Benson (Jackson J.) Research material about Wallace Stegner, ca. 1909-1992

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Summary

Title:
Jackson J. Benson Research material about Wallace Stegner,
Dates:
ca. 1909-1992
Creators:
Benson, Jackson J.
Extent:
13.5 linear ft.
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] Jackson J. Benson Research material about Wallace Stegner, M0952, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

128 interview cassette tapes of Stegner and his associates, transcripts of the interviews, 100 back-up tapes; annotated copies of correspondence including that with Phil and Peg Gray; copies of Stegner periodical fiction, essays, and articles, including all of the very early material; copies of reviews of Stegner's major works and story collections; clippings; and Benson's card files of sorted research notes.

Biographical / historical:

American biographer of Hemingway, Steinbeck and most recently, author of the biography WALLACE STEGNER : HIS LIFE AND WORK. New York: Viking, 1996.

Custodial history:

Gift of Jackson Benson, 1997.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: 1997.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Research card files (4 boxes) labeled "chronology" and "topic" may not be read or copied until 2005. Back-up tapes may be listened to and transcripts read, but no copies of the interviews (recorded or transcripts) are to be made until 2005. We will duplicate original tapes that currently have no back-up copy at cost so a reader may listen to them, but there may be a short delay. Original letters represented in the collection in photocopy form cannot be photocopied by Stanford. Letters selected from Stegner's office are held by the University of Utah. Originals of other letters are held by private individuals.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] Jackson J. Benson Research material about Wallace Stegner, M0952, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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