urn:taro:tamu.cush.00088 Inventory of the William A. Owens Papers (Part One): 1922-1979 Finding aid prepared by Barbara A. Middlebrook, revised by Aletha Andrew Cushing Memorial Library, Texas A & M University
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Owens, William A., 1905- Inventory of the William A. Owens Papers (Part One) 1922-1979 29 linear feet William A. Owens, noted folklorist, author, and educator, was born in Pin Hook, Texas on November 2, 1905, the son of Charles and Jessie Ann (Chenault) Owens. He spent his childhood on the small cotton farms around tiny rural communities of Pin Hook, Novice, Faught, and Blossom. In an effort to finance his education, Owens undertook numerous odd jobs as a farmer's hired hand, stock clerk, and for a short time, combination waiter and dishwasher at Dallas University. In 1924 he entered East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce. Owens earned a high school diploma and elementary teaching certificate. After graduation, however, there were few jobs available in country schools and Owens lacked the qualifications to teach in the larger school systems. After two years teaching in country schools, Owens returned to college. He attended Southern Methodist University where he received the BA degree in 1932 and the MA degree in 1933. In 1941, he received his Ph.D. from the State University of Iowa. With the completion of the Master's degree, Owens began his profession in earnest, compiling an enviable record as an academician with legions of grateful former students. While his career as teacher, lecturer, and administrator has been full, he is more widely known as a gifted author. In addition to numerous articles, reviews and short stories, his books serve as monuments to his craft. His works include Swing and Turn: Texas Play-Party Games (1936); Texas Folk Songs (1950, revised in 1976); Slave Mutiny: The Revolt on the Schooner Amistad (1953); Walking on Borrowed Land (1954); Fever in the Earth (1958); Look to the River (1963); This Stubborn Soil (1966); Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb (1969); Tales From the Derrick Floor (with Mody C. Boatright, 1970); A Season of Weathering (1973); and A Fair and Happy Land (1975). The William A. Owens Papers consist of sixty-nine boxes and eight volumes occupying approximately twenty-nine feet of shelf space. The papers are in excellent condition. They have been divided into eight general categories which include: Correspondence (Series, 1-5); Research materials, manuscripts and drafts for books by Owens (Series. 6-19); Other writings by Owens including articles, short stories, book reviews, and speeches (Series. 20); Personal data including newspaper articles and photographs (Series. 21-23); Miscellaneous material written by other authors (Series. 24); Aluminum discs of recordings made by Owens (Series. 25); Owens' books (see list with Inventory of the William A. Owens Papers (Part Two) 1940-1980 - LIT/Owens MSS 00089); and Oversize materials kept in map cases as items separated. The papers document Owens' teaching and writing career from 1928 to 1979. Items of special interest in the collection include lyrics to many folksongs and recordings made by Owens in the 1930's and 1940's of folksingers as well as recorded readings of Robert Frost, interviews of early oil pioneers of Texas, legal papers for Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and David Holland concerning True magazine's plagerism of Slave Mutiny, and letters of Roy Bedichek, J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, and Mody C. Boatright LIT/Owens MSS 00088 English. Biographical Note

William A. Owens, noted folklorist, author, and educator, was born in Pin Hook, Texas on November 2, 1905, the son of Charles Owens and Jessie Ann (Chenault) Owens. He spent his childhood on the small cotton farms around tiny rural communities of Pin Hook, Novice, Faught, and Blossom. Owens was indeed a child of the poverty and hard times that had gripped the agricultural regions of the South since the Civil War and Reconstruction. These early years, were, however, tempered by the love and closeness of his family, a family that sometimes had as many as four generations living under one roof. His father had died only a few days after Owens' birth, and it was from his mother that he learned the values of hard work and self reliance. In addition, he acquired a love of reading and a desire to obtain an education beyond the one room schoolhouses of Lamar County.

In an effort to finance his education, Owens undertook numerous odd jobs as a farmer's hired hand, stock clerk, and for a short time, combination waiter and dishwasher at Dallas University. In 1924 he entered East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce. Studying long hours on his own to make up for the deficiencies in his country school education and waiting tables and picking cotton to pay his way, Owens earned a high school diploma and elementary teaching certificate. After graduation, however, there were few jobs available in country schools and Owens lacked the qualifications to teach in the larger school systems.

Owens moved to Paris, Texas and for the next few years struggled against nearly overwhelming economic hardships to continue school at the newly opened junior college. Although these were very difficult times, he never lost sight of continuing his education and becoming a teacher.

With two years of college completed and a new teaching certificate, he returned to Pin Hook to teach in the one room school he had left only five years before. After two years teaching in country schools, Owens returned to college. He attended Southern Methodist University where he received the BA degree in 1932 and the MA degree in 1933. In 1941, he received his Ph.D. from the State University of Iowa. The title of his dissertation was Texas Folk Songs.

With the completion of the Master's degree, Owens began his profession in earnest, compiling an enviable record as an academician with legions of grateful former students. During his career Owens taught at Greenville High School in Greenville, Texas (1934-35); Wesley College in Greenville, Texas (1935-36); Mississippi State College (1936); Robert E. Lee High School in Goose Creek, Texas (1936-37); Texas A & M University (1937-40, 1941-1947); University of Texas (1946); Columbia University (1947-1974). Additionally he served as Director of Research in Folk Materials (1941) and Director of the Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers (1952-58) at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. He also served as Director of the Summer Session (1959-1969) and Dean of the Summer Session (1969-72) at Columbia University. During World War II, Dr. Owens took leave from Texas A & M University and served with distinction as Officer in the United States Army, receiving the Legion of Merit for meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service in Luzon, Philippines Islands while serving with the 306th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.

While his career as teacher, lecturer, and administrator has been full, he is more widely known as a gifted author. In addition to numerous articles, reviews and short stories, his books serve as monuments to his craft. His works include Swing and Turn: Texas Play-Party Games (1936); Texas Folk Songs (1950, revised in 1976); Slave Mutiny: The Revolt on the Schooner Amistad (1953); Walking on Borrowed Land (1954); Fever in the Earth (1958); Look to the River (1963); This Stubborn Soil (1966); Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb (1969); Tales From the Derrick Floor (with Mody C. Boatright, 1970); A Season of Weathering (1973); and A Fair and Happy Land (1975).

Dr. Owens married Ann S. Wood on December 23, 1946. Their two children are Jessie Ann and David Edward.

 Scope and Content Note

The William A. Owens Papers consist of sixty-nine boxes and eight volumes occupying approximately twenty-nine feet of shelf space.The William A. Owens Papers consist of sixty-nine boxes and eight volumes occupying approximately twenty-nine feet of shelf space. The papers are in excellent condition. They have been divided into eight general categories which include: Correspondence (Series, 1-5); Research materials, manuscripts and drafts for books by Owens (Series. 6-19); Other writings by Owens including articles, short stories, book reviews, and speeches (Series. 20); Personal data including newspaper articles and photographs (Series. 21-23); Miscellaneous material written by other authors (Series. 24); Aluminum discs of recordings made by Owens (Series. 25); Owens' books (see list with Inventory of the William A. Owens Papers (Part Two) 1940-1980 - LIT/Owens MSS 00089); and Oversize materials kept in map cases as items separated. The papers document Owens' teaching and writing career from 1928 to 1979. Items of special interest in the collection include lyrics to many folksongs and recordings made by Owens in the 1930's and 1940's of folksingers as well as recorded readings of Robert Frost, interviews of early oil pioneers of Texas, legal papers for Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and David Holland concerning True magazine's plagerism of Slave Mutiny, and letters of Roy Bedichek, J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, and Mody C. Boatright.

The correspondence is further separated into three areas: personal correspondence; correspondence with Owens' literary agent, Maurice Crain; and correspondence regarding Owens' books. Some overlapping exists between these areas. In the personal correspondence section, letters discussing Owens' books are largely from friends and fans and are nontechnical in nature. The correspondence with Maurice Crain concerns the publication procedures and business aspect of his writings while the boxes of letters specifically concerning the books deal primarily with the writing and development of the books.

The personal correspondence is arranged chronologically from 1932 to 1975. The letters are concerned with associations and societies to which Owens belonged; speaking engagements by Owens; programs in which he was involved; awards presented to Owens; and Owens' teaching career which includes letters to Owens as Director of Folk Festivals at the University of Texas, as an instructor at Texas A & M University, and as Professor and Dean of Summer Sessions at Columbia University. Other letters concern Owens' service as an Intelligence Officer in World War II and his early work with folksongs. In addition to correspondence from Owens' family and friends, there are letters congratulating Owens on his publications and requesting his literary advice. Of special interest are letters from famous persons such as Grant Wood, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Nelson Rockefeller.

Correspondence with Maurice Crain contains letters from 1950 to 1959. The letters discuss publication and promotional plans for Owens' books and short stories. Other subject areas include foreign and domestic contracts for publication, royalty statements, and motion picture plans for several books.

The correspondence concerning books is arranged in chronological order based on the year of the book's publication. Included are letters regarding contracts with publishers, royalty statements, motion picture rights, and lectures on the books. Numerous letters discuss Owens' research and recordings of folksongs for Texas Folk Songs. Additional correspondence with Mrs. Walter B. Sharp, Dudley Sharp, and other oil pioneers refers to the Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers.

Material concerning Owens' books includes background material, book reviews, typescripts, drafts, and in most cases galley proofs and page proofs. The boxes are arranged chronologically according to the publication date from the earliest to the last. However, the revised edition of Texas Folk Songs which was published in 1976 is included with the papers of the 1950 edition. Labels which Owens used on the papers, such as the numbers of a draft, have been retained, and where there was no designation of a draft number, the typescript is merely labeled typescript, early draft, or manuscript. The papers include both photocopies and ribbon copies and duplicates of typescripts. Typescript and manuscript are used interchangeably as labels.

The evolution of each of Owens' books can be seen through the background material and copies of drafts. In the first folders are Owens' research material and notes, book reviews, advertisements, and other information pertaining to the book in subject matter. Copies of typescripts, from the earliest to the final edited manuscript are next with the last folders containing galley proofs and page proofs. Through the revisions and changes made by Owens in each subsequent draft, the progressive development of notes and a rough outline into a complete and polished publication is revealed. Papers of major interest include a copy of Owens' doctoral dissertation on folksongs for the State University of Iowa (June 1941) with Texas Folk Songs material, the legal papers from the Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and David Holland concerning Slave Mutiny, interviews of oil pioneers of Texas with material for Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers and Walter B. Sharp biography, and the correspondence of Dobie, Bedichek, and Webb revealing their ideas about many varied subjects included with Three Friends material.

Other writings by Owens comprise the next section of the collection. Articles and short stories are filed alphabetically. Book reviews are grouped together in one folder. Speeches are filed last and are labeled with the title or meeting at which they were given and the date if known. Typescripts exist of most of the articles and short stories, and duplicate copies are retained. Some of these writings occur in their published version and are labeled with the title and date of the magazine in which they were printed. The dates of the other stories and articles are unknown. The subjects of Owens' stories and articles cover a wide range of subjects and span the entirety of his writing career. Published excerpts from his books such as This Stubborn Soil and Tales From the Derrick Floor are included in this group as well.

The personal data concerning Owens contains biographical information such as vitae, resumes, publications concerning programs and lectures in which he participated, and material relating to his teaching career. Additional material documents his years at Columbia University and awards presented to him. Newspaper articles and photographs from 1940 to 1974 concern Owens' many interests and involvement in programs as well as his books and teaching career.

The next boxes in the collection contain miscellaneous material kept by Owens. Many oil history photographs and newspapers articles relating to subjects in which Owens was interested are included. Articles by other authors, some signed by the author and some written by friends of Owens, along with magazines and publications collected by Owens are filed in this section. The miscellaneous publications are divided into three categories: literary publications, college publications, and remaining miscellaneous publications. These deal with a wide variety of subjects in which Owens was apparently interested.

The remaining three boxes contain aluminum discs of recordings made by Owens of various folksingers and country people of the South. Note cards listing titles numbered to correspond with the records are filed with the discs. Owens also made recordings of readings by Robert Frost in 1939, and these provide a valuable addition to the collection.

Copies of Owens' books are shelved with the boxed papers. Oversize items including an advertisement for Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, color prints of the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission, and maps and genealogies for A Fair and Happy Land are housed separately in a map case.

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Names Owens, William A., 1905- --Correspondence. Boatright, Mody Coggin, 1896-1970--Correspondence. Bedichek, Roy, 1878-1959--Corresponence. Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964--Correspondence. Crain, Maurice--Correspondence. Williams, Annie Laurie--Correspondence. Holland, David--Trials, litigation, etc. Organizations State University of Iowa--Alumni and alumnae. United States. Army. Counter Intelligence Corps. Fawcett Publications, Inc.--Trials, litigation, etc. Subjects Educators--Texas--Correspondence. Folklorists--Texas--Correspondence. Oral history--History--20th century. Petroleum engineering--Texas--Archives. Oil fields--Texas--Archives. Slave trade in literature. Mutiny--United States--History--Sources. Biographers--Texas--Correspondence. Historians--Texas--Correspondence. Folklore and education--History--20th century. Folklore and history. Literary agents--Correspondence. Plagiarism--United States--History--Sources. Folk songs--Texas--History--Sources. Places Pin Hook (Tex.). College Station (Tex.). Titles Texas folk songs. Swing and turn: Texas play-party games. Slave mutiny: the revolt on the schooner Amistad. Walking on borrowed land. Fever in the earth. Look to the river. This stubborn soil: a frontier boyhood. Three friends: Roy Bedichek, J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb. Tales from the derrick floor: a people's history of the oil industry A season of weathering. A fair and happy land. Related Collection

LIT/Owens MSS 00089. William A. Owens Papers (Part Two): 1940-1980

 Items Separated

Oversized material includes twelve 11 inch x 4 inch color prints of the Apollo 11 Lunar mission, maps and genealogies for A Fair and Happy Land , and a freestanding advertisement poster for Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, housed in a map case.

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Purchased from William A. Owens.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Series 1. Personal correspondence, 1932-1948 and undated.

Correspondence concerning folksongs, Owens' novel Swing and Turn, lectures, and records, folksongs, Owens' work as Director of Folk Festivals for the University of Texas. Also correspondence concerning short stories by Owens and his work on his books.

 1-1 Personal correspondence, circa 1936 - 1942/ A-G. Contains letters and poetry from Willis Guthrie. Correspondence referring to artist Grant Wood. 1-2 Personal correspondence, circa 1936 - 1942/ H-L. Correspondence discussing Owens' work with folksongs and employment at the University of Texas. Letters referring to Grant Wood. 1-3 Personal correspondence, circa 1936 - 1942/ M-Z. Includes family correspondence, letters referring to Grant Wood. Also contains a short story enclosed in a letter from Schahit. 1-4 Personal correspondence, circa 1940 - 1942. Correspondence referring to Grant Wood - his illness as well as a book Owens was to write with illustrations by Wood. Letter from sculptor Lawrence Tenney Stevens included. 1-5 Personal correspondence, circa 1942 - 1947/ A-G. Correspondence discussing short stories and publications by Owens in magazines and Owens' folksong book. Letters referring to Owens' employment at Texas A & M University. 1-6 Personal correspondence, circa 1942 - 1947/ H-O. Includes family correspondence. 1-7 Personal correspondence, circa 1942 - 1947/ P-Z. Contains biographical sketch and brochure on sculptor Lawrence Tenney Stevens. 1-8 Personal correspondence, 1932 - 1938. Correspondence from J. Frank Dobie and others concerning Owens' book, Swing and Turn; also includes publishing contract with Tardy Publishing Company. Contains teaching certificate entitling Owens to teach in public schools, certification of employment from schools where Owens taught, and recommendations for employment as English Instructor at Texas A & M University. Postcard from Thornton Wilder. 1-9 Personal correspondence, January - July 1939. Correspondence from recording studios, J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, Tardy Publishing Company, and others concerning Swing and Turn and folksong records. 1-10 Personal correspondence, August - September 1939. Letters of introduction from Grant Wood and U.S. Representative Lindley Beckworth, correspondence and contract with Lee Keedick concerning lecture tours, correspondence with Dean of Arts and Sciences at Texas A & M referring to plans for Owens' lecture tours and reappointment as English Instructor, correspondence concerning Owens work with folksongs including letters from broadcasting companies and Alan Lomax, assistant archivist of the Library of Congress. 1-11 Personal correspondence, October - December 1939. Correspondence setting up lecture tours and a New Orleans speaking engagement for a meeting of the Modern Language Association, letters referring to Grant Wood, letters from J. Frank Dobie and others concerning Owens' folksong records, note from author Carl Van Doran included. 1-12 Personal correspondence, January - March 1940. Correspondence referring to Owens' plans for lecture tours, his work on folksongs, and plans for his Ph.D. work. Includes letters from Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Dobie, Grant Wood, Lee Keedick, and recording studios. 1-13 Personal correspondence, April - June 1940. Letters discussing Owens' work on folksongs and recordings. Includes correspondence with Dobie and Musicraft Records, Inc. 1-14 Personal correspondence, July - September 1940. Contains letters and a contract from Musicraft Records, Inc. concerning a folksong record to be made by Owens, correspondence about a prospective lecture tour for Fall 1940, and letters concerning Owens' appointment as Director of Folk Festivals in the Bureau of Public Schools Extracurricular Activities for the University of Texas Division of Extension. Includes letters from Dobie, John Lomax, and Congressman Beckworth. 1-15 Personal correspondence, October - December 1940. Correspondence concerning lectures and speaking engagements by Owens, his work with folksongs and on his Ph.D. including letters from Dobie, Roy Bedichek, Keedick, and Lawrence Tenney Stevens (refers to Grant Wood.) Also included is a copy of Owens' Ph.D. examination. 1-16 Personal correspondence, January 1 - January 12, 1941. Correspondence to Owens, Director of Folk Festivals, requesting folksong and festival information and asking Owens to speak at meetings. Includes letters from Roy Bedichek and letter referring to Grant Wood. 1-17 Personal correspondence, January 13 - January 20, 1941. Correspondence to Owens, Director of Folk Festivals, concerning folk festivals and speaking engagements. Includes letter to Roy Bedichek. 1-18 Personal correspondence, January 21 - January 26, 1941. Correspondence to Owens, Director of Folk Festivals, concerning folk festivals and programs. Includes letter from Lawrence Tenney Stevens and letter referring to Grant Wood. 1-19 Personal correspondence, January 27 - January 31, 1941. Correspondence to Owens, Director of Folk Festivals. Includes letter from Lawrence Tenney Stevens. 2-1 Personal correspondence, February 1 - February 3, 1941. Correspondence to Owens, Director of Folk Festivals, concerning his work with folksongs and programs to promote folk festivals. Also includes letter referring to Grant Wood. 2-2 Personal correspondence, February 4 - February 7, 1941. Correspondence concerning folksongs and programs for folksongs and dances written while Owens was Director of Folk Festivals. 2-3 Personal correspondence, February 8 - February 11, 1941. Correspondence to Owens, Director of Folk Festivals, concerning folksongs and folk festivals. Includes two letters referred to Owens by J. Frank Dobie and Roy Bedichek. 2-4 Personal correspondence, February 12 - February 17, 1941. Letters concerning folksongs and speaking engagements by Owens as Director of Folk Festivals. Includes open house program to present Owens as Director of Folk Material Research, letters from J. Frank Dobie and Grant Wood. 2-5 Personal correspondence, February 18 - February 24, 1941. Correspondence concerning folksongs and folk festivals, appearances by Owens, and a story for Time and Life about Owens. Also includes letter referring to Grant Wood. 2-6 Personal correspondence, February 25 - February 27, 1941. Correspondence dealing with appearances by Owens. Includes an eight page article on Negro spirituals by S. E. Asbury and letters from Lindley Beckworth and Mrs. William P. Hobby. 2-7 Personal correspondence, March 1 - March 10, 1941. Correspondence dealing with Owens' work on folksongs and participation in meetings and folksong programs. Letters mentioning Grant Wood. 2-8 Personal correspondence, March 11 - March 31, 1941. Letters concerning speaking appearances by Owens discussing folksongs and dances. Letter from singer Lawrence Tibbett and letters referring to Grant Wood. 2-9 Personal correspondence, April 1 - April 8, 1941. Correspondence discussing appearances and programs on folksongs in which Owens was involved. 2-10 Personal correspondence, April 9 - April 15, 1941. Correspondence about Owens' work on folksongs and folk festivals and his participation in programs dealing with this subject. 2-11 Personal correspondence, April 16 - April 20, 1941. Correspondence concerning folk music and folk festivals planned by various Texas cities. 2-12 Personal correspondence, April 21 - April 30, 1941. Correspondence from various cities and schools dealing with folk festivals and requests for Owens' assistance and participation. Also includes notes from Texas A & M concerning salary. 2-13 Personal correspondence, May 1 - May 5, 1941. Correspondence concerning Owens' work with folksongs including a letter from Walter Prescott Webb inviting Owens to join the Texas State Historical Association. 2-14 Personal correspondence, May 6 - May 16, 1941. Correspondence concerning folksongs and folk festivals. Several letters discussing Owens' plans for his Ph.D. orals - also mentioning Grant Wood. 2-15 Personal correspondence, May 17 - May 29, 1941. Letters discussing folksongs, folk festivals, and Owens' work on his Ph.D. Letter from Dobie included. 2-16 Personal correspondence, June 1941. Letters concerning Owens' folksong research. Also includes correspondence from friends congratulating Owens upon receiving his Ph.D. 2-17 Personal correspondence, July 2 - July 11, 1941. Letters to Owens requesting information and assistance with folksong programs, festivals, and recordings. Includes Dobie correspondence referred to Owens (two letters). 2-18 Personal correspondence, July 12 - July 23, 1941. Correspondence concerning folksongs - also includes Owens' letter of resignation as Director of Folk Festivals at the University of Texas. 2-19 Personal correspondence, July 24 - July 31, 1941. Correspondence concerning folksongs and letter mentioning Grant Wood. 2-20 Personal correspondence, August 1941. Letters discussing folksongs and Owens' participation in programs. Also includes letter referring to Grant Wood. 2-21 Personal correspondence, September 1941. Correspondence requesting Owens' participation and assistance in folksong and folk festival programs. 2-22 Personal correspondence, October 1941. Correspondence concerning folksongs and Owens' employment at Texas A & M. Also includes letters from Grant Wood and Roy Bedichek. 2-23 Personal correspondence, November - December 1941. Correspondence with Owens' lecture agent, Lee Keedick, concerning prospective lecture dates. Letters from Alistair Cooke of the British Broadcasting Company requesting Owens' assistance with a program on American Music and the war. 2-24 Personal correspondence, January 1942. Correspondence with Alistair Cooke and the British Braodcasting Company concerning Owens' assistance with the American music program, letters sent to Owens from Roy Bedichek, letter referring to Grant Wood's terminal illness, and a letter from the War Department concerning Owens' offer to join the service. 2-25 Personal correspondence, February 1942. Correspondence with Lee Keedick concerning upcoming lectures, letters referring to Grant Wood's illness and a telegram notifying Owens of Wood's death, letter from the American Folklore Society, Inc. nominating Owens for membership. Also includes various other correspondence about folk music. 2-26 Personal correspondence, March 1942. Correspondence referring to Grant Wood. Includes letter from Lee Keedick concerning the USO. 2-27 Personal correspondence, April 1942. Correspondence including letters and an itinerary sheet from Keedick and a leave request from Owens to Texas A & M concerning Owens' April lecture tour. 2-28 Personal correspondence, May 1 - May 20, 1942. Correspondence from the Southwest Review magazine mentioning a book review that Owens wrote for them. 2-29 Personal correspondence, May 21 - May 31, 1942. Correspondence referring to Owens' draft notification. 2-30 Personal correspondence, June 1 - June 12, 1942. Letters mentioning folksongs and Owens' work on a short story titled John Redway. 2-31 Personal correspondence, June 12 - June 31, 1942. Correspondence written during Owens' term of service in the Army. 2-32 Personal correspondence, October - November 1942. Correspondence written to Owens during his term of service in the Army. Letter discussing his promotion. 2-33 Personal correspondence, December 1942. Correspondence to Owens during his time in the Army. Includes letters referring to a friend of Owens who was missing in action. 2-34 Personal correspondence, January - December 1943. Correspondence to Owens while in the Army - includes letters concerning Owens' work on folksong recordings. 2-35 Personal correspondence, January - October 1944. Includes family correspondence and correspondence with the Saturday Evening Post concerning Owens' story Sister Ottonia, Escapes. 2-36 Personal correspondence, November - December 1944. Includes undated correspondence - 1944. Includes correspondence to Owens while he was stationed in the Phillipines, family correspondence, and a certificate from the Army allowing Owens to keep a Japanese songbook and book he acquired in the Phillipines. 3-1 Personal correspondence, January 1945. Correspondence concerning articles Owens wrote for Asia and the America's magazine. 3-2 Personal correspondence, February - March 1945. Includes family correspondence, correspondence referring to Woody Guthrie and folk music. Contains program of the Samuel Huston College Artist Series-1945 in which J. Frank Dobie was a lecturer. 3-3 Personal correspondence, April - May 1945. Family correspondence notifying Owens of his mother's death. 3-4 Personal correspondence, June - August 1945. 3-5 Personal correspondence, September - November 1945. Correspondence discussing Owens' plans after returning to civilian life - includes letters from Thomas Mayo, Head of Texas A & M's English Department, and Lindley Beckworth. 3-6 Personal correspondence, December 1945. Correspondence with various magazines regarding publication of short stories by Owens. 3-7 Personal correspondence, January 1946. Includes Monthly Report (January 1946) of The Poetry Society of Texas, correspondence with magazines and publishing companies regarding short stories and a novel by Owens, letter from Lee Keedick concerning a lecture in January, and letters from Columbia University and the University of Texas regarding employment for Owens in the spring of 1946. 3-8 Personal correspondence, February 4 - February 17, 1946. Correspondence with magazines concerning short stories by Owens and with Columbia University regarding future employment. 3-9 Personal correspondence, February 20 - February 29, 1946. Correspondence with magazines concerning short stories by Owens. 3-10 Personal correspondence, March 1946. Correspondence with magazines and publishers concerning Owens' short stories. 3-11 Personal correspondence, April 1946. Correspondence discussing short stories by Owens - from magazines and Maxim Lieber, an author's representative. 3-12 Personal correspondence, May 1 - May 24, 1946. Correspondence concerning Owens' articles written for magazines. 3-13 Personal correspondence, May 27 - May 31, 1946. Contains family correspondence and letters concerning articles, short stories, and the novel by Owens. Also includes a story by one of Owens' former students. 3-14 Personal correspondence, June 1 - June 9, 1946. Correspondence discussing Owens' novel and short stories. 3-15 Personal correspondence, June 10 - June 24, 1946. Correspondence concerning Owens' novel and a letter from Thomas Mayo discussing employment at Texas A & M for the Fall 1946. 3-16 Personal correspondence, July 1946. Correspondence with Mayo discussing employment at Texas A & M. Also includes letters discussing Walking on Borrowed Land and articles by Owens. 3-17 Personal correspondence, August 1 - August 12, 1946. Includes family correspondence, letters from colleges concerning a teaching position for Owens, correspondence concerning folksongs and short stories. 3-18 Personal correspondence, August 14 - August 29, 1946. Letters discussing short stories and novels by Owens. 3-19 Personal correspondence, September 1946. Correspondence with magazines concerning Owens' short stories and articles. 3-20 Personal correspondence, October 1946. Correspondence discussing folksongs and articles with magazines and publishing companies. Contains letter from Lee Keedick concerning lectures by Owens. Also includes a letter from Congressman Beckworth. 3-21 Personal correspondence, November 1946. Correspondence deals with Owens' short stories. Correspondence from Columbia University discussing employment for Owens for 1947-1948. 3-22 Personal correspondence, December/circa 1946. Correspondence concerning Owens' employment at Columbia University. 3-23 Personal correspondence, January - February 1947. Correspondence discussing Owens' employment at Columbia University. 3-24 Personal correspondence, March - April 1947. Letters concerning lectures, short stories, and books by Owens - also letters from Columbia University about Owens' employment. Includes family correspondence. 3-25 Personal correspondence, May - June 1947. Correspondence discussing Owens' short stories. Also includes letters and an itinerary concerning lectures and guest appearances by Owens. 3-26 Personal correspondence, July - August 1947. Correspondence concerning short stories and Owens' plans for a novel, King Cotton's My Cross. 3-27 Personal correspondence, September - October 1947. Correspondence concerning short stories and books by Owens. 3-28 Personal correspondence, November 1947. Correspondence discussing Owens' books. 3-29 Personal correspondence, December - undated 1947. 3-30 Personal correspondence, January/circa 1948. Includes letter from Columbia University concerning Owens' employment. 3-31 Personal correspondence, April - June 1948. Correspondence concerning Owens' books - Walking on Borrowed Land, A Texas Ballad Book, and Slave Mutiny, the Amistad book. 3-32 Personal correspondence, July - September 1948. 3-33 Personal correspondence, October - December/circa 1948. Correspondence concerning Walking on Borrowed Land, A Texas Ballad Book, and short stories by Owens. Series 2. Personal correspondence, 1949-1959.

Contains correspondence relating to books and articles by Owens as well as his appointment to Director of Summer Sessions at Columbia University.

 4-1 Personal correspondence, January - September 1949. Correspondence dealing with Owens' short stories and Walking on Borrowed Land, A Texas Ballad Book, and the Amistad novel. 4-2 Personal correspondence, October - December 1949. Correspondence discussing plans for the folksong book, short stories by Owens, and plans for a book of Owens' childhood reminiscences. 4-3 Personal correspondence, January - October 1950. Correspondence concerning Owens' books and short stories. 4-4 Personal correspondence, November - December/circa 1950. Letters concerning short stories and books by Owens. Includes plans for a book about Japanese war experiences written by Owens. 4-5 Personal correspondence, January 1951. Letters from magazines and publishers discussing Owens' short stories, books, and Owens' Japanese research. Also includes a letter from Roy Bedichek. 4-6 Personal correspondence, February 1951. Correspondence discussing Owens' novels and short stories as well as Owens' employment for the summer term at Columbia University. Includes letter concerning Owens' work on Japanese war information. 4-7 Personal correspondence, March 1951. Correspondence concerning books and short stories Owens - mention of plans for a book about Texas oil pioneers. Also contains a letter about Owens' proposed book on the Japanese in World War II. 4-8 Personal correspondence, April 1951. Correspondence concerning short stories written by Owens, Texas Folk Songs, and Walking on Borrowed Land. 4-9 Personal correspondence, May - June 1951. 4-10 Personal correspondence, July - August 1951. Correspondence concerning Owens' book on the Japanese and World War II and Texas Folk Songs. Also includes information on The Author's Guild and a certificate of membership for Owens. 4-11 Personal correspondence, September 1951. Correspondence concerning Owens' short stories and his book about the Japanese in World War II. 4-12 Personal correspondence, October - November 1951. Correspondence discussing Owens' short stories. 4-13 Personal correspondence, December/circa 1951. Correspondence concerning short stories by Owens. 4-14 Personal correspondence, January - February 1952. Correspondence about short stories by Owens and the work on his books - Texas Oil Pioneers and the Japanese war book. 4-15 Personal correspondence, March 1952. Letters discussing publication of short stories by Owens with various magazines. Also includes correspondence with Thomas Mayo of Texas A & M University. 4-16 Personal correspondence, April - August 1952. Includes correspondence dealing with short stories and books by Owens. 4-17 Personal correspondence, September - November, 1952. Correspondence discussing Owens' short stories and books. Includes a letter from Walter Prescott Webb. 4-18 Personal correspondence, December 1952/circa 1952. Letters containing short stories and Slave Mutiny. 4-19 Personal correspondence, January - February 1953. Correspondence dealing with books and stories by Owens. 4-20 Personal correspondence, March - April 1953. Correspondence concerning Owens' writings and a speaking engagement for the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. 4-21 Personal correspondence, May - June 1953. Letters discussing short stories and books by Owens as well as lectures and programs in which Owens was invited to appear. 4-22 Personal correspondence, July - August 1953. Correspondence concerning Owens' writings and lecture programs. 4-23 Personal correspondence, September - October 1953. Correspondence discussing Owens' books and requesting his participation as a guest speaker in lecture programs. Letter informing Owens of his election to the Texas Institute of Letters - also includes letters from Dobie and Webb. 4-24 Personal correspondence, November - December/circa 1953. Correspondence concerning Owens' books and speaking engagements. Also includes a letter notifying Owens of his promotion to Associate Professor. 4-25 Personal correspondence, January - February 1954. Correspondence with Lee Keedick concerning lecture tours by Owens. Includes an itinerary. Additional correspondence dealing with Owens' writings. 4-26 Personal correspondence, March - April 1954. Correspondence concerning lectures and writings by Owens. 4-27 Personal correspondence, May - June 1954. Correspondence with Columbia University concerning Owens' work and promotion to Associate Professor. Also includes letters discussing folksongs. 4-28 Personal correspondence, July - August 1954. Contains correspondence with Lee Keedick discussing a manuscript Owens was to work on for Keedick. Also includes letters about Japanese Soldiers in World War II and the Robert T. Hill papers which Owens was organizing. 4-29 Personal correspondence, September - October 1954. Correspondence with Keedick concerning a lecture tour for Owens and Walking on Borrowed Land. Contains letters discussing folksongs and the Japanese soldier book. 4-30 Personal correspondence, November - December 1954/circa 1954. Correspondence discussing Owens' books and reviews. 4-31 Personal correspondence, January 1955. Correspondence concerning Owens' books. 4-32 Personal correspondence, February - March 1955. Contains letters discussing Owens' books, lectures, and his work on the Roy Bedichek papers. Also several letters mentioning the Texas Institute of Letters Award for Walking on Borrowed Land. 4-33 Personal correspondence, April - June 1955. Includes letter of Owens' opinions on a book of folklore - also contains letters concerning lectures by Owens. 4-34 Personal correspondence, July - September 1955. Correspondence discussing Owens' books and lecture plans. 4-35 Personal correspondence, October - December 1955. Letters concerning short stories and books by Owens as well as his work on folksongs and Walter Sharp's biography. 4-36 Personal correspondence, January - February 1956. Correspondence deals with folksongs, Owens' work on the Walter Sharp biography and oil field novel, and his employment at Columbia University. 4-37 Personal correspondence, March - April 1956. Letters discussing folksongs including a letter written by Roy Bedichek, and Owens' short stories, including a story about Spindletop and oil pioneers of Texas. Contains correspondence dealing with Owens' work on his novel, later called Fever in the Earth, and letters concerning his employment for the summer session at Columbia. 5-1 Personal correspondence, May - July 1956. Correspondence discussing short stories and books by Owens as well as his work concerning folksongs. 5-2 Personal correspondence, August - September 1956. 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. 5-3 Personal correspondence, October 1956. Correspondence concerning the Texas Institute of Letters contest and Owens' work with folksongs. 5-4 Personal correspondence, November 1956. Correspondence concerning the Texas Institute of Letters contest. 5-5 Personal correspondence, December 1956/circa 1956. Correspondence discussing the Texas Institute of Letters contest and writings by Owens. 5-6 Personal correspondence, January - February 1957. 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. 5-7 Personal correspondence, March - April 1957. 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. 5-8 Personal correspondence, May - June 1957. Correspondence concerning the plagerism of Owens' novel Slave Mutiny by True magazine. 5-9 Personal correspondence, July 1957. 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. 5-10 Personal correspondence, August 1957. Correspondence concerning Slave Mutiny and Owens' settlement with American Heritage. Also includes information - notes and travel voucher - for oil company interviews by Owens. 5-11 Personal correspondence, September - October 1957. Correspondence providing information about the Texas State Program for Historical Preservation. 5-12 Personal correspondence, November - December 1957/circa 1957. Correspondence discussing folksongs, including letters from Mody Boatright. Also includes correspondence regarding Owens' lawsuit concerning Slave Mutiny. 5-13 Personal correspondence, January - February 1958. 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. 5-14 Personal correspondence, March - April 1958. Correspondence regarding Fever in the Earth, legal action concerning Slave Mutiny, and affairs at Columbia University. Also includes letters from Dobie and Bedichek. 5-15 Personal correspondence, May 1958. 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. 5-16 Personal correspondence, June 1958. Correspondence concerning Fever in the Earth and Owens' writings about the oil industry for Dupont Magazine and the American Petroleum Institute Quarterly. 5-17 Personal correspondence, July 1958. Includes correspondence referring to Fever in the Earth. 5-18 Personal correspondence, August 1958. Correspondence concerning Fever in the Earth and other oil history stories and articles. 5-19 Personal correspondence, September 1958. 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. 5-20 Personal correspondence, October - November 1958. 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. 5-21 Personal correspondence, December 1958/circa 1958. 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. 5-22 Personal correspondence, January - February 1959. 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. 5-23 Personal correspondence, March - April 1959. Correspondence discussing the plagerism 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. 5-24 Personal correspondence, May 1959. Correspondence concerning Owens' oil history series for Dupont Magazine, a TV appearance by Owens, and Owens' case against True magazine. 5-25 Personal correspondence, June - July 1959. 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. 5-26 Personal correspondence, August 1959. 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 31, 1959). 5-27 Personal correspondence, September 1959. 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. 5-28 Personal correspondence, October 1959. Correspondence concerning Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc., A Texan's Ballad Book, and oil history articles. 5-29 Personal correspondence, November - December 1959. 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. 5-30 Personal correspondence, circa 1959. Correspondence concerning Owens' appointment as Director of Summer Sessions and his books. Includes a short note by Bedichek about Slave Mutiny. Series 3. Personal correspondence, 1960-1970.

Correspondence during Owens' term as Director of Summer Sessions at Columbia University. Additional correspondence deals with short stories and books by Owens, including The Caves of Arayat. Includes correspondence concerning books by Owens and his work on Roy Bedichek's papers as well as letters pertaining to programs, speaking engagements, and affairs at Columbia University in which Owens participated. Correspondence concerning lectures and books by Owens, affairs at Columbia, and programs in which Owens was involved. Primarily refers to This Stubborn Soil, Tales From the Derrick Floor, and Owens' work on Roy Bedichek's letters. Correspondence concerning Owens' books and other writings by Owens including his work on the history of oil and space research with NASA. Also contains letters discussing programs and lectures in which Owens participated and matters concerning Columbia University including Owens' appointment to Dean of Summer Sessions.

 6-1 Personal correspondence, January - February 1960. Correspondence regarding Owens' oil history series for Dupont and Pocantico Hills. 6-2 Personal correspondence, March 1960. Correspondence concerning Pocantico Hills, including a letter from Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Also includes a letter from Harry Truman. 6-3 Personal correspondence, April 1960. Correspondence regarding books by Owens, primarily Pocantico Hills. Contains a letter from Owens to Governor Rockefeller requesting his presence at an International Book Exhibition at Columbia. 6-4 Personal correspondence, May 1960. Correspondence to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions discussing courses, plans for conferences, and programs at Columbia. Includes letters concerning books and stories by Owens. Also contains a letter from Eleanor Roosevelt accepting Owens' invitation to speak at an International Book Exhibition at Columbia. 6-5 Personal correspondence, June 1960. Correspondence to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions including letters regarding plans for the International Book Exhibition at Columbia. Additional correspondence concerns letters discussing writings by Owens. 6-6 Personal correspondence, July 1960. Correspondence to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions which includes a letter from Eleanor Roosevelt. Also includes correspondence concerning short stories and articles by Owens and Swing and Turn. 6-7 Personal correspondence, August 1960. Letters to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions. Correspondence concerning stories by Owens as well as his books. 6-8 Personal correspondence, September - October 1960. Correspondence to Owens as Director of the Summer Session. Also includes letters concerning the Owens vs. Fawcett lawsuit, Owens' research on the Oral History of the Oil Industry, and other short stories by Owens. 6-9 Personal correspondence, November 1960. Letters to Owens, Director of Summer Sessions. Contains correspondence regarding the Oral History of the Oil Industry and Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. 6-10 Personal correspondence, December 1960. Correspondence to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions. Letters discussing the Oral History of the Oil Industry and Owens vs. Fawcett. 6-11 Personal correspondence, January 1961. Correspondence to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions concerning the Owens vs. Fawcett case. 6-12 Personal correspondence, February - March 1961. Correspondence relates to Texas Folk Songs, the Owens vs. Fawcett case, and a church history book with which Owens was involved. 6-13 Personal correspondence, April - May 1961. Correspondence concerning Owens vs. Fawcett, books and short stories by Owens including Texas Folk Songs and the church history, A Century of Grace. 6-14 Personal correspondence, June - July 1961. Correspondence to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions. Includes a letter regarding a novel by Owens on the Phillipines. 6-15 Personal correspondence, August - September 1961. Letters to Owens as Director of Summer Sessions including correspondence concerning books and short stories by Owens. 6-16 Personal correspondence, October - December 1961. Correspondence concerning Slave Mutiny and Fever in the Earth. 6-17 Personal correspondence, January - February 1962. Letters discussing projects in which Owens was involved, including the oil industry history and the history of Grace Church. Also includes a letter concerning Owens vs. Fawcett. 6-18 Personal correspondence, March - April 1962. Correspondence regarding Owens' work on the history of the oil industry and Owens vs. Fawcett. 6-19 Personal correspondence, May - June 1962. Correspondence to Owens as Dean of Summer Sessions. 6-20 Personal correspondence, July - August 1962. Correspondence to Owens as Dean of Summer Sessions. 6-21 Personal correspondence, September - October 1962. Contains letter referring to Owens' editing of the Roy Bedichek papers. 6-22 Personal correspondence, November - December 1962/circa 1962. Correspondence concerning various writings, programs, and speaking engagements by Owens. Also includes a letter from Mrs. Roy Bedichek concerning Bedichek's letters. 6-23 Personal correspondence, January 1963. Correspondence concerning Owens' new book Look to the River, a letter advising Owens of his consideration for Vice President for Academic Affairs at Boston University, and a letter concerning Owens' participation on a Sunday School panel. 6-24 Personal correspondence relating to Look to the River, the Bedichek letters, and speaking engagements by Owens. 7-1 Personal correspondence, March 1963. Correspondence concerning Look to the River and a radio review of Owens by literary critic Evelyn Oppenheimer. Also includes a letter from Mrs. David Rockefeller concerning the Texas Research Foundation. 7-2 Personal correspondence, April 1963. Correspondence to Owens regarding Summer Sessions and affairs at Columbia, letters discussing Look to the River and Owens' appearance on Evelyn Oppenheimer's radio program. Includes a letter concerning Roy Bedichek's letters. 7-3 Personal correspondence, May 1963. Includes letters discussing Look to the River and the By Laws of the Department of English and Comparative Literature of Columbia University. 7-4 Personal correspondence, June - July 1963. Correspondence concerning affairs at Columbia as well as books by Owens. 7-5 Personal correspondence, August - October 1963. Letters referring to Look to the River, Owens' work on the oil industry, Texas Folk Songs, speaking engagements by Owens, and the Owens vs. Fawcett case. 7-6 Personal correspondence, November - December 1963. Correspondence dealing with Slave Mutiny, Look to the Earth, Owens' work on his autobiography, and speaking engagements by Owens. Also contains a letter from the Houston Chronicle concerning a series on Texas authors. 7-7 Personal correspondence, January - February 1964. Correspondence concerning Look to the River, Owens vs. Fawcett, and history of the oil industry. 7-8 Personal correspondence, March 1964. Letters regarding Owens' Phillipines novel - The Caves of Arayat, correspondence concerning speaking engagements by Owens. 7-9 Personal correspondence, April - June 1964. Correspondence regarding speaking engagements by Owens, the Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, and Owens' books including Look to the River, The Caves of Arayat, and Books and a Boy. 7-10 Personal correspondence, July - August 1964. Letters and information dealing with Owens' participation in the National Association of Summer Session Directors with NASA. Also contains correspondence with Texas A & M University concerning graduate lectures by Owens. 7-11 Personal correspondence, Spetember 1964. Contains newspaper clippings about Dobie's death, correspondence discussing Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, and letters concerning summer sessions at Columbia. 7-12 Personal correspondence, October - November 1964. Correspondence discussing Texas Folk Songs and other books by Owens. Also includes letters concerning graduate lectures by Owens at Texas A & M University. 7-13 Personal correspondence, January 1965. Correspondence concerning Owens' graduate lecture at Texas A & M University and his participation in the Carnival of Books radio program regarding Look to the River. 7-14 Personal correspondence, February 1 - February 9, 1964. Correspondence discussing speaking engagements in Texas by Owens, newspaper clippings concerning J. Frank Dobie, and correspondence regarding Owens' work on the Bedichek papers. 7-15 Personal correspondence, February 10 - February 26, 1965. Correspondence concerning the Carnival of Books program and Look to the River, the Bedichek papers, speaking engagements by Owens. 7-16 Personal correspondence, March 1965. Correspondence concerning speaking engagements by Owens - includes letters discussing a lecture about Bedichek and his works at the University of Texas, letters from Mrs. Roy Bedichek and Mody Boatright. Other letters referring to an article by Owens on the Big Thicket for the Texas Folklore Society. 7-17 Personal correspondence, April 1965. Correspondence concerning Owens' talk on Roy Bedichek and his work on Bedichek's letters - includes letter from Mrs. Bedichek. Additional correspondence deals with the Carnival of Books program, Owens' lecture at Texas A & M University, and The Caves of Arayat. 7-18 Personal correspondence, May 1965. Letters discussing Roy Bedichek's papers and Swing and Turn. Also includes a letter from Mody Boatright discussing his new book. 7-19 Personal correspondence, June - July 1965. Correspondence concerning the Texas Folklore Society and the Carnival of Books program on Look to the River. 7-20 Personal correspondence, August - October 1965. Includes a letter from Mody Boatright mentioning his new book and the oil history book that he and Owens co-authored. 7-21 Personal correspondence, November 1965. Correspondence concerning articles that Owens contributed to Three Men - a book about Dobie, Bedichek, and Webb, and the Big Thicket. Also includes letters discussing the Bedichek letters and Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers. 7-22 Personal correspondence, December - circa 1965. Letter concerning Slave Mutiny. 7-23 Personal correspondence, January 1966. Correspondence concerning Owens' books including This Stubborn Soil, Fever in the Earth, and Tales From the Derrick Floor by Owens and Boatright. 7-24 Personal correspondence, February 1966. Correspondence concerning Owens' support of the Spindletop Museum in Beaumont, Texas, a proposed revision of Swing and Turn, Three Men and the Bedichek letters, Tales from the Big Thicket, This Stubborn Soil, and the Carnival of Books program concerning Look to the River. Includes a short letter from Boatright and a letter discussing affairs at Columbia concerning a committee of which Owens was a member. 7-25 Personal correspondence, March 1966. Correspondence regarding affairs at Columbia University, Owens' autobiography (This Stubborn Soil), and the Spindletop Museum. 7-26 Personal correspondence, April - May 1966. Correspondence concerning Roy Bedichek's letters, This Stubborn Soil, Tales From the Derrick Floor, Owens' plans for the revision of Swing and Turn, and The Starting Point, a fiction anthology, which Owens criticized. Also contains letters dealing with affairs at Columbia University. 7-27 Personal correspondence, June - August 1966. Correspondence concerning This Stubborn Soil and affairs at Columbia University. 8-1 Personal correspondence, September 1966. Correspondence concerning This Stubborn Soil and Texas Folk Songs and the Spindletop Museum in Beaumont, Texas. 8-2 Personal correspondence, October 1966. 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. 8-3 Personal correspondence, November 1966. Correspondence regarding This Stubborn Soil, Texas Folk Songs, Slave Mutiny, and Roy Bedichek's letters. 8-4 Personal correspondence, December/circa 1966. 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. 8-5 Personal correspondence, January 1967. 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. 8-6 Personal correspondence, February 1967. 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. 8-7 Personal correspondence, March 1967. 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. 8-8 Personal correspondence, April 1967. 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. 8-9 Personal correspondence, May 1967. 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. 8-10 Personal correspondence, June 1967. Correspondence concerning Owens' writings on Bedichek and the oil history and appearances by Owens. 8-11 Personal correspondence, July 1967. Correspondence discussing Slave Mutiny, This Stubborn Soil, and Bedichek's letters. 8-12 Personal correspondence, August 1967. Correspondence concerning books and articles by Owens. Also includes letters regarding lectures and a pamphlet on Owens for the Southwest Writers Series. 8-13 Personal correspondence, September 1967. Correspondence concerning This Stubborn Soil, lectures by Owens, and affairs at Columbia University. 8-14 Personal correspondence, October 1967. 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. 8-15 Personal correspondence, November 1967. Correspondence regarding books by Owens, Bedichek's letters, the Texas Institute of Letters Contest, the Southwest Writers Series, and affairs at Columbia. 8-16 Personal correspondence, December 1967. Correspondence concerning Owens' books, affairs at Columbia, and the Texas Institute of Letters contest. 8-17 Personal correspondence, circa 1967. Correspondence referring to Bedichek's letters and This Stubborn Soil. 8-18 Personal correspondence, January 1968. 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. 8-19 Personal correspondence, February 1968. Correspondence concerning lectures by Owens, the Texas Institute of Letters contest, books by Owens, and the Southwest Writers Series. 9-1 Personal correspondence, March 1 - March 7, 1968. Correspondence regarding the Texas Institute of Letters contest, programs in which Owens participated, and books by Owens. 9-2 Personal correspondence, March 8 - March 31, 1968. Letters concerning Owens' books, appearances by Owens, and the Southwest Writers Series. 9-3 Personal correspondence, April 1968. Correspondence dealing with speaking engagements by Owens and This Stubborn Soil. 9-4 Personal correspondence, May 1968. Correspondence concerning Look to the River, participation by Owens on programs and committees, affairs at Columbia - student disorders, and information on Bedichek and Webb. 9-5 Personal correspondence, June 1968. Letters dealing with affairs at Columbia, Bedichek's letters, speaking engagements by Owens, and books by Owens. 9-6 Personal correspondence, July 1968. Correspondence concerning books by Owens, affairs at Columbia, lectures by Owens, and folksongs. 9-7 Personal correspondence, August 1968. Correspondence regarding affairs at Columbia, appearances by Owens, writings by Owens including plans for a childrens' book, and Southwest Writers Series. 9-8 Personal correspondence, September 1968. Correspondence referring to the Southwest Writers Series on Owens and speaking engagements by Owens. 9-9 Personal correspondence, October 1968. Correspondence concerning the Southwest Writers Series, the Texas Institute of Letters contest, books by Owens, and affairs at Columbia. 9-10 Personal correspondence, November 1968. Correspondence concerning Owens' books and speaking engagements by Owens. 9-11 Personal correspondence, December 1968. Letters from NASA inviting Owens to view the launching of Apollo 8 and correspondence dealing with affairs at Columbia and Owens' books. 9-12 Personal correspondence, circa 1968. Correspondence and information concerning folklore and literature series, a letter from Boatright concerning a center for studies in folklore and oral history. 9-13 Personal correspondence, January 1969. Correspondence regarding the Apollo 8 space launch and affairs at Columbia. 9-14 Personal correspondence, February 1969. Correspondence concerning books by Owens, affairs at Columbia, and a speaking engagement by Owens concerning Look to the River. 9-15 Personal correspondence, March 1969. Correspondence concerning matters at Columbia and Owens' appointment to Dean of Summer Sessions. 9-16 Personal correspondence, April 1 - April 15, 1969. Correspondence concerning Columbia University and Owens' appointment to Dean of Summer Sessions, lectures by Owens, and the Apollo 8 space launch. 9-17 Personal correspondence, April 17, - April 30, 1969. Letters discussing Owens' appointment to Dean of Summer Sessions, books and speaking engagements by Owens, a letter commenting on John Redway, a novel written by Owens - manuscript included. 9-18 Personal correspondence, May 1969. Correspondence concerning lectures by Owens, affairs at Columbia and Owens' appointment as Dean of Summer Sessions, and Roy Bedichek's papers. 9-19 Personal correspondence, June 1969. Correspondence concerning speaking engagements and books by Owens, affairs at Columbia including Owens' appointment as Dean of Summer Sessions, and Roy Bedichek's letters. 9-20 Personal correspondence, July 1969. Correspondence dealing with matters concerning Columbia, Black Mutiny, and Owens' trip concerning space physics and NASA. 9-21 Personal correspondence, August 1969. Correspondence concerning plans for a folksong book by Owens and This Stubborn Soil. 9-22 Personal correspondence, September 1969. Correspondence regarding the proposed folksong book, affairs at Columbia, and books by Owens. Includes letter concerning a publication by NASA on which Owens worked. 9-23 Personal correspondence, October 1969. Letters concerning events at Columbia, Owens' work on oil history and Space Resources for Teachers: Space Science by NASA, and a letter from Owens of October 22, 1969 discussing current situations of his books and personal life. 9-24 Personal correspondence, November 1969. Correspondence discussing books by Owens, affairs at Columbia, and Space Resources for Teachers: Space Science. 9-25 Personal correspondence, December 1969. Correspondence concerning Owens' books, a proposed television special on oil with Life magazine and Alcoa, and a lecture at Texas A & M. 9-26 Personal correspondence, circa 1969. Correspondence concerning Columbia University and the Summer Sessions Program. 10-1 Personal correspondence, circa 1960's. Correspondence concerning books and other writings by Owens and a broadcast from Columbia by Owens. 10-2 Personal correspondence, January 1970. Letters concerning lectures by Owens including a lecture series at Texas A & M University, Owens' books, and John Steinbeck's letters given to Columbia by Annie Laurie Williams, drama and movie literary agent. 10-3 Personal correspondence, February 1970. Correspondence regarding the appointment of Owens as an Admiral in the Texas Navy by Governor Preston Smith, and the Apollo Achievement Award given to Owens from NASA. 10-4 Personal correspondence, March 1970. Correspondence concerning Owens' books, guest apperances by Owens, and affairs at Columbia. 10-5 Personal correspondence, April 1970. Correspondence concerning books and appearances by Owens, affairs at Columbia, and Maurice Crain's death. 10-6 Personal correspondence, May 1970. Correspondence regarding lectures and books by Owens, Owens' work on an article about drama agent Annie Laurie Williams and John Steinbeck, and Maurice Crain's death. 10-7 Personal correspondence, June 1970. Letters concerning the article on Annie Laurie Williams including a letter from Mrs. John Steinbeck, letters discussing books and lectures by Owens, a letter and information on the Spindletop Museum. Also contains correspondence about a possible copyright infringement of Black Mutiny. 10-8 Personal correspondence, July 1970. Correspondence discussing books and the Williams article, speaking engagements by Owens, and affairs at Columbia. 10-9 Personal correspondence, August 1970. Correspondence concerning lectures by Owens, Owens' work with NASA space center, books by Owens, Owens' selection as a member of the Philosophical Society of Texas, and Mody Boatright's death. 10-10 Personal correspondence, September 1970. Correspondence referring to books and lectures in Texas by Owens primarily concerning Tales From the Derrick Floor. Also contains correspondence relating to the death of Mody Boatright. 10-11 Personal correspondence, October 1 - October 14, 1970. Letters concerning Texas lectures and writings by Owens, the National Humanities Series in which Owens participated, Steinbeck's letters donated to Columbia by Annie Laurie Williams, and the oral history of oil pioneers. 10-12 Personal correspondence, October 15 - October 30, 1970. Correspondence concerning the oral history of oil pioneers, of Texas, affairs at Columbia, books by Owens, Steinbeck's letters, and the National Humanities Series. 10-13 Personal correspondence, November 1970. Correspondence concerning the oral history of oil pioneers, Owens' books, lectures by Owens, the filming of Black Mutiny, the National Humanities Series, and schools in Lamar County, Texas where Owens grew up. 10-14 Personal correspondence, December 1970. Correspondence concerning Lamar County, Texas Schools. Also contains information about Alfred Wilkes, a writer who was helped by Owens. 10-15 Personal correspondence, circa 1970. Correspondence concerning honorary societies to which Owens belonged - Phi Beta Kappa and the Philosophical Society of Texas, and Three Friends Series 4. Personal correspondence, 1971-1975 and undated.

Correspondence dealing with Owens' books - primarily Tales From the Derrick Floor and Three Friends, and lectures by Owens including Owens' participation in the National Humanities Series. Also contains letters concerning the oral history of oil pioneers, honors awarded to Owens, and matters regarding Columbia University. Correspondence discussing the National Humanities Series' lectures by Owens - includes bulletins, contracts, and itineraries. Also contains letters dealing with books, lectures, and programs in which Owens participated, William A. Owens Day in Commerce, Texas and a park to be named after Owens in Pin Hook, Texas, matters concerning Columbia, Annie Laurie Williams letters which include correspondence with Maurice Crain and John Steinbeck, and Alfred Wilkes. Correspondence dealing with the National Humanities Series lectures by Owens, programs from meetings and newsletters from societies in which Owens participated, Owens' retirement as Dean of Summer Sessions at Columbia, affairs at Columbia, A Season of Weathering, and A Fair and Happy Land.

 10-16 Personal correspondence, January 1971. Correspondence dealing with Owens' books, his research concerning Lamar County, Texas, the National Humanities Series including an itinerary, and Black Mutiny. 11-1 Personal correspondence, February 1971. Correspondence discussing the National Humanities Series and other lectures by Owens, matters concerning Columbia, and books by Owens. 11-2 Personal correspondence, March 1971. Correspondence concerning Owens' work on schools in Lamar County, Texas, affairs at Columbia, author Alfred Wilkes, speaking engagements, and books by Owens. 11-3 Personal correspondence, April 2 - April 20, 1971. Correspondence regarding lectures by Owens, Lamar County, Texas records, Alfred Wilkes, affairs at Columbia, books by Owens and a proposed book on the Big Thicket. 11-4 Personal correspondence, April 20 - April 29, 1971. Correspondence and information regarding the 1971 Association of University Summer Sessions meeting, speeches given by Owens at the Louisiana Folklore Society meeting and various East Texas schools on oil tales and folklore, William A. Owens Day in Commerce, Texas, and parents' seminars which Owens helped organize. 11-5 Personal correspondence, May 1971. Correspondence discussing books by Owens, Owens' work on a book on the Big Thicket, and affairs at Columbia. 11-6 Personal correspondence, June 1971. Letters concerning Owens' work on the Big Thicket book, books by Owens, speaking engagements by Owens, and the National Humanities Series. 11-7 Personal correspondence, July 1971. Correspondence concerning Slave Mutiny and Walking on Borrowed Land. Letters concerning Alfred Wilkes. 11-8 Personal correspondence, August 1971. Correspondence discussing the Big Thicket book, the Association of University Summer Sessions Annual meeting, and a lecture through the National Humanities Series at Hawaii Community College by Owens. 11-9 Personal correspondence, September 1971. Correspondence concerning books by Owens and his work on the Big Thicket book, Annie Laurie Williams' papers at Columbia's archives including copies of a letter by John Steinbeck and Maurice Crain, books by Alfred Wilkes, the lectures at Community Colleges of the University of Hawaii and Northwestern State University, and the Association of University Summer Sessions meeting. 11-10 Personal correspondence, October 2 - October 10, 1971. Correspondence discussing matters concerning Columbia, the Association of University Summer Sessions meeting including itineraries and a list of expenditures, speaking engagements at community colleges in Hawaii by Owens discussing subject matter for his lecture, and books by Alfred Wilkes. 11-11 Personal correspondence, October 11 - October 31, 1971. Letters concerning the meeting of the Association of University Summer Sessions, lectures by Owens through the National Humanities Series, books by Owens, and information about Friends of the Texas A & M University Library. 11-12 Personal correspondence, November 1971. Correspondence regarding Owens' work on the Big Thicket book, an honorarium received by Owens from the Peace Happiness Prosperity Institute for an article he wrote, and books by Owens. 11-13 Personal correspondence, December 1971. Correspondence concerning the Philosophical Society of Texas Annual Meeting of 1971 including a program and membership information, the article by Owens for the Peace Happiness Prosperity Institute, and the Big Thicket book. 11-14 Personal correspondence, circa 1971. Contains a report to Owens concerning summer session enrollment at Columbia, correspondence with Alfred Wilkes including a ten page story by Wilkes, and a University of Iowa Department of English Newsletter and Alumni Newsletter mentioning Tales From the Derrick Floor. 11-15 Personal correspondence, circa 1971. Information concerning Columbia University, a Southwestern American Literature Association Newsletter, programs from symposiums on folklore at East Texas State University in which Owens' work on folklore and the Big Thicket book were discussed. 11-16 Personal correspondence, January 1972. Includes Library Notes of Texas A & M University announcing the presentation of J. Frank Dobie materials to Texas A & M, letters and information concerning affairs at Columbia and lectures by Owens for the National Humanities Series, letter from the Philosophical Society of Texas presenting Owens with a certificate of membership, and letters concerning the Big Thicket book and A Season of Weathering. 11-17 Personal correspondence, February 1 - February 11, 1972. Correspondence concerning the National Humanities Series, speaking engagements by Owens including an Honors Banquet at Carson-Newman College in Tennessee, and the Big Thicket book. 11-18 Personal correspondence, February 12 - February 29, 1972. Correspondence concerning the article Owens wrote for the Peace Happiness Prosperity Institute, affairs at Columbia including a literary contest in which Owens judged, a speaking engagement at Carson-Newman College, Owens' lectures for the National Humanities Series, the Big Thicket book, American Heritage Publishers' request to use Gusher at Spindletop by Owens in a forthcoming book on the history of American business. 11-19 Personal correspondence, March 1 - March 10, 1972. Correspondence regarding Gusher at Spindletop and the Peace Happiness Prosperity Institute article, a letter proposing to name a park after Owens in his hometown of Pin Hook, Texas, information about the National Humanities Series, and a letter requesting information on the Bedichek papers. 11-20 Personal correspondence, March 12 - March 31, 1972. Correspondence concerning the North Central Conference of Summer Sessions in which Owens participated, the Owens Park project in Owens' hometown, the Big Thicket book, the National Humanities Series including a contract, itinerary, and bulletins. 11-21 Personal correspondence, April 3 - April 12, 1972. Letters concerning the Owens Park project-map included. Also includes itinerary and schedule for Owens program The Frontier in Song and Story for the National Humanities Series. 11-22 Personal correspondence, April 13 - April 30, 1972. Contains a program of the Carson-Newman College address by Owens, comments from communities in which Owens gave his National Humanities Series lecture, and a letter discussing the Big Thicket book called Big Thicket Patterns. 11-23 Personal correspondence, May 1972. Correspondence concerning Big Thicket Patterns, affairs at Columbia, the article Owens wrote for Peace Happiness Prosperity International, and A Season of Weathering. Also includes a program from the 1972 Amistad Award Luncheon. 12-1 Personal correspondence, June 1 - June 23, 1972. Correspondence dealing with Big Thicket Patterns, Alfred Wilkes, and affairs concerning Columbia. 12-2 Personal correspondence, June 25 - June 29, 1972. Includes a letter to Wilkes and a general newsletter from the American Folklore Society. 12-3 Personal correspondence, July 5 - July 19, 1972. Correspondence concerning a reception at Columbia honoring Owens and his wife on the occasion of his retirement as Dean of Summer Sessions. 12-4 Personal correspondence, July 20 - July 31, 1972. Correspondence regarding Owens' honorary reception at Columbia and his retirement as Dean of Summer Sessions, Owens speaking engagement at Carson-Newman College - includes an article about Owens. 12-5 Personal correspondence, August - November 1972. Letter and article about Owens' speech at Carson-Newman College, letters and articles dealing with Owens retirement as Dean of Summer Sessions and the reception in his honor, A Sense of Place - the National Humanities bibliography which includes books by Owens, a letter from Friends of the Texas A & M University Library presenting Owens with a keepsake and details of a meeting. 12-6 Personal correspondence, circa 1972. Contains programs for symposiums on folklore and African-Chicano cultures, information on the Texas Institute of Letters Society, information about the Southwest Writer's Series, a program of the Texas Folklore Society meeting, and memorandums concerning affairs at Columbia. 12-7 Personal correspondence, January - February 1973. Correspondence regarding Owens' February 27th appearance on the Today Show and A Season of Weathering. 12-8 Personal correspondence, March 1 - March 7, 1973. Letters concerning Owens' appearance on the Today Show, articles and letters regarding the death of Curt Hamill, one of the oil pioneers at Spindletop. 12-9 Personal correspondence, March 9 - March 31, 1973. Correspondence discussing A Season of Weathering and Owens' appearance on the Today Show, a Book and Author Luncheon which Owens attended for the Bedford Hills Free Library, and Owens' work on the Big Thicket book. 12-10 Personal correspondence, April - July 1973. Correspondence concerning Alfred Wilkes, Owens' appearance on the Today Show, A Season of Weathering, the Bedford Hills Book and Author Luncheon at which Owens spoke. 12-11 Personal correspondence, August - September/circa 1973. Correspondence discussing Owens' participation in the Texas State Historical Association meeting in February 1974. 12-12 Personal correspondence, 1974. Correspondence concerning the meeting of the Texas State Historical Association at which Owens read a paper entitled Roughnecks and Wildcatters. Also contains correspondence dealing with affairs at Columbia. 12-13 Personal correspondence, 1975. Letters ordering and commenting on A Fair and Happy Land, Owens' book on his ancestors. 12-14 Personal correspondence, January - April/year unknown. Contains family correspondence and a letter from Helen Hayes concerning the Columbia University Art Center . 12-15 Personal correspondence, May - July/year unknown. Contains three pages describing the Roy Bedichek papers at the University of Texas. 12-16 Personal correspondence, August - October/year unknown. 12-17 Personal correspondence, November - December/year unknown. Correspondence concerning affairs at Columbia. 12-18 Personal correspondence, undated. 12-19 Personal correspondence, undated. Contains a circular written by Roy Bedichek. 12-20 Personal correspondence, undated. Correspondence concerning Woman Killuh, Don't Stay Away... by Owens, the Japanese book by Owens. Also contains correspondence from Mody Boatright. 12-21 Personal correspondence, undated. Correspondence concerning the Philosophical Society of Texas, a manuscript by Henry Marksbury (a friend of Owens). Also includes a letter enclosing a copy of memoirs of Texas in the 1870's. 12-22 Personal correspondence, undated. Contains an invitation to Owens to join the American Academy of Political and Social Science, a letter discussing Walter Sharp and Owens' work on Tales From the Derrick Floor. Series 5. Correspondence with Maurice Crain , Owens' literary agent, 1950 - 1969.

Correspondence dealing with publication arrangements of Owens' books and short stories, Texas Folk Songs, and Slave Mutiny. Correspondence dealing with Walking on Borrowed Land, Owens' work on the Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers and Walter B. Sharp's biography, Fever in the Earth, Pocantico Hills, Look to the River, and This Stubborn Soil. Correspondence dealing with Black Mutiny, Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, Tales From the Derrick Floor, A Season of Weathering, and A Fair and Happy Land.

 13-1 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1950 - 1951. Letters discussing the publication arrangements for Slave Mutiny and Walking on Borrowed Land, a letter discussing the short story Blackbirds in the Corn and Owens' book on the Japanese in World War II called World War II Through the Eyes of Japanese Soldiers. 13-2 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1952. Correspondence concerning Texas Folk Songs, Walking on Borrowed Land, the oral history of oil pioneers project, World War II Through the Eyes of Japanese Soldiers, Slave Mutiny, and Owens' short story called A Thing of Evil. 13-3 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1953. Letters regarding World War II Through the Eyes of Japanese Soldiers, a British contract for publication of Slave Mutiny, and Walking on Borrowed Land. 13-4 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1954. Correspondence dealing with World War II through the Eyes of Japanese Soldiers, publication of excerpts from Walking on Borrowed Land, and an Israeli contract and a possible movie script for Slave Mutiny. Also includes letters referring to The Lucas Gusher, How a Novel Was Written, and a Philippines article for Asia and the Americas magazine. 13-5 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1955. Letters concerning early work in Fever in the Earth, the Japanese soldiers documentary, a biography of Walter B. Sharp, and the movie arrangements for Slave Mutiny. 13-6 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1956. Correspondence discussing Fever in the Earth and Owens' short story entitled Miss Annie Buchanan, Seer of Corsicana. 13-7 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1957 - 1958. Correspondence concerning publication arrangements and movie plans for Fever in the Earth, the Broadway production of Slave Mutiny, The Caves of Arayat (Owens' novel about the Philippines), a book on Pocantico Hills and the Rockfellers, and The Lucas Gusher. 13-8 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1959 - 1960. Correspondence regarding The Caves of Arayat, royalty statements for Fever in the Earth and Slave Mutiny, and an article by Owens on Grant Wood. 13-9 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1961 - 1962. Letters concerning The Caves of Arayat, Look to the River (first called Blackbirds North) including contract terms and publication arrangements, and the Grant Wood story. 13-10 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1963-1964. Correspondence concerning the motion picture rights to Look to the River, The Caves of Arayat, and early work on This Stubborn Soil (first called Books and a Boy). 13-11 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1965. Correspondence dealing with This Stubborn Soil, The Caves of Arayat, the contract terms of The History of Texas Oil co-authored by Mody Boatright and Owens including a letter from Boatright. 13-12 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1966. Correspondence concerning This Stubborn Soil - royalties, foreign publication, and The Caves of Arayat. 13-13 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1967. Correspondence dealing with The Caves of Arayat, a publishing contract for Three Friends, republication of Slave Mutiny as Black Mutiny, and This Stubborn Soil. 13-14 Correspondence with Maurice Crain, 1968 - 1969. Correspondence discussingThe Caves of Arayat, Black Mutiny, This Stubborn Soil, Three Friends,a Danish contract for Look to the River, and Owens' and Boatright's oil history book titled Tales From the Derrick Floor. 13-15 Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, 1922 - 1934. Contains J. Frank Dobie's correspondence - including letters from John Lomax, author of books on folksong and ballads - concerning folksongs and ballads. 13-16 Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, 1947 - 1948. Correspondence concerning Owens' work on the book and plans for publication. Includes a letter from Dobie. 13-17 Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, 1949. Letters discussing publication contracts and Owens' work on the book. Also includes a letter from Boatright. 13-18 Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, 1950. Includes publication notices and a publisher's contract between Owens, the Texas Folklore Society, and the University Press in Dallas. 13-19 Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, 1951 - 1959. Correspondence discussing plans for promoting the book. Includes royalty statements, reviews, publication notices, and a copy of the publisher's contract between Owens, the Texas Folklore Society, and the University Press in Dallas. 13-20 Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, 1960 - 1969. Includes royalty statements, letters concerning permission to reprint material from Texas Folk Songs, and a letter discussing plans for revising Texas Folk Songs. 13-21 Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, 1970 - 1975. Correspondence concerning requests for permission to reprint material from Texas Folk Songs and Owens' plans to revise the book. Includes a letter enclosing six pages of words and music to folksongs. 13-22 Correspondence regarding Texas Folk Songs, 1976. Correspondence with Southern Methodist University Press and Owens' daughter, Jessie, concerning the revision of Texas Folk Songs. 13-23 Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, 1947 - 1949. Correspondence concerning Owens' research for Slave Mutiny. 13-24 Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, 1952. Letters discussing background work on Slave Mutiny and plans for its publication. 13-25 Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, 1953 - 1954. Correspondence dealing with publication plans and royalty information in the United States and foreign countries. Also includes a letter from Roy Bedichek commenting on the book and letters concerning awards and exhibitions for which Slave Mutiny was submitted. 13-26 Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, 1955 - 1963. Correspondence concerning the publication of Slave Mutiny in Germany, plans for a play and motion picture, royalty statements, the Owens vs. Fawcett case concerning plagerism by True magazine, and a request for the paperback rights to Slave Mutiny Also includes a letter from Wyatt Brown discussing his doctoral dissertation which relates to Slave Mutiny. 13-27 Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, 1964. Correspondence discussing plans for a film based on Slave Mutiny. 13-28 Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, 1967 - 1968. Letters concerning the republication of Slave Mutiny as Black Mutiny by the United Church Press and permission to use material from Slave Mutiny in a history book published by the MacMillan Company. 13-29 Correspondence regarding Slave Mutiny, 1969 - 1972. Letters from authors concerning Owens' sources and research work for Slave Mutiny. 14-1 Correspondence regarding Walking on Borrowed Land, 1946 - 1947. Correspondence concerning background work and early drafts of the book. 14-2 Correspondence regarding Walking on Borrowed Land, 1948 - 1955. Correspondence discussing publication plans, contract terms, and comments about Walking on Borrowed Land. 14-3 Correspondence regarding Walking on Borrowed Land, 1954. Correspondence concerning publication by the Bobbs Merrill Company, Inc. and letters commenting on the book including a letter from Roy Bedichek. Also contains reviews, invoices, and a biographical sketch of Owens. 14-4 Correspondence regarding Walking on Borrowed Land, 1955 - 1968. Letters discussing an Honorable Mention Award from Friends of American Writers for Walking on Borrowed Land and letters concerning speaking engagements by Owens including a program from a meeting of the Texas Folklore Society and a newspaper clipping about a talk by Owens. 14-5 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, 1951 - 1952. Correspondence concerning plans for the oral history project including budget statements, itineraries for Owens, publicity, arrangements, and lists of tape recordings. Also contains letters from Mrs. Walter B. Sharp and Dudley Sharp, Mrs. Samuel W. (Lillian) Webb, and University of Texas Archivist Winnie Allen. 14-6 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, February - August 1952. Correspondence discussing Owens' work on the Walter Sharp biography and oil history tapes of interviews of oil men. Includes letters from Winnie Allen, Mrs. W. B. Sharp, Dudley Sharp, and Al W. Hamill and a newsletter of the Wildcatter's Congress, Inc. 14-7 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, December/circa 1952. Contains a report of Owens' progress on the Sharp biography, letters discussing possible projects using the oil history tapes, correspondence with Mrs. W. B. Sharp and Winnie Allen. 14-8 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, January - June 1953. Letters discussing budget estimates, objectives, and organization of the oral history project, correspondence with Winnie Allen and Roy Bedichek concerning a lecture at the University of Texas by Owens, and letters from Dudley Sharp and Mrs. W. B. Sharp. 14-9 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, July - December 1953. Correspondence concerning Owens' work on the Sharp project and oil interview tapes including a list of his travel expenses and a project report. 14-10 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, circa 1953. 14-11 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, January - June 1954. Correspondence concerning oil history interviews and a book titled The History of the Texas Company. 14-12 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, June - December/circa 1954. Letters outlining a work schedule and interview schedule for Owens, progress reports on the oral history project, and letters discussing research on the records of the Texas Company and other information concerning the oil industry. 14-13 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, January - February 1955. Correspondence concerning Owens' research and interviews for the oral history project including information concerning Hughes Tool Company. 14-14 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, February - April 1955. Letters discussing interviews and research by Owens. Contains information concerning W. B. Sharp and Hughes Tool Company including letters from Mrs. W. B. Sharp and Dudley Sharp. 14-15 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, May - December/circa 1955. Correspondence concerning Ownes' research on Sharp and Hughes Tool Company and other companies and men involved in the early years of the oil industry. Letters discussing Walter B. Sharp's biography by Owens including letters from Mrs. Sharp and Dudley Sharp. Also contains Oil by Hook or Crook by Mody Boatright. 14-16 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, January - February 1956. Letters concerning Sharp's biography and a review by Owens for the American Petroleum Institute including a copy of the review. 14-17 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, February - December 1956. Correspondence discussing projects proposed by Owens relating to the oral history project including a pictorial history book of the oil industry, a short story about the Lucas Gusher, and a National Oil Foundation for the collecting of material relating to the oil industry. 14-18 Correspondence regarding Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, 1957 - 1959. Correspondence concerning an article by Owens in the American Petroleum Institute Quarterly and Drilling magazine called Boom in Batson: the birth of an oil field - includes a copy of the article. Also a letter regarding The Lucas Gusher by Owens. 14-19 Correspondence regarding Fever in the Earth, 1955 - 1956. Correspondence concerning early work on Fever in the Earth including criticisms from Owens' agent, Maurice Crain, and Bobbs-Merrill Comapny, Inc. Also contains letters mentioning plans for a pictorial history of the oil industry by Owens. 14-20 Correspondence regarding Fever in the Earth, 1957 - May 1958. Correspondence dealing with publication of Fever in the Earth including letters from Mrs. W. B. Sharp and Winnie Allen and plans for reviews and promotion of the book. 14-21 Correspondence regarding Fever in the Earth, June - July 1958. Correspondence concerning a movie contract for Fever in the Earth including an option and purchase agreement between Ralph Serpe and Owens. Contains royalty statements and letters commenting on the book. 14-22 Correspondence regarding Fever in the Earth, 1959 - 1961. Includes statements of royalty accounts and sales of the book. Also contains miscellaneous oil information. 14-23 Correspondence regarding Pocantico Hills, 1958 - 1960. Correspondence concerning early work on Pocantico Hills and terms of publication. Also includes a review. 14-24 Correspondence regarding Look to the River, 1951 - 1962. Letters discussing Owens' early work on Look to the River and a contract with Atheneum Publishers. 14-25 Correspondence regarding Look to the River, January - March 1963. Correspondence concerning reviews and comments on the book. 14-26 Correspondence regarding Look to the River, April - December 1963. Contains reviews and letters discussing Owens' participation in the TeenAge Book Talk Program of the New York Public Library concerning Look to the River. 14-27 Correspondence regarding Look to the River, 1964 - 1969/circa 1960's. Correspondence concerning talks on Look to the River, royalty statements, and other publications of the book - a braille edition by the Library of Congress, an adaptation by McGraw-Hill Publishers, and a Danish edition. Also contains three pages about the book (circa 1960's). 14-28 Correspondence regarding Look to the River, 1970/undated. Correspondence discussing the motion picture of Look to the River and reviews. 14-29 Correspondence regarding This Stubborn Soil, 1952 - April 1966. Letters concerning Owens' early plans for an autiobiography, letters requesting information dealing with Owens' school years and early jobs, and letters dealing with releases signed by Owens' family concerning royalties. 14-30 Correspondence regarding This Stubborn Soil, May - November 1966. Contains a map of Pin Hook, Texas and signed release forms from Owens' family and letters concerning reviews of This Stubborn Soil. 14-31 Correspondence regarding This Stubborn Soil, 1967 - 1970. Correspondence commenting on This Stubborn Soil including reviews, announcements, and letters discussing promotion plans. 15-1 Correspondence regarding Black Mutiny, 1968. Correspondence concerning the new edition of Slave Mutiny, now called Black Mutiny. Includes letters dealing with promotion plans including a flyer about the book and a list of individuals and organizations to whom copies of the book of were sent. 15-2 Correspondence regarding Black Mutiny, 1969 - September 1970. Correspondence discussing the motion picture called Give Us Free based on Owens' book, the use of the book in the Chicago Public Schools, and a possible copyright infringement. 15-3 Correspondence regarding Black Mutiny, November 1970 - 1971. Correspondence concerning the motion picture of Black Mutiny and information relating to Owens' research. 15-4 Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, 1940 - 1944. Contains correspondence of J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, and Roy Bedichek - includes letters to Owens concerning folksongs and Bedichek's comments about the war and government. 15-5 Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, 1945 - 1951. Correspondence from Bedichek to Webb and Owens. Includes letters giving advice to Owens, discussing their books and reviews, and concerning subjects such as World War II and affairs at the University of Texas. 15-6 Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, 1951 - 1956. Includes letters from Bedichek to Owens concerning Bedichek's presentation of his correspondence to the Archives of the University of Texas, other letters written by Bedichek including some to Dobie and Webb, and This I Believe written by Dobie. 15-7 Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, 1957 - 1966. Correspondence from Bedichek and Webb. Contains letters discussing Owens' work on editing Bedichek's correspondence at the University of Texas. 15-8 Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, 1967 - 1968. Letters concerning Owens' work on the Bedichek papers, permission to publish letters from Dobie and Webb to Bedichek, a list of names included in the correspondence for the book, and announcements describing the book. Also contains a letter written by Bedichek. 15-9 Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, January - February 1969. Correspondence concerning Owens' early work on the book including comments and criticisms by others. 15-10 Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, March 1969. Letters discussing publication and promotion of Owens' book. Includes background material and notes for the book. 15-11 Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, April - June 1969. Letters concerning background material including letters and notes. Also contains pages of acknowledgements, notes, and bibliographies for Three Friends. 15-12 Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, September - December/circa 1969. Correspondence commenting on Three Friends including letters from Mrs. Dobie and Mrs. Webb, and letters concerning plans for publicizing and promoting the book. 15-13 Correspondence regarding Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb, 1970 - 1971. Contains a letter from Roy Bedichek's granddaughter commenting on the book and a letter from Justin Anderson which includes a story by him about Walter P. Webb's father. Also includes a modification of the publishing agreement with Doubleday Publishing Company. 15-14 Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, 1965 - January 1966. Letters discussing Owens' and Mody Boatright's proposed organization of the book and contract terms including a copy of an agreement with Delacorte Press signed by Boatright and Owens. Correspondence with Boatright concerning early work and background material for the book. 15-15 Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, April - December/circa 1966. Correspondence with Boatright containing notes, information regarding the book's progress, and letters of permission to publish material from earlier tape recordings made by Owens and Boatright of early oil pioneers. 15-16 Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, February 1967 - 1968. Correspondence concerning publication of the book including a letter terminating the previous contract made in 1965 and correspondence with Dudley Sharp and Boatright discussing the continuation of the Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers project. 15-17 Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, 1969/circa 1960's. Correspondence concerning a contract with Doubleday to publish Tales From the Derrick Floor including a copy of the contract, and letters from Clint W. Murchison regarding Owens' and Boatright's previous work on the Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers. Also includes correspondence with Boatright concerning the book. 15-18 Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, January - April 1970. Correspondence concerning background material for the book, a contract for the film, TV, and radio rights for the book including two copies of the contract, and modification of the Doubleday contract. 15-19 Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, May - December 1970. Letters discussing background work on the book and its publication. Also includes letters from Mrs. Boatright giving Owens full approval to handle arrangements for Tales From the Derrick Floor due to Mody Boatright's death, and letters submitting the book for the Carr P. Collins book award. 15-20 Correspondence regarding Tales From the Derrick Floor, 1971 - 1972/undated. Correspondence concerning permission to use material from Tales From the Derrick Floor in Haliburton's company magazine, and undated letters from Boatright discussing the book. 15-21 Correspondence regarding A Season of Weathering, 1969 - 1972. Correspondence concerning Owens' early work and background material for the book, and letters containing criticisms and comments. 15-22 Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, 1964 - February 1965. Letters concerning Owens' research on his ancestors, the Cleavers and the Braggs, and migration routes of the 1800's including a list and map of Indian trails. Contains letters from Cleaver family members. 15-23 Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, May 1965 - 1966. Correspondence dealing with Owens' research on the Cleavers. 15-24 Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, 1967. Correspondence and information concerning the Cleaver family. 15-25 Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, 1968. Letters and information concerning the Cleaver family and other relatives of Owens. 15-26 Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, 1969. Letters and information on members of the Cleaver family and letters discussing early work on A Fair and Happy Land. 15-27 Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, 1970 - 1971. Correspondence concerning the Cleaver family. 15-28 Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, 1972. Correspondence concerning the Cleavers. 15-29 Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, 1973 - 1974. Correspondence dealing with Owens' research on the Cleaver family and his early work on the book including letters containing comments and criticisms. 15-30 Correspondence regarding A Fair and Happy Land, 1975/undated. Correspondence primarily from Owens' relatives concerning the book. Includes publication announcements and order requests. Series 6. Texas Folk Songs, Research Materials, Manuscripts and Drafts.

Papers relating to Texas Folk Songs (1950) including background material and notes, book reviews and promotional material, Owens' doctoral dissertation for the State University of Iowa, galley proofs, lyrics of folksongs and an incomplete manuscript, early drafts of music and lyrics, photocopies of songs of Rod Drake with comments, lyrics, and music staffs, and a ribbon copy and photocopy of Rod Drake's Songs by William A. Owens. Manuscripts of Texas Folk Songs, by William A. Owens, published in 1950 by The Texas Folklore Society. Also first and third drafts, and page proofs of the revised and enlarged edition of Texas Folk Songs, published in 1976, with musical transcriptions by Jessie Ann Owens. Contains a complete unedited copy of Texas Folk Songs (revised and enlarged), dated May 3, 1976.

16-1 Texas Folk Songs - background material including letters, notes, folksong lyrics, and letters to J. Frank Dobie. 16-2 Texas Folk Songs - background material including notes and folksong lyrics. 16-3 Texas Folk Songs - background material including lyrics and notes to folksongs f rom the chapter titled Children's Songs and Games. 16-4 Texas Folk Songs - background material including lyrics and notes to folksongs from chapters titled Cowboy Songs and Negro Sprirituals. 16-5 Texas Folk Songs - background material including lyrics and notes to Play-Party Songs chapter. 16-6 Texas Folk Songs - background material including a memopad of Owens' notes, bibliography notes, and a list of folksong books. 16-7 Texas Folk Songs - background material including notes, Play Party Games booklet, and pamphlets on Indian songs and Puerto Rican songs. 16-8 Texas Folk Songs - background material including notes on folksongs. 16-9 Texas Folk Songs - background material including newspaper articles relating to folksongs. 16-10 Texas Folk Songs - book reviews and promotional material. 16-11 Texas Folk Songs Owens' doctoral dissertation for the State University of Iowa - June 1941, pp. 1-32. 16-12 Texas Folk Songs Owens' doctoral dissertation for the State University of Iowa - June 1941, pp. 33-70. 16-13 Texas Folk Songs Owens' doctoral dissertation for the State University of Iowa - June 1941, pp. 71-102. 16-14 Texas Folk Songs, Owens' doctoral dissertation for the State University of Iowa - June 1941, pp. 103-140. 16-15 Texas Folk Songs, Owens' doctoral dissertation for the State University of Iowa - June 1941, pp. 141-182. 16-16 Texas Folk Songs, Owens' doctoral dissertation for the State University of Iowa - June 1941, pp. 183-231. 16-17 Texas Folk Songs, galley proofs. 16-18 Texas Folk Songs, galley proofs. 17-1 Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs. 17-2 Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs. 17-3 Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs. 17-4 Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs. 17-5 Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs. 17-6 Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs. 17-7 Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs. 17-8 Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs. 17-9 Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs. 17-10 Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs. 17-11 Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs. 17-12 Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs. 17-13 Texas Folk Songs, incomplete manuscript containing lyrics to folksongs. 17-14 Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs. 17-15 Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksong s. 17-16 Texas Folk Songs, lyrics of folksongs. 17-17 Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of music staffs with lyrics of folksongs. 17-18 Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of music staffs with lyrics of folksongs. 17-19 Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of music staffs with lyrics of folksongs. 17-20 Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of music staffs with lyrics of folksongs. 17-21 Texas Folk Songs, music staffs with some lyrics included. 17-22 Texas Folk Songs, lyrics from miscellaneous and unused texts. 18-1 Texas Folk Songs, early drafts of music staffs with lyrics, pp. 1-16. 18-2 Texas Folk Songs, early drafts of music staffs with lyrics, pp. 17-33. 18-3 Texas Folk Songs, early drafts of music staffs with lyrics, pp. 34-50. 18-4 Texas Folk Songs, early drafts of music staffs with lyrics, pp. 51-67. 18-5 Texas Folk Songs, early drafts of music staffs with lyrics, pp. 68-90. 18-6 Texas Folk Songs, preface and chapter descriptions for the book. 18-7 Texas Folk Songs, maps showing distribution of folk music and singers in America. 18-8 Texas Folk Songs, notes and parts of early texts. 18-9 Texas Folk Songs, notes and parts of early texts. 18-10 Texas Folk Songs, notes and parts of early texts. 18-11 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of Rod Drake's Songs including notes, lyrics, and music staffs, pp. 1-11. 18-12 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of Rod Drake's Songs including notes, lyrics, and music staffs, pp. 12-30. 18-13 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of Rod Drake's Songs including notes, lyrics, and music staffs, pp. 31-43. 18-14 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of Rod Drake's Songs including notes, lyrics, and music staffs, pp. 44-56. 18-15 Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of songs by Rod Drake, pp. 1-7. 18-16 Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of songs by Rod Drake, pp. 8-14. 18-17 Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of songs by Rod Drake, pp. 15-27. 18-18 Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of songs by Rod Drake, pp. 28-38. 18-19 Texas Folk Songs, photocopies of songs by Rod Drake, pp. 39-55. 18-20 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Rod Drake's Songs, pp. 1-19. 18-21 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Rod Drake's Songs, pp. 20-43. 18-22 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Rod Drake's Songs, pp. 44-67. 18-23 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Rod Drake's Songs, pp. 68-95. 18-24 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Rod Drake's Songs, pp. 96-125. 18-25 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Rod Drake's Songs, loose sheets. 19-1 Texas Folk Songs, typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book, pp. 1-63 of reference notes. 19-2 Texas Folk Songs, typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book, pp. 64-115 of reference notes. 19-3 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed incomplete manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book including printed staffs with lyrics, pp. 1-22. 19-4 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed incomplete manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book including printed staffs with lyrics, pp. 23-50. 19-5 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed incomplete manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book including printed staffs with lyrics, pp. 51-84. 19-6 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed incomplete manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book including printed staffs with lyrics, pp. 85-129. 19-7 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - Table of Contents through Collector's Notes. 19-8 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - British Ballads. 19-9 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - American Ballads. 19-10 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - Songs of Doleful Love. 19-11 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - Songs for a Laugh. 19-12 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - Children's Songs. 19-13 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - Civil War Songs. 19-14 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - Songs for Pilon. 19-15 Texas Folk Songs, ribbon copy of typed manuscript of A Texas Ballad Book - Songs for Pilon. 20-1 Texas Folk Songs, foreward, notes and chapter summaries from Texas Folk Songs (revised). 20-2 Texas Folk Songs, First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised), includes lyrics, music staffs, and notes, pp. 1-25. 20-3 Texas Folk Songs, First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised), includes lyrics, music staffs, and notes, pp. 26-48. 20-4 Texas Folk Songs, First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised), includes lyrics, music staffs, and notes, pp. 49-74. 20-5 Texas Folk Songs, First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised), includes lyrics, music staffs, and notes, pp. 75-95. 20-6 Texas Folk Songs, First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised), includes lyrics, music staffs, and notes, pp. 96-116. 20-7 Texas Folk Songs, First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised), includes lyrics, music staffs, and notes, pp. 117-138. 20-8 Texas Folk Songs, First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised), includes lyrics, music staffs, and notes, pp. 139-159. 20-9 Texas Folk Songs, First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised), includes lyrics, music staffs, and notes, pp. 160-180. 20-10 Texas Folk Songs, First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised), includes lyrics, music staffs, and notes, pp. 181-200. 20-11 Texas Folk Songs, First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised), includes lyrics, music staffs, and notes, pp. 201-220. 20-12 Texas Folk Songs, First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised), includes lyrics, music staffs, and notes, pp. 221-238. 20-13 Texas Folk Songs, First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised), includes lyrics, music staffs, and notes, pp. 239-208. 20-14 Texas Folk Songs, report included with First draft of Texas Folk Songs (revised). 20-15 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised). pp. 1-15. 20-16 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 17-28, 30-40. 20-17 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 41-59, 61. 20-18 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 63-70, 73-105. 20-19 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 107-115, 117-149. 20-20 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 150-156, 158-189. 20-21 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 190-192, 193, 195-211. 20-22 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 212-221, 223, 224, 226-244. 20-23 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 245-253, 255a, 255b, 256, 259, 260, 262, 264-268. 20-24 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 270-272, 274, 275, 277, 280, 281, 283-285, 287-292, 293-297. 20-25 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 298-303, 305, 307, 308, 310, 311, 313, 314, 317-330, 332. 20-26 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 333, 335, 336, 340-361. 20-27 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 362-375, 377-394. 20-28 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 396-414, 416, 417, 419-429. 20-29 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 429-451, 454, 456, 457, 459-463. 20-30 Texas Folk Songs, photocopy of Third draft manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised), pp. 464-467, 471-495, 496-501, and source notes. 21-1 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 1-24. 21-2 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 25-50. 21-3 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 51-72. 21-4 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 73-91. 21-5 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 92-110. 21-6 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 111-130. 21-7 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 131-149. 21-8 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 150-168. 21-9 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 169-186. 21-10 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 187-208. 21-11 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 209-228. 21-12 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 229-249. 21-13 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 250-271. 21-14 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 272-293. 21-15 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 294-313. 21-16 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 314-339. 21-17 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 340-361. 21-18 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 362-381. 21-19 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 382-404. 21-20 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 405-425. 21-21 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 426-445. 21-22 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 446-466. 21-23 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - pp. 467-480. 21-24 Texas Folk Songs, complete unedited manuscript of Texas Folk Songs (revised) dated May 3, 1976 - notes and bibliography. 21-25 Texas Folk Songs, page proofs of forematter. 21-26 Texas Folk Songs, page proofs of Chapter 1 titled British Popular Ballads. 21-27 Texas Folk Songs, page proofs of Chapter 2 titled Anglo-American Ballads. 21-28 Texas Folk Songs, page proofs of Chapter 2 titled Anglo-American Ballads. (duplicate) 21-29 Texas Folk Songs, page proofs of Chapter 3 titled Anglo-American Love Songs. 21-30 Texas Folk Songs, page proofs of Chapter 4 titled Anglo-American Comic Songs. 22-1 Texas Folk Songs, page proofs of Chapter 5 titled Songs and Games for Children. 22-2 Texas Folk Songs, page proofs of Chapter 6 titled Play-Party Songs and Games. 22-3 Texas Folk Songs, page proofs of Chapter 7 titled Anglo-American Spirituals. 22-4 Texas Folk Songs, page proofs of Chapter 8 titled Afro-American Spirituals. 22-5 Texas Folk Songs, page proofs of Chapter 9 titled Afro-American Secular Songs. Series 7. Slave Mutiny, Research Materials, Manuscripts and Drafts.

Papers relating to Owens' book, Slave Mutiny, published in 1953. Includes source materials, notes, and related publications concerning the Amistad mutiny. Manuscripts, drafts and some book reviews for both Slave Mutiny, and the later edition of the book titled Black Mutiny, published in 1968.

 22-6 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 1-25. 22-7 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 20-50. 22-8 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 51-75. 22-9 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 76-100. 22-10 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 101-125. 22-11 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 126-150. 22-12 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 151-169. 22-13 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 170-189. 22-14 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 190-209. 22-15 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 210-229. 22-16 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 230-249. 22-17 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 250-265. 22-18 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 266-275. 22-19 Slave Mutiny, Owens' sources, pp. 276-289. 23-1 Slave Mutiny, source notes, pp. 1-30. 23-2 Slave Mutiny, source notes, pp. 31-60. 23-3 Slave Mutiny, source notes, pp. 61-88. 23-4 Slave Mutiny, notes (probably for a play). 23-5 Slave Mutiny, source material including notes and photocopies of articles. 23-6 Slave Mutiny, source material including letters and written accounts of the period (1830's - 1840's). 23-7 Slave Mutiny, source material including notes and two copies of histories of the Amistad mutiny. 23-8 Slave Mutiny, source materials including photocopies of journal articles, newspaper articles and letters. 23-9 Slave Mutiny, source material including a photocopy of History of the Armistad Captives (1840). 23-10 Slave Mutiny, source material including a rough tracing of Map of Sierra Leone which shows African tribal boundaries. 23-11 Slave Mutiny, publications - Montauk: Three Centuries of Romance, Sport, and Adventure and The Sag Harbor Pilot - containing information on the Amistad mutiny and Montauk, New York. 23-12 Slave Mutiny, The Amistad Murals by Hale Woodruff. 23-13 Slave Mutiny, article on the Amistad mutiny titled The Slave Ship Rebellion in American Heritage (February 1957). 23-14 Slave Mutiny, book reviews - 1953. 23-15 Slave Mutiny, book reviews - undated. 23-16 Slave Mutiny, option for the motion picture rights of Slave Mutiny signed by Owens and Robert Breen. 23-17 Slave Mutiny, book jacket for Slave Mutiny. 23-18 Black Mutiny, Foreword by Wesley A. Hotchkiss. 23-19 Black Mutiny, book reviews. 23-20 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapters I - III. 23-21 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter IV. 23-22 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapters V and VI. 23-23 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included. 23-24 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapters VII and VIII. 23-25 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter IX. 23-26 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter X. 23-27 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XI. 23-28 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XII. 23-29 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XIII. 23-30 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XIV. 23-31 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XV. 23-32 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XVI and XVII. 24-1 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XVIII. 24-2 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XIX. 24-3 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XIX. 24-4 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XX. 24-5 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XXI. 24-6 Slave Mutiny, First draft - notes included, Chapter XXII. 24-7 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter I. 24-8 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter II. 24-9 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter III. 24-10 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter IV. 24-11 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter V. 24-12 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter VI. 24-13 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter VII. 24-14 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter VII. 24-15 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter VIII. 24-16 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter IX. 24-17 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter X. 24-18 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XI. 24-19 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XII. 24-20 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XIII. 24-21 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XIV. 24-22 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XV. 24-23 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XVI. 24-24 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XVII. 24-25 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XVIII. 24-26 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XIX. 24-27 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XX. 24-28 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XXI. 24-29 Slave Mutiny, Second draft with revisions, Chapter XXII. Series 8. Slave Mutiny, Plagerism case.

Papers concerning Owens' plagerism case with True magazine. Information relating to the case of Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and Holland. Contains comparisons of Owens' Slave Mutiny with edited material and unedited material by Millard of True magazine. Contains court testimony and legal material for the case of Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and David Holland including comparisions of Slave Mutiny with Holland's story and records from the trial. Includes the deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) and plaintiff's exhibits (April 26, 1961).

 24-30 Slave Mutiny, story titled The Explosive Pinch of Snuff in True magazine (October 1948) - p. 36 about the Amistad mutiny. 24-31 Slave Mutiny, The Slaves Who Wouldn't Be Sold by David Holland in True magazine (March 1957). 24-32 Slave Mutiny, photocopy of Holland's story The Slaves Who Wouldn't Be Sold. 24-33 Slave Mutiny, Certificate of Registration of Owens' claim to the copyright of Slave Mutiny. 24-34 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 6 (June 30, 1959) and photocopy of a typescript of Mutiny on L'Amistad by Holland. 24-35 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 6 (June 30, 1959) and photocopy of a typescript of Mutiny on L'Amistad by Holland. 24-36 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 6 (June 30, 1959) and photocopy of a typescript of Mutiny on L'Amistad by Holland. 24-37 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 8A (June 30, 1959) - Holland's story edited by Joseph Millard now called The Slaves Who Wouldn't Be Sold. 24-38 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 8A (June 30, 1959) - Holland's story edited by Joseph Millard now called The Slaves Who Wouldn't Be Sold. 24-39 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 8A (June 30, 1959) - Holland's story edited by Joseph Millard now called The Slaves Who Wouldn't Be Sold. 24-40 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 8A (June 30, 1959) - Holland's story edited by Joseph Millard now called The Slaves Who Wouldn't Be Sold. 25-1 Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 1-12. 25-2 Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 13-25. 25-3 Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 26-32. 25-4 Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 33-41. 25-5 Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 42-49. 25-6 Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 50-64. 25-7 Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 1-67. 25-8 Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, 2-52 (page 1 missing). 25-9 Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story, pp. 1-52. 25-10 Slave Mutiny, comparison of Owens' book with Holland's story. 25-11 Slave Mutiny, partial list comparing fictional passages of Slave Mutiny that appear in Holland's story. 25-12 Slave Mutiny, partial list comparing fictional passages of Slave Mutiny that appear in Holland's story. 25-13 Slave Mutiny, comparisions of passages from Slave Mutiny and Holland's story. 25-14 Slave Mutiny, records of the court case - Examination of Ralph F. Daigh (June 30, 1959 and July 9, 1959). 25-15 Slave Mutiny, records of the court case - Examination of Charles Nelson Barnard (July 18, 1959). 25-16 Slave Mutiny, records of the court case - Examination of Clyde F. Newstrand (August 18, 1959). 25-17 Slave Mutiny, complaint alleged by Owens, the Plaintiff, against Fawcett Publications, Inc. and David Holland 25-18 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Preliminary Trial Memorandum. 25-19 Slave Mutiny, Supplement to Plaintiff's Preliminary Trial Memorandum. 25-20 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Preliminary Proposed Findings of Fact. 25-21 Slave Mutiny, client papers from Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and Holland. 25-22 Slave Mutiny, client papers from Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and Holland. 25-23 Slave Mutiny, client papers from Owens vs. Fawcett Publications, Inc. and Holland. 26-1 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited material). 26-2 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-3 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-4 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-5 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-6 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-7 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-8 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-9 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-10 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-11 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-12 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-13 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-14 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-15 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-16 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-17 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-18 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-19 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-20 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 26-21 Slave Mutiny, comparison of passages by Owens and Millard (edited and unedited). 27-1 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 1-24. 27-2 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 25-48. 27-3 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 49-72. 27-4 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 73-96. 27-5 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 97-121A. 27-6 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 122-140. 27-7 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 147-170. 27-8 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 171-190. 27-9 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 191-215. 27-10 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 216-239. 27-11 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 240-264. 27-12 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 265-298. 27-13 Slave Mutiny, deposition of William A. Owens (July 18, 1960) - pp. 299-319. 27-14 Slave Mutiny, exhibits of comparisons of Owens' book with the text of True magazine. 27-15 Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid. 27-16 Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid. 27-17 Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid. 27-18 Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid. 27-19 Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid. 27-20 Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid. 27-21 Slave Mutiny, papers stamped as Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of NY., April 26, 1961, 24 Aid. 27-22 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid. 27-23 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid. 27-24 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid. 27-25 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid. 27-26 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid. 27-27 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid. 27-28 Slave Mutiny, Plaintiff's Exhibit, U.S. District Court, S.D. of N.Y., April 26, 1961, 24 Bid. Series 9. Walking on Borrowed Land, Research Materials, Typescripts, and Manuscripts.

Papers relating to Owens' book, Walking on Borrowed Land including book reviews, notes, and typescripts.

 28-1 Walking on Borrowed Land, book reviews. 28-2 Walking on Borrowed Land, book award from Texas Institute of Letters for Best First Book of Fiction. 28-3 Walking on Borrowed Land, early organization of the novel - then called King Cotton's My Cross. 28-4 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes. Contains a memopad and handwritten notes. 28-5 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes. Contains copies of a synopsis of the novel. 28-6 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes. Contains Theme, Proposed Revisions, and Tentative Chapter Outline. 28-7 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapter I. 28-8 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapter II. 28-9 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapter XVIII. 28-10 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XX - XXI. 28-11 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XXII - XXIII. 28-12 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapter XXVI. 28-13 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XXIX - XXXI. 28-14 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XXXII - XXXIV. 28-15 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XXXV - XXXVIII. 28-16 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapter XXXIX. 28-17 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XL - XLI. 28-18 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XLII - XLIII. 28-19 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript and notes for Chapters XLIV - XLV. 28-20 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters I. XVII, XIX. 28-21 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters XX, XXI. 28-22 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters XXIII, XXV, XXVI. 28-23 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapter XXVII. 28-24 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters XXVIII, XXIX. 28-25 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters XXX - XXXII. 28-26 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Cahpters I, XVII. 28-27 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapter XX. 28-28 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapter XXI. 28-29 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapters XXIII, XXV, XXVI. 28-30 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapter XXVII. 28-31 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapters XXXIII, XXIX. 28-32 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - carbon copy, Chapters XXX, XXXI. 28-33 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters 1 - 4. 28-34 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters 5 - 8. 28-35 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters 12 - 17. 28-36 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters 18 - 21. 28-37 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters 22-25. 28-38 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript, Chapters 26, 27. 29-1 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - Chapters 1 - 4. 29-2 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - Chapters 5 - 9. 29-3 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - Chapters 10 - 15. 29-4 Walking on Borrowed Land, partial typescript - Chapters 16 - 19. 29-5 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters I - V. 29-6 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters VI - X. 29-7 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XIII - XVII. 29-8 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XIX - XXIV. 29-9 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXV - XXVIII. 29-10 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXIX - XXXV. 29-11 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXXVI - XXXIX. 29-12 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters I - IV. 29-13 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters V - VIII. 29-14 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters IX - XIII. 29-15 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XIV - XVII. 29-16 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XVIII - XXI. 29-17 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXII - XXVI. 29-18 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXVII - XXIX. 29-19 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXXV - XXXIV. 29-20 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XXXV - XXXIX. 29-21 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XL - XLII. 29-22 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript with revisions - Chapters XLIII - XLV. 29-23 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters I - III. 29-24 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters IV - VI. 29-25 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters VII - X. 30-1 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters XI - XIV. 30-2 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters XV - XVII. 30-3 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters XVIII - XX. 30-4 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters XXI - XXV. 30-5 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters XXVI - XXIX. 30-6 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters XXX - XXXIV. 30-7 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters XXXV - XXXIX 30-8 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters XL - XLI. 30-9 Walking on Borrowed Land, typescript - carbon copy - Chapters XLII - XLV. 30-10 Walking on Borrowed Land, notes (included with typescript). 30-11 Walking on Borrowed Land, manuscript with revisions - Chapter I - III. 30-12 Walking on Borrowed Land, manuscript with revisions - Chapters IV - VI. 30-13 Walking on Borrowed Land, manuscript with revisions - Chapters VII - IX. 30-14 Walking on Borrowed Land, manuscript with revisions - Chapters X - XIII. 30-15 Walking on Borrowed Land, manuscript with revisions - Chapters XIV - XVI. 30-16 Walking on Borrowed Land, manuscript with revisions - Chapters XVII - XIX. 30-17 Walking on Borrowed Land, manuscript with revisions - Chapters XX - XXII. 30-18 Walking on Borrowed Land, manuscript with revisions - Chapters XXIII - XXV. 30-19 Walking on Borrowed Land, manuscript with revisions - Chapters XXVI - XXIX. 30-20 Walking on Borrowed Land, manuscript with revisions - Chapters XXX - XXXIV. 30-21 Walking on Borrowed Land, manuscript with revisions - Chapters XXXV - XXXVI. 30-22 Walking on Borrowed Land, page proofs - pp. 1-61. 30-23 Walking on Borrowed Land, page proofs - pp. 62-122. 30-24 Walking on Borrowed Land, page proofs - pp. 123-179. 30-25 Walking on Borrowed Land, page proofs - pp. 180-223. 30-26 Walking on Borrowed Land, page proofs - pp. 224-270. 30-27 Walking on Borrowed Land, page proofs - pp. 271 - 304. Series 10. Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers project and the biography of Walter Benona Sharp. 31-1 Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers, statement of project. 31-2 deposition lists of prospects, pp. 1-18. 31-3 deposition lists of prospects, pp. 19-36. 31-4 deposition list of tape recordings. 31-5 deposition newspaper articles concerning the Oral History project. 31-6 deposition background material for the Oral History project. 31-7 deposition brochure on the Oral History of Texas Oil Pioneers and a series of sketches compiled from Owens' research (condensed from Texas Oil Pioneers by Owens). 31-8 deposition The Texas Company History prepared by Wilfred B. Talman. 31-9 deposition The Texas Company History, copy No. 3. 31-10 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typed and handwritten notes including some rough draft. 31-11 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typed and handwritten notes including some rough draft. 31-12 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typed and handwritten notes including some rough draft. 31-13 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typed and handwritten notes including some rough draft. 31-14 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typescript of First draft, pp. 1-24. 31-15 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typescript of First draft, pp. 25-50. 31-16 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typescript of First draft, pp. 51-84. 31-17 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typescript of First draft, pp. 85-111. 31-18 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typescript of First draft, pp. 112-135. 31-19 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typescript (with some notes), pp. 1-37. 31-20 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typescript (with some notes), pp. 38-87. 31-21 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typescript (with some notes), pp. 88-120. 31-22 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typescript (with some notes), pp. 121-160. 31-23 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typescript (with some notes), pp. 161-189. 31-24 Texas Oil Pioneers: Walter Benona Sharp, typescript (with some notes), pp. 190-212. Series 11. Fever in the Earth, Research Materials and Drafts.

Research materials, notes and drafts of Owens' book, Fever in the Earth, published in 1958, Early drafts of the book were titled No Toil No Death No Danger. Also an unedited-uncut manuscript of Fever in the Earth, typescript, notes and revisions, and galley proofs.

 32-1 Fever in the Earth, book reviews. 32-2 Fever in the Earth, book reviews. 32-3 Fever in the Earth, notes on memopads. 32-4 Fever in the Earth, partial draft with revisions, Chapters 1 & 2. 32-5 Fever in the Earth, partial draft with revisions, Chapters 4 & 8. 32-6 Fever in the Earth, partial draft with revisions, Chapters 10 & 18. 32-7 Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes. 32-8 Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes. 32-9 Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes. 32-10 Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes. 32-11 Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes. 32-12 Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes. 32-13 Fever in the Earth, partial drafts and notes. 32-14 Fever in the Earth, story summary - Plans for a Novel and notes on characterization. 32-15 Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 1-24. 32-16 Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 25-51a. 32-17 Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 52-90. 32-18 Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 91-125. 32-19 Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 126-157. 32-20 Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 158-193. 32-21 Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 194-234. 32-22 Fever in the Earth, early draft - No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 235-264. 32-23 Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, including notes, pp. 1-36. 32-24 Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 37-65. 32-25 Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 66-99. 32-26 Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 100-131. 32-27 Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 132-176. 33-1 Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 177-215. 33-2 Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 216-242. 33-3 Fever in the Earth, First draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 243-266. 33-4 Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 1-40. 33-5 Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 41-88. 33-6 Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 89-131. 33-7 Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 132-161. 33-8 Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 162-187. 33-9 Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 188-216. 33-10 Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 217-246. 33-11 Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 247-280. 33-12 Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 281-315. 33-13 Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 316-356. 33-14 Fever in the Earth, Second draft of No Toil No Death No Danger, pp. 357-405. 33-15 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 1-24. 33-16 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 24a-47. 33-17 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 48-75. 33-18 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 76-108. 33-19 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 108a-128. 33-20 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 128a-145. 33-21 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 145a-166. 33-22 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 166a-192. 33-23 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 192-216. 33-24 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 216a-247. 33-25 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 248-269. 33-26 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 269a-293. 33-27 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 294-315. 33-28 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 315a-331. 33-29 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 331a-352. 33-30 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 353-384. 34-1 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 384a-402. 34-2 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 402a-424. 34-3 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 424a-450. 34-4 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 451-480. 34-5 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 481-500. 34-6 Fever in the Earth, manuscript - unedited and uncut, pp. 501-523. 34-7 Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 1-32. 34-8 Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 33-76. 34-9 Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 77-112. 34-10 Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 113-170. 34-11 Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 171-210. 34-12 Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 211-246. 34-13 Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 247-298. 34-14 Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 299-349. 34-15 Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 350-406. 34-16 Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 407-469. 34-17 Fever in the Earth, complete typescript with notes and revisions, pp. 470-523. 34-18 Fever in the Earth, notes and suggested cuttings. 34-19 Fever in the Earth, galley proofs. Series 12. Pocantico Hills: 1609-1959, Research Materials, Manuscripts and Drafts.

Papers relating to Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, published in 1960.

 35-1 Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, notes to the First draft manuscript. 35-2 Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, First draft manuscript - incomplete ribbon copy, pp. 1-12. 35-3 Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, First draft manuscript - incomplete carbon copy (pp. 1-17) with notes. 35-4 Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, incomplete manuscript - ribbon copy, pp. 1-27. 35-5 Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, complete manuscript. 35-6 Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, copy of the book. 35-7 Pocantico Hills 1609-1959, book reviews. Series 13. Look to the River, Research Materials, Drafts, Manuscripts and Screenplay.

Papers relating toLook to the River, published in 1963, including book reviews, notes, early typescripts, complete manuscripts, and the screenplay.

35-8 Look to the River, notes. 35-9 Look to the River, Blackbirds in the Corn, pp. 1-32. 35-10 Look to the River, Blackbirds in the Corn, pp. 33-65. 35-11 Look to the River, Blackbirds in the Corn, pp. 1-14. 35-12 Look to the River, Blackbirds in the Corn. 35-13 Look to the River, Blackbirds in the Corn. 35-14 Look to the River, Blackbirds North - ribbon copy. 35-15 Look to the River, Blackbirds North - carbon copy. 35-16 Look to the River, Blackbirds North - ribbon copy of First draft, pp. 1-41. 35-17 Look to the River, Blackbirds North - ribbon copy of First draft, pp. 42-67. 35-18 Look to the River, Blackbirds North - carbon copy of First draft, pp. 1-33. 35-19 Look to the River, Blackbirds North - Carbon copy of First draft, pp. 34-67. 35-20 Look to the River, photostatic typescript, pp. 1-28. 35-21 Look to the River, photostatic typescript, pp. 29-64. 35-22 Look to the River, photostatic typescript, pp. 65-88. 35-23 Look to the River, uncorrected proofs. 35-24 Look to the River, screenplay for Look to the River by Morris Ebenstein. 35-25 Look to the River, book reviews. Series 14. This Stubborn Soil , Manuscripts, Typescripts, Drafts.

Information relating to (1966), including the contract between Owens and Charles Schribner's Sons, advertisements, and book reviews. Also includes We Had Us Some Christmas, an excerpt published in the Ladies Home Journal - December 1966 and the First draft. Copies of a typescript and early draft, cuttings from the manuscript, a photostatic copy of the typescript, and page proofs.

36-1 This Stubborn Soil, contract between Owens and Charles Schribner's Sons. 36-2 This Stubborn Soil, advertisements. 36-3 This Stubborn Soil, book reviews, 1966. 36-4 This Stubborn Soil, book reviews, 1966. 36-5 This Stubborn Soil, book reviews, 1967. 36-6 This Stubborn Soil, book reviews, 1968, 1972, and undated. 36-7 This Stubborn Soil, award certificate to Owens for best autobiography from Evelyn Oppenheimer, and articles announcing the Carr P. Collins Award (best nonfiction book) of 1966 for This Stubborn Soil. 36-8 This Stubborn Soil, We Had Us Some Christmas - excerpt from This Stubborn Soil in the Ladies Home Journal - December 1966. 36-9 This Stubborn Soil, First draft titled Books and a Boy, Chapters I - IX. 36-10 This Stubborn Soil, First draft titled Books and a Boy, Chapters X - XIV (several pages missing). 36-11 This Stubborn Soil, First draft titled Books and a Boy, Chapters XV - XIX. 36-12 This Stubborn Soil, First draft titled Books and a Boy, Chapters XX, XXIII - XXV (Chapter titled Fire inserted). 36-13 This Stubborn Soil, First draft titled Books and a Boy, Chapters XXVI - XXXI. 36-14 This Stubborn Soil, First draft titled Books and a Boy, Chapters XXXII - XXXVII. 36-15 This Stubborn Soil, First draft titled Books and a Boy, Chapters XXXVIII - XLIV. 36-16 This Stubborn Soil, First draft titled Books and a Boy, Chapters XLV - XLVIII. 36-17 This Stubborn Soil, First draft titled Books and a Boy, Chapters XLIX - LIV. 36-18 This Stubborn Soil, First draft titled Books and a Boy, Chapters LV - LIX. 36-19 This Stubborn Soil, contains Chapters called Books and a Teacher, Books and Candlesticks, and Books, Books, Books. 36-20 This Stubborn Soil, partial typescript. 36-21 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, front matter, p. 30. 36-22 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, front matter, pp. 31-60. 36-23 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, front matter, pp. 61-91. 37-1 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, pp. 92-119. 37-2 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, pp. 120-146. 37-3 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, pp. 151-185. 37-4 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, pp. 186-217. 37-5 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, pp. 218-253. 37-6 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, pp. 254-287. 37-7 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, pp. 288-316. 37-8 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, pp. 317-363. 37-9 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, pp. 364-396. 37-10 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, pp. 397-424. 37-11 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, pp. 424-443. 37-12 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, front matters, p. 29. 37-13 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, pp. 30-60. 37-14 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, pp. 61-91. 37-15 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, pp. 92-119. 37-16 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, pp. 127-166 (pp. 167-176 missing). 37-17 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, pp. 177-215. 37-18 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, pp. 216-252. 37-19 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, pp. 253-274. 37-20 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, pp. 275-299. 37-21 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, pp. 300-321. 37-22 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, pp. 322-370. 38-1 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, pp. 371-429. 38-2 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, end matter including pulled and revised chapters. 38-3 This Stubborn Soil, early draft with revisions, end matter including pulled and revised chapters. 38-4 This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, front matter, p. 29. 38-5 This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 30-62. 38-6 This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 63-99. 38-7 This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 100-141. 38-8 This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 142-181. 38-9 This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 182-212. 38-10 This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 213-252. 38-11 This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 253-288. 38-12 This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 289-328. 38-13 This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 329-359. 38-14 This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 360-400. 38-15 This Stubborn Soil, copy of final (?) draft, pp. 401-428. 38-16 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, front matter, Chapter 9. 38-17 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 10 - 19. 38-18 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 20 - 29. 38-19 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 30 - 39. 38-20 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 40 - 49. 38-21 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 50 - 59. 39-1 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 60 - 64. 39-2 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 65 - 69. 39-3 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapters 70 - 74. 39-4 This Stubborn Soil, typescript with revisions, Chapter 75 - Afterword. 39-5 This Stubborn Soil, sections cut from the manuscript. 39-6 This Stubborn Soil, sections cut from the manuscript. 39-7 This Stubborn Soil, general overall cuttings. 39-8 This Stubborn Soil, general overall cuttings. 39-9 This Stubborn Soil, general overall cuttings. 39-10 This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, front matter, Chapter 6. 39-11 This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 7 - 14. 39-12 This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 15 - 20. 39-13 This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 21 - 25. 39-14 This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 26 - 33. 39-15 This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 34 - 40. 39-16 This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 41 - 46. 39-17 This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 47 - 51. 39-18 This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 52 - 57. 39-19 This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 58 - 64. 39-20 This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapters 65 - 72. 39-21 This Stubborn Soil, photostatic copy of typescript, Chapter 73 - Afterword. 40-1 This Stubborn Soil, bound proofs. 40-2 This Stubborn Soil, page proofs. 40-3 This Stubborn Soil, page proofs with markings. 40-4 This Stubborn Soil, page proofs - annotated. 40-5 This Stubborn Soil, printer's proofs with notes. Series 15. Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb. Research Materials, Typescripts, Manuscripts, Galleys, Proofs.

Papers relating to Three Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, Webb (1969). Contains background information, retyped letters of Bedichek, Dobie, and Webb including editor's notes, book reviews, manuscript copies, typescripts, galleys and proofs.

41-1 Three Friends, background information - bulletin announcing the book Three Man in Texas edited by Ronnie Duggan. 41-2 Three Friends, background information - articles concerning Owens' editing of Bedichek's letters. 41-3 Three Friends, background information - articles about Roy Bedichek. 41-4 Three Friends, background information - articles about J. Frank Dobie. 41-5 Three Friends, background information - articles about Walter Prescott Webb. 41-6 Three Friends, retyped letters with editor's notes. 41-7 Three Friends, retyped letters with editor's notes. 41-8 Three Friends, retyped letters with editor's notes. 41-9 Three Friends, retyped letters with editor's notes. 41-10 Three Friends, retyped letters with editor's notes. 41-11 Three Friends, retyped letters with editor's notes. 41-12 Three Friends, My Father and Then My Mother by Roy Bedichek (transcribed by Owens). 41-13 Three Friends, book reviews, 1969. 41-14 Three Friends, book reviews, 1970. 41-15 Three Friends, early notes and outline by Owens. 41-16 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 1-28. 41-17 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 29-52. 41-18 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 53-82. 41-19 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 83-111. 41-20 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 112-139. 41-21 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 140-170. 41-22 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 171-199. 41-23 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 200-231. 41-24 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 232-252. 41-25 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 253-279. 42-1 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 280-305. 42-2 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 306-328. 42-3 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 329-360. 42-4 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 361-387. 42-5 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 388-424. 42-6 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 425-453. 42-7 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 454-479. 42-8 Three Friends, typescript with notes, pp. 480-495. 42-9 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 1-44. 42-10 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 45-87. 42-11 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 88-126. 42-12 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 127-162. 42-13 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 163-197. 42-14 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 195-227. 42-15 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 228-260. 42-16 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 261-298. 42-17 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 299-330 42-18 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 331-367. 42-19 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 368-404. 42-20 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 405-437. 42-21 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 438-458. 42-22 Three Friends, photostatic typescript, pp. 459-479. 43-1 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 73-92. 43-2 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 93-117. 43-3 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 118-160. 43-4 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 161-193. 43-5 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 194-232. 43-6 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 233-256. 43-7 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 257-278. 43-8 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 279-317. 43-9 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 318-347. 43-10 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 348-273. 43-11 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 374-419. 43-12 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 420-449. 43-13 Three Friends, manuscript, pp. 450-481 (includes outline of material). 43-14 Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder - Chapter titled Cathartic. 43-15 Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder - Chapter titled Pioneers, Schooling, and University. 43-16 Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder - Chapters titled Academe, Friday Mountain, and Lore. 43-17 Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder - Chapters titled Texans Abroad, Book Corraled, Books, Books, and Westward Slopes. 43-18 Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder. 43-19 Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder. 43-20 Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder. 43-21 Three Friends, manuscript which came in a red binder. 44-1 Three Friends, manuscript in red binder. 44-2 Three Friends, manuscript in red binder. 44-3 Three Friends, manuscript in red binder. 44-4 Three Friends, final galley and book jacket. 44-5 Three Friends, foundry proof. 44-6 Three Friends, foundry proof. Series 16. Tales From the Derrick Floor. Research Materials.

Tales From the Derrick Floor (1970) co-authored by Owens and Mody Boatright. Includes notes, reviews, and interviews with early oil pioneers. Edited interviews and final draft (copy edited), page proofs, and final galley proof of Tales From the Derrick Floor.

45-1 Tales From the Derrick Floor, book reviews. 45-2 Tales From the Derrick Floor, copy of a contract for the film rights to the book. 45-3 Tales From the Derrick Floor, field notes. 45-4 Tales From the Derrick Floor, Centennial Snapshots and photographs. 45-5 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews. 45-6 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews. 45-7 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews. 45-8 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews. 45-9 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews. 45-10 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews. 45-11 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews. 45-12 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews. 45-13 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews. 45-14 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews. 45-15 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - interviews. 45-16 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - unuesed interviews. 45-17 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - unused interviews. 45-18 Tales From the Derrick Floor, background material - unused interviews. 46-1 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-2 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-3 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-4 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-5 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-6 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-7 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-8 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-9 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-10 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-11 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-12 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-13 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-14 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 46-15 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 47-1 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 47-2 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 47-3 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 47-4 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 47-5 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 47-6 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 47-7 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 47-8 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 47-9 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 47-10 Tales From the Derrick Floor, edited and organized interviews. 47-11 Tales From the Derrick Floor, Oil Patch History by Owens and Boatright (article taken from Tales From the Derrick Floor). 47-12 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited) including layout and style sheet, front matter - p. 44. 47-13 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 45-94. 47-14 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 95-129. 47-15 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 130-174. 47-16 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 175-206. 47-17 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), 207-244. 47-18 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 245-284. 47-19 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 285-334. 48-1 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 335-385. 48-2 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 336-434. 48-3 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 435-474. 48-4 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 475-511. 48-5 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 512-551. 48-6 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), pp. 552-590. 48-7 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final draft (copy edited), index. 48-8 Tales From the Derrick Floor, page proof. 48-9 Tales From the Derrick Floor, page proof. 48-10 Tales From the Derrick Floor, page proof. 48-11 Tales From the Derrick Floor, final galley proof - includes one page of organized galley proof. Series 17. A Season of Weathering. Research Materials, Drafts.

Papers relating to A Season of Weathering (1973) including background material, book reviews, First, Second, Third, and unidentified drafts, a copy edited typescript.

49-1 A Season of Weathering, background material. 49-2 A Season of Weathering, background material. 49-3 A Season of Weathering, background information. 49-4 A Season of Weathering, book reviews. 49-5 A Season of Weathering, book reviews. 49-6 A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 1-4. 49-7 A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 5-10. 49-8 A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 11-18. 49-9 A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 18-23. 49-10 A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 24-29. 49-11 A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 30-35. 49-12 A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, Chapters 36-47. 49-13 A Season of Weathering, First draft - edited photostatic copy, includes notes, Chapters 48-59. 49-14 A Season of Weathering, First draft - unedited, Chapters 1-42. 49-15 A Season of Weathering, First draft - unedited, Chapters 43-59. 49-16 A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 1-4. 49-17 A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 5-10. 49-18 A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 11-19. 49-19 A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 20-33. 50-1 A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 34-40. 50-2 A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 41-49. 50-3 A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 50-60. 50-4 A Season of Weathering, Second draft (?) - ribbon copy, Chapters 61-72. 50-5 A Season of Weathering, Second draft - incomplete photostatic copy. 50-6 A Season of Weathering, Second draft - incomplete photostatic copy. 50-7 A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 1-2. 50-8 A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 3-6. 50-9 A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 7-14. 50-10 A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 15-25. 50-11 A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 26-33. 50-12 A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 34-38. 50-13 A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 39-42. 50-14 A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 43-49. 50-15 A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 50-59. 50-16 A Season of Weathering, Third draft - retyped, Chapters 60-66. 50-17 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 1-6. 50-18 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 7-15. 50-19 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 16-30. 51-1 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 31-40. 51-2 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 41-49. 51-3 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 50-59. 51-4 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 60-72. 51-5 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 1-3. 51-6 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 4-9. 51-7 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 10-17. 51-8 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 18-30. 51-9 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 31-38 (missing Chapters 39-58). 51-10 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - photostatic copy, Chapters 59-66. 51-11 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - ribbon copy (photocopy of front matter), frontmatter-Chapter 4. 51-12 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - ribbon copy, Chapters 5-9. 51-13 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - ribbon copy, Chapters 10-15. 51-14 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - ribbon copy, Chapters 16-22. 51-15 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - ribbon copy, Chapters 22-25. 51-16 A Season of Weathering, unidentified draft - ribbon copy, Chapters 26-38. 51-17 A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - front matter-Chapter 2. 51-18 A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 3-7. 51-19 A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 8-12. 51-20 A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 13-20. 51-21 A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 21-29. 51-22 A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 30-32. 51-23 A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 33-37. 51-24 A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 38-43. 51-25 A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 44-53. 51-26 A Season of Weathering, copy edited draft - Chapters 54-66. 52-1 A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 1-3. 52-2 A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 4-9. 52-3 A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 10-17. 53-4 A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 18-30. 52-5 A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 31-34. 52-6 A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 35-41. 52-7 A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 42-47. 52-8 A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 48-60. 52-9 A Season of Weathering, photostatic typescript, Chapters 60-66. 52-10 A Season of Weathering, partial typescript, pp. 257-302. 52-11 A Season of Weathering, partial typescript, pp. 303-339. Series 18. Impressions of the Big Thicket. Research Materials, Typescripts, Manuscripts.

Papers relating to Impressions of the Big Thicket (1973) with text by Owens and paintings by Michael Frary including background material, book reviews, typescripts, and manuscripts.

52-12 Impressions of the Big Thicket, background material - newspaper articles. 52-13 Impressions of the Big Thicket, background material - notes. 52-14 Impressions of the Big Thicket, book reviews. 52-15 Impressions of the Big Thicket, book reviews. 52-16 Impressions of the Big Thicket, typescript of Big Thicket Patterns, pp. 1-20. 52-17 Impressions of the Big Thicket, typescript of Big Thicket Patterns, pp. 20-40. 52-18 Impressions of the Big Thicket, photostatic typescript of Big Thicket Patterns, pp. 1-20. 52-19 Impressions of the Big Thicket, photostatic typescript of Big Thicket Patterns, pp. 20-31. 52-20 Impressions of the Big Thicket, manuscript. 52-21 Impressions of the Big Thicket, manuscript. Series 19. A Fair and Happy Land. Research Materials, Manuscripts and Drafts.

Papers relating to A Fair and Happy Land (1975) including background material and Owens' research on the Cleaver and Bragg families, and book reviews. Notes and early typescripts of sections of A Fair and Happy Land. , as well as a first, second and thirddrafts, edited manuscript with layouts, photocopies of manuscripts with revisions. Also includes two books of page proofs.

 53-1 A Fair and Happy Land, book reviews. 53-2 A Fair and Happy Land, alphabetized notecards on the Cleaver family. 53-3 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - Cleaver family records. 53-4 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - copy of a deed (1708) (Cleaver-North Branch). 53-5 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - Cleaver genealogies. 53-6 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - military information on Walter Bragg. 53-7 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - Civil War military records of Abner Cleaver, Allen Cleaver, and A. W. Cleaver. 53-8 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - Civil War military records of William H. Cleaver, Henry C. Cleaver, Junius N. Bragg, J. H. James, and M. A. Jackson. 53-9 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - memories of John Stephen Cleaver. 53-10 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - Civil War military records of John Stephen Cleaver. 53-11 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - information of Peter Cleaver. 53-12 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - deeds, death certificates, and other legal documents (Cleaver-Ohio County). 53-13 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - deeds of sale. 53-14 A Fair and Happy Land, background materials - deeds of sale. 53-15 A Fair and Happy Land, background materials - Civil War military records and transcribed copy of a diary of William R. Cleaver. Also includes a list of military records of Cleavers and Braggs. 53-16 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - deeds of sale of William Cleaver, Jr. 53-17 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - survey and land records of William Cleaver, Sr. 53-18 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - deeds and inventory of the estate of William Cleaver, Sr. 53-19 A Fair and Happy Land, background material. 53-20 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - Reminiscences of Mrs. Virginia Cleaver. 53-21 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - wills, deeds, and documents. 53-22 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - documents. 53-23 A Fair and Happy Land, background material. 53-24 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - letters. 53-25 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - maps. 53-26 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - notes and genealogies. 53-27 A Fair and Happy Land, background material. 53-28 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - deeds and maps. 53-29 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - articles and notes. 53-30 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - genealogies, maps and articles. 53-31 A Fair and Happy Land, background material. 54-1 A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes. 54-2 A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes. 54-3 A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes. 54-4 A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes. 54-5 A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes. 54-6 A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes. 54-7 A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes. 54-8 A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes. 54-9 A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes. 54-10 A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes. 54-11 A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes. 54-12 A Fair and Happy Land, background material and research notes. 54-13 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - alphabetized notecards of books used by Owens. 54-14 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - alphabetized notecards of books used by Owens. 54-15 A Fair and Happy Land, background material - cards of books. 54-16 A Fair and Happy Land, two copies of The Arkansas Family Historian - Summer Issue 1966 and Winter Issue 1966 containing The Cleavers in Arkansas by Owens. 54-17 A Fair and Happy Land, The Civil War in Ouachita County by Boyd Johnson. 54-18 A Fair and Happy Land, Ouachita County Historical Quarterly, Vol.2, No. 1. 54-19 A Fair and Happy Land, Ouachita County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 2. 54-20 A Fair and Happy Land, Ouachita County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 4. 54-21 A Fair and Happy Land, Kentucky Ancestors - April 1966. 54-22 A Fair and Happy Land, Story of Century Inn of New London by J. Green MacKenzie in the Missouri Historical Review. 55-1 A Fair and Happy Land, Letters of a Confederate Surgeon (Cleaver-Arkansas). 55-2 A Fair and Happy Land, early typescript (incomplete) of The Cleaver Family. 55-3 A Fair and Happy Land, Bristol Township and Oley Valley., 55-4 A Fair and Happy Land, Kentucky, pp. 1-42 (duplicates of pp. 1-4). 55-5 A Fair and Happy Land, Kentucky, pp. 1-44. 55-6 A Fair and Happy Land, Kentucky, pp. 1-39. 55-7 A Fair and Happy Land, Kentucky, pp. 40-78. 55-8 A Fair and Happy Land, Pennsylvania. 55-9 A Fair and Happy Land, Tygart's Valley. 55-10 A Fair and Happy Land, Tygart's Valley. 55-11 A Fair and Happy Land, Tygart's Valley. 55-12 A Fair and Happy Land, No Single Thread by William A. Owens - front matter and Chapter 1 titled Germantown. 55-13 A Fair and Happy Land, The Faceless People (with revisions), pp. 1-27. 55-14 A Fair and Happy Land, The Faceless People (with revisions), pp. 28-46. 55-15 A Fair and Happy Land, The Faceless People (with revisions), pp. 47-72. 55-16 A Fair and Happy Land, The Faceless People (with revisions). pp. 73-117. 55-17 A Fair and Happy Land, The Faceless People (with revisions), pp. 118-142. 55-18 A Fair and Happy Land, The Faceless People (with revisions), pp. 143-165. 55-19 A Fair and Happy Land, The Faceless People (with revisions), pp. 166-195. 55-20 A Fair and Happy Land, The Faceless People (with revisions), pp. 196-223. 55-21 A Fair and Happy Land, The Faceless People (with revisions), pp. 224-249. 55-22 A Fair and Happy Land, The Faceless People (with revisions), pp. 250-284. 55-23 A Fair and Happy Land, The Faceless People (with revisions), pp. 285-309. 55-24 A Fair and Happy Land, First draft, pp. 1-23. 55-25 A Fair and Happy Land, First draft, pp. 24-65. 55-26 A Fair and Happy Land, First draft, pp. 66-85. 55-27 A Fair and Happy Land, First draft, pp. 86-109. 56-1 A Fair and Happy Land, incomplete Second draft typescript with revisions, pp. 1-24. 56-2 A Fair and Happy Land, incomplete Second draft typescript with revisions, pp. 25-49. 56-3 A Fair and Happy Land, incomplete Second draft typescript with revisions, pp. 50-74. 56-4 A Fair and Happy Land, Third draft typescript - pp. 1-34. 56-5 A Fair and Happy Land, Third draft typescript - pp. 35-77. 56-6 A Fair and Happy Land, Third draft typescript - pp. 78-105. 56-7 A Fair and Happy Land, Third draft typescript - pp. 106-134. 56-8 A Fair and Happy Land, Third draft typescript - pp. 135-156. 56-9 A Fair and Happy Land, Third draft typescript - pp. 157-177. 56-10 A Fair and Happy Land, copy of book jacket and technical information connected with publication. 56-11 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - layouts. 56-12 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - front matter (pp. 1-14). 56-13 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - Pennsylvania (pp. 15-26). 56-14 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 26-58. 56-15 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 59-95. 56-16 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 96-130. 56-17 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 131-169. 56-18 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 170-200. 56-19 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 201-242. 56-20 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 243-294. 56-21 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 295-334. 56-22 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 336-373. 56-23 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 374-412. 56-24 A Fair and Happy Land, edited manuscript with layouts (total miv) - pp. 413-447. 56-25 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 1-49. 56-26 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 50-99. 57-1 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 100-149. 57-2 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 150-199. 57-3 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 200-249. 57-4 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 250-299. 57-5 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 300-349. 57-6 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 350-393. 57-7 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 1-32. 57-8 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 33-64. 57-9 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 65-95. 57-10 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 96-135. 57-11 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 136-195. 57-12 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 196-237. 57-13 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 238-265. 57-14 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 266-295. 57-15 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 296-334. 57-16 A Fair and Happy Land, photocopy of manuscript with revisions, pp. 335-373. Series 20. Other Writings by Owens.

Articles, short stories, and book reviews, and speeches by Owens.

58-1 An American Legend by Mody Boatright and Owens (p. 20 of Petroleum Today - Summer, 1967). 58-2 Annie Buchanan - typescript. 58-3 Are the Schools That Bad? - typescript and Are the Public Schools That Bad? - typescript. 58-4 The Arms of God (p. 71 of New-Story - March 1952). 58-5 The Arms of God - typescripts. 58-6 The Arms of God - typescripts. 58-7 The Arms of God - typescript. 58-8 Barrio Fiesta - typescript. 58-9 Barrio Fiesta (p. 41 of Morningside Essays). 58-10 Roy Bedichek - An Unforgettable Character - two typescripts, and Roy Bedichek - typescript. 58-11 Big Thicket Balladry - typescript. 58-12 Billy Bryant, Oil Town Deputy - typescripts. 58-13 Bloodhounds of Night - typescripts. 58-14 Bloodhounds Baying - typescript. 58-15 Bloodhounds' Cry - typescript. 58-16 Books and Crossties - typescript (excerpts from Owens' autiobiography, This Stubborn Soil). 58-17 Boom in Batson: the birth of an oil field - (printed in Drilling Magazine - December 20, 1957 and reprinted in pamphlet form). 58-18 The Cat With Two Names - typescript. 58-19 The Cozy Corner - typescript. 58-20 Dimensions - typescript. 58-21 Don't Stay Away --- - typescript (Re: Woman Killuh, Don' Stay Away). 58-22 Doodlebug Men - typescript. 58-23 Drilling the Lucas Gusher - An Interview with Allen W. Hamill - typescript. 58-24 First Teakettle in Texas (p. 10 Of Dupont Magazine - June/July 1959 and p. 70 of Gasoline Dealer News - October 1959). 58-25 Folly Folks: Ballad Singers - typescript. 58-26 Forward to the Third Century. 58-27 The Fotched-on-Beau - typescript and notes. 58-28 A Free Philippines? (p. 295 of Asia and the Americans - July 1946). 58-29 From Country School to University Professor (p. 11 of Going to College Handbook). 58-30 From Isaac Waats to Heaven's Radio - typescript. 58-31 The Golden Age of Texas Scholarship: Webb, Dobie, Bedichek, and Boatright (p. 1 of Southwest Review - Winter 1975). 58-32 Grant Wood As I Knew Him - typescript and Grant Wood - manuscript. 58-33 On Grant Wood - typescript and Grant Wood: A Most Unforgettable Character - typescript. 58-34 Green's Use of the Chorus in The House of Connelly. 59-1 Gusher at Spindletop (p. 34 of American Heritage, June 1958). 59-2 Gypsy Lady - typescript. 59-3 Gypsies - typescript (Re: Gypsy Lady). 59-4 Hangerman John - typescript. 59-5 How a Novel Was Written - typescript (written about Walking on Borrowed Land). 59-6 Haying - A Lesson in Form - typescript on Grant Wood. 59-7 I Drilled the Lucas Gusher - typescript (p. 16 of Dupont Magazine - April/May 1959 and p. 7 of Gasoline Dealer News - August 1959). 59-8 I Trailed the Devil in Louisiana - typescript. 59-9 In Fellow Friend - typescript. 59-10 John Redway - includes outline and typescript. 59-11 A Lesson in Form - typescript. 59-12 The Lucas Gusher - typescript. 59-13 Miss Annie Buchanan-Seer of Corsicana - typescript. 59-14 Nathan's Gomer - typescript. 59-15 No More Barrels - typescript. 59-16 Oil Diviners of the Past (p. 5 of Gasoline Dealer News - March/April 1960). 59-17 Opportunity Rode a Yellow Bus (p. 12 of Petroleum Today, Fall 1960). 59-18 Opportunity Rode a Yellow Bus (p. 22 of School Bus Transportation - February 1961). 59-19 Ostracized by Rattlesnakes (p. 40 of PHP - July 1972). 59-20 Folly Folks: Our Modern Troubadours (p. 35 of Tomorrow - April 1949). 59-21 Return to Pin Hook. 59-22 The School Bus - untitled early draft and typescript. 59-23 The School Bus Revolution - typescript. 59-24 Seer of Corsicana (p. 36 of Best Articles and Stories - April 1959) - Re: Annie Buchanan. 59-25 Sidewalks of America - typescript. 59-26 Sister Ottonia, Escapee - typescript. 59-27 Somebody Touched Me - typescripts and p. 99 of Southwest Review - Spring 1950. 59-28 The Southwest Sings. 59-29 The Southwest Sings. 59-30 Tankers to Texas (p. 6 of Gasoline Dealer News). 60-1 Teakettle Refinery - typescript. 60-2 Them Tuttles - typescript. 60-3 Thing of Evil - typescript. 60-4 Too Old for College? - typescript. 60-5 Tough Men and Tall Tales (p. 40 of American Petroleum Institute Quarterly - 1959) 60-6 Twytha and the Child Evangelist - typescript. 60-7 Will the Huks Revolt? - page proofs for Asia and the Americas. 60-8 With Deepest Shame - incomplete typescript. 60-9 With Deepest Shame - typescript. 60-10 With Prejudice Toward None and A Lesson in Manners - typescripts. 60-11 Woman Killuh, Don't Stay Away - typescript. 60-12 Untitled short stories. 60-13 Untitled short stories. 60-14 Untitled short story - five parts. 60-15 Short stories probably written by Owens. 60-16 Book reviews - Asphalt Folklore ( Saturday Review - January 1, 1955), Ballads and Folk Songs of the Southwest, Folksy Stew (Saturday Review - February 12, 1955), Mexican Border Ballads and Other Lore (Southwest Review - Autumn 1947), Paul Lawrence Dunbar and His Song, Robert Burns: the Man and the Poet (Southwest Review - Summer 1970), Singing Family of the Cumberlands, Tales of Frontier Texas (Southwest Historical Quarterly), Wayfaring Stranger: An Autobiography. 60-17 Two copies of The Grampus (February 24, 1933 and April 1933), a student publication edited by Owens while at Southern Methodist University. 60-18 Five volumes of the C.I.C. Reporter (1947-1948), a magazine for World War II intelligence officers, for which Owens was editorial advisor and writer. 60-19 Speech delivered at the Lamar University Bicentennial Series - September 1975. 60-20 Speech titled Roy Bedichek: Adventures With a Texas Naturalizer - April 1965. 60-21 Commencement Speech for Pearl River High School. 60-22 Speech titled The Frontier in Song and Story for the National Humanities Series, 1971-1972. 60-23 Speech titled Oil Field Tales and Other Stories (includes mixed notes) - presented at Baylor University lecture series, October 1970. 60-24 Speech titled Three Texas Friends: Bedichek, Dobie, & Webb - presented at the East Texas Historical Association, Fall 1970. 60-25 Speech entitled Walter Mitty and Other Fantasy Makers - presented at the Texas Christian University Creative Writing Convocation, May 1968. 60-26 Introduction to two speeches delivered by peers at the Western History Association, October 1972. 60-27 Speech titled The Writer and His Region - delivered at East Texas State University in 1968. 60-28 The Writer and His Region (Forthcoming '68). 60-29 Speech titled The Writing of Fiction - presented at Texas A & M University Literary Festival, April 1965. 60-30 Speech titled The Golden Age of Texas Scholarship: Webb, Dobie, Bedichek, and Boatright - presented at the Southern Historical Association, 1974. 60-31 The Golden Age of Texas Scholarship: Webb, Dobie, Bedichek, and Boatright - draft. 60-32 The Golden Age of Texas Scholarship: Webb, Dobie, Bedichek, and Boatright - incomplete draft. 60-33 The Golden Age of Texas Scholarship: Webb, Dobie, Bedichek, and Boatright - background material. 60-34 Notes and writings on folksongs for the 50th Anniversary of the Texas Folklore Society. 60-35 Speech titled The Use of Folklore in Literature. Series 21. Miscellaneous Materials.

Material concerning Owens including personal information, publications and programs regarding Columbia University and lectures by Owens, and newspaper articles.

61-1 Personal data - includes Owens' birth certificate, a citation for the Legion of Merit, vitae, and lists of publications by Owens. 61-2 Personal data - includes Life Insurance settlement, Baptism certificate for David Owens, travel itineraries, Employee Withholding Statements, and a story by David Owens. 61-3 Course syllabus, rollbooks, and students' papers of classes taught by Owens. 61-4 Information regarding Owens' career at Columbia University. Includes course descriptions, departmental newsletters, minutes of meetings, announcements, and newspaper articles about Owens. 61-5 Information regarding Owens' career at Columbia University. Includes newsletters, minutes of meetings, announcement of Owens' appointment to Dean of Summer Sessions and other announcements, program and guest list of the 1964 Commencement Luncheon, and Continuing Education at Columbia in the Spring of 1979. 61-6 Community Resources Pool, a workshop for educational enrichment in which Owens participated - plans for Fall Seminar, 1962 and Report, 1961- 1962. 61-7 Community Resources Pool - Report, 1961-1962. 61-8 A Community School Venture, booklet and financial report concerning the Communities Resources Pool. 61-9 Letter (August 29, 1970) awarding Owens with the Wisdom Award of Honor from the Wisdom Society for the Advancement of Knowledge - includes Wisdom Hall of Fame booklet. 61-10 Information concerning the Amistad Awards Banquet. Contains program for May 1968 with guest list and two programs for May 1970 with invitation included. 61-11 Programs and bulletins concerning speaking engagements, meetings, and conferences attended by Owens (1941-1968). 61-12 Programs and bulletins concerning speaking engagements, meetings, and conferences attended by Owens (1969-1975). 61-13 Miscellaneous material relating to Owens including a program and list of folksongs and information concerning the dedication of Dial School. 61-14 Newspaper articles about Owens, 1940-1946. 61-15 Newspaper articles about Owens, 1954-1959. 61-16 Newspaper articles about Owens, 1963-1967. 61-17 Newspaper articles about Owens, 1967-1969. 61-18 Newspaper articles about Owens, 1970. 61-19 Newspaper articles about Owens, 1971-1972. 61-20 Newspaper articles about Owens, 1973-1974 includes undated articles. 61-21 Miscellaneous material included with correspondence. Series 22. Photographs.

Contains photographs of Owens, photographs relating to Owens' books, and miscellaneous photographs.

 62-1 Photographs of Owens at the Association of University Summer Sessions (October 1969), with Evelyn Oppenheimer (March 1963), at Carson-Newman College (April 1972), and at Columbia University (August 1972). 62-2 Photographs of Owens speaking at the Southwest Library Association Awards Dinner (October 16, 1974). 62-3 Photographs of Owens during his visit to Pin Hook, Texas in March 1967. Includes catalog for Ramseys 777 Ranch. 62-4 Photographs of Owens at the Bicentennial Lecture Series at Lamar University (September 11, 1975). 62-5 Photographs of Owens - unidentified. 62-6 Photographs included with Texas Folk Songs material. 62-7 Oil history photographs. 62-8 Oil history photographs (Re: letter of September 11, 1959 from Dupont Magazine). 62-9 Oil history photographs. 62-10 Oil history photographs. 62-11 Oil history photographs. 62-12 Oil history photographs - included with material for Tales From the Derrick Floor. 62-13 Oil history photographs - included with material for Tales From the Derrick Floor. 62-14 Miscellaneous - postcards of oil scene paintings by Gordon Bankston. 62-15 Miscellaneous photographs - including World War II pictures and color prints possibly of Owens' home in Pin Hook, Texas. 62-16 Miscellaneous photographs - included in personal correspondence. Series 23. Clippings. 62-17 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1937-1947. 62-18 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1950-1959. Articles about Dobie, Bedichek, and literary agents Maurice Crain and Annie Laurie Williams. 62-19 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1960-1969. 62-20 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1970-1973. 62-21 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, undated. Article about Grant Wood. Series 24. Miscellaneous Writings by Other Authors.

Miscellaneous material - articles and short stories by other authors. Miscellaneous literary publications, magazines, and college publications, and other material collected by Owens

 63-1 Thomas Anderson - The Invasion - a short story. 63-2 Alfred Appel, Jr. - Nabokov's Puppet Show, Powerhouse Blues, Vladimir Nabokov. 63-3 Jay Bailey - Historical Origin and Stylistic Development of the Five String Banjo. 63-4 Roy Bedichek - My Father and Then My Mother (transcribed from tapes by Owens). 63-5 Mody C. Boatright - How Will Boatright Made Bits and Spurs. 63-6 John Mason Brown - King Sized Texan: George Sessions Perry. 63-7 Lord Butler - The Difficult Art of Autiobiography. 63-8 Roger Butterfield - Search for a Black Past. 63-9 Lucille Arcola Chambers - Negro Pioneers/ Benjamin Banneker - Mathematician and Astronomer. 63-10 Donald Leman Clark - Ancient Rhetoric and English Renaissance Literature, The Intellectual Development of John Milton, Imitation: Theory and Practice in Roman Rhetoric, John Milton and William Chappell, The Rise and Fall of Prodymnasmata in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Grammar School. 63-11 Robert Cluett - English and the American High School, Our Linguistic Inflation. 63-12 David Brooks Cofer - Saint-Simonism in the Radicalism of Thomas Carlyle. 63-13 Thomas F. Connally - Shakespeare and the Double Man. 63-14 Robert Cotner and Peyton E. Cook - Dudley Crawford Sharp - Secretary for Air. Mentions the oil history tapes recorded by Owens and Boatright. 63-15 R. H. Dickerson - Death on Wheels. 63-16 J. Frank Dobie - The Archives War of Texas and His Looks and My Ways Would Hang Any Man. 63-17 Mrs. J. Frank Dobie - The Pleasure Frank Dobie Took in Grass. 63-18 Kenneth E. Eble - Howell's Kisses, Once Again - Faculty Salaries, Our Serious Comies, The Western Ideals of William Dean Howells. 63-19 Thomas Fenner - The Making of an Opera Critic: Leigh Hunt. 63-20 Leslie A. Fiedler - Hiss, Chambers, and the Age of Innocence. 63-21 Bascom Giles - History and Disposition of Texas Public Domain. 63-22 Albert Guerard - The Quick and the Dead - English or Literature. 63-23 Pete Gunter - galleys for The Big Thicket: A Challenge for Conservation, pp. 1-24. 63-24 Pete Gunter - galleys for The Big Thicket: A Challenge for Conservation, pp. 25-54. 63-25 Pete Gunter - galleys for The Big Thicket: A Challenge for Conservation, pp. 55-71. 63-26 Joseph W. Hendron - The Scholar and the Ballad Singer. 63-27 Daniel G. Hoffman - Folklore in Literature: Notes Toward a Theory of Interpretation (p. 16 mentions Owens). 63-28 Eugene Hollon - Adventures of a Western Historian. 63-29 Christopher G. Katope - Sister Carrie and Spencer's First Principles and Cavafy and Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet. 63-30 Robert Leider - A Marriage to the Moon, A Tale of Old New England in Five Scenes. 63-31 Ernest E. Leisy - Of Time and the River in Recent American Fiction. 63-32 James J. Lynch - Disorder, Powerm and the Student. 63-33 Norman L. McNeil - Observations of Education in the Caribbean Countries. 63-34 Howard R. Marraro - A Description of Rome and Naples in an Eighteenth Century Magazine, Miscellaneous Notes on Italian Literature in the Nineteenth Century, News on America and the American Revolution in Contemporary Italian Reviews. 63-35 Henry Edwin Meyer - The White Spiritual, As Survival and Destiny. 63-36 Ruth Morgan - Texas Looks to Its Heritage. 63-37 Marijane Osborn - The Finnsburg Raven and `Gudrine Astah'. 63-38 Allen Walker Read - The Rebel Yell As A Linguistic Problem, The Second Stage in the History of `OK', The World of Joe Strickland. 63-39 S. C. Richard - A Nail to Drive. 63-40 Walter Rundell, Jr. - Centennial Bibliography, Paying the POW in World War II, Annotated Bibliography, History of the Petroleum Industry. 63-41 E. Shoemaker - Roses, Roses All the Way. 63-42 Rose Spiegel - The Experience of Art. 64-1 John I. Stack - Rain on His Face., 64-2 Wilfred B. Talman - The Eternal Spring. 64-3 Mark Twain - Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses. 64-4 Charles R. Underhill, Jr. - Historical Sketches of Ye Ancient Towne of Canterbury, Connecticut. 64-5 Walter Prescott Webb - The Great Frontier and Modern Literature. 64-6 Brief Articles and Notes and Sick Jokes. 64-7 American Literature, January 1948. 64-8 American Literature, March 1948. 64-9 The American Scholar, Summer 1967. 64-10 The American Writer, 6 volumes (1953-1954). 64-11 Beast Forms, poetry booklet. 64-12 Bones magazine. 64-13 Broadside of the Theatre Library Association. 64-14 Checklist of Contributors to Esquire Magazine - includes Dobie's name. 64-15 Descant: Texas Christian University Literary Journal, Spring 1964 and 1965. 64-16 Desiderata. 64-17 Forthcoming '67 of East Texas State University. 64-18 Journal of American Folklore - includes review of Boatright's Mexican Border Ballads and Other Lore. 64-19 New York Herald Tribune Book Review, October 8, 1950. 64-20 New York Times Book Review, January 30, 1955 and June 24, 1962. 64-21 New York Times Book Review, July 22, 1962 and August 19, 1962. 64-22 Review of Porgy and Bess from Eastern European and Communist Countries. 64-23 Southwest Review, Winter 1966. 65-1 The Southwest and West Coast in Literature. 65-2 Springboard to Journalism. 65-3 Writer's Digest, June 1950. 65-4 The Yale Literary Magazine, February 1950. 65-5 American Petroleum Institute Quarterly, Winter 1958 - story concerning Spindletop. 65-6 The Atlantic, October 1950. 65-7 Life, two-part article on Texas (July 1, 1966 and July 8, 1966). 65-8 The Magnolia News, April-May 1951. 65-9 The New York Times Magazine, March 14, 1965. 65-10 Petroleum Today, Winter 1960-1961. 65-11 Saturday Review, September 28, 1957. 65-12 Southern Living Magazine, March 1970. 65-13 Telephone Review, October 1958. 65-14 Time, August 30, 1948. 65-15 Time, September 6, 1948. 65-16 Time, January 2, 1950 (p. 2 mentions Webb). 65-17 Weep No More, My Lady. 65-18 Publications of Columbia University. 65-19 Publications of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. 65-20 Publications of Temple Junior College - Collage `69. 65-21 Publications of Temple Junior College - Collage `70. 65-22 Publications of Temple Junior College - Collage `71. 65-23 Publications of Temple Junior College - Collage `72. 65-24 Publications of Texas A & M University. 65-25 Publications of the University of Tennessee. Section on Texas mentions Dobie, Webb, and Boatright. 66-1 Publications of the University of Texas. The Controversy At the University of Texas (August 1945) mentions the proposed dismissal of Bedichek and the Texas Ranger (September 1948) mentions Bedichek. 66-3 Alezander Z. Kruse - 50 Years in American Art. 66-4 Arizona Highways. 66-5 Army Counter Intelligence and Fort Holabird. 66-6 Art exhibit programs. Introduction to Charles Russell by Dobie. 66-7 Brazilian Popular Music. 66-8 A Japanese Songbook found by Owens in the Phillipines in 1944. 66-9 The Egg and the Eye publications. 66-10 The Episcopal New Yorker, April 1972. 66-11 Far Eastern Survey. 66-12 For Texas Health, May 1958. 66-13 Ford Motor Company Annual Report, 1960 and 1961. 66-14 A Map of Historical Homes and Buildings Throughout Texas. 66-15 How Long Shall We Hold the Bag? 66-16 The Library of American Literature - 143 plates that came with Texas Folk Songs material. 66-17 Pamphlet on Mt. Zion Baptist Church. 66-18 The New Day newspaper. 66-19 The Old Print Shop Portfolio. Section on Texas. 66-20 The Philosophical Society of Texas, Proceedings for 1968 and 1969. 66-21 Pioneer News-Observer, August 1970. 66-22 Report of the Second Conference on Planning For the Dictionary of the American Dialect Society, 1950. 66-23 Sale Time catalogs of Ramsey's 777 Ranch in Paris, Texas. 66-24 Scioto County in Facts and Figures. 66-25 Spindletop - A Texas Titan. 66-26 Spirit of the West pamphlet on rodeos with pictures by Lawrence Tenney Stevens. 66-27 Texas maps (1957). Earl Rudder was Land Commissioner. 66-28 The Texas Observer, May 21, 1971. Article on H. B. Zachary. 66-29 Texas Parade, October 1970. Article on Dobie. 66-30 Booklet for the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation. 66-31 Signatures of famous persons. Series 25. Recordings, 1939 and undated. Box 67 Contains sixty-five aluminum disc recordings of folksongs by Owens and card file of folksongs. Box 68 Contains forty-one aluminum disc recordings of folksongs, thirteen recordings of fiddle tunes, and two recordings of readings by Robert Frost in 1939. Box 69 Contains seventy-nine aluminum disc recordings of folksongs.