Larry L. King Papers 1929-ongoing (Bulk: 1957-1993)

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Larry L. King Papers 1929-ongoing (Bulk: 1957-1993)

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The Larry L. King papers span the years from 1929 to the present with most of the material dating from the late 1950s. They are arranged according to the following five series: 1. Works (books, plays, articles, short stories, television, songs, speeches); 2. Material about King; 3. Other Writers; 4. Personal; 5. Other Collections re Larry L. King. Within the archive are manuscripts, galley proofs, magazines, tear sheets, playbooks, flyers, posters, tapes, videos, clippings, correspondence, calendars, cancelled checks, tax receipts, vital records, photographs, T-shirts, a jacket and a typewriter. These materials document King’s life and career and provide a thorough overview of his writing process. They include correspondence with or about other Texas writers, such as Larry McMurtry, Bud Shrake, Billy Lee Brammer, Dan Jenkins, Peter Gent, Jay Milner and Gary Cartwright along with letters to friends and family such as cousin Lanvil Gilbert and colorful Texas lawyer, Warren Burnett. The materials are most frequently arranged in chronological order.

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

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King, Larry L.

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Larry L. King, playwright. From the description of The night Hank Williams died: typescript, 1985. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144651997 Author and playwright. From the description of Larry L. King Collection : 1948-[ongoing], (bulk 1967-1991). (Texas State University-San Marcos). WorldCat record id: 24446135 Lawrence Leo King, the youngest child of Clyde Clayton and Cora Lee Clark King, was born January 1, 1929 in Putnam,...

Morris, Willie

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Harding, Russell donor

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Gent, Peter

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Wright, Jim

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Rich, Terry

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Peeler, Ben

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Pringle, Terry

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Gilbert, Lanvil

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Udall, Morris

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Burnett, Warren

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Grant, Ben Z., 1939-

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Born in 1939, Benjamin Z. Grant earned his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1968. Grant worked as an aide for State Representative Cread L. Ray before succeeding him in the Texas House of Representatives for the Third Congressional District from 1971 to 1981. Following his tenure in the Texas Legislature, Grant served as judge of the 71st Judicial District Court in Marshall (1981-1984) and of the Sixth Court of Appeals in Texakana (1985-2003). Vice-president of the Har...

Dugger, Ronnie

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Milner, Jay

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Shrake, Bud

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Gilbert, Lanvil donor

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Herget, Barlow

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Smith, H. Allen (Harry Allen), 1907-1976

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Harry Allen Smith was born December 19, 1907, in McLeansboro, Illinois, and in 1929 he began work with the United Press as a rewrite man. He was soon doing feature stories, and became well known for his unconventional interviews with celebrities and assorted personalities. He stayed five years with the United Press and then worked five years with the New York World-Telegram, doing much the same thing. His book "Lo, The Former Egyptian" gave a humor-based account of his return to the region in th...

Deal, Borden

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King, Larry L.

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Larry L. King, playwright. From the description of The night Hank Williams died: typescript, 1985. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144651997 Author and playwright. From the description of Larry L. King Collection : 1948-[ongoing], (bulk 1967-1991). (Texas State University-San Marcos). WorldCat record id: 24446135 Lawrence Leo King, the youngest child of Clyde Clayton and Cora Lee Clark King, was born January 1, 1929 in Putnam,...

Brammer, Billy Lee

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Novelist, journalist, political aide to Lyndon Baines Johnson. From the description of Billy Lee Brammer papers, 1946-1993. (Texas State University-San Marcos). WorldCat record id: 26650982 Billy Lee Brammer was born April 21, 1929, in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from North Texas State College in 1952 with a degree in journalism. Brammer was a reporter for the Corpus Christi Caller Times and the Austin Statesman, where he won a press award for excellence in writ...

Styron, William

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Kennedy, Keith

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Nooncaster, Aubra

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Legg, Reagan

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