Overview of the Collection
Texas/Dallas History & Archives, Dallas Public Library
1515 Young StDallas, TX 75201
Bigbee, North
North Bigbee Collection
2 Boxes
MA92-4
The records are in English.
Biographical Note
North Bigbee was a Dallas writer who received degrees in English and Journalism from Southern Methodist University. He worked at the Dallas Morning News as oil editor and as Public Relations Director of the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association during the 1920s and '30s, but also began to develop a career as a freelance writer. During World War II he was a business editor for the Army publication Yank. Following the war, Bigbee worked primarily as a freelance writer, publishing articles in over 50 magazines including Readers Digest and Esquire. He also wrote plays, sometimes collaborating with Walter Holbrook. Bigbee died in 1979 at the age of 75.
Scope and Contents
By no means an overview of Bigbee's career, this collection does hold examples of his poetry, plays, short stories, lyrics, and non-fiction writing as well as a small amount of correspondence, notes about plot ideas, and outlines covering composition strategy and effective writing techniques.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Persons:
Bigbee, North
Family Names:
Bigbee
Places:
Dallas (Tex.)
Occupations:
Writer Journalist
Titles:
North Bigbee Collection
Preferred Citation
MA92-4 North Bigbee Collection, Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library
Acquisition Information
This collection consist of material deaccessioned by the Dallas Historical Society at an unknown date (after 1983), and some items may be duplicates of the Society's holdings.
Processing Information
Processed by Carol Roark, Archivist
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Register
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2
Business cards
1
3
Correspondence,
1945-1949
1
4
Agreement with The Petroleum Express
1
5
Anecdotes
1
6
Dallas Theater Center
1
7
Musical Scores
1
8
Poetry
1
9
Publicity materials for Judge Harry N. Graves
1
10
Plot Ideas
1
11
Composition strategies
1
12
Art Work, "Out Yonder by James"
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1
"Are We Running Out of Oil?'
c. 1948
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2
"Mr. Oil" (biographical profile of Everett L. DeGolyer),
c.1951
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"Farewell Summer, A Comedy-Drama in Three Acts by North Bigbee and Walter Holbrook", copyright 1935 under title "Summer Done"
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4
"Nearly Thirty, A Play in Three Acts by North Bigbee and Walter Holbrook"
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5
"Next Door, A Comedy in Three Acts by North Bigbee and Walter Holbrook"
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6
"Silver King" (filmscript about tarpon fishing in Port Aransas, Texas)
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7
"Transport"
2
8
"Yea Team!"
2
9
Murder Manual, A Handbook for Mystery Story Writers (Bigbee's annotated copy)