Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Frank Bird Linderman Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1915-1932
Collection number: 2020
Creator:
Linderman, Frank Bird, 1869-1938
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Frank Bird Linderman (1869-1938) wrote
On a passing frontier (1920) and
Bunch-grass and Blue-joint (1921); wrote several volumes of Indian lore and fiction portraying the frontier and Native American life, including
Lige mounts, free trapper (1922),
American (1930),
Red mother (1932), and
Beyond law (1933). The collection consists of holograph and typescript literary manuscripts of Native American stories told by Linderman,
and galley proofs of his
Poems.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Frank Bird Linderman Papers (Collection 2020). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Linderman was born in 1869; lived in Montana; wrote
On a passing frontier (1920) and
Bunch-grass and Blue-joint (1921); wrote several volumes of Indian lore and fiction portraying the frontier and Native American life, including
Lige mounts, free trapper (1922),
American (1930),
Red mother (1932), and
Beyond law (1933); he died in 1938.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of holograph and typescript literary manuscripts of Native American stories told by Frank Bird Linderman.
Includes
How it came about stories,
Indian old-man stories,
Indian why stories,
Kootenai why stories,
Lige mounts,
Old-man coyote,
On a passing frontier, and
Red mother. Also contains galley proofs of his
Poems.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Linderman, Frank Bird, 1869-1938--Archives.
Authors, American--Montana--Archival resources.
Indians of North America--Folklore.
Manuscripts for publication.