urn:taro:tsusm.00002 A Guide to the Nancie Austin Papers, 1979-1983 Descriptive Summary Austin, Nancie The Nancie Austin Papers 1979-1983 Materials are written in English. 6 folders (.25 linear feet) Southwestern Writers Collection, Special Collections, Alkek Library, Texas State University-San Marcos Nancie Austin was a friend of Texas novelist Elithe Hamilton Kirkland, and currently resides in Wimberley, Texas. This collection is comprised of handwritten and typed letters from Texas author Elithe Hamilton Kirkland to friend Nancie Austin, of Wimberley, Texas. Biographical Note

Nancie Austin was a friend of Texas novelist Elithe Hamilton Kirkland, and currently resides in Wimberley, Texas.

Scope and Content Note

This collection is comprised of handwritten and typed letters from Texas author Elithe Hamilton Kirkland to friend Nancie Austin, of Wimberley, Texas. The letters date from 1979-1983, and relate to the friendship between Kirkland and Austin, and to the development of Kirkland’s novel, The Edge of Disrepute, published in 1984. The letters are arranged in chronological order by year, with earliest correspondence at the beginning of each folder.

Among are the undated correspondence are typed copies of “The Drama of the Word”, an address Ms. Kirkland gave before the Texas Joint Council of Teachers of English, and “pertinent statements” extracted by Ms. Kirkland from this address.

Access Restrictions

Open for research.

 Acquisition Information

Gift donated by Nancie Austin, 1995.

 Processing Information

Amanda Oates, 1999.

 Index Terms American literature--Texas--20th century--Sources. Authors, American--20th century--Sources. Correspondence Austin, Nancie Detailed Description of the Collection The inventory for this collection is currently unavailable. Please contact the Southwestern Writers Collection, Special Collections, Alkek Library, Texas State University-San Marcos for more information regarding this collection.