Wittliff Collections
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{{Infobox library
| library_name = The Wittliff Collections, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
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| location = San Marcos, TX
| established = 1986
| annual_circulation = Special Collection (rare materials): does not circulate
| pop_served = members of the faculty, students, members of the public (appointment necessary)
| director = David Coleman (Curator)
| num_employees = 10, including Asst. Curator of the Southwestern Writers Collection, Asst. Curator of the Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection, Asst. Curator of Acquisitions (vacant), Lead Archivist
| website = {{url|www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu}}
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The Wittliff Collections, located on the seventh floor of the Albert B. Alkek Library at Texas State University, was founded by William D. Wittliff in 1986.{{cite web|accessdate=2019-02-20|title=About|url=http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/about.html|date=12 December 2017|website=www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu}} The Wittliff Collections include the Southwestern Writers Collection and the Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection.[http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/ The Wittliff Collections Official site].
Collections
= Southwestern Writers Collection =
The Collection holds the papers of numerous 20th-century and 21st-century writers, including Jim Hightower,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu/research/a-z/hightower.html|title=Jim Hightower|date=December 13, 2017|website=www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu}} Rick Riordan,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu/research/a-z/riordan.html|title=Rick Riordan|date=November 22, 2017|website=www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu}} Cormac McCarthy,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu/research/a-z/mccarthy.html|title=Cormac McCarthy|date=January 10, 2018|website=www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu}} Larry McMurtry,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu/research/a-z/mcmurtry.html|title=Larry McMurtry|date=October 27, 2017|website=www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu}} Willie Nelson,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu/research/a-z/nelson.html|title=Willie Nelson|date=October 27, 2017|website=www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu}} Sam Shepard,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu/research/a-z/shepard.html|title=Sam Shepard|date=December 18, 2019|website=www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu}} Sergio Troncoso,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu/research/a-z/Troncoso.html|title=Sergio Troncoso|date=March 12, 2021|website=www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu}} Bud Shrake,[http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/a-z/shrake.html Bud Shrake Papers], Texas Monthly magazine,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu/research/a-z/txmonthly.html|title=Texas Monthly Magazine|date=November 22, 2017|website=www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu}} and William D. Wittliff,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu/research/a-z/wittliff.html|title=Bill Wittliff|date=June 12, 2019|website=www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu}} among others.
The film holdings contain over 500 film and television screenplays as well as complete production archives for several popular films, including the television miniseries Lonesome Dove.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/collections/lonesome-dove.html/|title=Lonesome Dove Archive|date=December 4, 2017 }} The music holdings represent the breadth and scope of popular Texas sounds, and include primary source collections of Progressive country, Tejano music, Texas Blues (including Stevie Ray Vaughan), and Western Swing.{{Cite web|url=http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/15708/|title=Museums USA}}
= Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection =
The Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection assembles a broad range of photographic work from the Southwestern United States and Mexico, from the 19th-century to the present day. Contemporary imagery is emphasized. Materials also include photographs in books, manuscripts, serial publications, and ephemera related to the photographic arts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu/collections/southwestern-mexican-photography/|title=Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection|date=April 12, 2023|website=www.thewittliffcollections.txst.edu}}
The Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection holds major collections of works by Keith Carter,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/collections/southwestern-mexican-photography/artists/carter.html/|title=Keith Carter Collection}} Russell Lee (vintage photographs),{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/collections/southwestern-mexican-photography/artists/lee.html/|title=Russell Lee Collection}} Mariana Yampolsky,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/collections/southwestern-mexican-photography/artists/yampolsky.html/|title=Mariana Yampolsky Collection}} Kate Breakey,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/collections/southwestern-mexican-photography/artists/breakey.html/|title=Kate Breakey Collection}} Rocky Schenck,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/collections/southwestern-mexican-photography/artists/schenck.html/|title=Rocky Schenck Collection}} Graciela Iturbide,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/collections/southwestern-mexican-photography/artists/iturbide.html/|title=Graciela Iturbide}} Lázaro Blanco,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/collections/southwestern-mexican-photography/artists/blanco.html/|title=Lázaro Blanco Collection}} and Yolanda Andrade,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/collections/southwestern-mexican-photography/artists/andrade.html/|title=Yolanda Andrade}} and others.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/collections/southwestern-mexican-photography/artists.html/|title=Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection}}
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External links
- {{Official website|www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu}}
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Category:Archives in the United States
Category:Film archives in the United States
Category:Photo archives in the United States
Category:Texas State University
Category:Television archives in the United States
Category:1986 establishments in the United States