fallout by Douglas Bankson undated 19 9 Till Time Be Conquered by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery undated 19 10 Look On the Land by John Phillip Dalby Musical play commemorating Cache Valley's One Hundredth Year undated 19 11 Paradise Square by Ray B. West Jr. undated 19 12 The Eve of St. Mark by Maxwell Anderson undated 19 13 Captain Fantastic Meets the Ectomorph by Barry Pritchard undated 19 14 "Pocatello" by A. Wilber Stevens undated 20 1 "Malign Nature and the Frontier" by Carlton F. Culmsee undated 20 2 Under Sound by Veneta L. Nielsen undated 20 3 Melvin LaFollette's poetry 1955 20 4 "The Whistle" by Douglas Bankson undated 20 5 "The Passing of Martin Harris" by William Harrison Homer undated 20 6 Double Thread by Veneta Nielson undated 20 7 So Deep a Logos by Veneta Nielson undated 20 8 Echoes Calling by Carlton Culmsee undated 20 9 Turkey-University of Ankara 1958-1964 (3 boxes, 13 folders) Turkish lectures and notes undated 21 1 Lectures–dramatic criticism undated 21 2 Yelken (Turkish magazine) undated 21 3 Turkish publications undated 21 4 Redford articles in Turkish undated 21 5 Turkey article undated 22 1 Turkey article undated 22 2 Turkey itinerary and passport undated 22 3 Kemal Seli undated 22 4 Programs for Turkish plays and lectures undated 22 5 "Kosebosi" ("The Streetcorner") undated 22 6 Turkish magazines 1963-1964 22 7 Turkish magazines 1963-1964 23 1 Intermountain Review undated (1 box, folders) Intermountain Review 1937-1941 24 1 Intermountain Review 1942 24 2 Scrapbooks and Journals undated (1 box) 25 Reel to Reels undated (1 box and tapes) 26 Additional Materials undated (1 box, 2 folders) That Man Thomson undated 27 1 "Tom Wilson in Port Townsend" undated 27 2