This collection contains the papers of freelance writer Frank James Calkins which span the period of 1968 to 1984. This eight-box collection contains Calkins' correspondence, diaries, along with drafts and final copies of his three major publications  Rocky Mountain Warden ,  Jackson Hole , and  Long Riders' Winter . His correspondence primarily concerns his dialogue with various government agencies as part of his research for  Rocky Mountain Warden . This collection also includes information on the Western Heritage Association which granted Calkins the 1984 Western Heritage Award in the fiction category for Long Riders' Winter .

Researchers interested in Calkins should also see Coll Mss 91: Frank James Calkins Addendum.

USU also contains Calkins' MA thesis, "Farmer's Reaction Toward Upland Bird Hunting in Two Utah Counties," 1957, and a taped interview with Calkins and his wife Rodello Hunter, who is also a Western author (1973). (USU also contains some of Rodello Hunter's papers catalogued as Coll Mss 28).