Historical fiction
Found in 1340 Collections and/or Records:
The Lazy Farmer (with rejection letter from H.L. Mencken)
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 Some published, many are unpublished.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.
The Longhorns. Little, Brown and Co.: Boston. (inscribed to Elithe Beal), 1941
“The Matagorda Round Up” Draft, Copyrighted 1988
The Matagorda Roundup Mounted Pages from “Seldom Heard” , undated
The Measure, 1951
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.
"The Merry Monk", undated
Arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the musical, this subseries includes drafts, notes and correspondence documenting the creation and production of Kirkland's musicals.
The Mexico I Like. University Press in Dallas, Southern Methodist University: Dallas. (originally published as Tongues of the Monte), 1942
The Mezcla Man. El Paso Del Norte, 1954
The Mustangs. Little, Brown, and Co.: Boston, 1952
The Mustangs. Little, Brown, and Co.: Boston. 1st edition. Inscribed to Eva Hamilton., 1952
The Night Journal Annotated typed draft (Cont’d from BOX # 766), undated
Materials related to Elizabeth Crook’s novels The Raven’s Bride, Promised Lands, Dog Hill Diaries (unpublished, working title)
The Night Journal Annotated typed final copy edited draft for Viking Penguin, May 2005
Materials related to Elizabeth Crook’s novels The Raven’s Bride, Promised Lands, Dog Hill Diaries (unpublished, working title)
The Night Journal Annotated typed manuscript, edited by Steve Harrigan, undated
Materials related to Elizabeth Crook’s novels The Raven’s Bride, Promised Lands, Dog Hill Diaries (unpublished, working title)
The Night Journal Annotated typed manuscript with revisions made for Gail Hochman, Crook’s agent (Cont’d from BOX # 765), undated
Materials related to Elizabeth Crook’s novels The Raven’s Bride, Promised Lands, Dog Hill Diaries (unpublished, working title)
The Night Journal Heavily annotated typed manuscript with added notes from both Steve Harrigan and Elizabeth Crook, undated
Materials related to Elizabeth Crook’s novels The Raven’s Bride, Promised Lands, Dog Hill Diaries (unpublished, working title)
The Night Journal Typed manuscript with few revisions for Gail, Crook’s agent Cont’d from BOX # 764), undated
Materials related to Elizabeth Crook’s novels The Raven’s Bride, Promised Lands, Dog Hill Diaries (unpublished, working title)
The Noctuary Annotated typed early draft, with added editing notes, for Crook’s previous agent, The Rafael Sagalyn Agency, undated
Materials related to Elizabeth Crook’s novels The Raven’s Bride, Promised Lands, Dog Hill Diaries (unpublished, working title)
The Noctuary Typed draft edited by Judy Reed, Archeologist at Pecos National Monument, undated
Materials related to Elizabeth Crook’s novels The Raven’s Bride, Promised Lands, Dog Hill Diaries (unpublished, working title)
The Old Timer Sings
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.
"The One Who Laughed", 1947
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.
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