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Detective and mystery stories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 389 Collections and/or Records:

“Another Poet in Montana” typescript, pages 1-10, undated

 File — Box 5, Folder: 16
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

Artifacts, 1978-1982

 Series
Series Description

Artifacts from Sublett's musical career.

Dates: 1978-1982

Assorted newspapers and newspaper clippings, undated

 File — Box 1260, Folder: 14
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

"Audie Murphy", undated

 File — Box 1259, Folder: 10
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

“Aura of Dallas Fort Worth”; “Fort Worth, Texas” , March/April 1994; May/June 1994; July/August 1994; September/October 1994; March/April 1995; February 1999; May 1999

 File — Box 1259, Folder: 7
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: March/April 1994; May/June 1994; July/August 1994; September/October 1994; March/April 1995; February 1999; May 1999

Austin Chronicle, 1983-1985

 Series
Series Description

Articles and stories appearing in the Austin Chronicle: "The Big Tape", "X-15: The 4-Track Walkman", and "Crying on the Shoulder of the Road" (November 24, 1983); "Traveling the Hardboiled Highway", record review: Madonna (March 23, 1984); "How to Make a Record" (November 30, 1984); "Martin Fender & the Flat-Top Kid", short piece on Raymond Chandler for a feature on mystery writers (December 13, 1985).

Dates: 1983-1985

“Australia”– notes, correspondence, research material, newspaper clippings and drafts, undated

 File — Box 811, Folder: 2
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

Author’s 1st proof galley, December 26, 1968

 File — Box 2, Folder: 3
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: December 26, 1968

Author’s 2nd proof galley

 File — Box 2, Folder: 4
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: 1965-1971

“Ballad for Sallie”– invitations for book release, writing agreements, newspaper clippings, correspondence, reviews and three book covers for “Ballad for Sallie”, undated

 File — Box 811, Folder: 21
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

“Becoming American”– notes and research material, undated

 File — Box 811, Folder: 3
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

Big Red Tequila (Tres Navarre Book #1), 1996-1997, undated

 Series
Series Description Materials relating to Big Red Tequila Series are arranged according to the chronological writing process: correspondence, a research interview, author’s notes, an early draft, and an annotated manuscript with revisions. The correspondence is from Haynes and Boone, LLP and contains information on Texas contract law (July 19, 1996). A 1999 Fax from Mike Hames gives directions to Lackland Air Force Base, TX, a map of the base and a list of questions for...
Dates: 1996-1997, undated

Blue and white baseball cap from Montana Review of Books, and a steel hardhat with initials JAC scratched on inside brim

 File — Box 9
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains photographs, certificates and legal documents related to Crumley’s education, military career, and marriages, as well as a steel hardhat and cap.

Dates: 1957-1979

Book jacket

 File — Box 3, Folder: 6
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: 1978-1984

"Book Reviews", undated

 File — Box 1259, Folder: 8
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

Book reviews from the “El Paso Times and Dallas Morning News” , undated

 File — Box 13-16
Abstract From the Series:

Research, manuscripts, correspondence and galley proofs for several works by Judy Alter, along with manuscripts for Alter’s early unpublished novels. Also included are editorial files for Larry L. King’s Golden Shadows Old West Museum, which was published in 1993 by Texas Christian University Press, where Judy Alter serves as Director.

Dates: undated

Cactus Alley with “The Sheet Cave” and “Out on 1040.”; Family Circle Mary Higgins Clark Mystery with “A Small Silver Gun.” , 1988, 1999

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

A copy of Cactus Alley (1988) which contains the first two short stories Riordan published, “The Sheet Cave” and “Out on 1040.” A copy of Family Circle Mary Higgins Clark Mystery (Summer 1998)featuring Riordan’s short story “A Small Silver Gun.”

Dates: 1988, 1999

"Cairn” annotated typescript, circa 1978

 File — Box 5, Folder: 17-18
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 1978

Certificate of Copyright Registration for “Great Texas Chefs”, undated

 File — Box 1736, Folder: 4
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