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Box 3

 Container

Contains 7 Results:

Two metal buttons, one pink and one black, on which “The Skunks” has been printed, two t-shirts, one black bearing the label “The Skunks” one red bearing label “KLBJ FM PRESENTS THE SKUNKS…,” black and white leather shoes worn by Sublett

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series:

Artifacts from Sublett's musical career.

Dates: 1978-1982
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-027, Jesse Sublett Papers / Artifacts

Photocopies of stories appearing in The Austin Chronicle (Originals are in Box 3, Folder 8)

 File — Multiple Containers
Series Description From the Series:

Articles and stories appearing in the Austin Chronicle: "The Big Tape", "X-15: The 4-Track Walkman", and "Crying on the Shoulder of the Road" (November 24, 1983); "Traveling the Hardboiled Highway", record review: Madonna (March 23, 1984); "How to Make a Record" (November 30, 1984); "Martin Fender & the Flat-Top Kid", short piece on Raymond Chandler for a feature on mystery writers (December 13, 1985).

Dates: 1983-1985
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-027, Jesse Sublett Papers / Austin Chronicle

Annotated typescript of The History of the Texas Turnpike Authority

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1-2
Series Description From the Series:

Notes and drafts for History of the Texas Turnpike Authority.

Dates: 1995
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-027, Jesse Sublett Papers / Non-Fiction

Photocopies of clippings relating to Sublett’s writing and activities with the band The Skunks

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series:

Interviews, reviews, and notices documenting both Sublett's music career and his writing career.

Dates: 1982-1992
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-027, Jesse Sublett Papers / Reviews and Publicity

Several black and white photographs of The Skunks, Sublett, and one unidentified young boy in a cowboy hat and bandanna

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series:

Candid shots and publicity photos of Sublett and the Skunks.

Dates: 1978-1990
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-027, Jesse Sublett Papers / Photographs

Postcard advertising for Boiled in Concrete by Sublett, and Another Chance to Get it Right by Andrew Vachs, Christmas card from The Skunks, ad for Online Data Access magazine, The Skunks debut album poster, “Jesse Sublett’s Secret Six” poster, clubfoot debut poster for “Jesse Sublett’s Secret Six,” Skunks last show poster, Boiled in Concrete poster.

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Series Description From the Series:

Posters and postcards advertising the Skunks, Boiled in Concrete, a novel by Andrew Vachss, and a magazine cover for which Sublett modeled.

Dates: 1982-1992
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-027, Jesse Sublett Papers / Ephemera

Album cover for The Skunks special edition six song release, album titled, “What do you want…The Racket,” album containing songs, “Gimme Some,” and, “Promises,” album containing songs, “Something about you scares me,” and, “Cheap Girl,” lyrics sheet dated 1979 with lyrics to various songs

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series:

1 45-rpm record; 1 2-record set (with lyrics); 1 cassette representing the recorded output of the Skunks.

Dates: 1979-1982
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-027, Jesse Sublett Papers / Sound Recordings