Poets, American -- Texas

Collection Scope and Content Summary The papers document Joseph Colin Murphey's career as a writer, teacher and publisher. He wrote poetry, plays and prose, the manuscripts of which are featured here in their various evolutions and stages in Series I. Personal journals, containing mostly poetry and some photographs, dated from 1948 to 1992, are also part of this first series. Series II contains correspondence between Murphey and other writers, friends and family members. He corresponded with many well-known poets, particularly...

Overview Correspondence, writings, newspaper clippings, and ephemera document the literary career of Violette Newton from 1938-2001. The collection includes histories written by Newton on her early books, correspondence with other notable writers and publishers in Texas, and scrapbooks documenting her literary career.