AHJ_ah400099 Inventory of the Richard F. Fleck Papers, 1953-1995 Fleck (Richard F.) Papers Processed by Annie Stratton University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2019

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort, March 2013and updated by Annie Stratton, May 2019. Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Fleck, Richard F., 1937- Richard F. Fleck papers 1953-1995 400099 1.60 cubic feet (4 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English This collection includes manuscripts, photographs, and other materials of a University of Wyoming professor of English and Native American literature. Biography of Richard F. Fleck

Richard F. Fleck was professor of English at the University of Wyoming between the years 1965-1990, where he taught Native American literature among other subjects. He was the editor of the "Thoreau Journal Quarterly" from 1975-1977. Fleck authored numerous poems, articles, and books, including "Clearing of the Mist" (1979). He was a faculty member of the Teikyo Loretto Heights University in Denver, 1990-1993, and then served as Dean of Language, Arts, and Behavioral Sciences at the Community College of Denver, 1993-2001.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains correspondence (1953-1995), typescripts, galley proofs, manuscripts relating to the American West, reprints of Fleck's articles, as well as poems by Anne Fleck from 1978. This collection also includes manuscripts and copies of "Clearing of the Mist" (1979), "Cottonwood Moon" (1979), and "Palms, Peaks, and Prairies" (1967). Also included is a 1975 copy of the "Thoreau Journal Quarterly" and a 1961 manuscript by C.G. Bell, "Again from the Dead". Photographs of mountain scenes are also included.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

Other archival collections created by Richard F. Fleck are located at Archives and Special Collections, Auraria Library in Denver, Colorado, and The Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods Library in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Richard Fleck in the years 1977-2003.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Annie Stratton, May 2019.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Fleck, Anne. Bell, C.G. Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. Roncalio, Teno, 1916-2003. University of Wyoming. Department of English. Natural history -- West (U.S.) Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- History -- Sources. Rocky Mountains -- Description and travel. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Fleck, Richard F., 1937 -- Clearing of the Mist. Fleck, Richard F., 1937 -- Palms, Peaks, and Prairies. Fleck, Richard F., 1937 -- Indians of Thoreau. Fleck, Richard F., 1937 -- Cottonwood Moon. Education Colleges and Universities Wyoming Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Literature Native Americans Container List Series I. Correspondence

This series includes correspondence about the Thoreau Journal Quarterly, two conferences Fleck spearheaded, environmental concerns, and the publishing of books and poems.

1 Dustbooks- Clearing of the Mist 1975-1981, undated 1 General Correspondence 1966, 1969-1971, 1973-1975, 1980, 1982, 1984-1985, 1989-1992, 1995 1 The Golden Quill- Palms, Peaks, and Prairies 1966-1972, 1974-1977, 1981, undated 1 Hummingbird Press- Indians of Thoreau 1968, 1970-1980, undated 1 Jelm Mountain Press- Cottonwood Moon 1967, 1976, 1979-1981, undated 1 Publisher's Correspondence A-M 1953-1954, 1956, 1962, 1965-1966, 1969-1972, 1974-1981, undated 1 Publishing Correspondence N-Z 1964, 1966-1967, 1969-1981, undated 1 Sex, Violence, and Censorship Conference 1968, 1978-1979, undated 1 6 Guns and Sour Dough at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West 1979 1 State of Wyoming and United States Government 1971-1972, 1974-1975, 1977-1979, 1980, 1984, 1994 1 Thoreau Journal Quarterly Correspondence 1969-1979, undated 1 University and Academic Correspondence 1970-1971, 1974-1975, undated 1 Wildlife and East Coast Publications 1960-1976, undated 2 Wildlife and East Coast Publications 1972-1977, undated Series II. Manuscripts and Published Materials

This series includes the manuscripts and reviews for Fleck's four books, Anne Fleck's book of poems, and Charles G. Bell's novel.

 2 Clearing of the Mist v.1 undated 2 Clearing of the Mist, Reviews 1978-1981, undated 2 Clearing of the Mist, Final Manuscripts undated 2 Cottonwood Moon and Other Poems 1963-1964, 1970-1981, undated 2 Eight Poems of Fantasy 1978 2 Indians of Thoreau: Selections from the Indian Notebooks 1972, 1974-1976, 1978, undated 2 Indians of Thoreau: Selections from the Indian Notebooks 1974 3 The Married Land [Titled Again From the Dead] 1961 March 3 The Married Land 1962 3 Miscellaneous 1962, 1966, 1971, undated 3 Newspaper Clippings 1964, 1966 3 Notes by Fleck undated 3 Palms, Peaks, and Prairies 1967-1969, undated 3 Reprints of Previous Work 1962-1963, undated 4 Thoreau's Journal Quarterly 1975 4 Thunder in the Rockies: A Ranger's Sketchbook 1968, 1973-1974 4 Thunder in the Rockies : Echoes from the Wilderness 1975 Series III. Photographs

This sereis includes black and white photos of the mountains and landscape, photos of Fleck, colored photos of Masinicus Island, Maine. This series also includes negatives.

4 Photographs undated