James Willard Schultz (1859 - 1947) Typed Letter Signed Sent to Ira Rich Kent His Editor at Houghton Mifflin (with) a 1976 TLS By A.B. Guthrie Jr. And Another By Miss Dorothy M. Johnson of Missoula Montana; Both With Personal Content on J.W. Schultz
United States of America: 1940. Correspondence. Very Good. Item #030123
TLS on United States Department of the Interior letterhead circa 1940, Schultz with queries about various copies of his work and with editorial comments added, presumably for the Houghton Mifflin publishing house use. (with) 1976 TLS by A.B. Guthrie Jr. from The Barn at Choteau, Montana. "...As a boy I read Schultz's stories...Often my father, who knew Schultz, read the stories aloud to us kids....My sister, a grade-school teacher, reads to her students..." (and) 1976 TLS on Miss Dorthy M. Johnson Missoula MT letterhead (illustrated with a comedic photo by Mel Ruder) "...Once I met Mr. Schultz's widow Jessie, a very pleasant and interesting woman. she had been a girlhood friend of one of my aunts in Iowa..." James Willard Schultz (1859-1947) lived in and wrote about the northwestern portion of Montana now included within the Blackfeet Reservation and Glacier National Park…became interested in American Indians, and lived for many years with the Blackfeet Indians as an accepted member of their nation. Drawing upon his experiences on the western frontier he later wrote thrilling and colorful books and articles to make his living as an author. Schultz's first marriage was to Fine Shield Woman (d. 1903), a Piegan Blackfeet, in 1879. They had a son named Hart Merriam Schultz, or Lone Wolf (1882-1965). In 1907, while living in Los Angeles, Schultz married Celia Hawkins (1865-1960). They divorced in 1930. Schultz married again, to Jessica "Jessie" Donaldson, an English professor at Montana State College (now Montana State University). She was a lifelong advocate for Northern Plains Indian culture, particularly the welfare of women, and helped develop markets for handicrafts. (see Biographical Note, James Willard Schultz papers; Archives West) (with) A color printed portrait plate of Chief White Buffalo Araphahoe by F.A. Rinehart Omaha. Letters approx. 8" x 11" size; light wear; old fold lines; in very good condition.
Price: $185.00