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Self-portait, ¡Saludos! Peter Witkin, Graciela Iturbide, Keith Writers Collection archive exhibit (clockwise from top left) 1984, Joel- This spring we Carter, Kathy Vargas, Robert and and listen to a Barry Hannah or a Heather McHugh Peter Witkin W. S. Merwin find ourselves once Shana ParkeHarrison, Sebastião Richard Ford. Feel the energy and Barry Hannah more in remarkable Salgado, Doris Ullman, Erwin Smith, enthusiasm of the 200 or so students Cyrus Cassells company. We will Annie Leibovitz, Edward Curtis, and who’ll be there listening with you. Miguel González-Gerth be hosting—for the a host of others. Doing these things is like taking a Richard Ford Southwest Region- That’s a brazenly extended para- tonic—you feel stronger, better off Christopher Ricks’ new book on the lyrics al Humanities Cen- graph of name-dropping, really. I’m to be one of a species capable of cre- LAST FALL, several more of America’s finest writers thrilled audiences at the South- of Bob Dylan ter and the Modern ashamed of myself—but I do it in ating such brilliant, mysterious, and ROCKY western Writers Collection. The English Dept’s Therese Kayser Lindsey Series con- SCHENCK Languages and service of a noble cause—that of try- sometimes terrible beauty. NEW & tinued to draw crowds with Heather McHugh, W. S. Merwin, and Barry Hannah. PHOTOGRAPHS English Departments—not only Mitte ing to lure you in to hear one of our Our ongoing task here at NOTEWORTHY ENTERS SECOND Poet/translator and Academy of American Poets Chancellor HEATHER MC- scholar and Pulitzer nominee Barry speakers or see an exhibit. Come by Special Collections is to gather Recently Published / PRINTING HUGH read from her newest work, Eyeshot, as well as a few powerful pieces from Performed Works by Hannah, but also writers Jim San- on a quiet Friday or Saturday morn- these magic treasures together, take We’re pleased to her previous books—and kept listeners rapt with smart comic banter in between. Southwestern Writers derson, Danny Anderson, Pulitzer ing. Sit down on a gallery bench and care of them, and tell as many peo- announce the seventh The legendary W. S. MERWIN, author of more than 15 books of poetry and near- Collection Authors: Prize-winner Richard Ford, and just look around. You’ll be in the ple about them as will listen, volume in our Wittliff ly 20 books in translation, treated a standing-room-only crowd to some of his most Slouching Toward Zion Gallery Book Series, Oxford Professor of Poetry Chris- presence of some of the most famous encouraging all to come in, take a famous poems and shared a few new, as yet unpublished pieces. BARRY HANNAH, And More Lies by Rocky Schenck Photo- topher Ricks. Our Rio Grande ar- photographers in the world. Come look, and be amazed. Texas State’s current Roy F. & Joann Cole Mitte Chair in Creative Writing, read a Robert Flynn; Retro graphs, is moving into chives exhibit and panel discussion by on an afternoon, enjoy the —Connie Todd section from his latest novel, Yonder Stands Your Orphan, and chatted with the Pulp Tales and Sunset its second printing at brings to campus Jan Reid, Cecilia and Sawdust by Joe R. crowd about fiction writing in general. the University of Texas Ballí, Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Dick Lansdale; Loop Group Sponsored by the Southwestern Writers Collection, Texas State Associate Press in Austin. “They Reavis, and Dagoberto Gilb. The by Larry McMurtry; I’d are so very somber and Professor of English CYRUS CASSELLS read from his latest book of poetry, More Wittliff Gallery spring photo show Still Pick You by Angela still, these images,” Than Peace & Cypresses, and from his 1994 Pulitzer-nominated and William Carlos will put us in touch with the genius Shelf Medearis; three writes Connie Todd Williams Award-winner, Soul Make a Path Through Shouting. The Collection also of internationally celebrated photog- books from Jan Reid: (the volume editor) in Rio Grande, The Improb- raphers Henri Cartier-Bresson, Joel- the introduction, “not able Rise of Redneck as something frozen literature fans LISTEN UP Rock, revised edition, or dead, but rather and The Hammer: Tom suspended, abiding hosted MIGUEL GONZÁLEZ-GERTH, UT-Austin Professor Emeritus of Spanish DeLay: God, Money, and between heartbeats.” 1908–2004 Henri Peninsular & Mexican Literature, reading from his tenth book of poetry, The the Rise of the Republi- This winner of multi- can Congress (with Lou Brandywine in Winter. Gerth presented selections from his Spanish poetry as well. ple design awards fea- Dubose); a new play by Cartier-Bresson The Master of Fine Arts CREATIVE WRITING STUDENTS presented their tures 84 of Schenck’s Sam Shepard, The God Taos, New Mexico, 1947 poetry and fiction at two Writers Collection readings last fall, and—with the pop- evocative dreamscapes of Hell, opened Nov, plus a foreword by ularity of the forum increasing—they’ll read three times this spring. 2004, in New York. This image first appeared in Henri John Berendt—author THIS SPRING: On February 24, Texas State’s Southwest Regional Humanities Forthcoming Titles: of Midnight in the Cartier-Bresson’s The Decisive Mo- Center sponsored JIM SANDERSON, Lamar University Professor of English, read- The Diezmo: A Novel by Garden of Good & Evil ment (Verve and Simon Schuster, ing from his sweeping saga of South Texas, Nevin’s History, and later that same day Rick Bass (May 2005); and an enthusiastic 1952) and the full caption reads, “A Modern Languages hosted the University of Kansas’ Chair of Spanish & Portuguese The Night Journal by Schenck collector. Get land-owner died. His body was DANNY ANDERSON for a talk on the contemporary Mexican novel. Elizabeth Crook yours at www.utexas. taken out to the burial ground in a April 5 at 5:00 pm, Modern Languages will sponsor CAROLINA MAYORGA (January 2006); The edu/utpress, and don’t shiny black motor hearse. Members RODRÍGUEZ, from the National University of Colombia’s Department of Right Madness by James miss more of Schenck’s of the family rode in a stage-coach; Crumley (May 2005); work in Lightning in a Linguistics, who will lecture in Spanish on “Amor en las tres últimas novelas de cowhands and ranch help came on Splendor in the Short Bottle (p. 13). García Márquez,” (“Love in the last three novels of García Márquez”). The English Grass: The Grover Lewis horseback. During the funeral, this Department’s line-up for its Therese Kayser Lindsey Series continues to be stellar: Reader, edited by Jan one old cowboy bowed his head at on February 8, BARRY HANNAH gave a talk on Southern literature, and on March C the graveside.” This is the last H Reid and W. K. Stratton,

29 at 3:30 pm, Texas State students Lee Norment and James Spears will interview R with a foreword by Cartier-Bresson photo we acquired I the Mitte Chair about his life, career, and thoughts on fiction; March 22 at 3:30 S Dave Hickey (March before his death and probably one T pm, Pulitzer Prize-winner RICHARD FORD reads from his new collection of short O 2005); Two books from

of the last he signed. Both the pho- P stories, A Multitude of Sins; April 21 at 3:30 pm, the Oxford Professor of Poetry Rick Riordan: Mission tograph and the rare 1952 edition H (and owner of 1,700 bootleg Dylan recordings) CHRISTOPHER RICKS lectures on E Road (June 2005) and of The Decisive Moment will be on R ON THE COVER the lyrics from Bob Dylan’s album “Blonde on Blonde.” Percy Jackson and the view at our Lightning in a Bottle R Willie Nelson, 2001, And, by the time you read this, there may be even more writers on deck— I Olympians: The Light- © Annie Leibovitz 2 # C 3 exhibition (pp. 12-13). see our Calendar of Events (plus how to get here) at www.swwc.txstate.edu. # K ning Thief (July 2005). S DON’T MISS (continued from page 4) THE PANEL murders, and she’s DISCUSSION working on a book on THURSDAY the subject. APRIL 7, 6:00 PM DAGOBERTO GILB, Held in conjunction one of the country’s with the Southwestern leading Chicano writ- Writers Collection ers, lived for many exhibit, a discussion years in El Paso and is of how the “big river” currently a professor of and its borderlands io English at Texas State. influence contemporary writers will be moder- ROLANDO ated by Jan Reid, editor HINOJOSA-SMITH, of the new University rande considered the Dean of of Texas Press antholo- Chicano Literature, gy, Rio Grande. won one of Latin America’s most presti- Panelists for the G gious literary awards, evening are: Cecilia RRIO GRANDE: the Premio de las Ballí, Dagoberto Gilb, THE STORIED RIVER Casas de las Americas, Rolando Hinojosa- On exhibit March 1 for his series of novels Smith, and Dick Reavis. through July 31, 2005 about the Lower Rio JAN REID, a major Grande Valley. donor to the South- The grand waterway is celebrated in this new exhibit DICK REAVIS, a major western Writers that coincides with the recent publication of Jan Reid’s donor to the SWWC, is Collection, is a found- anthology, Rio Grande, by the University of Texas Press. a former Senior Editor ing contributor and Manuscripts, photographs, and music from the South- of Texas Monthly and writer-at-large for Texas western Writers Collection holdings present portraits of the author of several Monthly. He is also the life along the river. Featured writers include John books, including author/co-author of Graves, Dagoberto Gilb, Cecilia Ballí, Rolando Hinojosa- Without Documents and seven books, including Smith, Dick Reavis, Joe Nick Patoski, Stephen Harrigan, Conversations with The Improbable Rise of Moctezuma: Ancient Redneck Rock, The Gary Cartwright, and Jan Reid. the storied river Shadows Over Modern Bullet Meant for Me: A special panel discussion on the Rio Grande is set for Life in Mexico. He’s A Memoir, and Close April 7, moderated by Reid (see sidebar, left). Following are # # # # # # # # # # banks of the Rio Grande. That river was not yet a juris- written extensively Calls: Jan Reid's Texas. excerpts from work by these featured authors. The Lower Valley road they traveled was paved two-lane but Both aliens had been told that La Migra’s men come with dictional barrier and was not to be until almost one hun- about the US-Mexico # #### Mickey didn’t see it that way because of the dust rising up rifles for shooting rabbits along the route. Both had also dred years later; but, by then, the border had its own his- borderlands. Back before there were customs checkpoints and border from it, the tumbleweeds reeling across like drugged roadrun- heard reports from Mexicans who had dodged bullets tory, its own culture, and its own sense of place: it was guards, before nations and national sovereignty, the Rio ners: In the West is where they were. Where Billy the Kid was along the road, like rabbits. The two immigrants crossed Nuevo Santander, named for old Santander in the Spanish Rio Grande Panel PROGRAM Grande sliced through a cluster of desert mountains and supposed to be locked up, where John Wesley Hardin twirled over the road and went into the brushland behind. Then Peninsula. The last names were similar up and down both created a valley that would in time birth one of the most a pistola and dealt cards, where Pancho Villa lived forever and they headed westward, ducking mesquite branches and banks of the river, and as second and third cousins were THURSDAY, APRIL 7 densely populated border regions in the world. Today, the Pershing became a street downtown. And out here at dusk trampling huisache underfoot. Thirty minutes ahead, allowed to marry, this further promulgated and propagat- 6:00 pm cities of Ciudad Juarez and EI Paso stare at each other this day, the whoosh from a storm chasing after the setting sun, Pelón had told them, they would run into an irrigation ed blood relationships and that sense of belonging…. Hors d’oeuvre reception across an international line. Their relationship is defined snapping branches and shadows off the cottonwoods and canal. They were to follow it until it came to a paved —Rolando Hinojosa, from “A Sense of Place” 7:00 pm by both allegiances and antagonisms; some days they feel electrical poles, they drove by the Mexico-style adobes from road, then they were to cross the road. After that, they ##### Panel discussion they are one and the same, while others they sit in silence, then that were still now—or if not, which sure looked like would spot a series of radio towers with red lights to the The Rio Grande’s narrative is like the silt of its bottom- 8:30 pm refusing to speak. But for the past ten years, they have they were—called auto parts and liquor stores, fereterias and northeast. They were to follow the lights to San Antonio, lands and delta—a complex layering of many locales and Book signing with Reid CECILIA BALLÍ is a shared a common mystery. Neither side fully understands supermercados. The land was still a flat, romantic brown, the a walk about six nights long. traditions. The river belongs to two countries, and as a and the panelists contributing writer for how it is that Juarez became such a dangerous place for light-skinned desert sand swirling around a single ocotillo or —Dick Reavis, from Without Documents consequence it is protected and managed by neither. It is (Books for sale by the Texas Monthly; Best women to live. Today it is a city where females disappear cholla or yucca on one side of the street, the darker plowed ##### a broken river now, overused and abused and in peril. Yet University Bookstore.) American Crime silently, every day, and then reappear in desolate cor- loam on the other, in the reach of the once-wider, fertile Rio But a place is merely that until it is populated, and once still it glows, emerald-like, in a collective imagination. Writing 2004 included Crossing the Rio Grande, her story on the Juarez ners—their bones exposed in the blazing sun, their skin Grande, planted with cotton or alfalfa or chile. populated, the histories of the place and its people begin. And that mystique is its best hope for salvation. black and dry as cardboard. —Dagoberto Gilb, For me and mine, history began in 1749 when the first —Jan Reid, from Rio Grande 1988, Bill Wittliff, ##### taken during the filming (continued on page 5) 4 —Cecilia Ballí, from “Ciudad de la Muerte” from The Last Known Residence of Mickey Acuña colonists began moving into the southern and northern 5 of Lonesome Dove. more memorable EVENTS

TEXAS LITERARY OUTLAWS IN THE NEWS The new book by 25,800 Southwestern (approx.) items of Writers Collec- correspondence tion Assistant exist in the Larry Curator Steve VIETNAM from a TEXAS POV panel L. King Archives Davis continues at the South- to attract positive NOVEMBER 11, 2004. Four Texas writers discussed their western Writers attention. Drawn “points of view” on the Vietnam war during a Veterans’ Collection. King largely from the Day evening that included an Asian-inspired hors d’oeu- has saved nearly Southwestern every letter he’s Writers Collec- vre reception in the Vietnam from a Texas POV exhibit received over the tion archives, room, and a book signing with the panelists. (Above, past decades; he’s Texas Literary left to right) Moderator Dr. Mark Busby; panelists Michael also retained car- Outlaws tells the Rodriguez, Sarah Bird, and Robert Flynn. (Right) Steve bon copies of the stories of Texas Davis, Southwestern Writers Collection Assistant Curator, thousands of let- writers Bud began the program with remarks and an introduction of ters he’s written. Shrake, Larry L. Dr. Busby. (Below) The audience, which included several King’s correspon- King, Billy Lee Vietnam veterans, asked a variety of lively questions dur- dence offers an Brammer, and ing the panelists’ discussion. # uncensored look Gary Cartwright, at his life, from placing them personal ex- squarely within changes with senators the context of and congressmen Texas’ own cul- (such as Ralph Yarbor- tural evolution ough, Morris Udall, from the 1950s and Jim Wright), to his to the 1990s. relationships with fam- Effusive reviews ily, friends, and literary keep pouring in colleagues (such as as well as some Willie Morris, Norman end-of-the-year Mailer, and Bud accolades. Shrake). A good The Fort Worth selection of King’s Weekly made it correspondence was their staff choice for collected in his 1999 best book by an area JOHN GRAVES statue dedication ANIMALERIE book launch book, Larry L. King: writer. The San A Writer’s Life in Antonio Express-News OCTOBER 8, 2004. (Clockwise from upper left) OCTOBER 22, 2004. (Above) Fort Worth-born photogra- Letters, Or, Reflections named Texas Literary Texas State President Dr. Denise Trauth, Sally and pher Jayne Hinds Bidaut was guest of honor at the exhibit in a Bloodshot Eye. Outlaws one of the Bill Wittliff, and Jane and John Graves at the reception and book launch for the eighth volume in our But there’s plenty more “Best of 2004,” calling champagne and chocolate reception. / Bill and Wittliff Gallery Book Series, ANIMALERIE, published by to discover in this it “groundbreaking Sally (who commissioned the statue) unveil the 6' the University of Texas Press. (Left) Poet and photographic breathtaking collec- and highly entertain- 11" bronze by sculptor and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian John Wood presented the book’s introductory tion, and we anticipate ing.” The Writers cartoonist Pat Oliphant. / President Trauth chris- essay, entitled “Jayne Hinds Bidaut’s Magic Cabinet,” before that the King corre- Collection salutes spondence will contin- Steve for not only tens the statue. / John and Bill say a few words; in introducing Jayne to a large audience of friends and guests ue to be heavily mined having written such the foreground is the 11" maquette Oliphant de- for a Q & A about her work. Afterwards, visitors had a by researchers in the a fine book, but for signed from photos taken by Bill. / President chance to chat one-on-one with Jayne while she signed years ahead. having written one Trauth remarks, “I think Bill and Sally and Connie books. The evening also included a cocktail reception with that showcases the have always thought we needed a greeter to the Jayne, John, founding donors Bill & Sally Wittliff, and extraordinary research Southwestern Writers Collection, someone who Texas State President Denise Trauth. The thought-provok- potential of these would stand by the door and welcome visitors. ing exhibit featuring over 70 of Jayne’s “animal shop” pho- important archives. 6 Now we have one. A permanent one.” # tos runs through March 12, 2005. # 7 PABLO ORTIZ MONASTERIO plays a pivotal role in Mexico’s thriving and dynamic photography. He helped establish the Centro de la Imagen in Mexico City, instituted the famous photogra- phy festival, Fotosep- tiembre, and was the founding editor for Luna Córnea, Mexico’s premiere photography journal. Ortiz Mona- sterio also edited the now-classic series Colección Río de Luz, twenty volumes on important Mexican photographers. He is an accomplished photog- rapher and has been exhibited and collected by museums around the world, including the Wittliff Gallery. Among his books on photography are Testigos y Cómplices (Martín Casillas Edi- tores, 1982), La Última Ciudad / The Last City (Twin Palms, 1995), Corazón de venado (Casa de las Imágenes, 1998), Sexo y progreso (Mestizo, 1999), and Dolor y belleza / Pain and Beauty (Landucci Editores, 2000). He currently lives and works in Mexico City, and serves on the Special Collections Advisory Committee.

Volando bajo / Flying Low, 1986, Mexico City, is published in La Última Ciudad / The Last City. The photograph is one of many by the artist in the Wittliff collection. (left) The recently renovated workspace and compact shelves in the “Annex.” (below) Graduate student Jeremey Cagle works spotlight on CATALOGING with the BROYLES papers at a new counter.

(top right) Special One of Special Collections’ important record), which is then exported to the shelves, there are large countertop RESEARCHING? Collections Catalog missions is to provide researchers and Alkek Library Online Catalog, as well work stations, soon to be equipped TRY THIS . . . Librarian, Karen Sigler, The Southwestern prepares a protective patrons access to our materials. This as to a worldwide database, OCLC with computers. We have already Writers Collection mylar sleeve. begins by creating a way by which any (Online Computer Library Center), begun using the counters for various contains a dazzling (below left) Karen person interested in looking at our thus allowing national and interna- archival functions, and we now have variety of archives, but & Special Collections materials can find them. tional access to the information. After cataloging an item, they room to support not only staff work, Catalog Assistant, Joe the wealth of material Sumbera, display a Catalogers Karen Sigler and Joe Karen and Joe’s bibliographic determine if basic preservation is but also projects for volunteers and can often be daunting galley proof of Larry Sumbera examine each item and create records become the doorway to access- needed. This may be as simple as student interns. to students unfamiliar McMurty’s Lonesome a detailed description (bibliographic ing Southwestern Writers Collection enclosing the item in mylar or as The Annex is truly the “behind- with the holdings. Dove and its hand- To assist beginning made archival box. and Wittliff Gallery materials. Their complex as building archival boxes the-scenes” of Special Collections, descriptive notes in each record pro- to protect fragile or rare materials. and the work that is done there is researchers, Asst. Curator Steve Davis NEW SUPPORT vide specific details about the item: its Karen and Joe also search items for crucial to meeting the needs of our compiled a compre- MATERIALS: donor(s); its condition; any signatures, evidence of biological pests or mold IF YOU WERE TO ASK any archivist what their most patrons. Just as importantly, this new, improved space hensive subject guide A SAMPLER inscriptions, or inserted materials it and alert the archivist if a problem pressing needs were, you would most likely receive a ensures that the collections entrusted to our care are to the Southwestern Southwestern # may have; or anything else that exists. litany of answers including staff, funding, and equipment. stored and handled in the best possible way. Writers Collection Writers Collec- describes and enhances its uniqueness. The cataloging process is basic But at the top of any list materials. The guide tion: The Pastoral Karen and Joe handle everything to maintaining intellectual control would be SPACE: shelf space points students to Vision of Cormac from books to non-book formats, of the growing number of items in to store archival collections; paticular writers based McCarthy by CARING for the collections on areas of study. Georg Guillemin; screenplays, manuscript collections— our collections. Karen and Joe’s care- work space to organize and Here are just some Slacker (DVD); any item that comes to them from the ful descriptive analyses enhance re- process these collections; counter space to conduct of the many possible Dancing With Special Collections Department. searchers awareness of just how preservation work; and space to store the boxes of incom- topics: African Amer- Lyndon: A Novel by In particular, they catalog all of unique are the holdings of Special ing materials before they’ve been inventoried. ican studies, the Donley Watt; The the Southwestern Writers Collection Collections. For an in-depth expla- With the completion of renovation in the Alkek Alamo, Border studies, Border Patrol Ate and Wittliff Gallery “source materi- nation, visit their website: www. Library basement “Annex,” Special Collections is well on Chicano Literature, My Dust by Alicia # als” (see below). library.txstate.edu/cat/sc-unit.asp. the way to meeting current space needs. Last fall brought Civil Rights, J. Frank Alarcón; Let’s Do the installation of compact shelves in the lower portion Dobie studies, Drama, by Rebecca Mea- of the Annex, the construction of which was diligently Editing/Editors, Envi- cham; Crossing a overseen by the library’s Facilities Assistant, Cliff Wood. ronmental Literature, Continent: The Incredible Football, Historical Journey of Cabeza de These new shelving units more than double the space Fiction, Humor, Vaca by Lissa Jones making use of RESOURCES available for storing our archival collections, and we have Lyndon B. Johnson Johnston; De Leon: A already begun filling them. (Of course, at the rate that we studies, Lonesome Tejano Family History The Southwestern Writers Collection jects, and lives of the artists in our col- acquire our archival collections, we will soon be out of Dove, Magazine Jour- by Ana Carolina and Wittliff Gallery have both earned lection. They provide a commentary space again!) nalism, Memoirs, Castillo Crimm. world-wide reputations for collecting that is invaluable to understanding The Annex is a great place for an archives—it’s envi- Mexico, Music Jour- Wittliff Gallery: Songs and preserving the primary sources the artists’ works and the significance ronmentally sound, climate controlled, and best of all, it’s nalism, Mystery/ of Innocence & Experi- that document the culture, literature, of their artistic expressions. flexible. In addition to the state-of-the-art compact Detective Fiction, ence by William Blake, history, and photography of the The Southwestern Writers Collec- Oil, Poetry, Politics, with photographs by American Southwest and Mexico. tion’s support materials focus on the Katherine Anne Porter Joel-Peter Witkin; Los Integral to the broader mission of Southwest. At over 12,000 cataloged prehensive library available for re- studies, Religion, pueblos de la bruma y Rivers of Texas, Special Collections, however, is the items and growing, it is fast on its way searchers either onsite or through el sol, fotografía, Nacho YOU? Screenwriting, amassing of supplemental secondary to becoming one of the premiere research requests submitted to our how can we help López; Los Indios del The “Sixties,” Texas Noroeste 1890-1898 by source materials that complement the repositories for research on this region. reference staff. Are you researching an author or genre in Southwestern lit- detailed inventories to our processed collections are avail- Monthly, True Crime, Carl Lumholtz; Mujer manuscripts and photographs en- Support materials come to us in We are also fortunate to have erature? Are you writing a book, an article, or a term paper able on our website, but to physically access the materi- and Women Write the x Mujer: 22 fotógrafas; trusted to our care. The value of sup- two primary ways: through purchase many generous friends who donate on a subject covered by our collections? Or are you a pho- als, you need to visit us on site. Southwest. Pájaros by Graciela port materials such as books, jour- and through donations. The Writers support materials to the Collection. tography student interested in the work of a specific artist You will quickly discover that there is no replacement See the complete Iturbide, signed ltd. nals, compact discs, videos, exhibi- Collection and Wittliff Gallery assis- Daily we receive books, compact collected by the Wittliff Gallery? If you answered yes to any for the experience of working with an author’s personal guide online: www. edition; La casa que tion catalogues, and ephemera (see tant curators oversee budgets for the discs, exhibition catalogs, and other of the above, then you will want to plan a research trip to papers and handwritten notes or a photographer’s original library.txstate.edu/ canta: arquitectura popu- the sidebar, left) is immeasurable in acquisition of research materials in items as gifts. These are cataloged the Special Collections Department of the Alkek Library. images—in both cases, seeing evidence of her or his cre- swwc/archives/ lar mexicana by providing context and content for the their respective areas and work along with the materials purchased by In addition to showcasing our collections in exhibi- ative process at work. writers/topics.html. Mariana Yampolsky; Call us at 512-245- primary sources we collect. closely with vendors, book dealers, the curators, and combine to form the tion spaces, we offer a comprehensive public service pro- The Reading Room is open Monday through Friday, Daddy-O: Iguana Heads 2313, and we’ll be Wittliff Gallery support materials and others to ensure the integrity of impressive collection that supports gram in our reading room. To help plan your visit, the 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with extended evening hours until & Texas Tales by Bob happy to help you # # “Daddy-O” Wade. 10 typically feature the photography, sub- our collection. The result is a com- our research and teaching mission. subject guide to our holdings (see sidebar, right) and 7:00 pm on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. 11 even further. HENRI CARTIER- EXHIBITS ON BRESSON ON O DISCOVER AN EPHEMERAL IMAGE, THE ROAD PHOTOGRAPHY Tcapture it, and show it to the world is a task The Wittliff Gallery To me, photography is pursued both by artists and collection curators—in some- continues to offer a the simultaneous recog- variety of exhibits to what divergent ways. A photographer—serendipitously or nition, in a fraction of a local and national following a particular esthetic trail—encounters an image, second, of the signifi- museums, libraries, cance of an event as yanks it out of the time stream with the camera’s click, fixes and art spaces. One of well as of a precise it on paper, and reveals it. A curator, in pursuit perhaps of our most-requested organization of forms a particular artist, working in a particular collecting area, or exhibits, A Certain which give that event simply by happy accident, finds an image, acquires it— Alchemy: Photographs its proper expression. budget permitting—and makes it available to the public by Keith Carter, will be I believe that, through through exhibitions, books, private viewings. in Texas and Louisiana the act of living, the Thus, in the best of all possible worlds, rising from this summer. The 78 discovery of oneself is their shared but bifurcating task, a wonderful symbiosis share them with you—hence this truly astounding show. photographs will be at made concurrently with can occur between an artist and a collecting gallery like the There are new photoworks from favorites like Yolanda the Longview Museum the discovery of the of Fine Arts in Long- Wittliff as they create together a visionary body of the Andrade, Kate Breakey, Keith Carter, Henri Cartier- world around us which view, Texas, May 14 to artist’s work. And when that happens it’s like catching Bresson (p. 2), Edward Curtis, Graciela Iturbide, Russell can mold us, but which June 21, and at the lightning in a bottle, like capturing something powerful Lee, Francisco Mata Rosas, Michael O’Brien, Josephine can also be affected by Masur Museum of Art us. A balance must be and elusive and then being able to hold it and show it to the Sacabo (p. 14), Sebastião Salgado, Rocky Schenck (p. 2), in Monroe, Louisiana, established between world. Very heady stuff, and certainly for me one of the Erwin Smith, Bob Wade, Geoff Winningham, Bill Wittliff, July 17 to August 28. these two worlds—the most rewarding aspects of the curating business. and Mariana Yampolsky; and spectacular images from This exhibit represents one inside us and the Ours is primarily a contemporary photography collec- artists new to our collection or seldom exhibited: three decades of one outside us. Carter’s haunting and As the result of a enigmatic work. On constant recipro- view in Beeville, Texas cal process, both is the ever-popular these worlds exhibit, Lonesome come to form a Dove: The Making of an single one. And it American Classic, with is this world that I GHTNIN photographs by Bill we must commu- Wittliff. A tri-panel nicate. NEW ACQUISITIONS display of the Lone- But this takes L G some Dove journey care only of the from novel to screen content of the accompanies the pho- picture. For me, tographs. The exhibit IN A BOTTLE closes April 28 at the content cannot be separated from Beeville Art Museum. Interested in bringing form. By form, I tion, and many of our artists are living, so we’re able Faustinus Deraet, Héctor García, Annie Leibovitz (cover the Wittliff Gallery to mean a rigorous to confer with them, ask them which images they photo of Willie Nelson), Rodrigo Moya, Robert and Shana your town? Call us at organization of would like to see preserved, which images express ParkeHarrison, Joel Salcido, Cathy Spence, Jack Spencer, the interplay of 512-245-2313. their creative path, which images, though aberrant, Gerardo Suter, Doris Ullman, Kathy Vargas, and Joel-Peter surfaces, lines, and val- might be included as illustrative of the road not Witkin (p. 2). You will see a few historical photos in the (opposite page, from top) ues. It is in this organi- Rope-O-Matic, taken—sometimes those are the most instructive of mix as well: Rosenthal’s 1945 Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, zation alone that our 1994, James Evans conceptions and emo- all. We listen to the artists we collect, and we respect a 1906 image of the last survivors of the Battle of San Flying Lessons, tions become concrete their talent and their intuition as we conduct the Jacinto—and, from Mexico, an amazing little anonymous 2002, Cathy Spence El saxofonista, and communicable. In ongoing dialogs that give Texas State’s Wittliff post-mortem in its original tin frame. Ciudad de México, photography, visual Gallery of Southwestern & Mexican Photography Lightning in a Bottle runs from March 26 through 2000, Yolanda Andrade organization can stem vitality and dash and a rare immediacy of vision August 14. I hope you can join us Saturday, April 16 at Raising the Flag only from a developed shared by artist and collecting institution. 7:00 pm, as we celebrate the exhibit with a cocktail recep- on Iwo Jima, 1945, Joe Rosenthal instinct. Because we’ve added so many extraordinary tion, and a very special program featuring guest artists. (this page) —from The Decisive images to the Wittliff collection during the past It’s fun, it’s free, and it’s good for you. Come grab the Carlos Fuentes, Moment (Verve and # Simon Schuster, 1952) 12 couple of years, we thought it was high time to lightning! —Connie Todd 13 1981, Gerardo Suter recent ACQUISITIONS from the ARCHIVES

(below left) Micael Priest at the SOUTHWESTERN al, correspondence, invitations, compact discs, and BACK IN THE 1920s, before the in a series of penetrating short stories. THE KEYSTONE Poster for the Kinks, Pure WRITERS COLLECTION ephemera related to his research and writing career. [Gift ascent of J. Frank Dobie as “Mr. Most of Sanford’s work was published is published by the Prairie League, and Steely # Alkek Library Dan at Laurie Auditorium With recent additions since our last issue, the of Patoski] Various items from BILL WITTLIFF’S per- Texas,” it was Texas women who in The American Mercury, a magazine Department of Special in San Antonio, October Collection now comprises over 5,040 linear feet of sonal collections: childhood memorabilia, early stories brought the state’s literature to a na- edited by one of America’s foremost Collections at Texas 27, 1972, from the Tom and drawings, school papers, and “the best rubber-band tional audience. Chief among these journalists, H. L. Mencken. Three of State University-San Wilmore Collection materials from authors, screenwriters, and songwriters. Marcos—a member gun ever.” Also materials related to the film The Black was Dorothy Scarborough, author of her stories also appeared in the 1926 (below center) Materials listed below represent additions from August of the Texas State Branches Floating, 2004, through December 2004. # One hundred and fourteen Stallion (co-written by Wittliff); items documenting his several books including The Wind, edition of Best American Short Stories. University System and an equal opportunity from the series Ophelia’s TEXAS MUSIC POSTERS (1960s to 1980s) by various writing career, Encino Press, and various personal and which was made into a movie starring Mencken was an early admirer of Garden, Josephine educational institution. Austin poster artists professional relationships. [Gift of Bill & Sally Wittliff] Lillian Gish in 1928. An equally im- Sanford’s writing and he accepted Sacabo # Dr. Denise Trauth including Micael Priest, Several additions to the LARRY L. KING papers pressive writer to many readers was nearly every story she submitted for Mencken praises Sanford’s writing President, Texas State Kerry Awn, Ken Feather- include recent correspondence, thank-you notes, post- WINIFRED SANFORD, a Wichita publication. In letter after letter, while exhorting her to continue work University-San Marcos stone, and Jim Franklin, cards, receipts, and an article by King for the Old Falls resident who chronicled the on her novel-in-progress. Unfor- Dr. Van Wyatt Sorehead Gazette. Also included is a printout of King’s effects of the Texas oil boom tunately, due to a variety of factors Vice President, advertise music events at Information Technology reading at the 2004 Texas Book Festival, where he was including a difficult battle with tuber- INSTRUCTING venues such as the Joan Heath ILLUMINATING Armadillo World Head- honored for lifetime contributions to Texas literature. culosis, Sanford never completed her Assistant Vice President, # University Library INSPIRING quarters, Vulcan Gas [Gift of Dr. King] CHICANO LITERATURE novel. She published her last story in The South- Company, Austin Opera & CULTURE invitations and programs. [Gift of 1931, and for many years afterwards STAFF western Writers # Connie Todd, Curator House, and Ritz Theater. Jaime Chahin] SUSAN WITTIG ALBERT was forgotten by readers. Collection Special Collections [Gift of Tom Wilmore] donated materials relating to her most recent In the 1980s, Sanford was redis- [email protected] preserves and # The papers of CELIA China Bayles mystery novel, An Unthymely Death covered. A collection of her work, Steve Davis exhibits literary and Other Garden Mysteries. She also donated type- Windfall and Other Stories, was pub- Assistant Curator papers and mem- MORRIS, author of scripts of members’ memoirs from the OLDER lished, and it re- Southwestern Writers orabilia of the Fanny Wright: Rebel in Collection WOMEN’S LEGACY CIRCLE WORKSHOPS [Gift region’s leading writ- America, Finding Celia’s mains in print [email protected] # ers, filmmakers, and Place, and Bearing Witness: Sexual Harassment and of Albert] The DONLEY WATT papers include today. A film based Carla Ellard musicians, creating a Beyond—Everywoman’s Story, document her writing manuscripts for the novels, Reynolds, Dancing with on her story “Luck,” Assistant Curator Wittliff Gallery rich research environ- Lyndon, and Haley, Texas 1959. Also starring Robert Du- career and include correspondence, [email protected] ment devoted to the typescripts to the short-story collec- typed manuscripts, photographs, vall, was directed by Beverly Fondren cultural arts of the research materials, interviews, audio tion, Can You Get There From Here? and James Keach and re- Development Officer Southwest. Special Collections and video cassettes, conference and correspondence, photographs, and leased in 1995 as The Wittliff Gallery, # [email protected] seminar materials, newspaper arti- ephemera. [Gift of Watt] The Stars Fell on a photo archive and Mary Garcia cles, and ephemera. [Gift of Morris] Henrietta. Today Office Manager, LAII creative center focused # Sanford’s reputation Special Collections on Mexico and the Additional MARK BUSBY notes, at the WITTLIFF GALLERY as one of Texas’ [email protected] Southwest, showcases research materials, and manuscripts Holdings now include over 12,000 pho- # most talented early writers is well Michele Miller the works of distin- relating to his novel, Fort Benning tographs. Recent purchases include Marketing & guished artists whose Blues. [Gift of Dr. Busby] # Manu- works by HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON established. Media Relations images delight and scripts, correspondence with publish- (p. 2), KEITH CARTER, ROBIN HIX, In 2004, Helen Sanford donat- Special Collections [email protected] inspire those explor- ers, notes, and other materials related HECTOR GARCIA, ANNIE LEIBO- ed her mother’s literary papers to Katherine Salzmann ing the visual heritage the Southwestern Writers Collec- to JUDY ALTER’S writing career. VITZ and ROBERT & SHANA PARKE- Archivist, Southwestern of the regions. These Included are several unpublished HARRISON. # Recent gifts include tion. Included among these dis- Writers Collection two counterparts of manuscripts as well as typescripts for photographs from KEITH CARTER, tinguished holdings are about [email protected] the Albert B. Alkek Tina Ybarra various works-in-progress and short JAYNE HINDS BIDAUT, and WILLIAM two dozen letters between Library Department of Archives Assistant, LAIII stories. [Gift of Alter] # The papers of WRIGHT. # CATHY SPENCE gave the Sanford and Mencken that Special Collections at Special Collections chronicle their editorial rela- [email protected] Texas State University- poet and 1989 Austin Book Award collection her breakthrough image titled # tionship. The Winifred San- San Marcos bring alive winner, ALBERT HUFFSTICKLER, “Michelle,” taken in 1996. BOOK ADVISORY COMMITTEE “the spirit of place” include manuscript drafts of many of PRODUCTION MATERIALS from the ford archives have been pro- William Broyles, Jr. for students, scholars, his poems, notebooks, biographical University of Texas Press: for ROCKY cessed by volunteer librarian Dr. Mark Busby writers, artists and the materials, correspondence, reviews, SCHENCK PHOTOGRAPHS and ANI- Kristen Davis and are avail- Elizabeth Crook community at-large. able for researchers. See the photographs, and awards and honors. MALERIE by Jayne Hinds Bidaut, vol- Laura Gutierrez-Witt # finding aid online at: www. [Gift of Sylvia Manning] More umes in the Wittliff Gallery Series; also Pablo Ortiz Monasterio library.txstate.edu/swwc/ boxes from JOE NICK PATOSKI that for VAQUERO: GENESIS OF THE DJ Stout include posters, photographs, notes, TEXAS COWBOY by Bill Wittliff [Gift archives/writers/sanford. Kathy Vargas # 14 newspaper clippings, research materi- of Bill & Sally Wittliff] # html. 15 Bill & Sally Wittliff THE KEYSTONE Read the story behind FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, UNLESS NOTED the title: www.library. exhibits & events CALENDAR ALKEK LIBRARY | 7TH FLOOR | TEXAS STATE txstate.edu/spec-coll EDITOR Connie Todd Photoworks by Henri On exhibit Cartier-Bresson, Edward 21 CHRISTOPER RICKS, EMAIL Curtis, Annie Leibovitz, Kate April the Oxford Prof. of Poetry, [email protected] ONGOING Breakey, Keith Carter, Kathy discusses his new book, LONESOME DOVE CAROLINA MAYORGA DESIGNER Vargas, Jack Spencer, Robert 5 Dylan’s Visions of Sin (that’s REVISITED Props, cos- RODRÍGUEZ (National Michele Miller & Shana ParkeHarrison, Bob, not Thomas) for the tumes, photographs, & other University of Colombia English Dept’s Therese LOCATION items from the CBS film Sebastião Salgado, Rocky Schenck, Graciela Iturbide, Linguistics Department) Kayser Lindsey/Katherine Special Collections & rotate in two exhibits. lectures in Spanish on “Amor Anne Porter Series. Book sale its galleries are on the Russell Lee, & others. MAR 1 – JULY 31 en las tres últimas novelas de & signing. SWWC / 3:30 pm Alkek Library’s 7th Reception April 16 RIO GRANDE: The Storied García Márquez,” (“Love in floor at Texas State River celebrates the grand University-San Marcos the last three novels of waterway through literature, March García Márquez”). Sponsored June TOURS & INFO photographs & music from by Modern Languages. Watch for GRINGOS IN 512-245-2313 the Southwestern Writers 2 The Creative Writing SWWC / 5pm MEXICO, another South- HOURS Collection’s MFA STUDENTS read from western Writers Collection distinguished holdings. Exhibits their poetry & fiction. 6 The Creative Writing exhibit coming to the Mon/Tue/Fri 8–5 Panel Discussion April 7 SWWC / 5pm MFA STUDENTS read from Austin-Bergstrom Inter- Wed/Thur 8–7 NOW – MAR 11 their poetry & fiction. national Airport. Sat 9–5 / Sun 2–6 ANIMALERIE Photographs 13–19 SWWC / 5pm Archives & Reading by Jayne Hinds Bidaut ask COLLECTIONS CLOSED Room Mon/Tue/Fri 8–5 viewers to take a critical look for Spring Break. 7 PANEL DISCUSSION for Tours & Wed/Thur 8–7 at putting a price tag on SWWC exhibit reopens RIO GRANDE moderated by presentations (Please call ahead to “lives within a container.” Sunday, March 20, Jan Reid, editor of the UT WG on Saturday, March 26. BRING YOUR GROUP for verify / Closed during In concert with the Wittliff Press anthology, Rio Grande. a closer look at the exhibits, breaks & holidays) Gallery book by same name. Panelists Cecilia Ballí, RICHARD FORD archives, or prints. Simply 22 Dagoberto Gilb, Rolando ADMISSION MAR 26 – AUG 14 reads for the English Dept’s make an appointment & Exhibits are free. LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE Therese Kayser Lindsey/ Hinojosa-Smith & Dick we’ll be happy to lead a tour Reavis. SWWC / Reception or create a presentation ONLINE (Directions, New Acquisitions Katherine Anne Porter 6 pm / Panel 7 pm / Authors around your area of interest. parking & archive info) at the Wittliff Gallery Series. Book sale & signing. Call 512-245-2313. www.library.txstate.edu/ SWWC / 3:30 pm Book Signing 8:30 pm spec-coll 29 AN INTERVIEW 16 EXHIBIT RECEPTION Gerónimo- WITH BARRY HANNAH for LIGHTNING IN A Check online for BECOME A FRIEND Apache, Texas State students Lee BOTTLE features food, hours, directions, of the Collections: 1907, Norment & James Spears drinks, & a panel discussion & event updates www.library.txstate.edu/ Edward talk with the English Dept’s with featured photographers, spec-coll/support.htm Curtis Mitte Endowed Chair for to be announced. Check www.library.txstate.edu/ 512-245-9058 Creative Writing. Book sale online for updates. WG / spec-coll & signing. SWWC / 3:30 pm 7 pm / Program 8 pm

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