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Historical fiction

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1340 Collections and/or Records:

Kirkland, Elithe Hamilton (to Kirkland, Dr. Roy Defoe), 1942-1971

 File — Box 32, Box: 13-14
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: 1942-1971
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-030, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Papers / Personal Papers / Correspondence

Knopf Publishers, Inc., 1963

 File — Box 33, Box: 6
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: 1963
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-030, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Papers / Personal Papers / Correspondence

"Know Your Neighbor Series" Program No. 1, "The Spanish Southwest", July 9, 1941

 File — Box 18, Folder: 14
Series Description From the Series:

Arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the series or show, these scripts date from Kirkland days at UT Austin's Radio House, circa 1940-1947. Typescripts and working drafts are included, as well as some photographs of the Radio House staff, including J. Frank Dobie. Of particular interest is the series entitled "Guardians of Freedom", which includes documents related to the Peck Woodside story Kirkland covered in Mexico.

Dates: July 9, 1941
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-030, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Papers / Radio Scripts

Kurtz, Dorothy (traveled with EHK to Villahermosa, Tabasco to research the "Guardians of Freedom" series for Radio House, September 1941, met Peck Woodside on this trip), 1943-1987

 File — Box 33, Box: 7
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: 1943-1987
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-030, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Papers / Personal Papers / Correspondence

L, 1937-1973

 File — Box 33, Box: 8
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: 1937-1973
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-030, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Papers / Personal Papers / Correspondence

“Landscape", undated

 File — Box 1995, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Materials related to Elizabeth Crook’s novels The Raven’s Bride, Promised Lands, Dog Hill Diaries (unpublished, working title)

Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / UPWC-03086, Elizabeth Crook Additions / Accession 2015-062

“Las Vegas, Montezuma”, undated

 File — Box 1995, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Materials related to Elizabeth Crook’s novels The Raven’s Bride, Promised Lands, Dog Hill Diaries (unpublished, working title)

Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / UPWC-03086, Elizabeth Crook Additions / Accession 2015-062

“Lasater”, undated

 File — Box 1960, Folder: 44-45
Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / UPWC-15024, Dian Malouf Accessions / Accession 2015-024

“Lasater” , undated

 File — Box 1960, Folder: 49
Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / UPWC-15024, Dian Malouf Accessions / Accession 2015-024

"Leet's Christmas", 1985-1986

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series:

This subseries includes detailed documentation on the creation of Kirkland's short stories "The Disappearance of Widow Ellen", "Peck Woodside", and "Leet's Christmas". Also included are drafts of many incomplete short stories.

Dates: 1985-1986
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-030, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Papers / Short Stories

Legal/Financial , 1910-1986

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: 1910-1986
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-030, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Papers / Personal Papers

“Leo Welder”, undated

 File — Box 1961, Folder: 7
Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / UPWC-15024, Dian Malouf Accessions / Accession 2015-024

"Letters, By Betty"

 File — Box 21, Folder: 19
Series Description From the Series:

This subseries includes detailed documentation on the creation of Kirkland's short stories "The Disappearance of Widow Ellen", "Peck Woodside", and "Leet's Christmas". Also included are drafts of many incomplete short stories.

Dates: 1936-1990, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-030, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Papers / Short Stories / Incomplete

Lewis, William B.

 File — Box 3, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes extensive research files and many annotated typescripts of Crook’s first novel. The research files include clippings, handwritten notes, photographs, and correspondence with research assistant Eva B. Denning, of Gallatin, TN, 1984-90. The typescripts have been arranged in alphabetical order by working titles.

Dates: 1984-1990, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-060, Elizabeth Crook Papers / Raven’s Bride / Research

“Library Books” , 1987-1992

 File — Box 10, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series II: Short Stories (1986-1999)documents the writng porcess of seven short stories. Formats include drafts and correspondence.

Dates: 1987-1992
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-053, Cindy Bonner Papers / Short Stories

Light Me Three Candles, Darling

 File — Box 22, Folder: 8
Series Description From the Series:

Kirkland wrote songs which appeared in her short stories and musicals, as well as many which have not appeared in any of her works. Her songs are arranged here in alphabetical order, and typically include one draft of the song only.

Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-030, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Papers / Songs

Light-Sight

 File — Box 17, Folder: 25
Series Description From the Series:

Although Kirkland never officially published her poetry on its own, it appears in her novels and short stories. For many years, her Christmas cards featured her Christmas poems which are listed here in chronological order by year. Also of particular interest is a one-of-a- kind handmade booklet of Kirkland's war poems written for World War II soldiers. Poems listed with quotation marks represent the first line of untitled poems.

Dates: 1944-1988, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-030, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Papers / Poetry

Lily, 1992

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series I: Novels (1991-1999) documents the writing and editing process of Bonner’s four published novels, Lily, Looking After Lily, The Passion of Dellie O’Barr, and Right from Wrong. This series also includesthe unpublished novel “Flossie/War Dreams." Formats include research notes, annotated drafts, proofs, and correspondence.

Dates: 1992
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-053, Cindy Bonner Papers / Novels

Lind, Jenny, 1981-1982

 File — Box 33, Box: 9
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: 1981-1982
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-030, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Papers / Personal Papers / Correspondence

Littauer, Kenneth, 1934-1956

 File — Box 33, Box: 10
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: 1934-1956
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-030, Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Papers / Personal Papers / Correspondence