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Collection 0095, MtBC, us
Place, Marian T. (Marian
Templeton), 1910-
Marian T. Place Papers
1951-1963
1 linear foot
The Marian T. Place Papers comprise the rough drafts, gallery
proofs, and book cover[s] relating to Place's work, as well as her alternate pen names Dale
White and R. D. Whitinger. Also included minimal correspondence, clippings,
and photographic images of awards.
Collection materials are in English
Biographical Note
Marian T. (Templeton) Place (1910-2006) was born on October 14, 1910, in Gary, Indiana. She
was the daughter of Clarence R. and Lillian R. (Farrell) Templeton and married Howard
Thirloway Place in 1936. She wrote some forty children's books in addition to assorted
magazine articles for
Montana: The Magazine of Western
History. Many of Place's books encompassed the American West (or historical fact);
however, towards the end of her career she also delved into the area of thrillers. Place
received multiple awards for her writings. Under the pseudonym Dale White, Place received
the Spur Award twice from the Western Writers of America. The first time she received this
award was for Steamboat up the Missouri in 1958 and the
second was for Hold Back the Hunter in 1959. Place was also
awarded the Mark Twain Award for The Boy Who Saw Bigfoot in
1982. She died in Arizona in 2006.
The materials in this collection comprise the rough drafts, gallery proofs, and book
cover[s] relating to Place's work. It also includes minimal correspondence, clippings, and
photographic images of awards that she received for two of her stories. The material
demonstrates Place's creative process as a writer (editing, writing, various draft forms),
her interaction with publishing companies (e.g. galley proofs), as well as acknowledgment of
her writing efforts. The collection exemplifies her diversity in pen names as well; these
range from her known pen name (Dale White), as well as her alternate pen name, R. D.
Whitinger. Arrangement of the files is alphabetic, with the exception of the correspondence
which has been chronologically arranged.
Series 1 Manuscript drafts
Series 2 Correspondence and clippings
Series 3 Photographs
Series 4 Galleys and dust jackets
This collection is open for research.
Literary manuscripts, galleys, and other papers created by Marian T. Place were donated to
Special Collections by her in 1964.
This collection was processed 2009 August 24
Place, Marian T.-(Marian
Templeton),-1910- 2006-Archives
White,
Dale,-1910-2006
Whitinger, R.
D.,-1910-2006
West (U.S.)-Juvenile
literature
Authors and publishers
Authors, American-20th
century-Archives
Children's literature, American-West
(U.S.)
Galley proofs
Manuscripts for publication
Women authors, American
Literature
Publishers and
Publishing
Women
Montana
Series 1
Manuscript drafts
Series one comprises Place's draft copies of selected book manuscripts. The drafts have
some evidential value in demonstrating her writing and editing process. The manuscript
drafts also represent Place's use of various pseudonyms. The drafts have been arranged
in alphabetical order by title of the work.
1/1-2
Buckskins and Buffalo: The Story of the Yellowstone
River
1/3-6
Copper Kings of Montana
1/7-10
Fast Draw Tilghman
1/11-12
Hold Back the Hunter
1/13-14
John Wesley Powell: Canyon's Conqueror
1/15-17
John Wesley Powell: Geologist-Explorer
2/1-2
Lotta Crabtree, Gold Rush Girl
2/3-5
Our Earth: Geology and Geologists
2/6-8
Steamboat up the Missouri
2/9-11
Tall Timber Pilots
2/12-14
Tall Timber Pilots
Series 2
Correspondence and clippings
Series two includes clippings discussing Place's assorted publishing achievements and
some of her correspondence relating to her manuscripts.
2/15
Clippings
[1959-1961]
2/16
Correspondence
1961-1962
Series 3
Photographs
Images of Place's Spur Awards for
Steamboat up the
Missouri and Hold Back the Hunter.
2/17
Photographs #1-2
Series 4
Galleys and dust jackets
Three of Place's manuscript drafts in pre-publication form. All bear some editing
marks, either done by Place herself or her editors.
3/1
Copper Kings of Montana
[galleys]
3/2
Our Earth: Geology and Geologists
[galleys]
3/3
Tall Timber Pilots
[galleys]