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Authors, American -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1292 Collections and/or Records:

Bermuda

 File — Box 5, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series:

The series includes subseries of certificates, legal documents (including publisher correspondence), financial (limited financial documents), notes/story ideas (may provide insight into story generation process), personal papers (includes contacts and calendars), publicity (primarily interviews), readings, and general correspondence (identified by individual or sorted chronologically).

Dates: 1952-2004, undated

Big River , 1986

 Sub-subseries
Series Description From the Series:

Drafts, manuscripts, and typescripts of Hauptman’s plays, teleplay, screenplays, short stories, poetry, novel, articles and criticism are located in this series. Titles under each genre are filed alphabetically. Related correspondence, reviews, clippings, publicity, and playbills are filed after the draft or script for each title.

Dates: 1986

Black and white publicity photograph of Sam Shepard on set

 File — Box 14, Folder: 17
Series Description From the Series: This series is divided into two subseries. The first, films for which Shepard wrote the screenplay, includes: notes, annotated drafts, dialogue rewrites, publicity, correspondence, contracts, music notes, production notes and schedules. Of the films in this subseries, Silent Tongueincludes the most information (1 linear foot), followed by Far North(.25 linear feet.), Onibaba(.25 linear feet),...
Dates: 1982-1992

Black Bag with image of woman with a shotgun-Cult Classic Cinema on Turner Classic Movies, undated

 File — Box 1416, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Variety of material including CDs, LPs, t-shirt and caps, posters, magazines, newspapers and newspaper clippings, drafts and manuscripts of work, photos, correspondence, music announcements and musician press kits, notes and notebooks, maps, brochures and other artifacts. Majority of material was not in files or labeled; file titles are in quotation marks when present.

Dates: undated

Blood on the Bayou Bouchercon 47, 2016

 File — Box 2509, Folder: 38
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Archival materials following the life and career of an American writer, author, martial arts expert, and martial arts instructor Joe R. Lansdale. Majority of the materials in this collection are movie scripts of Christmas with the Dead; Christmas of the Dead 2; and episode scripts of Hap and Leonard. Included are floppy disks; Convention brochures and schedules; printed emails and letters to Joe Lansdale; convention passes; newspaper clippings; and proclamations, 2003-2016.

Dates: 2016

Blood on the Bayou Bouchercon 47 pocket program, 2016

 File — Box 2509, Folder: 39
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Archival materials following the life and career of an American writer, author, martial arts expert, and martial arts instructor Joe R. Lansdale. Majority of the materials in this collection are movie scripts of Christmas with the Dead; Christmas of the Dead 2; and episode scripts of Hap and Leonard. Included are floppy disks; Convention brochures and schedules; printed emails and letters to Joe Lansdale; convention passes; newspaper clippings; and proclamations, 2003-2016.

Dates: 2016

Blue, Bubonicon 48 schedule and program, August 26, 2016

 File — Box 2509, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Archival materials following the life and career of an American writer, author, martial arts expert, and martial arts instructor Joe R. Lansdale. Majority of the materials in this collection are movie scripts of Christmas with the Dead; Christmas of the Dead 2; and episode scripts of Hap and Leonard. Included are floppy disks; Convention brochures and schedules; printed emails and letters to Joe Lansdale; convention passes; newspaper clippings; and proclamations, 2003-2016.

Dates: August 26, 2016

Blue spiral containing notes on various subjects

 File — Box 19, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

“Dream in Borad Day,” prose fragment, July, 23, 1982; “script fragment beginning,” Int. Lee and Old Man,” August 8, 1982; “P.O.V’s prose, fragment,” undated; “After all I’d been through with this guy,” prose fragment, October 11, 1982; “The Flood has occurred and he could not be bothered to save himself from drowning...” prose fragment, undated; “Second Chance” undated

Dates: 1981-1995

Book- 25: Celebrating a Quarter-Century of HWA edited by Lisa Morton, undated

 File — Box 1606, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Additional material for writer Joe R. Lansdale’s archive collection, received August 31, 2012. This donation includes page proofs for Leather Maiden, correspondence, story ideas, notes, articles about Lansdale, convention and conference material, and material from La Milanesiana 2009. Folder titles in quotation marks indicate original labeling by Lansdale

Dates: undated

Book-100 Years of Education: The Centennial History of Austin High SchooI, 1980

 File — Box 1422, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Variety of material including CDs, LPs, t-shirt and caps, posters, magazines, newspapers and newspaper clippings, drafts and manuscripts of work, photos, correspondence, music announcements and musician press kits, notes and notebooks, maps, brochures and other artifacts. Majority of material was not in files or labeled; file titles are in quotation marks when present.

Dates: 1980

Book jacket proof for Le Dernier Pow Wow (The Death of Bernadette Lefthand), undated

 Item — Box 26, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes images of Ron Querry, newspapers with articles by and about Ron Querry, and a book jacket proof for Le Dernier Pow Wow (The Death of Bernadette Lefthand). This series also contains posters for Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association events, signed publicity posters for The Death of Bernadette Lefthand, and posters signed with inscriptions by Larry L. King and Molly Ivins.

Dates: undated

Book of Photos-Portraits Volti Della Milanesiana, 2000-2009

 File — Box 1606, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Additional material for writer Joe R. Lansdale’s archive collection, received August 31, 2012. This donation includes page proofs for Leather Maiden, correspondence, story ideas, notes, articles about Lansdale, convention and conference material, and material from La Milanesiana 2009. Folder titles in quotation marks indicate original labeling by Lansdale

Dates: 2000-2009

Book proposal for “Getting Here and Then There” , 1987, 1991, undated

 File — Box 19, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series: This series includes Ron Querry’s early works and book ideas, such as an early attempt at autobiography, his dissertation from the University of New Mexico, book proposals, and titled sketches. Also included are published short works in newspapers, journals, magazines, and unidentified articles, and book reviews and papers relating to the Choctaw Nation, for example correspondence relating to The Second Trail of Tears (book), documents concerning “Trail of...
Dates: 1987, 1991, undated

Book review for Edge of Dark Water in County Line Magazine, December 2012

 File — Box 1718, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Additional material for the Joe R. Lansdale archives. This donation includes drafts and proofs for books and short stories, publications with contributions by or about Lansdale, badges, tickets, posters, and foreign language translations of Lansdale’s books.

Dates: December 2012

Book reviews, 1983-1985

 File — Box 8, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series: This series consists of correspondence, notes and research material, draft manuscripts, final copies, and publicity related to Querry’s five major books. Correspondence may include personal- and publisher-related letters, contracts, permissions, and/or financial documents related to his books and notes and research material may contain newspaper clippings, journal articles, books, VHS tapes, and/or government bulletins. Of special note is that Querry has signed most of the final copies....
Dates: 1983-1985

Book reviews, 1987-1996

 File — Box 10, Folder: 4-5
Series Description From the Series: This series consists of correspondence, notes and research material, draft manuscripts, final copies, and publicity related to Querry’s five major books. Correspondence may include personal- and publisher-related letters, contracts, permissions, and/or financial documents related to his books and notes and research material may contain newspaper clippings, journal articles, books, VHS tapes, and/or government bulletins. Of special note is that Querry has signed most of the final copies....
Dates: 1987-1996

Book reviews, 1991-1992

 File — Box 21, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: This series includes Ron Querry’s early works and book ideas, such as an early attempt at autobiography, his dissertation from the University of New Mexico, book proposals, and titled sketches. Also included are published short works in newspapers, journals, magazines, and unidentified articles, and book reviews and papers relating to the Choctaw Nation, for example correspondence relating to The Second Trail of Tears (book), documents concerning “Trail of...
Dates: 1991-1992

Book reviews by Hauptman, 1992, undated

 File — Box 4, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

Books reviewed:

Strange Angels by James Agee The Fifties, by David Halberstam Young Men and Fire, by Norman Maclean

Dates: 1992, undated

Book-Texas High School Football: More than the Game by Joe Nick Patoski, undated

 File — Box 1422, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Variety of material including CDs, LPs, t-shirt and caps, posters, magazines, newspapers and newspaper clippings, drafts and manuscripts of work, photos, correspondence, music announcements and musician press kits, notes and notebooks, maps, brochures and other artifacts. Majority of material was not in files or labeled; file titles are in quotation marks when present.

Dates: undated