Guide to the Jackson J. Benson Research material about Wallace Stegner,
ca. 1909-1992
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble
Department of Special Collections
Green Library
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
Phone: (650) 725-1022
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
© 1998
The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Jackson J. Benson Research material about Wallace Stegner,
ca. 1909-1992
Collection number: M0952
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
- URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- 1997
- Encoded by:
- Steven Mandeville-Gamble
© 1999 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Jackson J. Benson Research material about Wallace Stegner,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1909-1992
Collection number: Special Collections M0952
Creator:
Benson, Jackson J.
Extent:
13.5 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access 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.
Publication Rights
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.
Provenance
Gift of Jackson Benson, 1997.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] Jackson J. Benson Research material about Wallace Stegner, M0952, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biography
American biographer of Hemingway, Steinbeck and most recently, author of the biography WALLACE STEGNER : HIS LIFE AND WORK.
New York: Viking, 1996.
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.
Access Terms
Gray, Peg.
Gray, Phil.
Stegner, Wallace Earle, 1909-
American literature--20th century.
Phonotapes.
Wallace Stegner : his life and work.
Box 1-4
Interviews
Physical Description: 124 original tapes
Access Information
restricted; may be listened to but not duplicated until 2005
Box 5-7
Interviews
Physical Description: 98 copies of tapes
Access Information
restricted; may be listened to but not duplicated until 2005
Box 8-9
Reviews of Stegner's works
Box 10-11
Interview transcripts with Stegner & family -
Access Information
restricted; may be read but not duplicated until 2005
Box 13-15
Interviews with others
Access Information
- restricted; may be read but not duplicated until 2005
Box 17
Letters to Phil & Peg Gray, 1939-1979; letters to Stegner from special correspondents
Box 18
"Fame files," 1960-1964; manuscript materials, drafts, working notes; Stegner periodical fiction, 1934-1971; published Stegner
essays & articles, 1935-1947
Box 19
Published Stegner essays and articles, 1947-1967
Box 20
Published Stegner essays and articles, 1969-1992
Box 21
Card file notes; early childhood to
1934
Access Information
- restricted; may not be viewed or duplicated until 2005
Box 22
Card file notes;
1935-1954
Access Information
restricted; may not be viewed or duplicated until 2005
Box 23
Card file notes;
1955-1990
Access Information
restricted; may not be viewed or duplicated until 2005
Box 24
Card file notes; topics Age to Writing
Access Information
restricted; may not be viewed or duplicated until 2005
Addendum: Accession 1998-006
Box 25
1. Uncollected Stegner stories, mostly very early
Box 25
2. Additional reviews of short story collections
Box 25
3. 4 cassette tapes (2 are copies):
a. Interview with Wallace Stegner, 1987. Amer. Audio Prose Library
b. Wallace Stegner reading "The Spectator Bird" and "Crossing to Safety," (excerpts), 1987. Amer. Audio Prose Library
4. 2 cassette tapes: Wallace Stegner reads "Beyond the Glass Mountain," and other works from collected stories,
1990
