Historical fiction

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.

Research notes, annotated typescripts, correspondence, photographs, and newsclippings from the literary career of Elizabeth Crook.

Research notes, annotated typescripts, correspondence, photographs, and newsclippings make up the Elizabeth Crook papers, and relate mainly to Crook’s novels of historical fiction, Raven’s Bride (1991), and Promised Lands: A Novel of the Texas Rebellion (1994).

Correspondence, drafts, typescripts, photographs, scrapbooks, artifacts, ephemera and clippings document the writing career of Texas Women’s Hall of Fame writer, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland.

Drafts, photographs, interviews for the Dian Malouf archive. This collection includes drafts in various stages and photographs related to Malouf’s two books, “Seldom Heard” and “Cattle Kings.” This collection also contains numerous audiocassettes of interviews and corresponding transcripts used to develop the two books. It appears part of this collection was once accessioned, and later deaccessioned, at Southern Methodist University.