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Political fiction, American

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Billy Lee Brammer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-007
Abstract

The Billy Lee Brammer Papers document his writing career (including The Gay Place and its' unfinished sequel Faustian Days) along with various articles.

Dates: 1946-1993

Brammer chronology , 1976

 File — Box 3, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series: Nadine Eckhardt (nee Nadine Ellen Cannon) was the first wife of Billy Lee Brammer and the mother of his three children. The two met as students at North Texas State College and married on April 22, 1950. Nadine Brammer worked for a time on the Lyndon Baines Johnson staff along with her husband, but later returned with her children to live in Austin while Brammer remained in Washington. In 1961, the Brammers were divorced and in 1962, Nadine married Texas Congressman Bob Eckhardt. Her...
Dates: 1976

Brammer College Records, Air Force application

 File — Box 3, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series: Nadine Eckhardt (nee Nadine Ellen Cannon) was the first wife of Billy Lee Brammer and the mother of his three children. The two met as students at North Texas State College and married on April 22, 1950. Nadine Brammer worked for a time on the Lyndon Baines Johnson staff along with her husband, but later returned with her children to live in Austin while Brammer remained in Washington. In 1961, the Brammers were divorced and in 1962, Nadine married Texas Congressman Bob Eckhardt. Her...
Dates: 1951-1985

Clippings about Brammer and his work , 1952-1978, 1993

 File — Box 2, Folder: 1-2
Series Description From the Series: This series contains clippings and articles about Brammer, reviews of his work, and the eulogy presented at his funeral.  Also included are correspondence - many from his publisher Houghton-Mifflin about The Gay Place, some from his agent, a few personal letters, and a dust jacket of The Gay Place.  There are photos of Brammer with his family and friends, which were enlarged and duplicated by Bill Wittliff. The material is...
Dates: 1952-1978, 1993

Come and Join the Dance

 File — Box 1, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series: This series contains Brammer's typed manuscripts of The Gay Place and the unfinished novel, Fustian Days. Both manuscripts are a gift from William Broyles, the first editor of Texas Monthly, who admired Brammer, hired him to write for the magazine, and encouraged him to write consistently again. The Gay Place manuscript is followed by the play adaptation, ...
Dates: 1959-1963

Correspondence , 1951-1961

 File — Box 2, Folder: 5-13
Series Description From the Series: Nadine Eckhardt (nee Nadine Ellen Cannon) was the first wife of Billy Lee Brammer and the mother of his three children. The two met as students at North Texas State College and married on April 22, 1950. Nadine Brammer worked for a time on the Lyndon Baines Johnson staff along with her husband, but later returned with her children to live in Austin while Brammer remained in Washington. In 1961, the Brammers were divorced and in 1962, Nadine married Texas Congressman Bob Eckhardt. Her...
Dates: 1951-1961

Correspondence, 1959 - 1973

 File — Box 2, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series: This series contains clippings and articles about Brammer, reviews of his work, and the eulogy presented at his funeral.  Also included are correspondence - many from his publisher Houghton-Mifflin about The Gay Place, some from his agent, a few personal letters, and a dust jacket of The Gay Place.  There are photos of Brammer with his family and friends, which were enlarged and duplicated by Bill Wittliff. The material is...
Dates: 1959 - 1973

Critical/Biographical Papers, 1950-1993

 Series
Series Description This series contains clippings and articles about Brammer, reviews of his work, and the eulogy presented at his funeral.  Also included are correspondence - many from his publisher Houghton-Mifflin about The Gay Place, some from his agent, a few personal letters, and a dust jacket of The Gay Place.  There are photos of Brammer with his family and friends, which were enlarged and duplicated by Bill Wittliff. The material is...
Dates: 1950-1993

Drafts and notes

 File — Box 1, Folder: 14
Series Description From the Series: This series contains Brammer's typed manuscripts of The Gay Place and the unfinished novel, Fustian Days. Both manuscripts are a gift from William Broyles, the first editor of Texas Monthly, who admired Brammer, hired him to write for the magazine, and encouraged him to write consistently again. The Gay Place manuscript is followed by the play adaptation, ...
Dates: 1959-1963

Fustian Days

 File — Box 1, Folder: 8-12
Series Description From the Series: This series contains Brammer's typed manuscripts of The Gay Place and the unfinished novel, Fustian Days. Both manuscripts are a gift from William Broyles, the first editor of Texas Monthly, who admired Brammer, hired him to write for the magazine, and encouraged him to write consistently again. The Gay Place manuscript is followed by the play adaptation, ...
Dates: 1959-1963

LBJ chronology, 1955-1957

 File — Box 3, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series: Nadine Eckhardt (nee Nadine Ellen Cannon) was the first wife of Billy Lee Brammer and the mother of his three children. The two met as students at North Texas State College and married on April 22, 1950. Nadine Brammer worked for a time on the Lyndon Baines Johnson staff along with her husband, but later returned with her children to live in Austin while Brammer remained in Washington. In 1961, the Brammers were divorced and in 1962, Nadine married Texas Congressman Bob Eckhardt. Her...
Dates: 1955-1957

Nadine Eckhardt Papers, 1951-1985

 Series
Series Description Nadine Eckhardt (nee Nadine Ellen Cannon) was the first wife of Billy Lee Brammer and the mother of his three children. The two met as students at North Texas State College and married on April 22, 1950. Nadine Brammer worked for a time on the Lyndon Baines Johnson staff along with her husband, but later returned with her children to live in Austin while Brammer remained in Washington. In 1961, the Brammers were divorced and in 1962, Nadine married Texas Congressman Bob Eckhardt. Her...
Dates: 1951-1985

Photos and realia

 File — Box 2, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series: This series contains clippings and articles about Brammer, reviews of his work, and the eulogy presented at his funeral.  Also included are correspondence - many from his publisher Houghton-Mifflin about The Gay Place, some from his agent, a few personal letters, and a dust jacket of The Gay Place.  There are photos of Brammer with his family and friends, which were enlarged and duplicated by Bill Wittliff. The material is...
Dates: 1950-1993

Texas Observer articles, 1961, 1963

 File — Box 1, Folder: 13
Series Description From the Series: This series contains Brammer's typed manuscripts of The Gay Place and the unfinished novel, Fustian Days. Both manuscripts are a gift from William Broyles, the first editor of Texas Monthly, who admired Brammer, hired him to write for the magazine, and encouraged him to write consistently again. The Gay Place manuscript is followed by the play adaptation, ...
Dates: 1961, 1963

The Gay Place

 File — Box 1, Folder: 1-6
Series Description From the Series: This series contains Brammer's typed manuscripts of The Gay Place and the unfinished novel, Fustian Days. Both manuscripts are a gift from William Broyles, the first editor of Texas Monthly, who admired Brammer, hired him to write for the magazine, and encouraged him to write consistently again. The Gay Place manuscript is followed by the play adaptation, ...
Dates: 1959-1963

The Gay Place file, 1957-1985

 File — Box 3, Folder: 2-5
Series Description From the Series: Nadine Eckhardt (nee Nadine Ellen Cannon) was the first wife of Billy Lee Brammer and the mother of his three children. The two met as students at North Texas State College and married on April 22, 1950. Nadine Brammer worked for a time on the Lyndon Baines Johnson staff along with her husband, but later returned with her children to live in Austin while Brammer remained in Washington. In 1961, the Brammers were divorced and in 1962, Nadine married Texas Congressman Bob Eckhardt. Her...
Dates: 1957-1985

Writings, 1959-1963

 Series
Series Description This series contains Brammer's typed manuscripts of The Gay Place and the unfinished novel, Fustian Days. Both manuscripts are a gift from William Broyles, the first editor of Texas Monthly, who admired Brammer, hired him to write for the magazine, and encouraged him to write consistently again. The Gay Place manuscript is followed by the play adaptation, ...
Dates: 1959-1963