Rodello Hunter papers
Scope and Contents
Typewritten draft copies of her books, House of Many Rooms , Daughter of Zion , and Wyoming Wife and several unpublished manuscripts. Also includes documents, exhibits, and other materials related to her copyright infringement lawsuit in 1996.
Dates
- Creation: 1950-2000
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
19 boxes (8.5 linear feet)
Abstract
Typewritten draft copies of her books, House of Many Rooms, Daughter of Zion , Wyoming Wife, and several unpublished manuscripts. Also includes documents and records related to a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1997.
Arrangement
Grouped into 3 series: Correspondence, Manuscripts and Drafts, and Legal Documents.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rodello Hunter, likely around 1976. Later materials, especially related to her court case, were purchased from Ken Sanders Rare Books in 2023.
- Title
- Guide to the Rodello Hunter papers
- Author
- Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives. Revised to add additional material by Lilly Brown and Clint Pumphrey
- Date
- ©2008, 2026
- 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.
- 2026: Revised to include additional materials (boxes 11-19)
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
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