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Women authors, American -- Texas -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2163 Collections and/or Records:

"Texas Quality Network...A Transcription" Special Broadcast Farm and School Parade, February 28, 1947

 File — Box 19, Folder: 10
Series Description From the Series:

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.

Dates: February 28, 1947

"Texas Resources", undated

 File — Box 19, Folder: 11
Series Description From the Series:

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.

Dates: undated

Texas Sesquicentennial - Clippings

 File — Box 50, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: circa 1940-1991, undated

Texas Sesquicentennial History Calendar, undated

 File — Box 705, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: undated

Texas Sesquicentennial - Printed materials

 File — Multiple Containers
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: circa 1940-1991, undated

Texas shaped serving bowl; Horseshoes (2)

 Item — Box 55
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: 1940-1952, undated

Texas Society for Mental Hygiene

 File — Box 53, Folder: 11
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: 1936-1991, undated

Texas State Historical Association, 1979-1988

 File — Box 36, Box: 7
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: 1979-1988

Texas Voices

 File — Box 51, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: circa 1940-1991, undated

“Texas Voices and Visions”, undated

 File — Box 1995, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Materials related to Elizabeth Crook’s novels The Raven’s Bride, Promised Lands, Dog Hill Diaries (unpublished, working title)

Dates: undated

Texas Widows – newspaper clippings, correspondence, notes and other research materials, undated

 File — Box 703, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: undated

“Texas Women”– research material including newspaper clippings and printouts from various internet sources, undated

 File — Box 1053, Folder: 2
Abstract From the Series:

Material consists mainly of drafts from both “soon to be published” and unpublished material.

Dates: undated

Texas Women's Hall of Fame, 1987

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: 1987

Texas Women’s Hall of Fame Plaque

 Item — Box 56
Series Description From the Series: Material relating to Kirkland’s personal life and interests are divided into several subseries: awards; biographical notes; clippings; correspondence; J. Frank Dobie material; notes; photographs; speeches; subject files; and speeches.Awards (1953-1987) Kirkland won many awards during her lifetime, and was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Gov. Bill Clements in 1987. This subseries includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera related to these honors. Awards are...
Dates: 1940-1952, undated

“Texas Writers Column"– notes, drafts, and numerous newspaper clippings of Alter’s column , undated

 File — Box 1097, Folder: 4-5
Abstract From the Series:

Material contains drafts, research, and numerous newspaper clippings related to Alter’s writing; original file labels appear in quotation marks.

Dates: undated

"Thanksgivin' is a time..."

 File — Box 17, Folder: 66
Series Description From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1944-1988, undated

“The 60’s”

 File — Box 11, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1970-2009

The American Poetry Review (Vol. 13, Issue 3)- “A Different Eden", 1984

 Item — Box 10, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Miriam Sagan collection consists of nine series: Personal Papers, Writings by Sagan, Drafts, Writings Affiliated with Sagan, Reviews of Sagan’s Works, Writings by Others, Audiovisuals, Visuals, and Restricted Materials.  Miriam Sagan’s resume, letters of correspondence, notebooks, sketchbooks, publication information, awards and honors, books/juvenile books, zines, collections, journals, introductions, reviews, articles, and poem clippings, as well as photos and others’ reviews of the...
Dates: 1984

The Art of Love: New and Selected Poems, 1994

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Miriam Sagan collection consists of nine series: Personal Papers, Writings by Sagan, Drafts, Writings Affiliated with Sagan, Reviews of Sagan’s Works, Writings by Others, Audiovisuals, Visuals, and Restricted Materials.  Miriam Sagan’s resume, letters of correspondence, notebooks, sketchbooks, publication information, awards and honors, books/juvenile books, zines, collections, journals, introductions, reviews, articles, and poem clippings, as well as photos and others’ reviews of the...
Dates: 1994

The Art of Love reviews

 File — Box 23, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Miriam Sagan collection consists of nine series: Personal Papers, Writings by Sagan, Drafts, Writings Affiliated with Sagan, Reviews of Sagan’s Works, Writings by Others, Audiovisuals, Visuals, and Restricted Materials.  Miriam Sagan’s resume, letters of correspondence, notebooks, sketchbooks, publication information, awards and honors, books/juvenile books, zines, collections, journals, introductions, reviews, articles, and poem clippings, as well as photos and others’ reviews of the...
Dates: 1976-2010