Series 1, Correspondence, H - P
- TxAM-CRS 26-2
- Box
- 1955-1988; Undated
Parte de William A. Owens Papers, Part Three
Series 1, Box 2
- 2/1: Articles on Helen Hayes's 85th birthday. Continued correspondence with Ken Harrison regarding screenplays about Texas, 1985.
- 2/2: Correspondence and an article about the death of George Haley, a former teacher from Pin Hook, Texas, 1986-1988.
- 2/3: Copy of "On the Trail of Tommy Rouse in the United States Army," by Thomas M. Hatfield. Copy of "A Child's Memories of Tommy Rouse," also by Thomas M. Hatfield. A review of A Friend's Comment on Justice Douglas: The Court Years and Independent Journey, by Dagmar Hamilton. Correspondence regarding William Humphrey, Undated.
- 2/4: Correspondence with the Iowa State University regarding memories of graduate school, 1970-1987.
- 2/5: Copies of Gilbert J. Jordan's "German Texana," "German Lyrics and Ballads," and "German Culture in Texas." Excerpts from Texas and Texans in Poems and Pictures by Gilbert J. Jordan, 1979-1982.
- 2/6: Correspondence regarding the Episcopal Church. Reviews of A Fair and Happy Land, Look to the River, Fever in the Earth, This Stubborn Soil, Slave Mutiny, and Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song, 1983-1988.
- 2/7: Essays by Gilbert J. Jordan written for the German Texan Heritage Society newsletter, Undated.
- 2/8: Correspondence concerning Roy Bedichek and his creation of the University Interscholastic League. Correspondence with Ellen Koskoff of the Society of Ethnomusicology regarding the review of "And Other Neighborly Names" by William A. Owens, 1978-1988.
- 2/9: "That Was Randado" by John Houghton Allen and "The Buried Lariat" by J. Frank Dobie, Undated.
- 2/10: Contract with the Texas A&M University Press to publish Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away. Notes for Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away, 1972-1979.
- 2/11: The Squaw Man, treatment for a screenplay.
- 2/12: "A Birthday Salute to Tennessee Williams". Press Release from the State of Louisiana concerning the Folklife Commission, 1981-1982.
- 2/13: Letters from the State of Louisiana regarding Louisiana Traditional Music. Issue of Nick Lyons Books publication list, 1983-1985.
- 2/14: Article on the Sam Rayburn Symposium at East Texas State University. Book jacket for This Stubborn Soil, 1986-1988.
- 2/15: Correspondence with North Texas State University concerning Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song. Information on Lucent Associates, Undated.
- 2/16: Flyer advertising William Owens in "The Southwest Sings." Excerpt from Improving College Teaching. Planned writing notes from Kendall McCook, 1965-1979.
- 2/17: "Come Hungry, Come Thirsty" a media grant proposal by Sam Houston State University. An appraisal of books Owens gave to Paris Junior College. An article on the death of Lewis Milestone, a Hollywood director, 1980.
- 2/18: "Be Glad the Milkman Came" by Henry Marksbury. Letter regarding gift from William A. Owens of autographed books (list of books included) to Paris Junior College. Correspondence with McIntosh and Otis, Inc. the agents of William A. Owens, 1981.
- 2/19: Correspondence with McIntosh and Otis, Inc. A copy of "Ever A Bridegroom: Reflections on the Failure of Texas Literature" by Larry McMurtry, sent to William A. Owens by Kendall McCook. An agreement with the Southern Methodist University Press to include Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song in the third volume of his autobiography. Articles by William McCloskey, Jr., a former student at Columbia. A general description of "The Texas Folklorists: The Development of a Regional Consciousness" by James McNutt, 1982.
- 2/20: Correspondence with Clinton Machann, an English professor at Texas A&M University. An essay by Conway Majors entitled "Adam Smith and Laissez-Faire." A list of Counter Intelligence Corps Veterans. Fee statement for Tales From the Derrick Floor, 1983.
- 2/21: Royalties statement from McIntosh and Otis, Inc. for Tales From the Derrick Floor. Correspondence regarding Black Mutiny, 1984.
- 2/22: An article by Christopher McMillan entitled "Rowing Regatta." Correspondence with McIntosh and Otis concerning Black Mutiny. Correspondence regarding the Sam Rayburn Public Affairs Symposium at East Texas State University. Completed application for a cooperative grant for Come Hungry, Come Thirsty, a documentary for public television on a camp meeting, an American Tradition. Letters regarding Come Hungry, Come Thirsty, 1985-1988.
- 2/23: Short stories by Henry Marksbury, "Nervous" and "The Naked Runner" and excerpts from his book, For the Love of Books. Correspondence regarding A Season of Weathering, Undated.
- 2/24: Issues of The Texas Humanist. Royalty statement for Impressions of the Big Thicket. Announcements of the death of Mary Katherine Loper, from Lamar County. Correspondence with Amica Mutual Insurance Company concerning an automobile accident. Newspaper clipping on the death of Willie M. Owens, 1955-1987.
- 2/25: "Trendier Than Thou" by Paul Seabury concerning the many temptations of the Episcopal Church. Bibliographic information on Harryette Ehrhard and Dale Rice. An outline of "Should They Dance? - Homosexuality in the Schools" by Ehrhard and Rice, Undated.
- 2/26: Personal correspondence, 1979-1984.
- 2/27: Reviews of A Season of Weathering. A letter granting permission for Owens to publish certain letters to Annie Laurie Williams, an agent, from her client, John Steinbeck. Galleon - from Paris Junior College. An article about Texas Folk Songs by William and Jessie Ann Owens. Letters, articles, and a program regarding the opening of the William A. Owens Papers at the Sterling C. Evans Library, 1973-1980.
- 2/28: An issue of Suburbia Today containing an article about Leo Tolstoy. An issue of Texas Monthly containing an article about Texas people who grew up in the country and moved to the city. A memo from Jessie Ann Owens about William A. Owens's visit to the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. William A. Owens gave an informal talk on his years as a folk song collector in Texas. Information about a birthday salute to Tennessee Williams, 1981.
- 2/29: Early draft of "From Pin Hook to Manhattan: Journeys of a Writer." A photograph of William A. Owens, Kendall McCook, Sue Sullins, and Don Sloan, taken at the University of Texas at Arlington. Program from "William A. Owens: A Symposium." Manuscript of A Farm Boy's Progress: The Autobiography of William A. Owens. William A. Owens: Folklorist by James W. Byrd. Proofs for the William A. Owens entry in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. Manuscript of "Take Nirvana if You Please, But Give Me Heaven". A review of A Season of Weathering, Undated.
- 2/30: Correspondence regarding a trip to Texas in 1982. Articles announcing his arrival in Bryan - College Station. Information about the Southern Methodist University Class of 1932 Fifty-Year Reunion, 1982.
- 2/31: Papers from a trip to Texas in 1982. Miscellaneous articles. Certificate recognizing Owens as a Golden Mustang of Southern Methodist University. An issue of The Mustang. Class of 1932 photo taken at the Fifty-Year Reunion, circa 1982.
- 2/32: Article on the death of Rev. Jeannette Piccard. Correspondence with the Philosophical Society of Texas regarding the meeting in Austin and the tour of the LBJ Library. Article on Owens's Honorary Degree from Southern Methodist University. He received a Doctor of Humane Letters. An article about and correspondence with Texas millionaire J. R. Parten, who helped finance research on Roy Bedichek. Letters from the Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship Program for Journalists regarding an application for a fellowship from Douglas Joe Holley. Imagining Texas: The Literature of the Lone Star State, by William T. Pilkington, given to William Owens, 1964-1982.
- 2/33: Information on Phi Beta Kappa at Columbia University. Continued correspondence with J. R. Parten. An issue of Texas Books in Review, Information on Phi Beta Kappa at Columbia University. Continued correspondence with J. R. Parten. An issue of Texas Books in Review.
- 2/34: Program from the Sam Rayburn Public Affairs Symposium at East Texas State University. Information of the Philosophical Society of Texas. Article on South Africa. Royalty statement for Texas Folk Songs, 1988.
- 2/35: A profile of the Texas Historical Foundation. Prospectus of a Texas Historical Foundation project. Press release for Black Mutiny. Article on writer Richard Price, Undated.
- 2/36: An issue of the Paris Rotary Club's Spokes, commemorating their 75th year. An article about William A. Owens in The Paris News, 1979-1984.