Larry McMurtry Collection 1960-1976

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Larry McMurtry Collection 1960-1976

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The Larry McMurtry Collectionconsists of typed manuscript drafts for several of his works dating from the 1960sand 1970s, correspondence related to those works, and contracts and royaltystatements. Several of the manuscripts were acquired directly from McMurtry, but thebulk of the collection was acquired from McMurtry’s agent, Dorothea Oppenheimer. Thematerials are arranged in three series: I. Works, 1960-circa 1975; II.Correspondence, 1960-1974; and III. Contracts and Royalty Statements, 1960-1976. Thecollection was previously accessible through a card catalog but has been recatalogedas part of a retrospective conversion project.

6 boxes (2.52 linear feet)

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

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McMurtry, Larry

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Larry Jeff McMurtry was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, on June 3, 1936. His father and grandfather were cattle ranchers and McMurtry grew up near Archer City, Texas, traveling between the small town and his grandparents’ ranch, and witnessing the end of an era of cattle ranching. Drawn toward books more than the physical life of ranching, McMurtry enrolled at Rice University in Houston, Texas, after graduating from high school in 1954. He soon transferred to North Texas State College...