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Humor

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Wick Fowler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-124
Abstract

Journalist and chili enthusiast Wick Fowler (1909-1972) was born Homer Thomas Wilson Fowler in Big Sandy, Texas and grew up in Victoria, Texas. The Wick Fowler papers span 1944-1991 (bulk dates: 1944-1945, 1965-1978) and document Fowler’s journalism work as well as the Chili Appreciation Society International and Fowler’s 2-Alarm Chili product.

Dates: 1944 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1945; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1978

Clarence Schultz Texas Humor Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-101
Abstract

The Clarence Schultz Texas humor collection is made up of Schultz’s research materials and drafts for his unpublished manuscript, “Texas Laughter: A Chronicle of Sixteen Humorists, 1836-2000.” Also included in the collection are 504 books collected by Schultz on humor in Texas and the Southwest.

Dates: 1995-2003