TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview of the Collection
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Birth through High School
Writings
Poems in Magazines and Books
Military Service
Clippings, Photographs, Letters
Dallas Morning NewsDMN
Dallas Morning News
2719 Gallery Items
Dallas Morning News
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Rual Askew Collection
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Creator: |
Askew, Rual |
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Title: |
Rual Askew Collection |
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Dates: |
1920-1974 |
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Accession No.: |
MA83-22 |
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Quantity: |
13 boxes and 15 scrapbooks |
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Language: |
The records are in English.
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Repository: |
Texas/Dallas History & Archives, Dallas Public Library 1515 Young St Dallas, TX 75201 |
Rual Askew was born in Marietta, Oklahoma, October 1, 1920. He spent most of his boyhood years in San Antonio, Texas until attending the University of Texas in Austin. His interest in the arts developed early with poems, philosophy, and piano recitals throughout school. After receiving a Masters degree in creative writing in 1942, Askew served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Soon after the war, he joined the staff of the Dallas Morning News in 1947.
Askew became a critic in the Amusements Department and Eventually became assistant editor under John Rosenfield. He reviewed music, ballet theatre, and movies, but is best known as the Dallas Morning News art critic. Askew left the paper in 1964. From 1964 until his death on December 6, 1979, Rual Askew owned and operated the 2719 Gallery, located at 2719 Routh.
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The Collection contains personal items from childhood, writings, and scrapbooks. Early poetry, a manuscript of a novel, and published poems are in boxes 1-5. Military service records are also available. Correspondence from readers are included. The remainder of the material consist of clippings in scrapbooks from his columns which appeared in the Dallas Morning News, 1948-1964, and a small sampling of items concerning the 2719 Gallery, 1961-1971.
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This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms. |
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Rual Askew |
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Dallas Morning News |
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Askew |
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Dallas |
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Reporter |
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Art Critic |
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Poet |
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Rual Askew Collection |
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MA83-22 Rual Askew Collection, Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library
Processed by Carolyn Glidewell Edited by Cindy C. Smolovik, Archivist
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Birth through High School |
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Early Poems, Piano Recital Programs |
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Baby Record |
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Poem to Mother |
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Guest Book |
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Scrap Book - Piano Recitals |
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Essays - High School - Threadbare |
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Philosophy |
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Book: "If Crickets Hear" - Original Verse by Poetry Club of Thomas Jefferson High School, "Street Scene" p.56 1935-36 |
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Senior Play Script |
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Writings |
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Poems - Typescript and Manuscript |
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Poems - Typescript and Manuscript |
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Poems - Typescript and Manuscript |
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Poems - Songs from the Southwest - Preliminary Drafts |
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Poems - M.A. Thesis - Preliminary Versions and Typescript. |
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Shorty Stories - Typescript and Manuscript. |
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Essays, Sketches, Book Reviews - Typescript and Manuscript. |
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Novel: Timon Brewser - Typescript. |
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Poems - M.A. Thesis - Final Version |
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Poems in Magazines and Books |
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Southwest Review. - Poem - "Negro Song" P. 468f Summer 1941 |
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Southwest Review. 2 copies - Poem - "Song of the Rio Grande" p.35f Autumn 1944 |
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Scene Magazine. - Poem - "Cattle Driver" p.13 - 2 Gallery Proofs April, 1947 |
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Scene Jr. - 3 copies - Rual Askew Biography p.4 |
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Southwest Review. - Poem - "Harp of Death" p.348 Autumn 1948 |
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The Book of College Verse - Poem. "Passage from Oklahoma to Texas" - p.52f January 2, 1938 |
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Outstanding Contemporary Poets. - Poem - "Passage from Oklahoma to Texas" p.5f 1939 |
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The Paebar Anthology of Verse. - Poem- "Wedding Anniversary" p.99 1940 |
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Sod and Mast. - Poems - "Trilogy for This War" p.312-315 "Spring" p.316-317 "Song for Victory" p.317 "From the Harp of Death" p.318 1942 |
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Green - Poems Circa 1937-38 |
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Small Black - Early Poems |
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Black - Rual Askew on Front - Sounds of Old English |
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Orange - Articles on Modern Art by Rual Askew. Dallas Morning News. April, 1947 |
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Spiral Notebook - Poems, Book Reviews, Plot for a Play, Essay, Final Chapter (XXVI) of Novel - Timon Brewser |
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Spiral Notebook - Poem Fragments |
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2 Stenographer's Notebooks - Poem Fragments |
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Military Service |
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Military Service - Newspapers |
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Military Service Records |
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Military Service Records |
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Clippings, Photographs, Letters |
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Newspaper Clippings pulled from Dallas Morning News Blue Books - Also Photo static Copies 1962 |
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Newspaper Clippings pulled from Dallas Morning NewsBlue Books - Also Photo static Copies 1963 |
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Newspaper Clippings pulled from Dallas Morning News Blue Books - Also Photo static Copies 1964 |
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Clippings about Rual Askew, pencil sketch of Rual Askew; to our "Boy Friend" |
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Publicity Photographs |
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Literary Correspondence 1942-1948 |
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Correspondence from Dallas Morning News - Removed from DMN Blue Books |
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Correspondence 1956-57 |
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Correspondence 1958 |
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Correspondence 1959 |
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Correspondence 1960 |
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Correspondence 1961 |
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Correspondence 1962 |
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Correspondence 1963 |
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Correspondence 1964 |
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Correspondence - Regarding his leaving the Dallas Morning News and inquiries about a new position 1964, 1966 |
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Dallas Morning News Red Books - Newspaper Articles and Correspondence Concerning Them 1948-1955 |
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Dallas Morning News Red Book 1948 |
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Dallas Morning News Red Book 1949 |
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Dallas Morning News Red Book 1950 |
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Dallas Morning News Red Book 1951 |
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Dallas Morning News Red Book 1952 |
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Dallas Morning News Red Book 1953 |
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Dallas Morning News Red Book 1954 |
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Dallas Morning News Red Book 1955 |
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2719 Gallery Items |
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2719 Gallery - Newspaper Clippings 1966-1968 |
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2719 Gallery - Newspaper Clippings 1969-1971 |
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Advertisements for Gallery Shows |
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Biographical Information on Artist |
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2719 Gallery Memorabilia |
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Dallas Morning News Blue Books - Newspaper Articles January 1956 - April 1964 |
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January 1, 1956 - May 25, 1956 |
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May 25, 1956 - December 31, 1956 |
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January 1, 1957 - May 19, 1957 |
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May 20, 1957 - December 31, 1957 |
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Janaury 1, 1958 - July 1, 1958 |
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July 2, 1958 - December 31, 1958 |
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January 1, 1959 - July 19, 1959 |
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July 21, 1959 - December 31, 1959 |
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January 1, 1960 - May 25, 1960 |
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May 26, 1960 - January 14, 1961 |
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January 15, 1961 - July 15, 1961 |
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July 15, 1961 - February 9, 1962 |
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February 10, 1962 - August 18, 1962 |
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| Book 14 |
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August 20, 1962 - August 8, 1963 |
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| Book 15 |
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August 13, 1963 - April 19, 1964 |
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