"Orig. Ms. Of 'Cuckoo" " Original typescript manuscript, "One Flew Into the Cuckoo's Nest" by Grover Lewis, undated
Scope and Contents
Archival material donated by Rae Lewis relating to the life, writing career, and death of Rolling Stone and Texas Monthly journalist, Grover Lewis’ dating 1962-2015. Materials include extensive notes, research materials, correspondence, publishing contracts and manuscript drafts for Lewis’ unpublished memoir, “Goodbye If You Call That Gone” and unpublished novel, “Code of the West”, the posthumous anthology, Splendor in the Short Grass: The Grover Lewis Reader, drafts of unproduced screenplays, early poems and stories, reviews, a book chapter and articles written by Lewis including “Return to Cracker Eden” appearing in Texas Monthly. Also included in the collection are photographs of Grover Lewis’ family, wedding and his time at Rolling Stone magazine, as well as personal correspondence and a draft of Rae Lewis’ unpublished memoir, "Goodby If You Call That Gone: A Selected History". Folder titles preceding a semi-colon reflect Grover and/or Rae Lewis’ original description.
Dates
- undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Lewis, Grover (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Series: 6 Linear Feet
From the Series: 6 boxes (Photographs, slides, ephemera)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the The Wittliff Collections Repository