University of Wyoming
Upon publication of her first book titled Old Jules, Mari Sandoz became an extremely popular author who based her stories on her native sandhills of western Nebraska. Her most noteworthy books include Old Jules, Crazy Horse, and Cheyenne Autumn. In all, Sandoz wrote over 20 books over the span of 30 years on subjects concerning Native Americans, the cavalry, cattlemen, homesteading, fur trapping, and oil men.
Collection contains works written by Mari Sandoz, original manuscripts, correspondence, maps, periodicals, speeches, articles, book reviews, newspaper issues from the New York Times, Saturday Review, and Washington Post, newspaper clippings, television lectures, booklets, and pamphlets.
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This material was received from Eugene Gottschalk, Caroline Sandoz Pifer, and Scott Greenwell between February 1963 and December 1980. Patirica Morgan donated material in February 2024.
Mari Sandoz papers, 1954-1969, C MSS-M691, Denver Public Library.
Mari Sandoz Collection 1935-1965, Bird Library, Syracuse University.
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list for 6 boxes.