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Authors, American -- Texas -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4995 Collections and/or Records:

Y-Z, 1996-2005, undated

 File — Box 31, Folder: 13
Series Description From the Series: The Correspondence series contains letters that highlight Graves’ writing career, with letters to and from publishers, agents, fellow writers, fans, event organizers and others. Insights into Graves’ personal life and thoughts are also found in letters between Graves and longtime friends and family members. Graves kept carbon copies and later computer printout copies of many of his letters to others, so the researcher gets both sides of the letter-writing dialogue, in these folders and...
Dates: 1996-2005, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-010, John Graves Papers / Correspondence

‘Y2K Piece for Dallas Morning News’ – printout draft, 1979

 File — Box 20, Folder: 19
Series Description From the Series: The Other Writings series is devoted to the many short stories, essays, book introductions, tributes, and unpublished pieces written by Graves, and spans almost six decades. This series is also the largest in the collection, filling eleven document boxes, plus oversize. The works within it arearranged alphabetically by title, usually according to the official published title, but sometimes by a book title if Graves’ piece is an untitled introduction, or a draft title if the piece is...
Dates: 1979
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-010, John Graves Papers / Other Writings

Yellow Graduation Tassel , undated

 Item — Box 1989
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / UPWC-14082, John Graves Additions / Accession 2015-042

Yolanda de Nuevo, undated

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of filmmaker and writer Severo Perez span 1972-2010 and document his career in film and television, and as a writer. The collection is arranged into six series: 1) Film; 2) Television; 3) Plays; 4) Books; 5) The National Endowment for the Humanities; and 6) Audio and Video Materials. Perez also donated an extensive amount of audiovisual material which includes film reels and prints for …and the earth did not swallow him as well as many of...
Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-115, Severo Perez Papers / Film

Young & Hunter Management

 File — Box 9, Folder: 28
Series Description From the Series:

The promotional material series is predominately made up of photographic and printed material sent to Patoski from music, television and film production companies, record companies, and talent agencies. Other promotional materials in this series include catalogs, newsletters, festival advertisements, press releases and ephemera all relating to the music industry.

Dates: 1978-1998, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-029, Joe Nick Patoski Papers / Promotional Material / Music by Label

Michael Zagst Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-084
Abstract The collection contains manuscript and typescript drafts of each of Zagst’s published novels, as well as those of published and unpublished plays, screenplays novels, and short stories. Editorial correspondence relating to the publication of Zagst’s novels include a letter from Bruce J. Friedmann introducing Zagst to Donald I. Fine who would become Zagst’s publisher; letters from Fine, from the publicity liaison and from the editor. Also included are entries for the Texas Institute of...
Dates: 1985 - 1996
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Michael Zagst Papers

“Zeppelins West #6”, contains-manuscript and panel layout; adaption by Barrett, created by Joe R. Lansdale , 1958-2008

 File — Box 1078, Folder: 12
Dates: 1958-2008
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / UPWC-08140, Neal Barrett, Jr. Additions / Accession 2008-140

“Zeppelins West issue #2”, contains-manuscript and panel layout for “Zeppelin’s West” issue #2, 1958-2008

 File — Box 1078, Folder: 6
Dates: 1958-2008
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / UPWC-08140, Neal Barrett, Jr. Additions / Accession 2008-140

“Zepps #3”, contains-manuscript and panel layout for “Zeppelins West #3” , 1958-2008

 File — Box 1078, Folder: 5
Dates: 1958-2008
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / UPWC-08140, Neal Barrett, Jr. Additions / Accession 2008-140

“Zepps #4”, contains-manuscript and panel layout for “Zeppelins West #4” , 1958-2008

 File — Box 1078, Folder: 4
Dates: 1958-2008
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / UPWC-08140, Neal Barrett, Jr. Additions / Accession 2008-140

“Zepps West #1”, contains-manuscript and panel layout , 1958-2008

 File — Box 1078, Folder: 8
Dates: 1958-2008
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / UPWC-08140, Neal Barrett, Jr. Additions / Accession 2008-140

“Zepps West # 5”,contains-manuscript of “Zepplins West #5” and panel layouts, 1958-2008

 File — Box 1078, Folder: 3
Dates: 1958-2008
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / UPWC-08140, Neal Barrett, Jr. Additions / Accession 2008-140

Zigal, Thomas, “Orphan of the West", 1982

 File — Box 82, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series: This series is arranged alphabetically by author and includes mostly photocopied short stories and screenplays. Two notable items relating to Lewis are a forty-six page biography, Grover Lewis: The Uncommon Insight and Grace of an Ordinary Man, written by longtime friend and poet R.K. Scott; and the screenplay Deep Ellum, by Stan Vosper, Jr., based on Lewis’s adolescent days with Larry McMurtry and other North Texas friends. ...
Dates: 1982
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-085, Grover Lewis Papers / Works by Others

Zoo

 File — Box 9, Folder: 29
Series Description From the Series:

The promotional material series is predominately made up of photographic and printed material sent to Patoski from music, television and film production companies, record companies, and talent agencies. Other promotional materials in this series include catalogs, newsletters, festival advertisements, press releases and ephemera all relating to the music industry.

Dates: 1978-1998, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-029, Joe Nick Patoski Papers / Promotional Material / Music by Label

ZZ Top

 File — Box 17, Folder: 37
Series Description From the Series:

This series of subject files and artist files, made up of newspaper clippings, notes, interviews, photographs and ephemera, illustrates Patoski's many areas of interest and his research methods. Patoski wrote about and published pieces relating to many of the topics and people in the subject and artist files. Of particular note is the large amount on material on Joe "King" Carrasco and his band, who Patoski managed in the 1980s.

Dates: 1968-1998, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-029, Joe Nick Patoski Papers / Research Material / Artist Files