Lynch, Etta 1975-11-25
Etta Lynch, free-lance writer and novelist, talks about her education and writing career. In West Texas, she is particularly noted for her biographies of Pete Cawthon and Gene Howe.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Etta Lynch
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: November 25, 1975
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David Murrah
Length: 40 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Interest in writing,
Attended Professional School of Writing at University of Oklahoma,
Helen Reagan Smith,
Writers’ workshops,
First published article,
Guideposts (April, 1963),
Periodicals published in,
First books,
The Power Behind the Comb (1970),
Help is Only a Prayer Away (1973),
Books in progress,
Tender Tyrant: The Enigma of Pete Cawthon,
Gene Howe: The Tactless Texan,
Southwest Collection,
Beverly Daniel, writer,
Research methods,
Tape recorded interviews,
Jimmy Bernard Lynch, husband,
Engineer for Santa Fe Railroad.
Tape 1, Side 2: Brigham Young University,
Delinda Harrell, writer,
Submitted short story about Indians,
Converted into movie, "A Different Drum",
Educational film,
Award, Informational Film Producers Association,
Future writing projects,
South Plains Writers Association,
Anthology,
Fiction and Poetry by Texas Women.
Range Dates: 1960s-1975
Bulk Dates: 1963-1975
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