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Correspondence

29 folders

13/1: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Letters discussing the publication arrangements for Slave Mutiny and Walking on Borrowed Land, a letter discussing the short story "Blackbirds in the Corn" and Owens' book on the Japanese in World War II called World War II Through the Eyes of Japanese Soldiers. 1950 - 1951

13/2: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Correspondence concerning Texas Folk Songs, Walking on Borrowed Land, the oral history of oil pioneers project, World War II Through the Eyes of Japanese Soldiers, Slave Mutiny, and Owens' short story called "A Thing of Evil". 1952

13/3: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Letters regarding World War II Through the Eyes of Japanese Soldiers, a British contract for publication of Slave Mutiny, and Walking on Borrowed Land. 1953.

13/4: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Correspondence dealing with World War II through the Eyes of Japanese Soldiers, publication of excerpts from Walking on Borrowed Land, and an Israeli contract and a possible movie script for Slave Mutiny. Also includes letters referring to "The Lucas Gusher", "How a Novel Was Written", and a Philippines article for Asia and the Americas magazine. 1954

13/5: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Letters concerning early work in Fever in the Earth, the Japanese soldiers documentary, a biography of Walter B. Sharp, and the movie arrangements for Slave Mutiny. 1955

13/6: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Correspondence discussing Fever in the Earth and Owens' short story entitled "Miss Annie Buchanan, Seer of Corsicana". 1956

13/7: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Correspondence concerning publication arrangements and movie plans for Fever in the Earth, the Broadway production of Slave Mutiny, The Caves of Arayat (Owens' novel about the Philippines), a book on Pocantico Hills and the Rockfellers, and "The Lucas Gusher". 1957 - 1958

13/8: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Correspondence regarding The Caves of Arayat, royalty statements for Fever in the Earth and Slave Mutiny, and an article by Owens on Grant Wood. 1959 - 1960

13/9: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Letters concerning The Caves of Arayat, Look to the River (first called Blackbirds North) including contract terms and publication arrangements, and the Grant Wood story. 1961 - 1962

13/10: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Correspondence concerning the motion picture rights to Look to the River, The Caves of Arayat, and early work on This Stubborn Soil (first called Books and a Boy). 1963-1964

13/11: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Correspondence dealing with This Stubborn Soil, The Caves of Arayat, the contract terms of The History of Texas Oil co-authored by Mody Boatright and Owens including a letter from Boatright. 1965

13/12: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Correspondence concerning This Stubborn Soil - royalties, foreign publication, and The Caves of Arayat. 1966

13/13: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Correspondence dealing with The Caves of Arayat, a publishing contract for Three Friends, republication of Slave Mutiny as Black Mutiny, and This Stubborn Soil. 1967.

13/14: Correspondence with Maurice Crain, Correspondence discussing The Caves of Arayat, Black Mutiny, This Stubborn Soil, Three Friends, a Danish contract for Look to the River, and Owens' and Boatright's oil history book titled Tales From the Derrick Floor. 1968 - 1969

13/15: Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, Contains J. Frank Dobie's correspondence - including letters from John Lomax, author of books on folksong and ballads - concerning folksongs and ballads. 1922 - 1934

13/16: Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, Correspondence concerning Owens' work on the book and plans for publication. Includes a letter from Dobie. 1947 - 1948

13/17: Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, Letters discussing publication contracts and Owens' work on the book. Also includes a letter from Boatright. 1949

13/18: Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, Includes publication notices and a publisher's contract between Owens, the Texas Folklore Society, and the University Press in Dallas. 1950

13/19: Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, Correspondence discussing plans for promoting the book. Includes royalty statements, reviews, publication notices, and a copy of the publisher's contract between Owens, the Texas Folklore Society, and the University Press in Dallas. 1951 - 1959

13/20: Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, Includes royalty statements, letters concerning permission to reprint material from Texas Folk Songs, and a letter discussing plans for revising Texas Folk Songs. 1960 - 1969

13/21: Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, Correspondence concerning requests for permission to reprint material from Texas Folk Songs and Owens' plans to revise the book. Includes a letter enclosing six pages of words and music to folksongs. 1970 - 1975

13/22: Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, Correspondence with Southern Methodist University Press and Owens' daughter, Jessie, concerning the revision of Texas Folk Songs. 1976

13/23: Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, Correspondence concerning Owens' research for Slave Mutiny. 1947 - 1949

13/24: Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, Letters discussing background work on Slave Mutiny and plans for its publication. 1952

13/25: Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, Correspondence dealing with publication plans and royalty information in the United States and foreign countries. Also includes a letter from Roy Bedichek commenting on the book and letters concerning awards and exhibitions for which Slave Mutiny was submitted. 1953 - 1954

13/26: Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, Correspondence concerning the publication of Slave Mutiny in Germany, plans for a play and motion picture, royalty statements, the Owens vs. Fawcett case concerning plagiarism by True magazine, and a request for the paperback rights to Slave Mutiny Also includes a letter from Wyatt Brown discussing his doctoral dissertation which relates to Slave Mutiny. 1955 - 1963

13/27: Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, Correspondence discussing plans for a film based on Slave Mutiny. 1964

13/28: Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, Letters concerning the republication of Slave Mutiny as Black Mutiny by the United Church Press and permission to use material from Slave Mutiny in a history book published by the MacMillan Company. 1967 - 1968

13/29: Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, Letters from authors concerning Owens' sources and research work for Slave Mutiny. 1969 - 1972