Box

Personal Correspondence

19 folders

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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