Don B. and Terry Diener Allen papers , 1951-1967

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Allen, Don B.; Allen, Terry D.
Title
Don B. and Terry Diener Allen papers
Dates
1951-1967 (inclusive)
Quantity
10.5 linear feet, (7 containers)
Collection Number
Ax 500
Summary
Collection comprises the papers of American authors Don B. Allen and Terry Allen, including literary manuscripts and research materials for works of historical fiction and non-fiction about the West and about Native Americans, as well as collections of creative writing and poetry by young American Indians edited by Terry Allen.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Under the pseudonym T.D. Allen, Don B. and Terril Diener Allen (1908- ) wrote historical fiction and non-fiction about the West and Native Americans. They were best known for Doctor in Buckskin (1951), based on the story of Marcus Whitman, a doctor and missionary in the Oregon territory; Troubled Border (1954), about John McLoughlin, head of the Hudson Bay Company's outpost at Fort Vancouver; Navahos Have Five Fingers (1963), an account of the couple's stay at a Navaho reservation and the people they met there; and Miracle Hill (1967), the story of a young Navaho boy, Mitchell Blackhorse. Terry Diener was a professor of creative writing; a director of communications arts for the U.S. Government's Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1968-1974; and lecturer and specialist on American Indians at the University of California, Santa Cruz, 1969-1974.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection comprises the papers of American authors Don B. Allen and Terry Allen, including literary manuscripts and research materials for works of historical fiction and non-fiction about West and about Native Americans, as well as collections of creative writing and poetry by young American Indians edited by Terry Allen as director of communications arts for the U.S. Government's Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1968-1974. Collection also includes professional and some personal correspondence.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Authors, American--20th century
  • Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Juvenile fiction
  • Historical fiction, American--West (U.S.)--Authorship
  • Navajo Indians in literature
  • Western stories--Authorship
  • Women authors, American--20th century

Personal Names

  • McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857--Juvenile fiction
  • Mitchell, Blackhorse
  • Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847

Corporate Names

  • United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs

Geographical Names

  • West (U.S.)--In literature

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence