Richard Etulain—Calamity Jane Collection

Content Description

The collection consists of research materials collected by author Richard Etulain on Calamity Jane. The Richard Etulain collection of Calamity Jane materials was gathered over a period of more than 20 years. Based on this extensive collection of books, research and manuscript materials, Etulain wrote two books: The Life and Legend of Calamity Jane, 2014 and Calamity Jane: A Reader’s Guide, 2015. The collection includes roughly five and a half boxes of materials gathered from the author’s research in more than 100 libraries, archives and museums. These manuscripts include comments by others who knew Calamity Jane, researchers and writers who authored books, articles and essays on her, and correspondence between the authors and others researched Calamity Jane. Letters between Etulain and James McLaird, long-time professor at Dakota Wesleyan University and the leading authority on Calamity Jane will be particularly valuable to researchers. History on Calamity Jane’s family is also included. Most of the items were kept in their original folders which included various notes by the author. Most of the images in this collection are reprints from other institutions. Copies or scans made for research use will be acceptable. Researchers looking to publish images from this collection will need permission from the images original source. The South Dakota State Archives will not grant permission to publish from outside sourced images.

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Restrictions Apply

No