The following material was removed from a box marked “Joe Holley: Texas Observer (1780-1984), Texas Humanist (1977-1981): Photocopies of articles from The Texas Observer on George Bush and Ronald Reagan by Ronnie Dugger, Molly Ivins, Harris Worcester, Matthew Lyon and Jeff Rips, 1964-1984

The bulk of the material consists of Holley’s notes, research, articles, editorials and columns written during his tenure as editor and contributor for The Texas Humanist, The Texas Observer, The San Antonio Light, San Antonio Express-News, The San Diego Tribune, Texas Co-op Power and the Houston Chronicle (“Native Texan” column). Additional materials include edited speech drafts written for Governor Ann Richards and notes, drafts and research materials for pieces appearing in the Texas Monthly, Columbia Journalism Review, Southwest Review, Doubletake, Mexico Business, The Dallas Morning News, The Washington Post and The New York Times. Also included are research notes, press and drafts of Holley’s books Slingin’ Sam: The Life and Times of the Greatest Quarterback Ever to Play the Game, My Mother’s Keeper, The Purse Bearer: A Novel of Love, Lust and Texas Politics and The Hardy Boys as well as some of Holley’s college and graduate school notes and research papers. Newspaper editions, artifacts and photographs are also included. Titles preceded by a semi-colon reflect the donor’s original descriptions.