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Detective and mystery stories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 389 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence, February 1975

 File — Box 3, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series has been arranged in chronological order by date of the novel’s creation. This is the largest series, with the numerous Dancing Bear files documenting Crumley's changing ideas for titles and other aspects related to the novel. Although multiple drafts of each work are present, the drafts typically include only the first few chapters of the work. The specific portions of each work represented and any variant titles are identified by the folder...
Dates: February 1975

"Cousin” first draft, undated

 File — Box 5, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series has been arranged in alphabetical order by title, and includes mainly annotated typescripts and fragments of each short story, as well as one galley, and one carbon copy.

Dates: undated

“Cowboys & Country” magazine; “Old West Summer ‘95”; “Hood 7 Somervell Today” magazine , Spring/Summer 1987;Fall '95/Winter '96; 1995; March 2009

 File — Box 1259, Folder: 1
Abstract From the Series:

Material donated from Alter's files; items include magazines, writer contracts, reviews, newspaper clippings, limited correspondence, and some research material.  All original folder titles appear in quotation marks.

Dates: Spring/Summer 1987;Fall '95/Winter '96; 1995; March 2009

James Crumley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-055
Abstract

Nine boxes of manuscripts, galley proofs, notes, clippings, correspondence, legal papers, photographs, poetry, screenplays, short stories and artifacts, 1957-1992, document the writing career of James Crumley.

Dates: 1965-1992, undated

“Crystal City/Buddy Guyler”– correspondence and newspaper clipping, undated

 File — Box 811, Folder: 10
Abstract From the Series:

Material consists mainly of “working files for children’s books now in print”. Research material consists of newspaper clippings, information from the internet, and photocopies from various books and other sources. In a few instances, original file folders were kept because of notes or other writings that appear on them. Folder 20 has been flagged for sensitive material.

Dates: undated

“CT” Chapters 1-2

 File — Box 5, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series has been arranged in chronological order by date of the novel’s creation. This is the largest series, with the numerous Dancing Bear files documenting Crumley's changing ideas for titles and other aspects related to the novel. Although multiple drafts of each work are present, the drafts typically include only the first few chapters of the work. The specific portions of each work represented and any variant titles are identified by the folder...
Dates: undated

"Custer Reviews"- relating to book “Libbie”, undated

 File — Box 1259, Folder: 12
Abstract From the Series:

Material donated from Alter's files; items include magazines, writer contracts, reviews, newspaper clippings, limited correspondence, and some research material.  All original folder titles appear in quotation marks.

Dates: undated

“Daddy’s Gone a-Hunting” second draft, circa 1974

 File — Box 5, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series has been arranged in alphabetical order by title, and includes mainly annotated typescripts and fragments of each short story, as well as one galley, and one carbon copy.

Dates: circa 1974

Dancing Bear (Annotated typescript fragments with various titles), 1983, undated

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series has been arranged in chronological order by date of the novel’s creation. This is the largest series, with the numerous Dancing Bear files documenting Crumley's changing ideas for titles and other aspects related to the novel. Although multiple drafts of each work are present, the drafts typically include only the first few chapters of the work. The specific portions of each work represented and any variant titles are identified by the folder...
Dates: 1983, undated

“Dancing Bear” Revised typescript (with Tim Hunter), undated

 File — Box 6, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Arranged in alphabetical order by title of screenplay, this series includes typescripts of screenplays based on Crumley’s novels Dancing Bear and The Last Good Kiss, as well others not based on Crumley’s novels.

Dates: undated

“Danger Comes Home”-draft , March 27

 File — Box 1736, Folder: 9
Abstract From the Series:

This donation consists of manuscript drafts and speeches written by author Judy Alter. Included in this collection are early drafts for Trouble in a Big Box, Danger Comes Home, No Neighborhood for Old Women, Cooking My Way Through Life with Kids & Books, and Texas is Chili Country. Also included is unpublished material related to “Gail Borden” and a Certificate of Copyright Registration for Great Texas Chefs.

Dates: March 27

“Danger Comes Home”-draft, plus mentor’s comments, December 5, 2012

 File — Box 1736, Folder: 11
Abstract From the Series:

This donation consists of manuscript drafts and speeches written by author Judy Alter. Included in this collection are early drafts for Trouble in a Big Box, Danger Comes Home, No Neighborhood for Old Women, Cooking My Way Through Life with Kids & Books, and Texas is Chili Country. Also included is unpublished material related to “Gail Borden” and a Certificate of Copyright Registration for Great Texas Chefs.

Dates: December 5, 2012

“Danger Comes Home”-draft with some revisions, undated

 File — Box 1736, Folder: 10
Abstract From the Series:

This donation consists of manuscript drafts and speeches written by author Judy Alter. Included in this collection are early drafts for Trouble in a Big Box, Danger Comes Home, No Neighborhood for Old Women, Cooking My Way Through Life with Kids & Books, and Texas is Chili Country. Also included is unpublished material related to “Gail Borden” and a Certificate of Copyright Registration for Great Texas Chefs.

Dates: undated

“Dead Space” by Judy Alter, marked: “first draft February 2007” with handwritten notes, undated

 File — Box 1053, Folder: 9
Abstract From the Series:

Material consists mainly of drafts from both “soon to be published” and unpublished material.

Dates: undated

“Dead Space” by Judy Alter, second draft, February 2007

 File — Box 1053, Folder: 14
Abstract From the Series:

Material consists mainly of drafts from both “soon to be published” and unpublished material.

Dates: February 2007

“Dead Space"– correspondence; publishers lists; limited printouts, undated

 File — Box 1377, Folder: 15
Abstract From the Series:

Donation includes research files, manuscripts, and drafts of the author’s work.

Dates: undated

“Dead Space”- draft “Dead Space” by Judy Alter with revisions, July 7, 2007

 File — Box 1053, Folder: 5
Abstract From the Series:

Material consists mainly of drafts from both “soon to be published” and unpublished material.

Dates: July 7, 2007

“Deception in Strange Places: A Kelly O’Connell Mystery”, printout draft with some corrections, 2013

 File — Box 1870, Folder: 4
Abstract From the Series:

Additional material for the Judy Alter archive. This donation contains correspondence 2011-2012, drafts, publicity, and reviews related to Alter’s Kelly O’Connell mystery series.

Dates: 2013

“Devil Amongst Us”– correspondence with “Eakin Press”; publishing contract; newspaper clippings; notes; royalty statements; and two copies of "The Children’s Book catalog" from “Eakin Press", Fall 1996

 File — Box 811, Folder: 4
Abstract From the Series:

Material consists mainly of “working files for children’s books now in print”. Research material consists of newspaper clippings, information from the internet, and photocopies from various books and other sources. In a few instances, original file folders were kept because of notes or other writings that appear on them. Folder 20 has been flagged for sensitive material.

Dates: Fall 1996

“Dirty Works” pages 1-7, undated

 File — Box 5, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series has been arranged in alphabetical order by title, and includes mainly annotated typescripts and fragments of each short story, as well as one galley, and one carbon copy.

Dates: undated