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Typewritten biographies of John Hafen and his wife, Lenora Knight Hafen, written by their children including Orval Hafen and Arthur K. Hafen. John and Lenora were Mormons living in southern Utah.

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Bound typescripts; clippings and letters (some photocopies). The collection includes a detailed personal journal, obituaries, articles describing Hafen's life, letters from private citizens and elected officials concerning legislation. The collection describes the observations, opinions and experiences of Hafen, his business, family, friends and politics.

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Contains a collection copies of articles, addresses, and other works by colleagues of Hafen.

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Contains correspondence with Hafen family members and other papers related to the Hafen family, including genealogy and family history.

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Contains files related to Hafen's research, including photocopies and transcriptions of some original documents, and card files.

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Contains Hafen's personal journals covering over fifty years, dating from 1924-1975.

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Contains drafts, notes, and other papers related to book reviews, scholarly articles, and addresses written by Hafen.

Scope and Contents Contains LeRoy's personal papers: journals and desk calendars; early life memorabilia and school papers (mostly university); personal and professional correspondence, including greeting cards; professional files, including research and manuscript files for Hafen's books and other writings (master's and doctoral theses in published form, Western America, 4 different Colorado histories, the Far West and the Rockies series, the Mountain Men and the Fur Trade series, Joyous Journey, and various...

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Contains personal items of Hafen's, including desk calendars, Church memorabilia, Air Force memorabilia, and items related to Hafen's early education, primarily those related to his studies in history.

Scope and Contents Contains drafts, notes, and other papers related to published works by Hafen. Includes the following works, in order: ""Overland Mail"; "Broken Hand"; "Colorado, Story of a Commonwealth"; "Woodbury"; "Vermillion Cliffs"; "Fort Laramie"; "Reflections of a Handcart Pioneer"; "Western America"; "Colorado: A Story of the State"; "Colorado: A History of Progress"; "The Colorado Story"; "The Far West and the Rockies, vol. 1-14"; "Letters of Lewis Granger"; "Hafen Families of Utah"; "Mountain Men...