A Guide to the Nancie Austin Papers, 1979-1983


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Austin, Nancie
	Title:	The Nancie Austin Papers
	Dates:	1979-1983
	Abstract:	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.
	Extent:	6 folders (.25 linear feet)
	Language:	Materials are written in English.
	Repository:	Southwestern Writers Collection, Special Collections, Alkek Library, Texas State University-San Marcos

Biographical Note

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. 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.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research.


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.