Joe Holley Accessions
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- 1964-2017
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials from the Wittliff Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user assumes responsibility for determining copyright status, obtaining permission to publish, and abiding by U.S. copyright laws. https://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/visit/policies/publication.html
Extent
10.5 Linear Feet
21 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- The descriptive data created for this finding aid is licensed under the CC0 Creative Commons license and is free for use without restriction.
Abstract
Archival materials received from award winning Texas journalist and author Joe Holley dating 1964-2017.
Physical Location
Materials may be stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use: https://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/makearesearchappointment.html.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of […], YYYY or Purchase, YYYY.
- Title
- Guide to the Joe Holley Accessions
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2025: Revised for ArchivesSpace by Fiona Zupke
Repository Details
Part of the The Wittliff Collections Repository