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Roy J. Beard art collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-007
Abstract

This early 20th century art collection was given to the University by distinguished alumnus and Houston businessman Roy J. Beard, along with several other individuals. The collection consists of 38 artworks: sixteen oil paintings on canvas, one oil painting on masonite, twenty sepia-toned engravings, and one pressed repousse copper plaque.

Dates: early 20th century

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

San Marcos Daily Record (SMDR) Photographic Negatives Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 100-SMDR
Abstract

Photonegatives from the San Marcos Daily Record newspaper in San Marcos, Texas, spanning from the 1930s to 2002. The negatives depict a variety of subjects with a focus on the local San Marcos area and Texas State University.

Dates: circa 1930-2002

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

Edward Muegge "Buck" Schiwetz Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-080
Abstract

Journal articles, correspondence, published works, unpublished research and notes and photographs document the career of Edward Muegge “Buck” Schiwetz as an artist, illustrator and architectural sketcher. The collection is arranged into four main series: Biographical Material, Correspondence, Art Projects by E.M. Schiwetz, and Photographs.

Dates: 1929-1979

Schneider Music Library Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2017-008-Schneider
Scope and Contents

Photographs, music scores by Anton Bek, and Southwest Texas State band uniform.

Dates: 1920-1980

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The Clarence Schultz Texas humor collection is made up of Schultz’s research materials and drafts for his unpublished manuscript, “Texas Laughter: A Chronicle of Sixteen Humorists, 1836-2000.”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

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

John Emil Sepich Additions

 Collection
Identifier: UPWC-05122
Abstract

Multiple accessions from Cormac McCarthy scholar, John Emil Sepich, documenting McCarthy's work, notably Blood Meridian. Includes correspondence and writings from other other McCarthy scholars and translators.

Dates: 1973 - 2007

John Emil Sepich Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-038
Abstract

This collection is comprised of two works of commentary by John Emil Sepich that focus on the novel, Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy. Sepich published Notes on Blood Meridian in October 1993. Also included are two 1990 letters from Sepich to Bill Wittliff.

Dates: 1989 - 1992

Sheila A. Hargett papers and costume design portfolios

 Collection
Identifier: 90.200-Faculty-2019-Hargett
Abstract

Sheila Hargett is the Head of Costume Design/Technology at Texas State University. This collection contains records related to Hargett's work as a costume designer for University theatre productions including design sketches and portfolios and digital files.

Dates: 1978-2008

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

Sam Shepard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-054
Abstract

The Sam Shepard Papers document the middle years of Sam Shepard’s literary and acting career, from 1980-1999. The collection is comprised of the following series: Plays, Novels, Short Stories, Films, Literary Criticism, Notebooks, Correspondence, Clippings, Awards, Interviews, Readings, Published Compilations, Works by Others, and Framed Posters.

Dates: 1980-1999

Sherwood Bishop Aquarena collection

 Collection
Identifier: 80.300-Aquarena-2009-Bishop
Scope and Contents

This collection contains items related to the Aquarena Springs Resort in San Marcos, Texas. Collection was compiled by Sherwood Bishop and his wife purchased Aquarena items from eBay with the intent of eventually donating them to the university. The collection consists primarily of items that were available in the Aquarena gift shop, from approximately the 1950s through the 1990s.

Dates: circa 1905-1930, 1952-1996, undated

Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-008
Abstract The Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers reflect Shrake’s 58-year career as a professional sportswriter, journalist, fiction writer, script writer, and non-fiction writer. The collection is arranged into the following series: Periodicals, Fiction, Screenplays/Teleplays, Playscripts, Non-fiction, Anthologies, Correspondence, Financial Papers, Corporations, Legal Papers, Research, Personal Papers and Other Writers. The first six series comprise the bulk of the collection, with drafts, notes, contracts...
Dates: 1900-2010; Majority of material found within 1953-2009

Marc Simmons Accessions

 Collection
Identifier: UPWC-08131
Abstract The Marc Simmons Accessions contain over 300 boxes of material documenting the history of New Mexico. Simmons was an authority on Spanish Colonial New Mexico, the Santa Fe Trail, the life and times of Kit Carson, and Spanish documentary records. Much of his original research can be found in these accessions. Simmons Research Award - Texas State students who conduct research in the Simmons archive and present a paper on that topic at an academic...
Dates: 1750-2018, undated

Small Manuscript Collections

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-150
Abstract Small Manuscript Collections consists of material acquired by the Wittliff either through gift or purchase that are not part of a larger collection. They are often indiidual items or small groups of items relating to a particular author, musician, photographer, or topic. Types of material include: manuscripts; letters; photographs; ephemera such as pamphlets, brouchures or cataloges; reports; historical documents; and other printed material. Each item or group of items is assigned a unique...
Dates: Multiple Dates

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

J. Edwin Smith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-040
Abstract

Photographs, correspondence and political campaign literature comprise the bulk of this collection. Dates range from 1958-1992.

Dates: 1958-1992, undated

Snowball fight collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 42.500-SnowballFight
Abstract

This collection documents the annual snowball that happened 1964 until 1979. Materials include press releases, fact sheets, news clippings, correspondence, photographs and other printed matter originating from both the Southwest Texas State College and Michigan Technological University campus administrations and news services.

Dates: 1966-1979

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The Wittliff Collections 191
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Authors, American -- Texas -- 20th century 36
Musicians -- Texas 26
Music -- Texas 25
College teachers 16
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Authors, American -- Texas 15
Literature 15
Periodicals 15
Screenwriters -- United States 14
Authors, American 13
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Country music 12
Correspondence 11
San Marcos (Tex.) -- History 11
Student activities 11
Women authors, American -- Texas -- 20th century 11
American journalists 10
College presidents 10
College theater -- Texas 10
Screenplays 10
Texas -- Description and travel 10
Authors, American -- 20th century 9
Historians -- Texas 9
Journalism -- Texas 9
Music -- History and criticism 9
Universities and colleges 9
Universities and colleges -- Faculty 9
Women authors, American 9
Poetry 8
Women authors, Texan 8
Authors 7
College students -- United States 7
Dramatists -- Texas 7
Education, Higher 7
Motion pictures -- Production and direction 7
Plans (reports) 7
Books -- Reviews 6
College publicity 6
Folklorists -- Texas 6
Journalism 6
Musicians -- Biography 6
Oral histories 6
Blues (Music) -- Texas 5
Drama 5
Hays County (Tex.) -- History 5
Historical fiction 5
Photographs 5
Popular music -- Writing and publishing 5
Teachers -- Texas 5
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration 5
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 5
Art 4
Book collecting -- United States 4
Centennial celebrations 4
Detective and mystery stories 4
Drama in education 4
Dramatists 4
Fiction 4
Folklore -- Texas 4
Gonzo journalism 4
Minutes (administrative records) 4
Natural history literature 4
Negatives (photographs) 4
Photography -- Texas 4
Scrapbooks 4
Theater 4
Universities and colleges -- Finance 4
Women poets 4
Agendas (administrative records) 3
American literature -- History and criticism 3
American literature -- Mexican American authors 3
Americana (Music) 3
Cartoons and comics 3
College administrators 3
College and school drama, American -- Texas -- San Marcos 3
Concerts 3
Environmental literature 3
Environmentalism 3
Feature films 3
Film 3
Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas 3
Higher education and state 3
Motion picture industry 3
Motion pictures 3
Music 3
Musicians -- Interviews 3
Musicians -- Photography 3
Newspapers 3
Periodicals -- Publishing -- Texas 3
Photography 3
Poets, American -- Texas 3
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Talks (Speeches) 3
Teachers colleges 3
Television scripts 3
True crime stories 3
Universities and colleges -- Competitions 3
Women educators 3
Women journalists 3
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Language
English 351
Multiple languages 4
Spanish; Castilian 2
 
Names
Southwest Texas State University 33
Texas State University 32
Southwest Texas State Teachers College 24
Southwest Texas State College 23
Texas State University--San Marcos 19
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Texas State University. University News Service 14
Southwest Texas State Normal School 13
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 11
Southwest Texas State Normal College 10
McCarthy, Cormac, 1933- 8
Nelson, Willie, 1933- 6
Southwest Texas State University. Department of History 6
Aquarena Springs (San Marcos, Tex.) 5
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964 5
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 5
King, Larry L. 4
McMurtry, Larry 4
Patoski, Joe Nick, 1951- 4
Texas Monthly, Inc. 4
Vaughan, Stevie Ray 4
Baker, Paul, 1911-2009 3
Board of Regents of the Texas State Teachers Colleges 3
Brammer, Billy Lee 3
Brown, Ronald C., 1945- 3
Dallas Theater Center 3
Dobie, Bertha McKee, 1890- 3
Dobie, Dudley R., 1904-1982 3
Graves, John, 1920-2013 3
Hardesty, Robert L. (Robert Lewis) 3
McCrocklin, James H. 3
Murdock, Patricia Gayle (Pat) 3
Riordan, Rick 3
Southwest Texas State University. Faculty Senate 3
Supple, Jerome H., 1936-2004 3
Texas Folklore Society 3
Texas State University System. Board of Regents 3
Texas State University. Division of Academic Affairs. Institutional Effectiveness 3
Texas State University. Enrollment Management and Marketing. University Marketing 3
Texas State University. Office of the President 3
Walker, Jerry Jeff 3
Wittliff, William D. (1940-2019) 3
Arhos, Bill 2
Austin city limits (Television program) 2
Baker, Kitty 2
Barrett, Neal, Jr., 1929-2014 2
Bowden, Charles, 1945-2014 2
Broyles, William Jr., 1944- 2
Cox, Mike, 1948- 2
Crook, Elizabeth, 1959- 2
Crumley, James, 1939-2008 2
DC Comics, Inc. 2
Eckhardt, Nadine, 1931- 2
Evans, C. E. (Cecil Eugene) 2
Farm Aid (Fund raising enterprise) 2
Flowers, John Garland 2
Flynn, Robert, 1932- 2
Foote, Horton 2
Glover, Danny 2
Harrigan, Stephen, 1948- 2
Hudson, Wilson Mathis, 1907-2002 2
Jones, Billy Mac, 1925-2007 2
Jones, Mary Sue 2
Jones, Preston, 1936-1979 2
Kirkland, Elithe Hamilton 2
Koresh, David, 1959-1993 2
Lansdale, Joe R., 1951- 2
Lee, Dorothy Jean 2
Lewis, Grover 2
Lowry, Beverly 2
McBride, Laura Lee 2
McMurtry, James (1962) 2
Nolle, Alfred Henry 2
Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980 2
Ramsey, Van Broughton 2
Richards, Ann, 1933-2006 2
Roach, Joyce Gibson 2
Rodriguez, Michael 2
San Marcos Daily Record 2
Selena, 1971-1995 2
Sepich, John, 1951- 2
Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017 2
Shrake, Edwin 2
Smith, Lee H., 1935-2018 2
Southwest Texas State Normal School. Department of Home Economics 2
Strahan, Oscar 2
Sublett, Jesse 2
Texas Educational Theatre Association 2
Texas Institute of Letters 2
Texas State University. College of Liberal Arts. Department of Political Science 2
Texas State University. College of Liberal Arts 2
Texas State University. Department of Athletics 2
Texas State University. Institutional Effectiveness. Office of Institutional Research 2
Texas State University. Institutional Effectiveness. University Planning and Assessment 2
Texas State University. Office of the President. The President's Cabinet 2
Texas State University. Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs 2
Texas State University. Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Council of Academic Deans 2
Texas. Board of Regents, State Senior Colleges 2
Texas. State Normal School Board of Regents 2
Troncoso, Sergio, 1961- 2
U.S. Fish Hatchery (San Marco, Texas) 2
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