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The Mommy Club, 1990-1991

 Series

Series Description

The Mommy Club considers motherhood through the eyes of a woman who agrees to bear a child for a wealthy San Antonio couple. The novel received the Violet Crown Award and the Texas Institute of Letters Jesse Jones Award. This series contains twelve folders that include drafts, copy editing notes, a photograph and a dust jacket. Included here is a University of Texas 1990 Images magazine containing an interview with Bird in which she mentions the completion of The Mommy Club, discusses her career, and comments on her novels, The Alamo House and The Boyfriend School. There is also the blue black-striped terry cloth robe Bird wore while working on her novels.

Dates

  • 1990-1991

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.5 Linear Feet

From the Collection: 3 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the The Wittliff Collections Repository

Contact:
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA