Natural history literature
Found in 948 Collections and/or Records:
Texas Institute of Letters, 1961-1997, bulk: 1964-1973
Texas Institute of Letters - acknowledgement of McCombs/Tinkle Award – correspondence, program, press release, speech notes, fragments and drafts (2), 1983
The third series covers speeches that Graves wrote and delivered, arranged alphabetically by the event or occasion. Like the previous two series, these files contain drafts, correspondence, published forms, notes and other materials related to their subjects.
Texas Lecture and Symposium on the Humanities, 1984
This series is arranged chronologically, and contains mainly invitations, programs and photographs related to awards and honors bestowed upon Graves. A significant portion of this series deals with the Dallas Museum of Art’s “John Graves Day,” celebrated in May 1995, and includes video recordings of the event as well as correspondence, clippings and programs.
Texas Literary Hall of Fame Award to John Graves, May 2004
This addition to the John Graves archives includes various artifacts from Graves’ ranch at Hard Scrabble: fishing lures and spool cases, cow and deer skulls, a cattle brand, photographs and uniforms from Graves’ military service, typewriters, geological surveys and nautical charts, and signed illustrations by Scott Gentling. This accession is the final accrual from Hard Scrabble ranch with the exception of a small amount of material currently in quarantine due to live silverfish.