Musicians -- Texas

Series Description From the Series: Series II: Posters and Oversized Materials, 1948-2018, undated Boxes 156-164 and map case drawers 36-44This series can be seen as a continuation of the Artists Files, but with material that does not fit in standard document boxes. There are two exceptions to this: the majority of boxes, including the oversized ones, for Little Joe Hernandez (boxes 33-46) and Selena (boxes 121-142) are housed within Series I: Artists Files due to the sheer quantity of material, but as with all...

Series Description From the Series: Series II: Posters and Oversized Materials, 1948-2018, undated Boxes 156-164 and map case drawers 36-44This series can be seen as a continuation of the Artists Files, but with material that does not fit in standard document boxes. There are two exceptions to this: the majority of boxes, including the oversized ones, for Little Joe Hernandez (boxes 33-46) and Selena (boxes 121-142) are housed within Series I: Artists Files due to the sheer quantity of material, but as with all...

Series Description From the Series: Series II: Posters and Oversized Materials, 1948-2018, undated Boxes 156-164 and map case drawers 36-44This series can be seen as a continuation of the Artists Files, but with material that does not fit in standard document boxes. There are two exceptions to this: the majority of boxes, including the oversized ones, for Little Joe Hernandez (boxes 33-46) and Selena (boxes 121-142) are housed within Series I: Artists Files due to the sheer quantity of material, but as with all...

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Newspaper articles, SXSW and ACL programs, and drafts for the John T. Davis archive. This collection includes a wide expanse of Davis’s articles from 1980-2010, including articles from Davis’s music review column in the Austin-American Statesman. This collection also contains official SXSW and ACL music and program guides, as well as drafts of Davis’s comprehensive ACL book, Austin City Limits: 25 Years of Music.

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This series contains the oversized material in the collection, including photographs, layout designs, and broadsides.

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This series consists of all the oversize material in the collection.

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Oversized Materials includes LPs with Marcia Ball Albums 1978-1989, a Marcia Ball portrait; signed photos including one of Jim Hightower, magazine articles, and “Flag Songs of Texas” sheet music.

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This series contains the oversized material in the collection, including photographs, layout designs, and broadsides.

Series Description From the Series: Series II: Posters and Oversized Materials, 1948-2018, undated Boxes 156-164 and map case drawers 36-44This series can be seen as a continuation of the Artists Files, but with material that does not fit in standard document boxes. There are two exceptions to this: the majority of boxes, including the oversized ones, for Little Joe Hernandez (boxes 33-46) and Selena (boxes 121-142) are housed within Series I: Artists Files due to the sheer quantity of material, but as with all...

Series Description From the Series: Series II: Posters and Oversized Materials, 1948-2018, undated Boxes 156-164 and map case drawers 36-44This series can be seen as a continuation of the Artists Files, but with material that does not fit in standard document boxes. There are two exceptions to this: the majority of boxes, including the oversized ones, for Little Joe Hernandez (boxes 33-46) and Selena (boxes 121-142) are housed within Series I: Artists Files due to the sheer quantity of material, but as with all...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Austin City Limits Collection spans the years from 1974 to 2002. It is a diverse collection that contains material and artifacts documenting Austin City Limits and artists connected with the show. The collection was compiled by Bill Arhos (co-creator, executive producer and program director for Austin City Limits), and also documents the Austin Film Festival and PBS-KLRU/KLRN. The collection includes press clippings, publicity materials, photographs, correspondence, galley...

Abstract From the Series:

Newspaper articles, SXSW and ACL programs, and drafts for the John T. Davis archive. This collection includes a wide expanse of Davis’s articles from 1980-2010, including articles from Davis’s music review column in the Austin-American Statesman. This collection also contains official SXSW and ACL music and program guides, as well as drafts of Davis’s comprehensive ACL book, Austin City Limits: 25 Years of Music.

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This listing refers to interviews conducted by Joe Nick Patoski for which written transcripts and/or notes have been made. Box and folder numbers in this list refer to these transcripts and/or notes. Tape numbers in this list refer to the audiocassette tapes listed more fully in Series III.

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This listing refers to interviews conducted by Bill Crawford for which written transcripts and/or notes have been made. Box and folder numbers in this list refer to these transcripts and/or notes. Tape numbers in this list refer to the audiocassette tapes listed more fully in Series III.)

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...

Series Description From the Series: The photographs are arranged alphabetically, and notable artists and personalities include Asleep at the Wheel, Moe Bandy, Johnny Bush, Johnny Cash, Hondo Crouch, Joe Ely, Freddy Fender, Kinky Friedman, John Lee Hooker, Waylon Jennings & Jessie Colter, Steve Jordan, Augie Meyers, Willie Nelson, Johnny Rodriguez, Leon Russell, Doug Sahm, Billy Joe Shave, Jimmy Spacek, and Jerry Jeff Walker. The Willie Nelson photographs are substantial in number, and of note are some images of his father,...

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Series VII: Events, 1982-2018, undated

Boxes 193-196

This series contains photographs, schedules, publicity material, and clippings for events and conferences. The Tejano Conjunto Festival is particularly well-represented. It is arranged alphabetically, and then chronologically.

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 each...

Series Description From the Series: Series X: Publications, 1981-2016, undated Boxes 217-222Arranged alphabetically by title, and then chronologically. Unless noted, all are full issues. Publications with longer runs (including Latin Connection, Street Talk, Que Onda, Nuestra Musica, and TGN have been added to the Wittliff’s book collection to be...

Series Description From the Series: Series VI, “Photographs,” contains folders of both black and white prints (“live” shots and publicity photos), plus original color negatives and slides from different photo shoots, personal snapshots, album packaging proofs, a CD longbow for Candyland and an autographed CD cover from the Flatlanders’ album Now Again. Series VII, “Flyers, 1998, undated,” contains concert flyers from various gigs and appearances, and Series VIII, “Press Clippings and Publicity,” contains an assortment of...