10/1: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning books and other writings by Owens and a broadcast from Columbia by Owens. circa 1960's

10/2: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning lectures by Owens including a lecture series at Texas A & M University, Owens' books, and John Steinbeck's letters given to Columbia by Annie Laurie Williams, drama and movie literary agent. January 1970

10/3: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding the appointment of Owens as an Admiral in the Texas Navy by Governor Preston Smith, and the Apollo Achievement Award given to Owens from NASA. February 1970

10/4: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' books, guest appearances by Owens, and affairs at Columbia. March 1970

10/5: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning books and appearances by Owens, affairs at Columbia, and Maurice Crain's death. April 1970

10/6: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding lectures and books by Owens, Owens' work on an article about drama agent Annie Laurie Williams and John Steinbeck, and Maurice Crain's death. May 1970

10/7: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning the article on Annie Laurie Williams including a letter from Mrs. John Steinbeck, letters discussing books and lectures by Owens, a letter and information on the Spindletop Museum. Also contains correspondence about a possible copyright infringement of Black Mutiny. June 1970

10/8: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing books and the Williams article, speaking engagements by Owens, and affairs at Columbia. July 1970

10/9: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning lectures by Owens, Owens' work with NASA space center, books by Owens, Owens' selection as a member of the Philosophical Society of Texas, and Mody Boatright's death. August 1970

10/10: Personal correspondence, Correspondence referring to books and lectures in Texas by Owens primarily concerning Tales From the Derrick Floor. Also contains correspondence relating to the death of Mody Boatright. September 1970.

10/11: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning Texas lectures and writings by Owens, the National Humanities Series in which Owens participated, Steinbeck's letters donated to Columbia by Annie Laurie Williams, and the oral history of oil pioneers. October 1 - October 14, 1970

10/12: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the oral history of oil pioneers, of Texas, affairs at Columbia, books by Owens, Steinbeck's letters, and the National Humanities Series. October 15 - October 30, 1970.

10/13: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the oral history of oil pioneers, Owens' books, lectures by Owens, the filming of Black Mutiny, the National Humanities Series, and schools in Lamar County, Texas where Owens grew up. November 1970

10/14: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Lamar County, Texas Schools. Also contains information about Alfred Wilkes, a writer who was helped by Owens. December 1970

10/15: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning honorary societies to which Owens belonged - Phi Beta Kappa and the Philosophical Society of Texas, and Three Friends circa 1970

10/16: Personal correspondence, Correspondence dealing with Owens' books, his research concerning Lamar County, Texas, the National Humanities Series including an itinerary, and Black Mutiny. January 1971

5/1: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing short stories and books by Owens as well as his work concerning folksongs. May - July 1956

5/2: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning short stories and books by Owens including Slave Mutiny, Texas Folk Songs, and the oil field history. Also contains correspondence requesting Owens to judge for the Texas Institute of Letters Book Award Contest. August - September 1956

5/3: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the Texas Institute of Letters contest and Owens' work with folksongs. October 1956

5/4: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the Texas Institute of Letters contest. November 1956

5/5: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing the Texas Institute of Letters contest and writings by Owens. December 1956/circa 1956

5/6: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the Texas Institute of Letters contest. Also contains letters discussing short stories by Owens, Texas Folk Songs, and Owens' employment for the summer session at Columbia. January - February 1957

5/7: Personal correspondence, Contains correspondence concerning short stories by Owens and Texas Folk Songs. Also includes a postcard with an 1839 Bill of Sale for a Negro woman. March - April 1957

5/8: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the plagiarism of Owens' novel Slave Mutiny by True magazine. May - June 1957

5/9: Personal correspondence, Contains correspondence regarding Fever in the Earth, letters concerning the literary theft of material in Slave Mutiny by American Heritage and True magazine, and the possible production of a movie based on Slave Mutiny. July 1957

5/10: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Slave Mutiny and Owens' settlement with American Heritage. Also includes information - notes and travel voucher - for oil company interviews by Owens. August 1957

5/11: Personal correspondence, Correspondence providing information about the Texas State Program for Historical Preservation. September - October 1957

5/12: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing folksongs, including letters from Mody Boatright. Also includes correspondence regarding Owens' lawsuit concerning Slave Mutiny. November - December 1957/circa 1957

5/13: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' books - Swing and Turn, Fever in the Earth, and Slave Mutiny. Includes a letter from J. Frank Dobie and letters concerning Owens' teaching at Columbia for the summer session. January - February 1958

5/14: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding Fever in the Earth, legal action concerning Slave Mutiny, and affairs at Columbia University. Also includes letters from Dobie and Bedichek. March - April 1958

5/15: Personal correspondence, Letters discussing Fever in the Earth, including letters from Dobie, Bedichek, and Mrs. Walter Sharp. Contains correspondence about other writings concerning the oil industry by Owens. May 1958

5/16: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Fever in the Earth and Owens' writings about the oil industry for Dupont Magazine and the American Petroleum Institute Quarterly. June 1958

5/17: Personal correspondence, Includes correspondence referring to Fever in the Earth. July 1958

5/18: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Fever in the Earth and other oil history stories and articles. August 1958

5/19: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding Fever in the Earth, Owens' oil history articles for Dupont Magazine, and plans for a book on "The American Short Story". Includes a letter from Dobie. September 1958

5/20: Personal correspondence, Correspondence deals with Fever in the Earth, articles for Dupont Magazine, and other work in oil history by Owens. Also includes a letter requesting Owens to chair the Publicity Committee for a December meeting of the Modern Language Association. October - November 1958

5/21: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning Owens' appointment as Director of the Summer Sessions at Columbia. Also correspondence discussing Fever in the Earth and the oil history series for Dupont Magazine. December 1958/circa 1958

5/22: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Fever in the Earth and Owens' oil history series for Dupont Magazine. Also contains letters regarding Owens' appointment as Associate Professor and Director of Summer Sessions at Columbia. January - February 1959

5/23: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing the plagiarism of Slave Mutiny by True magazine. Also includes letters regarding Fever in the Earth and other oil related work by Owens including the Dupont articles and the research on Walter Sharp. March - April 1959

5/24: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' oil history series for Dupont Magazine, a TV appearance by Owens, and Owens' case against True magazine. May 1959

5/25: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding Owens' writings - oil articles for Dupont and the American Petroleum Institute Quarterly, and Walking on Borrowed Land. Contains letters concerning Roy Bedichek's death and the editing of his letters by Owens - includes letters from Dobie and Bedichek's family. June - July 1959

5/26: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' research and writings on oil history, Slave Mutiny, and Owens' appointment as Director of Summer Sessions. Contains an outline of a talk given by Owens August 1959. (August 31, 1959)

5/27: Personal correspondence, Letters referring to the lawsuit against True magazine (Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc.), writings by Owens including Texas Folk Songs and oil history articles, and Owens' appointment as Director of Summer Sessions. September 1959

5/28: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc., A Texan's Ballad Book, and oil history articles. October 1959

5/29: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, Swing and Turn, and a short story by Owens. Also includes letters from Adlai Stevenson and Henry Cabot Lodge concerning invitations to appear at Columbia. November - December 1959

5/30: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' appointment as Director of Summer Sessions and his books. Includes a short note by Bedichek about Slave Mutiny. circa 1959

6/1: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding Owens' oil history series for Dupont and Pocantico Hills. January - February 1960

6/2: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Pocantico Hills, including a letter from Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Also includes a letter from Harry Truman. March 1960

6/3: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding books by Owens, primarily Pocantico Hills. Contains a letter from Owens to Governor Rockefeller requesting his presence at an International Book Exhibition at Columbia. April 1960

6/4: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions discussing courses, plans for conferences, and programs at Columbia. Includes letters concerning books and stories by Owens. Also contains a letter from Eleanor Roosevelt accepting Owens' invitation to speak at an International Book Exhibition at Columbia. May 1960

6/5: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions including letters regarding plans for the International Book Exhibition at Columbia. Additional correspondence concerns letters discussing writings by Owens. June 1960

6/6: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions which includes a letter from Eleanor Roosevelt. Also includes correspondence concerning short stories and articles by Owens and Swing and Turn. July 1960

6/7: Personal correspondence, Letters to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions. Correspondence concerning stories by Owens as well as his books. August 1960

6/8: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens as Director of the Summer Session. Also includes letters concerning the Owens vs. Fawcett lawsuit, Owens' research on the "Oral History of the Oil Industry", and other short stories by Owens. September - October 1960

6/9: Personal correspondence, Letters to Owens, Director of Summer Sessions. Contains correspondence regarding the "Oral History of the Oil Industry" and Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. November 1960

6/10: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions. Letters discussing the "Oral History of the Oil Industry" and Owens vs. Fawcett. December 1960

6/11: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions concerning the Owens vs. Fawcett case. January 1961

6/12: Personal correspondence, Correspondence relates to Texas Folk Songs, the Owens vs. Fawcett case, and a church history book with which Owens was involved. February - March 1961

6/13: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens vs. Fawcett, books and short stories by Owens including Texas Folk Songs and the church history, A Century of Grace. April - May 1961

6/14: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions. Includes a letter regarding a novel by Owens on the Philippines. June - July 1961

6/15: Personal correspondence, Letters to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions including correspondence concerning books and short stories by Owens. August - September 1961

6/16: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Slave Mutiny and Fever in the Earth. October - December 1961

6/17: Personal correspondence, Letters discussing projects in which Owens was involved, including the oil industry history and the history of Grace Church. Also includes a letter concerning Owens vs. Fawcett. January - February 1962

6/18: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding Owens' work on the history of the oil industry and Owens vs. Fawcett. March - April 1962

6/19: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens as Dean of Summer Sessions. May - June 1962

6/20: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens as Dean of Summer Sessions. July - August 1962

6/21: Personal correspondence, Contains letter referring to Owens' editing of the Roy Bedichek papers. September - October 1962

6/22: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning various writings, programs, and speaking engagements by Owens. Also includes a letter from Mrs. Roy Bedichek concerning Bedichek's letters. November - December 1962/circa 1962

6/23: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' new book Look to the River, a letter advising Owens of his consideration for Vice President for Academic Affairs at Boston University, and a letter concerning Owens' participation on a Sunday School panel. January 1963

6/24: Personal correspondence relating to Look to the River, the Bedichek letters, and speaking engagements by Owens

Correspondence concerning folksongs, Owens' novel Swing and Turn, lectures, and records, folksongs, Owens' work as Director of Folk Festivals for the University of Texas. Also correspondence concerning short stories by Owens and his work on his books.

3/1: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning articles Owens wrote for Asia and the America's magazine. January 1945

3/2: Personal correspondence, Includes family correspondence, correspondence referring to Woody Guthrie and folk music. Contains program of the Samuel Huston College Artist Series-1945 in which J. Frank Dobie was a lecturer. February - March 1945

3/3: Personal correspondence, Family correspondence notifying Owens of his mother's death. April - May 1945

3/4: Personal correspondence, June - August 1945

3/5: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' plans after returning to civilian life - includes letters from Thomas Mayo, Head of Texas A & M's English Department, and Lindley Beckworth. September - November 1945

3/6: Personal correspondence, Correspondence with various magazines regarding publication of short stories by Owens. December 1945

3/7: Personal correspondence, Includes Monthly Report of The Poetry Society of Texas, correspondence with magazines and publishing companies regarding short stories and a novel by Owens, letter from Lee Keedick concerning a lecture in January, and letters from Columbia University and the University of Texas regarding employment for Owens in the spring of 1946. January 1946. (January 1946)

3/8: Personal correspondence, Correspondence with magazines concerning short stories by Owens and with Columbia University regarding future employment. February 4 - February 17, 1946

3/9: Personal correspondence, Correspondence with magazines concerning short stories by Owens. February 20 - February 29, 1946

3/10: Personal correspondence, Correspondence with magazines and publishers concerning Owens' short stories. March 1946

3/11: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing short stories by Owens - from magazines and Maxim Lieber, an author's representative. April 1946

3/12: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' articles written for magazines. May 1 - May 24, 1946

3/13: Personal correspondence, Contains family correspondence and letters concerning articles, short stories, and the novel by Owens. Also includes a story by one of Owens' former students. May 27 - May 31, 1946

3/14: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' novel and short stories. June 1 - June 9, 1946

3/15: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' novel and a letter from Thomas Mayo discussing employment at Texas A & M for the Fall 1946. June 10 - June 24, 1946

3/16: Personal correspondence, Correspondence with Mayo discussing employment at Texas A & M. Also includes letters discussing Walking on Borrowed Land and articles by Owens. July 1946

3/17: Personal correspondence, Includes family correspondence, letters from colleges concerning a teaching position for Owens, correspondence concerning folksongs and short stories. August 1 - August 12, 1946

3/18: Personal correspondence, Letters discussing short stories and novels by Owens. August 14 - August 29, 1946

3/19: Personal correspondence, Correspondence with magazines concerning Owens' short stories and articles. September 1946

3/20: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing folksongs and articles with magazines and publishing companies. Contains letter from Lee Keedick concerning lectures by Owens. Also includes a letter from Congressman Beckworth. October 1946

3/21: Personal correspondence, Correspondence deals with Owens' short stories. Correspondence from Columbia University discussing employment for Owens for 1947-1948. November 1946

3/22: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' employment at Columbia University. December/circa 1946

3/23: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' employment at Columbia University. January - February 1947

3/24: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning lectures, short stories, and books by Owens - also letters from Columbia University about Owens' employment. Includes family correspondence. March - April 1947

3/25: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' short stories. Also includes letters and an itinerary concerning lectures and guest appearances by Owens. May - June 1947

3/26: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning short stories and Owens' plans for a novel, King Cotton's My Cross. July - August 1947

3/27: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning short stories and books by Owens. September - October 1947

3/28: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' books. November 1947.

3/29: Personal correspondence, December - Undated 1947.

3/30: Personal correspondence, Includes letter from Columbia University concerning Owens' employment. January/circa 1948

3/31: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' books - Walking on Borrowed Land, A Texas Ballad Book, and Slave Mutiny, the Amistad book. April - June 1948

3/32: Personal correspondence, July - September 1948

3/33: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Walking on Borrowed Land, A Texas Ballad Book, and short stories by Owens. circa October - December 1948

4/1: Personal correspondence, Correspondence dealing with Owens' short stories and Walking on Borrowed Land, A Texas Ballad Book, and the Amistad novel. January - September 1949

4/2: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing plans for the folksong book, short stories by Owens, and plans for a book of Owens' childhood reminiscences. October - December 1949

4/3: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' books and short stories. January - October 1950

4/4: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning short stories and books by Owens. Includes plans for a book about Japanese war experiences written by Owens. November - December/circa 1950

4/5: Personal correspondence, Letters from magazines and publishers discussing Owens' short stories, books, and Owens' Japanese research. Also includes a letter from Roy Bedichek. January 1951

4/6: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' novels and short stories as well as Owens' employment for the summer term at Columbia University. Includes letter concerning Owens' work on Japanese war information. February 1951

4/7: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning books and short stories Owens - mention of plans for a book about Texas oil pioneers. Also contains a letter about Owens' proposed book on the Japanese in World War II. March 1951

4/8: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning short stories written by Owens, Texas Folk Songs, and Walking on Borrowed Land. April 1951

4/9: Personal correspondence, May - June 1951

4/10: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' book on the Japanese and World War II and Texas Folk Songs. Also includes information on The Author's Guild and a certificate of membership for Owens. July - August 1951

4/11: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' short stories and his book about the Japanese in World War II. September 1951

4/12: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' short stories. October - November 1951

4/13: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning short stories by Owens. December/circa 1951

4/14: Personal correspondence, Correspondence about short stories by Owens and the work on his books - Texas Oil Pioneers and the Japanese war book. January - February 1952

4/15: Personal correspondence, Letters discussing publication of short stories by Owens with various magazines. Also includes correspondence with Thomas Mayo of Texas A & M University. March 1952

4/16: Personal correspondence, Includes correspondence dealing with short stories and books by Owens. April - August 1952

4/17: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' short stories and books. Includes a letter from Walter Prescott Webb. September - November, 1952

4/18: Personal correspondence, Letters containing short stories and Slave Mutiny. December 1952/circa 1952

4/19: Personal correspondence, Correspondence dealing with books and stories by Owens. January - February 1953

4/20: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' writings and a speaking engagement for the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. March - April 1953.

4/21: Personal correspondence, Letters discussing short stories and books by Owens as well as lectures and programs in which Owens was invited to appear. May - June 1953

4/22: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' writings and lecture programs. July - August 1953.

4/23: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' books and requesting his participation as a guest speaker in lecture programs. Letter informing Owens of his election to the Texas Institute of Letters - also includes letters from Dobie and Webb. September - October 1953

4/24: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' books and speaking engagements. Also includes a letter notifying Owens of his promotion to Associate Professor. November - December/circa 1953

4/25: Personal correspondence, Correspondence with Lee Keedick concerning lecture tours by Owens. Includes an itinerary. Additional correspondence dealing with Owens' writings. January - February 1954

4/26: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning lectures and writings by Owens. March - April 1954

4/27: Personal correspondence, Correspondence with Columbia University concerning Owens' work and promotion to Associate Professor. Also includes letters discussing folksongs. May - June 1954

4/28: Personal correspondence, Contains correspondence with Lee Keedick discussing a manuscript Owens was to work on for Keedick. Also includes letters about Japanese Soldiers in World War II and the Robert T. Hill papers which Owens was organizing. July - August 1954

4/29: Personal correspondence, Correspondence with Keedick concerning a lecture tour for Owens and Walking on Borrowed Land. Contains letters discussing folksongs and the Japanese soldier book. September - October 1954

4/30: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' books and reviews. November - December 1954/circa 1954

4/31: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' books. January 1955

4/32: Personal correspondence, Contains letters discussing Owens' books, lectures, and his work on the Roy Bedichek papers. Also several letters mentioning the Texas Institute of Letters Award for Walking on Borrowed Land. February - March 1955

4/33: Personal correspondence, Includes letter of Owens' opinions on a book of folklore - also contains letters concerning lectures by Owens. April - June 1955

4/34: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' books and lecture plans. July - September 1955

4/35: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning short stories and books by Owens as well as his work on folksongs and Walter Sharp's biography. October - December 1955

4/36: Personal correspondence, Correspondence deals with folksongs, Owens' work on the Walter Sharp biography and oil field novel, and his employment at Columbia University. January - February 1956

4/37: Personal correspondence, Letters discussing folksongs including a letter written by Roy Bedichek, and Owens' short stories, including a story about Spindletop and oil pioneers of Texas. Contains correspondence dealing with Owens' work on his novel, later called Fever in the Earth, and letters concerning his employment for the summer session at Columbia. March - April 1956

11/1: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing the National Humanities Series and other lectures by Owens, matters concerning Columbia, and books by Owens. February 1971

11/2: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' work on schools in Lamar County, Texas, affairs at Columbia, author Alfred Wilkes, speaking engagements, and books by Owens. March 1971

11/3: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding lectures by Owens, Lamar County, Texas records, Alfred Wilkes, affairs at Columbia, books by Owens and a proposed book on the Big Thicket. April 2 - April 20, 1971

11/4: Personal correspondence, Correspondence and information regarding the 1971 Association of University Summer Sessions meeting, speeches given by Owens at the Louisiana Folklore Society meeting and various East Texas schools on oil tales and folklore, William A. Owens Day in Commerce, Texas, and parents' seminars which Owens helped organize. April 20 - April 29, 1971

11/5: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing books by Owens, Owens' work on a book on the Big Thicket, and affairs at Columbia. May 1971

11/6: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning Owens' work on the Big Thicket book, books by Owens, speaking engagements by Owens, and the National Humanities Series. June 1971

11/7: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Slave Mutiny and Walking on Borrowed Land. Letters concerning Alfred Wilkes. July 1971

11/8: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing the Big Thicket book, the Association of University Summer Sessions Annual meeting, and a lecture through the National Humanities Series at Hawaii Community College by Owens. August 1971.

11/9: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning books by Owens and his work on the Big Thicket book, Annie Laurie Williams' papers at Columbia's archives including copies of a letter by John Steinbeck and Maurice Crain, books by Alfred Wilkes, the lectures at Community Colleges of the University of Hawaii and Northwestern State University, and the Association of University Summer Sessions meeting. September 1971

11/10: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing matters concerning Columbia, the Association of University Summer Sessions meeting including itineraries and a list of expenditures, speaking engagements at community colleges in Hawaii by Owens discussing subject matter for his lecture, and books by Alfred Wilkes. October 2 - October 10, 1971

11/11: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning the meeting of the Association of University Summer Sessions, lectures by Owens through the National Humanities Series, books by Owens, and information about Friends of the Texas A & M University Library. October 11 - October 31, 1971

11/12: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding Owens' work on the Big Thicket book, an honorarium received by Owens from the Peace Happiness Prosperity Institute for an article he wrote, and books by Owens. November 1971

11/13: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the Philosophical Society of Texas Annual Meeting of 1971 including a program and membership information, the article by Owens for the Peace Happiness Prosperity Institute, and the Big Thicket book. December 1971.

11/14: Personal correspondence, Contains a report to Owens concerning summer session enrollment at Columbia, correspondence with Alfred Wilkes including a ten page story by Wilkes, and a University of Iowa Department of English Newsletter and Alumni Newsletter mentioning Tales From the Derrick Floor. circa 1971

11/15: Personal correspondence, Information concerning Columbia University, a Southwestern American Literature Association Newsletter, programs from symposiums on folklore at East Texas State University in which Owens' work on folklore and the Big Thicket book were discussed. circa 1971

11/16: Personal correspondence, Includes Library Notes of Texas A & M University announcing the presentation of J. Frank Dobie materials to Texas A & M, letters and information concerning affairs at Columbia and lectures by Owens for the National Humanities Series, letter from the Philosophical Society of Texas presenting Owens with a certificate of membership, and letters concerning the Big Thicket book and A Season of Weathering. January 1972

11/17: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the National Humanities Series, speaking engagements by Owens including an Honors Banquet at Carson-Newman College in Tennessee, and the Big Thicket book. February 1 - February 11, 1972

11/18: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the article Owens wrote for the Peace Happiness Prosperity Institute, affairs at Columbia including a literary contest in which Owens judged, a speaking engagement at Carson-Newman College, Owens' lectures for the National Humanities Series, the Big Thicket book, American Heritage Publishers' request to use "Gusher at Spindletop" by Owens in a forthcoming book on the history of American business. February 12 - February 29, 1972

11/19: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding "Gusher at Spindletop" and the Peace Happiness Prosperity Institute article, a letter proposing to name a park after Owens in his hometown of Pin Hook, Texas, information about the National Humanities Series, and a letter requesting information on the Bedichek papers. March 1 - March 10, 1972

11/20: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the North Central Conference of Summer Sessions in which Owens participated, the "Owens Park" project in Owens' hometown, the Big Thicket book, the National Humanities Series including a contract, itinerary, and bulletins. March 12 - March 31, 1972

11/21: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning the "Owens Park" project-map included. Also includes itinerary and schedule for Owens program "The Frontier in Song and Story" for the National Humanities Series. April 3 - April 12, 1972

11/22: Personal correspondence, Contains a program of the Carson-Newman College address by Owens, comments from communities in which Owens gave his National Humanities Series lecture, and a letter discussing the Big Thicket book called Big Thicket Patterns. April 13 - April 30, 1972

11/23: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Big Thicket Patterns, affairs at Columbia, the article Owens wrote for Peace Happiness Prosperity International, and A Season of Weathering. Also includes a program from the 1972 Amistad Award Luncheon. May 1972

12/1: Personal correspondence, Correspondence dealing with Big Thicket Patterns, Alfred Wilkes, and affairs concerning Columbia. June 1 - June 23, 1972

12/2: Personal correspondence, Includes a letter to Wilkes and a general newsletter from the American Folklore Society. June 25 - June 29, 1972

12/3: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning a reception at Columbia honoring Owens and his wife on the occasion of his retirement as Dean of Summer Sessions. July 5 - July 19, 1972

12/4: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding Owens' honorary reception at Columbia and his retirement as Dean of Summer Sessions, Owens speaking engagement at Carson-Newman College - includes an article about Owens. July 20 - July 31, 1972

12/5: Personal correspondence, Letter and article about Owens' speech at Carson-Newman College, letters and articles dealing with Owens retirement as Dean of Summer Sessions and the reception in his honor, A Sense of Place - the National Humanities bibliography which includes books by Owens, a letter from Friends of the Texas A & M University Library presenting Owens with a keepsake and details of a meeting. August - November 1972

12/6: Personal correspondence, Contains programs for symposiums on folklore and African-Chicano cultures, information on the Texas Institute of Letters Society, information about the Southwest Writer's Series, a program of the Texas Folklore Society meeting, and memorandums concerning affairs at Columbia. circa 1972

12/7: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding Owens' February 27th appearance on the "Today Show" and A Season of Weathering. January - February 1973

12/8: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning Owens' appearance on the "Today Show", articles and letters regarding the death of Curt Hamill, one of the oil pioneers at Spindletop. March 1 - March 7, 1973.

12/9: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing A Season of Weathering and Owens' appearance on the "Today Show", a Book and Author Luncheon which Owens attended for the Bedford Hills Free Library, and Owens' work on the Big Thicket book. March 9 - March 31, 1973

12/10: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Alfred Wilkes, Owens' appearance on the "Today Show", A Season of Weathering, the Bedford Hills Book and Author Luncheon at which Owens spoke. April - July 1973

12/11: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' participation in the Texas State Historical Association meeting in February 1974. August - September/circa 1973

12/12: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the Texas State Historical Association meeting at which Owens read a paper entitled "Roughnecks and Wildcatters". Also contains correspondence dealing with affairs at Columbia. 1974

12/13: Personal correspondence, Letters ordering and commenting on A Fair and Happy Land, Owens' book on his ancestors. 1975

12/14: Personal correspondence, Contains family correspondence and a letter from Helen Hayes concerning the Columbia University Art Center. January - April/year unknown

12/15: Personal correspondence, Contains three pages describing the Roy Bedichek papers at the University of Texas. May - July/year unknown

12/16: Personal correspondence, August - October/year unknown

12/17: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning affairs at Columbia. November - December/year unknown

12/18: Personal correspondence, Undated

12/19: Personal correspondence, Contains a circular written by Roy Bedichek. Undated

12/20: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning "Woman Killuh, Don't Stay Away…" by Owens, the Japanese book by Owens. Also contains correspondence from Mody Boatright. Undated

12/21: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the Philosophical Society of Texas, a manuscript by Henry Marksbury (a friend of Owens). Also includes a letter enclosing a copy of memoirs of Texas in the 1870s. Undated.

12/22: Personal correspondence, Contains an invitation to Owens to join the American Academy of Political and Social Science, a letter discussing Walter Sharp and Owens' work on Tales From the Derrick Floor. Undated

1/1: Personal correspondence, A-G. Contains letters and poetry from Willis Guthrie. Correspondence referring to artist Grant Wood. circa 1936 - 1942

1/2: Personal correspondence, H-L. Correspondence discussing Owens' work with folksongs and employment at the University of Texas. Letters referring to Grant Wood. circa 1936 - 1942

1/3: Personal correspondence, M-Z. Includes family correspondence, letters referring to Grant Wood. Also contains a short story enclosed in a letter from Schahit. circa 1936 - 1942

1/4: Personal correspondence, Correspondence referring to Grant Wood - his illness as well as a book Owens was to write with illustrations by Wood. Letter from sculptor Lawrence Tenney Stevens included. circa 1940 - 1942

1/5: Personal correspondence, A-G. Correspondence discussing short stories and publications by Owens in magazines and Owens' folksong book. Letters referring to Owens' employment at Texas A & M University. circa 1942 - 1947

1/6: Personal correspondence, H-O. Includes family correspondence. circa 1942 - 1947

1/7: Personal correspondence, P-Z. Contains biographical sketch and brochure on sculptor Lawrence Tenney Stevens. circa 1942 - 1947

1/8: Personal correspondence, Correspondence from J. Frank Dobie and others concerning Owens' book, Swing and Turn; also includes publishing contract with Tardy Publishing Company. Contains teaching certificate entitling Owens to teach in public schools, certification of employment from schools where Owens taught, and recommendations for employment as English Instructor at Texas A & M University. Postcard from Thornton Wilder. 1932 - 1938

1/9: Personal correspondence, Correspondence from recording studios, J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, Tardy Publishing Company, and others concerning Swing and Turn and folksong records. January - July 1939

1/10: Personal correspondence, Letters of introduction from Grant Wood and U.S. Representative Lindley Beckworth, correspondence and contract with Lee Keedick concerning lecture tours, correspondence with Dean of Arts and Sciences at Texas A & M referring to plans for Owens' lecture tours and reappointment as English Instructor, correspondence concerning Owens work with folksongs including letters from broadcasting companies and Alan Lomax, assistant archivist of the Library of Congress. August - September 1939

1/11: Personal correspondence, Correspondence setting up lecture tours and a New Orleans speaking engagement for a meeting of the Modern Language Association, letters referring to Grant Wood, letters from J. Frank Dobie and others concerning Owens' folksong records, note from author Carl Van Doran included. October - December 1939

1/12: Personal correspondence, Correspondence referring to Owens' plans for lecture tours, his work on folksongs, and plans for his Ph.D. work. Includes letters from Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Dobie, Grant Wood, Lee Keedick, and recording studios. January - March 1940

1/13: Personal correspondence, Letters discussing Owens' work on folksongs and recordings. Includes correspondence with Dobie and Musicraft Records, Inc. April - June 1940

1/14: Personal correspondence, Contains letters and a contract from Musicraft Records, Inc. concerning a folksong record to be made by Owens, correspondence about a prospective lecture tour for Fall 1940, and letters concerning Owens' appointment as Director of Folk Festivals in the Bureau of Public Schools Extracurricular Activities for the University of Texas Division of Extension. Includes letters from Dobie, John Lomax, and Congressman Beckworth. July - September 1940

1/15: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning lectures and speaking engagements by Owens, his work with folksongs and on his Ph.D. including letters from Dobie, Roy Bedichek, Keedick, and Lawrence Tenney Stevens (refers to Grant Wood.) Also included is a copy of Owens' Ph.D. examination. October - December 1940

1/16: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens, Director of Folk Festivals, requesting folksong and festival information and asking Owens to speak at meetings. Includes letters from Roy Bedichek and letter referring to Grant Wood. January 1 - January 12, 1941

1/17: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens, Director of Folk Festivals, concerning folk festivals and speaking engagements. Includes letter to Roy Bedichek. January 13 - January 20, 1941

1/18: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens, Director of Folk Festivals, concerning folk festivals and programs. Includes letter from Lawrence Tenney Stevens and letter referring to Grant Wood. January 21 - January 26, 1941

1/19: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens, Director of Folk Festivals. Includes letter from Lawrence Tenney Stevens. January 27 - January 31, 1941

2/1: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens, Director of Folk Festivals, concerning his work with folksongs and programs to promote folk festivals. Also includes letter referring to Grant Wood. February 1 - February 3, 1941

2/2: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning folksongs and programs for folksongs and dances written while Owens was Director of Folk Festivals. February 4 - February 7, 1941

2/3: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens, Director of Folk Festivals, concerning folksongs and folk festivals. Includes two letters referred to Owens by J. Frank Dobie and Roy Bedichek. February 8 - February 11, 1941

2/4: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning folksongs and speaking engagements by Owens as Director of Folk Festivals. Includes open house program to present Owens as Director of Folk Material Research, letters from J. Frank Dobie and Grant Wood. February 12 - February 17, 1941

2/5: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning folksongs and folk festivals, appearances by Owens, and a story for Time and Life about Owens. Also includes letter referring to Grant Wood. February 18 - February 24, 1941

2/6: Personal correspondence, Correspondence dealing with appearances by Owens. Includes an eight page article on Negro spirituals by S. E. Asbury and letters from Lindley Beckworth and Mrs. William P. Hobby. February 25 - February 27, 1941

2/7: Personal correspondence, Correspondence dealing with Owens' work on folksongs and participation in meetings and folksong programs. Letters mentioning Grant Wood. March 1 - March 10, 1941

2/8: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning speaking appearances by Owens discussing folksongs and dances. Letter from singer Lawrence Tibbett and letters referring to Grant Wood. March 11 - March 31, 1941

2/9: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing appearances and programs on folksongs in which Owens was involved. April 1 - April 8, 1941

2/10: Personal correspondence, Correspondence about Owens' work on folksongs and folk festivals and his participation in programs dealing with this subject. April 9 - April 15, 1941

2/11: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning folk music and folk festivals planned by various Texas cities. April 16 - April 20, 1941

2/12: Personal correspondence, Correspondence from various cities and schools dealing with folk festivals and requests for Owens' assistance and participation. Also includes notes from Texas A & M concerning salary. April 21 - April 30, 1941

2/13: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' work with folksongs including a letter from Walter Prescott Webb inviting Owens to join the Texas State Historical Association. May 1 - May 5, 1941

2/14: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning folksongs and folk festivals. Several letters discussing Owens' plans for his Ph.D. orals - also mentioning Grant Wood. May 6 - May 16, 1941

2/15: Personal correspondence, Letters discussing folksongs, folk festivals, and Owens' work on his Ph.D. Letter from Dobie included. May 17 - May 29, 1941

2/16: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning Owens' folksong research. Also includes correspondence from friends congratulating Owens upon receiving his Ph.D. June 1941

2/17: Personal correspondence, Letters to Owens requesting information and assistance with folksong programs, festivals, and recordings. Includes Dobie correspondence referred to Owens July 2 - July 11, 1941

2/18: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning folksongs - also includes Owens' letter of resignation as Director of Folk Festivals at the University of Texas. July 12 - July 23, 1941

2/19: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning folksongs and letter mentioning Grant Wood. July 24 - July 31, 1941

2/20: Personal correspondence, Letters discussing folksongs and Owens' participation in programs. Also includes letter referring to Grant Wood. August 1941

2/21: Personal correspondence, Correspondence requesting Owens' participation and assistance in folksong and folk festival programs. September 1941

2/22: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning folksongs and Owens' employment at Texas A & M. Also includes letters from Grant Wood and Roy Bedichek. October 1941

2/23: Personal correspondence, Correspondence with Owens' lecture agent, Lee Keedick, concerning prospective lecture dates. Letters from Alistair Cooke of the British Broadcasting Company requesting Owens' assistance with a program on American Music and the war. November - December 1941

2/24: Personal correspondence, Correspondence with Alistair Cooke and the British Broadcasting Company concerning Owens' assistance with the American music program, letters sent to Owens from Roy Bedichek, letter referring to Grant Wood's terminal illness, and a letter from the War Department concerning Owens' offer to join the service. January 1942

2/25: Personal correspondence, Correspondence with Lee Keedick concerning upcoming lectures, letters referring to Grant Wood's illness and a telegram notifying Owens of Wood's death, letter from the American Folklore Society, Inc. nominating Owens for membership. Also includes various other correspondence about folk music. February 1942

2/26: Personal correspondence, Correspondence referring to Grant Wood. Includes letter from Lee Keedick concerning the USO. March 1942

2/27: Personal correspondence, Correspondence including letters and an itinerary sheet from Keedick and a leave request from Owens to Texas A & M concerning Owens' April lecture tour. April 1942

2/28: Personal correspondence, Correspondence from the Southwest Review magazine mentioning a book review that Owens wrote for them. May 1 - May 20, 1942

2/29: Personal correspondence, Correspondence referring to Owens' draft notification. May 21 - May 31, 1942

2/30: Personal correspondence, Letters mentioning folksongs and Owens' work on a short story titled John Redway. June 1 - June 12, 1942

2/31: Personal correspondence, Correspondence written during Owens' term of service in the Army. June 12 - June 31, 1942

2/32: Personal correspondence, Correspondence written to Owens during his term of service in the Army. Letter discussing his promotion. October - November 1942

2/33: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens during his time in the Army. Includes letters referring to a friend of Owens who was missing in action. December 1942

2/34: Personal correspondence, Correspondence to Owens while in the Army - includes letters concerning Owens' work on folk song recordings. January - December 1943

2/35: correspondence, Includes family correspondence and correspondence with the Saturday Evening Post concerning Owens' story "Sister Ottonia, Escapes". January - October 1944

2/36: Personal correspondence, Includes Undated correspondence - Includes correspondence to Owens while he was stationed in the Philippines, family correspondence, and a certificate from the Army allowing Owens to keep a Japanese songbook and book he acquired in the Philippines. November - December 1944

8/1: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning This Stubborn Soil and Texas Folk Songs and the Spindletop Museum in Beaumont, Texas. September 1966

8/2: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning This Stubborn Soil and the Texas Institute of Letters Book Contest, a short story about Grant Wood by Owens titled Haying, A Lesson in Form, the Spindletop Museum, Roy Bedichek's papers, and Tales from the Big Thicket to which Owens contributed. October 1966

8/3: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding This Stubborn Soil, Texas Folk Songs, Slave Mutiny, and Roy Bedichek's letters. November 1966

8/4: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning Roy Bedichek's letters including a letter from Mrs. Bedichek, Look to the River, Texas Folk Songs, This Stubborn Soil, a speaking engagement by Owens, and a proposed book about Dobie by a friend of Owens, Francis Abernathy. December/circa 1966.

8/5: Personal correspondence, Correspondence dealing with This Stubborn Soil, Bedichek's letters, Look to the River, and a story for Petroleum Today by Owens and Boatright. Also includes newspaper articles concerning Owens and his hometown of Pin Hook. January 1967

8/6: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning This Stubborn Soil including Owens' winning the Carr P. Collins book award for non-fiction. Also includes letters about lectures by Owens, letters and a draft of Owens' and Boatright's oil history story for Petroleum Today, and letters dealing with Owens' work on Bedichek's letters. February 1967

8/7: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding This Stubborn Soil and Owens' winning of the Carr P. Collins Award, letters and programs concerning appearances by Owens, a letter informing Owens of his election to Phi Beta Kappa, and a letter about Three Men in Texas to which Owens contributed writings. March 1967.

8/8: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning This Stubborn Soil and the Carr P. Collins Award, other writings by Owens, lectures and guest appearances by Owens including a transcription of a speech on folklore by Owens. April 1967

8/9: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Owens' writings including This Stubborn Soil, the oil history article, and a story about Bedichek. Also includes letters discussing speaking engagements by Owens. May 1967

8/10: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' writings on Bedichek and the oil history and appearances by Owens. June 1967

8/11: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing Slave Mutiny, This Stubborn Soil, and Bedichek's letters. July 1967

8/12: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning books and articles by Owens. Also includes letters regarding lectures and a pamphlet on Owens for the Southwest Writers Series. August 1967

8/13: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning This Stubborn Soil, lectures by Owens, and affairs at Columbia University. September 1967

8/14: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' books, lectures by Owens, Owens' participation in the Texas Institute of Letters Book Contest, and the Southwest Writer's Series pamphlet on Owens. October 1967

8/15: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding books by Owens, Bedichek's letters, the Texas Institute of Letters Contest, the Southwest Writers Series, and affairs at Columbia. November 1967

8/16: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' books, affairs at Columbia, and the Texas Institute of Letters contest. December 1967

8/17: Personal correspondence, Correspondence referring to Bedichek's letters and This Stubborn Soil. circa 1967

8/18: Personal correspondence, Letters discussing the Texas Institute of Letters contest, Owens' books, affairs at Columbia, and lectures by Owens including a copy of his speech, "The Writer and His Region". January 1968

8/19: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning lectures by Owens, the Texas Institute of Letters contest, books by Owens, and the Southwest Writers Series. February 1968

9/1: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding the Texas Institute of Letters contest, programs in which Owens participated, and books by Owens. March 1 - March 7, 1968

9/2: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning Owens' books, appearances by Owens, and the Southwest Writers Series. March 8 - March 31, 1968

9/3: Personal correspondence, Correspondence dealing with speaking engagements by Owens and This Stubborn Soil. April 1968

9/4: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Look to the River, participation by Owens on programs and committees, affairs at Columbia - student disorders, and information on Bedichek and Webb. May 1968

9/5: Personal correspondence, Letters dealing with affairs at Columbia, Bedichek's letters, speaking engagements by Owens, and books by Owens. June 1968

9/6: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning books by Owens, affairs at Columbia, lectures by Owens, and folksongs. July 1968

9/7: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding affairs at Columbia, appearances by Owens, writings by Owens including plans for a children's book, and Southwest Writers Series. August 1968

9/8: Personal correspondence, Correspondence referring to the Southwest Writers Series on Owens and speaking engagements by Owens. September 1968

9/9: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning the Southwest Writers Series, the Texas Institute of Letters contest, books by Owens, and affairs at Columbia. October 1968

9/10: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' books and speaking engagements by Owens. November 1968

9/11: Personal correspondence, Letters from NASA inviting Owens to view the launching of Apollo 8 and correspondence dealing with affairs at Columbia and Owens' books. December 1968

9/12: Personal correspondence, Correspondence and information concerning folklore and literature series, a letter from Boatright concerning a center for studies in folklore and oral history. circa 1968

9/13: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding the Apollo 8 space launch and affairs at Columbia. January 1969

9/14: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning books by Owens, affairs at Columbia, and a speaking engagement by Owens concerning Look to the River. February 1969

9/15: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning matters at Columbia and Owens' appointment to Dean of Summer Sessions. March 1969

9/16: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Columbia University and Owens' appointment to Dean of Summer Sessions, lectures by Owens, and the Apollo 8 space launch. April 1 - April 15, 1969

9/17: Personal correspondence, Letters discussing Owens' appointment to Dean of Summer Sessions, books and speaking engagements by Owens, a letter commenting on John Redway, a novel written by Owens - manuscript included. April 17, - April 30, 1969

9/18: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning lectures by Owens, affairs at Columbia and Owens' appointment as Dean of Summer Sessions, and Roy Bedichek's papers. May 1969

9/19: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning speaking engagements and books by Owens, affairs at Columbia including Owens' appointment as Dean of Summer Sessions, and Roy Bedichek's letters. June 1969

9/20: Personal correspondence, Correspondence dealing with matters concerning Columbia, Black Mutiny, and Owens' trip concerning space physics and NASA. July 1969

9/21: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning plans for a folksong book by Owens and This Stubborn Soil. August 1969

9/22: Personal correspondence, Correspondence regarding the proposed folksong book, affairs at Columbia, and books by Owens. Includes letter concerning a publication by NASA on which Owens worked. September 1969

9/23: Personal correspondence, Letters concerning events at Columbia, Owens' work on oil history and Space Resources for Teachers: Space Science by NASA, and a letter from Owens of October 22, 1969 discussing current situations of his books and personal life. October 1969

9/24: Personal correspondence, Correspondence discussing books by Owens, affairs at Columbia, and Space Resources for Teachers: Space Science. November 1969.

9/25: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Owens' books, a proposed television special on oil with Life magazine and Alcoa, and a lecture at Texas A & M. December 1969

9/26: Personal correspondence, Correspondence concerning Columbia University and the Summer Sessions Program. circa 1969

62/1: Photographs of Owens at the Association of University Summer Sessions with Evelyn Oppenheimer at Carson-Newman College and at Columbia University (October 1969), (March 1963), (April 1972), (August 1972).

62/2: Photographs of Owens speaking at the Southwest Library Association Awards Dinner (October 16, 1974).

62/3: Photographs of Owens during his visit to Pin Hook, Texas in March 1967. Includes catalog for Ramseys 777 Ranch.

62/4: Photographs of Owens at the Bicentennial Lecture Series at Lamar University (September 11, 1975).

62/5: Photographs of Owens - unidentified.

62/6: Photographs included with Texas Folk Songs material.

62/7: Oil history photographs.

62/8: Oil history photographs (Re: letter of September 11, 1959 from Dupont Magazine).

62/9: Oil history photographs.

62/10: Oil history photographs.

62/11: Oil history photographs.

62/12: Oil history photographs - included with material for Tales From the Derrick Floor.

62/13: Oil history photographs - included with material for Tales From the Derrick Floor.

62/14: Miscellaneous - postcards of oil scene paintings by Gordon Bankston.

62/15: Miscellaneous photographs - including World War II pictures and color prints possibly of Owens' home in Pin Hook, Texas.

62/16: Miscellaneous photographs - included in personal correspondence.

Contains photographs of Owens, photographs relating to Owens' books, and miscellaneous photographs.

35/1: Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, notes to the First draft manuscript.

35/2: Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, First draft manuscript - incomplete ribbon copy, pp. 1-12.

35/3: Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, First draft manuscript - incomplete carbon copy (pp. 1-17) with notes.

35/4: Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, incomplete manuscript - ribbon copy, pp. 1-27.

35/5: Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, complete manuscript.

35/6: Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, copy of the book.

35/7: Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, book reviews.

Papers relating to Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, published in 1960.

23/1: Slave Mutiny, source notes, pp. 1-30.

23/2: Slave Mutiny, source notes, pp. 31-60.

23/3: Slave Mutiny, source notes, pp. 61-88.

23/4: Slave Mutiny, notes (probably for a play).

23/5: Slave Mutiny, source material including notes and photocopies of articles.

23/6: Slave Mutiny, source material including letters and written accounts of the period (1830s - 1840s).

23/7: Slave Mutiny, source material including notes and two copies of histories of the Amistad mutiny.

23/8: Slave Mutiny, source materials including photocopies of journal articles, newspaper articles and letters.

23/9: Slave Mutiny, source material including a photocopy of History of the Amistad Captives (1840).

23/10: Slave Mutiny, source material including a rough tracing of "Map of Sierra Leone" which shows African tribal boundaries.

23/11: Slave Mutiny, publications - Montauk: Three Centuries of Romance, Sport, and Adventure and The Sag Harbor Pilot - containing information on the Amistad mutiny and Montauk, New York.

23/12: Slave Mutiny, "The Amistad Murals" by Hale Woodruff.

23/13: Slave Mutiny, article on the Amistad mutiny titled "The Slave Ship Rebellion" in American Heritage (February 1957).

23/14: Slave Mutiny, book reviews - 1953.

23/15: Slave Mutiny, book reviews - Undated.

23/16: Slave Mutiny, option for the motion picture rights of Slave Mutiny signed by Owens and Robert Breen.

23/17: Slave Mutiny, book jacket for Slave Mutiny.

23/18: Black Mutiny, "Foreword" by Wesley A. Hotchkiss.

23/19: Black Mutiny, book reviews.

23/20: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapters I - III.

23/21: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter IV.

23/22: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapters V and VI.

23/23: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included.

23/24: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapters VII and VIII.

23/25: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter IX.

23/26: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter X.

23/27: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XI.

23/28: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XII.

23/29: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XIII.

23/30: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XIV.

23/31: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XV.

23/32: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XVI and XVII.

25/1: Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 1-12.

25/2: Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 13-25.

25/3: Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 26-32.

25/4: Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 33-41.

25/5: Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 42-49.

25/6: Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 50-64.

25/7: Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 1-67.

25/8: Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, 2-52 (page 1 missing).

25/9: Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 1-52.

25/10: Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story.

25/11: Slave Mutiny, partial list comparing fictional passages of Slave Mutiny that appear in Holland's story.

25/12: Slave Mutiny, partial list comparing fictional passages of Slave Mutiny that appear in Holland's story.

25/13: Slave Mutiny, comparisons of passages from Slave Mutiny and Holland's story.

25/14: Slave Mutiny, records of the court case - Examination of Ralph F. Daigh (June 30, 1959 and July 9, 1959).

25/15: Slave Mutiny, records of the court case - Examination of Charles Nelson Barnard (July 18, 1959).

25/16: Slave Mutiny, records of the court case - Examination of Clyde F. Newstrand (August 18, 1959).

25/17: Slave Mutiny, complaint alleged by Owens, the Plaintiff, against Fawcett Publications, Inc. and David Holland

25/18: Slave Mutiny, "Plaintiff's Preliminary Trial Memorandum".

25/19: Slave Mutiny, "Supplement to Plaintiff's Preliminary Trial Memorandum".

25/20: Slave Mutiny, "Plaintiff's Preliminary Proposed Findings of Fact".

25/21: Slave Mutiny, client papers from Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and Holland.

25/22: Slave Mutiny, client papers from Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and Holland.

25/23: Slave Mutiny, client papers from Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and Holland.

26/1: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited material).

26/2: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/3: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/4: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/5: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/6: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/7: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/8: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/9: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/10: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/11: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/12: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/13: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/14: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/15: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/16: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/17: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/18: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/19: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/20: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

26/21: Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited).

24/1: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XVIII.

24/2: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XIX.

24/3: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XIX.

24/4: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XX.

24/5: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XXI.

24/6: Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XXII.

24/7: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter I.

24/8: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter II.

24/9: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter III.

24/10: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter IV.

24/11: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter V.

24/12: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter VI.

24/13: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter VII.

24/14: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter VII.

24/15: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter VIII.

24/16: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter IX.

24/17: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter X.

24/18: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XI.

24/19: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XII.

24/20: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XIII.

24/21: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XIV.

24/22: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XV.

24/23: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XVI.

24/24: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XVII.

24/25: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XVIII.

24/26: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XIX.

24/27: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XX.

24/28: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XXI.

24/29: Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XXII.

24/30: Slave Mutiny, story titled "The Explosive Pinch of Snuff" in True magazine p. 36 about the Amistad mutiny. (October 1948) -

24/31: Slave Mutiny, "The Slaves Who Wouldn't Be Sold" by David Holland in True magazine (March 1957).

24/32: Slave Mutiny, photocopy of Holland's story "The Slaves Who Wouldn't Be Sold".

24/33: Slave Mutiny, Certificate of Registration of Owens' claim to the copyright of Slave Mutiny.

24/34: Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 6 and photocopy of a typescript of "Mutiny on L'Amistad" by Holland. (June 30, 1959)

24/35: Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 6 and photocopy of a typescript of "Mutiny on L'Amistad" by Holland. (June 30, 1959)

24/36: Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 6 and photocopy of a typescript of "Mutiny on L'Amistad" by Holland. (June 30, 1959)

24/37: Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 8A Holland's story edited by Joseph Millard now called "The Slaves Who Wouldn't Be Sold". (June 30, 1959)

24/38: Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 8A Holland's story edited by Joseph Millard now called "The Slaves Who Wouldn't Be Sold". (June 30, 1959)

24/39: Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 8A Holland's story edited by Joseph Millard now called "The Slaves Who Wouldn't Be Sold". (June 30, 1959)

24/40: Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 8A Holland's story edited by Joseph Millard now called "The Slaves Who Wouldn't Be Sold". (June 30, 1959)

27/1: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 1-24. (July 18, 1960)

27/2: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 25-48. (July 18, 1960)

27/3: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 49-72. (July 18, 1960)

27/4: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 73-96. (July 18, 1960) -

27/5: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 97-121A. (July 18, 1960)

27/6: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 122-140. (July 18, 1960)

27/7: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 147-170. (July 18, 1960)

27/8: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 171-190. (July 18, 1960)

27/9: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 191-215. (July 18, 1960)

27/10: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 216-239. (July 18, 1960)

27/11: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 240-264. (July 18, 1960)

27/12: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 265-298. (July 18, 1960)

27/13: Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens pp. 299-319. (July 18, 1960)

27/14: Slave Mutiny, exhibits of comparisons of Owens' book with the text of True magazine.

27/15: Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid".

27/16: Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid".

27/17: Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid".

27/18: Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid".

27/19: Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid".

27/20: Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid".

27/21: Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid".

27/22: Slave Mutiny, "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid".

27/23: Slave Mutiny, "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid".

27/24: Slave Mutiny, "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid".

27/25: Slave Mutiny, "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid".

27/26: Slave Mutiny, "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid".

27/27: Slave Mutiny, "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid".

27/28: Slave Mutiny, "Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid".

22/6: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 1-25.

22/7: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 20-50.

22/8: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 51-75.

22/9: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 76-100.

22/10: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 101-125.

22/11: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 126-150.

22/12: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 151-169.

22/13: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 170-189.

22/14: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 190-209.

22/15: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 210-229.

22/16: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 230-249.

22/17: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 250-265.

22/18: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 266-275.

22/19: Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 276-289.

Papers concerning Owens' plagerism case with True magazine. Information relating to the case of Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and Holland. Contains comparisons of Owens' Slave Mutiny with edited material and unedited material by Millard of True magazine. Contains court testimony and legal material for the case of Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and David Holland including comparisions of Slave Mutiny with Holland's story and records from the trial. Includes the deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) and plaintiff's exhibits (April 26, 1961).

Papers relating to Owens' book, Slave Mutiny, published in 1953. Includes source materials, notes, and related publications concerning the Amistad mutiny. Manuscripts, drafts and some book reviews for both Slave Mutiny, and the later edition of the book titled Black Mutiny, published in 1968.

46/1: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/2: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/3: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/4: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/5: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/6: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/7: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/8: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/9: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/10: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/11: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/12: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/13: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/14: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

46/15: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

45/1: Tales From the Derrick Floor, book reviews.

45/2: Tales From the Derrick Floor, copy of a contract for the film rights to the book.

45/3: Tales From the Derrick Floor, field notes.

45/4: Tales From the Derrick Floor, "Centennial Snapshots" and photographs.

45/5: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews.

45/6: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews.

45/7: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews.

45/8: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews.

45/9: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews.

45/10: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews.

45/11: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews.

45/12: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews.

45/13: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews.

45/14: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews.

45/15: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews.

45/16: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - unused interviews.

45/17: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - unused interviews.

45/18: Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - unused interviews.

47/1: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

47/2: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

47/3: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

47/4: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

47/5: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

47/6: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

47/7: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

47/8: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

47/9: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

47/10: Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews.

47/11: Tales From the Derrick Floor, "Oil Patch History" by Owens and Boatright (article taken from Tales From the Derrick Floor).

47/12: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited) including layout and style sheet, front matter - p. 44.

47/13: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 45-94.

47/14: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 95-129.

47/15: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 130-174.

47/16: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 175-206.

47/17: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), 207-244.

47/18: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 245-284.

47/19: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 285-334.

48/1: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 335-385.

48/2: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 336-434.

48/3: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 435-474.

48/4: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 475-511.

48/5: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 512-551.

48/6: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 552-590.

48/7: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), index.

48/8: Tales From the Derrick Floor, page proof.

48/9: Tales From the Derrick Floor, page proof.

48/10: Tales From the Derrick Floor, page proof.

48/11: Tales From the Derrick Floor, final galley proof - includes one page of organized galley proof.

Tales From the Derrick Floor (1970) co-authored by Owens and Mody Boatright. Includes notes, reviews, and interviews with early oil pioneers. Edited interviews and final draft (copy edited), page proofs, and final galley proof of Tales From the Derrick Floor.

60/1: "Teakettle Refinery" - typescript.

60/2: "Them Tuttles" - typescript.

60/3: "Thing of Evil" - typescript.

60/4: "Too Old for College?" - typescript.

60/5: "Tough Men and Tall Tales" (p. 40 of American Petroleum Institute Quarterly - 1959)

60/6: "Twytha and the Child Evangelist" - typescript.

60/7: "Will the Huks Revolt?" - page proofs for Asia and the Americas.

60/8: "With Deepest Shame" - incomplete typescript.

60/9: "With Deepest Shame" - typescript.

60/10: "With Prejudice Toward None" and "A Lesson in Manners" - typescripts.

60/11: "Woman Killuh, Don't Stay Away" - typescript.

60/12: Untitled short stories.

60/13: Untitled short stories.

60/14: Untitled short story - five parts.

60/15: Short stories probably written by Owens.

60/16: Book reviews - "Asphalt Folklore" ( Saturday Review - Ballads and Folk Songs of the Southwest, "Folksy Stew" (Saturday Review - Mexican Border Ballads and Other Lore (Southwest Review - Paul Lawrence Dunbar and His Song, Robert Burns: the Man and the Poet (Southwest Review - Singing Family of the Cumberlands, Tales of Frontier Texas (Southwest Historical Quarterly), Wayfaring Stranger: An Autobiography. January 1, 1955), February 12, 1955), Autumn 1947), Summer 1970),

60/17: Two copies of The Grampus a student publication edited by Owens while at Southern Methodist University. (February 24, 1933 and April 1933),

60/18: Five volumes of the C.I.C. Reporter a magazine for World War II intelligence officers, for which Owens was editorial advisor and writer. (1947-1948),

60/19: Speech delivered at the Lamar University Bicentennial Series - September 1975.

60/20: Speech titled " Roy Bedichek: Adventures With a Texas Naturalizer" - April 1965.

60/21: Commencement Speech for Pearl River High School.

60/22: Speech titled " The Frontier in Song and Story" for the National Humanities Series, 1971-1972.

60/23: Speech titled "Oil Field Tales and Other Stories " (includes mixed notes) - presented at Baylor University lecture series, October 1970.

60/24: Speech titled " Three Texas Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, & Webb" - presented at the East Texas Historical Association, Fall 1970.

60/25: Speech entitled " Walter Mitty and Other Fantasy Makers" - presented at the Texas Christian University Creative Writing Convocation, May 1968.

60/26: Introduction to two speeches delivered by peers at the Western History Association, October 1972.

60/27: Speech titled "The Writer and His Region" - delivered at East Texas State University in 1968.

60/28: "The Writer and His Region" (Forthcoming '68).

60/29: Speech titled "The Writing of Fiction" - presented at Texas A & M University Literary Festival, April 1965.

60/30: Speech titled " The Golden Age of Texas Scholarship: Webb, Dobie, Bedichek, and Boatright" - presented at the Southern Historical Association, 1974.

60/31: "The Golden Age of Texas Scholarship: Webb, Dobie, Bedichek, and Boatright" - draft.

60/32: "The Golden Age of Texas Scholarship: Webb, Dobie, Bedichek, and Boatright" - incomplete draft.

60/33: "The Golden Age of Texas Scholarship: Webb, Dobie, Bedichek, and Boatright" - background material.

60/34: Notes and writings on folksongs for the 50th Anniversary of the Texas Folklore Society.

60/35: Speech titled " The Use of Folklore in Literature".