REVEREND MARK FIESTER PAPERS

The majority of the material in the Reverend Mark Fiester collection (1950s-1980s) pertains to the books which he wrote: Look For Me In Heaven and Blasted, Beloved Breckenridge. The information concerning Look For Me In Heaven includes all of the research materials (correspondence and historical data) used to write the text, genealogy of Reverend John Lewis Dyer, publishing information and documents, photographs, various drafts of the book, and the final manuscript. The materials pertaining to Blasted, Beloved Breckenridge include reference materials, notes, photographs, and the final manuscript, with an emphasis on Reverend Florida F. Passmore and his role in the Breckenridge Methodist Church and the town itself.

The collection also contains other works written by Fiester. These works include the Christmas Pageant, the sermon for a 4th of July Old Fashioned Worship, and manuscripts for One Solitary Life, The Art of Gold-Mining in Summit County, Colorado, and The Apostolic Clock. This collection also contains correspondence received by Fiester, general notes written and kept by Fiester and financial papers.

The material pertaining to Look For Me In Heaven has been divided into three subseries: chapters (notes, reference materials and drafts of chapters); genealogy and general reference materials on Father Dyer; and manuscripts (different drafts of the manuscript). Chapters, the first subseries, include all of the notes, correspondence, historical data, and research materials gathered by Fiester while writing each individual chapter. These materials are arranged according to the chapter titles in Look For Me In Heaven. This subseries was left in its original order as it was organized by the author, Fiester.

Genealogy and general reference materials consist of the general research completed while writing the book. This material includes genealogical items, general reference materials (historical data, materials on the Methodist Church, and the murder of Father Dyer's son), and information on the publishing of Look For Me In Heaven. The subseries is organized first by the genealogy of Father Dyer, then reference materials, and, finally, publishing information.

The third subseries consists of the original manuscript of Look For Me In Heaven. Several different drafts of the manuscript are included. These drafts contain editing notes and changes.

The material pertaining to Fiester's text Blasted, Beloved Breckenridge has been broken down into two subseries: reference materials and manuscripts. The first subseries, reference materials, consists of notes and articles on Breckenridge, saloon and gambling legislation, and Reverend Florida F. Passmore, gathered by Fiester. The second subseries, manuscripts, consists of rough and revised drafts of Dynamiting the Church Bell (Chapter 18) and the final manuscript, with one prior copy, complete with editing remarks and changes.

The material in this series pertaining to the Christmas Pageant includes the manuscripts, scripts, notes, and a scrapbook tracing the performance of the Christmas Pageant through the years. Other works in this series include Fiester's sermon for a 4th of July Old Fashioned Worship Service and the manuscripts for the articles One Solitary Life, The Art of Gold-Mining in Summit County, Colorado, The Apostolic Clock and Western-Religious Artist.

Correspondence received by Fiester from family and friends, general notes written and kept by Fiester and a few financial papers comprise this series.

This series contains galleys for Look for Me in Heaven and a scrapbook of scripts and fliers for the Christmas Pageant.

This series contains photographs for Look for Me in Heaven and Blasted, Beloved Breckenridge as well as photographs for the Christmas Pageant. Also, an oversize photobox contains photobox contains photographs of Feister's New Jersey ministry.