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Contemporary Literature Research Collection

image from Cynthia Macdonald Papers collection
Cynthia Macdonald Papers
image from Donald Barthelme Literary Papers collection
Donald Barthelme Literary Papers
image from Larry McMurtry Papers collection
Larry McMurtry Papers
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Kenneth Patchen Papers
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Vassar Miller Papers
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Contemporary Literature Collections

  • Donald Barthelme "Forum" Collection
  • Donald Barthelme Literary Papers
  • Steven Ford Brown "Heart's Invention: On the Poetry of Vassar Miller" Papers
  • Cynthia Macdonald Papers
  • Jan de Hartog Papers
  • Mary Foote Manuscripts
  • Gail Donohue Storey correspondence
  • Gulf Coast Journal Records
  • Helen Moore Barthelme Papers
  • Aldous Huxley Papers
  • Sylvan Karchmer Papers
  • Bruce Kellner Vassar Miller Papers
  • John Lehmann Papers
  • Fritz Leiber Papers
  • Justin Leiber Papers
  • Miscellaneous Literary Manuscripts and Correspondence
  • Beverly Lowry Papers
  • Marion Knox Barthelme Fort Papers
  • Larry McMurtry Papers
  • Vassar Miller Papers
  • Olive Hershey Papers
  • Kenneth Patchen Collection
  • Warren Roberts Papers
  • Royal Dixon Papers
  • William B. Shrimplin Papers
  • Gail Donohue Storey Papers
  • John Updike Writers in Society Lecture Records

Digital Collections for Contemporary Literature

  • Fritz Leiber Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention Flyers & Programs

Related Resources

  • UH Creative Writing Program
  • Poetry & Prose: Creative Writers at the University of Houston
  • Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts
  • Inprint

About This Collection

The Contemporary Literature Research Collection spotlights the personal papers of several authors with ties to the Houston area, including Larry McMurtry and Donald Barthelme. Poet Cynthia Macdonald and novelist Beverly Lowry are notable authors with links to the UH Creative Writing Program whose papers are housed in the archives. Collections feature early drafts of published works, correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia that document the writing life.

 

Contact Info

Christian Kelleher
Head of Special Collections
cdkelleher@uh.edu
713-743-0346

 

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