Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Rodello Hunter papers
UUS_COLL MSS 28
19 boxes
8.5 linear feet
1950-2000
Typewritten draft copies of her books, House of Many Rooms, Daughter of Zion , Wyoming Wife, and several unpublished manuscripts. Also includes documents and records related to a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1997.
Collection materials are in English.
Open to public research.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Rodello Hunter papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collection and Archives department head.
Gift of Rodello Hunter, likely around 1976. Later materials, especially related to her court case, were purchased from Ken Sanders Rare Books in 2023.
Rodello Hunter papers, COLL MSS 28. Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives department.
Rodello Hunter was born on March 23, 1920 in Provo, Utah. One of the daughters in a large family, her early life formed the basis of her book House of Many Rooms , where she describes growing up in a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints home.
In 1959, she met and married Frank James Calkins, the editor of a magazine she was working on at the time. He was an avid outdoorsman, and their experiences in the Jackson Hole area of Wyoming gave rise to the book Wyoming Wife
Typewritten draft copies of her books, House of Many Rooms , Daughter of Zion , and Wyoming Wife and several unpublished manuscripts. Also includes documents, exhibits, and other materials related to her copyright infringement lawsuit in 1996.
Grouped into 3 series: Correspondence, Manuscripts and Drafts, and Legal Documents.
Frank James Calkins papers (COLL MSS 29)
Frank James Calkins Addendum (COLL MSS 91)
Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Authors, American--West (U.S.)--Archives.
Mormon authors--West (U.S.)--Archives.
Literature
I. Correspondence
Incoming correspondence
To Rodello Hunter A-B
1964-1974
1
1
25 pieces, 25 items, 1 folded item
To Rodello Hunter C-E
1963-1975
1
2
43 pieces, 12 items
To Rodello Hunter F-Gra
1965-1975
1
3
12 pieces, 12 items, 1 folded item
To Rodello Hunter Gre-Gu
1965-1974
1
4
8 pieces, 17 items
To Rodello Hunter H-I (1 letter)
1950
1
5
16 pieces, 16 items
To Rodello Hunter J
1969-1974
1
6
7 pieces, 11 items
To Rodello Hunter K-Kn
1964-1974
1
7
28 pieces,10 items
To Rodello Hunter Kn
1965 August 1 - 1966 December 6
1
8
23 pieces, 11 items
To Rodello Hunter Kn
1967 January 9 - 1971 June 2
1
9
24 pieces, 9 items
To Rodello Hunter Kn
1965-1973
1
10
32 pieces 12 items
To Rodello Hunter L-McD
1964-1974
1
11
23 pieces, 14 items
To Rodello Hunter Mck-My
1967-1974
1
12
10 pieces, 16 items, 1 folded piece
To Rodello Hunter N-P
1965-1974
2
1
24 pieces, 13 items, 1 folded item
To Rodello Hunter R
1965-1974
2
2
48 pieces, 9 items
To Rodello Hunter S-Smith, Anne
1969-1974
2
3
14 pieces, 11 items
To Rodello Hunter Smith, Audrey-St
1965-1974
2
4
17 pieces, 10 items, 1 folded piece, 1 item folded
To Rodello Hunter T-U
1966-1974
2
5
8 pieces, 8 items
To Rodello Hunter V,W, and Y
1965-1975
2
6
16 pieces, 14 items
To Rodello Hunter (by first name)
1965-1974
2
7
13 pieces, 12 items
To Rodello Hunter (by first name)
undated
2
8
11 pieces,5 items
Letters from Reader's Digest
1965-1979
11
1
Fan mail
1965-1992
11
2
Letters from Angus Cameron
1966-1978
11
3
Letters from Peggy Blakemore
1970-1983
11
4-5
Personal letters
1972-2000
11
6
USU correspondence
1972-2000
11
7
Letters from Promised Valley Playhouse
1981
11
8
Outgoing correspondence
From Rodello Hunter
1964-1965
2
9
11 pieces, 16 items
From Rodello Hunter
1966-74
2
10
11 pieces, 9 items
From Rodello Hunter & Frank Calkins, Misc
1969-74
2
11
19 pieces,16 items
To Frank Calkins, Misc. pieces about Rodello Hunter
undated
2
12
4 pieces, 1 folded piece
Letters to Angus Cameron
1966-1978
11
9
Letters to Anne McCormick
1977-1979
11
10
II. Manuscripts and drafts
A House of Many Rooms
House of Many Rooms first draft
undated
3
2-7
House of Many Rooms second draft
undated
3
8-13
Setting copy
undated
3
14-19
House of Many Rooms final draft
undated
4
1-7
Miscellaneous notes and correspondence
undated
4
8
15 pages, (1 item, 4 pieces)
Articles related to A House of Many Rooms
1965-1974
12
1
Correspondence related to A House of Many Rooms
1965-1974
12
2
Deseret News serialization
1965
12
3
Documents related to Promised Valley Playhouse
1965-1996
12
4
Musical production documents
1965-1998
12
5
Newspaper clippings and book reviews
1965-1974
12
6-7
Use agreements and other documents
1970-1998
12
9-10
MIA Festival programs
1973-1974
12
11
Correspondence and clippings
1973-1998
12
12
Play script copies
1998
12
13
Artwork for A House of Many Rooms Deseret News serialization
undated
18
5
Original illustrations used in A House of Many Rooms
undated
19
A Daughter of Zion
Manuscript, A Daughter of Zion
undated
4
9-18
Documents related to A Daughter of Zion
1965-1998
12
14
Wyoming Wife
Wyoming Wife first draft
undated
5
2-18
Wyoming Wife second draft
undated
6
1-12
Wyoming Wife third draft
undated
6
13-24
Wyoming Wife final draft before changes
undated
7
1-13
Wyoming Wife with alterations for publication
undated
8
1-12
Miscellaneous pages (recipes)
undated
8
13
28 pages, (1 item)
Wyoming Wife final draft for publication
undated
8
14-22
For use of name, correspondence, publisher's releases
undated
8
23
Galley proofs and first reader's proofs of Wyoming Wife, galley proofs of A House of Many Rooms
undated
9
Other manuscripts
Miscellaneous pages, incomplete
undated
3
1
42 pages, (4 items, 1 piece)
Miscellaneous pages, incomplete
undated
5
1
14 pages, (1 item)
Manuscript, "The Soul of Jackson Hole"
undated
10
1
Photocopy, 53 pages, (55 pieces)
Manuscript, "Papa and Me"
undated
10
2
31 pages, (2 items)
Manuscript, "The Day of The Dog"
undated
10
3
11 pages, (1 item)
Manuscript, "Our Boy Jonah"
undated
10
4
15 pages, (1 item)
Variable Stars--Earth Patterns, Part I-II
undated
10
5-6
Manuscript, "When Joe Can't Go," Miscellaneous pages, incomplete
undated
10
7
14 pages, (2 items, 1 piece)
Script for "Come Over Here, My Son"
1967
12
8
Documents related to "Fishes of Utah"
1959-1973
13
1-2
Utah fishes
1961-2000
13
3
Correspondence related to other publications
1965-1967
13
4
"Vinegar Pie" newspaper column
1973-1976
13
5
"Last Will and Testament of a Sportsman"
1992
13
6
Read-Alouds
undated
13
7
III. Materials related to court case
Documents related to Hunter v. LDS Church
1962-2000
14
1
Legal document copies
1964-1997
14
2
Writings about Hunter v. LDS Church
1964-1998
14
3
Materials related to Hunter v. LDS Church
1965-1996
14
4
Legal documents and newspaper clippings
1965-1997
14
5
Newspaper clippings
1965-1997
14
6
Correspondence related to Hunter v. LDS Church
1973-1977
14
7
Publishing documents
1975-1998
14
8
Hunter v. LDS Church evidence
1978-1998
14
9
Correspondence with Alan L. Smith
1997-1998
14
10
Jeffrey C. Howe papers
1997-1998
14
11
Court documents: exhibits 1-11
1998
14
12
Court documents: exhibits 13-25
1998
15
1
Court records
1998
15
2
Court records: exhibits 1-11
1998
15
3
Notice of use of expert testimony
1998
15
4
Court documents: memorandums and proceedings
1998
15
5-6
Documents used by Jeffrey C. Howe
1998
15
7
Legal document copies from 1998
1998
15
8
Deposition of Rodello H. Hunter
1998
15
9-10
Legal proceedings
1998
16
1
Legal proceedings and evidence
1998
16
2
Hunter v. LDS Church request for dismission
1998
16
3
Court proceedings
1998
16
4
Correspondence with Alan L. Smith
1998
16
5
Exhibit 1: Letter to Alan Smith from Kirton and McConkie law offices
1998
17
1
Exhibit 2: Rodello Hunter's demand for a jury trial
1998
17
2
Exhibit 3: Subpoenaed document for Hunter v. LDS Church
1998
17
3
Exhibit 4: Hunter's motion for injunctive relief
1998
17
4
Exhibit 5: script for A House of Many Rooms readers' theater
1998
17
5
Exhibit 6: requested list of names
1998
17
6
Exhibit 7: letter from Ann Dawson Bingham
1998
17
7
Exhibit 8: copy of the first few pages of the House of Many Rooms script
1998
17
8
Exhibit 9: copy of an envelope sent to Rodello Hunter
1998
17
9
Exhibit 10: script for A House of Many Rooms readers' theater
1998
17
10
Exhibit 11: script for A House of Many Rooms readers' theater
1998
17
11
Exhibit 12: script for A House of Many Rooms readers' theater
1998
17
12
Exhibit 13: script for A House of Many Rooms readers' theater
1998
17
13
Exhibit 14: documents from the Hunter v. LDS church case
1998
17
14
Exhibit 15: copy of a letter to Anne McCormick
1998
17
15
Exhibit 16: script for A House of Many Rooms readers' theater
1998
17
16
Exhibit 17: program for a Spring Arts Festival
1998
17
17
Exhibit 18: court documents for Hunter v. LDS Church
1998
17
18
Exhibit 19: court documents for Hunter v. LDS Church
1998
17
19
Exhibit 20: Plaintiff's memorandum to refuse defendant's motion to dismiss
1998
17
20
Exhibit 21: transcript of the refusal to dismiss the case
1998
17
21
Lawyer correspondence
1998-1999
17
22
Hunter default
1959-2000
17
23
Color plates proposal
1961
18
1
Copyright agreements
1964
18
2
Hunter deposition exhibits 2-3
1998
18
3
Copyrights
1998
18
4