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The papers are primarily written in English with some Spanish language material also present. The papers in Series I. This finding aid replicates and replaces information previously available only through the card catalog. The Dobie works represented 1, titles are primarily shorter works dating back to the s, the bulk of which appeared in his newspaper columns. Also present are materials for unpublished works, such as an unrealized reader called "Heritage of West and Southwest" and a collection of off-color tales with the working title "Piss and Vinegar. Dobie also received many letters from his readers and the general public, especially fellow Texans.

The correspondence spans major historical events such as the two World Wars, the Great Depression, the fight for academic freedom at The University of Texas, and the fight for civil rights in the s. Series I. Works, ; B. Letters, ; C. Recipient, ; D.

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Miscellaneous, The Works subseries consists of manuscript drafts, notes, and research material for Dobie's published books and newspaper columns from 19 boxes. The bulk of the works are represented by typescripts and carbon typescripts, many with handwritten revisions, but handwritten manuscripts and notes are also included. The Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest is represented by a printed book with handwritten and typed pages inserted. The drafts of the autobiographical work Some Part of Myself , which was published posthumously, contain revisions and insertions by Bertha McKee Dobie.

The works are arranged alphabetically by title. A complete index of titles is included in the Index of Works in this finding aid.

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The Letters subseries spans The letters to Bertha begin from the time of their courtship in until The letters document the Dobies' life together, especially the times when they were apart including their courtship before they were married, and during Dobie's time teaching at Cambridge during World War II. Dobie also wrote to his mother often.

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The Letters to his mother begin in and end just before her death in The letters are arranged alphabetically by recipient name. All correspondent names are listed in the Index of Letters included in this finding aid. The Recipient subseries consists of Dobie's incoming letters from approximately 12, correspondents, boxes. A great deal of the Recipient correspondence includes carbon copies of Dobie's letters to that person or organization.

The recipient correspondence is arranged alphabetically by author name and then chronologically. All correspondent names are listed in the Index of Recipient Correspondence segment of this finding aid. Items in the Miscellaneous subseries range from to Dobie's papers in this series include letters sent to him after his speech at Terrell High School in Fort Worth, Texas on integrating higher education in Texas; genealogical notes and materials on Dobie antecedents; and materials on legends, lost treasure, Oklahoma legends, and Southwest and ghost legends.

There are also extensive notes for his book The Mustangs , and notes on various other subjects including James Cox, George Washington Trahern, brands, camp cooks, Charles Goodnight, cowboy characteristics and speech, horses, the code of the west, and early trail drivers. Twenty-eight notebooks and address books contain notes he took on trips, notes on research material, and various lists and contact information. Material related to the Dobie Estate goes as far back as and consists of contracts and paperwork regarding land ownership, marriage contracts, and military paperwork.

The works by others include essays and assignments by Dobie's students, often with his notes and grades, as well as dissertations, and works by other writers. Author or creator names, titles of works, and correspondent names present in this subseries appear in the Index of Miscellaneous in this finding aid with approximately entries. Subject Files, ; C. Correspondence, ; D. Items Withdrawn from Dobie Books, various dates; E. Personal Papers, ; F. Works and Correspondence by Others, circa The materials in this series were all later acquisitions that were never described in the card catalog with the other Dobie Papers.

For materials in this series, Dobie's own folder titles have been retained whenever available and identifiable file groups were maintained. Materials in the folders were left in original order as much as possible to reveal the way that Dobie kept his files and to document his working methods. When materials in a folder were too voluminous, they were split into multiple folders during processing, sometimes by separately grouping formats such as correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, etc.

Because Dobie's wife Bertha outlived him by ten years and edited several unpublished Dobie works for posthumous publication, it is obvious that she gathered some of the materials together and sometimes added later materials and notes to Dobie's existing files. The Works subseries includes manuscripts and supporting materials for articles, books, book reviews, introductions, and speeches by Dobie spanning 6 boxes.

Among the major works represented are The Flavor of Texas , an unused chapter for A Texan in England , a proposed reader to have been titled "Heritage of West and Southwest" and substantial work toward collecting off-color tales to have been published as "Piss and Vinegar. The manuscripts are arranged alphabetically by folder title and are often accompanied by notes, research, correspondence, or clippings used as source material.


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In addition to unpublished works, some of the manuscripts likely represent differing versions from published items. Several folders of articles were left in their original groupings as they may represent further selections toward other collected works.

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A complete index of titles is included in the Index of Works in this finding aid and the names of those writing letters to Dobie filed in this subseries appear in the Index of Recipient Correspondence. The Subject Files subseries contains materials reflecting Dobie's lifelong interests in folklore, the history of Texas and the Southwest, and related topics associated with range life spanning 21 boxes and 3 index card boxes. The files are essentially Dobie's working files and they generally include a mix of materials: clippings from newspapers and other printed materials; Dobie's notes, including field notes of conversations and information copied from printed sources; original historical documents collected or transcripts of originals; incoming correspondence, often bearing Dobie's handwritten subject designations, notes, comments, or other markings, sometimes accompanied by Dobie's outgoing carbon copy letters; manuscript drafts of works by Dobie; and pictorial material usually in the form of either photographs or illustrations from printed sources, although occasionally there is also original art work.

The files are arranged alphabetically by Dobie's original folder title and his file groupings have also been maintained. The largest single group of files represent materials gathered for a biographical study of the cowboy artist Charles M.

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There is also a large group of files on animals that is especially rich in material collected on deer, horses, roadrunners, turkeys, and wolves. Several files contain lengthy runs of correspondence with individuals, most particularly those with the pioneering musicologist and folklorist John A. Many of the files contain recorded anecdotes, stories, and tall tales.

Dobie's interest in language also led to his large collection of words and phrases of the range and Southwest, as well as proverbial sayings, recorded chiefly on index cards. Other files reflect Dobie's varied interests in art and artists, censorship, collecting, England and the English people, literature, politicians, ranching, Texas history, and writers and writing. Titles of manuscript drafts of works by Dobie in this subseries appear in the Index of Works in this finding aid. The names of those writing letters to Dobie that are filed in this subseries are included in the Index of Recipient Correspondence.

The Correspondence files are dominated by correspondence with booksellers, publishers and agents, and a large group of Christmas greeting cards gathered by Dobie, 11 boxes. The files are arranged alphabetically by original file title with original file groupings retained. Files with several booksellers chiefly concern new acquisitions for the Dobie library, circa , and include both correspondence and invoices for books purchased.

Correspondence with publishers and agents is dominated by Dobie's longtime connection with Little, Brown and Company, with correspondence, contracts, and royalty statements spanning to A large file of correspondence with the University of Texas concerns the acquisition of the Dobie library and archives, Dobie's large collection of selected Christmas greeting cards dates from through The earlier cards more frequently depict Texas or Southwestern themes, while the later cards were those he found interesting at the time.

Russell, and many others. Particularly interesting is a file named "Correspondents," which contains a few letters Dobie thought notable, mainly from the general public. There are also some files of grouped letters concerning specific Dobie books, a selection of letters from schoolchildren, and telegrams received after an automobile accident in The names of those writing letters to Dobie that are filed in this subseries are included in the Index of Recipient Correspondence in this finding aid.

This subseries contains chiefly correspondence, some Dobie manuscripts, clippings, and other items that were withdrawn from books in Dobie's library when they went through the cataloging process after acquisition by the Ransom Center 4 boxes. The items remain grouped together by the book that they came from in an overall arrangement by the Library of Congress call number assigned.

The catalog records for these books in the UT Library Catalog mention these withdrawals and keeping the items arranged in call number order enables retrieval of the separated items from individual books. And because Library of Congress call numbers are based on a classification system, the withdrawals naturally group around particular subjects or authors.

It was apparently a long-standing habit of Dobie's to keep related letters, manuscripts, and clippings filed in books in his library. Often the materials withdrawn relate to the subject of the book, other times they concern the author of the book or Dobie's book reviewing activities, and sometimes they relate to the acquisition of a particular book. Correspondents in this subseries are included in the Index of Recipient Correspondence in this finding aid and titles of works by Dobie are also included in the Index of Works. The Personal Papers subseries contains various personal documents, financial and legal records, and teaching files that document Dobie's life, 4 boxes.

Among the notable items are a logbook; notes from a Shakespeare class taken at Columbia University in ; papers concerning the Dobie family ranch and Dobie's own Paisano property; a nearly complete run of income tax returns from through as well as wills for both Dobie and his wife Bertha; as well as some of Dobie's teaching files from UT Austin, particularly his "Life and Literature of the Southwest" course, The files are arranged alphabetically by folder title, sometimes grouped by the type of material. The final subseries contains chiefly manuscript works by persons other than Dobie or correspondence between third-parties i.

The materials are arranged alphabetically by author and title when multiple works are present by a single author , with two groupings that collect together brand books or works on Charles M. The works present in this subseries represent works in galleys or proofs presented to Dobie for review; some UT Austin theses collected by Dobie; works by colleagues or friends on subects of interest to Dobie; works by others about Dobie; and works or correspondence by Dobie family or associates, such as his wife Bertha and his secretary Willie Belle Coker.