SAN MARCOS, TX – Ray Benson, co-founder of the legendary Western Swing band Asleep at the Wheel, has announced he is donating his archive to The Wittliff’s newly-established Texas Music Collection. Benson’s archive will contain materials spanning his entire career, …
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Introducing The Wittliff’s Texas Music Collection
SAN MARCOS, TX — The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University are proud to announce the creation of The Texas Music Collection, which joins the Southwestern Writers and Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collections as part of The Wittliff’s expanding …
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VINTAGE KEYSTONE: SAM SHEPARD ARCHIVES ILLUMINATE THE ARC OF CREATION
(originally published Fall 2005) Editor’s note: This article has been slightly updated to reflect that Sam Shepard passed away at the end of July of this year. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Academy Award®-nominated actor Sam Shepard was not normally thought …
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VINTAGE KEYSTONE: Joe R. Lansdale “Ink is for wimps”
Originally published Fall 2013: If after reading a story you are left horrified, brimming with suspense, and full of laughter then you must be a fortunate victim of the writings of champion mojo storyteller Joe R. Lansdale, a man who …
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VIDEO: Sandra Cisneros: The Author vs. The Writer
Sandra Cisneros explains the two different roles that she must play constantly in her life. This video was shot during her visit to campus in April of 2017.
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