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Authors, American -- Texas -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4995 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence, January 1990 – September 1990

 File — Box 37
Series Description From the Series: Correspondence forms the bulk of the King Papers, filling over 21 boxes. It is arranged chronologically, reflecting King’s own arrangement -- he kept a box under his desk where he tosses the letters (with a copy of his response attached) as he answers them. When the box becomes full, King stuffs the letters into a large brown envelope upon which he marks the months and year covered. The correspondence describes writing projects, including fan response and King’s reaction to it....
Dates: January 1990 – September 1990

Correspondence, October 1990 – November 1991

 File — Box 38
Series Description From the Series: Correspondence forms the bulk of the King Papers, filling over 21 boxes. It is arranged chronologically, reflecting King’s own arrangement -- he kept a box under his desk where he tosses the letters (with a copy of his response attached) as he answers them. When the box becomes full, King stuffs the letters into a large brown envelope upon which he marks the months and year covered. The correspondence describes writing projects, including fan response and King’s reaction to it....
Dates: October 1990 – November 1991

Correspondence, December 1991 – March 1993

 File — Box 39
Series Description From the Series: Correspondence forms the bulk of the King Papers, filling over 21 boxes. It is arranged chronologically, reflecting King’s own arrangement -- he kept a box under his desk where he tosses the letters (with a copy of his response attached) as he answers them. When the box becomes full, King stuffs the letters into a large brown envelope upon which he marks the months and year covered. The correspondence describes writing projects, including fan response and King’s reaction to it....
Dates: December 1991 – March 1993

Correspondence, 1950s

 File — Box 1854, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials retrieved from Hard Scrabble in June 2014. Personal papers of John Graves includes his letters home to his family from Rice University, 1938-1939; significant correspondence with Samuel Hynes and John Schaffner; letters from his time spent in Spain, 1953-1954, as well as travel documents and receipts, and correspondence from his latter years, 2006-2013. Also included are magazines featuring articles by Graves, original Russell Waterhouse drawings for Goodbye to a River, and some...
Dates: 1950s

Correspondence, 1976-1979

 File — Box 1854, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials retrieved from Hard Scrabble in June 2014. Personal papers of John Graves includes his letters home to his family from Rice University, 1938-1939; significant correspondence with Samuel Hynes and John Schaffner; letters from his time spent in Spain, 1953-1954, as well as travel documents and receipts, and correspondence from his latter years, 2006-2013. Also included are magazines featuring articles by Graves, original Russell Waterhouse drawings for Goodbye to a River, and some...
Dates: 1976-1979

Correspondence, 1978-1986

 File — Box 1854, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials retrieved from Hard Scrabble in June 2014. Personal papers of John Graves includes his letters home to his family from Rice University, 1938-1939; significant correspondence with Samuel Hynes and John Schaffner; letters from his time spent in Spain, 1953-1954, as well as travel documents and receipts, and correspondence from his latter years, 2006-2013. Also included are magazines featuring articles by Graves, original Russell Waterhouse drawings for Goodbye to a River, and some...
Dates: 1978-1986

Correspondence, 1976-1986

 File — Box 1854, Folder: 18-20
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials retrieved from Hard Scrabble in June 2014. Personal papers of John Graves includes his letters home to his family from Rice University, 1938-1939; significant correspondence with Samuel Hynes and John Schaffner; letters from his time spent in Spain, 1953-1954, as well as travel documents and receipts, and correspondence from his latter years, 2006-2013. Also included are magazines featuring articles by Graves, original Russell Waterhouse drawings for Goodbye to a River, and some...
Dates: 1976-1986

Correspondence, 2006-2013

 File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials retrieved from Hard Scrabble in June 2014. Personal papers of John Graves includes his letters home to his family from Rice University, 1938-1939; significant correspondence with Samuel Hynes and John Schaffner; letters from his time spent in Spain, 1953-1954, as well as travel documents and receipts, and correspondence from his latter years, 2006-2013. Also included are magazines featuring articles by Graves, original Russell Waterhouse drawings for Goodbye to a River, and some...
Dates: 2006-2013

Correspondence, 1989

 File — Box 4, Folder: 5
Series Description From the Series: This series is the largest of the series, and is comprised mainly of annotated typescripts and page proofs of books written by or edited by Robert Calvert. Publications are arranged in order by publication date, and range in date from 1970-1994, bulk dates 1987-1994. While most books are represented almost exclusively by typescripts and page proofs, files for Texas History and the Move into the 21st Century (Calvert and Buenger, eds., 1990) also include...
Dates: 1989

Correspondence, February 1975

 File — Box 3, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series has been arranged in chronological order by date of the novel’s creation. This is the largest series, with the numerous Dancing Bear files documenting Crumley's changing ideas for titles and other aspects related to the novel. Although multiple drafts of each work are present, the drafts typically include only the first few chapters of the work. The specific portions of each work represented and any variant titles are identified by the folder...
Dates: February 1975

Correspondence , 1957-1986

 Series
Scope and Contents

Arranged in order from earliest to most recent, the correspondence in this series consists largely of fan letters written to Crumley, as well as two 1957 letters from Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson congratulating Crumley on his scholastic achievements. Several drafts of letters written by Crumley are also included, such as a 1969 letter to MGM studios regarding a film treatment of One to Count Cadence.

Dates: 1957-1986

Correspondence , 1957-1975

 File — Box 8, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Arranged in order from earliest to most recent, the correspondence in this series consists largely of fan letters written to Crumley, as well as two 1957 letters from Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson congratulating Crumley on his scholastic achievements. Several drafts of letters written by Crumley are also included, such as a 1969 letter to MGM studios regarding a film treatment of One to Count Cadence.

Dates: 1957-1975

Correspondence , 1978-1986

 File — Box 8, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Arranged in order from earliest to most recent, the correspondence in this series consists largely of fan letters written to Crumley, as well as two 1957 letters from Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson congratulating Crumley on his scholastic achievements. Several drafts of letters written by Crumley are also included, such as a 1969 letter to MGM studios regarding a film treatment of One to Count Cadence.

Dates: 1978-1986

Correspondence, 1943-2006, undated, bulk: 1959-2006

 Series
Series Description 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: 1943-2006, undated; Majority of material found within 1959-2006

Correspondence

 File — Box 34, Folder: 19
Series Description From the Series: Notebooks, legal papers, financial papers, photographs, journals, objects and academic records make up the majority of the materials in this series. Graves’ academic career is well documented through grade reports and written recommendations, class notes from undergraduate and graduate school, and his Columbia University Master’s thesis on William Faulkner. Of particular interest in this series is the notebook Graves used while traveling in Europe and his journal of a trip down the Rio...
Dates: circa 1938-1948

Correspondence

 File — Box 32, Folder: 8
Series Description From the Series: There are two main parts to this series: Texas Institute of Letters, and Classes and Workshops. The former sub-series deals with Graves’ membership in and activities with T.I.L., including two folders of his 1971-73 presidency of the organization; while the latter sub-series contains syllabus information and notes related to two courses and one workshop taught by Graves. The files in these two sub-series are arranged chronologically. The last part in Institutional Activities is a file...
Dates: 1961-1997; Majority of material found in 1964-1973

Correspondence

 File — Box 33, Folder: 11
Series Description From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1994-1997

Correspondence

 File — Box 4, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series: The Monograph series includes research notes, typed manuscripts, galley proofs, printed materials, correspondence, and other materials chronicling Graves’ literary contributions from his earliest short stories to his more recent essays and memoir. Materials from all of his books are included. Many of these materials were annotated by Graves with personal comments when he donated the materials to Bill Wittliff.Manuscript materials relating to the books Graves is credited as writing...
Dates: 1973-1976, undated

Correspondence

 File — Box 5, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: The Monograph series includes research notes, typed manuscripts, galley proofs, printed materials, correspondence, and other materials chronicling Graves’ literary contributions from his earliest short stories to his more recent essays and memoir. Materials from all of his books are included. Many of these materials were annotated by Graves with personal comments when he donated the materials to Bill Wittliff.Manuscript materials relating to the books Graves is credited as writing...
Dates: 1974

Correspondence about Hudson - Carole, Acquisitions Editor for Garland Publishing, to Frank Vick, Director of the University of North Texas Press requesting permission to reprint “Sunny Slopes of Long Ago,” and includes the agreement signed by Hudson , March 31, 1993

 File — Box 1, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series:

Correspondence is arranged in the following files: To Wilson Hudson, From Wilson Hudson as well as About Wilson Hudson. All are arranged in alphabetical order. His correspondence as a member of the Texas Folklore Society is found within Series III.

Dates: March 31, 1993