Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299 USA
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Ax 500
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Creator:
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Allen, Terry D.Allen, Don B.
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Title:
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Don B. and Terry Diener Allen Papers
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Dates:
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1951-1967 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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10.5 linear feet
7 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in English.
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Summary:
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Collection comprises the papers of American authors Don B. Allen and Terry Allen, including literary manuscripts and research materials for works of historical fiction and non-fiction about the West and about Native Americans, as well as collections of creative writing and poetry by young American Indians edited by Terry Allen.
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Biographical Note
Under the pseudonym T.D. Allen, Don B. and Terril Diener Allen (1908- ) wrote historical fiction and non-fiction about the West and Native Americans. They were best known for Doctor in Buckskin (1951), based on the story of Marcus Whitman, a doctor and missionary in the Oregon territory; Troubled Border (1954), about John McLoughlin, head of the Hudson Bay Company's outpost at Fort Vancouver; Navahos Have Five Fingers (1963), an account of the couple's stay at a Navaho reservation and the people they met there; and Miracle Hill (1967), the story of a young Navaho boy, Mitchell Blackhorse. Terry Diener was a professor of creative writing; a director of communications arts for the U.S. Government's Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1968-1974; and lecturer and specialist on American Indians at the University of California, Santa Cruz, 1969-1974.
Content Description
Collection comprises the papers of American authors Don B. Allen and Terry Allen, including literary manuscripts and research materials for works of historical fiction and non-fiction about West and about Native Americans, as well as collections of creative writing and poetry by young American Indians edited by Terry Allen as director of communications arts for the U.S. Government's Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1968-1974. Collection also includes professional and some personal correspondence.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series:
- Manuscripts: Novels
- Manuscripts: Screenplays
- Correspondence Received
- Correspondence Sent
- Research Materials
- Addenda I, December 1969
- Addenda II, March 1973
- Addenda III, May 1979
Administrative Information
Processing Note Collection processed by processing staff.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the
Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The
reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Don B. and Terry Diener Allen Papers, Ax 500, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857--Juvenile fiction |
| Mitchell, Blackhorse |
| Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847--Juvenile fiction |
| West (U.S.)--In literature |
| Authors, American-20th century |
| Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Juvenile fiction |
| Historical fiction, American--West (U.S.)--Authorship |
| Navajo Indians in literature |
| Western stories--Authorship |
| Women authors, American--20th century |
| Other Creators : |
| Allen, T. D., pseud. (contributor) |
| United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs (contributor) |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Manuscripts: Novels
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Doctor in Buckskin, Harper
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1951 |
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Final manuscript, printer's copy, edited, 364 leaves
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Two copies of bound galley proofs
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Miscellaneous page proofs
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Doctor, Lawyer, Merchant, Chief, Westminster. (Juvenile version of Troubled Border)
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1964 |
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Second carbon, 247 leaves
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Notes, 2 leaves
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Final manuscript, printer's copy, edited, 243 leaves
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One set of galley proofs
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Miracle Hill: The story of a Navajo Boy, by Emerson Blackhorse Mitchell and T.D. Allen. University of Oklahoma Press
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1967 |
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First carbon, 305 leaves
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Fragments, 50 leaves
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Second carbon, 305 leaves
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Notes, 4 leaves
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Corrections for first carbon, original manuscript, 34 l.
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Original manuscript, edited and with extensive holograph revisions by author and T.D. Allen, 334 l.
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One set corrected galley proofs
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One set of unmarked page proofs
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One set of paged proofs, marked for indexing
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One folder of 3x5 cards used for indexing
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Navajos Have Five Fingers. The Civilization of the American Indian Series, 68. University of Oklahoma Press
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1963 |
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Carbon of early manuscript, incomplete with extensive holograph revisions, 142 l.
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Notes, 17 leaves
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Carbon, dated Jan. 26, 1963, with extensive holograph revisions, 237 l.
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One folder of miscellaneous fragments
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Bibliography, contents, introduction, corrections for manuscript
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One set of page proofs, marked for indexing
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One set of galley proofs
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Not Ordered by Men. Rydal
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1967 |
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First draft with extensive holograph revisions, 161 l.
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Fragments with extensive holograph revisions, 69 l.
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Third carbon, final manuscript, 251 l.
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One More River. By Don and Terry Allen. (Written in 1949, later became Doctor in Buckskin)
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Summary, original and carbon, 65 l. each
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Synopsis of a novel, carbon, 24 l.
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Miscellaneous outlines, notes, 34 l.
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Tall as Great Standing Rock. Westminster
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1963 |
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One set of galley proofs
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Troubled Border. Harper
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1954 |
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Printer's copy of manuscript, edited, 296 l.
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Notes, fragments, 17 l.
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Manuscripts: Screenplays
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Ambush at Buffalo Wallow. Harper. (Developed by D4 Productions, Inc. Originally published as a novel by Gold Medal Books, 1955, as Battle of Buffalo Wallow)
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Carbon script, 149 l.
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Script for Rosalie Stewart Agency, 137 l.
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And Now Tomorrow. (Produced for the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.)
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Final shooting script, revised Oct. 26, 1951, 86 l.
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Screenplay by Malcolm Stuart Boylan, based on the historical outline by Luther M. Dimmitt
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One folder of miscellaneous, including film production budget, cast and crew lists, shooting schedules, etc.
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Family Films. Series. Audio and video shooting scripts. (Produced for the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.)
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Basic Training for Christians. 1961-1962. Five scripts, 39 l.
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Christian Adults in Today's World. 1960-1961. Outline and three scripts in series of four, 21 l. No. 3 missing
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Understanding the life of Christ. 1962. Ten scripts in series, each about 10 l.
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Various oulines, notes, edited scripts, revised versions
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One folder of detailed research materials
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Correspondence Received
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Adams, J. Donald. (New York Times Book Review). 1 letter
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1951 |
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Barker, Ruth K. 1 letter
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1966 |
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Columbia Pictures Corp. 1 letter
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1949 |
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Debo, Angie. 1 letter
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DeFore, Don. 1 letter
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1954 |
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Ernst, Carolyn M. 1 letter
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1964 |
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Fawcett Publications. 12 letters
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First Presbyterian Church (Santa Fe). 4 letters
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1963-1966 |
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Fulbright, Evelyn. 1 letter
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1967 |
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Harper and Brothers. 9 letters
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1951-1967 |
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Hudson's Bay Company. 1 letter
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1952 |
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Kalashnikoff, Elizabeth. 1 letter
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1968 |
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MacKenzie, Jessie. 1 letter
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1968 |
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Marcus Whitman Foundation. 1 letter
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1950 |
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Mitchell, Barney. 1 letter
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New, Lloyd. (Institute of American Indian Arts). 5 letters
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1967 |
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New Mexico Magazine. 2 letters
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1966 |
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University of Oklahoma Press. 22 letters
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1964-1967 |
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Presbyterian Historical Society. 2 letters
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1964 |
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The Rydal Press, Inc. 2 letters
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1967 |
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Stuttle, Mary E. 1 letter
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1952 |
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United Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A. 9 letters
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Westminster Press. 1 letter
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1966 |
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Peggy. 4 letters
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Correspondence Sent
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Adams, J. Donald. 1 letter
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1951 |
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Barker, Ruth K. 1 letter
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Boshen, Dr. Robert. (First Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe). 2 letters
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1964, 1966 |
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Boy's Life. 1 letter
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1964 |
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Chicago Indian Ministry. 1 letter
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Debo, Angie. 1 letter
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1966 |
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Fawcett Publications. 12 letters
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Fulbright, Evelyn. 1 letter
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Harper and Brothers. 7 letters
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Hartwig, Mrs. 1 letter
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Hudson's Bay Company. 1 letter
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1952 |
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Internal Revenue Service. 1 letter
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1967 |
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KWYK (Farmington, N.M.) 1 letter
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1964 |
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Los Angeles Times. 1 letter
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Marcus Whitman Foundation. 2 letter
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Mitchell, Barney. 7 letter
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1966-1967 |
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Navajo Times. 1 letter
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New, Lloyd. 2 letters
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1967 |
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New Mexico Magazine. 1 letter
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1966 |
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Oberg, Ida. 1 letter
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1954 |
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University of Oklahoma Press. 17 letters
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1967 |
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Rydal Press. 2 letters
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1967 |
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Sahmaunt, Mr. 1 letter
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1965 |
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Sheibley, Mabel. 1 letter
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1964 |
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United Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A. 2 letters
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Westminster Press. 1 letter
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1966 |
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Carmen. 1 letter
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Dodd. 1 letter
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Irene. 2 letters
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Peggy. 2 letters
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Ralph. 1 letter
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Thelma, Joe. 1 letter
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Research Materials
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Not Ordered By Men (Materials concerning the centenniel of the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe.)
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1 folder of the Centennial Committee
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2 folders with miscellaneous historical information, pamphlets, notes, interviews, news clippings, mission history, biographical data, sermons, records of meetings, chronology, pictures, etc
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One More River (Research materials on Marcus and Narcissa Whitman)
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1 folder about correspondence between the Whitmans, the journal of Marcus and the diary of Narcissa
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1 folder of material relating to the Marcus Whitman Memorial
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Other material includes bibliographical data, notes, pamphlets, pioneer history, drawings, diagrams, etc
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Detailed notes about household equipment, medical supplies, clothing, Waiilatpu Mission Station, vocabulary, food, entertainment, geography, fur trade, etc
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Troubled Border (also for Doctor, Lawyer, Merchant, Chief )
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1 folder of research on Miss Alice Mary Robertson, missionary in Oklahoma
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Miscellaneous
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1 folder of research materials on Alaska
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1 folder of research on Miss Alice Mary Robertson, missionary in Oklahoma
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Miscellaneous
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1 folder of various manuscripts written by Barney Mitchell for Mrs. Allen at the Institute of American Indian Arts
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Published novel in newspaper: Merry Blackmail to All, Toronto Start Weekly, December 26, 1959
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Published novel in newspaper: Doctor in Buckskin, Long Island Sunday Press, September 7, 1952
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1 folder miscellaneous publicity, book reviews and biographical data
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Addenda I, December 1969
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Battle of Buffalo Wallow. Screenplay by T.D. Allen
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Final shooting script, May 27, 1955, D4 Productions, Inc., carbon, 137 leaves
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Doctor in Buckskin. (Original title: One More River)
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Log, 19 leaves
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Gunsmoke.
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Story outline, 4 leaves (never submitted)
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Hazel Does a Favor.
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1962 |
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Script, 61 leaves
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notes and revisions
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Living With Your Husband's Coronary. By T.D. Allen. (Published in Harper's September 1962)
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Outline and early revised draft, 16 l
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Notes
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Carbon of draft entitled Happy Coexistence with a Killer, with holograph revisions, 26 leaves
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Carbon draft entitled How To Outwit a Killer, 21 leaves
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Draft of How To Live with Your Husband's Coronary, holograph revisions, 35 l
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Carbon of final manuscript, 22 l
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Miracle Hill. By Emerson Blackhorse Mitchell and T.D. Allen
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Two carbon sets of index
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Miss Alice and the Cunning Comanche. One act play by Don and Terry Allen. Friendship Press
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1960 |
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2 copies
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Early draft, 4 leaves
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Outline, notes, 8 leaves
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Revised draft, 17 leaves
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Production notes, 22 leaves
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Mimeograph copy (editorial copy), 29 leaves
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Not Ordered by Men
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Second carbon of final manuscript, with holograph revisions, 241 leaves
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One More River. By Don and Terry Allen
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Final carbon, edited, 341 leaves
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Prisoners of the Polar Ice. Westminster
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Final manuscript, printer's copy, edited, 184 leaves
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Galley proofs
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Silence and Cullen Bryant. (Short story developed from the original beginning of Doctor in Buckskin
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Carbon of version entitled One More River, 18 leaves
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Carbon of version entitled ...But Not Lost, 22 leaves
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Original typed copy of version entitled ...But Not Lost, 26 leaves, with holograph revisions
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Revised draft, 32 leaves
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Fragments
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Addenda II, March 1973
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Description
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Manuscripts: Book length
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Arrow II. Creative writing project of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Edited by T.D. Allen. United States Department of the Interior
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1970 |
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Contest entries, 1 folder
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First draft, includes original entries, typed and carbon, 46 p.
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Second draft, carbon, 69 p.
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Arrow III. Creative writing project of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Edited by T.D. Allen. United States Department of the Interior
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1971 |
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Contest entries, 1 folder
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Entries not used, 1 folder
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Carbon draft, 55 p.
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Correspondence: Outgoing, 1972, 1 letter
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