Marion A. Steele, M.D., Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 717

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Scope and Content Note

The collection consists primarily of literary manuscripts and related materials for fiction, nonfiction, and theatrical works and is arranged in 16 series. Each series consists of a single work by Steele and includes, when applicable, his final draft, research notes, and related correspondence with publishers and collaborators. Some of Steele's dramatic works were produced on stage or television, and materials pertaining to the productions have also been retained with the appropriate manuscripts. Additionally, there are several certificates related to Steele's medical career.

Dates

circa 1969-1983

Creator

Steele, Marion A., 1922- (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

RESTRICTIONS: To protect personal confidentiality, the readership correspondence in Series 1 has been restricted until 2056.

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).)

Biographical Note

Dr. Marion A. Steele (1922-1985) was a Gentry, Arkansas, psychiatrist and writer. He attended the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, receiving his M.D. in 1945. Steele practiced in Jasper, Arkansas, for a time before moving to the San Francisco, California, area where he specialized in psychiatry. One particular area of interest for Steele was the study of dreams, and in 1971 he published a book entitled I Had The Craziest Dream Last Night, which is a layman's guide to dream analysis. He also wrote a syndicated column for the McNaught newspaper syndicate on dreams. While living in California, Steele took courses in creative writing and produced several manuscripts of plays and novels. While none of these works were published, several of the plays were produced in community and college theaters. Following his death in 1985, a scholarship fund was established in Marion Steele's name at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Extent

2.75 Linear Feet (6 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Collection is arranged by literary work into 16 series; a 17th series contains certificates pertaining to Steele's medical career.

Dreams (Box 1, Folders 1-4)
I Had The Craziest Dream Last Night (Box 2, Folders 1-6)
An Ozark Country Doctor's Stories (Box 2, Folders 7-8)
Autobiography of Ms. Belle Starr (Box 2, Folder 9)
Oreste's Window (Box 2, Folders 10-11)
La Bruja (Box 2, Folder 12)
The Passenger (Box 2, Folder 13)
Some Days In Spring (Box 3)
Bull Doss (Box 4, Folders 1-8)
The Birthday Dog (Box 4, Folders 9-11)
Aethra (Box 5, Folders 1-3)
No Secrets (Box 5, Folders 4-5)
Carlotta's Return (Box 5, Folders 6-7)
That Little Patch of Ground (Box 5, Folder 8)
Untitled play (Box 5, Folder 9)
Kyra Nijinsky (Box 6)
Medical career

Acquisition Information

The Marion A. Steele, M.D., Papers were donated to Special Collections by Mr. and Mrs. Author M. Steele of Gentry, Arkansas, on December 22, 1987.

Processing Information

Processed by Kim Allen Scott, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas in January, 1988.

In October 2020, the finding aid was updated by Katrina Windon to include oversized materials found in Manuscript Collections Oversize Box 7, and an additional series (17) was created; these appear to have been received and processed at the same time as the rest of the collection materials.