Box

Personal Correspondence

30 folders

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