Wallace Stegners's house in Palo Alto, California.

File — Box: 10, Folder: 5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: Wallace Stegner (1903-1993) was born in Lake Mills, Iowa and lived in many parts of the American West and Canada during his lifetime. He received a BA from the University of Utah in 1930 and a Ph.D. in literature from the State University of Iowa in 1935. As a writer, editor, teacher, historian, speaker, and advocate for the environment he contributed much to the culture of the American West. His sensitivity to surroundings in his writings is also evident in the photographs he took of his many travels from all over the world.

The photographs in this collection include portraits of Wallace Stegner, his wife Mary Page Stegner, and thier son Stuart Page Stegner (Page); various photographs from trips he took including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, Italy, the Orient, as well as photographs from one of his good friends, the writer Bernard DeVoto.

Box 1 and 2 contain mostly black and white photographs, some color photographs; box 3 contains 35mm color slides, black and white negatives, unmounted 2 1/4x2 1/4 color transparencies; box 4 and 5 contain mounted 2 1/4x2 1/4 color slides.

Dates

Early 1900s-1980s

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.