Edwin (Bud) Shrake papers, 1936-[ongoing], (bulk 1960- 1993).

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Edwin (Bud) Shrake papers, 1936-[ongoing], (bulk 1960- 1993).

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Manuscript drafts, galley proofs, magazines, clippings, tear sheets, letters, photographs, slides, audiotapes, and a typewriter documenting Shrake's writing career, primarily since the 1970's. Contains research material gathered for the autobiography of Willie Nelson (including tapes and transcripts of oral interviews used in the book); drafts and letters concerning the autobiography of former University of Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer; manuscript drafts of Shrake's novels and screenplays, both produced and unproduced; photographs and a few letters (most from the 1960's); and drafts of works by Dan Jenkins and Willie Morris.

23 boxes (12 linear ft.)

Texas State University-San Marcos, Albert B. Alkek Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7323003

Texas State University-San Marcos, Albert B. Alkek Library

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Shrake, Edwin

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Edwin Shrake, born Sept. 6, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas, has written Blood reckoning (1961), But not for love (1964), Strange peaches (1972), Peter Arbiter (1973), and co-authored Limo (1976) with Dan Jenkins. He also wrote the screenplays for J.W. Coop (1972, with Gary Cartwright), Kid Blue (1973), Nightwing (1978) and Tom Horn (1980) as well as numerous short stories. From the description of Papers, 1943-1975, 1960-1972. 1943-1975. (Austin Public Library). WorldCat record id: 2432976...

Nelson, Willie, 1933-

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Willie Nelson, a.k.a. Willie Hugh Nelson, (b. April 29, 1933, Abbott, Texas), award-winning singer-songwriter, social activist, and actor Willie Nelson was born in 1933, and raised in Abbott, Texas. After selling many songs to other singers in Nashville in the 1960s, Nelson returned to Austin in 1971, and quickly became known as a performer in his own right on a national and international scale. His most famous songs include "Crazy", "Georgia On My Mind", "Whiskey River", "Blue Eyes Cryin' i...

Jenkins, Dan

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Switzer, Barry

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University of Oklahoma.

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Morris, Willie

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