Women authors, American -- Texas -- 20th century
Found in 2163 Collections and/or Records:
The Great American Poetry Show (V. 1)- “Truth or Consequences", 2004
The Great Hoax of '43
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 Guiding Thread, 1957
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 Hollins Critic (Vol. 18, Issue 3): “Mary to Shelley” , 1981
"The Imp and I"
This subseries includes detailed documentation on the creation of Kirkland's short stories "The Disappearance of Widow Ellen", "Peck Woodside", and "Leet's Christmas". Also included are drafts of many incomplete short stories.
The Land, 2008
The Land Sketchbook, 2008
The Laughing Dog (Issue 11): “November,” , 2005
The Lazy Farmer (with rejection letter from H.L. Mencken)
Material in this subseries includes essays written for college classes, and articles written for newspapers. Some published, many are unpublished. They are arranged in alphabetical order, with a special section for Kirkland's freshman year college papers.
The Literary Review (Vol. 32, Issue 2): “52 Dharmas per Second”, 1989
“The Long Drive"
The Longhorns. Little, Brown and Co.: Boston. (inscribed to Elithe Beal), 1941
THE Magazine (Vol. 17, Issue 3): “Very Large Array” , 1994
“The Matagorda Round Up” Draft, Copyrighted 1988
The Matagorda Roundup Mounted Pages from “Seldom Heard” , undated
The Measure, 1951
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 Merry Monk", undated
Arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the musical, this subseries includes drafts, notes and correspondence documenting the creation and production of Kirkland's musicals.