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The Wittliff expands its legacy of Native American photography with Will Wilson acquisition.

Carla Ellard April 30, 2019

In 2017, The Wittliff exhibited a selection of images from Edward Curtis The North American Indian. Soon thereafter, we were contacted by Dr. John Mckiernan-Gonzalez, Director of the Center for the Study of the Southwest, who recommended that we look at the …

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Naomi Shihab Nye wins Prestigious Literary Award.

Steve Davis April 16, 2019

The Wittliff is proud to share the news that Naomi Shihab Nye has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Institute of Letters. This is the highest honor given by the TIL, which was established in 1936 to recognize …

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Major Dobie collector’s extraordinary new gift.

Steve Davis March 14, 2019

Last November at the annual “Dobie Dichos” literary festival in South Texas, I got to meet William Allison, a Houston attorney who specializes in environmental law and who has emerged as one of the great modern collectors of J. Frank …

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Texas Historical Foundation announces grant.

The Wittliff March 6, 2019

The Texas Historical Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant in support of The Wittliff Collections new book project. Rivers of Texas: A Literary Companion will showcase the best writing on Texas rivers and waterways from a number of the state’s …

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“Recuerdos” And Souvenir Postcards From Mexico

Carla Ellard March 5, 2019

In 2013, Susan Toomey Frost donated her collection of Mexican Border Town postcards representing 22 Mexican cities and towns along the 1,969-mile border between the U.S. and Mexico. The collection consists of 3,857 images, including real photo postcards and printed …

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“Keith Carter Fifty Years” celebrated at The Wittliff

The Wittliff February 19, 2019

Recently The Wittliff played host to hundreds of fans eager to meet famed photographer Keith Carter. The room was filled to capacity with dignitaries, authors and respected photographers from across the state. Among the photographers in attendance were Wyatt McSpadden, …

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The making of Wyatt McSpadden’s traffic-stopping photo of Abra Moore

Hector Saldana February 7, 2019

It’s a face that’s launched a thousand conversations at The Wittliff Collections. Wyatt McSpadden’s iconic photograph of singer-songwriter Abra Moore has been a conversation piece since it was first published in Texas Monthly in January 1996. The framed print — …

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A new Wittliff “Bookmark” on the radio

The Wittliff January 29, 2019

The Wittliff is excited to announce that you will soon be able to hear in-depth interviews with your favorite Wittliff authors, thanks to a new partnership with “Bookmarked,” the weekly radio program hosted by Priscilla Leder on San Marcos radio …

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Funeral for a friend: Rita Vidaurri

Hector Saldana January 22, 2019

Golden Age ranchera singer Rita Vidaurri, who died January 16 in San Antonio at age 94, was a friend of The Wittliff Collections. Thanks to the Ramon Hernandez Collection, and a 2017 exhibition “Legends of Tejano: Highlights from the Ramon …

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Teen Canteen letters shed light on ’60s youth culture

Hector Saldana January 16, 2019

Sam Kinsey’s fabled Teen Canteen, a teen dance club which operated from 1961 to 1977 at various locales in San Antonio, wasn’t only an important rock venue of the era – the Sir Douglas Quintet, Mike Nesmith (pre-Monkees), Mike Post, …

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