Mary Kidder Rak papers
Crayon Drawing by Charles Owen, Illustrator for Mary Kidder Rak's book A Cowman's Wife, circa 1930.
Collection dates: 1920-1950
Correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, notes, photographs, and other papers relating to her writing career. Included are three unpublished manuscripts of western fiction; articles and stories; a letter containing Kidder family genealogy; two photographs of Charles Rak and their ranch home, 1920; and five crayon drawings by Charles H. Owen which were used to illustrate her book,
Mary Kidder Rak is most widely known for being an author and a rancher in Southern Arizona. Rak wrote the book
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