"Geography of the Snake River Valley"

File — Box: 27, Folder: 5

Identifier: IV

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: Madsen's first book, The Bannock of Idaho (Caxton Printers, 1958), was written in the summer of 1948 as a Ph.D. dissertation. The correspondence associated with this manuscript, ranging from inquiries about research possibilities in the late 1940s to letters related to publication of a paperback edition in the mid-1990s, is in box 27. Very little of Madsen's early research remains, although folders 10-12 contain research notes for his M. A. thesis. Preliminary school papers on related topics and a typescript of Madsen's dissertation follow the correspondence. Madsen revised the manuscript and submitted it to Caxton Printers in the mid-1950s. Two drafts, located in boxes 28 and 29, are dated 1955, with portions of the manuscript labeled "editorial draft" dating from 1958. Reviews of the book can be found in box 29, folder 21. A draft of Madsen's introduction to the 1997 edition is located in box 28, folder 22. The original dissertation rough draft and a revised preliminary version of this manuscript, donated as this register was being finalized, can be found in boxes 130 and 131.

Dates

1854-2000

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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