Donald Barthelme literary papers, 1956-2001.

Barthelme, Donald, 1931-1989

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Donald Barthelme was born in Philadelphia in 1931 to parents Donald Barthelme Sr. and Helen (Bechtold) Barthelme. In 1932, the family moved to Houston, where Donald Barthelme Sr. developed an architectural practice and taught at the University of Houston and Rice University. Barthelme had four younger siblings: Joan (born 1932), Peter (born 1938), Frederick (born 1943), and Steven (born 1947). Barthelme enrolled at the University of Houston in 1949, where he took courses in journal...

Angell, Roger.

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Roger Angell's evocative essays span over forty years and are told from a fan's perspective. Angell showed an interest in publishing at an early age and became editor of his school newspaper. In 1942, he graduated from Harvard and went on to write and edit short stories and essays for the next decade. He joined the staff of The New Yorker in 1956 as a fiction editior. In 1962, The New Yorker invited Angell to attend spring training and write on baseball. Since that time, Angell has written two t...

Paley, Grace, 1922-2007

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Grace Paley (b. Grace Goodside, Dec. 11, 1922, Bronx, NY-d. Aug. 22, 2007, Thetford, VT) attended Hunter College and The New School where she studied with W. H. Auden. She married June 20, 1942, Grace Goodside married cinematographer Jess Paley in 1942 and had two children before getting divorced. Paley married poet Robert Nichols 1n 1972. She taught at Sarah Lawrence College. Her first collection was published in 1959. A known pacifist and social activist, Paley joined the War Resisters Leagu...

Percy, Walker, 1916-1990

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William Walsh, an Irish-Catholic New Orleanian born in 1925, joined the Society of Jesus in 1942. He left the order in 1973, but remained ambilavent about his decision to enter secular life. Walsh was at a personal crossroads when he read Lancelot, trying to determine his future. Having also been impressed by Percy's earlier writings, particularly The Message in the Bottle, he believed that Percy could be a source of guidance. As it turned out, Walsh and Percy never met in person and they spoke ...

University of Houston

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Powell, Padgett

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Author and professor of English at the University of Florida. From the description of Papers, 1972-1992. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38991363 Padgett Powell is an American author who teaches writing at the University of Florida. His first novel, Edisto, was published in 1984 to wide acclaim, and was nominated for the American Book Award. He has since published several more books, including A Woman Named Drown (1987), Typical (1991), Edisto Revisited (1996)...

Love, Jim, 1927-2005

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Sculptor, Houston, Texas; born in Amarillo, Texas. Represented in the Menil Collection in Houston and Museum of Modern Art, New York in addition to other collections. Works primarily in steel. From the description of Jim Love papers, 1959-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502475 ...

Beattie, Ann

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American writer. From the description of Papers of Ann Beattie [manuscript], ca. 1987. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647818405 From the description of Papers of Ann Beattie [manuscript], 1985-1989. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647804960 From the description of Papers of Ann Beattie [manuscript], 1986. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817481 From the description of Papers of Ann Beattie [manuscript], 1976-1986...

Lowry, Beverly

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Beverly Lowry, Texas-born fiction and non-fiction writer, has written numerous novels, mainly set in 20th century Texas and Mississippi. From the description of Beverly Lowry Papers, 1950-1998. (Texas State University-San Marcos). WorldCat record id: 50139856 Beverly Fey Lowry was born in 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee, and grew up in Greenville, Mississippi. In 1960 she received her B.A. for drama/speech and English literature from Memphis State University. She mar...

O'Hara, J.D. (James Donald)

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University of Houston. Creative Writing Program

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