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Barthelme, Donald

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1931 April 07- 1989 July 23
  • Existence: 1931-04-07 - 1989-07-23

Biographical Note

Noted writer Donald Barthelme is the author of Come Back, Dr. Caligari, Sixty Stories, and many other works.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Donald Barthelme "Forum" Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1983-004
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Donald Barthelme "Forum" Collection
Dates: 1956-1960
Scope and Contents

The collection contains three manuscript boxes of materials related to Barthelme's tenure as editor of Forum. Researchers may be interested in the collection of materials post-dating Barthelme's time as editor.

Donald Barthelme Literary Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-007
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Donald Barthelme Literary Papers
Dates: 1956-2001
Scope and Contents The full finding aid is available on TARO: https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uhsc/00062/hsc-00062.htmlThis collection contains typescript drafts, galley proofs, and page proofs of Donald Barthelme's novels, collected works, short stories, and other writings, plus collages and collage stories created by Barthelme. One of the richest aspects of the collection is the large set of letters and...

Helen Moore Barthelme Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-021
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Helen Moore Barthelme Papers
Dates: 1949-2002
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, short stories, and articles related to or written by Donald Barthelme and his brothers, Rick, Steve, and Peter Barthelme, as well as notes by Helen Barthelme. This collection contains research that Helen Barthelme gathered in order to write a biography on Donald Barthelme Jr., Donald Barthelme: The Genesis of a Cool Sound. This collection encompasses his early life and career both as a writer and as director of the...

Olive Hershey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-011
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Olive Hershey Papers
Dates: 1978-1988
Scope and Contents This collection contains drafts, revisions, editorial notes, and writings pertaining to the works of American novelist and poet Olive Hershey. The collection is divided into two series: Truck Dance and Other Works. Within each series, folders and items were left in the original order in which they were received from the author. Of particular interest are drafts of various chapters of Truck Dance containing revisions and notes from fellow American novelists Donald Barthelme, under whom...

Ruth Pennybacker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1969-044
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Ruth Pennybacker Papers
Dates: 1934-1981
Scope and Contents

The Ruth Pennybacker Collection consists of the teaching aids she used in class, photocopies of plays, news clippings, and programs.The materials in the collection date from 1967 to 1981 with a bulk dating from the 1970s. Included in the collection is a scrapbook crafted in 1967 by her students, colleagues, and friends as a tribute to Ruth Pennybacker, as well as items relating to the Play Reader Groups, news clippings, correspondence, and plays used as part of the classroom curriculum.