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Marian T. Place Papers 1931-1991 (bulk 1941-1991)

MSS-194


Overview of the Collection

Creator: Place, Marian T. (Marian Templeton), 1910-2006
Title: Marian T. Place Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1931-1991
Bulk Dates: 1941-1991
Quantity: 37 Boxes (15.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract:This collection houses manuscripts, notes, rough drafts, revisions, final drafts, galley proofs, page proofs, contracts, correspondence, appointment and work books, scrapbooks, and pamphlets documenting Marian Place's career as an author. It is arranged according to title.
Identification: MSS-194
Language: Material in English
Repository: Arizona State University Library. Rare Books and Manuscripts
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
Phone: (480) 965-4932
E-Mail: archives@asu.edu
Questions? Ask An Archivist!

Biographical Note

Marian Whitinger Templeton was born to Clarence Ray and Lillian R. (Farrell) Templeton in Gary, Indiana on October 19, 1910. She earned her B.S. from the University of Minnesota in 1931 and her B.A. from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida in 1935. Templeton also completed her Masters of Library Science at the University of Minnesota.

After spending a vacation in Montana, Templeton became so fascinated with the West that she went to work as a reporter for the Glasgow [Montana] Courier. She married Howard Thirloway Place (1912-2002) in Glasgow on January 4, 1936 and the couple had two children, David and Nancy. Marian Place continued to write free-lance feature articles and became interested in writing children's literature when "I tried to find good books for my children that would give them a background in Montana history, as well as the authentic feel for this treasured state and its pioneering periods that I discovered that ... there just weren't any. So, in time, I tried writing articles about Montanans and Montana's wonders, and then tried books for teenagers ... As usually happens, one bout of research led to another ... I kept reading and writing."

Place went on to write over 40 books for children and young people, many set in the American West. Her work won a number of awards, including four Golden Spur Awards given by the Western Writers of America for Best Western juvenile novel and Best Western juvenile nonfiction title; the 1977 Garden State Children's Book Award for On the Track of Bigfoot, and the 1982 Mark Twain Award for The Boy Who Saw Bigfoot. She was also nominated for the 1982-83 California Young Reader Medal in the Intermediate Category for The Boy Who Saw Bigfoot.

Place has written under her own name and under two pseudonyms. She recalls that "I began writing [about such subjects as] hunting, fishing, Forest Service and other state and federal fish & wildlife, grazing, [and] water projects, to mention only a few. I studied my markets before submitting and observed [that] the kind of ... subjects I was interested in were done by men. So, I chose to use the pen name of Dale [my uncle] and White [a portion of my middle name, Whitinger]. For about 10 years or more I was known as Mr. White. The other pseudonym, R. D. Whitinger, was used briefly only for westerns - i.e. bang-bangs, pulps. I was experimenting with several kinds of writing, and this one was not for me."

In 1962, Howard and Marian Place moved from Montana to Portland, Oregon. Marian Place returned to work as a children's librarian because she "just felt like being with children again. They ask the most stimulating questions". The Places wintered in Sun City, Arizona and traveled around the country in a motor home during the summer. Marian Place died in Oregon on April 14, 2006.


Scope and Content Note

This collection houses manuscripts, notes, rough drafts, revisions, final drafts, galley proofs, page proofs, contracts, correspondence, appointment and work books, scrapbooks, and pamphlets documenting Marian Place's career as an author. It is arranged according to title.


Arrangement

This collection consists of thirty-seven boxes divided into eight series:
Series I: Manuscripts
Series II: Contracts
Series III: Correspondence
Series IV: Appointment and Work Books
Series V: Personal Materials
Series VI: Other Published Materials
Series VII: Scrapbooks
Series VIII: Oversized Materials

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.


Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Place, Marian T. (Marian Templeton), 1910-2006 -- Archives.

Geographic Name(s)
West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.

Subject(s)
Authors, American -- 20th century.
Children's literature, American -- West (U.S.).
Women authors, American -- Archives.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Marian T. Place Papers, MSS-194, Arizona State University Library.

Provenance

Marian T. Place donated these papers to Special Collections beginning in November of 1986 (Accession #2003-03028).


Container List

Series I: Manuscripts
BoxFolder
11 American Cattle Trails, 1967 (Printer's Copy)
12 American Cattle Trails, 1967 (Printer's Copy)
13 American Cattle Trails, 1967 (Galley Proofs)
14 American Cattle Trails, 1967 (Page Proofs)
15 The Boy Who Came Back, 1967 (Printer's Copy)
16 The Boy Who Came Back, 1967 (Printer's Copy)
17 The Boy Who Came Back, 1967 (Galley Proofs)
BoxFolder
21 Brad's Flying Saucer, 1969 (Carbons and Fragments)
22 Brad's Flying Saucer, 1969 (Carbons and Fragments)
23 Brad's Flying Saucer, 1969 (Rough Sample Chapters)
24 Brad's Flying Saucer, 1969 (Rough Sample Chapters)
25 Brad's Flying Saucer, 1969 (Original Manuscript)
26 Brad's Flying Saucer, 1969 (Printer's Copy)
27 Brad's Flying Saucer, 1969 (Printer's Copy)
BoxFolder
31 Brad's Flying Saucer, 1969 (Galley Proofs)
32 Brad's Flying Saucer, 1969 (Galley Proofs)
33 Brad's Flying Saucer, 1969 (Galley Page Proofs)
34 Brad's Flying Saucer, 1969 (Letterpress Layout Galleys)
35 Cannibals, Caddoes and Comanches, 1970 (Author's Galley Proofs)
Later titled Comanches and Other Indians of Texas.
36 Cannibals, Caddoes and Comanches, 1970 (Printer's Copy)
37 Cannibals, Caddoes and Comanches, 1970 (Printer's Copy)
BoxFolder
41 Cannibals, Caddoes and Comanches, 1970 (Rough Draft and Notes)
42 Cannibals, Caddoes and Comanches, 1970 (Rough Draft and Notes)
43 Cannibals, Caddoes and Comanches, 1970 (Rough Draft and Notes)
44 Cariboo Gold, 1970 (Rough Draft and Notes)
45 Cariboo Gold, 1970 (Rough Draft and Notes)
46 Cariboo Gold, 1970 (Final Rough Draft)
47 Cariboo Gold, 1970 (Final Rough Draft)
48 Cariboo Gold, 1970 (Carbon Manuscript)
49 Cariboo Gold, 1970 (Notes)
BoxFolder
51 Comanches and Other Indians of Texas, 1970 (Author's Galleys)
52 Comanches and Other Indians of Texas, 1970 (Author's Galleys)
53 Comanches and Other Indians of Texas, 1970 (Author's Page Proofs)
54 Comanches and Other Indians of Texas, 1970 (Author's Page Proofs)
55 Crater Lake National Park, 1974 (Printer's Copy)
56 Crater Lake National Park, 1974 (Photographs)
57 Crater Lake National Park, 1974 (Photographs)
BoxFolder
61 Crater Lake National Park, 1974 (Photographs)
62 Crater Lake National Park, 1974 (Photographs)
63 Crater Lake National Park, 1974 (Photographs)
64 Early American Naturalists; Federal Science Surveys, Undated (Research Notes)
65 Early American Naturalists; Federal Science Surveys, Undated (Research Notes)
66 Flying Saucers and UFOs, Undated (Manuscript)
Published as Is Something Up There?.
67 Flying Saucers and UFOs, Undated (Manuscript)
68 The Frontiersman: The True Story of Billy Dixon, 1967 (Manuscript)
69 The Frontiersman: The True Story of Billy Dixon, 1967 (Master Galley Proofs)
610 Stories of Pioneering (Oregon), Undated
BoxFolder
71 Gold Down Under, Undated (6th Revision and Notes)
72 Gold Down Under, Undated (6th Revision and Notes)
73 Gold Down Under, Undated (Printer's Copy)
74 Gold Down Under, Undated (Printer's Copy)
75 Gold Down Under, Undated (Author's Galley Proofs)
75A Hold Back the Hunter by Dale White, 1959 (Photocopy of Book)
76 Indians of Texas, Undated (Manuscript)
77 Indians of Texas, Undated (Manuscript)
BoxFolder
81 Is Something Up There? The Story of Flying Saucers, 1968 (3rd Revision)
82 Is Something Up There? The Story of Flying Saucers, 1968 (3rd Revision)
83 Is Something Up There? The Story of Flying Saucers, 1968 (Final Version/Printer's Copy)
84 Is Something Up There? The Story of Flying Saucers, 1968 (Final Version/Printer's Copy)
85 Is Something Up There? The Story of Flying Saucers, 1968 (Galley Proofs)
86 John Wesley Powell: Canyon's Conqueror, 1963 (Galley Proofs)
87 John Wesley Powell: Canyon's Conqueror, 1963 (Final Page Proofs)
88 Juan's Eighteen-Wheeler Summer, 1982 (Printer's Copy and Trucking Brochures)
89 Juan's Eighteen-Wheeler Summer, 1982 (Original Printer's Copy)
BoxFolder
91 The Klondike Kid, Undated (Final Draft)
92 The Klondike Kid, Undated (Final Draft)
93 The Klondike Kid, Undated (Final Draft)
94 Let's Go To A Fish Hatchery, Undated (Manuscript; 16 Pages)
95 Marcus and Narcissa Whitman: Pioneers of Oregon, 1967 (Second Draft)
96 Mountain Man: The Life of Jim Beckwourth, 1970 (Rough Draft and Notes)
97 Mountain Man: The Life of Jim Beckwourth, 1970 (Rough Draft and Notes)
98 Mountain Man: The Life of Jim Beckwourth, 1970 (Printer's Copy)
99 Mountain Man: The Life of Jim Beckwourth, 1970 (Printer's Copy)
910 Mountain Man: The Life of Jim Beckwourth, 1970 (3rd Revision; Final Rough Draft)
911 Mountain Man: The Life of Jim Beckwourth, 1970 (3rd Revision; Final Rough Draft)
912 Mountain Man: The Life of Jim Beckwourth, 1970 (Galley Proofs)
BoxFolder
101 New York To Nome, 1972 (Rough Draft and Notes)
102 New York To Nome, 1972 (Rough Draft and Notes)
103 New York To Nome, 1972 (Printer's Copy)
104 New York To Nome, 1972 (Master Galley Proofs)
105 New York To Nome, 1972 (Master Galley Proofs)
106 Nobody Meets Bigfoot, 1976 (Printer's Copy)
107 Nobody Meets Bigfoot, 1976 (Printer's Copy)
108 Nobody Meets Bigfoot, 1976 (Printer's Copy)
109 Nobody Meets Bigfoot, 1976 (Author's Page Proofs)
BoxFolder
111 On The Track Of Bigfoot, Undated (Uncorrected Galley Proofs, Dust Jacket)
112 Bigfoot All Over The Country, Undated (Thermofax Photographs and Credit List; Photographs; Requests for Permission)
113 Bigfoot All Over The Country, Undated (Printer's Copy)
114 Bigfoot All Over The Country, Undated (Printer's Copy and Index)
115 Bigfoot All Over The Country, Undated (Galley Proofs; Audio Cassette Tape)
116 The Boy Who Watched Bigfoot, Undated (Printer's Copy)
117 Correspondence and General Information Regarding Bigfoot, Undated
11SPEC-E5468 The Boy Who Saw Bigfoot
11SPEC-E5470 The Resident Witch
BoxFolder
121 "The Witch Who Rode The Spaceship", Undated (First Draft)
122 The Resident Witch, 1970 (Second Revision)
123 The Resident Witch, 1970 (Printer's Copy)
124 The Resident Witch, 1970 (Author's Galley Proofs)
125 The Resident Witch, 1970 (Galley Proofs)
126 The Resident Witch, 1970 (Galley Proofs)
127 The Resident Witch, 1970 (Page Proofs)
BoxFolder
131 Retreat To The Bear Paw: The Story of the Nez Perce, 1969 (Rough Draft)
132 Retreat To The Bear Paw: The Story of the Nez Perce, 1969 (Rough Draft)
133 Retreat To The Bear Paw: The Story of the Nez Perce, 1969 (Rough Draft)
134 Retreat To The Bear Paw: The Story of the Nez Perce, 1969 (Final Draft)
135 Retreat To The Bear Paw: The Story of the Nez Perce, 1969 (Final Draft)
136 Retreat To The Bear Paw: The Story of the Nez Perce, 1969 (Printer's Copy)
137 Retreat To The Bear Paw: The Story of the Nez Perce, 1969 (Printer's Copy)
138 Retreat To The Bear Paw: The Story of the Nez Perce, 1969 (Reader's Proof Galleys)
BoxFolder
141 Rifles and War Bonnets, 1968 (Printer's Copy)
142 Rifles and War Bonnets, 1968 (Printer's Copy)
143 Rifles and War Bonnets, 1968 (Master Galley Proofs)
144 Rifles and War Bonnets, 1968 (Galley Proofs)
145 Rifles and War Bonnets, 1968 (Page Proofs on Galleys)
146 Rifles and War Bonnets, 1968 (Letterpress Layout Page Proofs)
147 The Singing Boones, 1957 (Carbon; Photocopy of Registration of a Claim to Copyright)
148 The Singing Boones, Undated (Carbon)
BoxFolder
151 Tales of a Montana Booster, 1946 (Radio Scripts; No. 1-40; Missing 4, 6, 15, 16, 18, 25, 34, 35, 36, and 37)
152 Tales of a Montana Booster, 1946 (Radio Scripts; No. 41-80 and 4 Unnumbered; Missing 50, 51, 52, and 66)
153 Volcanoes, Undated (Mount St. Helens Information)
154 Volcanoes, Undated (Maps)
155 Volcanoes, Undated (Photographs)
156 Volcanoes, Undated (Photographs)
157 Volcanoes, Undated (Photographs)
158 Volcanoes, Undated (Printer's Copy)
159 Volcanoes, Undated (Printer's Copy)
1510 Volcanoes, Undated (Author's Page Proofs)
1511 Volcanoes, Undated (Author's Page Proofs)
BoxFolder
161 Volcanoes, Undated (Author's Corrected Galley Proofs)
162 The Wilderness Was His Laboratory, Undated (Notes; Rough Draft)
163 The Wilderness Was His Laboratory, Undated (Sample Chapters)
164 The Witch Who Saved Halloween, 1971 (Rough Draft and Notes)
165 The Witch Who Saved Halloween, 1971 (Rough Draft and Notes)
166 The Witch Who Saved Halloween, 1971 (Printer's Copy)
167 The Witch Who Saved Halloween, 1971 (Printer's Copy)
BoxFolder
171 The Witch Who Saved Halloween, 1971 (Galley Proofs)
172 The Witch Who Saved Halloween, 1971 (Marked Galley Proofs)
173 The Witch Who Saved Halloween, 1971 (Marked Galley Proofs)
174 The Witch Who Saved Halloween, 1971 (Carbon)
175 The Witch Who Saved Halloween, 1971 (Carbon)
BoxFolder
181 The Yukon, 1967 (Printer's Copy)
182 The Yukon, 1967 (Printer's Copy)
183 The Yukon, 1967 (Printer's Copy)
184 The Yukon, 1967 (Galley Proofs)
185 The Yukon, 1967 (Galley Proofs)
186 The First Astrowitches, Undated (Marked Galley Proofs)
187 The First Astrowitches, Undated (1st Revision; Master Page Proofs)
188 The First Astrowitches, Undated (Original Manuscript, 1985)
189 The First Astrowitches, Undated (Galley Proofs Marked "For School Display")
Series II: Contracts
BoxFolder
191 Contracts, 1953-1968, 1977
192 Contracts, Undated
193 Contracts, Undated
BoxFolder
247 Book Contracts, 1957-1970
248 Book Contracts, 1971-1979
249 Book Contracts, 1980-
Series III: Correspondence
BoxFolder
194 Correspondence with Dodd, Mead & Co., 1966-1977
195 Correspondence with Dodd, Mead & Co., 1978
196 Correspondence with Dodd, Mead & Co., 1979-1980
197 Correspondence with Dodd, Mead & Co., 1981-1982
BoxFolder
201 Correspondence Received: A-Do
202 Correspondence Received: Du-Mac
203 Correspondence Received: Mad-Wil
204 Correspondence Received: Beaverton, Ore. Elementary School Class
205 Correspondence with Ray Lincoln Literary Agency, 1976-1978
206 Correspondence with Ray Lincoln Literary Agency, 1979-1981
207 Correspondence with Paul Reynolds Agency
208 Correspondence with Lola Moore, Hollywood Agent
209 Other Correspondence, 1955-1979
2010 Other Correspondence, 1980-
BoxFolder
211 Correspondence with Dodd, Mead & Co.'s JoeAnn Daly, 1983
212 Correspondence with Dodd, Mead & Co.'s JoeAnn Daly, 1984-1985
213 Correspondence with Dodd, Mead & Co. Gail Schlegel, 1982-1985
214 Correspondence with the California Reading Association, 1982-1985
215 Correspondence with the California Reading Association
216 Correspondence with the California Reading Association
218 Other Correspondence
BoxFolder
241 Correspondence Regarding Change-Over at Dodd, Mead; Sale of Junior Books to Putnam Berkeley and Non-Payment of Royalties, 1988
242 Correspondence with Ray Lincoln Literary Agency (1988) and Royalties Received from Putnam (1989), 1988-1989
243 Correspondence Received from Monkton School (Monkton, VT) Regarding Boy Who Saw Bigfoot, 1988
244 Book Prepared by 3-A Class of George W. Truett Elementary School Regarding "The Day Big Foot Met Joey", Undated
245 Correspondence with Literary Agent, Bettina Peterson and Writer Friends, 1980-1985
246 Correspondence with Literary Agent, Bettina Peterson and Writer Friends, 1986-
Series IV: Appointment and Work Books
Box
22 Important Dates from Place's Appointment/Work Books, 1956-1988
22 Place's Appointment/Work Books, 1956-1959, 1961-1979
Box
23 Place's Appointment/Work Books, 1980-1990
Series V: Personal Materials
BoxFolder
2011 Conferences
BoxFolder
217 Mark Twain Award, 1982
219 Audubon Institute, 1983-1984
2110 Nature Conservancy, 1985
BoxFolder
251 Membership Information, 1987-
252 Commencement Program, University of Minnesota, 1931 June 8
253 Templeton Family Genealogy. Notes and 1820 Federal Census for Indiana (2 Pages)
254 Publicity, Honors, Inventories
255 Newspaper Clippings, 1991-
Series VI: Other Published Materials
BoxFolder
2012 Short Stories, Research Materials
Box
26-28 Unsorted Short Publications
Series VII: Scrapbooks
Scrapbook #1, 1941-1953
Contains primarily clippings of magazine and newspaper articles by Marian Place beginning in July 1941, the date of her first sale; the majority are under her pseudonym "Dale White". Also included are clippings about the author and miscellaneous memorabilia.
Scrapbook #2, 1953-1962
Contains clippings of reviews, correspondence, and dust jackets of some of Place's books in addition to personal clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous memorabilia.
Scrapbook #3, 1958-1976
Contains clippings of reviews, correspondence, and dust jackets for some of Place's books in addition to personal clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous memorabilia. Scrapbook #3's dates overlap with Scrapbook #2 and there is some duplication of material.
Folder
1 "Duplicate" Materials
Folder
2 Photographs, 1958-1968
Folder
3 Trip Memorabilia: Eastern Europe and Russia, 1972 August-September
Folder
4 Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Cody, WY, Postcards
Scrapbook #4,
Contains some material related to Place's books, but mostly personal clippings, photographs, miscellaneous memorabilia, and personal correspondence.
Folder
1 Photographs, 1970-
Folder
2 Photographs, 1985-1986
Series VIII: Oversized Materials
Box
29 The Mystery of Wild Horse Trap (Dust Jackets and Artwork)
29 The Resident Witch (Dust Jackets and Artwork)
29 The Story of Crater Lake National Park (Dust Jackets and Artwork)
29 Rifles and War Bonnets (Promotional Poster)
29 Brad's Flying Saucer (Promotional Poster)
29 The Boy Who Saw Bigfoot (Promotional Poster)
29 "Trouble Chuters" by Dale White in Colliers, 1944 December 16
29 "Old Town" by Dale White in Colliers, 1945 June 16
Drawer
73 Gifford Pinchot, the Man Who Saved the Forests (Dust Jackets and Artwork)
73 Hand-Lettered Flip Chart Pages (5 Pages)