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Rodello Hunter papers

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 28

Scope and Contents

Typewritten draft copies of her books, House of Many Rooms , Daughter of Zion , and Wyoming Wife and several unpublished manuscripts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950-1975

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Restrictions

Open to public research.

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Rodello Hunter papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collection and Archives department head.

Biographical Note

Rodello Hunter was born on March 23, 1920 in Provo, Utah. One of the daughters in a large family, her early life formed the basis of her book House of Many Rooms , where she describes growing up in a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints home.

In 1959, she met and married Frank James Calkins, the editor of a magazine she was working on at the time. He was an avid outdoorsman, and their experiences in the Jackson Hole area of Wyoming gave rise to the book Wyoming Wife

Extent

8 boxes (4 linear feet)

Abstract

Typewritten draft copies of her books, House of Many Rooms, Daughter of Zion , Wyoming Wife, and several unpublished manuscripts.

Arrangement

Arranged in numeric sequence according to box and folder.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Rodello Hunter, perhaps around 1976.

Related Materials

Frank James Calkins papers (COLL MSS 29)

Frank James Calkins Addendum (COLL MSS 91)

Title
Guide to the Rodello Hunter papers 1950-1975
Author
Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
Date
©2008
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition )
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guildelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)