Jay J. Kalez Papers 1900-1982

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Jay J. Kalez Papers 1900-1982

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Author and public officer, of Spokane, Wash. Correspondence, mss. of articles and books (both fiction and nonfiction), press releases, clippings, financial records, motion picture and radio broadcasting scripts, photos, and other papers, relating to Kalez's free-lance writing career and his positions with Works Progress Administration (Wash.), U.S. Office of Price Administration, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Includes three of Kalez's books: Saga of a Western Town (1972), Harnessed Waters (1976), and This Town of Ours (1973), and information concerning various story topics, including his experiences with U.S. Navy during World War II, crime, athletics, air combat, and cowboys.

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Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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