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Authors, American -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Johnson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-854-BC
Abstract This collection documents the personal and professional life of Arthur Harold Johnson - singer, poet, novelist and curator of the Jonson Gallery on the University of New Mexico campus. Materials include correspondence, unpublished and published writings, photographs, newspaper clippings and music recital programs.
Dates: 1887-1980; Majority of material found within 1930-1970

Carol Berge Autobiographical Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: AC 585
Scope and Content This is a collection of unpublished remembrances gathered by Carol Bergé in the 1980s and 1990s from members of the 1960s Avant-Garde New York City Coffee House scene.
Dates: 1980s-1990s

Chellis Glendinning Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AC 477
Scope and Content Collection consists of books, articles, poetry, audio recordings and short stories by New Mexico author Chellis Glendinning. Also included are various interviews, correspondence and magazine articles on Glendinning's work in the areas of psychology, feminism, environmentalism, ecopsychology and political activism.
Dates: 1972-2009

Conrad Richter Letters,

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-150-SC
Scope and Content The collection consists of two letters from Richter to Howard Roosa concerning Richter's short novel, The Lady, dated September 24, 1956 and May 24, 1957. The letter dated 9-24-56 is missing as of 12-16-99.
Dates: 1956-1957

David Stacton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS- 273-BC
Abstract The David Stacton Papers consist of the early drafts of six short stories and historical novels that Stacton produced in the 1960s.
Dates: 1960-1967

Day Science Fiction Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-318
Abstract This collection contains photographs of Donald B. Day.
Dates: 1945-1955

Dorothy B. Hughes Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-463
Abstract This collection contains one photograph of Dorothy B. Hughes.
Dates: 1930-1950

First Person Magazine Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-389-BC
Abstract This collection is comprised of correspondence regarding the publication of First Person, a quarterly literary magazine, as well as manuscripts from its contributors, and its four published volumes.
Dates: 1960-1961

Harvena Richter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-474-BC
Scope and Content The collection emphasizes Harvena Richter's career as author and teacher. There are three topical series; published works, unpublished works and classroom materials. Published works consists of manuscripts and early drafts of her books The Human Shore and Virginia Woolf: The Inward Voyage, as well as copies of periodicals containing her poetry and short stories. Among the unpublished works are manuscripts for two...
Dates: 1933-1985

Helen Zunser Wortis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-549-SC
Scope and Content This collection contains the unpublished manuscript, Uncle José and the Animals, a children's story written by Helen Zunser and illustrated by Shomer Zunser. This story is a compilation of New Mexican folk tales and riddles. It is hand typed and contains original illustrations. The collection also contains a photocopy of Helen Zunser's published story,The Witch (1935), and 1 photograph of the author.
Dates: 1935-[1976]

Lawrence Ferlinghetti Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS -207 -SC
Scope and Content This small collection contains a handwritten poem, "The Man Who Road Away," written in Taos, April 2, and May 20, 1962. There is also a one page note to Bob Creeley of Albuquerque, N.M., who gave the poem to a professor at the University of New Mexico. The poem was probably a tribute to D.H. Lawrence who lived in Taos, N.M., 1920s-1930s.
Dates: 1962

Lee Marmon Pictorial Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT-2000-017
Abstract This collection contains photographs taken by Lee Marmon throughout his life. These include images of elders and community members from Laguna and Acoma Pueblos, visual documentation of uranium mines and mills throughout New Mexico, photos of fashion and social life in 1960s and 1970s Palm Springs, CA, among other things.
Dates: 1936-2011

Max Evans Film Scripts Collection

 File
Identifier: MSS-1093-SC
Scope and Contents Folder contains two items:

1. Max Evans's (final) screenplay for his novelette "Bid Shad's Bridge" (1969). It was initially published in Knight Magazine. 2. Budget estimate for "The Man who Walks Backward" (undated) from his novel (Bluefeather Fellini (1993, UNM Press 2007) to be produced and directed by Max Evans.
Dates: 1969, undated

Michael Blake papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-894-BC
Abstract This collection primarily contains writings, research, and correspondence, spanning Michael Blake’s forty year career as a professional writer.
Dates: 1949-2010; Majority of material found within 1960-2010

Nancy C. Wood Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-888-BC
Abstract This collection primarily contains writings, research, and correspondence, spanning Nancy Wood’s fifty year career as a professional writer.
Dates: 1954-2011

New Mexico Quarterly Records

 Collection
Identifier: UNMA 049
Abstract The New Mexico Quarterly was published by the University of New Mexico from 1931 to 1969 and was a southwestern journal in the genre of “little magazines.” This collection contains files of authors and contributors, circulation information, copyright files, correspondence, clippings, and editing proofs.New Mexico Quarterly was published by the University of New Mexico from 1931 to 1969 and was a southwestern journal in the genre of “little magazines.” This collection...
Dates: 1940 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1970

Norman Macleod Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-347-BC
Abstract This collection is comprised of correspondence and papers pertaining to Norman Wicklund Macleod, poet, editor, professor, and author. Most materials in the collection pertain to The Pembroke Magazine.
Dates: 1971-1975

Oral History Interview with Dorothy B. Hughes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-463-BC
Scope and Content The collection contains oral history interviews with Dorothy Hughes, conducted in March 1989 in El Paso, Tex. by Rose Diaz. In the interviews Hughes discusses her time as a graduate student at the University of New Mexico, writing the fifty year history of the University, her writing career, and her friends and family.

There are no transcripts for the interviews.

The collection also includes one signed letter from Hughes to her publisher, 1964.
Dates: 1964-1989

Paul Fleischman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-469-BC
Scope and Content The collection consists of drafts and proofs for two of Fleischman's published works, The Half-A-Moon Inn and Graven Images.
Dates: 1980-1982

Paul Horgan Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-46-BC
Scope and Content This collection consists of drafts and manuscripts for seven of Paul Horgan's novels. Printer's proofs are included with two of the titles, and several book jacket designs accompany one of the manuscripts. Manuscripts for published titles include: No Quarter Given (1935), which, in early drafts was entitled, "The Climate of Illusion"; Main Line West (1936); A Lamp on the Plains...
Dates: 1935-1942

Philip J. Rasch Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AC 439
Scope and Content This collection consists of the research material of historian and author Philip J. Rasch. It includes his many articles about New Mexican and southwestern gunslingers, lawmen, and outlaws. These articles were published in the English Westerners' Brand Book, Denver Westerners Monthly Roundup, Westerners New York Posse Brand Book, and the National Association and Center for Outlaw and Lawman...
Dates: Placeholder Unit Date Text; Majority of material found in Placeholder Unit Date Text

Red Crane Books, Inc. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AC 441
Scope and Content Collection consists of the records of Red Crane Books, including author files, correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, legal documents, and papers pertaining to the process of publishing the works.
Dates: 1984-2006

Robert Bright Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1039-BC
Abstract Letters, manuscripts, book mock-ups, and original drawings pertaining to author Robert Bright and his family.
Dates: 1830s-1979; Majority of material found within 1888-1970