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SWWC. Southwestern Writers Collection

 Record Group
Identifier: SWWC

Found in 72 Collections and/or Records:

Ricardo and Harriet Romo Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-048
Abstract

This collection is comprised of newspaper clippings, a typescript, photographs, prints and posters.

Dates: 1967-1991

Jesse Sublett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-027
Abstract

Book manuscripts, screenplays, drafts, cartoons, clippings, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, sound recordings, and artifacts documenting Sublett's careers as a rock musician and writer.

Dates: 1978-1995

Michael Rodriguez Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-071
Abstract

Military documents, personal papers, writing, printed material, photos and artifacts document the literary career of Michael Rodriguez.

Dates: 1968-1999; Majority of material found in 1998-1999

Selena Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-049
Abstract

This collection was created and maintained by Joe Nick Patoski in the process of writing the biography of Tejano singer, Selena Quintanilla Perez. The collection is compiled of news clippings, manuscripts, interviews, photographs, court documents, notes, publicity materials, computer disks and ephemera.

Dates: 1961-1997; Majority of material found within 1995-1996

Hispanic Magazine Archives

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-056
Abstract

The Hispanic Magazine Archives contains documents relating to the production of each issue of the magazine. Within this collection are annotated drafts, page proofs, research material, correspondence, press releases, press kits, newspaper clippings, photographs and machine-readable diskettes.

Dates: 1994-1995

Clarence Schultz Texas Humor Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-101
Abstract

The Clarence Schultz Texas humor collection is made up of Schultz’s research materials and drafts for his unpublished manuscript, “Texas Laughter: A Chronicle of Sixteen Humorists, 1836-2000.” Also included in the collection are 504 books collected by Schultz on humor in Texas and the Southwest.

Dates: 1995-2003

Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-106
Abstract

The Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark Collection spans 1972-2011 and documents the men’s forty-plus year friendship. The collection is arranged in five series: Correspondence, Dialogues, Photographs, Audio Material, and Video Material.

Dates: 1972-2011

Miriam Sagan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-102
Abstract

Correspondence, notebooks, sketchbooks, awards, reviews, articles, photographs, and drafts represent the writing career of Miriam Sagan. The Miriam Sagan collection is arranged into the following nine series: Personal Papers, Writings by Sagan, Drafts, Writings Affiliated with Sagan, Reviews of Sagan’s Works, Writings by Others, Audiovisuals, Visuals, and Restricted Materials.

Dates: 1976-2010

King of the Hill Archive

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-089
Scope and Contents The King of the Hill Archives documents the writing and production history of the Emmy-award winning Fox television show. The records date from 1995 to 2007, and are arranged into seven series: Episodes, Production Materials, Marketing and Publicity, Photographs, Audio/Visual Materials, Artifacts, and Books. Series 1, Episodes (boxes 1-108),  forms the bulk of the collection  and is arranged chronologically by season and then according to airdate....
Dates: 1995-2006

Donley Watt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-104
Abstract

Correspondence, drafts, notes, research, and reviews from novelist Donley Watt.  The collection is arranged into the following five series: Personal Papers, 1970-2004; Novels 1994-2004; Short Fiction; Other Writings; Media.

Dates: 1970-2004

Lin Sutherland Collection of Eagle Pennell

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-119
Abstract The Lin Sutherland Collection of Eagle Pennell spans 1977-1990 and documents the films, publicity, and business career of Eagle Pennell, a Texas film director. The collection is separated into nine series: Script Development, Production Crew, Media, Publicity, Film Distribution, Business Information for Maverick Films, Inc., Correspondence, Other Writings by Eagle Pennell and Lin Sutherland, and Artifacts. The collection includes script development of The Whole...
Dates: 1977-1990

Panther Hall Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-093
Abstract

Panther Hall was a concert hall located in Fort Worth, Texas and open from 1963-1978. The collection contains mostly photographs documenting the various artists that performed at the concert hall. Some of these musical artists include Waylon Jennings, Tanya Tucker, Tammy Wynette, Willie Nelson, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tony Douglas, Loretta Lynn, and Conway Twitty. In addition to the photographs, the collection also contains promotional materials, papers, and published materials.

Dates: 1963-1987

Winifred Sanford Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-076
Abstract

Correspondence, printed material, handwritten notes, tearsheets, newspaper clippings, published magazines, and one VHS cassette, document the literary career of the author and posthumous publication of her works.

Dates: 1911-2003

Dick J. Reavis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-086
Abstract

The papers of journalist, activist and professor, Dick J. Reavis, span the 1950s to the present, although the majority of the materials regard his journalism career from the mid-1970s to the end of 2003. The papers are arranged into the following series: Waco Investigation, The National Tour of Texas, Published Works, Unpublished Works, Correspondence, Photographs, Financial, Personal, Audio/Video Materials, and Computer Media.

Dates: 1956-2007, undated

Elizabeth Crook Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-060
Abstract

Research notes, annotated typescripts, correspondence, photographs, and newsclippings make up the Elizabeth Crook papers, and relate mainly to Crook’s novels of historical fiction, Raven’s Bride (1991), and Promised Lands: A Novel of the Texas Rebellion (1994).

Dates: 1984-2000

Hart Stilwell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-013
Abstract

Two boxes of manuscripts, clippings, published articles, programs, correspondence, photographs, and artifacts (1963-1975, undated), contain the books and essays that Stilwell was working on at the time of his death as well as related materials donated by his widow and daughter. The collection has been arranged into three series: Works, (1963-1975, undated), Personal Materials (1967, 1971, 1975, undated), and Photographs (undated).

Dates: 1963-1975, undated

Joe R. Lansdale Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-005
Abstract

The Joe R. Lansdale Collection includes materials that date from 1985 to 1992 and contain manuscripts, galley proofs, comic book art, scripts and realia.

Dates: 1985-1992

Under the Hat Productions Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-082
Abstract

Cash Edwards and Roger Polson created the collection for Under the Hat Productions during the company’s sixteen year existence starting in 1984 and ending in 2000. The majority of the papers contained are from the period of 1996 through 1999. The papers include a wide variety of promotional materials for their artist clients as well as a number of market research materials and press clippings.

Dates: 1984-2000

C. W. Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-022
Abstract

The collection contains a copy of the screenplay for the 1975 novel Country Music, a copy of a typescript of the 1989 novel Buffalo Nickel, and an issue of the Poseidon Press Spring Selections 1989 containing an excerpt from Buffalo Nickel.

Dates: 1989-1990

Joyce Gibson Roach Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-003
Abstract

The Joyce Gibson Roach papers date from 1961 to 1991 with the bulk of the material dating from 1970 to 1980. The collection contains the notes, clippings, interviews, articles, brochures, cassettes, and letters used by Roach in the writing of The Cowgirls and C. L. Sonnichsen: Folk Historian.

Dates: 1950-1991; Majority of material found in 1970-1980