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Magazine articles, including “Hog Calling for Javelina,” in Hunting Yearbook, November 14, 1963, “Deflaming the Jalapeno,” in San Antonio Express News, January 31,1971, “Don’t Let High Meat Prices Get You Down,” in the Houston Chronicle, October 20, 1974, “I Saw them Kill Sam Bass,” in Badman, Summer 1971, and “The Great Shrimp Boil,” in the Houston Chronicle, July 13, 1975, 1963-1975

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5

Series Description

From the Series:

The body of this series contains the manuscripts that were unpublished at Stilwell’s death. Three book drafts are represented. Glory of the Silver King is a manuscript about tarpon fishing in Texas and Mexico and Old Two Toes is a story about the hunt for a disabled wolf who is hunting sheep. The largest draft is The Great White Immaculate Bird and Other Toys, a series of essays criticizing humanefforts to change animals for commercial purposes. There are three drafts of this typescript, all of which contain handwritten emendations. A number of short essays by Stilwell written for newspapers and magazines are also found in this series; many of these essays cover topics found in The Great White Immaculate Bird, but others discuss such subjects as feminism, football at The University of Texas, and the loss of the Southern dialect. One folder contains a few published articles by Stilwell, generally focussing on food but also covering such topics as javelin hunting, the demise of the jalapeño, and the death of outlaw Sam Bass. The correspondence in this series consists of two rejection letters

Dates

  • 1963-1975

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet

From the Collection: 2 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English