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Collection Overview

Title: The Bill Crider Collection

Predominant Dates:1987

ID: 00/

Creator: Crider, Bill

Extent: 31.0 Boxes

Arrangement:

This collection is organized into 5 series:

Series 1. Manuscripts, 1939-1979, undated.

Series 2. Correspondence, 1978-1998.

Series 3. Magazines, 1971-Sept.2002, undated.

Series 4. Mystery Amateur Press Association, May 1981-July 2002.

Series 5. Books, 1981-2002.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection spans Bill Crider’s entire career. A near-complete run of manuscripts traces his writing career, supplemented by a correspondence file, miscellaneous material, and books and magazines. A long run of “

DAPA-EM,” the organ of a mystery writers amateur press association completes the collection.

Biographical Note

Bill (Allen Billy) Crider was born July 28, 1941 in Mexia, Texas. He received a B. A. degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1963, a Masters degree from North Texas State University in 1966, and a Ph. D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1972. Crider taught in high school for two years, followed by college teaching at Howard Payne University. From 1983 forward, he taught at Alvin Community College, where he chaired the English Department.

Crider is a prolific writer who writes in a variety of genres, including mysteries,westerns,horror, and young adult novels. He is best known for his mystery novels, particularly the "Sheriff Dan Rhodes"series. Crider is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Private Eye Writers League, and the Western Writers of America. He has been awarded the "Anthony Award" for best first novel ( Too Late to Die.), and the "Golden Duck Award" for best the best juvenile science fiction novel of 1998 ( Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror.)

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: No restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Physical Access Note: No restrictions.

Technical Access Note: No restrictions.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Manuscripts, 1939-1979, undated],
[Series 2: Correspondence, 1978-1998],
[Series 3: Magazines, 1971- Sept. 2002],
[Series 4: Mystery Amateur Press Association, May 1981-July 2002],
[Series 5: Books, 1981-2002],
[All]

Series 1: Manuscripts, 1939-1979, undated

Box 1

Folder 1: Adventure of the Christmas Ghosts, The Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-30, undated.
Folder 2: Apache Law # 2: Hellfire. Page Proofs. Composition sheet; p. 7-231 (printed 2-up), undated.
Folder 3: Apache Law No. 3 MSS, leaves 1-165, undated.
Folder 4: Archangel Alternative, The by Bill Crider and Jack Davis. Manuscript. Outline p. [1]-32, undated.
Folder 5: Archangel Alternative, The. by Bill Crider and Jack Davis. Manuscript. Outline p. [1]-32. (Copy 2), undated.
Folder 6: Avalanche Run Page proofs. Transmittal letter, page proofs p. [1], [I-vi], 1-200, [1], undated.
Folder 7: Avalanche Run, by William Grant. (Faraday Series, Volume Seven. Folder 1. Manuscript. Cover sheet, MSS p. 1-151, undated.
Folder 8: Avalanche Run, by William Grant. (Faraday Series, Volume Seven. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 152-254, undated.
Folder 9: Avalanche Run, The by William Grant. (Faraday Series, Book VII) Cover letter; Outline p. 1-36, bound, undated.
Folder 10: Avalanche Run, The by William Grant. Prospectus, p. 1-25, undated.
Folder 11: Black Medallion, The Prospectus. Rejection letter; TSR Calls for Writers (2 sheets); MSS p. [1]-51, undated.
Folder 12: Black Medallion, The Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-201; Outline, p. 50-51, undated.
Folder 13: Black Medallion, The Prospectus. P. [1]-51, undated.
Folder 14: Black Medallion, The Manuscript, Partial. Chapters 8-14. MSS p. 37-99, undated.
Folder 15: Black Medallion, The Manuscript. Prologue, p. [1-2]; holograph notes (1 sheet); MSS p. 2-163, undated.
Folder 16: Black Medallion, The Partial Manuscript. Missing pp 6-151, undated.
Folder 17: Blest Be the Ties Manuscript. MSS p. 1-12, undated.
Folder 18: Blood Dreams. Page Proofs. Corrections sheet; transmittal letter; front matter (3 sheets); p. 9-350, undated.
Folder 19: Blood Marks Folder 1. Copy edited manuscript p. [I-iv], [1], 1-160, undated.
Folder 20: Blood Marks Folder 2. Copy edited manuscript p. 161-313, undated.
Folder 21: Bogart Mystery MSS, leaves 1-23, undated.
Folder 22: Booked for a Hanging Page Proofs. Corrections sheet, p. 0-203, printed 2-up, undated.
Folder 23: Booked for a Hanging (Sheriff Dan Rhodes) Folder 1. Edited Manuscript. Cover letter; MSS p. 1-144, undated.
Folder 24: Booked for a Hanging (Sheriff Dan Rhodes) Folder 2. Edited Manuscript. MSS p. 145-269, undated.
Folder 25: Boppin' at the High School Hop. Manuscript. MSS p. 1-24, undated.
Folder 26: Bugging Out. Manuscript. Rejection letter; cover sheet; MSS p. [1]-61, undated.
Folder 27: Bugging Out. Manuscript. Cover sheet; MSS p. [1]-151, undated.

Box 2

Folder 1: But I Feel the Bright Eyes Edited Manuscript. MSS p.[1]-31. (For the collection Dark Destiny), undated.
Folder 2: But I Feel the Bright Eyes Corrected Manuscript. Cover letter; MSS p. 1-31. (For the collection Dark Destiny), undated.
Folder 3: But I Feel the Bright Eyes Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-33, undated.
Folder 4: But I Feel the Bright Eyes. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-33 undated.
Folder 5: Cap'n Bob and Gus Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-27, undated.
Folder 6: Captain Adventure and the Pirates MSS leaves [1], 1-109, undated.
Folder 7: Captive Soul, The Manuscript, p. [1]-24, undated.
Folder 8: Cat Burglar (Cat Crimes III) Page proofs p. 66-75, with transmittal letter, undated.
Folder 9: Clay Pit, The Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-15, undated.
Folder 10: Cody's Army: Hostage Town. Outline. Prospectus p. [1]-7, undated.
Folder 11: Cody's Army: Hostage Town. Manuscript. Folder 1. Title page; MSS p. 1-112, undated.
Folder 12: Cody's Army: Hostage Town. Manuscript. Folder 2. MSS p. 113-245, undated.
Folder 13: Colorado Special, The Folder 1. Transmittal letter, cover sheet, edited manuscript p. 1-209, undated.
Folder 14: Colorado Special, The Folder 2: Edited manuscript, p. 210-323, undated.
Folder 15: Comanche Code by Matthew S. Hart. Cover letter from James (2 leaves); Outline p. [1], 1-35, undated.
Folder 16: Comes the Dark Incomplete Manuscript, undated.
Folder 17: Coyote Connection, The Edited Manuscript. Cover letter; Unnumbered pages, ca. 250, undated.
Folder 18: Cursed to Death Manuscript. Title page; dedication page; MSS p. [1]-201, undated.
Folder 19: Cursed to Death (Sheriff Dan Rhodes) Copy edited MSS, leaves 1-207, undated.
Folder 20: Dangerous Thing, A Edited manuscript p. [1]-65, undated.
Folder 21: Dangerous Thing, A Folder 1. Page Proofs. Cover letter; style sheets (3 leaves); front matter (10 leaves); p. [1]-93, undated.
Folder 22: Dangerous Thing, A Folder 2. Page Proofs. p. 94-189, undated.
Folder 23: Dangerous Thing, A Folder 1. Manuscript. Front matter (8 sheets); MSS p. 1-158, undated.
Folder 24: Dangerous Thing, A Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 159-270, undated.
Folder 25: Dangerous Thing, A. Synopsis Manuscript. MSS p. 1-12, undated.
Folder 26: Dead on the Island Correct Manuscript, MSS p. [1]-200, undated.
Folder 27: Dead on the Island Page Proofs. Corrections sheet, style sheets (4), p. I-vii, 1-192, undated.
Folder 28: Death and Blue Skies Folder 1, manuscript, p. [1], map, 1-172, undated.
Folder 29: Death and Blue Skies Folder 2, manuscript, p. 173-315, undated.

Box 3

Folder 1: Death by Accident (A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery) Folder 1, copy edited MSS, leaves 1-164, undated.
Folder 2: Death by Accident (A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery) Folder 2, copy edited MSS, leaves 165-275, undated.
Folder 3: Death by Accident (A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery)Folder 1, MSS leaves [2], 1-157, undated.
Folder 4: Death by Accident (A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery) Folder 2, MSS leaves [2], 158-276, undated.
Folder 5: Death by Accident (A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery) Folder 1, Page Proofs. Transmittal letter, holograph corrections note sheet, publisher's style sheets (3), leaves i-viii, 1-127, undated.
Folder 6: Death by Accident (A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery) Folder 2, Page Proof leaves 128-280 undated.
Folder 7: Death on the Move Manuscript. Title page; Dedication page; MSS p. [1]-220, undated.
Folder 8: Death on the Move. Galley Proofs. Cover letter; corrections sheets (2 leaves); front matter (5 leaves); p. 1-193; [1] undated.
Folder 9: Death's Brother. Page proofs. Sequence p. 167-182, with transmittal letter, undated.
Folder 10: Desert Heat Edited Manuscript, undated.
Folder 11: Desert Heat Edited Manuscript, undated.
Folder 12: Desert Heat Partial Manuscript. Missing Ch. 1-13, undated.
Folder 13: Diamond Lead, The Manuscript p. 1-97, undated.
Folder 14: Down by the Graveyard by Jack MacLane. Synopsis, p. 1-2. (2 copies), undated.
Folder 15: Down By the Graveyard Folder 1. Manuscript. MSS p. 2-205, undated.
Folder 16: Down By the Graveyard Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 206-351, undated.
Folder 17: Dreamers by Jack MacLane. MSS leaves [1], 1-187, undated.
Folder 18: Dreamers, undated.
Folder 19: Dreamspeaker Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-30, undated.
Folder 20: Dreamspeaker Edited Manuscript. MSS p.[1]-30, undated.
Folder 21: Dying Voices Page Proofs. Corrections sheet, MSS p. [8], 1-197, undated.
Folder 22: Easter Cat, The Manuscript, p. [1]-21, undated.
Folder 23: Empty Manger, The (Sheriff Dan Rhodes) Notes Sheet, MSS p. 1-107, undated.
Folder 24: Evil at the Root. Folder 1, Page Proofs. Transmittal letter, corrections sheet, style sheet (2 leaves), chronology (2 leaves), MSS p. [5], 1-81, undated.
Folder 25: Evil at the Root. Folder 2, Page Proofs, p. 82-214, undated.
Folder 26: Evil at the Root.Synopsis Manuscript p. 1-106 with two note sheets, undated.
Folder 27: Executioner, The: The 90-Minute War Prospectus. Outline, p. [1]-9; Cover letter to James. Prospectus: Cover sheet; p. [1]-18. Prospectus: p. [1]-15. Executioner Plot, undated.
Folder 28: Faraday: Deadly Circus. Prospectus. p. 1-6, undated.
Folder 29: Faraday: Death at Center Stage. Prospectus. p. 1-25, cover letter, undated.
Folder 30: Faraday: Death at Center Stage. Partial Copy, undated.
Folder 31: Fargo/Blood Wedding MSS leaves 1-194, undated.

Box 4

Folder 1: Final Act, The. (Faraday Series Volume 4) Outline. P. 1-32, bound, undated.
Folder 2: Galveston Gunman Page Proofs. Transmittal letter, corrections sheet, MSS p. 1-180, undated.
Folder 3: Galveston Gunman Folder 1. Edited Manuscript. Cover letter, MSS p. I, iii-v, style sheet, MSS p. 1-117, undated.
Folder 4: Galveston Gunman Folder 2. Edited Manuscript. MSS p. 118-217, corrections sheet, undated.
Folder 5: Galveston Gunman. Manuscript. Title page; dedication page, MSS p. 1-217, undated.
Folder 6: Gator Kill Page proofs. Corrections sheet, style sheet (2 leaves), corrected page proofs p. [8], 1-186, undated.
Folder 7: Gator Kill Folder 1. Manuscript. Transmittal letter, production note, p. I-viii, 1-124, undated.
Folder 8: Gator Kill Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 125-260, undated.
Folder 9: Gator Kill Edited Manuscript. Title page; MSS p. 1-205, undated.
Folder 10: Ghost of a Chance, A Folder 1. Page Proofs. Cover letter; composition sheet; fax transmittal; corrections sheet; p. I-vii; p. 1-171, undated.
Folder 11: Ghost of a Chance, A Folder 2. Page Proofs. p. 172-263, undated.
Folder 12: Ghost of a Chance, The (Sheriff Dan Rhodes # 10), Folder 1, holograph note sheet, MSS leaves 1-195, undated.
Folder 13: Ghost of a Chance, The (Sheriff Dan Rhodes # 10), Folder 2, MSS leaves 195-314, undated.
Folder 14: Gored. Page Proofs. Copyright page, Murder Most Delicious; p. 92-107, undated.
Folder 15: Gored. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-27, undated.
Folder 16: Half-Breeds: Western/Horror Stories Article Manuscript. MSS p. [1-14, undated.
Folder 17: Hanged Man Folder 1. Manuscript. MSS p. 1-53 (prospectus); MSS p. 1-116, undated.
Folder 18: Hanged Man Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 117-246, undated.
Folder 19: Hanged Man Folder 1. Edited Manuscript. Cover letter; title page; p. I-viii; MSS p. 1-180, undated.
Folder 20: Hanged Man Folder 2. Edited Manuscript. MSS p. 181-262, undated.
Folder 21: Heart of Ahriman, The by Charlotte Laughlin and Bill Crider. Manuscript. Credit List (1 sheet); mss: Prologue p. [1]-2; mss p. [1]-221. (Features Robert E. Howard), undated.
Folder 22: Heart of Ahriman, The Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-10, undated.
Folder 23: Heart of Ahriman, The, by Charlotte Laughlin and Bill Crider Prospectus. Title page; prologue, p. 1-2; MSS p. [1]-43; p. 212-221; Synopsis, p. [1]-2, undated.

Box 5

Folder 1: I am Legend Screenplay by Mark Protosevich. Bound manuscript. p. 1-124, undated.
Folder 2: Ice Beast, The By James M. Reasoner and Bill Crider. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-21, undated.
Folder 3: It's All a Croc(k). Prospectus. Outline, p. [1]-9; Cover letter to James. Prospectus: Cover sheet; p. Prospectus. P. [1]-7; Fax to Ed Gorman; Proposal for 'Bed and Breakfast' Series, undated.
Folder 4: Jack of Thieves Manuscript, p. [1]-29, undated.
Folder 5: Jack of Thieves Manuscript. Letter from Erin Kelly, MSS p. [1]-29, undated.
Folder 6: Jungle Fire MSS, leaves 1-200, undated.
Folder 7: Jungle Fire Edited MSS, leaves 1-222, undated.
Folder 8: Just Before Dark Page Proofs. Corrections sheet, cover letter, p. [2-4], 5-288 (printed 2-up), undated.
Folder 9: Keepers of the Beast Manuscript. Folder 1. Front matter (3 sheets); MSS p. 1-146, undated.
Folder 10: Keepers of the Beast Manuscript. Folder 2. MSS p. 147-287, undated.
Folder 11: Lin Carter, undated.
Folder 12: Louis L'Amour, undated.
Folder 13: Mass Market American Paperbacks, 1939-1979, edited by Bill Crider. Folder 1. Contract (2 leaves); Revisions (5 leaves); Cover Letter; Front matter (10 leaves); MSS p. 1-139.
Folder 14: Mass Market American Paperbacks, 1939-1979, edited by Bill Crider. Folder 2. MSS p. 140-290.
Folder 15: Mass Market American Paperbacks, 1939-1979, edited by Bill Crider. Folder 1 Copy-edited Manuscript. Cover letter; Front matter (8 leaves); MSS p. 1-159.
Folder 16: Mass Market American Paperbacks, 1939-1979, edited by Bill Crider. Folder 2 Copy-edited Manuscript. MSS p. 160-290; Contributor List; Index, p. [1]-17; Plates, p. [1-4].
Folder 17: Mass Market American Paperbacks, 1939-1979, edited by Bill Crider. Folder 1. Galley Proofs.
Folder 18: Mass Market American Paperbacks, 1939-1979, edited by Bill Crider. Folder 2. Galley Proofs.

Box 6

Folder 1: Medicine Show Page Proofs. p. 3-184 (incomplete), undated.
Folder 2: Medicine Show. Edited Manuscript. Cover letter; front matter (4 sheets); MSS p. [1]-266, undated.
Folder 3: Mike Gonzo and the Almost Invisible Man MSS leaves [1], 1-137, undated.
Folder 4: Mike Gonzo and the Almost Invisible Man Transmittal letter, copy edited MSS, leaves 1-144, undated.
Folder 5: Mike Gonzo and the Almost Invisible Man Partial Copy, undated.
Folder 6: Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster Transmittal letter, copy edited MSS, leaves 1-149, undated.
Folder 7: Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster Original first draft, with editor's suggested cuts and edits. Cover sheet with note, MSS. p. 1-155, undated.
Folder 8: Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster Manuscript p. 1-161, undated.
Folder 9: Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster Folder 1. Manuscript. Title page; dedication page; MSS p. 1-52, undated.
Folder 10: Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 53-148, undated.
Folder 11: Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror Transmittal letter, copy edited MSS, leaves 1-134, undated.
Folder 12: Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror Manuscript, p. [1], [1]-133, undated.
Folder 13: Partial Copy, Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror undated.
Folder 14: Montana Madman Folder 1, MSS leaves 1-135, undated.
Folder 15: Montana Madman Folder 2, MSS leaves 136-217, undated.
Folder 16: Moom. by Jack MacLane. Folder 1. Manuscript. Title page; MSS p. [1]-176, undated.
Folder 17: Moom. by Jack MacLane. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 177-301, undated.
Folder 18: Murder in the Mist Folder 1, Page proofs. Correction sheet, production sheets, leaves 1-130, undated.
Folder 19: Murder in the Mist Folder 2, Page proofs, leaves 131-245, undated.
Folder 20: Murder in the Mist (A Stanley Waters Blue Skies Mystery) Folder 1, MSS, leaves [2], 1-189, undated.
Folder 21: Murder in the Mist (A Stanley Waters Blue Skies Mystery) Folder 2, MSS, leaves 190-230, [231], undated.

Box 7

Folder 1: Murder is an Art Folder 1. Page Proofs. Transmittal letter, fax transmittal, corrections sheet, composition sheet, p. I-vi, 1-165, undated.
Folder 2: Murder is an Art Folder 2. Page Proofs, p. 166-246, undated.
Folder 3: Murder Most Fowl (Sheriff Dan Rhodes). Page proofs. Corrections sheet; page proofs p. [6], [1]-200, undated.
Folder 4: Murder Most Fowl. Folder 1. Manuscript. MSS p. 1-143, undated.
Folder 5: Murder Most Fowl. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 144-264, undated.
Folder 6: Murder Most Fowl. Folder 1. Manuscript. Cover sheet (2 leaves), MSS 1-143, undated.
Folder 7: Murder Most Fowl. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 106-266, undated.
Folder 8: Murder Takes a Break (A Truman Smith Novel). Folder 1, Edited MSS, leaves [2], 1-155, undated.
Folder 9: Murder Takes a Break (A Truman Smith Novel). Folder 2, Edited MSS, leaves [2], 156-293, undated.
Folder 10: Murder Takes a Break, undated.
Folder 11: Murder Under Blue Skies Folder 1, Copy edited MSS, transmittal letter, publisher's style sheet, MSS leaves 1-169, undated.
Folder 12: Murder Under Blue Skies Folder 2, Copy edited MSS, leaves 170-326, undated.
Folder 13: Murder Under Blue Skies Folder 1, page proofs. Corrections sheet, transmittal letter, interoffice memo, p. [1], i-viii, 1-140, undated
Folder 14: Murder Under Blue Skies Folder 2, page proofs, p. 141-247 undated.
Folder 15: Muttketeer Corrections sheet, Page proofs, p. 7-144, undated.
Folder 16: My Heart Cries for You. Page Proofs. p. [1]-47; limited edition sheet, undated.
Folder 17: My Heart Cries for You. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-30, undated.
Folder 18: New Black Cat, The Page proofs p. 196-210, undated.
Folder 19: New Black Cat, The Manuscript, MSS p. [1]-37 undated.
Folder 20: Night Before Christmas, The Manuscript p. [1]-20, undated.
Folder 21: Night Before Christmas, The Page Proofs, from the collection Santa Clues. Cover Letter; p. 236-239, undated.
Folder 22: Nighttime is the Right Time : A Collection of Stories, by Bill Crider. Folder 1: Manuscript. Transmittal letter, copy edited MSS, p. 1-105. Contents: Gored; Cap'n Bob and Gus; Poo Poo; See What the Boys in the Locked Room will Have; The Santa Claus Caper; I It Happened at Grandmother's House; The Nighttime is Right Time ; An Evening Out with Carl; Blest be the Ties; King of the Night; How I Found a Cat; Lost True Love; and Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo undated.
Folder 23: Nighttime is the Right Time : A Collection of Stories, by Bill Crider. Folder 2: Copy edited mss, p. 106-211, undated.
Folder 24: Nighttime is the Right Time, The Edited Manuscript. Cover letter, corrections sheet, MSS p. 1-174, undated.
Folder 25: Nighttime is the Right Time. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-31, undated.

Box 8

Folder 1: One Dead Dean Manuscript. Rejection letter, MSS p. [1]-204, undated.
Folder 2: One Dead Dean Manuscript. Dedication page; MSS p. [1]-204, undated.
Folder 3: One Dead Dean Page Proofs. Corrections sheets (2 leaves); Front matter (7 leaves); p. 1-199, undated.
Folder 4: Outrage at Blanco Folder 1. Manuscript. Cover letter, title page, dedication, MSS p. 1-118, undated.
Folder 5: Outrage at Blanco Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 119-240, undated.
Folder 6: Outrage at Blanco Folder 1, Edited Manuscript. Dell Composition sheets (10), MSS p. 1-120, undated.
Folder 7: Outrage at Blanco Folder 2, Edited Manuscript. MSS p. 121-249, undated.
Folder 8: Outrage at Blanco. Folder 1. Manuscript. Front matter (2 sheets); MSS p. 1-120, undated.
Folder 9: Outrage at Blanco. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 121-240, undated.
Folder 10: Outrage at Blanco. Missing pp 1-175, undated.
Folder 11: Paths of Righteousness, The, by James Reasoner and Bill Crider. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-56, undated.
Folder 12: Paths of Righteousness, The, by James Reasoner. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-51; Paths Outline, p. [1]-4, undated.
Folder 13: Paths of Righteousness, The. by James M. Reasoner and Bill Crider. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-56, undated.
Folder 14: Prairie Chicken Kill, The (Truman Smith #4), Folder 1, manuscript p. [2], 1-171, undated.
Folder 15: Prairie Chicken Kill, The (Truman Smith #4), Folder 2, manuscript p. 172-268, undated.
Folder 16: Prairie Chicken Kill, The page proofs, corrections sheet, transmittal letter, style sheet (4 leaves), MSS p. [7], [1]-208, undated.
Folder 17: President's Cat is Missing, The (A Techno-thriller). Manuscript, Chapter Fifteen. MSS p. [1]-18, undated.
Folder 18: Prisoners, The by Matthew S. Hart.Cody's Law, Book IX, Outline. p. [2], 1-39, undated.
Folder 19: Private Eye Hero, The: A Study of the Novels of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross MacDonald. Typescript. Ph. D. Dissertation, University of Texas, Austin, 1972. 169 p., undated.
Folder 20: Put Them All Together, They Spell Murder Manuscript p. 1-18, undated.
Folder 21: Quick . . . And the Dead Manuscript. MSS p. 1-11, undated.
Folder 22: Ralph (That's Me) and the Girl Who Wanted to be Sherlock Holmes Manuscript. Title page; Dedication Page; MSS p. 1-203, undated.
Folder 23: Ralph (That's Me) and The Girl Who Wanted to Be Sherlock Holmes. Edited manuscript. Cover letter from Barb, mss. p. [1-3]. 6-205, title sheet, p. 1-5. (First draft?), undated.
Folder 24: Ralph (That's Me) and The Girl Who Wanted to Be Sherlock Holmes. Manuscript. Title page, dedication, MSS p. 1-203, undated.

Box 9

Folder 1: Red Moon's Raid as by Matthew S. Hart. ( Cody's Law Series, Book XI-Outline). Manuscript p. [1], 1-40, undated.
Folder 2: Red, White and Blue Murder Folder 1, MSS, leaves 1-162, undated.
Folder 3: Red, White and Blue Murder Folder 2, MSS leaves 163-310, undated.
Folder 4: Red, White, and Blue Murder. Manuscript. MSS p. 1-103, undated.
Folder 5: Rest in Peace, by Jack MacLane. Page Proofs. Cover letter; corrections sheet; front matter (3 sheets), p. 6-319, undated.
Folder 6: Rhodes. Manuscript. MSS p. 1-93, undated.
Folder 7: Rollerball. Screenplay by Larry Ferguson. Bound manuscript. p. 1-110, undated.
Folder 8: Rose of Tralee, The Manuscript, p. [1]-15, undated.
Folder 9: Ryan Rides Back Edited manuscript. MSS p. [2], [1]-204, undated.
Folder 10: Ryan Rides Back Galley proofs (incomplete). Corrections sheets (2), galley proofs p. [2], 2-181, lacking pages noted on corrections sheets, undated.
Folder 11: Ryan Rides Back Paperback book, Ballantine Books, 1989 .
Folder 12: Ryan Rides Back. Edited Manuscript. p. i-iii, MSS p. 1-204, undated.
Folder 13: Ryan Rides Back. Folder 1. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-140, 100, undated.
Folder 14: Ryan Rides Back. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 101-204 (p. 101-140 duplicated), undated.
Folder 15: Santa Claus Caper, The Manuscript. MSS p. 1-26, undated.
Folder 16: Sewer Monster Manuscript. MSS p. 1-155, undated.
Folder 17: Sewer Monster. Manuscript. MSS p. 1-24. (Chapter 1-3), undated.
Folder 18: Shotgun Saturday Night (A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery) Copy edited MSS, leaves 1-203, undated.
Folder 19: Shotgun Saturday Night. Manuscript. Dedication page; MSS p. [1]-195, undated.
Folder 20: Skinless Hag, The Edited Manuscript. MSS p. [1-11] (Unnumbered), undated.
Folder 21: Something in the Dark Manuscript. MSS p. [3], 1-294, undated.
Folder 22: Stone, M. I. A. Hunter: Desert Trek. Prospectus. p. 1-9, undated.
Folder 23: Stone, M. I. A. Hunter: Florida Firestorm Folder 1. Manuscript. Cover letter (2 sheets); story line, p. 1-8; cover letter, Crider; MSS p. [1]-111, undated.
Folder 24: Stone, M. I. A. Hunter: Florida Firestorm Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 112-226, undated.
Folder 25: Stone, M. I. A. Hunter: Heavy Fire outline, undated.
Folder 26: Texas Blood Feud Manuscript. Synopsis: Cantrell #2: Gulf Coast Gun Hands; Synopsis: Cantrell #3: Cap Rock Rampage; Synopsis: Cantrell #4: Colorado Cannonball; manuscript p, [1]-161, undated.
Folder 27: Texas Blood Feud Prospectus. Rejection letter; MSS p. [1]-43, undated.
Folder 28: Texas Blood Feud, by Jack McLane Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-161; Synopsis, Chapters 5-18, p. 40-43, undated.
Folder 29: Texas Blood Feud Missing Ch. 1-4 undated.

Box 10

Folder 1: Texas Capitol Murders Folder 1. Edited Manuscript. Notes (3 sheets); MSS p. 14-230, undated.
Folder 2: Texas Capitol Murders Folder 2. Edited Manuscript. MSS p. 237-420, undated.
Folder 3: Texas Capitol Murders, The Folder 1. Transmittal letter; review column with note on Crider's Booked for Hanging; copy edited mss p. [1], 1-210, undated.
Folder 4: Texas Capitol Murders, The Folder 2 Copy edited mss p. 211-430, undated.
Folder 5: Texas Capitol Murders, The Folder 1, Page Proofs, p. 0-209, undated.
Folder 6: Texas Capitol Murders, The Folder 2, Page Proofs, p. 210-330, undated.
Folder 7: Texas Capitol Murders, The Manuscript (Prospectus?) MSS p. [1]-11, undated.
Folder 8: Texas Capitol Murders, The Manuscript. Chapters 1-5, edited and revised. MSS p. 1-53, undated.
Folder 9: Texas Feud as by Alan Brodnax. Manuscript, p. [1]-58, undated.
Folder 10: Texas Vigilante Folder 1, Edited Manuscript. Title page and layout sheets (10), MSS p. [1]-139, undated.
Folder 11: Texas Vigilante Folder 2, Edited Manuscript. MSS p. 140-265, undated.
Folder 12: There Was an Old Woman Manuscript p. [1]-17, undated.
Folder 13: Time for a Hanging, A. Folder 1. Edited Manuscript. Title page, p. iii-v, MSS p. 1-134, undated.
Folder 14: Time for a Hanging, A. Folder 2. Edited Manuscript. MSS p. 135-269, undated.
Folder 15: Time for Hanging, A - Synopsis. Synopsis, p. [1]-[2]. Manuscript p. [2], 1-32, undated.
Folder 16: Time for Hanging, A. Page Proofs. Cover letter; corrections sheet; front matter (6 sheets); p. 1-176, undated.
Folder 17: Too Late to Cry Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-206, undated.
Folder 18: Too Late to Cry. Manuscript. Note; Prospectus, p. 1-3; 2 unassociated pages?; MSS p. [1]-71; Freestone County Sheriff's Reports (5); Newton-Funk Wedding Announcement, undated, undated.
Folder 19: Too Late to Cry. Prospectus. Synopsis, p. [1]--3; MSS p. [1]-48, undated.
Folder 20: Too Late to Cry. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-5, undated.
Folder 21: Too Late to Die Copy edited Manuscript. MSS p. 1-211, undated.
Folder 22: Trailsman/New Orleans Folder 1, holograph note sheets (2), MSS leaves 1-116, undated.
Folder 23: Trailsman/New Orleans Folder 2, MSS leaves 310-117-[220], undated.
Folder 24: Trailsman/Silver City Slayer MSS, leaves 1-215, undated.

Box 11

Folder 1: Tunnel Rats, The (Outline) Manuscript. MSS p. 1-10, undated.
Folder 2: Under the Gun. (Sheriff Dan Rhodes) Manuscript. MSS p. 1-12, undated.
Folder 3: Under the Gun. Synopsis Manuscript. MSS p. 1-12, undated.
Folder 4: Untitled 1, undated.
Folder 5: Urban Nightmares , Containing Crider's What a Croc!. Page Proofs, p. [4], 1-274, [1], undated.
Folder 6: Vampire Hunter Manuscript. Cover sheet; mss p. 1-57, undated.
Folder 7: Vampire Named Fred, A. Manuscript. Title page; MSS p. 1-101, undated.
Folder 8: Vampire Named Fred, A. Partial Copy, undated.
Folder 9: Way Down Manuscript p. [1]-10, undated.
Folder 10: Werewolf Named Wayne, A Manuscript. MSS p. 1-137, undated.
Folder 11: Werewolf Named Wayne, A Manuscript. Title page, dedication, MSS p. 1-137, undated.
Folder 12: What a Croc! Manuscript p. 1-24, undated.
Folder 13: When Old Men Die. Folder 1. Manuscript. Front matter (8 sheets); MSS p. 1-143, undated.
Folder 14: When Old Men Die. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 144-273, undated.
Folder 15: When the Old Men Die Folder 1. Page proofs. Corrections sheet; transmittal letter, style sheet (5 leaves); page proofs p. [10], 1-94, undated.
Folder 16: When the Old Men Die Folder 2. Page proofs, p. 95-192, undated.
Folder 17: Who Killed Cock Rogers? Page Proofs, The Mysterious West. Cover letter; p. [92]-110, undated.
Folder 18: Who Killed Cock Rogers? Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-32, undated.
Folder 19: Who Killed Cock Rogers? Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-32, undated.
Folder 20: Whole Truth and Nothing But, The, undated.
Folder 21: Wild West Show MSS, individual entries, 54 leaves, undated.
Folder 22: Winning Can Be Murder Folder 1, Copy edited MSS, Transmittal letter, note sheets (5 leaves), miscellaneous leaves (5 leaves), MSS leaves 1-153, undated.
Folder 23: Winning Can Be Murder Folder 2, Copy edited MSS, MSS leaves 154-274, undated.
Folder 24: Winning Can Be Murder Folder 1, (A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Novel). Manuscript, p. [2], 1-148, undated.
Folder 25: Winning Can Be Murder Folder 2, (A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Novel). Manuscript, p. 149-274, undated.
Folder 26: Winning Can Be Murder Page proofs. Fax to St. Martins, corrections sheet, transmittal letter, p. [8], [1]-215, [1], undated.

Box 12

Folder 1: Blood MarksGalley Proofs. Corrections sheet; cover letter; front matter (4 leaves); p. [2]-296, undated.
Folder 2: Cursed to Death. Galley Proofs. Cover letter; corrections sheets (2 leaves); p. 1-155, undated.
Folder 3: Keepers of the Beast. Galley Proofs. Front matter (3 leaves); p. 8-351, undated.
Folder 4: Mike Gonzo and the Invisible Man Galley Proofs. Corrections sheet; front matter (3 leaves); p. 1-130, undated.
Folder 5: Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster Galley Proofs. Corrections sheet; front matter (3 leaves); p. 1-[135], undated.
Folder 6: Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror Galley Proofs. Front matter (3 leaves); p. 1-[117], undated.
Folder 7: Monster Mind. Galley Proofs. Mail receipt; corrections sheet; cover letter; front matter (3 leaves); p. [8]-348, undated.
Folder 8: Shotgun Saturday Night Galley Proofs. Cover letter; p. 1-90, undated.
Folder 9: To Late to Die. Galley Proofs. Corrections sheet; cover letter, p. 1-84, undated.

Series 2: Correspondence, 1978-1998

Box 13

Folder 1: Register of all Correspondence, undated.
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1978.
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1979.
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1980.
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1981.
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1982.
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1983.
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1984.
Folder 9: Correspondence, 1985.
Folder 10: Correspondence, 1986.
Folder 11: Correspondence, 1987.
Folder 12: Correspondence, 1988.
Folder 13: Correspondence, 1989.
Folder 14: Correspondence, 1990.
Folder 15: Correspondence, January-April 1991.
Folder 16: Correspondence, May-December 1991.
Folder 17: Correspondence, January-July 1993.
Folder 18: Correspondence, August-December 1993.
Folder 19: Correspondence, January-April 1994.
Folder 20: Correspondence, May-June 1994.
Folder 21: Correspondence, July-September 1994.
Folder 22: Correspondence, October-December 1994.
Folder 23: Correspondence, January-March 1995.
Folder 24: Correspondence, April-July 1995.
Folder 25: Correspondence, August-December 1995.

Box 14

Folder 1: Correspondence, January-March 1996.
Folder 2: Correspondence, April-December 1996.
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1997.
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1998.
Folder 5: Letters to Fred Williams, folder 1, undated.
Folder 6: Letters to Fred Williams, folder 2, undated.
Folder 7: "Night They Missed the Horror Show" by Joe Lansdale , undated.
Folder 8: Correspondence, September 11,1989.

Series 3: Magazines, 1971- Sept. 2002

Box 15

Folder 1: AggieCon, Volumes 22-27 , undated.
Folder 2: An American Tragedy and In Cold Blood, by John McAleer , undated.
Folder 3: American Crime Writers League Directory, 1995.
Folder 4: ArmadilloCon, Volumes 17 and 24, undated.
Folder 5: Armchair Detective Index, undated.
Folder 6: Armchair Detective, Hubin Bibliography, undated.
Folder 7: Armchair Detective, Folder 1, Volume 8 Numbers 2-4, undated.
Folder 8: Armchair Detective, Folder 2, Volume 9 Numbers 1-4, undated.
Folder 9: Armchair Detective, Folder 3, Volume 10 Numbers 1-4, undated.
Folder 10: Armchair Detective, Folder 4, Volume 11 Numbers 1-4, undated.
Folder 11: Armchair Detective, Folder 5, Volume 12 Number 1, undated.
Folder 12: Armchair Detective, Folder 6, Volume 17 Number 3, undated.
Folder 13: Armchair Detective, Folder 7, Volume 19 Numbers 1-2, undated.
Folder 14: Armchair Detective, The, Folder 8 Volume 28 Number 2, undated.
Folder 15: Austin Writer, January 1991.
Folder 16: Bare Bones, Volume 1 Number 3 and 4, Spring 1999.
Folder 17: BoucherCon (12-15) Folder 1, October 1981-1984.
Folder 18: BoucherCon (16-17) Folder 2, October 1985-1986.
Folder 19: BoucherCon (18, 20) Folder 3, October 1987, 1989.
Folder 20: BoucherCon (23) Folder 4, (2 copies), October 1992-1994.
Folder 21: BoucherCon (24) Folder 5, (2 copies), undated.
Folder 22: BoucherCon (25) Folder 6, (2 copies), undated.
Folder 23: BoucherCon (27) Folder 7, 1996 (2 copies), undated.
Folder 24: BoucherCon 1999, Folder 8.
Folder 25: BoucherCon 2001, Folder 9, Bill Crider Fan Guest of Honor pg 18.
Folder 26: BoucherCon 2002, Folder 10.
Folder 27: BoucherCon: Edward D. Hoch Bibliography, 1955-1991.

Box 16

Folder 1: Bookman’s Weekly, May 9, 1988.
Folder 2: Bud Plant’s Comic Art Update and Incredible Catalog, undated.
Folder 3: Bulletin, Folder 1: Numbers 31, 33, 34, 36-39, 42, 43, 45-49, undated.
Folder 4: Bulletin, Folder 2: Numbers 50-56, 58, 60, 64-70, 72, undated.
Folder 5: Cinefantastique, Feb 1982 .
Folder 6: Cliffhanger, Folder 1, Issues 10 &11, undated.
Folder 7: Cliffhanger, Folder 2, Issues 12 &13, undated.
Folder 8: Cliffhanger, Folder 3, Issues 14 & 15, undated.
Folder 9: Cliffhanger, Folder 4, Issues 16 & 17, undated.
Folder 10: Collecting Paperbacks, Vol. 2 No.3, undated.
Folder 11: Collecting Richard Matheson (article copy), undated.
Folder 12: Crime Times, Vol. 1, Issues 1,2,4,7,9 Vol. 2 issue 3, undated.
Folder 13: Dark Horse Comics, Hard Looks Review, undated.
Folder 14: Dead Beat, The, Summer 1997.
Folder 15: Deadly Pleasures, Folder 1, Issues 1-5, undated.
Folder 16: Deadly Pleasures, Folder 2, Issues 6-9, undated.
Folder 17: Deadly Pleasures, Folder 3, Issues 11-15, undated.
Folder 18: Deadly Pleasures, Folder 4, Issues 16-20, undated.
Folder 19: Deadly Pleasures, Folder 5, Issues 21-25, undated.
Folder 20: Deadly Pleasures, Folder 6, Issues 26-29, undated.
Folder 21: Deadly Pleasures, Folder 7, Issues 31-34, undated.
Folder 22: Deadly Pleasures, Folder 8, Issue 35: Crider Page 30, undated.
Folder 23: Donald Wandrei Archive, Selections From, undated.
Folder 24: Dossier, The: Issue 1 (2 copies), undated.
Folder 25: Executioner, The by Mack Bolan, undated.
Folder 26: Exhibit of the Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, undated.
Folder 27: EyeCon ’95 (2 copies), 1995.
Folder 28: The Fatal Kiss 2, undated.
Folder 29: Firsts: Collecting Modern First Editions, Nov 1991.
Folder 30: Ford Times, Oct 1985.
Folder 31: Fourth World Fantasy Convention, undated.
Folder 32: Gaslight Books Newsletter, Oct 1992.
Folder 33: Horror Show, The: An Adventure in Terror, Fall 1986.
Folder 34: JDM Bibliophile, folder 1, No. 3-12, undated.
Folder 35: JDM Bibliophile, folder 2, No. 13-21, undated.
Folder 36: JDM Bibliophile, folder 2, No. 13-21, undated.
Folder 37a: John Nieminski: Somewhere a Roscoe (2 copies), undated.
Folder 37b: Lady in the 10,000 Lakes, The, undated.

Box 17

Mystery and Detective Monthly, Nos. 1-190, Excluding Nos. 91, 103, 139-141, 151, undated.

Box 18

Folder 1: Left Coast Crime, February 15-18, 1991.
Folder 2: Linington Lineup, The, July ‘96.
Folder 3: Locus, June ’83 and Aug ’83.
Folder 4: Lost Race and Adult Fantasy Fiction: 69 Books, Advisory Editors R. Reginald and Douglas Menville (2 copies), undated.
Folder 5: March of Crime, The,Newsletter of the Mystery Writers of America , undated.
Folder 6: Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine, Premier Issue, Spring ‘97.
Folder 7: Mean Streets, Issues 1-3, 5, 7, 8, undated.
Folder 8: Mostly Murder, Book Review Newspaper, May 18, 1989.
Folder 9: Murder and Mayhem, Pocket Guide to Mystery Fiction No.4, undated.
Folder 10: Murder at the Opera, by Marvin Lachman, undated.
Folder 11: Mystery and Adventure Review, The, undated.
Folder 12: Mystery Fancier, The, Index to the Mystery Fancier Vol. 6-10, Vol. 1 No. 1-3, 5-6, Vol. 2 No. 3, Vol. 3 No. 1-4, Vol. 4 No. 1-2, 4-6, Vol. 5 No. 1-3, 5-6, Vol. 6 No. 2, Vol. 7 No. 1, 4-6, Vol. 8 No. 1-4, 6, Vol. 9 No. 1, 3, 4, 6, Vol. 10 No. 1-2, Vol. 11 No. 2-4, Vol. 12 No.4, undated.
Folder 13: Mystery File, Nos. 1, 24-30, 32, undated.
Folder 14: Mystery Lover’s Newsletter, Vol. 2 No. 5, undated.
Folder 15: Mystery Magazine, May ’81 Vol. 2 No. 3.
Folder 16: Mysterious News, Vol. 1 No. 2, 3, 5, Vol. 2 No. 1, .
Folder 17
Folder 18: Mystery Readers of America Journal, Folder 1, Fall’86, Winter ’87, Spring-Winter ‘88.
Folder 19: Mystery Readers of America Journal, Folder 2, Winter ’89, Spring-Winter ‘90, .
Folder 20: Mystery Reader’s Newsletter, Folder 1, Vol. 3 No. 3-6, Vol. 4 No. 2-6, undated.
Folder 21: Mystery Reader’s Newsletter, Folder 2, Vol. 5 No. 2-6, Vol. 6 No. 1-2, undated.

Box 19

Folder 1: Mystery Scene, 1-4, 8-44 (excluding 10, 41, 43), 76, January 1987, November unknown year.
Folder 2: Mystery Writer’s of America Directory 1985, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1993-1994, 1995, SW Chapter Members 1984-1985, 1985-1986, 1986-1987.
Folder 3a: Mystery Writer’s of America/Annual, Edgar Allan Poe Awards Dinner Programs, 1971, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2002.
Folder 3b: New Mystery Magazine, 1991-1992, "Death’s Brother" by Bill Crider.
Folder 4: New Mystery Magazine, Vol. 1 No. 3, Vol. 2 No. 1-2, Vol. 4 No. 1-2, Vol. 5 No. 1, undated.

Box 20

Folder 1: Naked City, undated.
Folder 2: Not So Private Eye, The, No. 10, undated.
Folder 3: Paperback Parade, Number 12, undated.
Folder 4: Paperback Quarterly, Vol. 1 No. 4, Vol. 2 No. 4, Vol.3 No. 1-3, Vol. 4 No. 3-4. Vol. 5 No. 1-3, undated.
Folder 5: P.I. Magazine, Vol.1 No. 3-4, Vol. 2 No.1-2, Vol. 4 No. 1-2, undated.
Folder 6: Poisoned Pen, The, Vol. 1 No. 1-6, Index To Poisoned Pen Vol. 1, Vol. 2 No. 1-6, Vol. 3 No. 1-6, Index to Poisoned Pen Vol. 3, Vol. 4 No. 1-6, Vol. 5 No. 1-4, Index to Poisoned Pen Vol. 5, Vol. 6 No. 1-3, Vol. 7 No. 1, Two unlabeled indexes, undated.
Folder 7: Private Eye Writers of America, The, Program from the 4th Annual "Shamus" Awards Ceremony, October 26, 1985.
Folder 8: Pulpster, The, Introductory issue, Pulpcon 20, undated.
Folder 9: Popular Folk Music Today, Spring 1993.
Folder 10: Red Herring Mystery Magazine, Vol.2 No.2, undated.
Folder 11: Rediscover Music Catalog, Spring 1993.
Folder 12: Reflections in a Private Eye, Nos.1-4, 11,12,15-23, 25,29,30, Dec. ’91, March ’96, March ’02, June ’02, Sept ’02, Program from the Third Annual "Shamus" Awards-1984, " Program from Forth Annual Shamus Awards Ceremony"-1985, Letter about Presidential and VP ballots-July 15, 1984.
Folder 13: Rex Stout Journal, No. 4 and No. 5, undated.
Folder 14: Rohmer Review, No. 18, undated.
Folder 15: Romantic Times Magazine, September 1996 (2 copies), October 1996.
Folder 16: Roundup, Jan-Feb 1994, Apr 1997, Aug 2002, Oct 2002.
Folder 17: Saga of Nick Carter, Killmaster by Will Murray, undated.
Folder 18: Science Fiction Chronicle, June 1983.
Folder 19: Science Fiction Detective Illustrated, undated.
Folder 20: Science Fiction Age, Jan 1993, May 1993, Jul 1993, Sept 1993.
Folder 21: Scream Factor Issue Nos. 4, 5, 12-14, undated.
Folder 22: Sisters in Crime Newsletters: Sept ‘92, Dec ‘92, Mar ‘93, Mar ‘94, Jun ‘94, Mar ‘95, Jun ’95, Dec ’95, Mar ’96, Jun ’96, Jul ’96, Sept ’96, Mar ’97, Jun ’97, Sept ’98, Sept ’99, Mar’ 02, Jun ’02, Sept ‘02.
Folder 23: Sister in Crime Books-In-Print Spring ’94, Spring ’95, Fall ’95, Spring ’96, Fall ’96, Spring ’97, 2002.
Folder 24: Sisters in Crime Membership Directory May ’94, May ’95, June ’96, June ’97, June ‘02.

Box 21

Folder 1: Sleuth Slayer, The: Official Publication of the SW Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, Summer Special Jun 1984, Jun 1984, Sep 1984, Jun 1985, Oct 1986, Apr 1997, Jun 2002, Sep 2002.
Folder 2: Southwest Mystery/Suspense Convention 1993, Deep in the Heart of Texas (2 copies).
Folder 3: Thieftaker Journals Annual, The, Brass Knuckles and Back Alleys, The Sport of Sleuths, undated.
Folder 4: Third Degree, The- Jun/Jul 1983, Last Quarter Double Issue 1983, Jan 1984-Apr 1985, Sep 1985, Nov 1985, Jan 1986, Mar 1986, Mar 1993, Oct 1993, Jun-Sept 1994, Jan 1995, Nov-Dec 1995, Jan 1996, Feb 1996, Apr 1996, Aug-Nov 1996, Jan 1997, Feb/Jun/ Jul 2000, Jan/Apr/Aug/Sept 2002.
Folder 5: West Coast Review of Books Vol. 5 No.4, undated.
Folder 6: Western Writers of America Directories, 1990-1991, 1992-1993, 1994-1995.
Folder 7: "Women", Article from June 1994 Playboy Magazine mentioning Bill Crider, undated.
Folder 8: Writer’s Digest, Jul 1984, Oct 1986.
Folder 9: Writer’s Yearbook, 1983.
Folder 10: Wild Dog Caged! Comic, Issue 1, 1989 (3 copies).
Folder 11: World’s Worst Comics Awards, No. 2, Jan 1991 , Jan 1991.
Folder 12: Xignals, Vol. 8, 11, 14, undated.
Folder 13: Zane Grey’s West, Vol. 1 No. 1-4, undated.

Series 4: Mystery Amateur Press Association, May 1981-July 2002

Box 22

Item 1: Complete Inventory of DAPA-EM No. 17, July 1977 - No. 40, May 1981.

Box 23

Item 1: DAPA-EM No. No. 41, July 1981- No. 59, July 1984.

Box 24

Item 1: DAPA-EM No. 60, September 1984- No. 81, March 1988.

Box 25

Item 1: DAPA-EM No. 82, May 1988- No. 105, May 1992.

Box 26

Item 1: DAPA-EM No. 106, July 1992- No. 132, November 1996.

Box 27

Item 1: DAPA-EM No. 133, January 1997- No. 159, May 2001.

Box 28

Item 1: DAPA-EM No. 160, July 2001- No. 166, July 2002.

Series 5: Books, 1981-2002

All of the following books can be found with the collection in Boxes 29-31.

Crider, Bill. Apache Law: Hellfire, by Luke Adams. New York: Dorchester Publishing Co., Inc., February 2000. 165p. 0-8439-4688-1. paper.Crider, Bill. Apache Law: Outlaw Town, by Luke Adams. New York: Dorchester Publishing Co., Inc., June 2000. 166p. 0-8439-4732-2. paper. Crider, Bill. Blood Marks. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1991. 296p. 0-312-05823-3. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Cody’s Law: Eagle Pass, by Matthew S. Hart. New York: Bantam Books, 1993. 187p. 0-553-29765-1. paper.Crider, Bill. Cody’s Law: Eagle Pass, by Matthew S. Hart. New York: Bantam Books, 1993. 187p. 0-553-29765-1. paper.Crider, Bill. Cody’s Law: The Prisoners, by Matthew S. Hart. New York: Bantam Books, 1993. 185p. 0-553-29766-X. paper.Crider, Bill. Cody’s Law: The Prisoners, by Matthew S. Hart. New York: Bantam Books, 1993. 185p. 0-553-29766-X. paper.Crider, Bill. The Coyote Connection, by Nick Carter. New York: Conde Nast Publications, Inc., 1981. 194p. 0-441-11851-8. paper.Crider, Bill. Dead on the Island. New York: Walker and Company, 1991. 192p. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Death by Accident. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1998. 277p. 0-312-18080-2. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Death on the Move. New York: Walker and Company, 1989. 193p. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Dying Voices. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1989. 196p. 0-312-03328-1. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Evil at the Root. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1990. 214p. 0-312-4314-7.1.1.1. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Faraday #4: The Colorado Special, by William Grant. New York: Lynx Books, 1989. 215p. 1-55802-184-1. paper. Crider, Bill. Faraday #4: The Colorado Special, by William Grant. New York: Lynx Books, 1989. 215p. 1-55802-184-1. paper.Crider, Bill. Gator Kill. New York: Walker and Company, 1992. 186p. 0-8027-3213-5. hardcover. Crider, Bill. A Ghost of a Chance. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2000. 263p. 0-312-20889-8. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Goodnight Moom, by Jack MacLane. New York: Kensington Publishing Corp., 1989. 348p. 0-8217-2570-X. paper. Crider, Bill. Just Before Dark, by Jack MacLane. New York: Kensington Publishing Corp., 1990. 288p. 0-8217-3212-9. paper.Crider, Bill. Just Before Dark, by Jack MacLane. New York: Kensington Publishing Corp., 1990. 288p. 0-8217-3212-9. paper.Crider, Bill. Keepers of the Beast, by Jack MacLane. New York: Kensington Publishing Corp., 1988. 349p. 0-8217-2486-X. paper.Crider, Bill. A Knife in the Back. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2002. 231p. 0-312-27184-0. hardcover.Crider, Bill. A Knife in the Back. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2002. 231p. 0-312-27184-0. hardcover.Crider, Bill. Medicine Show. New York: M. Evans & Company, Inc., 1990. 184p. 0-87131-613-7. hardcover.Crider, Bill. Mike Gonzo and the Almost Invisible Man. New York: Pocket Books, 1996. 130p. 0-671-53652-4. trade paper. Crider, Bill. Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster. New York: Pocket Books, 1996. 134p. 0-671-53651-6. trade paper.Crider, Bill. Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror. New York: Pocket Books, 1997. 116p. 0-671-53653-2. trade paper. Crider, Bill. Murder in the Mist, by Willard Scott with Bill Crider. New York: Penguin Group, 1999. 244p. 0-525-94325-0. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Murder is an Art. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999. 246p. 0-312-19927-9. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Murder, Mayhem, and Mistletoe: The Empty Manger. New York: Worldwide Library, 2001. 378p. 0-373-26401-1. paper.Crider, Bill. Murder Most Fowl. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1994. 200p. 0-312-11387-0. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Murder Under Blue Skies, by Willard Scott with Bill Crider. New York: Penguin Group, 1998. 246p. 0-525-94324-2. hardcover. Crider, Bill. My Heart Cries For You!. Oregon: Pulphouse Publishing, Inc., 1988. 47p. 1-56146-810-X. paper. Crider, Bill. One Dead Dean. New York: Walker and Company, 1988. 197p. 0-8027-5711-1.1.1.1. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Outrage at Blanco. New York: Dell Publishing, 1998. 234p. 0-440-23454-9. paper. Crider, Bill. The Prairie Chicken Kill. New York: Walker and Company, 1996. 208p. 0-8027-3282-8. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Rest in Peace, by Jack MacLane. New York: Kensington Publishing Corp., 1990. 319p. 0-8217-2987-X. paper. Crider, Bill. A Romantic Way to Die. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2001. 231p. 0-312-20907-X. hardcover. Crider, Bill. A Romantic Way to Die. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2001. 250p. 0-373-26440-2. paper.Crider, Bill. Ryan Rides Back. New York: M. Evans & Company, Inc., 1988. 181p. 0-87131-542-4. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Shotgun Saturday Night. New York: Walker and Company, 1987. 185p. 0-8027-5684-0. hardcover. Crider, Bill. The Texas Capitol Murders. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1992. 329p. 0-312-7093-4.1.1.1. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Texas Vigilante. New York: Dell Publishing, 1999. 249p. 0-440-23455-7. paper. Crider, Bill. A Time for Hanging. New York: M. Evans & Company, Inc., 1989. 175p. 0-87131-590-4. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Too Late to Die. New York: Walker and Company, 1986. 183p. 0-8027-5650-6.1.1.1. hardcover. Crider, Bill. Tunnel Rats, by Cliff Banks. New York: Warner Books, Inc., 1989. 198p. 0-445-20944-5. paper.