Manfred, Frederick Feikema, 1912-1994

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American author. First critically acclaimed novel published in 1944. The majority of his stories and novels are set in the region he named "Siouxland", an area bordering the Sioux River in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa. Frederick Manfred died September 7, 1994.

From the description of Frederick Manfred papers, 1912-1994. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62685104

Frederick Manfred was born Frederick Feikema on January 6, 1912 on a farm in northwestern Iowa. He attended high school in Hull, Iowa where he excelled as a baseball pitcher and dreamed of becoming a professional player. Two years after graduating from high school, he attended the Calvin College in Grand Rapids Michigan where began his writing career.

After earning a B.A. and his teaching certificate in 1934, Manfred hitchhiked across America for two years . In 1937, at the end of his travels, he worked as a sports reporter for The Minneapolis Journal but was fired a few years later. Manfred soon developed tuberculosis and entered Glen Lake Sanatorium where he met his future wife Maryanna Shorba. Manfred left the sanatorium in 1942 and worked on the staff of Modern Medicine and as assistant campaign manager for Hubert Humphrey, who was a candidate for mayor of Minneapolis.

In 1943 Manfred decided to devote all of his time to writing. He was given a University of Minnesota writing fellowship in 1944, and his first novel, The Golden Bowl, inspired by his hitchhiking experience, was published later that year. Manfred's third novel, This Is the Year, (1947) was on The New York Times best-seller list for four weeks

In 1952 Manfred decided to changed his name from Frederick Feikema to Frederick Feikema Manfred, and Frederick Manfred became his publishing name. Lord Grizzly, the first of "The Buckskin Man Tales," was the first work Manfred published under his new name. He published numerous other novels in the series. Manfred died of a brain tumor in 1994.

[Biographical sketch based on Manfred biography on the Web site of the Center for Great Plains Studies: http://www.unl.edu/plains/index.html]

From the guide to the Frederick F. Manfred Papers, 1912-1994, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division [mss])

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creatorOf Manfred, Frederick Feikema, 1912-1994. Letter to Clarence Andrews. Luverne, MN. 1976 Jan. 2. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Manfred, Frederick Feikema, 1912-1994. Correspondence with Hubert Humphrey, 1960-1968. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Andrews, Clarence A. Correspondence. 1976-1979. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Papers, 1940-1970 University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963. Letter to Philip A. Friedman. : Chilmark, MA. 1953 July 16. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Friedman, Philip Allan. Letter to Frededrick Manfred. Brooklyn, NY. 1953 Apr. 28. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Frederick F. Manfred Papers 1912-1994. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Vardis Fisher Papers, 1922-1970 Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
referencedIn Wylder, Delbert E. Correspondence, 1963-1985. University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
referencedIn Huebsch, B. W. (Benjamin W.), 1876-1964. Letter to Philip A. Friedman. New York, NY.f1953 Jul. 1. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Manfred, Frederick Feikema, 1912-1994. Letter to Prof. and Mrs. Heyns. Minneapolis, MN. 1944 June 7. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Manfred, Frederick Feikema, 1912-1994. Letters to Philip A. Friedman. Minneapolis, MN. 1953. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Frederick F. Manfred Papers, 1912-1994 University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts Division. [mss]
referencedIn Jones, Madison, 1925-. Madison Jones papers, 1950-1989. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Manfred, Frederick Feikema, 1912-1994. Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1945-1956. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-1990. Karl F. Rolvaag papers, 1921-1984 (bulk 1946-1969). Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Mundale, Charles I., 1929-. Correspondence, 1939-1972. Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services, Library Services
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referencedIn Paul Foreman Papers, 1919-1979, and the Records of Thorp Springs Press, 1967-1982 TXRC99-A10. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Karl F Rolvaag papers., 1921-1984 (bulk 1946-1969). Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf Foreman, Paul, 1943-. Paul Foreman Papers, 1919-1979, and the Records of Thorp Springs Press 1967-1982. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Roth, Russell. Russell Roth papers, 1900-1994 (bulk 1941-1994). University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Manfred, Frederick Feikema, 1912-1994. Frederick Manfred papers, 1912-1994. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Manfred, Frederick Feikema, 1912-1994. Letter to Paul [Engle]. Luverne, MN. 1967 June 19. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Wylder, Delbert E. Selected papers, 1963-1981. University of Oregon Libraries
referencedIn Fisher, Vardis, 1895-1968. Papers, 1922-1970. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
creatorOf Milton, John R., 1924-1995. Papers, 1955-1986. Augustana University, Mikkelsen Library
referencedIn Swallow, Alan, 1915-1966. Letter to Prof. [Clarence] Andrews. Denver, CO. 1966 July 17. University of Iowa Libraries
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associatedWith Andrews, Clarence A., person
associatedWith Bly, Robert. person
associatedWith Bly, Robert. person
associatedWith Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963. person
associatedWith Conroy, Jack, 1899- person
associatedWith Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. corporateBody
associatedWith Democratic Party (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Engle, Paul, 1908-1991, person
associatedWith Fisher, Vardis, 1895-1968. person
associatedWith Foreman, Paul person
associatedWith Foreman, Paul, 1943-. person
associatedWith Friedman, Philip Allan, person
associatedWith Heyns, Garrett, 1891-1969, person
associatedWith Heyns, Rosa Klooster, person
associatedWith Huebsch, B. W. (Benjamin W.), 1876-1964. person
associatedWith Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911- person
associatedWith Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973. person
associatedWith Jones, Madison, 1925- person
associatedWith Kellogg, George Alexis, 1916-1970 person
associatedWith Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. person
associatedWith Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. person
associatedWith McCarthy, Eugene J., 1916-2005. person
associatedWith Milton, John R., 1924-1995. person
associatedWith Mondale, Walter F., 1928- person
correspondedWith Mundale, Charles I., 1929- person
associatedWith Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-1990. person
associatedWith Roth, Russell. person
associatedWith Swallow, Alan, 1915-1966. person
associatedWith United States. President corporateBody
associatedWith Vidal, Gore, 1925- person
associatedWith Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989. person
associatedWith Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963. person
correspondedWith Wylder, Delbert E. person
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Birth 1912-01-06

Death 1994-09-07

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