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Ron Young, longtime music journalist, songwriter and, musician grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and was the founder and publisher of the pioneering indie music newspaper It’s Only Rock ’N’ Roll. The publication chronicled the rise of punk and New Wave music in San Antonio and Austin, as well as local and regional rock ’n’ roll, blues and heavy metal acts.

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The papers of reporter, photographer, and publisher, Sam Kindrick, span 1934-2018, and are arranged into three series: Photographs, Kindrick’s Personal Papers, and Action Magazine. The bulk of the collection relates to Action Magazine, a monthly newspaper Kindrick launched in 1975. Included are approximately 4,000 photographs from the publication, and a near-complete run of the paper. Kindrick’s personal papers include copies of his column from the San Antonio Express News, 1968-1974.

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Archival material relating to the life, writing career, and death of Rolling Stone and Texas Monthly journalist, Grover Lewis’ dating 1962-2015.

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Writing and artifacts pertaining to the literary career of Joe Nick Patoski.

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Typescripts, correspondence, clippings, photographs, sound recordings, printed material, handwritten notes, ephemera, and artifacts, 1929 to 1998 (bulk 1975-1995), created and maintained by Joe Nick Patoski, document much of his writing career, as well as some aspects of his business and personal life.

Abstract Archival material pertaining to the life and career of writier and rock historian, Ed Ward (1948-2021). Spanning the years 1962-2019, materials in this collection include interview transcrpts with rock and blues musicians, research notes, articles, columns and reviews written by Ward and edited manuscripts of Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone History of Rock and Roll co-written by Ed Ward, Geoffrey Stokes and Ken Tucker, 1987 as well as research for Ward's History of Rock and Roll Vol. 1 and 2...