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Brigham Young University Library, 1962. Soft cover, 109 pp. In good condition. blue illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and moderate aging and soiling to spine and edges. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Contents include: Portraits ; Foreword ; Biographical Sketches of the Hafens ; Writings of the Hafens ; Hafen Collection of Americana : Major Sets and Collections, Americana and Western Americana, Regional Poetry, Selected Pamphlets. [From Foreword] With the completion of their fifteen-volume series, The Far West and the Rockies, LeRoy and Ann W. Hafen have reached a milestone in their distinguished careers. As writers, editors and collectors they have made lasting contributions to the understanding of the American West. Through the years, while doing research and writing history, they collected thousands of volumes reflecting life in the Old West. It is with a great deal of pleasure that the Brigham Young University Library acknowledges, through the publication of this bibliography, the generosity of the Hafens in presenting to the library their distinguished collection of Americana and regional literature. This gift is considered the most substantial book contribution of any donor to our Western Americana Collection. While covering the broad scope of American history it is particularly strong in the area of Dr. Hafen's interest - Western American history. It is also enhanced by the interest of Mrs. Hafen, poet and collector of the works of regional authors. These valuable, useful books will serve as guidebooks for students, faculty, freelance writers, authors, and others interested in the pursuit of Western history. The books housed in the Special Collections Area of the new library will be known as the Hafen Collection of Americana. From time to time the library will add to the collection books on related subjects as they appear.