Historical fiction

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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.

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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.

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Material in this subseries includes essays written for college classes, and articles written for newspapers. Some published, many are unpublished. They are arranged in alphabetical order, with a special section for Kirkland's freshman year college papers.

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.

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...

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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.

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...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Archival material donated by writer, Elizabeth Crook. The materials consist of Crook’s note card index, notes and index cards “A – New Mexico” for her manuscript The Night Journal. No dates are given for the note cards with the exception of references listed. The Night Journal was published in 2007. The folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Crook’s original descriptions. NOTE: THIS ACCESSION WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF CROOK 2019-102. It was separated prior to accessioning for an...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of writer, Elizabeth Crook from 1961-2018. Majority of the materials in the collection are manuscript drafts of The Which Way Tree, Monday, Monday, and others. The collection also includes screenplay drafts of The Which Way Tree; promotional materials and research for her manuscripts; correspondence between Crook, editors, and Stephen Harrigan; as well as screenplay and manuscript drafts of Harrigan’s works such as Water...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of writer, Elizabeth Crook from 1961-2018. Majority of the materials in the collection are manuscript drafts of The Which Way Tree, Monday, Monday, and others. The collection also includes screenplay drafts of The Which Way Tree; promotional materials and research for her manuscripts; correspondence between Crook, editors, and Stephen Harrigan; as well as screenplay and manuscript drafts of Harrigan’s works such as Water...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of writer, Elizabeth Crook from 1961-2018. Majority of the materials in the collection are manuscript drafts of The Which Way Tree, Monday, Monday, and others. The collection also includes screenplay drafts of The Which Way Tree; promotional materials and research for her manuscripts; correspondence between Crook, editors, and Stephen Harrigan; as well as screenplay and manuscript drafts of Harrigan’s works such as Water...

Series Description From the Series:

Material in this subseries includes essays written for college classes, and articles written for newspapers. Some published, many are unpublished. They are arranged in alphabetical order, with a special section for Kirkland's freshman year college papers.

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.