Box 1
Container
Contains 18 Results:
Norwood – complete draft, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
Norwood – draft, incomplete & multiple versions, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
Norwood – clippings, book, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
Norwood – clippings, film, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
True Grit – complete draft (1 of 2), undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
True Grit – complete draft (2 of 2), undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
True Grit – draft “from loose sections”, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
True Grit – early outlines and loose pages, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
True Grit – incomplete draft, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
True Grit – proof, Overlook Press edition, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
True Grit – notes, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
True Grit – research, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
True Grit – book PR, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
True Grit – 1969 film PR, 1969
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
1969
True Grit – 1969 and 2010 film PR, 1969;2010
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
1969;2010
True Grit – 2010 film PR, 2010
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
2010
True Grit – Coen Brothers screenplay, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
Rooster Cogburn screenplay (proposed True Grit sequel), undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
When Portis died, he left no indication that he’d saved any
of his manuscripts or letters. It seemed the author intended to
remain as low-key in his afterlife as he had been during his
lifetime.
Then, in 2022 a remarkable discovery was made in the
basement of a Little Rock home. Workers went into a crawl space
to do HVAC work and found huge stacks of papers. Portis, as it
turned out, had preserved an archive after all.
The recovered materials, which amount to thirteen banker’s
boxes, include...
Dates:
undated
