Neal Barrett, Jr. Papers
Neal
Barrett, Jr.'s over fifty novels and numerous short stories span the field from
mystery/suspense, fantasy, science fiction and historical novels, to
"off-the-wall" mainstream fiction. Reviewers have defined his work as
"stories that defy any category or convention..." He began donating his
papers to the Southwestern Writers Collection/The Wittliff Collections in 1992.
For more information
about Neal Barrett, Jr. visit his website at: www.nealbarrett.com
Listed below
is an archival inventory of the Neal Barrett, Jr. holdings. Note that access
to unprocessed materials is granted on a case-by-case basis. Please contact
the Archivist for details about
access to the Neal Barrett, Jr. Collection.
Initial donation
Neal Barrett, Jr.
Papers; 1941-(1992)
Bulk 1973-1992
Collection 004
1.25 linear feet
3 boxes
Acquisition: Donated by Neal Barrett, Jr., 1992 [Accession # 1992-047].
Access: Open for Research.
Processed
by: Gwynedd Cannan, December 1992;
updated December 1996. [Inventory revised, 2004]
Biographical
Note (compiled in 1992)
Neal Barrett, Jr. is a fourth
generation Texan born in San Antonio in 1929. He was raised in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma and acquired a degree from the University of Oklahoma's Professional
Writers' School. Barrett began as
a corporate writer in public relations but turned freelance when his works
began to sell. A prolific writer
of science fiction, Barrett has also written westerns, boys' adventure stories
and historical novels. His short
stories have appeared in major magazines such as Omni, Galaxy and Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.
Barrett has also written under other names including: Victor
Appleton, Chad Calhoun, Clay Dawson, Franklin W. Dixon, Rebecca Drury, Wesley
Ellis, and J.D. Hardin.
Scope and
Contents
The Neal Barrett, Jr. Papers span 1941 to 1992, the bulk of the material
dating from 1973 to 1992. It
is divided into two series: I. Works and II. Biography/Criticism.
The first series contains research notes, manuscript drafts, correspondence
with editors, and articles. The
second series contains photographs, reviews, interviews and personal effects
chronicling Barrett's writing career.
The material is arranged in chronological order.
Series
Descriptions
Series I: Works, 1941-1992
Boxes 1-3
This series contains manuscripts, research
notes, correspondence with editors, magazines, reviews, and drawings. Some examples of the material that can
be found here are: correspondence
between the editor of Omni magazine
and the author resulting in changes in the short story, "Diner"; research notes on the Big Thicket (used
as a setting in two of Barrett's westerns, Snaketown
and Lone Star and the Texas Gambler);
and the different stages in the development of the comic book from the script,
through the layout and rough drawings to the final product.
Series II: Biography and Criticism, 1970-1991
Box 3
This series includes book reviews, magazine
and newspaper articles, fliers, photographs, and realia chronicling Barrett's
life as a writer.
Container List
Box Folder
Series
I: Works, 1941-1992
1 1 Robot
(poem written by Barrett at age 11)
2 The
Graybs of Raath
3 I
Was a Spider for the SBI
4 Rats
5 Highwood
6 Survival
Course
7 Texas
Girl, "Up In Lubbock Station"
8-9 Aldair,
Master of Ships
10 Winter
on the Belle Fourche
11 A
Day at the Fair
12 Tom
Swift: The Invisible Force
2 1 Jove
royalties statement
2 Diner
3 Class
of '61
4 Class
of '76
5 Deviations
6 Through
Darkest America
7-8 Dawn's
Uncertain Light
9 Orbit
10 Jefferson-Thicket
11 Long
Rider: Snaketown
3 1 Long
Rider: Snaketown
2 The
Hereafter Gang--correspondence & reviews
3 Dark
Horse Presents cassette
4 Hard Looks anthology comic,
"Hostage"
Series II: Biography / Criticism, 1970-1991
3 5 Reviews,
articles and fliers, 1976-1991
6 10
photographs, 1970-1990
7 realia
separation sheet
Neal
Barrett, Jr.
Accession
2008-140
This donation in 2008 has been described as Òfifty years of choice
materials saved from BarrettÕs writing career.Ó Material includes typed and handwritten manuscripts, panel
layouts for his work that appeared in comic books, newspaper clippings of
reviews, and limited correspondence mainly consisting of publishing
agreements. Original file titles
appear in quotation marks; some of the original folders with writing have been
kept. Partial binding from several
notepads with handwritten manuscripts was removed to eliminate further damage
to adjacent pages from exposed staples; notepads whose binding was intact was
left as such.
Box 1069 folder 1
List by Barrett of materials donated and page proofs for Bad Eye
Blues [part 1 of 2]
Box 1069 folder 2
Page proofs for Bad Eye Blues [part 2 of 2]
Box 1069 folder 3
Draft of Bad Eye Blues; marked Òmovie revision #1Ó [part 1 of 2]
Box 1069 folder 4
Draft of Bad Eye Blues; marked Òmovie revision #1Ó [part 2 of 2]
Box 1069 folder 5
Page proofs for Dead Dog Blues [part 1 of 2]
Box 1069 folder 6
Page proofs for Dead Dog Blues [part 2 of 2]
Box 1069 folder 7
ÒTrains Not TakenÓ – contains script and captions for comic panels
Box 1069 folder 8
Draft of LizardÕs Rage with notations
Box 1069 folder 9
ÒLong Rider Crazy Knife Jan, Ô91Ó – contains draft [part 1 of 2]
Box 1069 folder 10
ÒLong Rider Crazy Knife Jan, Ô91Ó – contains draft [part 2 of 2]
Box 1069 folder 11
Draft of The Gates of Time with notations [part 1 of 2]
Box 1069 folder 12
Draft of The Gates of Time with notations [part 2 of 2]
Box 1069 folder 13
Treatment – includes text and illustration outline
Box 1069 folder 14
Text, outlines, and illustrations for Joyride, Dead Game and
unknown title
Box 1069 folder 15
Text and illustrations for Predator: Blood Feud Part III
Box 1069 folder 16
Comic proofs and text for Predator: Blood Feud Part I and Part II
Box 1069 folder 17
Illustrations for Heilage Nacht and Barb Wire
Box 1069 folder 18
Vortex issue #8 Back into Chaos – includes original
and corrected versions
Box 1069 folder 19
ÒWarriorÕs RevengeÓ – includes typed list of characters including
the Fantastic Four along with numerous hand written sheets
Box 1069 folder 20
Drafts of Winds of the Rift, Galaxy and Rift along
with correspondence
Box 1069 folder 21
Draft of Aldair, Master of Ships – pages are aged and
several contain small tears
Box 1069 folder 22
ÒNotes for Aldair in AlbionÓ
Box 1069 folder 23
Draft of Stress Pattern – pages are aged and several are
creased
Box 1069 folder 24
Draft of Aldair in Albion marked Òorig.Ó [part 1 of 2]
Box 1070 folder 1
Draft of Aldair in Albion marked Òorig.Ó [part 2 of 2]
Box 1070 folder 2
Draft of Dead Dog Blues [part 1 of 2]
Box 1070 folder 3
Draft of Dead Dog Blues [part 2 of 2]
Box 1070 folder 4
ÒSubterranean PressÓ and ÒChap. BookÓ
Box 1070 folder 5
Removed from unmarked folder – pages aged and creased; note
written on first page reads Òmy first published workÓ
Box 1070 folder 6
Miscellaneous correspondence, articles, and agreements
Box 1070 folder 7
ÒPerpetuity Blues (Blue Sun Rising)Ó – handwritten pages
Box 1070 folder 8
ÒAvatar – By Bizarre HandsÓ
Box 1070 folder 9
Text, outlines, and illustrations for Vet, Hostage, and Joyride
Box 1070 folder 10
Page proofs for Pink Vodka Blues
Box 1070 folder 11
Drafts for ItÕs a Hard World, The Curse of Atlanta, and Win
the Big Bear
Box 1070 folder 12
Draft 3/7/2000 (orig.) The Perilous Prophecy Machine [part 1 of 2]
Box 1070 folder 13
Draft 3/7/2000 (orig.) The Perilous Prophecy Machine [part 2 of 2]
Box 1070 folder 14
ÒTexas Girl MagazineÓ – contains draft of Up in Lubbock Station
Box 1070 folder 15
Contains two photographs, one February 1986 issue of the Austin Writer
newsletter, and the following drafts – The Smell of the Earth; The Big
Smoke; A Day at the Fair; and Stair
Box 1070 folder 16
ÒStar WeeklyÓ – contains draft of Yellow Hair by Barrett
which appeared in the November 1960 issue of The Star Weekly
Box 1070 folder 17
Material from an unlabeled file – contains poems including the
published copy of ÒA HalloweÕen DreamÓ 1941
Box 1070 folder 18
Drafts of The Talking; The Jungle on 22; Love in the Shadow of the
Worm
Box 1070 folder 19
Drafts of Synopsis: The Mile Long Nude; Something FinerÉwith
Pousse-CafŽ; Jellyfish Dying in Fetal Disarray; Predator-Blood Feud; and Headshots
Box 1070 folder 20
Misc correspondence, newspaper clippings, and essays
Box 1070 folder 21
ÒDwight SwainÓ – described as Òfriend and teacherÓ of
Barrett, includes program from
memorial service, newspaper clipping on Swain and BarrettÕs tribute
Box 1070 folder 22
ÒGinny SweethipsÓ – correspondence relating the publication of
short story by the same title
Box 1070 folder 23
Book covers for Dead Dog Blues (3 copies); Pink Vodka Blues;
and Through Darkest America
Box 1070 folder 24
ÒORIG: Highbrow (?) Class of 61Ó – contains draft of short story
Box 1070 folder 25
ÒCatalyst #1 ScriptÓ
Box 1070 folder 26
ÒVortexÓ and ÒScript #6Ó –includes text and illustrations
Box 1070 folder 27
ÒVortex script #10Ó – contains text, notes, and illustrations
Box 1071 folder 1
ÒVortex script #7Ó – draft and letter
Box 1071 folder 2
ÒVortex script #9Ó – draft, notes, and synopsis
Box 1071 folder 3
ÒVortex script #12Ó – draft, notes, and synopsis
Box 1071 folder 4
ÒInterstate DreamsÓ – draft, heavily annotated, with notes
Box 1071 folder 5
Several different drafts and correspondence; material not in files
Box 1071 folder 6
Several different drafts, correspondence, Jan/Feb/March issue of SFRA
[Science Fiction Research Association] newsletter
Box 1071 folder 7
ÒNightrunners vol. #2Ó – draft
Box 1071 folder 8
ÒNIghtrunner #7 & #8Ó – draft and panels
Box 1071 folder 9
ÒNight #6Ó – draft and panels
Box 1071 folder 10
ÒNightrunners #5Ó – draft and panels
Box 1071 folder 11
ÒNightrunners #4Ó – draft and panels
Box 1071 folder 12
ÒNightrunners #2Ó – draft and panels
Box 1071 folder 13
ÒHitÓ – draft
Box 1071 folder 14
ÒUteroplis IIÓ – draft
Box 1071 folder 15
ÒManhattan 99Ó - draft and
photocopy of story as it appeared in print 1994
Box 1071 folder 16
ÒA Day at the FairÓ – draft
Box 1071 folder 17
ÒNight They Missed (orig.)Ó – draft
Box 1071 folder 18
ÒFinal – 6 May Õ03 Scn. Play (Piggs)Ó –screenplay adapted
from the novel Piggs
Box 1071 folder 19
ÒStairsÓ – multiple drafts of same story and related letters
Box 1071 folder 20
ÒPerpetuity BluesÓ – draft
Box 1071 folder 21
ÒMnt. Man contractÓ – contract with DC Comics
Box 1071 folder 22
ÒVortex – script # 5Ó – draft, correspondence, and
illustrations
Box 1071 folder 23
ÒVortex Comics #1 & #2Ó – text and illustrations
Box 1071 folder 24
ÒFeb. 94 Portland DH WritersÕ Conf.Ó – various material from
conference
Box 1071 folder 25
Program for the Southwestern Writers Collection dedication; stained
Box 1071 folder 26
Draft of Dungeons & Dragons – removed from box labeled ÒoriginalsÓ
[part 1 of 2]
Box 1071 folder 27
Draft of Dungeons & Dragons - removed from box labeled ÒorginalsÓ
[part 2 of 2]
Box 1071 folder 28
Magazines with work by Barrett:
Omni November 1987
Dragon September 1998; September 2001; January 2002
Amazing Stories Number 593, and Numbers 595 through 602
Box 1072 folder1
Page proofs stamped ÒMaster set – 1st passÓ for Skinny Annie
Blues
Box 1072 folder 2
Draft Skinny Annie Blues
Box 1072 folder 3
Batman: The Ultimate Evil – by Andrew Vachs, comic book adaption by
Neal Barrett Jr.
Box 1072 folder 4
Page proofs Dead Dog Blues ; title page signed by Barrett
Box 1072 folder 5
Draft of Tom Swift The Space Ark; includes outline and
correspondence
Box 1072 folder 6
Misc correspondence, program flyers, and a book cover for DawnÕs
Uncertain Light
Box 1072 folder 7
Material from unmarked folder contains hand written pages, title of work
unknown
Box 1072 folder 8
ÒAsk Dr. ScienseÓ
Box 1072 folder 9
ÒNotes, outlines for Skinny Annie Blues; includes map of
Galveston
Box 1072 folder 10
Draft of Bad Eye Blues; title page signed by Barrett [part 1 of
2]
Box 1072 folder 11
Draft of Bad Eye Blues; title page signed by Barrett [part 2 of
2]
Box 1072 folder 12
Four notepads full of hand written notes
Box 1072 folder 13
Notes, outline, draft of Skinny Annie Blues [part 1 of 2]
Box 1072 folder 14
Notes, outline, draft of Skinny Annie Blues [part 2 of 2]
Box 1072 folder 15
Draft with revisions of Aldair:
The Legion of Beasts; title page signed by Barrett
Box 1073 folder 1
Correspondence, notes, and draft of Through Darkest America;
title page signed by Barrett [part 1 of 2]
Box 1073 folder 2
Draft of Through Darkest America [part 2 of 2]
Box 1073 folder 3
Correspondence, notes, and original manuscript for The Prophecy Machine
[part 1 of 2]
Box 1073 folder 4
Original manuscript for The Prophecy Machine [part 2 of 2]
Box 1073 folder 5
Draft, heavily notated, of Aldair, Across the Misty Sea
Box 1073 folder 6
Page proofs for WarriorÕs Revenge NOT by Barrett but written and
signed by someone else; includes note by Barrett on page 1
Box 1073 folder 7
ÒSpider-Man (tunnels)Ó – notes, drafts, and correspondence;
includes faxes
Box 1073 folder 8
Draft Dungeons & Dragons [part 1 of 2]
Box 1073 folder 9
Draft of Dungeons & Dragons [part 2 of2]
Box 1073 folder 10
Ten notepads filled with handwritten draft of Dungeons & Dragons
Box 1073 folder 11
Draft of Barb Wire; title page signed by Barrett
Box 1073 folder 12
ÒDonna Rae (Elvis Anthol.)Ó – draft by Barrett and page proofs for
Donna Rae
Box 1074 folder 1
Draft of Pink Vodka Blues
Box 1074 folder 2
Handwritten draft of Skinny Annie Blues; eight notepads
Box 1074 folder 3
ÒThe Gates of Time – my second novelÓ – draft and notes;
first page signed by Barrett
Box 1074 folder 4
Draft of Skinny Annie Blues; first page signed by Barrett
Box 1074 folder 5
Manuscript for The Treachery of Kings; with revisions [part 1 of
2]
Box 1074 folder 6
Manuscript for The Treachery of Kings [part 2 of 2]
Box 1074 folder 7
Handwritten draft of Barb Wire; nine notepads
Box 1074 folder 8
Handwritten draft of work with ÒFinnÓ character (The Prophecy Machine
or The Treachery of Kings
?); thirteen notepads
Box 1074 folder 9
ÒRage of the LizardÓ – draft
Box 1075 folder 1
ÒDeath Lizards on the Loose!Ó – signed draft
Box 1075 folder 2
ÒDragon Slayer! (Topps) (Jurassic Park)Ó – signed draft and story
outline
Box 1075 folder 3
ÒB-5Ó – draft of ÒBedlamÓ; includes book cover and correspondence
Box 1075 folder 4
ÒCA HillÓ – drafts of ÒPrince of Christler-CokeÓ and ÒHard TimeÓ
and correspondence
Box 1075 folder 5
ÒVortex # II – scriptÓ – signed draft
Box 1075 folder 6
ÒBigfootÓ – signed draft of ÒBigfoot in Manhattan
Box 1075 folder 7
ÒOil of DogÓ – signed draft, diagrams, and revisions
Box 1075 folder 8
ÒWeird WarÓ – signed draft of ÒBad Day on the SajoÓ; includes
text, illustrations, and correspondence
Box 1075 folder 9
ÒThat Hell-bound TrainÓ – signed draft of comic adapted by
Barrett; includes photocopy of original story by Robert Bloch with notations
Box 1075 folder 10
ÒA/V BlanksÓ – signed draft of ÒPrince of Christler-CokeÓ; note –
page 2 is missing
Box 1075 folder 11
Signed draft of ÒThe Day the Decorators CameÓ
Box 1075 folder 12
Signed draft of ÒHard TimesÓ
Box 1075 folder 13
Signed drafts of ÒNightbeatÓ and ÒUnder Old New YorkÓ
Box 1075 folder 14
Signed draft of ÒPiggsÓ
Box 1075 folder 15
ÒNY TripÓ – correspondence, ACE books agreement, and newspaper
clipping
Box 1075 folder 16
Draft of ÒTrading Post (orig.)Ó – includes revisions and
correspondence
Box 1075 folder 17
Material from unlabeled folder – contains correspondence relating
to BarrettÕs search for a new agent; includes synopsis and excerpts from his
work
Box 1075 folder 18
ÒMartha MillardÓ – correspondence
Box 1075 folder 19
Draft of ÒThe BetrayersÓ – note written on first page reads Òproposal:
not soldÓ
Box 1075 folder 20
ÒAvatar (The Pit)Ó – draft and illustrations
Box 1075 folder 21
Signed draft of ÒGreyspunÕs GiftÓ
Box 1075 folder 22
Signed draft of ÒHard TimesÓ
Box 1075 folder 23
Signed draft of ÒThe
Grandfather PeltsÓ
Box 1075 folder 24
Draft of ÒVetÓ
Box 1075 folder 25
ÒScript (Division 13 #1 (revision)Ó
Box 1075 folder 26
ÒScript: Division 13 #1Ó
Box 1075 folder 27
Draft of ÒUnder Old New YorkÓ
Box 1075 folder 28
ÒClass of Õ76 (comic)Ó – text and illustrations
Box 1075 folder 29
Material not in file – includes correspondence, newspaper
clippings, and program from the 2006 Armadillo Con
Box 1075 folder 30
ÒStitches – orig.Ó – signed draft and illustrations
Box 1075 folder 31
Draft of ÒDeviationsÓ
Box 1075 folder 32
ÒPrince – galleyÓ – galley of ÒPrince of Christler-CokeÓ and
correspondence
Box 1075 folder 33
Two drafts of ÒCushÓ, both marked Òorig.Ó and signed; includes a small
black and white photo
Box 1076 folder 1
ÒThe Lizard ShoppeÓ – draft labeled Òorig.Ó; includes agreement
from Dragon magazine
Box 1076 folder 2
ÒTony Red Dog!Ó – draft and ÒrejectionÓ letter
Box 1076 folder 3
ÒDawnÕs Uncertain LightÓ – correspondence and outline
Box 1076 folder 4
Ò5 x OneÓ – three drafts of ÒFour Times OneÓ, correspondence, and
writerÕs agreement
Box 1076 folder 5
ÒThe Flying StutzmanÓ – draft
Box 1076 folder 6
ÒHeroÓ – draft
Box 1076 folder 7
ÒNight They MissedÉ. AVATARÓ – draft of ÒNight They Missed the
Horror ShowÓ and diagrams of panels
Box 1076 folder 8
ÒGorman ArticleÓ – draft of ÒConfessions of a Western Series
WriterÓ by Barrett using the name of Zack Zane
Box 1076 folder 9
ÒScript: Division 13 #2Ó – draft and notes
Box 1076 folder 10
Signed manuscript ÒInterstate DreamsÓ [part 1 of 2]
Box 1076 folder 11
Signed manuscript ÒInterstate DreamsÓ [part 2 of 2]
Box 1076 folder 12
Signed manuscript ÒPink Vodka BluesÓ [part 1 of 2]
Box 1076 folder 13
Signed manuscript ÒPink Vodka BluesÓ [part 2 of 2]
Box 1076 folder 14
Signed manuscript ÒDead Dog BluesÓ [part 1 of 2]
Box 1076 folder 15
Signed manuscript ÒDead Dog BluesÓ [part 2 of 2]
Box 1076 folder 16
Signed manuscript ÒPink Vodka BluesÓ [part 1 of 2]
Box 1076 folder 17
Signed manuscript ÒPink Vodka BluesÓ [part 2 of 2]
Box 1076 folder 18
ÒD & D – YAÓ – signed draft ÒDungeons & DragonsÓ; includes correspondence and
directions for costumes
Box 1076 folder 19
Signed manuscript ÒDungeons & DragonsÓ [part 1 of 2]
Box 1076 folder 20
Signed manuscript ÒDungeons & DragonsÓ [part 2 of 2]
Box 1076 folder 21
ÒUnder Old New YorkÓ – includes two drafts, story outline, and
letter from Davis Publications
Box 1077 folder 1
ÒDivision 13Ó – schedules and illustrations
Box 1077 folder 2
ÒThe Rhido-Elphum WarsÓ – information on Mandrill monkeys
Box 1077 folder 3
ÒCurrentÓ – signed draft of ÒA Walk on ToyÓ
Box 1077 folder 4
ÒDead Dog BluesÓ – handwritten manuscript on multiple notepads
Box 1077 folder 5
ÒWWI Air War ProposalÓ – draft of ÒHard TimesÓ
Box 1077 folder 6
ÒBuckstopÓ – draft
Box 1077 folder 7
ÒWinter on the Belle FourcheÓ – draft
Box 1077 folder 8
Draft of one-act play ÒThe
Last Cardinal Bird in TennesseeÓ
Box 1077 folder 9
ÒGetting DarkÓ – draft by the same name and handwritten notes
Box 1077 folder 10
Nine notepads containing the handwritten manuscript of Judge Dredd
Box 1077 folder 11
Manuscript of Dungeons & Dragons YA
Box 1077 folder 12
Page proofs of Dungeons & Dragons
Box 1077 folder 13
Incomplete manuscript of Dungeons & Dragons; includes
correspondence and revisions
Box 1077 folder 14
ÒDungeons & Dragons Movie Pictures Confidential – movie stills
Box 1077 folder 15
Manuscript for DC Comics of Batman: The Ultimate Evil; includes
outline and A Brief Batbible: Notes on the Dark Night Detective
Box 1077 folder 16
Manuscript, notes, correspondence, and illustrations of ÒWarlordÓ for DC
Comics
Box 1077 folder 17
Notes and manuscript of Judge Dredd
Box 1077 folder 18
ÒMad DogÓ – draft, photocopy of work, and illustrations; comic
book added to the backlog
Box 1077 folder 19
ÒDrive In #3Ó – includes panel design and manuscript for issues
#1, 2, and 3
Box 1077 folder 20
Signed manuscript Judge Dredd [part 1 of 2] note: mss begins with page 7
Box 1077 folder 21
Signed manuscript Judge Dredd [part 2 of 2]
Box 1077 folder 22
ÒSupergirlÓ – signed manuscript, illustrations and correspondence;
comic book added to the backlog
Box 1078 folder 1
One black and white signed photo of Barrett, poem ÒPrincess of the StarsÓ,
and reviews of BarrettÕs work
Box 1078 folder 2
ÒAvatar (Stitches)Ó – contains two copies of manuscript ÒStitchesÓ
and panel layouts
Box 1078 folder 3
ÒZepps West # 5Ó – manuscript of ÒZepplins West #5Ó and panel
layouts
Box 1078 folder 4
ÒZepps #4Ó – manuscript and panel layout for ÒZeppelins West #4Ó
Box 1078 folder 5
ÒZepps #3Ó – manuscript and panel layout for ÒZeppelins West #3Ó
Box 1078 folder 6
ÒZeppelins West issue #2Ó – manuscript and panel layout for ÒZeppelinÕs
WestÓ issue #2
Box 1078 folder 7
ÒNightrunners #3Ó – manuscript and panel layout
Box 1078 folder 8
ÒZepps West #1Ó – manuscript and panel layout
Box 1078 folder 9
ÒNot From DetroitÓ – revised captions for AVATAR by Barrett ÒNot
From DetroitÓ by Joe R. Lansdale
Box 1078 folder 10
ÒDrive-In 2Ó – adaption by Barrett of work by Joe R. Lansdale and
panel layout
Box 1078 folder 11
ÒNightbeatÓ – contains signed manuscript of ÒNight BeatÓ and of ÒHappy
New Year, HalÓ; pages from both are in fragile condition and greatly discolored
Box 1078 folder 12
ÒZeppelins West #6Ó – manuscript and panel layout; adaption by
Barrett of work by Joe R. Lansdale
Box 1078 folder 13
Signed, unpublished draft of ÒTom Swift: Chaos on EarthÓ; includes note
from Barrett on Tom Swift
Box 1078 folder 14
Signed, unpublished draft of ÒTom Swift: The Micro WorldÓ
Box 1078 folder 15
Signed manuscripts ÒHighbrowÓ and ÒThe Parkehurst RetreatÓ and a writerÕs
agreement from Lancer Books, Inc. 1970; signed page proofs for ÒThe Lizard
ShopeÓ; and two page letter about science fiction writing
Box 1078 folder 16
Signed manuscript ÒOn Valiant WingsÓ [part 1 of 2]
Box 1078 folder 17
Signed manuscript ÒOn Valiant WingsÓ [part 2 of 2]
Box 1078 folder 18
ÒPart II of Interstate DreamsÓ – contains handwritten
manuscript on multiple notepads
Box 1078 folder 19
ÒThe Prophecy MachineÓ – handwritten manuscript on eight notepads
Box 1078 folder 20
Handwritten manuscript on multiple notepads; work not titled but appears
to be of ÒBad Blue EyesÓ
Box 1078 folder 21
ÒAldair in AlbionÓ – handwritten manuscript in multiple notepads
and portion of a map inscribed Òone of AldairÕs mapsÓ and signed by Barrett;
pages in fragile condition with discoloration and many have small tears around
the edges
Box 1079 folder 1
Signed manuscript of Adair in Albion; condition of pages is
fragile with minor creases to the ends of the pages and the first and second
pages are torn
Box 1079 folder 2
Signed draft of ÒThe Grandfather PeltsÓ with revisions and photocopies
of newspaper clippings related to a movie being made called ÒPink VodkaÓ
Box 1079 Artifacts:
One ÒMaggieÓ award for ÒThe Lizard ShoppeÓ for best fiction from Dragon
Magazine, 1999
One shot glass with ÒDungeons & DragonsÓ in black lettering
One Mickey Mouse stuffed figure approximately 14Ó tall; dusty and
visible signs of wear
and tear
One Minnie Mouse stuffed figure approximately 14Ó tall; dusty and left
foot and right
hand are torn
Fourteen name tags on lanyards from various events such as the Texas
Book Festival,
World Fantasy, LoneStarCon2, and ArmadilloCon –dates range from
1997
through 2007
Three Mickey Mouse watches, one does not have band and is scratched
One 5 ½Ó plastic Mickey Mouse figure on tricycle with movable
legs and wheels; visible
wear
and tear
One 3 ½Ó Òbobble headÓ figure of baseball player T. Hunter
Oversize Box 1080 folder 1
Panel and illustration layout for ÒBatman: The Ultimate EvilÓ; signed by
Barrett
Oversize Box 1080 folder 2
Panel and illustration layout for ÒBatman: The Ultimate EvilÓ; signed by
Barrett
Oversize Box 1080 folder 3
Panel and illustration layout for ÒDead in the WestÓ Book I
Oversize Box 1080 folder 4
ÒFocusÓ section of The Dallas Morning News with article ÒTexas
writers on a sci-fi highÓ featuring Barrett and others
One page from The Austin Chronicle with a book review of BarrettÕs
Piggs
Oversize Box 1080 folder 5
Multiple issues of LifeTimes containing articles by Barrett:
Vol. V No. 2; Vol. VI No. 11; Vol. VII No.Õs 3, 4 and 12; Vol. VIII No. 1
2 comic books. Joe
R. LansdaleÕs Dead in the West.
Vol. #1 & #2 of 2. Dark
Horse Comics, October 1993 and March 1994. Good condition, slight wear and
tear. Both volumes signed by Neal
Barrett, Jr.
Comic book. Supergirl,
Legends of the Dead Earth, Annual 1996. #1. DC
Comics. Good condition, slight
wear and tear.
Comic book. Jurassic Park Annual. Vol. 1, #1. Topps Comics.
Fair condition, wear and tear.
2 comic books. Underground. Vol. #1 Nov. 1993 & #2 Jan.
1994. Dark Horse Comics. Good Condition, slight wear and
tear. Both volumes signed by Neal
Barrett, Jr.
2 comic books. Joe R.
LansdaleÕs By Bizarre Hands.
#1 & #3 of 3. Dark
Horse Comics. Fair condition, wear
and tear, #1 has small tear on cover.
#3 signed by Neal Barrett, Jr. and adaption credit is crossed out in pen
and Neal Barrett, Jr.Õs is written
in.
Comic books. Joe R.
LansdaleÕs By Bizarre Hands.
Issues #2 & #3, and #2 wrap & #3 wrap. Avatar Press, Inc.
Good condition, some wear and tear.
2 comic books. Batman:
the Ultimate Evil, An adaptation of the novel by Andrew Vachss. Book 1 & 2 of 2. DC Comics. Good condition, slight wear
and tear. Both books signed by
Neal Barrett, Jr.
Comic book. The Best
of Isaac AsimovÕs Science Fiction Magazine, Orbit. No. 1. Eclipse Books.
Fair condition, wear and tear, yellowing. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
4 comic books. Dark
Horse Comics. Issues #4, #5,
#6, and #7. Dark Horse
Comics. Fair condition, wear and
tear, and yellowing. All 4 issues
signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
8 comic books. Out of
the Vortex. Issues #4, #5, #6,
#7, #8, #9, #10, and #11. Dark
Horse Comics. Good condition,
slight wear and tear. Issues #4
and #5 fair condition, wear and tear, yellowing. All issues are signed by Neal Barrett, Jr. except #7 and
#10.
Comic book. Weird War
Tales. #4 of 4. DC Comics. Fair condition, wear and tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
6 comic books. Hard
Looks, Andrew Vachss. Issues
#1, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #9. Dark Horse Comics. Fair condition, wear and tear, and
yellowing. All issues signed by
Neal Barrett, Jr.
Book. The Hereafter
Gang by Neal Barrett, Jr. Mojo
Press, Dripping Springs, Texas, 1991.
Paperback, good condition, superficial stains on cover. Signed by Neal Barrett Jr. on title
page.
Book. Long Rider,
Snaketown by Clay Sawson.
Sixteenth in a series.
Diamond Books, September 1991.
Paperback, fair condition, wear and tear, yellowing, signs of pest
infestation. Signed by Neal
Barrett, Jr.
Book. Daniel Boone,
Westward Trail by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Miles Standish Press, Inc., 1982.
Paperback, fair condition, wear and tear, yellowing. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr. and
handwritten notations throughout.
Book. Blus yfir daudum
(?) hundi by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Printed in foreign language, might be Icelandic. Paperback, good condition, wear and
tear, text block has pen mark and edges are dented. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Book. The Black Egg of
Atlantis by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Little, Brown and Company, 1992.
Paperback, fair condition, wear and tear, and yellowing. Signed by Neal
Barrett, Jr.
Book. Andrew Il
Disturbatore by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Printed in Italy, 1975.
Paperback, fair condition, wear and tear, yellowing. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Book. The Day the
Decorators Came by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Subterranean Press, 2000.
Paperback, fair condition, signs of pest infestation, stained on text
block. Limited edition, not
numbered, signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Book. Way Out There
by Neal Barrett, Jr. Subterranean
Press, 2004. Paperback, fair
condition, signs of pest
infestation, stained. Limited edition, not numbered, signed by Neal
Barrett, Jr.
Book. Slightly Off
Center by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Swan Press, Austin, Tx, 1992.
Paperback, good condition, wear and tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Book. The Treachery of
Kings by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Bantam Books, 2001.
Paperback, great condition, slight stain on cover. Uncorrected page proofs, signed by Neal
Barrett, Jr.
Book. A Different
Vintage by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Subterranean Press, 2001.
Paperback, fair condition, wear and tear, signs of pest
infestation. Advance uncorrected
proof, signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Book. Skinny Annie
Blues by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Kensington Books, 1996.
Paperback, fair condition, stained on text block, small stain on cover,
signs of pest infestation.
Uncorrected proof, signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Book. Hard Looks,
Andrew Vachss. Volume
One. Dark Horse Comics. Paperback, fair condition, wear and
tear. Signed by Neal Barrett Jr.
Book. Wild West Show. Mojo Press, Austin, Tx. Paperback, great condition. signed by
Neal Barrett, Jr.
Book. Interstate
Dreamsi by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Mojo Press, 1999.
Paperback, great condition, slight wear and tear on text block. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Book. Dead Dog Blues,
Kriminalroman by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Printed in Germany, 1996.
Paperback, great condition, slight wear and tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Book. Judge Dredd
by Neal Barrett, Jr. St. MartinÕs
Movie Tie-In, 1995. Paperback,
good condition, wear and tear, cover is dented. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
(two copies; both signed - one reads ÒBest WishesÓ)
Book. Spiderman,
LizardÕs Rage by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Marvel Comics, Pocket Books, 1997.
Paperback, good condition, yellowing, slight wear and tear. Signed by
Neal Barrett, Jr.
3 books. Lone StarÉand
the Renegade Comanches #10, Éand the San Antonio Raid #17, Éand the Texas
Gambler #22 by Wesley Ellis.
Paperback, good condition, yellowing, slight wear and tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
3 magazines. Isaac
AsimovÕs Science Fiction Magazine.
February 1998, poor condition, yellowing, signs of pest
infestation. November 1993 and
Mid-December 1994, good condition, yellowing. All 3 magazines signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Skinny Annie Blues, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Kensington Books,
Kensington Publishing Corp., 1996.
Paperback, fair condition, yellowing, slight wear and tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Bad Eye Blues, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Kensington Books,
Kensington Publishing Corp., 1999.
Paperback, good condition, slight wear and tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Dead Dog Blues, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Kensington Books,
Kensington Publishing Corp., 1994.
Paperback, fair condition, yellowing, signs of pest infestation, slight
wear and tear. Signed by Neal
Barrett, Jr.
The Prophecy Machine, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Bantam Spectra Book,
Bantam Books, 2000. Paperback,
good condition, slight yellowing, wear and tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Kelwin, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Lancer Books Inc., 1970. Paperback, fair condition, yellowed,
wear and tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Pink Vodka Blues, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Kensington Books,
Kensington Publishing Corp., 1992.
Paperback, fair condition, wear and tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
The Leaves of Time, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Lancer Books Inc.,
1971. Paperback, poor condition,
yellowed, brittle cover, signs of pest infestation, text block separating from
spine. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
DawnÕs Uncertain Light, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Grafton, 1992. Paperback, fair condition, wear and
tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Through Darkest America, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Worldwide, 1988. Paperback, fair condition, yellowed,
wear and tear, black substance along edge of black cover. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Stress Pattern, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Daw Books, Inc., 1974. Paperback, poor condition, wear and
tear, yellowed, text block is torn. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
(Double book) Highwood
by Neal Barrett, Jr. and Annihilation Factor, by Barrington J. Bayley,
Ace Books, 1972. Paperback, poor
condition, yellowed, signs of pest infestation. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Dungeons & Dragons, The Movie, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Wizards of
the Coast, Inc., 2000. Paperback,
good condition, slight wear and tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
The Treachery of Kings, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Bantam Spectra Book,
Bantam Books, 2001. Paperback,
good condition, wear and tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Aldair, Across the Misty Sea, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Daw Books, Inc.,
1980. Paperback, poor condition,
signs of pest infestation, yellowed. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Aldair, Master of Ships, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Daw Books, Inc., 1977.
Paperback, poor condition, signs of pest infestation, yellowed, wear and tear.
Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Aldair in Albion,
by Neal Barrett, Jr., Daw Books, Inc., 1976. Paperback, poor condition, signs
of pest infestation, yellowed, wear and tear, text block starting to separate
from spine. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Aldair: The Legion of Beasts, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Daw Books, Inc., 1982.
Paperback, poor condition, signs of pest infestation, yellowed, wear and tear.
Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Pink Vodka Blues, by Neal Barrett, Jr., St. MartinÕs Press,
1992. Hardcover, good condition,
slip cover has signs of pest infestation, text block has stain on bottom.
Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Dead Dog Blues, by Neal Barrett, Jr., St. MartinÕs Press,
1994. Hardcover, fair condition,
slip cover has wear and tear, small tear on top, book coverÕs top corner is
dented, slight signs of pest infestation on text block. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
A Different Vintage, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Subterrranean Press,
2001. Hardcover, good condition,
signs of pest infestation on book cover, stains on bottom of text block. Special limited edition, not lettered
or numbered. Signed by Neal
Barrett, Jr.
The Hereafter Gang, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Mark V. Ziesing, 1991. Hardcover, fair condition,
deterioration along edges close to spine. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Piggs, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Subterrranean Press, 2002. Hardcover, good condition, signs of
pest infestation along edges of book cover, small stain on text block. Special limited edition, not lettered
or numbered. Signed by Neal
Barrett, Jr.
Prince of Christler-Coke, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Golden Gryphon Press, 2004. Hardcover, good condition, signs of
pest infestation along edges of book cover. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Perpetuity Blues and Other Stories, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Golden Gryphon
Press, 2000.
Hardcover, great condition. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Skinny Annie Blues, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Kensington Books,
1996. Hardcover, good condition,
signs of pest infestation along edges of book and text block, slip cover has
slight wear and tear. Signed by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Bad Eye Blues, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Kensington Books,
1997. Hardcover, good condition,
signs of pest infestation along edges of book and text block. Signed by Neal
Barrett, Jr.
Aldair, Across the Misty Sea, by Neal Barrett, Jr., Daw Books, Inc., 1980. Paperback,
poor condition, signs of pest infestation, yellowed, wear and tear. Signed
by Neal Barrett, Jr.