Archives

Archives exist both to preserve historic materials and to make them available for use. The Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center has a growing archival collection related to Mari Sandoz and the Great Plains Region. For more information about the Center’s archival holdings or to make an appointment, please contact Sarah Polak, Center Director.

Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research, published by the Society of American Archivists, addresses the second purpose by outlining the functions and procedures of archives, and is designed both for first-time archives users and scholars who have already conducted research in archives.

Paper Collections housed at the Center:

• Caroline Sandoz Pifer Collection of Mari Sandoz Papers
• Dr. Rolland Dewing Wounded Knee II Collection
  • Since the finding aid was completed, Dr. Dewing has donated additional materials. Please contact Center Staff for more information.
• Helen Winter Stauffer Collection
  • Processed, but finding aid not completed
• James F. Carr Collection
  • Currently being processed
• Mari Sandoz Heritage Society Papers
  • Currently being processed
• Scholarly works written on Sandoz and her work. Please contact Center Staff for a list of titles.

Digital Collections housed at the Center

• Audio
  • “Voices of History” — Oral History project in 1970s of local residents, includes Jules Sandoz, Jr. and Elijah Thayer
  • Mari Sandoz sound recordings
  • Oral History Interviews of local and regional ranching families collected through the C.F. Coffee Gallery.