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American literature -- 20th century -- Latter Day Saint authors

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Gale Sears correspondence, 2007

 Series — Box 3: Series 3; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197238103938], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8003 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains transcripts of three emails, two in correspondence with an "Ylena Gavrilova," and one with a "Vera Zhura Vleva," both Russian, on research for Sears' book, "the Silence of God." Also contains business cards and notes on contact information for other people, as well.

Dates: 2007

Gale Sears manuscripts for Autumn Sky, 2004

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8003 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts of the 2004 publication Autumn sky, with original hand-written drafts, later type-written drafts, and later review versions for Covenent. Includes Sears' original cover-letter to Covenent, and annotations by proofers.

Dates: Publication: 2004

Gale Sears manuscripts for Silence of God, approximately 2006

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197238103912], Folder: 1-6
Identifier: MSS 8003 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts of The Silence of God, including its first draft, hand-written on lined paper and its final typed copy. Original manuscript contains notes and corrections by the author in the text. Also includes editorial notes and cover-images.

Dates: approximately 2006

Gale Sears manuscripts for The Route, 2009

 Series — Box 7: Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197238103979], Folder: 4-5
Identifier: MSS 8003 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts for "The Route," published in 2009. Contains the original handwritten draft, two printed pages of what appears to be a delivery route dated February 6, 2002, and a later typed review draft.

Dates: Publication: 2009

Gale Sears manuscripts for Until the Dawn, approximately 2005

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8003 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts for the 2006 publication, Until the Dawn. Contains the original hand-written drafts, later type-written copies, and review copies sent to covenent. Note that Until the Dawn was none by two previous titles: "Winter Fields," and "the Color of the Sky," before publication.

Dates: Publication: approximately 2005

Gale Sears manuscripts for Upon the Mountains, approximately 2005, 2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8003 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts of the original handwritten drafts of Upon the Mountains, a later typed copy, proofer's notes by Covenent, back cover images, and editorial notes by the author on the scope of the novel, all dating circa 2005-2007.

Dates: approximately 2005; Publication: 2007

Gale Sears research for Autumn Sky series, approximately 2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8003 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Research for the "Autumn Sky" trilogy, including "Autumn Sky," "Until the Dawn," and "Upon the Mountains." Includes newspaper clippings, copies, book research, bibliographies, article copies, and hand-written notes, created circa 2000, and relating to San Francisco, World War I, the Influenza pandemic, and Salt Lake culture in the 1910's.

Dates: approximately 2000

Gale Sears research for Silence of God, approximately 2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8003 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains notes, copies, and bibliographies of research material for the novel "The Silence of God." Also contains notes from a trip made by the author to Moscow.

Dates: approximately 2007

Gale Sears papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8003
Scope and Contents

Contains, manuscripts, early-handwritten drafts, hand-written research, photocopies of book articles and photographs, and email transcripts, all relating to Gale Sears' novels, "The Silence of God," "Autumn Sky," "Until the Dawn," "Upon the Mountains," and "the Route." Earliest material dates circa 2000, while the latest dates to approximately 2011.

Dates: 2000-2011