Preston Jones Papers 1940-1988 (Bulk : 1963-1979)

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Preston Jones Papers 1940-1988 (Bulk : 1963-1979)

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tsusm/00037/00037-P.html

The Preston Jones papers span the years 1940 to 1988. The archive contains typescripts, set designs, playbills, props, clippings, magazines, articles, letters, photographs, personal items (pipes, glasses, keys, a stuffed bear collection, etc.), mementos (World War I items, ticket stubs, "good show" gifts, etc.), awards, posters, school records, sculptures, scrapbooks, audiotapes, videotapes, T-shirts, and athletic equipment.

eng,

Southwestern Writers Collection, Special Collections, Alkek Library, Texas State University-San Marcos

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6640782

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Jones, Preston

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bb1p58 (person)

Playwright Preston Jones is best remembered for A Texas Trilogy, an evocative depiction of small town Texas life. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on April 7, 1936, Preston developed an interest in the dramatic arts while attending the University of New Mexico. Though he graduated with a BA in education in 1960 and took a teaching position, drama professor Eddie Snapp continued to encourage Preston to study theater and steered him toward Baylor University in Waco, Texas. At the time...