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Authors, American -- Texas

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Benton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-096
Abstract

The Robert Benton Papers document the filmmaking career of the Oscar- winning writer and director. Works represented include Kramer vs. Kramer, Still of the Night, Nadine, Places in the Heart, Billy Bathgate, and Nobody’s Fool. Materials include scripts, notes, production and publicity materials, photographs, and set designs for films Benton wrote and/or directed.

Dates: 1969-1994

Robert Compton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-107
Abstract The Robert Compton papers span 1955-2008 and document the career of the well-respected and long-time Books editor of the Dallas Morning News. The bulk of the collection is the correspondences from book reviewers, journalists, and authors, including Jim Lehrer, Larry McMurtry, Rick Bass, and William Goyen. This collection also is comprised of documents that pertain to the inner-workings of the Dallas Morning News, including changes in writing styles pertaining to race and gender. The...
Dates: 1955-2008

Tom Curtis Accessions

 Collection
Identifier: UPWC-17058
Abstract

Archival inventory of the journalistic career of Tom Curtis.

Dates: 1959-2013

John T. Davis Accessions

 Collection
Identifier: UPWC-10133
Abstract

Multiple accessions from music writer, John T Davis include a wide expanse of Davis’s articles from 1980-2010, including articles from Davis’s music column in the Austin-American Statesman and extensive subject files. Also present are numerous files from SXSW and ACL, as well as manuscript drafts and other materials relating to Davis's book, Austin City Limits: 25 Years of Music.

Dates: 1980 - 2010

Dudley Dobie Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-110
Abstract The Dudley Dobie, Sr. collection spans from 1917 to 1980 and documents his life, career, and relationships as an antiquarian bookseller, writer, historian, and educator in Texas.  The bulk of the collection is correspondence between Dudley Dobie, Sr. and colleagues, friends, and family members - including J. Frank Dobie, Ruth Dodson, Henry DuPont, Walter Prescott Webb, and U.S Senator Ralph W. Yarborough.  This collection is also comprised of documents relating to Dudley’s bookselling...
Dates: 1917-1980

J. Frank Dobie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-019
Abstract The collection is divided into five series: Works, Personal, Bertha McKee Dobie and Edgar Kincaid Papers, Artifacts, and Newspaper Clippings. The series contain drafts of Dobie's posthumous books, research material, drafts of newspaper columns, magazine articles, lectures, transcriptions of radio broadcasts, correspondence, photographs of family and friends, property deeds, income tax records, personal items (pipes, clothes, a favorite chair), wills, and clippings about Dobie as well as...
Dates: 1898-1988; Majority of material found within 1914-1964

Jean Flynn Accessions

 Collection
Identifier: UPWC-06076
Abstract

Archival inventory of the literary career of Jean Flynn.

Dates: undated

Jay Milner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-064
Abstract

The Jay Milner papers cover 1960-1994 and consist of newspaper clippings of columns and reviews written by Milner, personal correspondence, photographs, and print materials. Series include I. Works (1960-1994,) II. Correspondence (1960-1993,) III. Photographs (undated) and Printed Materials (1970-1977).

Dates: 1960 - 1994

Bill Minutaglio Accessions

 Collection
Identifier: UPWC-07019
Abstract

The Bill Minutaglio Accessions include research materials relating to the books City on Fire: The Explosion That Devastated A Texas Town and Ignited A Historic Legal Battle, 2003, The President's Counselor: The Rise To Power of Alberto Gonzales, 2006 (published in a Spanish-language edition as El Asesor del Presidente.), Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life and Dallas 1963 (2013) coauthored with Steve Davis.

Dates: 1943-2008, undated

Norman C. Peterson papers

 Collection
Identifier: 90.200-Faculty-2002-Peterson
Abstract

Norman C. Peterson an alumnus and faculty member at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) as well as an author. The bulk of the collection is made up of Peterson's own works, primarily short stories and poems, which he created and revised throughout his adult life. Also includes journal entries, research, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1937-1998

Michael Rodriguez Additions

 Collection
Identifier: UPWC-13098
Abstract

Materials documenting the literary career of Michael Rodriguez.

Dates: 1966-2010

Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-008
Abstract The Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers reflect Shrake’s 58-year career as a professional sportswriter, journalist, fiction writer, script writer, and non-fiction writer. The collection is arranged into the following series: Periodicals, Fiction, Screenplays/Teleplays, Playscripts, Non-fiction, Anthologies, Correspondence, Financial Papers, Corporations, Legal Papers, Research, Personal Papers and Other Writers. The first six series comprise the bulk of the collection, with drafts, notes, contracts...
Dates: 1900-2010; Majority of material found within 1953-2009

SMC 0008. Ace Reid photograph with J. Frank Dobie, undated

 Series
Collection Overview From the Collection: Small Manuscript Collections consists of material acquired by the Wittliff either through gift or purchase that are not part of larger collections. They are often indiidual items or small groups of items relating to a particular author, musician, photographer, or topic. Types of material include: manuscripts; letters; photographs; ephemera such as pamphlets, brouchures or cataloges; reports; historical documents; and other printed material. Each item or group of items is assigned a unique...
Dates: undated

SMC 0012. Sarah Bird interview with Dave Hickey transcript, 1993

 Series
Collection Overview From the Collection: Small Manuscript Collections consists of material acquired by the Wittliff either through gift or purchase that are not part of larger collections. They are often indiidual items or small groups of items relating to a particular author, musician, photographer, or topic. Types of material include: manuscripts; letters; photographs; ephemera such as pamphlets, brouchures or cataloges; reports; historical documents; and other printed material. Each item or group of items is assigned a unique...
Dates: 1993

SMC 0013. Michael Hall interview transcripts, 1993

 Series
Collection Overview From the Collection: Small Manuscript Collections consists of material acquired by the Wittliff either through gift or purchase that are not part of larger collections. They are often indiidual items or small groups of items relating to a particular author, musician, photographer, or topic. Types of material include: manuscripts; letters; photographs; ephemera such as pamphlets, brouchures or cataloges; reports; historical documents; and other printed material. Each item or group of items is assigned a unique...
Dates: 1993

SMC 0018. Joe Holley collection, 1993

 Series
Collection Overview From the Collection: Small Manuscript Collections consists of material acquired by the Wittliff either through gift or purchase that are not part of larger collections. They are often indiidual items or small groups of items relating to a particular author, musician, photographer, or topic. Types of material include: manuscripts; letters; photographs; ephemera such as pamphlets, brouchures or cataloges; reports; historical documents; and other printed material. Each item or group of items is assigned a unique...
Dates: 1993

SMC 0034. David Rice typescripts and ephemera, undated

 Series
Collection Overview From the Collection: Small Manuscript Collections consists of material acquired by the Wittliff either through gift or purchase that are not part of larger collections. They are often indiidual items or small groups of items relating to a particular author, musician, photographer, or topic. Types of material include: manuscripts; letters; photographs; ephemera such as pamphlets, brouchures or cataloges; reports; historical documents; and other printed material. Each item or group of items is assigned a unique...
Dates: undated

SMC 0060. Billy Lee Brammer letters, circa 1962

 Series
Collection Overview From the Collection: Small Manuscript Collections consists of material acquired by the Wittliff either through gift or purchase that are not part of larger collections. They are often indiidual items or small groups of items relating to a particular author, musician, photographer, or topic. Types of material include: manuscripts; letters; photographs; ephemera such as pamphlets, brouchures or cataloges; reports; historical documents; and other printed material. Each item or group of items is assigned a unique...
Dates: circa 1962

Jesse Sublett Additions

 Collection
Identifier: UPWC-04108
Abstract

Book manuscripts, screenplays, drafts, cartoons, clippings, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, sound recordings, and regalia documenting Sublett's careers as a rock musician and writer.

Dates: 1982-2016

Stevie Ray Vaughan Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-028
Abstract

Correspondence, printed material, financial documentation, interviews, photographic material, legal documentation, notes, creative works, audio and video recordings, and machine-readable records, created and maintained by Bill Crawford and Joe Nick Patoski, document the research, production, and promotion processes of their co-authored biography, Stevie-Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire.

Dates: 1964-1995