Coplin, Nancy

Abstract

The archives of Austin music promoter Nancy Coplin comprise three boxes of personal papers, photographs, press clippings, event programs, posters, and awards, primarily dating from the early 1980s to 2020. The materials document Coplin’s four decades of work promoting the Austin music scene and the city’s broader tourism industry, including her involvement in establishing Austin’s official slogan, “Live Music Capital of the World.”

Collection Overview From the Collection: Small Manuscript Collections consists of material acquired by the Wittliff either through gift or purchase that are not part of larger collections. They are often indiidual items or small groups of items relating to a particular author, musician, photographer, or topic. Types of material include: manuscripts; letters; photographs; ephemera such as pamphlets, brouchures or cataloges; reports; historical documents; and other printed material. Each item or group of items is assigned a unique...