Elvin Holt Additions
Scope and Contents
Archival materials following the history of Black Theatre in Texas. The collection includes research done by Dr. Elvin Holt, who co-authored Stages of Struggle and Celebration: A Production History of Black Theatre in Texas along with Dr. Sandra Mayo. These papers are a companion collection to Dr. Mayo’s archive previously established at The Wittliff. Majority of the collection are production programs, fliers, and photos of productions that went on at the Encore and Ensemble Theatre located in Houston, Texas, 1980-2010.
Dates
- Creation: 1980-2010
Creator
- Holt, Elvin (Person)
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
Biographical Notes
Dr. Elvin Holt, tenured Professor Emeritus in the Department of English (retired), joined the Southwest Texas State University (SWT) faculty in 1983, serving the SWT/Texas State University and greater San Marcos community for 37 years.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Prairie View A&M University, a master’s degree in English from Southwest Texas State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in Lexington. He was one of twenty professors selected to participate in SWT’s first yearlong Excellence in Teaching and Learning Seminar. Dr. Holt has received three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and he was named Professor of the Year by the Association of Black Students in 1989. He was selected as an Alpha Chi Favorite Professor in 2015. Dr. Holt received the Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award in 2009.
Dr. Holt’s research, publications, and conference presentations focused on African literature, African American literature and cultural studies, folklore, and children's literature. Also, he developed and taught courses in the Honors College. Dr. Holt was the first African American tenured professor in the Department of English. Additionally, he is co-editor of Acting Up and Getting Down: Plays by African American Texans and co-author of Stages of Struggle and Celebration: A Production History of Black Theatre in Texas (with Dr. Sandra Mayo). Both books are available in the Alkek Library.
Dr. Holt has served both within his academic community and the larger community, including serving on numerous committees at the department, college, and university levels, as well as serving as a member of the Heritage Association of San Marcos, the San Marcos Historic Preservation Commission, Hays County Historical Commission, LBJ-MLK Crossroads Memorial Committee, and the San Marcos Sesquicentennial Commission. For several years, he served as a Sunday school teacher and brotherhood president for First Baptist Church (NBC), and he has served as secretary for the Pride of San Marcos Lodge No. 494 PHA for more than 30 years. Most notably he is an original board member and former secretary and past president of the Calaboose African American History Museum in San Marcos, Texas.
(https://exhibits.library.txstate.edu/s/archives/page/elvin-holt)
Full Extent
1 Linear Feet
Full Extent
2 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 following the history of Black Theatre in Texas.
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
Gifts of Elvin Holt, 2017, 2021.
Source
- Holt, Elvin (Person)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Elvin Holt Additions.
- Date
- 2017
- 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
