Crisp, James E., 1946-

Abstract

Archival materials documenting the personal life and career of historian James E. Crisp, spanning 1967–2017. The collection includes extensive correspondence with colleagues and readers, awards and reviews, and legal documents related to the Denise McVea lawsuit concerning Crisp’s scholarship on the Emily West de Zavala legend.

Collection Overview From the Collection: Small Manuscript Collections consists of material acquired by the Wittliff either through gift or purchase that are not part of larger collections. They are often indiidual items or small groups of items relating to a particular author, musician, photographer, or topic. Types of material include: manuscripts; letters; photographs; ephemera such as pamphlets, brouchures or cataloges; reports; historical documents; and other printed material. Each item or group of items is assigned a unique...