Box

Correspondence, Manuscripts, and Notes

24 folders

13/1
"I Claude" manuscript by Charles Beaumont and Chad Oliver. Typed, 25 leaves, carbon copy.

13/2
"Field Experiment" manuscript by Chad Oliver. Typed, 53 leaves, carbon copy.

13/3
"Controlled Experiment" manuscript by Chad Oliver. February 24, 1954. Typed, 19 leaves, carbon copy.

13/4
"The Wind Blows Free" manuscript by Chad Oliver. November 14, 1956. Typed, 41 leaves, carbon copy.

13/5
"Didn't He Ramble" manuscript by Chad Oliver. June 15, 1956. Typed, 18 leaves, carbon copy.

13/6
"Technical Advisor" manuscript by Chad Oliver.

13/7
"The Sound of the Earth" manuscript by Chad Oliver. June 20, 1958. Final version, chapter 4-5, etc. TSOTE (carbons).

13/8
Photographs - Chad in football uniform. 1945.

13/9
Photographs - Chad with inscription.

13/10
Photographs - humorous photo of Chad with unknown friend. From college years at the University of Texas.

13/11
Notebook containing notes for "The Wolf is My Brother".

13/12: Notes and Drafts:
-Story note, holograph, for a weird story based on "lad in my 635 class. "Story idea: Follow the Leader. Typed, 1 leaf. 13 February 1949
-Book review by Chad Oliver, typed, on A Canticle for Leibowitz. 2 leaves.
-Silver Prelude, a partial draft of a sports short story, typed. Undated.
-Holograph script of a radio show featuring American jazz. 5 leaves, undated.
-"Variations on Plains Indian Social Structures," by Chad Oliver. Paper, Anthropology 299, Dr. Lessa, 12 June 1955. 17 leaves.
-Composition book, with 2 leaves of notes, titled "Ghost Dance." Composition book, titled "Espantosa Lake," with 1 leaf of notes toward a story.

13/13: Correspondence and Notes
-Holograph letter to Oliver's parents, discussing anthropology and his early love for it, along with other courses. 2 leaves, Undated.
-Final Examination, Anthropology 336L. "Mr. Oliver." 3 leaves, typed. January 1960
-Chad Oliver letterhead, blank, 1 leaf.
-Thoughts for Stories, 1 leaf, typed. 26 May 1957.
-6 story ideas.
-Thoughts for Stories, leaf, typed. 3 June 1957.
-5 story ideas.
-1 envelope, Willis Kingsley Wing (Oliver's agent), containing some 36 payment vouchers, 1956-1958.
-Letter, Ian Ballantine to Chad Oliver, on the in-print status of Shadows in the Sun and other matters. 27 April 1959.
-Letter, Peter Oser to Chad Oliver, on purchasing movie rights to Shadows in the Sun. 1 leaf, typed.
-Letter, Chad Oliver to Groff Conklin, submitting two novelettes and other business matters. 23 January 1960.
-Letter, Chad Oliver to Peter Oser, on movie rights to Shadows in the Sun. 8 February 1960.
-Letter, Willis Kingsley Wing to Peter Oser, on movie rights to Shadows in the Sun. In French, 2 leaves, typed. 10 March 1960.
-Letter, Willis Kingsley Wing to Chad Oliver, referring to Wing's 10 March letter on movie rights. 17 March 1960.
-Letter, Willis Kingsley Wing to Chad Oliver, on business matters. 24 March 1960.
-Letter, Willis Kingsley Wing to Chad Oliver, on business matters. 4 April 1960.
-Letter, Groff Conklin to Chad Oliver, on business matters, with tear sheets of "Guardian Spirit" attached. 25 April 1960.
-Doubleday royalty voucher. 30 April 1960.
-Envelope with Daily Texan page, to "The Chad Olivers" in Colorado. August 16, 1960.
-Letter, A. J. Dusek to Chad Oliver, on medical insurance payments. 20 September 1960.
-Letter, Rex Stout to Chad Oliver, offering membership in The Author's Guild of the Author's League of America, with literature and a copy of their newsletter attached. 6 October 1960.
-Letter, Betty Ballantine to Willis Kingsley Wing, on foreign rights. 30 November 1960.
-Deposit form, Ph. D. Dissertation, 30 November 1960.

13/14: Correspondence and Notes
-Letter, Dawn Johnson to Chad Oliver, on her enjoyment of The Winds of Time. 1 leaf, holograph. 24 March 1961.
-Letter, Symmes C. Oliver to Fred Sublette, on their income tax return. 31 March 1961.
-Letter, Chad Oliver to Willis Kingsley Wing, on television rights for Shadows in the Sun. Typed, with a handwritten note by Oliver at the bottom. 24 April 1961.
-Western Union Telegram, Willis Kingsley Wing to Chad Oliver, on television rights to Shadows in the Sun. 25 April 1961.
-Permission to Reprint Form, Willis Kingsley Wing, Agent, for a reprint of "The Mother of Necessity." October 31, 1961.
-Permission to Reprint Form, Willis Kingsley Wing, Agent, for a reprint of "Transformer." October 31, 1961.
-Permission to Reprint Form, Willis Kingsley Wing, Agent, for a reprint of "Field Expedient." 26 August 1958.
-Spanish word and phrase list, Undated.
-Tear sheets of "The Ball Game 100 Years Ago," by Stephan Borhegyi, from Sooner Magazine. 2 leaves. November 1957.

13/15: Correspondence, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1959-1963.
-Peter H. Davison to Chad Oliver. 27 October 1959.
-Attached: Letter. 4 March 1960.
-Peter H. Davison to Chad Oliver, on strengths and weaknesses of the second draft of a western novel, later published as The Wolf is my Brother. 9 July 1962.
-Sarah B. Sherrill to Chad Oliver. 20 July 1962.
-Peter H. Davison to Chad Oliver, editorial comments on the second draft of a western novel, later published as The Wolf is my Brother. 20 August 1962.
-Peter H. Davison to Chad Oliver. 21 December 1962.
-Peter H. Davison to Chad Oliver. 14 January 1963.
-Peter H. Davison to Chad Oliver. 14 February 1963.
-Peter H. Davison to Chad Oliver, rejecting The Wolf is My Brother for publication by Atlantic Monthly Press. 18 April 1963.

13/16: "Excessive Candor: Trout Fishing in America," by John Clute. On-line resource, Sci-Fi.com. 3 pages. On Chad Oliver's works.

13/17: Advance Publication Notices. The Mists of Dawn. Never published. circa 1994-1995.

13/18: Published reviews: Star Science Fiction Stories; Mists of Dawn; Shadows in the Sun; Another Kind.

13/19: "Bits About Books," by Bill Warren. Austin American Statesman. A column on Oliver and writing Shadows in the Sun. 23 June 1957.

13/20: Cluster. Fanzine featuring Chad Oliver. December 1943.

13/21: Agujero Negro: Fanzine de Ciencia-Ficcion y Fantasia.

13/22: Correspondence: 1 TLS, Oliver to Hall, February 1990.

13/23
"No Anthropology Abroad the Enterprise: Science Fiction and the Future in the Anthropology Classroom" by Samuel Gerald Collins. Submitted to Anthropology & Education Quarterly.

13/24
Book cover - "A Star Above It"