urn:taro:tsusm.00026 A Guide to the John Graves Papers, 1920-2006 (Bulk dates: 1946-2004) Descriptive Summary Graves, John John Graves Papers 1920-2006 (Bulk dates: 1946-2004) Materials are written in English. Collection 010 49 boxes (33.5 linear feet) Southwestern Writers Collection, Wittliff Collections, Alkek Library, Texas State University-San Marcos Forty-nine boxes of typescripts, galley proofs, correspondence, printed material, photographs, scrapbook material, notes, and artifacts, among other items, document almost the entire writing career of John Graves (1920- ). Biographical Sketch/Historical Sketch

Born August 6, 1920 in Fort Worth, Texas, John Alexander Graves III grew up in that city until moving away to attend college in 1938. He graduated from Rice Institute (now Rice University) with a B.A. in English in 1942, then entered the Marine Corps and served in the Pacific theater until being wounded by a Japanese grenade on the island of Saipan. After the service, Graves traveled to Mexico for a few months then attended Columbia University, earning an M.A. in English from there in 1948. He began his professional writing career while still a graduate student by publishing a short story, titled “Quarry,” in The New Yorker in 1947.

Graves taught English from 1948 to 1950 at The University of Texas at Austin, but left academia and Texas behind to spend a year freelance writing in New York City. From January 1953 to July 1955 he spent abroad, living mostly in Spain, including the Canary Islands for some months on a resident colony of writers and artists. During these years he wrote articles for publications like Holiday and Town and Country but also worked on fiction, including a semi-autobiographical novel, The Spotted Horse. Graves concentrated on finishing the novel after returning to the United States, but his agent rejected the final manuscript and Graves soon came to realize the novel was not publishable as a whole.

In the spring of 1957 Graves returned home to help care for his gravely ill father. In November of that year, Graves completed a three-week canoe trip down part of the Brazos River that he feared was about to be changed forever by dams. His narrative chronicle of the trip was first published as a magazine article in Holiday, and later Graves added history, philosophy and folklore which resulted in his first major book, Goodbye to a River (1960). The book attracted national attention and critical praise for its original style. It won the Carr P. Collins Award of the Texas Institute of Letters in 1961 and was nominated for a National Book Award that year. In the meantime, Graves took a teaching job at Texas Christian University, married Jane Cole (his second marriage) and purchased the first of his limestone acres in Somervell County near the town of Glen Rose.

After three years assisting in and writing for a U.S. government study of pollution of the Potomac River, Graves returned to Texas and focused on converting his country acreage from a weekend getaway into a permanent home with a manageable farm and cattle ranch. In that time he also contributed to journals, magazines and books with introductions, articles, and essays—work that has continued to the present day. His observations and ruminations about his relationship with the land as a farmer and rancher led to the publication of his second major book, Hard Scrabble: Observations on a Patch of Land (1974). Hard Scrabble describes both the promise and adversity of country life, touching on subjects like animals, tools, construction, weather, water, ecology, agriculture, and migrant workers.

Starting in 1976, Graves again focused on life in the country in a series of essays that were published in Texas Monthly magazine. The essays examined topics such as fences, meat, tobacco, cows, chickens, dogs, and bees, and were collected and published for Graves’ third major book, From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas (1980). Some essays follow up topics which he discussed in Hard Scrabble, but all focus on the “more or less country things which came to interest” Graves. From a Limestone Ledge was nominated for an American Book Award.

Although Graves has not published an extensive number of books, his contributions to magazines, books and anthologies spans over five decades. He has written introductions and narratives for a number of books and reports, often on Texas history and Texas environment, such as Cowboy Life on the Western Plains, Texas Heartland: A Hill Country Year and The Water Hustlers. Two of Graves’ most famous magazine pieces, “The Last Running” and “Blue & Some Other Dogs,” later became their own books, published first by Encino Press. Another well-received essay, “Recollections of a Texas Bird Glimpser,” written for the art book, Of Birds and Texas (1986), transformed into a limited edition book, Self-Portrait, With Birds (1991).

In 1996 the University of Texas Press published A John Graves Reader, which gathered together fiction and non-fiction pieces, both published and unpublished, including a long, reworked excerpt from his failed novel, The Spotted Horse. More recently, Graves wrote text for the photography books Texas Rivers (2002) and Texas Hill Country (2003), and in 2004 Knopf published his memoir, Myself and Strangers, which focused on his years abroad as a freelance writer.

John Graves is one of the most important Southwestern writers. Three of his early short stories were collected in the O. Henry award series. He received a Guggenheim fellowship in 1963 and a Rockefeller fellowship in 1972. Numerous awards and recognitions have followed him throughout his writing career. Although he is generally considered a regional and nature writer due to his settings and subjects, his style, which incorporates fiction, folklore, autobiography, philosophy, and observation, defies provincial or topical boundaries. Perhaps the best example of this is Goodbye to a River, which has never gone out of print since first being published in 1960, and is still celebrated for its keen ruminations on the historical, attitudinal and natural worlds that intertwined around Graves as he canoed down the river.

Graves is married to the former Jane Cole of New York, and they have two daughters, Helen and Sally. John and Jane still live and work on Hard Scrabble near Glen Rose, though after retiring from farming many years ago Graves decided to let the land return to its natural state.

 Scope and Content Note

Forty-nine boxes of typescripts, galley proofs, correspondence, printed material, photographs, scrapbook material, notes, and artifacts, among other items, document almost the entire writing career of John Graves (1920- ). The collection has been arranged into seven series: Writings (1946-2004, n.d.), Correspondence (1943-2006, n.d.), Institutional Activities (1960-1998), Awards & Honors (1961-2004), Personal Materials (ca. 1920-2002, n.d.), Clippings (ca. 1940-2004, n.d.), and Writings by Others (1942-2002, n.d.). The author’s original order has been maintained where possible.

The collection gives an overview of Graves’ literary career, and with numerous drafts of many of his books, essays and short stories, it is particularly strong in illustrating his writing process. Another strength of the collection lies in its documentation of the editorial process, illustrated by the correspondence with publishers and agents found in both the Works and Correspondence series. Numerous letters between Graves and fans, family and friends were added to the collection in 2007, making the Correspondence series at ten boxes the second most voluminous. Other highlights of the collection are personal photographs and journals in the Personal Materials series.

SERIES I: Writings, 1946-2004, n.d. Boxes 1-21, 43, 47 The Writings series includes research notes, typed manuscripts, galley proofs, printed materials, correspondence, and other materials chronicling Graves’ literary contributions from his earliest short stories to his more recent essays and memoir. Materials from all of his books are included; additional document boxes contain Graves’ short stories, articles, speeches, book introductions, and notes. Many of these materials were annotated by Graves with personal comments when he donated the materials to Bill Wittliff.

Manuscript materials relating to the books Graves is credited as writing or co-writing make up the first sub-series. Materials are arranged alphabetically by book title. Of particular interest in the files pertaining to his first book Goodbye to a River are photographs taken by Graves during his trip down the Brazos River, the plate proofs of the first edition, and two printed articles written before the publication of the book. There are also drafts of his second book, Hard Scrabble, and his 2004 memoir, Myself and Strangers. The materials relating to From a Limestone Ledge have to do with the publication of the book itself; materials relating to the essays that were previously published in Texas Monthly are in the following sub-series. Likewise, materials under Blue & Some Other Dogs, The Last Running, and Self-Portrait, With Birds have to do with the book versions of these writings, not the original versions, which can be found in the next sub-series.

The General sub-series is devoted to the many short stories, essays, book introductions, tributes, and unpublished pieces written by Graves, and spans almost six decades. This subseries is also the largest in the collection, filling eleven document boxes, plus oversize. The works within it are arranged alphabetically by title, usually according to the official published title, but sometimes by a book title if Graves’ piece is an untitled introduction, or a draft title if the piece is unpublished. Many of these files contain correspondence, notes and research as well as typescripts and drafts. Some files also include or are limited to the publication itself that published it, or a clipping or photocopy of the published piece.

Graves’ work for Texas Monthly is thoroughly documented in the General sub-series, including the typescripts, galleys, clippings and correspondence he kept in two binders, covering ten years of published essays in the magazine. The manuscript of Graves’ first published short story, “Quarry,” can be found in this sub-series, as well as one of his most famous pieces, “The Last Running,” in both fiction and screenplay formats. Note that the long essay, “Notes & Scraps from a Personal Journal, 1946-1956,” is restricted from access until five years after the death of Mr. Graves.

The third and last sub-series covers speeches that Graves wrote and delivered, arranged alphabetically by the event or occasion. Like the previous two sub-series, these files contain drafts, correspondence, published forms, notes and other materials related to their subjects.

SERIES II: Correspondence, 1943-2006, Bulk Dates, 1959-2006, n.d. Boxes 11-12, 21-22 The Correspondence series contains letters that highlight Graves’ writing career, with letters to and from publishers, agents, fellow writers, fans, event organizers and others. Insights into Graves’ personal life and thoughts are also found in letters between Graves and longtime friends and family members. Graves kept carbon copies and later computer printout copies of many of his letters to others, so the researcher gets both sides of the letter-writing dialogue, in these folders and elsewhere in the collection where correspondence is included.

The vast majority of the correspondence is filed alphabetically by last name, though in a handful of cases by institution name, event name, or subject. Within the folders that are labeled with a range of names the correspondence is arranged and labeled in smaller folders. Folders that have just one name written on them means the volume of letters warranted its own folder (or in some cases, more than one folder).

The correspondence in the John Schaffner file is notable for chronicling the agent-writer relationship. Schaffner was Graves’ agent until 1979, and this file, covering eighteen years, highlights their personal and professional association during that time. Writers Rick Bass, Angus Cameron, Nick Lyons and John N. Cole have considerable amounts of correspondence with Graves, as does writer and photographer Bill Wittliff, who has also been a close friend of and sometime collaborator with Graves through the years. Though less voluminous, the letters between Graves and Cormac McCarthy reveal a respect and kinship between the two men.

Daughters Helen Graves and Sally Jackson also have a considerable amount of correspondence in this series. Fleet Lentz and Abe Rothberg each have multiple folders, making evident their important friendships with Graves. Another significant friendship documented in letters is that of Graves and Samuel Hynes, who have been close friends since their days together at Columbia University. These letters are arranged in two parts, one restricted and one not. Letters donated by Mr. Hynes himself for inclusion in the John Graves Papers are restricted from access until after the deaths of both gentlemen. There are also two other, unrelated letters placed at the end of the series that are restricted until 30 years after the death of Mr. Graves.

SERIES III: Institutional Activities, 1960-98 Boxes 32 There are two main parts to this series: Texas Institute of Letters, and Classes & Workshops. The former sub-series deals with Graves’ membership in and activities with T.I.L., including two folders of his 1971-73 presidency of the organization; while the latter sub-series contains syllabus information and notes related to two courses and one workshop taught by Graves. The files in these two sub-series are arranged chronologically. The last part in Institutional Activities is a file relating to the “John Graves Essay Contest,” conducted by The University of Texas Press. Graves was the judge of the final three-place winners of the contest.

SERIES IV: Awards & Honors 1961-2004, Bulk Dates, 1975-97 Box 33 This series is arranged chronologically, and contains mainly invitations, programs and photographs related to awards and honors bestowed upon Graves. A significant portion of this series deals with the Dallas Museum of Art’s “John Graves Day,” celebrated in May 1995, and includes video recordings of the event as well as correspondence, clippings and programs.

SERIES V: Personal Materials, ca. 1920-2002, n.d. Bulk Dates, 1938-1999, n.d. Boxes 34-43, 47-49 Notebooks, legal papers, financial papers, photographs, journals, objects and academic records make up the majority of the materials in this series. Graves’ academic career is well documented through grade reports and written recommendations, class notes from undergraduate and graduate school, and his Columbia University Master’s thesis on William Faulkner. Of particular interest in this series is the notebook Graves used while traveling in Europe and his journal of a trip down the Rio Conchos, as well as many copy prints of family photographs. Objects of note include Graves’ Royal Standard typewriter and the paddle and tent he used during his canoe trip down the Brazos River in 1957.

Materials in this series are arranged chronologically according to sub-series. The “Reading Notes” journals in Box 38 may not be viewed or duplicated without the permission of John Graves or Bill Wittliff.

SERIES VI: Clippings, ca. 1940-2004, n.d. Box 44, 47 Photocopies—and the originals, when available—of newspaper and magazine clippings related mostly to Graves’ writing career can be found in this series. The clippings are filed in chronological order. A number of issues of entire magazines are kept in Box 47, due to their large sizes.

SERIES VII: Writings by Others, 1942-2002, n.d. Box 45-46 This series consists mainly of draft photocopies and printouts of other people’s novels, essays, screenplays and poetry. Also included are correspondence, clippings, research, notes and page proofs. A handful are essays written about Graves, but the majority of the files are creative works that Graves has proofread or for which he has offered promotional comments.

The typescript "A Texas Rancher in Durango, Mexico" may not be viewed without permission from John Graves or Bill Wittliff.

 Access Restrictions

Some materials restricted. Please contact the SWWC for information about access.

 Acquisition Information

Donations since 1988. Donors: John and Jane Graves, Bill and Sally Wittliff, David Bowen, Dwain Kelly, and Samuel Hynes. Contact the SWWC for information about additional materials from this writer that have not yet been fully processed.

 Preferred Citation

John Graves Papers, Southwestern Writers Collection/Texas State University-San Marcos

 Processing Information

Previously processed by Jennifer B. Patterson, January 1994, Amanda York, 2002. Inventory Revised by Brandy Harris, 2005. Reprocessed by Joel Minor in 2007 with 10.5 additional linear feet of materials donated by Graves in 2006.

 Notes to Researchers

Books in the John Graves Collection have been cataloged separately. See also the Bill Wittliff Collection, Accession Numbers 88-052, 89-023, 91-001, 91-009, 91-046, 91-128, 92-044, and 92-053 for photographs of John Graves. See 93-104 for Dorys Grover’s collection of research materials on Graves and Southwestern literature. See the Bud Shrake Collection for a letter from Graves to Shrake. See Wittliff 98-042 for Ned Blessing television series script by WDW and Graves.

The Southwestern Writers Collection also holds materials related to the production of A John Graves Reader, including copies of numerous works, correspondence, drafts, galleys and publicity materials, in the UT Press Collection of A John Graves Reader (Collection 090).

The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin holds 2.5 linear feet of Graves materials: http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/research/ fa/graves.john.html.

 Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Writings, 1946-2004, n.d. Published Books, 1957-2004, n.d. Blue & Some Other Dogs, 1957-2004, n.d. 11Correspondence, corrected typescript From a Limestone Ledge, 1978-81 12Publisher correspondence 13Preface drafts and content notes 14Typescript fragments, handwritten notes 15Personal mss. copy 16Publisher's working copy 17Galley proofs 18Master galley proof 21Final galley proof 22Page proof (unbound) 23Page proof (bound) 24Promotion 25Reader correspondence 26Reviews Goodbye to a River, 1957-91, n.d. 27Photographs 28Published pieces about trip written by Graves 29Leftover passages and book notes 31Book design 32Plate proof (1 of 2) 33Plate proof (2 of 2) 34Memorandum of Agreement for British edition 35Reviews 36Senate Resolution No. 487 37Truitt correspondence 38Log for proposed movie 39Texas Book Club Edition - newsletter, correspondence, preface draft Hard Scrabble, 1973-76, n.d. 41Photographic slides 42'Incomplete Draft' 43Reserve copy of final draft (1 of 2) 44Reserve copy of final draft (2 of 2) 45“Living with the Land,” excerpt in Texas Monthly 46Correspondence 47Reviews A John Graves Reader, ca. 1996 48‘UTP Possibles & Leftovers’ 49'Final Text' (1 of 2) 51'Final Text' (2 of 2) The Last Running, (Encino Press edition), 1974 52Correspondence Myself and Strangers, 1994-2004, n.d. 53Log entries 54Correspondence, various 55Correspondence, Knopf 56Draft, Sept. 2002 57Draft, Mar. 2003 (copy 1 of 3) 61Draft, Mar. 2003 (copy 2 of 3) 62Draft, Mar. 2003 (copy 3 of 3) 63Draft, June 2003 64Draft, with list of copies and final changes, June 2003 71Draft, with donation note, June 2003 (copy 1 of 2) 72Draft, with donation note, June 2003 (copy 2 of 2) Page Proofs 73'AU's 1st Pass' 74'Master 1st Pass' 81'AU's 2nd Pass' 82'Master 2nd Pass' 83Jan. 2004 84[Not dated or named] 85Uncorrected proof 86Knopf Self-Portrait, With Birds, 1991, n.d. 91Drafts Texas Heartland: A Hill Country Year, 1975, n.d. 92Corrected typescripts, galley proof, marketing, copyright Texas Hill Country, 2003 473Page proof Texas Rivers, 1997-2003 474color page proofs 93Corrected typescripts, correspondence, contract, royalty statements 94Reviews Water Hustlers, 1970, n.d. 95Publisher’s Agreement, correspondence, map 96Galley proof General, 1946-2003, n.d. 101"America the Raped" – The Houston Postclipping, 1969 102"Anything's a Shame" – corrected fragments, n.d. 103"The Aztec Dog" – corrected typescript, carbon copy and printout, The Colorado Quarterly(Summer 1960), correspondence, 1959-91, n.d. 104"The Banana Germ" – corrected typescript, n.d. 105Beekeeping essays – typescripts (2), correspondence, 1976, n.d. 106'A Beginning for Something' – corrected typescripts (of two different pieces), n.d. 107Birds of Tarrant County 2nd Edition forward – corrected typescript, clipping of first edition version, correspondence, 1978-79 108Bones for Barnum Brown book jacket comments – typescript, n.d. 109Branding Iron subject sketches – corrected typescript, notes, n.d. 1010The Brave Bulls introduction – printout, diskette, n.d. 1011"The Bright New Waters" – correspondence, typescript, research, Ford Times Nov. 1964 issue, 1959-64 1012Canary book beginning – fragment, n.d. 1013"The Compress" and "Hot Day in the Baptist County" – corrected typescripts (2), correspondence, 1988, n.d. 1014"Controlling Condensation" – Pipe Lovers issue, 1949 Cowboy Life on the Texas Plains introduction, 1981-82, n.d. 1015Correspondence, contract 1016Research 1017Corrected drafts (3), notes, correspondence 1018Corrected drafts (2), galleys, reception invitation 111The Creek and the City – publication, 1967 112Cynthia Ann Porter forward – correspondence, corrected drafts (2), proofs, 1990-91 113"Davis Birdsong and the Secretary of France" – typescript, n.d. 114Digging Into South Texas History preface – correspondence, corrected drafts (7), published version, 1980 115"Don't Blame Daddy, He's Just Nervous" – notes, n.d. 116"The Dreamer" - correspondence, typescript, Readers & Writers May-June 1966 issue, 1960-66 117"The Earth Remains Forever" forward - correspondence, notes, printout, 2000-01 118"The Emergency Stop" - typescript, n.d. 119"Failure" - typescript, 1946 1110"The Farthest Place" - corrected typescript, n.d. 1111Fences book - correspondence, research, notes, fragments, 1978-79 1112"Fiddle Dance" - corrected typescripts (2), correspondence, 1960-64, n.d. 1113"Field Sports - A Glance" - corrected typescript, n.d. 1114"The Fire Pit" - corrected fragment, n.d. 1115"Firecrackers Without Synthesis" (review of Vangel Griffin) - The New Leader issue, 1961 "Fishing the Run," 1980-81, n.d. 121Correspondence, contract, drafts, fragments, notes 122Drafts, galleys 123"A Fluid Kind of Southerner" - notes, corrected typescript, 1960 124'Fragment: an ending for a story' - typescript page, n.d. 125"Friends of the EE. UU." - corrected typescript, n.d. 126Frontier Guns catalogue introduction - correspondence, corrected carbon copy, catalogues (2), 1964 127"The Green Fly" - photocopies of published piece (4), 1955 128Gringos in Mexico forward - corrected typescript, 1987 129'Growing Up in Texas' piece - correspondence, corrected typescript, 1969 "The Gulf: A Sketch with Some Somber Tints," 1990, n.d. 1210corrected typescripts and printouts, notes, fragments (1 of 2) 1211corrected typescripts and printouts, notes, fragments (2 of 2) 1212"Harry Jackson--A Note" - published piece, 1961 Home Place text, 1955-62, n.d. 131correspondence, research 132photographs, negatives 133passages and listings, publication 134"Home to Candelaria" - typescript, n.d. 135"If You're So Smart Why Ain't You Rich?" - corrected typescript, n.d. 136"I'm Looking Out the Backdoor" - fragment, n.d. 137"In Avila" - typescripts (3), correspondence, 1961-69 138"In the Absence of Horses" - correspondence, corrected typescripts, Escapade issue, 1959-61, n.d. 139"An Island Full of Noises" - corrected typescript fragments, n.d. 1310'Jamie' - corrected typescript and manuscript fragments, n.d. 1311"A Joy of Doubt" - corrected copy, n.d. "The Last Running" (short story), 1958-74, n.d. 1312correspondence, literary purchase agreement 1313corrected typescript, clippings, Atlantic Monthly issues (2) and cover proof, Cavalcade issues (2) The Last Running (screenplay), 1990-98, n.d. 1314corrected typescript and printout drafts (4), notes 1315printout fragments of 5th draft, test printouts of rewrites, corrected printout fragment 141first full and complete drafts (corrected printouts) (3) 142second drafts (corrected printouts) (2) 143third drafts (corrected printouts) (2) 144fourth drafts (corrected printouts) (2) 151correspondence, printout draft 152“The Laughter from the Western Shores” – corrected typescript and published piece, carbon copy revision, 1954-62 153“The Lost Americans” – photocopied Holiday article (2), 1954 154“Love vs. Pedro Rakoczy” – Today's Woman issue, 1953 155“The Meaning of Moonlight” – corrected carbon copies (2) and typescript, n.d. 156“Mixed Signals at Roaring Valley Institute” – Esquire issue, 1955 157“A Need for Laughter” – carbon copies (2), typescript, correspondence, 1959, n.d. 158New Shelter piece – correspondence, notes, corrected typescript fragments, New Shelter pilot issue, 1979, n.d. 159‘Notes and Scraps from a Personal Journal, 1946-1956’ essay – separation sheet (RESTRICTED) 1510‘Odd Spain & Europe Scraps’ – typescript fragments and drafts, notes, n.d. 1511“The Off-Season” – carbon copy, galleys, Stateside issue, 1947 1512Oil Notes introduction – correspondence, printout, 1994 1513"The Old Country" – photocopy of published piece, 2003 1514"The Other Texas Frontier" – correspondence, fragments, typescripts (2), 1984 1515"Our Own Piece of Country" – correspondence, corrected printouts (3) and proofs (2), 1996-98, n.d. 1516“The Overlap Land” – photocopy of article in Holiday, 1964 “Paw Prints,” 1996 1517log, correspondence, printout, page proof (copy) 472inscribed posters (2) 1518‘People’ – manuscript/typescript character sketches and notes, n.d. 1519Poetry – correspondence, typescripts, 1959, n.d. 1520“Quarry” – correspondence, carbon copy typescript, The New Yorker issue, 1947 161‘Range Goats’ piece – correspondence, corrected typescripts (2) and fragments, 1979 "Recollections of a Texas Bird Glimpser," 1981-85, n.d. 162correspondence, log, notes, book review by Graves, Author-Publisher Agreement, marketing (Of Birds and Texas) 163corrected fragments and miscellaneous pages 164first and second full drafts 165corrected typescript of Of Birds and Texas, corrected typescript of essay, final version of essay 166photocopy of uncorrected galleys (Of Birds and Texas) 167"The Reminiscence of an American Friend," second draft, n.d. “Rice University: The Pangs of Change,” 1964 168photocopy of article 471Holiday issue with article 169“Some Notes on Texas Landscapes” (introduction to Texas Landscapes) – correspondence, partial early draft, fragments, first-third drafts, corrected page proofs, 1978-80 1610Southern Living pieces – correspondence, carbon copies of submissions, notes, 1989-91 1611“The Spanish Myth in Literature” - The New Leader) issue, 1960 171"A Special Place: The Texas Hill Country" - cassette tapes (2), n.d. "The Speckled Horse," n.d. 172typescript fragments 173carbon copy fragments 174Stanford, Geoffrey piece – corrected typescript fragments, correspondence, 1979, n.d. 175Staub, Jack reminiscence – correspondence, corrected typescripts (3), 1983, n.d. 176“Story of Them (The Owl)” – notes, typescript, n.d. 177Tenerife writings – manuscript note (in Spanish), translation, correspondence, photocopies of articles (in Spanish), note, 1955-2004 178“Texas as Maybe a Place” – first and second drafts, correspondence, corrected submitted typescript, 1977, n.d. Texas Monthly columns, 1977-86, n.d. 179“All That Litters” – corrected draft, fragments 1710“Big River” – corrected draft, fragments 1711“Building Fever” – corrected drafts (2), fragments 1712“Dead Oaks” – correspondence, notes, fragments, corrected first-third drafts, research, galleys 1713“Drinking” – corrected drafts (2), fragments 181“The Exhausted Land” – fragments 182“Fencing Myself In” – fragments, notes 183“The Heat Treatment” – corrected drafts (2), fragments 184“Kindred Spirits” – corrected draft and proof copies, fragments, clipping 185“Lord of the Flies” – corrected drafts (2), fragments, notes 186“The Loser” – corrected drafts (2), fragment 187“Poultry in Motion” – corrected typescript draft 188“Sacred Cows” – notes, fragments, corrected drafts (3), correspondence 189“The Snuff of Dreams” – fragments, corrected drafts (3) 1810“Stayin’ Alive” – fragments, corrected drafts (2), galleys 1811“Through All Kinds of Weather” – fragments, corrected drafts (2) 1812“Whose Woods Are These?”–fragments, corrected drafts(2) 1813“The World to Wine” – corrected draft 1814'Texas Monthly Correspondence,' 1975-84 191Texas Monthly issues, 1977-78 192Texas Monthly issues, 1979 193Texas Monthly issues, 1981 194'Texas Monthly Published Pieces I,' 1976-78 (1 of 2) 195'Texas Monthly Published Pieces I,' 1976-78 (2 of 2) 201'Texas Monthly Published Pieces II,' 1979-85 (1 of 2) 202'Texas Monthly Published Pieces II,' 1979-85 (2 of 2) 203'Texas Novel Notes' - manuscript and typescript notes, n.d. 204Texas Skies introduction - correspondence, printout drafts (2), 1996-97 205This Studbborn Soil introduction - corrected drafts (2) and fragments, notes, 1986, n.d. 206"Thoughts on the Occasion of a Second Viet Nam Moratorium" - correspondence, corrected typescript, 1969-70 207"TMT" - corrected carbon copy, n.d. 208“To Voters Who Care What Happens to Somervell County” – fragment, miscellaneous pages, n.d. 209“Tribute to George Williams for Sallyport” – correspondence, corrected carbon copy, copies of Sallyport (2), 1976 2010“The Truth of the West” – copies of The New Leader (2), 1960 2011Untitled essay - miscellaneous pages, n.d. 2012Untitled fragment, n.d. 2013"U.S. Go Home" - clipping, n.d. 2014"A Valley" - corrected carbon typescripts (3), 1954 Vaquero introduction, 1992-2003 2015log, correspondence, text, notes, passages 475page proofs 2016Varmints project - correspondence, 1978-79 2017"Walker, on the Wild Side" - correspondence, printout draft, 1996 2018"Who's Gonna Shoe Your Foot?" - fragments, notes, n.d. 2019'Y2K Piece for Dallas Morning News' - printout draft, 1979 Speeches 211Dallas Historical Society Awards for Excellence (for A.C. Greene) – correspondence, program, BOT list, manuscript of remarks, 1985 212Brown, Richard memorial service - typescript, 1979 213Knopf tribute at Harry Ransom Center – correspondence, printout of remarks, poster, publication, 1995 214“The Old Guard: Dobie, Bedichek & Webb” – correspondence, invitations, programs, notes, fragments, drafts (3) of speech, 1982-83 215Reid, Jan benefit dinner - corrected printouts of remarks, 1998 216“Sense of Place” talk for Univ. of Dallas – corrected typescript of remarks, n.d. 217“The Southwest as the Cradle of the Writer” – The American Southwest: Cradle of Literary Art (book with text of speech), 1981 218Southwestern Writers Collection opening - drafts (4) of speech, 1991 219Texas Folklore Society / Friends of the Texas A&M University Library meeting – correspondence, notes, fragment, drafts (2), 1982-83 2110Texas Institute of Letters - acknowledgement of McCombs/Tinkle Award – correspondence, program, press release, speech notes, fragments and drafts (2), 1983 2111“T.I.L. [Texas Institute of Letters] piece for A.C. [Greene]” – corrected typescript and fragment, n.d. 2112“Texas Myths and Texas Writing” – notes, fragments, drafts (4), 1984 2113Trinity Valley School Commencement Address – newsletter with text of speech, 1981 2114Western Writers Symposium in Albany, TX – correspondence, clipping, printout of speech (not used), 1998 Series II: Correspondence, 1943-2006, n.d. (bulk 1959-2006) 221Adlai Stevenson Institute of International Affairs, 1967 222A--Arteseros, 1976-2001, n.d. 223Associated--Avila, 1980-2002 224B--Bass, Ramona, 1991-2004, n.d. 225Bass, Rick, 1990-2005 226Battle--Bode, 1966-2002, n.d. 227Bodio, Steve, 1990-2004, n.d. 228Bourbon--Brunk, 1979-2003 229Buck, Homer, 1995-2006 2210Bull--Bush, 1977-2004, n.d. 231C--Callery, 1994-2000, n.d. 232Cameron, Angus, 1980-99 233Camp--Card, 1993-2001 234Cardenas, Jeffrey (Waterlight/The Saltwater Angler), 1987-2005 235Carney--Clark, Carol Lee, 1992-2002 236Clark, Stephen L. (SLC Photographs/Gallery), 1995-2004 237Clark, Steve--Coifton, 1994-2004, n.d. 238Cole, Henry, 1984-2004 239Cole, John N., 1979-2002 2310Collins--C-unknown, 1965-2006, n.d. 2311Davenport--Dixon, 1976-2005, n.d. 2312Dobie/Paisano Project, 1965-66 2313Dobson--Donovan, 1985-2000, n.d. 2314Douglas, Deborah D., 1993-2001 2315Douglas, Sam--D-unknown, 1943-2002 (bulk 1998-2002), n.d. 241E--Erickson, Eric, 1979-2001, n.d. 242Erickson, John, R., 1977-2006 243Etheridge--E-unknown, 1978-2006, n.d. 244F--Fondren, 1980-2003, n.d. 245Foote, A. Lee, 1990-96 246Fort Worth Day School, 1962 247Foster--Furman, 1981-2004 248G--Graham, 1981-2006 249Graves, Helen/Princeton University, 1977-81 2410Graves, Helen, 1989-2004 2411Graves, Jo--Groome, 1944-2006 (bulk 1991-2006), n.d. 2412Grover, Dorys Crow (East Texas State University), 1985-2004 251Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1962-77 252Guthrie--G-unknown, 1995-2004, n.d. 253H--Hagan, 1980-2006 254Hale, Leon, 1991-2005 255Halpern--Hannah, 1991-2002, n.d. 256Hard Scrabble Book Sales, 1976-78 257Harkins--Harrison, Kitty, 1991-2005, n.d. 258Harrison, Thomas P. III, 1976 259Hartley, Margaret L. (Southwest Review), 1965 2510Hart--Hiatt, 1992-2006, n.d. 2511Hickey, David C., 1963, n.d. 261Hightower--Hollingsed, 1981-2004, n.d. 262Holt--Huston, 1992-2005 263Hynes, Samuel, RESTRICTED (until deaths of Hynes and Graves) 264Hynes, Samuel, unrestricted, 1976-2005, n.d. 265I, 1981-99 266J--Jackson, Harry, 1966-92, n.d. 267Jackson, Sally, Robert and family, 1988-2005, n.d. 268Jaskilla--Jones, Kathryn, 1987-2004, n.d. 269Jones, Stephen, 1974-2001 2610'Journal Fragments 1959-1965' 2611Juannah--J-unknown, 1972-2003 2612K--Kerr, 1979-2003 2613Kilgore, Rick, 1996-2001 271Killian--Klintenick, 1979-2002 272Knopf, 1960-79 273Koger--Kopp, 1976-99 274L--Leeson, 1974-2005, n.d. 275Lentz, Fleet (1 of 2), 1995 276Lentz, Fleet (2 of 2), 1996-2004, n.d. 277Leonard--Lipscomb, 1991-2004, n.d. 278Lish, Gordon (Behavorial Research Laboratories / Educational Development Corporation), 1965-68, n.d. 279Livingston--Lyons, 1980-2004, n.d. 281Lyons, Nick (1 of 5), 1987-88 282Lyons, Nick (2 of 5), 1989 283Lyons, Nick (3 of 5), 1990-91 284Lyons, Nick (4 of 5), 1992-94, n.d. 285Lyons, Nick (5 of 5), 1995-2005, n.d. 286M--MacLeod, 1992-2002, n.d. 287Macrorie, Ken (CCCC Journal), 1961-63 288Madigan--McCurdy, 1979-2005, n.d. 289McDonald--McVean, 1978-2002 291Meichsel--Mitchem, 1981-2006, n.d. 292Montgomery, Phil, 1994-2005, n.d. 293Mooney--Mussehl, 1977-2005, n.d. 294N, 1981-2002, n.d. 295O, 1978-2003, n.d. 296Pacini--Palmer, 1995-99 297Paluxy River Program, 1967-68 298Parham--Pugh, 1981-2006, n.d. 299R--Rogoyska, 1969-2005, n.d. 2910Rothberg, Abe (1 of 2), 1977-99 301Rothberg, Abe (2 of 2), 2000-06 302Rothberg, Lewis--Rutson, 1962-2002, n.d. 303S--Schafer, 1981-2003, n.d. 304Schaffner, John, 1961-79 305Schaffner, Val--Shaw, 1980-2006 306Shearer, Bill, Travis, Kathy, 1985-2004 307Sheffield, Dick, 1997-2000 308Sheets--Southwestern, 1961-2004, n.d. 309Spiegelman--Swank, 1972-2005, n.d. 3010Tarkington, Sallie estate, 1968-92, n.d. 3011Taylor--Texas Book & Author Brunch, 1981-2004 3012Texas Book Festival, 1996 311Texas Christian University (contracts and correspondence), 1960-67 312Texas Christian University Sigma Tau Delta--Tynan, 1979-2003, n.d. 313U--V, 1979-2001 314W--Watt, 1962-2003, n.d. 315Weems, Eddie (UT Press/Baylor University), 1963-96 316Weeren--Wiley, 1991-[2004], n.d. 317Williams, George: Distinguished Alumni Award, Rice University, 1995 318Williams--Wilson, 1991-2002, n.d. 319Winckler, Suzanne, 1985-2005 3110Winship--Wishcamper, 1994-97 3111Wittliff, Bill, Reid and Sally, 1971-2004, n.d. 3112Woo--Wynne, 1992-2003, n.d. 3113Y--Z, 1996-2005, n.d. 3114RESTRICTED (2 letters to be opened 30 years after Graves' death) Series III: Institutional Activities, 1960-98 Texas Institute of Letters, 1961-97 (bulk 1964-73) 321Meetings, membership, newsletters 322Carr P. Collins and Friends of the Dallas Public Library Awards 323Executive Committee 324Periodical Prose Award contest 325"Taste" symposium 326Presidency (1 of 2) 327Presidency (1 of 2) 328Meetings, membership, newsletters Classes & Workshops Taught, 1960-81 329English 332 3210Writing course 3211Ft. Worth Country Day School 3212"John Graves Essay Contest," 1997-98 Series IV: Awards & Honors, 1961-2004 (bulk 1975-97) 331Texas State Resolution No. 487, 1961 332Collins Award for Best Texas Work of Non-Fiction, 1975 333Dinner for Jim Bones and John Graves, Texas A&M, 1975 334American Book Awards nomination, 1981 335Texas Christian University Honorary Doctorate of Letters degree, 1983 336Distinguished Alumni, Association of Rice Alumni, 1984 337Texas Lecture and Symposium on the Humanities, 1984 338Dallas Awards for Excellence in Community Service, 1985 339Literary Lions Dinner, Friends of the Dallas Public Library, 1986 3310“Texas Images and Realities” panelist, 1986 John Graves Day, 1994-97 3311Correspondence 3312Photographic images (106 slides & 2 negatives) 3313Video recordings of event, part 1 & 2 (2 VHS & 2 DVD copies) 3314Video recordings of event, part 3 & 4 (2 VHS & 2 DVD copies) 3315Program & clippings 3316Texts of speeches (Helen & Sally Graves) 3317Book and Author Luncheon, Hood County Friends of the Library, ca. 2000 3318Lifetime Achievement Award, Texas Medal of Arts, 2003 3319“One Book, One Arlington,” 2003 3320Ninth Annual Stars of Texas Preservation Awards, 2003 3321International Award of Excellence in Conservation, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 2004 Series V: Personal Materials, ca. 1920-2002 (bulk 1938-99), n.d. Photographs, 1920s-1990s 341originals, 1920s (1) 342originals, 1930s (1) 343originals, 1940s (6) 344originals, 1950s (11) 345originals, 1960s (1) 346originals, 1970s (3; 1 of these is in box 47) 347originals, 1990s (7; 1 of these is in box 47) 348copy prints, 1920s (27) 349copy prints, 1930s (3) 3410copy prints, ca. 1940s (9) 3411copy prints, ca. 1950s (18) 3412copy prints, 1960s (19 b/w, 5 color) 3413copy prints, 1970s (61 b/w, 1 color) 3414copy prints, ca. 1980s (5 b/w, 3 color) 3415copy prints, ca. 1990s (13 b/w, 13 color) 3416copy negatives, 1920s-1990s (30 strips) Academics, ca. 1938-48 3417Grades 3418Rice Institute notes 3419Correspondence 3420Columbia University notes 3421Master's essay 'Reading Notes,' 1946-69 - RESTRICTED 351Notes on contents and restrictions 35n/a'Reading Notes' journals in binders (2) Legal & Financial, 1946-76 361Veterans Affairs 362Texas Veterans Land Program 363Somervell County Property 364Equitable Savings Association 365Andrea Muro immigration 366Frances C. Graves estate 367Jackson County farm 368Home and farm insurance 369Income Tax notes 3610ID Cards, 1948-55 Notes, 1948-97 3611Dreams 3612Europe 3613Milton, various books, Spanish language, Spain 3614'Livestock' 3615'Jackson County Land Sale Negotiations' 371'Florida Fishing Notes' 372'Texas Coast Notes' 373‘Fishing, Fly-Tying, Rod-Making, etc.’ 374‘Florida Keys Fishing Notes’ 375Newsletter for Retired Marines, 1957-99 Research, 1960-94 376Mississippi trip, maps (2) – correspondence, clipping 377Audubon/conservation lectures – outlines, clipping, publications 378Nuclear power plant in Somervell County – correspondence, clippings 379Home projects – notes, diagrams, drawings, product literature 381Comanche Peak Plant – correspondence, clippings, copies of affidavits, reports and memos 382Born of the River forward – correspondence, reports, LCRA literature Rio Conches trip, 1965-67 383Notebook (Prospectus, correspondence, notes, slide index, clippings) 384Slides (61) Trinity Valley School, 1973-2000 385Children's enrollment 386Newsletter (with reprinted 1960 Mission Statement written by Graves) 387General materials, 1980-2002 388Interviews – list of questions, n.d., corrected proof, 1996 Artifacts, 1957-1973, n.d. 391Belt buckle, mailing box 392Rubber mold for belt buckle (2 pieces) 393Ceramic mold for belt buckle (1 piece) 394“Silent Partner” inflatable figures (2) 40n/aTan cotton baseball cap worn by Graves 40n/aPlastic slide box labeled “John Graves’ Hardscrabble – 1973, photos by Bill Wittliff,” separation sheet 41n/aRoyal Standard typewriter used by Graves 42n/aThree ring binders (8) separated from contents, separation sheets 43n/aThree ring binders (4) separated from contents, separation sheets 48n/aFly reels (5) handmade by Graves n/an/aCanoe paddle Graves used on 1957 Brazos River trip (kept in room 780) 49n/aSmall green camp tent Graves used on 1957 Brazos River trip (kept in “cage” in Annex B) Series VI: Clippings, ca. 1940-2004, n.d. 441ca. 1940-59 442ca. 1960-61 443ca. 1962-72 4441974 4451975-79 4461980 4471981 4481982 449ca. 1983-92 4410ca. 1996-97 4411ca. 2001-04 Series VII: Writings by Others, 1942-2002 (bulk 1975-98), n.d. 451All for Love by Turk Pipkin – printout, 2002 452“Construction” by Donald Bartholomew – corrected printout, notes, n.d. 453“The Ecotopian Landscape of John Graves” by Don Scheese – photocopy of essay, n.d. 454Grover, Dorys Crow – photocopies of two published stories and one conference paper, 1975-85 455“John Graves” by unknown author – photocopy of essay, n.d. 456“John Graves Tribute, November 11, 2000” by William Broyles – printout of speech, 2000 457Las Capeas by Euginio Noel – annotated book, corrected typescript of translation, 1952 458“The Last of the Old Time Cowboys” by unknown author – photocopy of essay, n.d. 459Legends of the Fall screenplay by Bill Wittliff - first draft, 1990 4510McNeal, Tom - poetry, correspondence, 1942 Myself and Others by Alexander Brook, 1977-98 4511correspondence, clippings, will 4512corrected typescript 461“Paisano” by Bill Porterfield – research, notes, misc. typescript pages, n.d. 462‘Swede Johnson Papers’ – clipping, misc. manuscript pages, 1942, n.d. 463Texas Bound anthology – correspondence, photocopies of contents, 1997 464A Texas Rancher in Durango, Mexico by Thomas P. Harrison III, - bound typescript with corrections by Graves, n.d. – RESTRICTED (need permission of John Graves or Bill Wittliff to view) 465Tom Northway by Marshall Terry – correspondence, page proofs, 1991 466“Undaunted Courage” teleplay by Bill Wittliff – photocopy of script, 1997 467Untitled essay about Graves by unknown author – photocopied typescript fragment, n.d.