The New Yorker, 'Western Heroes'

File — Box: 8, Folder: 35

Identifier: H

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This section, consisting of boxes one through eleven, begins with autobiographical and biographical materials. Correspondence with Jackson Benson, Stegner's designated biographer, and Nancy Colberg, who compiled the bibliography of his published works, is included here. Family matters focus primarily on his wife, Mary, and son, Page. (Both Stegner's parents and his brother, Cecil, had died by the 1940s.) Other family concerns included here pertain to the Heggen family, consisting of his cousin Tom and Aunt Minna. Scholastic and medical matters are also included in this section, as are copies of Stegner's masters and PhD theses. Documents relating to awards, recognitions and nominations received follow. The series ends with tributes, letters of condolence, and obituaries.

Dates

1993

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.