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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13423 Collections and/or Records:

“R 16 Canned Heat Rock Band Houston”; Seven (7) B/W 35mm negative strips. Includes notes on printing, May 1968

 File — Box 4114, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials include B/W 35mm negatives of 1960-1970s rock bands including Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and others, B/W photographs of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, digital scans and contact sheets of Wheelock’s original photographs of the 13th Floor Elevators, articles and collector’s edition 13th Floor Elevators vinyl and CD box sets, books focusing on the 13th Floor Elevators and Burton Wilson and 13th Floor Elevators ephemera. Materials date...
Dates: May 1968
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Russell Wheelock Accessions / Accession 2023-021

“R 17 Pal St. John San. Fran. “; One (1) B/W negative strip. Notes On printing frames, June 20, 1968

 File — Box 4115, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials include B/W 35mm negatives of 1960-1970s rock bands including Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and others, B/W photographs of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, digital scans and contact sheets of Wheelock’s original photographs of the 13th Floor Elevators, articles and collector’s edition 13th Floor Elevators vinyl and CD box sets, books focusing on the 13th Floor Elevators and Burton Wilson and 13th Floor Elevators ephemera. Materials date...
Dates: June 20, 1968
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Russell Wheelock Accessions / Accession 2023-021

“R. 18 Moby Grape Houston…”; Eight (8) B/W 35mm negative strips. See frame notes regarding band, May 25, 1968

 File — Box 4114, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials include B/W 35mm negatives of 1960-1970s rock bands including Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and others, B/W photographs of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, digital scans and contact sheets of Wheelock’s original photographs of the 13th Floor Elevators, articles and collector’s edition 13th Floor Elevators vinyl and CD box sets, books focusing on the 13th Floor Elevators and Burton Wilson and 13th Floor Elevators ephemera. Materials date...
Dates: May 25, 1968
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Russell Wheelock Accessions / Accession 2023-021

“R 19 Straight Rock Band Houston”; One (1) B/W 35mm negative strip, May 25, 1968

 File — Box 4114, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials include B/W 35mm negatives of 1960-1970s rock bands including Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and others, B/W photographs of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, digital scans and contact sheets of Wheelock’s original photographs of the 13th Floor Elevators, articles and collector’s edition 13th Floor Elevators vinyl and CD box sets, books focusing on the 13th Floor Elevators and Burton Wilson and 13th Floor Elevators ephemera. Materials date...
Dates: May 25, 1968
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Russell Wheelock Accessions / Accession 2023-021

“R 20 Conqueroos Rock Group”; “Charlie Pritchard and the Conqueroos”; Three (3) B/W 35mm negative strips, May 1968, undated

 File — Box 4115, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Materials include B/W 35mm negatives of 1960-1970s rock bands including Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and others, B/W photographs of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, digital scans and contact sheets of Wheelock’s original photographs of the 13th Floor Elevators, articles and collector’s edition 13th Floor Elevators vinyl and CD box sets, books focusing on the 13th Floor Elevators and Burton Wilson and 13th Floor Elevators ephemera. Materials date...
Dates: May 1968, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Russell Wheelock Accessions / Accession 2023-021

R. J. Verette - "No Comprendo Goodbye," "Don't Let it Go to Your Heart"

 Item — Box 23, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series:

The majority of phonographs in this series are from Patoski's personal collection, but some were sent to him as promotional material. The audio cassettes are mostly non-professional recordings of music, and a few are of interviews with musicians. A relatively large portion of the audio cassettes are of the band Joe "King" Carrasco, which Patoski managed during the 1980s.

Dates: 1962-1990, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Joe Nick Patoski Papers / Sound Recordings / Phonographs

R15 DAT tape: “Where’s Johnny” and “I’m Not From Here” (James McMurtry, Safety Copy) , undated

 Item — Box 18
Contents From the Sub-Series:

Box contains DATs for “Saint Mary of the Woods,” CD safety mixes for “Live in Aught-Three,” CD mixes for “Childish Things,” and audio reel from 1987 “Homeless Project” (“James’ first paid recording project), blank audio reels, 2 floppy discs, a CD of “The Old Part of Town,” and 1 DAT containing “Where’s Johnny” and “I’m Not From Here”

Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / James McMurtry Papers / Recordings / Compact Discs and Digital Audio Tapes (DAT)

Race Villarrreal, undated

 File — Box 91, Folder: 20
Series Description From the Series: Series I: Artists Files, 1922-2019, undated Boxes 1-155 Artist Files comprise the bulk of the collection. The files are separated into Male Artist Files and Female Artist Files to maintain Hernández’s original order. Both series are then arranged alphabetically by artist last name or band name. Although the series is titled Artists Files, there are also entrepreneurs, community leaders, promoters, street performers, and many others represented.The material found in...
Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Ramón Hernández Tejano Music Collection / Artist Files / Male Artist Files

Rachel Solis, 1989, undated

 File — Box 143, Folder: 21
Series Description From the Series: Series I: Artists Files, 1922-2019, undated Boxes 1-155 Artist Files comprise the bulk of the collection. The files are separated into Male Artist Files and Female Artist Files to maintain Hernández’s original order. Both series are then arranged alphabetically by artist last name or band name. Although the series is titled Artists Files, there are also entrepreneurs, community leaders, promoters, street performers, and many others represented.The material found in...
Dates: 1989, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Ramón Hernández Tejano Music Collection / Artist Files / Female Artist Files

“Rachel’s Song” (loose pages)

 File — Box 2, Folder: 9
Abstract From the Series: Series I, “Lyrics for Released Albums,” is divided chronologically into sub-series by album, one for each of his studio albums (and one live album) released between 1989 and 2021: Too Long in the Wasteland, Candyland, Where’d You Hide the Body, It Had to Happen, Walk Between the Raindrops, Saint Mary of the Woods, Live in Aught-Three, Childish Things, Just Us Kids, Complicated Game, and The Horses and the Hounds. Within each album sub-series, the lyrics — mostly hand-written on loose notepad...
Dates: 1995
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / James McMurtry Papers / Lyrics for Released Albums / Where’d You Hide the Body

“Racing to the Red Light” (loose pages)

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 14
Abstract From the Series: Series I, “Lyrics for Released Albums,” is divided chronologically into sub-series by album, one for each of his studio albums (and one live album) released between 1989 and 2021: Too Long in the Wasteland, Candyland, Where’d You Hide the Body, It Had to Happen, Walk Between the Raindrops, Saint Mary of the Woods, Live in Aught-Three, Childish Things, Just Us Kids, Complicated Game, and The Horses and the Hounds. Within each album sub-series, the lyrics — mostly hand-written on loose notepad...
Dates: 1998
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / James McMurtry Papers / Lyrics for Released Albums / Walk Between the Raindrops

Radio Advertisement: 10 CD copies of cassette tapes that include Lone Star commercials “Long Live Long Necks” lyrics. Glenn Advertising , April 17, 1975

 File — Box 1, Folder: 12
Series Desciption From the Series:

Lone Star Beer records document the history of the San Antonio brewery through printed material, memos, photographs, publications, and advertisements – many of which feature Texas musicians.

Dates: April 17, 1975
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Jerry Retzloff Collection / Lone Star Beer

Radio Shack XR90 cassette tape, Side A: “Una Pagina Mas y Varias Otras”; Side B: “El Airoplano y Varias Otras”, undated

 Item — Box 4106, item: 25
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Archival materials received from James Broadway, mariachi musician and student of Benjamin Valdez. Materials date from the late 1930s-2021 and are comprised primarily of manuscript copies and research materials for a memoir of Benjamin Valdez, founding member of the seminal music group Los Conquistadores (active late 1930s-1970s) with Jose Morante and Enrique Rodriguez. Materials include handwritten stories, song lyrics, music notation, artifacts, ephemera, photographs of notable...
Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / James Broadway Accessions / Accession 2023-003

Radio station promotional items, undated

 File — Box 206
Series Description From the Series:

Series IX: Promotional Material, 1990-1998, [bulk undated]

Boxes 206-216

This series consists of promotional material from various radio stations, record labels, and other companies such as pens and pencils, keychains, and even maracas. There is also a considerable selection of promotional cups and mugs, many that commemorate concerts and festivals.

Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Ramón Hernández Tejano Music Collection / Promotional Material / Promotional materials

Radio stations, undated

 File — Box 209
Series Description From the Series:

Series IX: Promotional Material, 1990-1998, [bulk undated]

Boxes 206-216

This series consists of promotional material from various radio stations, record labels, and other companies such as pens and pencils, keychains, and even maracas. There is also a considerable selection of promotional cups and mugs, many that commemorate concerts and festivals.

Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Ramón Hernández Tejano Music Collection / Promotional Material / Pens and pencils

Radio Stations

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series:

Series IV: Media Outlets, 1964-2014, undated Boxes 172-177

The bulk of the series is radio station press kits and promotional material. There are a small number of TV stations, news outlets, and film production companies also included. The many radio station coverage maps that span all across Texas are unexpected highlights of this series.

Dates: 1964-2014, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Ramón Hernández Tejano Music Collection / Media Outlets

Radio Z102 show on SRV (includes SRV interview excerpts). Tapes #163-164, August 27, 1991

 Item — Box 25
Series Description From the Series: The Audio and Video Material Series includes recordings of interviews conducted by the authors for the Stevie Ray Vaughan biography, as well as earlier recordings of published interviews with Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan. Bootleg recordings of various Stevie Ray Vaughan bands, such as the Cobras and Double Trouble, are included in this series, ranging in date from 1975 to 1990, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's last performance. Also included in this series is an audio recording of...
Dates: August 27, 1991
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Stevie Ray Vaughan Research Collection / Audio and Video Material / Audio Material / Tributes to Stevie Ray Vaughan

Raelyn Nelson Band, Raelyn Nelson Band. Track 3 “Moon Song” featuring Willie Nelson, 2014

 Item — Box 3593, item: 23
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Materials date from 1964-2018 and consist of CDs, CD-Rs DVDs, 45 rpm records, 33 rpm LPs, 16 mm B/W film, video reel and a 30 ips tape master. All recordings are either written by or featuring Willie Nelson as guest artist or performer.

Dates: 2014
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / John Kalinsky Accessions / Accession 2021-020

Raining Hard, circa 1974

 File — Box 128, Folder: 9
Series Description From the Series:

Shrake kept subject files on a wide variety of topics, often having to do with ideas for writing projects. These files make up the Subject Files sub-series and are the bulk of the Research series.They are arranged alphabetically by subject. Also included in the Research series are the Notes and Notebooks sub-series, and books and general research. The series is arranged chronologically by sub-series

Dates: circa 1974
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers / Research / Subject Files

“Rainy Day Blues”/ “The Original Nightlife” by Willie Nelson, American Gold 45 RPM, undated

 Item — Box 4333, item: 30
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Archival materials donated by Laurie E. Jasinski pertaining to Aaron Allan and the Red Nickel Record Collection dating 1947-2019. Aaron Allan (1929-2022) was a well-known disc jockey, prolific songwriter and performer from New Braunfels, Texas. In 1959, Allan did one of the earliest radio interviews with a young, up and coming Johnny Cash while working at WOAI-AM, San Antonio, Texas. The bulk of this collection is related to Aaron Allan’s songwriting and personal music performances as well...
Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Aaron Allan Accessions / Accession 2024-015