Women authors, American -- Texas -- 20th century
Found in 2163 Collections and/or Records:
"Texas Quality Network...A Transcription" Special Broadcast Farm and School Parade, February 28, 1947
Arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the series or show, these scripts date from Kirkland days at UT Austin's Radio House, circa 1940-1947. Typescripts and working drafts are included, as well as some photographs of the Radio House staff, including J. Frank Dobie. Of particular interest is the series entitled "Guardians of Freedom", which includes documents related to the Peck Woodside story Kirkland covered in Mexico.
"Texas Resources", undated
Arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the series or show, these scripts date from Kirkland days at UT Austin's Radio House, circa 1940-1947. Typescripts and working drafts are included, as well as some photographs of the Radio House staff, including J. Frank Dobie. Of particular interest is the series entitled "Guardians of Freedom", which includes documents related to the Peck Woodside story Kirkland covered in Mexico.
Texas Sesquicentennial - Clippings
Texas Sesquicentennial History Calendar, undated
Materials from Jean Flynn’s writing career, materials include brochures from the Ruth Taylor Theater and the Dallas Theater, correspondence, research materials used for stories, manuscripts, thank you notes, newspaper clippings, posters, audiocassettes, drafts, various hats, and one Royal typewriter.
Texas Sesquicentennial - Printed materials
Texas shaped serving bowl; Horseshoes (2)
Texas Society for Mental Hygiene
Texas State Historical Association, 1979-1988
Texas Voices
“Texas Voices and Visions”, undated
Materials related to Elizabeth Crook’s novels The Raven’s Bride, Promised Lands, Dog Hill Diaries (unpublished, working title)
Texas Widows – newspaper clippings, correspondence, notes and other research materials, undated
Materials from Jean Flynn’s writing career, materials include brochures from the Ruth Taylor Theater and the Dallas Theater, correspondence, research materials used for stories, manuscripts, thank you notes, newspaper clippings, posters, audiocassettes, drafts, various hats, and one Royal typewriter.
“Texas Women”– research material including newspaper clippings and printouts from various internet sources, undated
Material consists mainly of drafts from both “soon to be published” and unpublished material.
Texas Women's Hall of Fame, 1987
Texas Women’s Hall of Fame Plaque
“Texas Writers Column"– notes, drafts, and numerous newspaper clippings of Alter’s column , undated
Material contains drafts, research, and numerous newspaper clippings related to Alter’s writing; original file labels appear in quotation marks.
"Thanksgivin' is a time..."
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 60’s”
The fifth series is related to Eckhardt’s research, writing, and publishing of her memoir Duchess of Palms. It includes timelines of Eckhardt’s life and several working copies of the manuscript.