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Book collecting -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 351 Collections and/or Records:

Woolmer to McCarthy. Printout, signed, 1 page, August 11, 2005

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 9
Contents

Asking McCarthy to sign No Country for Old Men; meeting with Phillip Murray in New York.

Dates: August 11, 2005

Woolmer to Robert Penn Warren. TLS, with Warren's holograph answer, November 3, 1986

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 6
Contents

Inquiring about McCarthy excerpt in text book. Warren’s response indicates that he did not publish an excerpt in Understanding Fiction, but there might be a reference to McCarthy.

Dates: November 3, 1986

Woolmer’s bibliography files [folder titles as assigned by Woolmer]

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series:

J. Howard Woolmer bibliography files consist of Woolmer’s files and notes on a possible bibliography on McCarthy. Of note are Woolmer’s correspondence files regarding collecting McCarthy.

Dates: 1986 - 2006

Woolmer’s correspondence re: collecting McCarthy, 1986 - 2006

 File — Box 5, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series:

J. Howard Woolmer bibliography files consist of Woolmer’s files and notes on a possible bibliography on McCarthy. Of note are Woolmer’s correspondence files regarding collecting McCarthy.

Dates: 1986 - 2006

“Worksheets for original bibliography”

 Item — Box 11, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series:

This series contains the annotated bibliography manuscript “The Comic Imagination of Texas, 1836-2000: A Bibliography.” It also contains worksheets for the bibliography and a list compiled by Schultz of the book titles in his Texas humor collection. The bibliography was originally part of the manuscript but was removed to be its own freestanding work around 2002.

Dates: 1995-2002

Worksheets for original manuscript. Handwritten “Texas Laughter: Two Centuries of Texas Humor”

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series: The second series, Manuscript, contains notes related to Schultz’s unpublished book, “Texas laughter: A Chronicle of Sixteen Humorists, 1836-2000.” It includes the original handwritten manuscript, revisions and drafts, drafts of a “postscript” that was not included in the final manuscript, and an incomplete index of the manuscript on note cards. Schultz completed his manuscript draft around 2000 when he first sent it to be reviewed for publication. This series also contains final revised...
Dates: 1995-2003

Writings about Cormac McCarthy, 1974 - 2006

 Series
Series Description

Writings about McCarthy comprises reviews and articles about McCarthy from Esquire, The New Yorker, Southern Literary Journal, Texas Monthly, and other publications. The writings are arranged alphabetically by author. Also included are a number off clippings files about McCarthy and a small collection of ephemera such as publishers catalogs, flyers, and press packets.

Dates: 1974 - 2006

Writings by Cormac McCarthy, 1982 - 1994

 Series
Series Description

Writings by McCarthy includes photocopies of drafts of Blood Meridian, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain, The Road, The Stonemason, and The Gardener’s Son. The works are arranged into following subseries: Novels, Plays, and Screenplays.

Dates: 1982 - 1994

"Yes, I ____ about Peter a day before the fateful diagnosis…" Handwritten, 1 page plus envelope, January 26, 2010

 File — Box 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Sipper Collection is comprised of over 100 letters from Larry McMurtry to Ralph Sipper ranging from 1982-2018. Arranged chronologically, they document McMurtry’s practice of and thoughts on book selling and buying. Frequent topics include the sale of screenplays, his work in the film business, and mutual acquaintances in the literary world.

Dates: January 26, 2010

“You and [Larry] are of course welcome in Texas…” Handwritten and typed, 1 page, July 17, 1995

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

The Sipper Collection is comprised of over 100 letters from Larry McMurtry to Ralph Sipper ranging from 1982-2018. Arranged chronologically, they document McMurtry’s practice of and thoughts on book selling and buying. Frequent topics include the sale of screenplays, his work in the film business, and mutual acquaintances in the literary world.

Dates: July 17, 1995

"You're not the only one waiting for my memoir…" Handwritten, 1 page plus envelope, June 21, 2008

 File — Box 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Sipper Collection is comprised of over 100 letters from Larry McMurtry to Ralph Sipper ranging from 1982-2018. Arranged chronologically, they document McMurtry’s practice of and thoughts on book selling and buying. Frequent topics include the sale of screenplays, his work in the film business, and mutual acquaintances in the literary world.

Dates: June 21, 2008