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  • Conditions Governing Access
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  • Processing Information
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  • Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
    Title: LeRoy Hafen papers
    Creator: Hafen, LeRoy R. (LeRoy Reuben), 1893-1985
    Identifier/Call Number: mssHafen
    Physical Description: 10.3 Linear Feet (8 boxes, 12 card file boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1924-1975
    Abstract: A collection of research material related to the professional life of LeRoy Reuben Hafen, Western American author and historian.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. LeRoy Hafen papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of LeRoy R. Hafen, October 1977.

    Biographical / Historical

    LeRoy Reuben Hafen (1893-1985) was the state historian at the State Historical Society of Colorado for 30 years from 1924 to 1954. Hafen was born in Nevada and educated in Utah and California; while in college Hafen married Ann Woodbury (1893-1970), a poet, author, and fellow historian. Hafen was the author of numerous articles and books on the history of the American West; he edited, in collaboration with Ann Hafen: The Far West and the Rockies (15 volumes) and was the editor of the ten-volume collection titled, The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West. Hafen was a specialist in Colorado history, the fur trade, and overland routes to the West.

    Scope and Contents

    A collection of approximately 5,000 items from 1924 to 1975, which consists of research materials, journals, manuscripts, correspondence, and notes related to LeRoy Reuben Hafen's works on the American West. A substantial portion of the collection relates to The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West (1965 to 1972), and includes materials on fur traders, trappers, Native Americans, trails, and the history of the West, as well as correspondence with contributors to the 10 volume series. The collection also includes reviews and material on Western History Conferences.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Huntington Library Staff, November 1977. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.

    Arrangement

    Arranged by subject and format.

    General

    Former call number: mssHafen papers.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Fur traders -- West (U.S.)
    Historians -- West (U.S.)
    Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)
    Trails -- West (U.S.)
    Trappers -- West (U.S.)
    West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848
    Journals (accounts) -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century
    Letters (correspondence) -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century
    Manuscripts -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century
    Manuscripts for publication -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century
    Notes (documents) -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century
    Professional papers -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century
    Research (document genres) -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century
    Hafen, Ann W. (Ann Woodbury), 1893-1970