Women authors, American

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The Sarah Bird Papers spans 1985 to 1991 and consist of manuscripts, screenplays, style sheets, and copy editing notes relating to the production of her literary works.

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The Cindy Bonner papers document the writing and editing process of her novels and short stories, including research notes, annotated drafts, proofs, and correspondence, dating from 1983-1999.

Abstract The Sandra Cisneros Papers span 1954-2014 and are divided into twenty-seven series that document her entire life and literary career up until the archives acquisition in 2015. The bulk of the archive consists of Cisneros’ writings, correspondence, photographs, publicity, and letters from readers. Many other aspects of her career are represented through professional papers, publishing, awards, and organizational affiliations such as the Alfred Cisneros del Moral Foundation, the Macondo...

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Printed material, correspondence, financial and legal documentation, handwritten notes, books and other published material, photographs, artifacts, and sound recordings document the education, teaching careers, and personal and financial lives of Jovita González Mireles and Edmundo E. Mireles.

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This collection is comprised of handwritten and typed letters from Texas author Elithe Hamilton Kirkland to her friend Nancie Austin, of Wimberley, Texas.

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Materials pertaining to Beverly Lowry's writing career. Items included are: manuscripts, galleys, subject interviews, reviews, notes, research material, photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, books, magazines, journals, and scrapbooks

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Typescript drafts, correspondence, notes, clippings, journals, and photographs document the writing career of Beverly Lowry. The bulk of the papers relate to four of Lowry’s seven published books, with The Perfect Sonya and Crossed Overbeing the most fully represented. The collection is arranged into the following seven series: Works, Correspondence, Clippings, Publicity, Computer disks, Personal, and Artifacts.

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Materials documenting the literary career of Phyllis S. Morgan.

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Celia Morris is an award-winning author. Her books include Fanny Wright: Rebel in America (1984), Storming the Statehouse: Running for Governor with Ann Richards and Dianne Feinstein (1992), Bearing Witness, Sexual Harassment and Beyond, Everywoman's Story (1994), and Finding Celia's Place (2000).

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This collection ranges in date from 1940-1998 (bulk 1980-1990) and features correspondence, recipes, notes, photographs, invitations to Katherine Anne Porter conferences and dinners, published materials, and an artifact.

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This collection of correspondence, photographs, and two interviews lends an insight into Katherine Anne Porter's relationship to her home state of Texas in the last years of her life.  Also included are several letters to Dr. Brooks from famous writers regarding Porter’s work.

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Materials from the literary career of Joyce Gibson Roach

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The Joyce Gibson Roach papers date from 1961 to 1991 with the bulk of the material dating from 1970 to 1980. The collection contains the notes, clippings, interviews, articles, brochures, cassettes, and letters used by Roach in the writing of The Cowgirls and C. L. Sonnichsen: Folk Historian.

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Correspondence, printed material, handwritten notes, tearsheets, newspaper clippings, published magazines, and one VHS cassette, document the literary career of the author and posthumous publication of her works.

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...

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...

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Multiple accessions documenting the writing career of Ann Weisgarber, author of The Personal History of Rachel Dupree (2010), The Promise (2013), and The Glovemaker (2019).