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58/1: An American Legend" by Mody Boatright and Owens (p. 20 of Petroleum Today - Summer, 1967).

58/2: "Annie Buchanan" - typescript.

58/3: "Are the Schools That Bad?" - typescript and "Are the Public Schools That Bad?" - typescript.

58/4: "The Arms of God" (p. 71 of New-Story - March 1952).

58/5: "The Arms of God" - typescripts.

58/6: "The Arms of God" - typescripts.

58/7: "The Arms of God" - typescript.

58/8: "Barrio Fiesta" - typescript.

58/9: "Barrio Fiesta" (p. 41 of Morningside Essays).

58/10: "Roy Bedichek - An Unforgettable Character" - two typescripts, and " Roy Bedichek" - typescript.

58/11: "Big Thicket Balladry" - typescript.

58/12: "Billy Bryant, Oil Town Deputy" - typescripts.

58/13: "Bloodhounds of Night" - typescripts.

58/14: "Bloodhounds Baying" - typescript.

58/15: "Bloodhounds' Cry" - typescript.

58/16: "Books and Crossties" - typescript (excerpts from Owens' autobiography, This Stubborn Soil).

58/17: "Boom in Batson: the birth of an oil field" - (printed in Drilling Magazine - and reprinted in pamphlet form). December 20, 1957

58/18: "The Cat With Two Names" - typescript.

58/19: "The Cozy Corner" - typescript.

58/20: "Dimensions" - typescript.

58/21: "Don't Stay Away ---" - typescript (Re: "Woman Killuh, Don' Stay Away").

58/22: "Doodlebug Men" - typescript.

58/23: "Drilling the Lucas Gusher - An Interview with Allen W. Hamill" - typescript.

58/24: "First Teakettle in Texas" (p. 10 Of Dupont Magazine - and p. 70 of Gasoline Dealer News - June/July 1959 October 1959).

58/25: "Folly Folks: Ballad Singers" - typescript.

58/26: "Forward to the Third Century".

58/27: "The Fotched-on-Beau" - typescript and notes.

58/28: "A Free Philippines?" (p. 295 of Asia and the Americans - July 1946).

58/29: "From Country School to University Professor" (p. 11 of Going to College Handbook).

58/30: "From Isaac Waats to Heaven's Radio" - typescript.

58/31: "The Golden Age of Texas Scholarship: Webb, Dobie, Bedichek, and Boatright" (p. 1 of Southwest Review - Winter 1975).

58/32: "Grant Wood As I Knew Him" - typescript and " Grant Wood" - manuscript.

58/33: "On Grant Wood" - typescript and " Grant Wood: A Most Unforgettable Character" - typescript.

58/34: "Green's Use of the Chorus in The House of Connelly".

A Fair and Happy Land

53/1: A Fair and Happy Land, book reviews.

53/2: A Fair and Happy Land, alphabetized notecards on the Cleaver family.

53/3: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - Cleaver family records.

53/4: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - copy of a deed ("Cleaver-North Branch"). (1708)

53/5: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - Cleaver genealogies.

53/6: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - military information on Walter Bragg.

53/7: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - Civil War military records of Abner Cleaver, Allen Cleaver, and A. W. Cleaver.

53/8: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - Civil War military records of William H. Cleaver, Henry C. Cleaver, Junius N. Bragg, J. H. James, and M. A. Jackson.

53/9: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - memories of John Stephen Cleaver.

53/10: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - Civil War military records of John Stephen Cleaver.

53/11: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - information of Peter Cleaver.

53/12: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - deeds, death certificates, and other legal documents ("Cleaver-Ohio County").

53/13: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - deeds of sale.

53/14: A Fair and Happy Land, background materials - deeds of sale.

53/15: A Fair and Happy Land, background materials - Civil War military records and transcribed copy of a diary of William R. Cleaver. Also includes a list of military records of Cleavers and Braggs.

53/16: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - deeds of sale of William Cleaver, Jr.

53/17: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - survey and land records of William Cleaver, Sr.

53/18: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - deeds and inventory of the estate of William Cleaver, Sr.

53/19: A Fair and Happy Land, background material.

53/20: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - "Reminiscences of Mrs. Virginia Cleaver".

53/21: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - wills, deeds, and documents.

53/22: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - documents.

53/23: A Fair and Happy Land, background material.

53/24: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - letters.

53/25: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - maps.

53/26: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - notes and genealogies.

53/27: A Fair and Happy Land, background material.

53/28: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - deeds and maps.

53/29: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - articles and notes.

53/30: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - genealogies, maps and articles.

53/31: A Fair and Happy Land, background material.

A Fair and Happy Land

54/1: A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes.

54/2: A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes.

54/3: A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes.

54/4: A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes.

54/5: A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes.

54/6: A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes.

54/7: A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes.

54/8: A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes.

54/9: A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes.

54/10: A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes.

54/11: A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes.

54/12: A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes.

54/13: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - alphabetized notecards of books used by Owens.

54/14: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - alphabetized notecards of books used by Owens.

54/15: A Fair and Happy Land, background material - cards of books.

54/16: A Fair and Happy Land, two copies of The Arkansas Family Historian - Summer Issue 1966 and Winter Issue 1966 containing " The Cleavers in Arkansas" by Owens.

54/17: A Fair and Happy Land, The Civil War in Ouachita County by Boyd Johnson.

54/18: A Fair and Happy Land, Ouachita County Historical Quarterly, Vol.2, No. 1.

54/19: A Fair and Happy Land, Ouachita County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 2.

54/20: A Fair and Happy Land, Ouachita County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 4.

54/21: A Fair and Happy Land, Kentucky Ancestors - April 1966.

54/22: A Fair and Happy Land, "Story of Century Inn of New London" by J. Green MacKenzie in the Missouri Historical Review.

A Fair and Happy Land

57/1: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 100-149.

57/2: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 150-199.

57/3: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 200-249.

57/4: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 250-299.

57/5: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 300-349.

57/6: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 350-393.

57/7: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 1-32.

57/8: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 33-64.

57/9: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 65-95.

57/10: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 96-135.

57/11: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 136-195.

57/12: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 196-237.

57/13: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 238-265.

57/14: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 266-295.

57/15: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 296-334.

57/16: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 335-373.

A Fair and Happy Land

55/1: A Fair and Happy Land, "Letters of a Confederate Surgeon (Cleaver-Arkansas)".

55/2: A Fair and Happy Land, early typescript (incomplete) of "The Cleaver Family".

55/3: A Fair and Happy Land, "Bristol Township" and "Oley Valley".,

55/4: A Fair and Happy Land, "Kentucky", pp. 1-42 (duplicates of pp. 1-4).

55/5: A Fair and Happy Land, "Kentucky", pp. 1-44.

55/6: A Fair and Happy Land, "Kentucky", pp. 1-39.

55/7: A Fair and Happy Land, "Kentucky", pp. 40-78.

55/8: A Fair and Happy Land, "Pennsylvania".

55/9: A Fair and Happy Land, "Tygart's Valley".

55/10: A Fair and Happy Land, "Tygart's Valley".

55/11: A Fair and Happy Land, "Tygart's Valley".

55/12: A Fair and Happy Land, "No Single Thread" by William A. Owens - front matter and Chapter 1 titled "Germantown".

55/13: A Fair and Happy Land, "The Faceless People "(with revisions), pp. 1-27.

55/14: A Fair and Happy Land, "The Faceless People "(with revisions), pp. 28-46.

55/15: A Fair and Happy Land, "The Faceless People "(with revisions), pp. 47-72.

55/16: A Fair and Happy Land, "The Faceless People "(with revisions). pp. 73-117.

55/17: A Fair and Happy Land, "The Faceless People "(with revisions), pp. 118-142.

55/18: A Fair and Happy Land, "The Faceless People "(with revisions), pp. 143-165.

55/19: A Fair and Happy Land, "The Faceless People "(with revisions), pp. 166-195.

55/20: A Fair and Happy Land, "The Faceless People "(with revisions), pp. 196-223.

55/21: A Fair and Happy Land, "The Faceless People "(with revisions), pp. 224-249.

55/22: A Fair and Happy Land, "The Faceless People "(with revisions), pp. 250-284.

55/23: A Fair and Happy Land, "The Faceless People "(with revisions), pp. 285-309.

55/24: A Fair and Happy Land, First draft, pp. 1-23.

55/25: A Fair and Happy Land, First draft, pp. 24-65.

55/26: A Fair and Happy Land, First draft, pp. 66-85.

55/27: A Fair and Happy Land, First draft, pp. 86-109.

A Fair and Happy Land

56/1: A Fair and Happy Land, incomplete Second draft typescript with revisions, pp. 1-24.

56/2: A Fair and Happy Land, incomplete Second draft typescript with revisions, pp. 25-49.

56/3: A Fair and Happy Land, incomplete Second draft typescript with revisions, pp. 50-74.

56/4: A Fair and Happy Land, Third draft typescript - pp. 1-34.

56/5: A Fair and Happy Land, Third draft typescript - pp. 35-77.

56/6: A Fair and Happy Land, Third draft typescript - pp. 78-105.

56/7: A Fair and Happy Land, Third draft typescript - pp. 106-134.

56/8: A Fair and Happy Land, Third draft typescript - pp. 135-156.

56/9: A Fair and Happy Land, Third draft typescript - pp. 157-177.

56/10: A Fair and Happy Land, copy of book jacket and technical information connected with publication.

56/11: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - layouts.

56/12: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - front matter (pp. 1-14).

56/13: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - "Pennsylvania" (pp. 15-26).

56/14: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 26-58.

56/15: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 59-95.

56/16: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 96-130.

56/17: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 131-169.

56/18: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 170-200.

56/19: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 201-242.

56/20: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 243-294.

56/21: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 295-334.

56/22: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 336-373.

56/23: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 374-412.

56/24: A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 413-447.

56/25: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 1-49.

56/26: A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 50-99.

A Fair and Happy Land Research Materials, Manuscripts and Drafts

Papers relating to A Fair and Happy Land (1975) including background material and Owens' research on the Cleaver and Bragg families, and book reviews. Notes and early typescripts of sections of A Fair and Happy Land. , as well as a first, second and thirddrafts, edited manuscript with layouts, photocopies of manuscripts with revisions. Also includes two books of page proofs.

A Season of Weathering

50/1: A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 34-40.

50/2: A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 41-49.

50/3: A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 50-60.

50/4: A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 61-72.

50/5: A Season of Weathering, Second draft - incomplete photostatic copy.

50/6: A Season of Weathering, Second draft - incomplete photostatic copy.

50/7: A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 1-2.

50/8: A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 3-6.

50/9: A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 7-14.

50/10: A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 15-25.

50/11: A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 26-33.

50/12: A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 34-38.

50/13: A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 39-42.

50/14: A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 43-49.

50/15: A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 50-59.

50/16: A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 60-66.

50/17: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 1-6.

50/18: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 7-15.

50/19: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 16-30.

A Season of Weathering

51/1: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 31-40.

51/2: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 41-49.

51/3: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 50-59.

51/4: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 60-72.

51/5: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 1-3.

51/6: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 4-9.

51/7: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 10-17.

51/8: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 18-30.

51/9: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 31-38 (missing Chapters 39-58).

51/10: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 59-66.

51/11: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - ribbon copy (photocopy of front matter), frontmatter-Chapter 4.i

51/12: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - ribbon copy, Chapters 5-9.

51/13: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - ribbon copy, Chapters 10-15.

51/14: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - ribbon copy, Chapters 16-22.

51/15: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - ribbon copy, Chapters 22-25.

51/16: A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - ribbon copy, Chapters 26-38.

51/17: A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - front matter-Chapter 2.

51/18: A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 3-7.

51/19: A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 8-12.

51/20: A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 13-20.

51/21: A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 21-29.

51/22: A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 30-32.

51/23: A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 33-37.

51/24: A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 38-43.

51/25: A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 44-53.

51/26: A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 54-66.

A Season of Weathering

49/1: A Season of Weathering, background material.

49/2: A Season of Weathering, background material.

49/3: A Season of Weathering, background information.

49/4: A Season of Weathering, book reviews.

49/5: A Season of Weathering, book reviews.

49/6: A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 1-4.

49/7: A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 5-10.

49/8: A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 11-18.

49/9: A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 18-23.

49/10: A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 24-29.

49/11: A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 30-35.

49/12: A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 36-47.

49/13: A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, includes notes, Chapters 48-59.

49/14: A Season of Weathering, First draft - unedited, Chapters 1-42.

49/15: A Season of Weathering, First draft - unedited, Chapters 43-59.

49/16: A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 1-4.

49/17: A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 5-10.

49/18: A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 11-19.

49/19: A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 20-33.

A Season of Weathering

52/1: A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 1-3.

52/2: A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 4-9.

52/3: A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 10-17.

52/4: A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 18-30.

52/5: A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 31-34.

52/6: A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 35-41.

52/7: A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 42-47.

52/8: A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 48-60.

52/9: A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 60-66.

52/10: A Season of Weathering, partial typescript, pp. 257-302.

52/11: A Season of Weathering, partial typescript, pp. 303-339.

Correspondence

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

Correspondence

14/1: Correspondence regarding Walking on Borrowed Land, Correspondence concerning background work and early drafts of the book. 1946 - 1947

14/2: Correspondence regarding Walking on Borrowed Land, Correspondence discussing publication plans, contract terms, and comments about Walking on Borrowed Land. 1948 - 1955

14/3: Correspondence regarding Walking on Borrowed Land, Correspondence concerning publication by the Bobbs Merrill Company, Inc. and letters commenting on the book including a letter from Roy Bedichek. Also contains reviews, invoices, and a biographical sketch of Owens. 1954

14/4: Correspondence regarding Walking on Borrowed Land, Letters discussing an Honorable Mention Award from Friends of American Writers for Walking on Borrowed Land and letters concerning speaking engagements by Owens including a program from a meeting of the Texas Folklore Society and a newspaper clipping about a talk by Owens. 1955 - 1968

14/5: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Correspondence concerning plans for the oral history project including budget statements, itineraries for Owens, publicity, arrangements, and lists of tape recordings. Also contains letters from Mrs. Walter B. Sharp and Dudley Sharp, Mrs. Samuel W. (Lillian) Webb, and University of Texas Archivist Winnie Allen. 1951 - 1952

14/6: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Correspondence discussing Owens' work on the Walter Sharp biography and oil history tapes of interviews of oil men. Includes letters from Winnie Allen, Mrs. W. B. Sharp, Dudley Sharp, and Al W. Hamill and a newsletter of the Wildcatter's Congress, Inc. February - August 1952

14/7: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Contains a report of Owens' progress on the Sharp biography, letters discussing possible projects using the oil history tapes, correspondence with Mrs. W. B. Sharp and Winnie Allen. December/circa 1952

14/8: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Letters discussing budget estimates, objectives, and organization of the oral history project, correspondence with Winnie Allen and Roy Bedichek concerning a lecture at the University of Texas by Owens, and letters from Dudley Sharp and Mrs. W. B. Sharp. January - June 1953

14/9: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Correspondence concerning Owens' work on the Sharp project and oil interview tapes including a list of his travel expenses and a project report. July - December 1953

14/10: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, circa 1953.

14/11: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Correspondence concerning oil history interviews and a book titled The History of the Texas Company. January - June 1954

14/12: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Letters outlining a work schedule and interview schedule for Owens, progress reports on the oral history project, and letters discussing research on the records of the Texas Company and other information concerning the oil industry. June - December/circa 1954

14/13: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Correspondence concerning Owens' research and interviews for the oral history project including information concerning Hughes Tool Company. January - February 1955

14/14: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Letters discussing interviews and research by Owens. Contains information concerning W. B. Sharp and Hughes Tool Company including letters from Mrs. W. B. Sharp and Dudley Sharp. February - April 1955

14/15: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Correspondence concerning Owens' research on Sharp and Hughes Tool Company and other companies and men involved in the early years of the oil industry. Letters discussing Walter B. Sharp's biography by Owens including letters from Mrs. Sharp and Dudley Sharp. Also contains Oil by Hook or Crook by Mody Boatright. May - December/circa 1955

14/16: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Letters concerning Sharp's biography and a review by Owens for the American Petroleum Institute including a copy of the review. January - February 1956

14/17: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Correspondence discussing projects proposed by Owens relating to the oral history project including a pictorial history book of the oil industry, a short story about the Lucas Gusher, and a National Oil Foundation for the collecting of material relating to the oil industry. February - December 1956

14/18: Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, Correspondence concerning an article by Owens in the American Petroleum Institute Quarterly and Drilling magazine called "Boom in Batson: the birth of an oil field" - includes a copy of the article. Also a letter regarding "The Lucas Gusher" by Owens. 1957 - 1959

14/19: Correspondence regarding Fever in the Earth, Correspondence concerning early work on Fever in the Earth including criticisms from Owens' agent, Maurice Crain, and Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. Also contains letters mentioning plans for a pictorial history of the oil industry by Owens. 1955 - 1956

14/20: Correspondence regarding Fever in the Earth, Correspondence dealing with publication of Fever in the Earth including letters from Mrs. W. B. Sharp and Winnie Allen and plans for reviews and promotion of the book. 1957 - May 1958

14/21: Correspondence regarding Fever in the Earth, Correspondence concerning a movie contract for Fever in the Earth including an option and purchase agreement between Ralph Serpe and Owens. Contains royalty statements and letters commenting on the book. June - July 1958

14/22: Correspondence regarding Fever in the Earth, Includes statements of royalty accounts and sales of the book. Also contains miscellaneous oil information. 1959 - 1961

14/23: Correspondence regarding Pocantico Hills, Correspondence concerning early work on Pocantico Hills and terms of publication. Also includes a review. 1958 - 1960

14/24: Correspondence regarding Look to the River, Letters discussing Owens' early work on Look to the River and a contract with Atheneum Publishers. 1951 - 1962

14/25: Correspondence regarding Look to the River, Correspondence concerning reviews and comments on the book. January - March 1963

14/26: Correspondence regarding Look to the River, Contains reviews and letters discussing Owens' participation in the "Teenage Book Talk Program" of the New York Public Library concerning Look to the River. April - December 1963

14/27: Correspondence regarding Look to the River, Correspondence concerning talks on Look to the River, royalty statements, and other publications of the book - a braille edition by the Library of Congress, an adaptation by McGraw-Hill Publishers, and a Danish edition. Also contains three pages about the book 1964 - 1969/circa 1960s. (circa 1960s)

14/28: Correspondence regarding Look to the River, Correspondence discussing the motion picture of Look to the River and reviews. 1970/Undated

14/29: Correspondence regarding This Stubborn Soil, Letters concerning Owens' early plans for an autobiography, letters requesting information dealing with Owens' school years and early jobs, and letters dealing with releases signed by Owens' family concerning royalties. 1952 - April 1966

14/30: Correspondence regarding This Stubborn Soil, Contains a map of Pin Hook, Texas and signed release forms from Owens' family and letters concerning reviews of This Stubborn Soil. May - November 1966.

14/31: Correspondence regarding This Stubborn Soil, Correspondence commenting on This Stubborn Soil including reviews, announcements, and letters discussing promotion plans. 1967 - 1970

Correspondence

15/1: Correspondence regarding Black Mutiny, Correspondence concerning the new edition of Slave Mutiny, now called Black Mutiny. Includes letters dealing with promotion plans including a flyer about the book and a list of individuals and organizations to whom copies of the book of were sent. 1968

15/2: Correspondence regarding Black Mutiny, Correspondence discussing the motion picture called Give Us Free based on Owens' book, the use of the book in the Chicago Public Schools, and a possible copyright infringement. 1969 - September 1970

15/3: Correspondence regarding Black Mutiny, Correspondence concerning the motion picture of Black Mutiny and information relating to Owens' research. November 1970 - 1971

15/4: Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, Contains correspondence of J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, and Roy Bedichek - includes letters to Owens concerning folksongs and Bedichek's comments about the war and government. 1940 - 1944

15/5: Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, Correspondence from Bedichek to Webb and Owens. Includes letters giving advice to Owens, discussing their books and reviews, and concerning subjects such as World War II and affairs at the University of Texas. 1945 - 1951

15/6: Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, Includes letters from Bedichek to Owens concerning Bedichek's presentation of his correspondence to the Archives of the University of Texas, other letters written by Bedichek including some to Dobie and Webb, and "This I Believe" written by Dobie. 1951 - 1956

15/7: Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, Correspondence from Bedichek and Webb. Contains letters discussing Owens' work on editing Bedichek's correspondence at the University of Texas. 1957 - 1966

15/8: Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, Letters concerning Owens' work on the Bedichek papers, permission to publish letters from Dobie and Webb to Bedichek, a list of names included in the correspondence for the book, and announcements describing the book. Also contains a letter written by Bedichek. 1967 - 1968

15/9: Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, Correspondence concerning Owens' early work on the book including comments and criticisms by others. January - February 1969

15/10: Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, Letters discussing publication and promotion of Owens' book. Includes background material and notes for the book. March 1969

15/11: Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, Letters concerning background material including letters and notes. Also contains pages of acknowledgements, notes, and bibliographies for Three Friends. April - June 1969

15/12: Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, Correspondence commenting on Three Friends including letters from Mrs. Dobie and Mrs. Webb, and letters concerning plans for publicizing and promoting the book. September - December/circa 1969

15/13: Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, Contains a letter from Roy Bedichek's granddaughter commenting on the book and a letter from Justin Anderson which includes a story by him about Walter P. Webb's father. Also includes a modification of the publishing agreement with Doubleday Publishing Company. 1970 - 1971

15/14: Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, Letters discussing Owens' and Mody Boatright's proposed organization of the book and contract terms including a copy of an agreement with Delacorte Press signed by Boatright and Owens. Correspondence with Boatright concerning early work and background material for the book. 1965 - January 1966

15/15: Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, Correspondence with Boatright containing notes, information regarding the book's progress, and letters of permission to publish material from earlier tape recordings made by Owens and Boatright of early oil pioneers. April - December/circa 1966

15/16: Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, Correspondence concerning publication of the book including a letter terminating the previous contract made in 1965 and correspondence with Dudley Sharp and Boatright discussing the continuation of the Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers project. February 1967 - 1968

15/17: Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, Correspondence concerning a contract with Doubleday to publish Tales From the Derrick Floor including a copy of the contract, and letters from Clint W. Murchison regarding Owens' and Boatright's previous work on the Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers. Also includes correspondence with Boatright concerning the book. 1969/circa 1960s

15/18: Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, Correspondence concerning background material for the book, a contract for the film, TV, and radio rights for the book including two copies of the contract, and modification of the Doubleday contract. January - April 1970

15/19: Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, Letters discussing background work on the book and its publication. Also includes letters from Mrs. Boatright giving Owens full approval to handle arrangements for Tales From the Derrick Floor due to Mody Boatright's death, and letters submitting the book for the Carr P. Collins book award. May - December 1970

15/20: Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, Correspondence concerning permission to use material from Tales From the Derrick Floor in Haliburton's company magazine, and Undated letters from Boatright discussing the book. 1971 - 1972/Undated

15/21: Correspondence regarding A Season of Weathering, Correspondence concerning Owens' early work and background material for the book, and letters containing criticisms and comments. 1969 - 1972.

15/22: Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, Letters concerning Owens' research on his ancestors, the Cleavers and the Braggs, and migration routes of the 1800s including a list and map of Indian trails. Contains letters from Cleaver family members. 1964 - February 1965

15/23: Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, Correspondence dealing with Owens' research on the Cleavers. May 1965 - 1966

15/24: Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, Correspondence and information concerning the Cleaver family. 1967

15/25: Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, Letters and information concerning the Cleaver family and other relatives of Owens. 1968

15/26: Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, Letters and information on members of the Cleaver family and letters discussing early work on A Fair and Happy Land. 1969

15/27: Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, Correspondence concerning the Cleaver family. 1970 - 1971

15/28: Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, Correspondence concerning the Cleavers. 1972.

15/29: Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, Correspondence dealing with Owens' research on the Cleaver family and his early work on the book including letters containing comments and criticisms. 1973 - 1974

15/30: Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, Correspondence primarily from Owens' relatives concerning the book. Includes publication announcements and order requests. 1975; Undated

Correspondence with Maurice Crain

Correspondence dealing with publication arrangements of Owens' books and short stories, Texas Folk Songs, and Slave Mutiny. Correspondence dealing with Walking on Borrowed Land, Owens' work on the Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers and Walter B. Sharp's biography, Fever in the Earth, Pocantico Hills, Look to the River, and This Stubborn Soil. Correspondence dealing with Black Mutiny, Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, Tales From the Derrick Floor, A Season of Weathering, and A Fair and Happy Land.

Fever in the Earth

32/1: Fever in the Earth, book reviews.

32/2: Fever in the Earth, book reviews.

32/3: Fever in the Earth, notes on memo pads.

32/4: Fever in the Earth, partial draft with revisions, Chapters 1 & 2.

32/5: Fever in the Earth, partial draft with revisions, Chapters 4 & 8.

32/6: Fever in the Earth, partial draft with revisions, Chapters 10 & 18.

32/7: Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes.

32/8: Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes.

32/9: Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes.

32/10: Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes.

32/11: Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes.

32/12: Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes.

32/13: Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes.

32/14: Fever in the Earth, story summary - "Plans for a Novel" and notes on characterization.

32/15: Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 1-24.

32/16: Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 25-51a.

32/17: Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 52-90.

32/18: Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 91-125.

32/19: Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 126-157.

32/20: Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 158-193.

32/21: Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 194-234.

32/22: Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 235-264.

32/23: Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, including notes, pp. 1-36.

32/24: Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 37-65.

32/25: Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 66-99.

32/26: Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 100-131.

32/27: Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 132-176.

Fever in the Earth

33/1: Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 177-215.

33/2: Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 216-242.

33/3: Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 243-266.

33/4: Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 1-40.

33/5: Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 41-88.

33/6: Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 89-131.

33/7: Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 132-161.

33/8: Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 162-187.

33/9: Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 188-216.

33/10: Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 217-246.

33/11: Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 247-280.

33/12: Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 281-315.

33/13: Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 316-356.

33/14: Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 357-405.

33/15: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 1-24.

33/16: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 24a-47.

33/17: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 48-75.

33/18: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 76-108.

33/19: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 108a-128.

33/20: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 128a-145.

33/21: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 145a-166.

33/22: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 166a-192.

33/23: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 192-216.

33/24: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 216a-247.

33/25: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 248-269.

33/26: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 269a-293.

33/27: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 294-315.

33/28: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 315a-331.

33/29: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 331a-352.

33/30: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 353-384.

Fever in the Earth

34/1: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 384a-402.

34/2: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 402a-424.

34/3: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 424a-450.

34/4: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 451-480.

34/5: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 481-500.

34/6: Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 501-523.

34/7: Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 1-32.

34/8: Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 33-76.

34/9: Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 77-112.

34/10: Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 113-170.

34/11: Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 171-210.

34/12: Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 211-246.

34/13: Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 247-298.

34/14: Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 299-349.

34/15: Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 350-406.

34/16: Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 407-469.

34/17: Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 470-523.

34/18: Fever in the Earth, notes and suggested cuttings.

34/19: Fever in the Earth, galley proofs.

Gu - Ta

59/1: "Gusher at Spindletop" (p. 34 of American Heritage, ). June 1958

59/2: "Gypsy Lady" - typescript.

59/3: "Gypsies" - typescript (Re: "Gypsy Lady").

59/4: "Hangerman John" - typescript.

59/5: "How a Novel Was Written" - typescript (written about Walking on Borrowed Land).

59/6: "Haying - A Lesson in Form" - typescript on Grant Wood.

59/7: "I Drilled the Lucas Gusher" - typescript (p. 16 of Dupont Magazine - and p. 7 of Gasoline Dealer News - April/May 1959 August 1959).

59/8: "I Trailed the Devil in Louisiana" - typescript.

59/9: "In Fellow Friend" - typescript.

59/10: "John Redway" - includes outline and typescript.

59/11: "A Lesson in Form" - typescript.

59/12: "The Lucas Gusher" - typescript.

59/13: "Miss Annie Buchanan-Seer of Corsicana" - typescript.

59/14: "Nathan's Gomer" - typescript.

59/15: "No More Barrels" - typescript.

59/16: "Oil Diviners of the Past" (p. 5 of Gasoline Dealer News - March/April 1960).

59/17: "Opportunity Rode a Yellow Bus" (p. 12 of Petroleum Today, Fall 1960).

59/18: "Opportunity Rode a Yellow Bus" (p. 22 of School Bus Transportation - February 1961).

59/19: "Ostracized by Rattlesnakes" (p. 40 of PHP - July 1972).

59/20: "Folly Folks: Our Modern Troubadours" (p. 35 of Tomorrow - April 1949).

59/21: "Return to Pin Hook".

59/22: "The School Bus" - untitled early draft and typescript.

59/23: "The School Bus Revolution" - typescript.

59/24: "Seer of Corsicana" (p. 36 of Best Articles and Stories - Re: "Annie Buchanan". April 1959) -

59/25: "Sidewalks of America" - typescript.

59/26: "Sister Ottonia, Escapee" - typescript.

59/27: "Somebody Touched Me" - typescripts and p. 99 of Southwest Review - Spring 1950.

59/28: "The Southwest Sings".

59/29: "The Southwest Sings".

59/30: "Tankers to Texas" (p. 6 of Gasoline Dealer News).

Impressions of the Big Thicket

52/12: Impressions of the Big Thicket, background material - newspaper articles.

52/13: Impressions of the Big Thicket, background material - notes.

52/14: Impressions of the Big Thicket, book reviews.

52/15: Impressions of the Big Thicket, book reviews.

52/16: Impressions of the Big Thicket, typescript of Big Thicket Patterns, pp. 1-20.

52/17: Impressions of the Big Thicket, typescript of Big Thicket Patterns, pp. 20-40.

52/18: Impressions of the Big Thicket, photostatic typescript of Big Thicket Patterns, pp. 1-20.

52/19: Impressions of the Big Thicket, photostatic typescript of Big Thicket Patterns, pp. 20-31.

52/20: Impressions of the Big Thicket, manuscript.

52/21: Impressions of the Big Thicket, manuscript.

Look to the River

35/8: Look to the River, notes.

35/9: Look to the River, Blackbirds in the Corn, pp. 1-32.

35/10: Look to the River, Blackbirds in the Corn, pp. 33-65.

35/11: Look to the River, Blackbirds in the Corn, pp. 1-14.

35/12: Look to the River, Blackbirds in the Corn.

35/13: Look to the River, Blackbirds in the Corn.

35/14: Look to the River, Blackbirds North - ribbon copy.

35/15: Look to the River, Blackbirds North - carbon copy.

35/16: Look to the River, Blackbirds North - ribbon copy of First draft, pp. 1-41.

35/17: Look to the River, Blackbirds North - ribbon copy of First draft, pp. 42-67.

35/18: Look to the River, Blackbirds North - carbon copy of First draft, pp. 1-33.

35/19: Look to the River, Blackbirds North - Carbon copy of First draft, pp. 34-67.

35/20: Look to the River, photostatic typescript, pp. 1-28.

35/21: Look to the River, photostatic typescript, pp. 29-64.

35/22: Look to the River, photostatic typescript, pp. 65-88.

35/23: Look to the River, uncorrected proofs.

35/24: Look to the River, screenplay for Look to the River by Morris Ebenstein.

35/25: Look to the River, book reviews

Miscellaneous Materials

61/1: Personal data - includes Owens' birth certificate, a citation for the Legion of Merit, vitae, and lists of publications by Owens.

61/2: Personal data - includes Life Insurance settlement, Baptism certificate for David Owens, travel itineraries, Employee Withholding Statements, and a story by David Owens.

61/3: Course syllabus, roll books, and students' papers of classes taught by Owens.

61/4: Information regarding Owens' career at Columbia University. Includes course descriptions, departmental newsletters, minutes of meetings, announcements, and newspaper articles about Owens.

61/5: Information regarding Owens' career at Columbia University. Includes newsletters, minutes of meetings, announcement of Owens' appointment to Dean of Summer Sessions and other announcements, program and guest list of the 1964 Commencement Luncheon, and Continuing Education at Columbia in the Spring of 1979.

61/6: "Community Resources Pool", a workshop for educational enrichment in which Owens participated - plans for Fall Seminar, and Report, 1961- 1962. 1962

61/7: Community Resources Pool - Report, 1961-1962.

61/8: A Community School Venture, booklet and financial report concerning the Communities Resources Pool.

61/9: Letter awarding Owens with the Wisdom Award of Honor from the Wisdom Society for the Advancement of Knowledge - includes Wisdom Hall of Fame booklet. (August 29, 1970)

61/10: Information concerning the Amistad Awards Banquet. Contains program for May 1968 with guest list and two programs for May 1970 with invitation included.

61/11: Programs and bulletins concerning speaking engagements, meetings, and conferences attended by Owens (1941-1968).

61/12: Programs and bulletins concerning speaking engagements, meetings, and conferences attended by Owens (1969-1975).

61/13: Miscellaneous material relating to Owens including a program and list of folksongs and information concerning the dedication of Dial School.

61/14: Newspaper articles about Owens, 1940-1946.

61/15: Newspaper articles about Owens, 1954-1959.

61/16: Newspaper articles about Owens, 1963-1967.

61/17: Newspaper articles about Owens, 1967-1969.

61/18: Newspaper articles about Owens, 1970.

61/19: Newspaper articles about Owens, 1971-1972.

61/20: Newspaper articles about Owens, includes Undated articles. 1973-1974

61/21: Miscellaneous material included with correspondence.

Newspaper Clippings

62/17: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1937-1947.

62/18: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, Articles about Dobie, Bedichek, and literary agents Maurice Crain and Annie Laurie Williams. 1950-1959.

62/19: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1960-1969.

62/20: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1970-1973.

62/21: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, Article about Grant Wood. Undated.

Personal Correspondence

7/1: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Look to the River and a radio review of Owens by literary critic Evelyn Oppenheimer. Also includes a letter from Mrs. David Rockefeller concerning the Texas Research Foundation. March 1963

7/2: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens regarding Summer Sessions and affairs at Columbia, letters discussing Look to the River and Owens' appearance on Evelyn Oppenheimer's radio program. Includes a letter concerning Roy Bedichek's letters. April 1963

7/3: Personal correspondence, Includes letters discussing Look to the River and the By Laws of the Department of English and Comparative Literature of Columbia University. May 1963

7/4: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning affairs at Columbia as well as books by Owens. June - July 1963

7/5: Personal correspondence, Letters referring to Look to the River, Owens' work on the oil industry, Texas Folk Songs, speaking engagements by Owens, and the Owens vs. Fawcett case. August - October 1963

7/6: Personal correspondence, Correspondence dealing with Slave Mutiny, Look to the Earth, Owens' work on his autobiography, and speaking engagements by Owens. Also contains a letter from the Houston Chronicle concerning a series on Texas authors. November - December 1963

7/7: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Look to the River, Owens vs. Fawcett, and history of the oil industry. January - February 1964

7/8: Personal correspondence, Letters regarding Owens' Philippines novel - The Caves of Arayat, correspondence concerning speaking engagements by Owens. March 1964

7/9: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding speaking engagements by Owens, the "Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers", and Owens' books including Look to the River, The Caves of Arayat, and Books and a Boy. April - June 1964

7/10: Personal correspondence, Letters and information dealing with Owens' participation in the National Association of Summer Session Directors with NASA. Also contains correspondence with Texas A & M University concerning graduate lectures by Owens. July - August 1964

7/11: Personal correspondence, Contains newspaper clippings about Dobie's death, correspondence discussing "Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers", and letters concerning summer sessions at Columbia. September 1964

7/12: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Texas Folk Songs and other books by Owens. Also includes letters concerning graduate lectures by Owens at Texas A & M University. October - November 1964

7/13: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' graduate lecture at Texas A & M University and his participation in the "Carnival of Books" radio program regarding Look to the River. January 1965

7/14: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing speaking engagements in Texas by Owens, newspaper clippings concerning J. Frank Dobie, and correspondence regarding Owens' work on the Bedichek papers. February 1 - February 9, 1964

7/15: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the "Carnival of Books" program and Look to the River, the Bedichek papers, speaking engagements by Owens. February 10 - February 26, 1965

7/16: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning speaking engagements by Owens - includes letters discussing a lecture about Bedichek and his works at the University of Texas, letters from Mrs. Roy Bedichek and Mody Boatright. Other letters referring to an article by Owens on the Big Thicket for the Texas Folklore Society. March 1965

7/17: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' talk on Roy Bedichek and his work on Bedichek's letters - includes letter from Mrs. Bedichek. Additional correspondence deals with the "Carnival of Books" program, Owens' lecture at Texas A & M University, and The Caves of Arayat. April 1965

7/18: Personal correspondence, Letters discussing Roy Bedichek's papers and Swing and Turn. Also includes a letter from Mody Boatright discussing his new book. May 1965

7/19: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the Texas Folklore Society and the "Carnival of Books" program on Look to the River. June - July 1965

7/20: Personal correspondence, Includes a letter from Mody Boatright mentioning his new book and the oil history book that he and Owens co-authored. August - October 1965

7/21: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning articles that Owens contributed to Three Men - a book about Dobie, Bedichek, and Webb, and the Big Thicket. Also includes letters discussing the Bedichek letters and Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers. November 1965.

7/22: Personal correspondence, Letter concerning Slave Mutiny. December - circa 1965

7/23: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' books including This Stubborn Soil, Fever in the Earth, and Tales From the Derrick Floor by Owens and Boatright. January 1966

7/24: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' support of the Spindletop Museum in Beaumont, Texas, a proposed revision of Swing and Turn, Three Men and the Bedichek letters, Tales from the Big Thicket, This Stubborn Soil, and the "Carnival of Books" program concerning Look to the River. Includes a short letter from Boatright and a letter discussing affairs at Columbia concerning a committee of which Owens was a member. February 1966

7/25: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding affairs at Columbia University, Owens' autobiography (This Stubborn Soil), and the Spindletop Museum. March 1966

7/26: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Roy Bedichek's letters, This Stubborn Soil, Tales From the Derrick Floor, Owens' plans for the revision of Swing and Turn, and The Starting Point, a fiction anthology, which Owens criticized. Also contains letters dealing with affairs at Columbia University. April - May 1966

7/27: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning This Stubborn Soil and affairs at Columbia University. June - August 1966

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