The following is a brief sampling of the types and scope of the collections housed at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center.

Archives

• Mari Sandoz Manuscripts
• Slogum House
• Miss Morissa
• Short Works — various — Please contact Center for titles
• Audio
• “Voices of History” — Oral History project in 1970s of local residents, includes Jules Sandoz, Jr.
• Mari Sandoz sound recordings
• Correspondence Collections — Being processed
• Scholarly works written about the work of Mari Sandoz — Please contact Center for titles

Objects

• Native-American collection — small in scope
• Personal Effects of Mari Sandoz’ New York Apartments
• Textiles
• Household goods
• Misc.
• Fine Art
• Bad Heart Bull, Amos
• Forsyth, Mary Bryan
• Halsmann, Phillipe
• Kirsch, Dwight
• Lundeen, George
• Red Elk, Greg
• Tipton, David
• Watson, Kit

Library

The Center’s library collections focus on the Trans-Missouri West, with strong emphasis on the High Plains Region. Including the following collections:

• Senator Arthur Carmody Book Collection
• James F. Carr Book Collection
• Cartwright-Drueke Collection
• Claire Mattern Western Literature Collection
• Delores Theobald Mohler Collection
• Glennis Zarek Book Collection
• Periodicals – various including Nebraska History Magazine
• Microfilmed copies of the Mari Sandoz materials available at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln

To inquire about a specific title or edition, please contact the Center directly.

Photographic Collections

• 150+ images of Mari Sandoz
• Various Photographers - including Phillipe Halsmann and Dwight Kirsch
• Various locations - Sandhills homestead, Lincoln, Wisconsin, New York, Colorado
• Events - Awards ceremonies, book signings
• Sandoz Family
• Macumber Family
• Ray and Faye Graves Photographic Studio Collection
• David Tipton Collection - Sandhills photographs
• Dwight Kirsch Collection - landscape photographs
• Gale Collection

Traveling Exhibitions

Ray and Faye Graves Photographic Studio Collection

Treasures of Solitude: The Botanical Illustrations of Bellamy Parks Jansen

Old Jules Country

Ray and Faye Graves Photographic Studio Collection

Description: The Graves Collection of approximately 1,100 glass plate negatives comprises the extant works of two Chadron, Nebraska, photographers – Ray and Faye Graves – whose combined careers spanned from 1906-1940. These images have been digitized and printed for the exhibition. The Collection is primarily portraits, with some Native American and African American images. The exhibit can be modified for a specific venue.

Running Feet/Space Needed:  Can Vary
Standard Exhibit: 51 11”x17” framed photographs

Special Requirements: None

Costs:
Inside of Nebraska: None
Outside of Nebraska (within 2 hours of Chadron): $50
Outside of Nebraska (further than 2 hours from Chadron:  $150 plus outbound shipping

Contact Person:
Sarah Polak, Director
308-432-6401
spolak@csc.edu

Treasures of Solitude: The Botanical Illustrations of Bellamy Parks Jansen

Description: Art and botany come together in the works of Colorado artist, and Nebraska native, Bellamy Parks Jansen. Ms. Jansen’s botanical illustrations of plants native to the Great Plains region have won her acclaim as both an artist and plant taxonomist. Ms. Jansen has been working as a professional botanical illustrator for 24 years and her work has been published in over 70 publications throughout the United States.

Running Feet/Space Needed:  Can Vary
Standard Exhibit: 45 8”x 10” framed illustrations

Special Requirements: None

Costs:
Inside of Nebraska: None
Outside of Nebraska (within 2 hours of Chadron): $50
Outside of Nebraska (further than 2 hours from Chadron): $150 plus outbound shipping

Contact Person:
Sarah Polak, Director
308-432-6401
spolak@csc.edu

Old Jules Country

Description: The exhibit features the photographs of Kira Gale and quotations from the literary works of Mari Sandoz which portray the contemporary landscape and historical sites familiar to the story of “Old Jules” by Mari Sandoz. The exhibit includes interpretative and supplemental reference materials.

Running Feet/Space Needed:  Can Vary
Standard Exhibit: 32 30” x 30” framed panels

Special Requirements: None

Costs:
Inside of Nebraska: None
Outside of Nebraska (within 2 hours of Chadron): $50
Outside of Nebraska (further than 2 hours from Chadron): $150 plus outbound shipping

Contact Person:
Sarah Polak, Director
308-432-6401
spolak@csc.edu

Research Requests and Information

Archives, photographs, library materials, and items not on display are available to the public by appointment during business hours. 8-12 and 1-4 Monday through Friday; 9-12 and 1-4 Saturday, Closed Sundays and holidays.

Research requests can be directed to:

Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center
ATTN: Research
Chadron State College
1000 Main Street
Chadron, NE 69337

Telephone 308-432-6401