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Women authors, Texan

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 443 Collections and/or Records:

In times past, groceries were centers of town life, undated

 File — Box 1373, Folder: 69
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of materials related to the writing career of Joyce Gibson Roach. Included in the collection are articles, reviews, newspaper clippings, correspondence, reel-to-reel audio recordings, and numerous pieces of sheet music written by Roach. In addition to these materials, Roach also donated a large collection of books most of which focus on folklore and the American West and Southwest. Original folder titles are in quotation marks.

Dates: undated

Incoming , 1954-1975, undated

 File — Box 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Basore, Joe N. (Hot Springs Village), undated.

[Gonzalez], H., undated.

Robertson, Mary, March 6, 1974.

S_____, Maritere, May 30, 1954. Enclosed: two b/w photographs, “Carretas de las fiestos típicas,” and “Juchitecas atviadas.”

Whitmyre, Hilda, October 1, 1974

Whitmyre, Hilda, postmark March 14, 1975

Dates: 1954-1975, undated

"Indian Menace"

 File — Box 2, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series: In The Cowgirls, Roach examines the role of women in the forming of the West. The book considers women as ranchers, pistol packers, and rodeo stars. Women in western society and culture are further investigated through a look at movies, songs, dime novels and humor. This series contains answers to Roach's research queries, notes, articles, brochures, clippings, cassettes, letters, photographs and interviews. It is organized generally in the chapter order of...
Dates: 1961-1977

"Indian Women"

 File — Box 1, Folder: 10
Series Description From the Series: In The Cowgirls, Roach examines the role of women in the forming of the West. The book considers women as ranchers, pistol packers, and rodeo stars. Women in western society and culture are further investigated through a look at movies, songs, dime novels and humor. This series contains answers to Roach's research queries, notes, articles, brochures, clippings, cassettes, letters, photographs and interviews. It is organized generally in the chapter order of...
Dates: 1961-1977

Interview with Katherine Anne Porter, by a Howard Payne University professor (audio cassette tape and transcript), 1976

 File — Box 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection of correspondence, photographs, and two interviews lends an insight into Katherine Anne Porter's relationship to her home state of Texas in the last years of her life. Correspondence with Dr. Roger L. Brooks of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas,  documents Porter's interest in returning to Texas and visiting her mother's gravesite. While these 10 letters and 2 telegrams hardly comprise the bulk of this collection, they shed light on  Ms. Porter's relationship to...
Dates: 1976

Interviews, 1976-1977

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection of correspondence, photographs, and two interviews lends an insight into Katherine Anne Porter's relationship to her home state of Texas in the last years of her life. Correspondence with Dr. Roger L. Brooks of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas,  documents Porter's interest in returning to Texas and visiting her mother's gravesite. While these 10 letters and 2 telegrams hardly comprise the bulk of this collection, they shed light on  Ms. Porter's relationship to...
Dates: 1976-1977

Introduction

 File — Box 2, Folder: 13-14
Series Description From the Series: In The Cowgirls, Roach examines the role of women in the forming of the West. The book considers women as ranchers, pistol packers, and rodeo stars. Women in western society and culture are further investigated through a look at movies, songs, dime novels and humor. This series contains answers to Roach's research queries, notes, articles, brochures, clippings, cassettes, letters, photographs and interviews. It is organized generally in the chapter order of...
Dates: 1961-1977

Introduction-Collective Heart, undated

 File — Box 1373, Folder: 78
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of materials related to the writing career of Joyce Gibson Roach. Included in the collection are articles, reviews, newspaper clippings, correspondence, reel-to-reel audio recordings, and numerous pieces of sheet music written by Roach. In addition to these materials, Roach also donated a large collection of books most of which focus on folklore and the American West and Southwest. Original folder titles are in quotation marks.

Dates: undated

“Jessie Mae-Full Moon Rising”, undated

 File — Box 1373, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of materials related to the writing career of Joyce Gibson Roach. Included in the collection are articles, reviews, newspaper clippings, correspondence, reel-to-reel audio recordings, and numerous pieces of sheet music written by Roach. In addition to these materials, Roach also donated a large collection of books most of which focus on folklore and the American West and Southwest. Original folder titles are in quotation marks.

Dates: undated

Jorge Negrete - Phonograph

 Item — Box 16, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series:

This series consists of two magnetic tape reels of Spanish lessons by E. E. Mireles [both tape reels have been transferred unto compact discs for patron use] and two phonographs of mariachi music.

Dates: 1969, undated

Jovita González Mireles, 1921-1930, 1962-1967

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series:

This series documents the higher education of both E.E. Mireles and Jovita González Mireles through records of school work which contain the dates of attendance, grades and classes taken. Their Masters theses are also included in this series and offer insight into the topics of their studies. Ms. González’s thesis, “Social Life in Webb, Starr, and Zapata Counties,” is of particular interest.

Dates: 1921-1930, 1962-1967

Jovita González Mireles, undated

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series:

This series contains material that helps to illustrate Mr. and Ms. Mireles’ life-long teaching careers. Mr. Mireles’ career in particular can be traced through his teaching contracts, and his Texas Teacher Retirement System statements in this series.

Dates: undated

Jovita González Mireles, 1954-1975

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes both correspondence belonging to E.E. Mireles and Jovita González Mireles, as well as correspondence between them. Of particular interest are the letters from Ms. Mireles to Mr. Mireles during the summer of 1956, while she was away in Mexico, which offer insight into their relationship.

Dates: 1954-1975

Jovita González Mireles and Edmundo E. Mireles - incoming

 File — Box 2, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes both correspondence belonging to E.E. Mireles and Jovita González Mireles, as well as correspondence between them. Of particular interest are the letters from Ms. Mireles to Mr. Mireles during the summer of 1956, while she was away in Mexico, which offer insight into their relationship.

Dates: 1930-1975, undated

Joyce Thompson Lecture, undated

 File — Box 1373, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of materials related to the writing career of Joyce Gibson Roach. Included in the collection are articles, reviews, newspaper clippings, correspondence, reel-to-reel audio recordings, and numerous pieces of sheet music written by Roach. In addition to these materials, Roach also donated a large collection of books most of which focus on folklore and the American West and Southwest. Original folder titles are in quotation marks.

Dates: undated

Just as I am-Women of the West, undated

 File — Box 1373, Folder: 82
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of materials related to the writing career of Joyce Gibson Roach. Included in the collection are articles, reviews, newspaper clippings, correspondence, reel-to-reel audio recordings, and numerous pieces of sheet music written by Roach. In addition to these materials, Roach also donated a large collection of books most of which focus on folklore and the American West and Southwest. Original folder titles are in quotation marks.

Dates: undated

Katherine Anne Porter Conferences and Dinners, undated

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection ranges in date from 1940-1998 (bulk 1980-1990) and features correspondence, recipes, notes, photographs, invitations to Katherine Anne Porter conferences and dinners, published materials, and an artifact. Items of note include 1946 correspondence from Ms. Porter to Paul Porter, encouraging Mr. Porter to attend college, and describing her days at the C-Bar-H Ranch in California. Correspondence in 1981 between Paul Porter and Ms. Porter’s publisher, Arthur Thornhill of Little,...
Dates: undated

Katherine Anne Porter to Dr. Roger L. Brooks, 1972-1977

 File — Box 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection of correspondence, photographs, and two interviews lends an insight into Katherine Anne Porter's relationship to her home state of Texas in the last years of her life. Correspondence with Dr. Roger L. Brooks of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas,  documents Porter's interest in returning to Texas and visiting her mother's gravesite. While these 10 letters and 2 telegrams hardly comprise the bulk of this collection, they shed light on  Ms. Porter's relationship to...
Dates: 1972-1977

Key to Mireles’ ranch

 Item — Box 15
Series Description From the Series:

The Artifacts series consists of items which most likely belonged to Ms. Mireles rather than Mr. Mireles, including a sewing box, two wooden boxes with floral decorations, a woman’s hat, glove and handkerchief, a key to the Mireles’ ranch, and a photograph of Ms. Mireles’ sister.

Dates: undated

Nancie Austin Collection of Elithe Hamilton Kirkland

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-036
Abstract

This collection is comprised of handwritten and typed letters from Texas author Elithe Hamilton Kirkland to her friend Nancie Austin, of Wimberley, Texas.

Dates: 1979-1983, undated