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Personal Correspondence

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

Personal Correspondence

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

Slave Mutiny

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).

Walking on Borrowed Land

28/1: Walking on Borrowed Land, book reviews.

28/2: Walking on Borrowed Land, book award from Texas Institute of Letters for Best First Book of Fiction.

28/3: Walking on Borrowed Land, early organization of the novel - then called King Cotton's My Cross.

28/4: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes. Contains a memo pad and handwritten notes.

28/5: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes. Contains copies of a synopsis of the novel.

28/6: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes. Contains Theme, Proposed Revisions, and Tentative Chapter Outline.

28/7: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapter I.

28/8: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapter II.

28/9: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapter XVIII.

28/10: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XX - XXI.

28/11: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XXII - XXIII.

28/12: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapter XXVI.

28/13: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XXIX - XXXI.

28/14: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XXXII - XXXIV.

28/15: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XXXV - XXXVIII.

28/16: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapter XXXIX.

28/17: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XL - XLI.

28/18: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XLII - XLIII.

28/19: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XLIV - XLV.

28/20: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters I. XVII, XIX.

28/21: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters XX, XXI.

28/22: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters XXIII, XXV, XXVI.

28/23: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapter XXVII.

28/24: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters XXVIII, XXIX.

28/25: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters XXX - XXXII.

28/26: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapters I, XVII.

28/27: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapter XX.

28/28: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapter XXI.

28/29: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapters XXIII, XXV, XXVI.

28/30: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapter XXVII.

28/31: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapters XXXIII, XXIX.

28/32: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapters XXX, XXXI.

28/33: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters 1 - 4.

28/34: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters 5 - 8.

28/35: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters 12 - 17.

28/36: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters 18 - 21.

28/37: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters 22-25.

28/38: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters 26, 27.

Walking on Borrowed Land

29/1: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - Chapters 1 - 4.

29/2: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - Chapters 5 - 9.

29/3: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - Chapters 10 - 15.

29/4: Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - Chapters 16 - 19.

29/5: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters I - V.

29/6: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters VI - X.

29/7: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XIII - XVII.

29/8: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XIX - XXIV.

29/9: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXV - XXVIII.

29/10: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXIX - XXXV.

29/11: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXXVI - XXXIX.

29/12: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters I - IV.

29/13: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters V - VIII.

29/14: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters IX - XIII.

29/15: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XIV - XVII.

29/16: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XVIII - XXI.

29/17: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXII - XXVI.

29/18: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXVII - XXIX.

29/19: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXXV - XXXIV.

29/20: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXXV - XXXIX.

29/21: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XL - XLII.

29/22: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XLIII - XLV.

29/23: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters I - III.

29/24: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters IV - VI.

29/25: Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters VII - X.

This Stubborn Soil

38/1: This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, pp. 371-429.

38/2: This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, end matter including pulled and revised chapters.

38/3: This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, end matter including pulled and revised chapters.

38/4: This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, front matter, p. 29.

38/5: This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 30-62.

38/6: This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 63-99.

38/7: This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 100-141.

38/8: This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 142-181.

38/9: This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 182-212.

38/10: This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 213-252.

38/11: This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 253-288.

38/12: This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 289-328.

38/13: This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 329-359.

38/14: This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 360-400.

38/15: This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 401-428.

38/16: This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, front matter, Chapter 9.

38/17: This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 10 - 19.

38/18: This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 20 - 29.

38/19: This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 30 - 39.

38/20: This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 40 - 49.

38/21: This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 50 - 59.

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 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 - Gr

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".

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).

Te - W, Untitled, and Speeches

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".

Photographs

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.

Writings by Other Authors

66/1: Publications of the University of Texas. The Controversy At the University of Texas mentions the proposed dismissal of Bedichek and the Texas Ranger mentions Bedichek. (August 1945) (September 1948)

66/3: Alezander Z. Kruse - 50 Years in American Art.

66/4: Arizona Highways.

66/5: "Army Counter Intelligence and Fort Holabird".

66/6: "Art exhibit programs". Introduction to Charles Russell by Dobie.

66/7: "Brazilian Popular Music".

66/8: A Japanese Songbook found by Owens in the Philippines in 1944.

66/9: The Egg and the Eye publications.

66/10: The Episcopal New Yorker, April 1972.

66/11: Far Eastern Survey.

66/12: For Texas Health, May 1958.

66/13: Ford Motor Company Annual Report, 1960 and 1961.

66/14: Ford Motor Company Annual Report, 1960 and 1961.

66/15: "How Long Shall We Hold the Bag?"

66/16: The Library of American Literature - 143 plates that came with Texas Folk Songs material.

66/17: Pamphlet on Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

66/18: The New Day newspaper.

66/19: The Old Print Shop Portfolio. Section on Texas.

66/20: The Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings for 1968 and 1969.

66/21: Pioneer News-Observer, August 1970.

66/22: Report of the Second Conference on Planning For the Dictionary of the American Dialect Society, 1950.

66/23: Sale Time catalogs of Ramsey's 777 Ranch in Paris, Texas.

66/24: Scioto County in Facts and Figures.

66/25: Spindletop - A Texas Titan.

66/26: Spirit of the West pamphlet on rodeos with pictures by Lawrence Tenney Stevens.

66/27: Texas maps (1957). Earl Rudder was Land Commissioner.

66/28: The Texas Observer, Article on H. B. Zachary. May 21, 1971.

66/29: Texas Parade, Article on Dobie. October 1970.

66/30: Booklet for the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation.

66/31: Signatures of famous persons.

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

Personal Correspondence

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

Personal Correspondence

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

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

Texas Folk Songs

17/1: Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs.

17/2: Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs.

17/3: Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs.

17/4: Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs.

17/5: Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs.

17/6: Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs.

17/7: Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs.

17/8: Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs.

17/9: Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs.

17/10: Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs.

17/11: Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs.

17/12: Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs.

17/13: Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs.

17/14: Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs.

17/15: Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs.

17/16: Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs.

17/17: Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of music staffs with lyrics of folksongs.

17/18: Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of music staffs with lyrics of folksongs.

17/19: Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of music staffs with lyrics of folksongs.

17/20: Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of music staffs with lyrics of folksongs.

17/21: Texas Folk Songs, music staffs with some lyrics included.

17/22: Texas Folk Songs, lyrics from miscellaneous and unused texts.

Texas Folk Songs

19/1: Texas Folk Songs, typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book, pp. 1-63 of reference notes.

19/2: Texas Folk Songs, typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book, pp. 64-115 of reference notes.

19/3: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed incomplete manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book including printed staffs with lyrics, pp. 1-22.

19/4: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed incomplete manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book including printed staffs with lyrics, pp. 23-50.

19/5: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed incomplete manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book including printed staffs with lyrics, pp. 51-84.

19/6: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed incomplete manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book including printed staffs with lyrics, pp. 85-129.

19/7: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - "Table of Contents" through "Collector's Notes".

19/8: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - "British Ballads".

19/9: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - American Ballads.

19/10: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - "Songs of Doleful Love".

19/11: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - "Songs for a Laugh".

19/12: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - "Children's Songs".

19/13: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - "Civil War Songs".

19/14: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - "Songs for Pilon".

19/15: Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - "Songs for Pilon".

Slave Mutiny

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.

Slave Mutiny

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.

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.

This Stubborn Soil

39/1: This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 60 - 64.

39/2: This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 65 - 69.

39/3: This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 70 - 74.

39/4: This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapter 75 - Afterword.

39/5: This Stubborn Soil, sections cut from the manuscript.

39/6: This Stubborn Soil, sections cut from the manuscript.

39/7: This Stubborn Soil, general overall cuttings.

39/8: This Stubborn Soil, general overall cuttings.

39/9: This Stubborn Soil, general overall cuttings.

39/10: This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, front matter, Chapter 6.

39/11: This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 7 - 14.

39/12: This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 15 - 20.

39/13: This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 21 - 25.

39/14: This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 26 - 33.

39/15: This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 34 - 40.

39/16: This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 41 - 46.

39/17: This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 47 - 51.

39/18: This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 52 - 57.

39/19: This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 58 - 64.

39/20: This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 65 - 72.

39/21: This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapter 73 - Afterword.

Three Friends

42/1: Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 280-305.

42/2: Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 306-328.

42/3: Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 329-360.

42/4: Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 361-387.

42/5: Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 388-424.

42/6: Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 425-453.

42/7: Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 454-479.

42/8: Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 480-495.

42/9: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 1-44.

42/10: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 45-87.

42/11: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 88-126.

42/12: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 127-162.

42/13: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 163-197.

42/14: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 195-227.

42/15: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 228-260.

42/16: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 261-298.

42/17: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 299-330

42/18: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 331-367.

42/19: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 368-404.

42/20: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 405-437.

42/21: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 438-458.

42/22: Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 459-479.

Three Friends

43/1: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 73-92.

43/2: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 93-117.

43/3: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 118-160.

43/4: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 161-193.

43/5: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 194-232.

43/6: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 233-256.

43/7: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 257-278.

43/8: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 279-317.

43/9: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 318-347.

43/10: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 348-273.

43/11: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 374-419.

43/12: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 420-449.

43/13: Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 450-481 (includes outline of material).

43/14: Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder - Chapter titled "Cathartic".

43/15: Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder - Chapter titled "Pioneers", "Schooling", and "University".

43/16: Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder - Chapters titled "Academe", "Friday Mountain", and "Lore".

43/17: Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder - Chapters titled "Texans Abroad", "Book Corralled", "Books, Books", and "Westward Slopes".

43/18: Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder.

43/19: Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder.

43/20: Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder.

43/21: Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder.

Tales From the Derrick Floor

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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