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Wallace Earle Stegner photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0561

Scope and Contents

Wallace Stegner (1903-1993) was born in Lake Mills, Iowa and lived in many parts of the American West and Canada during his lifetime. He received a BA from the University of Utah in 1930 and a Ph.D. in literature from the State University of Iowa in 1935. As a writer, editor, teacher, historian, speaker, and advocate for the environment he contributed much to the culture of the American West. His sensitivity to surroundings in his writings is also evident in the photographs he took of his many travels from all over the world.

The photographs in this collection include portraits of Wallace Stegner, his wife Mary Page Stegner, and thier son Stuart Page Stegner (Page); various photographs from trips he took including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, Italy, the Orient, as well as photographs from one of his good friends, the writer Bernard DeVoto.

Box 1 and 2 contain mostly black and white photographs, some color photographs; box 3 contains 35mm color slides, black and white negatives, unmounted 2 1/4x2 1/4 color transparencies; box 4 and 5 contain mounted 2 1/4x2 1/4 color slides.

Dates

  • Early 1900s-1980s

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Extent

1379 Items

Abstract

The Wallace Earle Stegner photograph collection contains portraits of Wallace Stegner, his wife Mary Page Stegner, and thier son Stuart Page Stegner (Page); various photographs from trips he took including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, Italy, the Orient, as well as photographs from one of his good friends, the writer Bernard DeVoto.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically.

Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Wallace Earle Stegner audio-visual collection (A0389).

Processing Information

Processed by Lorraine Crouse and Kristi Pace in 2000.
Title
Guide to the Wallace Earle Stegner photograph collection Early 1900s-1980s
Author
Finding aid prepared by Lorraine Crouse.
Date
2000
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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