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Maria en el zócalo, ONE OF THE great joys—and perhaps the only joy—of We weren’t sure what to expect from our review. It’s one (left) CD 1953, Héctor García being an interim director is getting to work more closely thing to think you’re doing a pretty good job. It’s quite collections including the deluxe Bear Family with some of the fine people who contribute so much to the another to put yourself at the mercy of an independent, OUR VERY Records box set and SINCERE THANKS Wittliff’s success. Over the past few months I’ve met outside appraiser. book with essays and session info, plus a rare to all those who have regularly with our Associate Vice President, Joan Heath, After Lisa closely analyzed our written report, she spent 45 rpm from Pappy provided recent along with our Vice President for Information Technology, two days on campus, interviewing everyone on the Wittliff Daily’s D Records, “The financial support Dr. Van Wyatt. staff as well as meeting with Joan Heath and Van Wyatt. She Storm Has Just Begun” (September 30, 2009 – On a parallel track, I’ve also visited extensively with asked good, tough questions. b/w “Man with the Blues” August 9, 2010). founding donor Bill Wittliff as well as many of our individ - A few weeks later, Lisa responded with her report: a (below) Country Favorites, Willie Nelson Friends of the Wittliff ual donors. And then I’ve had the pleasure of day-to-day solid endorsement of the Wittliff Collections. She described Style LP, produced by # Founder’s Circle interactions with the Wittliff Collections’ terrific, highly us as a “stellar operation,” noting the Wittliff “is operating Chet Atkins featuring Susan Crews Bailey dedicated staff. (They continue to make us proud—see p. from a position of strength, and while the organization has Ernest Tubbs’ Texas Troubadours as the # Curator’s Circle 11 for news of the recent honors they have received.) been on a fast trajectory in terms of physical evolution, backing band, the single Mary Lockwood Crouch What I see in all of collections development, “Good Times,” and the Adrienne & Rick Pappas this is a sense of a shared staff, and programming, the Stardust picture disc Dedee & John Roberts mission regarding the process has been deliberate the WILLIE NELSON recording collection Anne & John Weisman Wittliff Collections. and driven by a professional Friends (cont. from p. 2) # Collector’s Circle These folks have come staff that is invested in the —By Graduate Assistant Alan Schaefer, special contributor Anyone who has attended a Willie Nelson concert can Barbara & Charles Beverly Fondren together in recognition mission of the organization THE WITTLIFF COLLECTIONS recently acquired a tell you about the marathon sets, the surprise guest Chadwell & John Scott that we are building and a respect for their significant collection of Willie Nelson material that includes appearances, and the melting–pot audiences of hippies, Joaquin Cruz Betty & Duncan Osborn something uniquely im - colleagues.” the vast majority of the Texas legend’s discography. As a cowboys, bikers, and whoever else might show up. The J. Patrick Deely Katharine Salzmann portant—a kind of cul- Lisa also noted that, “An lifelong Willie fan, musician, and record collector, I collection features a rare DVD that captures this euphoric Carollyn Geldart Cathy Supple tural cathedral that active founding donor, Bill thrilled to have the opportunity to inventory the acquisition. atmosphere at Willie’s 4th of July Picnic in 1974, a carnival- Donna & Gerald Hill # Lawrence Hitz Sponsor’s Circle reveres, safeguards, and Wittliff, continues to be an What I was shocked to discover among the 877 like affair emceed by Leon Russell and featuring Jerry & Jim Kimmel Kathryn & Don Counts offers up for contem - enthusiastic proponent of recordings was the very first Willie Nelson record, a 45 rpm performances by Willie and some of the usual suspects such Dorothy Drummer League of Women plation the artistic these distinctive collections, from 1957, “” backed with “Lumberjack.” as Waylon Jennings and Jerry Jeff Walker. Mary Margaret Voters treasures of our region. and Texas State University– Recorded in Vancouver, Washington, while Willie was Other highlights include much of Willie’s early recorded & Ray Farabee Mary Lois & Sloan Regan & Bill Gammon As J. Frank Dobie well San Marcos has responded working as a disc jockey and released on Willie Nelson output on the original vinyl records, deluxe edition CDs, Leonard Nancy & Bobby Inman said, “People living in with a significant invest - Records, the disc introduced one of the and box sets of Willie’s classic albums with previously Dian & Don Malouf Bonnie & Ed Longcope the Southwest will lead ment of financial capital in more singular voices in unheard studio outtakes, rare photographs, well- Melinda & Jim Monica Maeckle fuller and richer lives if facilities, staff, and in American popular song. researched essays, and discs such as “Crazy: The Demo McMichael & Bob Rivard they become aware of support of acquisitions.” His treatment of songwriter Sessions,” a batch of early demos that Willie would Rebecca Bell-Metereau Roseann Mandziuk what it holds.” This AAM assessment and fellow Texan Leon pitch to Nashville record Nelwyn & Jerry Moore & Jim Studer From collecting the underscores the benefits of Payne’s “Lumberjack” executives. Kathy & Randall Morris Francis Nail Ben Shrake artifacts to celebrating cooperation among the staff, displays the nuanced vocal These recordings are a Mary Jane Nalley Suzanne & Marc the authors and artists, university adminis tration, phrasing and characteristic welcome addition to the Winkelman Elizabeth & Michael the Wittliff is a vital and our individual donors. wit that has come to be the Wittliff Collections’ Willie Mitzie & Jim Wittliff O’Brien zócalo, a town center where the arts and the community Our shared sense of mission is one of the Wittliff’s key trademark of a Willie Nelson Nelson holdings, which Cherie & Van Wyatt Charles Pence come togeth er. We seek to engage our audiences on many strengths, and it is responsible for much of our success. We tune. include such artifacts as Eve Phelps # Friend’s Circle levels, including making use of leading social media are committed to meeting every new challenge from here. Acquired from John handwritten lyrics, Richele & Bill Poston Mike & Lulu Abbott platforms. To that end, we have recently developed a And so, if you are among those who believe in our Kalinsky, a consum mate some scribbled on & Bob Pulver Eric & Valerie Anderson Patrick Rose Bill Arhos Facebook page and YouTube channel (see p. 4). mission and have confidence in our operations, would you collector of Nelson’s work, the paper scraps, John Scanlan Kathleen Bergeron As part of our efforts to strengthen our operations, the consider reaching out with support for this important materials contain LP and 45 napkins, and hotel Doatsy Shrake Joye & Charles Wittliff Collections recently participated in a museum work? Charged with stewardship, we hope to continue rpm records, audio cas settes, CDs, DVDs, and VHS station ery, and a Marion & Charles Sims Blankenship assessment program, conducted by the American collecting and preserving our cultural treasures, illumi - cassettes. The oldest records here are two 45s from 1954 by handmade songbook Audrey Slate George Bristol Association of Museums (AAM). We began with our staff nating their importance in our region and beyond. As a Dave Isbell that feature Nelson on electric guitar. Released created by the singer when he Denise & Dennis Smart Shirley & Clifton and university administrators completing a self-study, place of instruction as well as inspiration, we look for every by Sarg Records, a small label from Luling, Texas, these are was about eleven years old. See the A-Z Guide in the Joanne H. Smith Caldwell which was submitted as a detailed report to the AAM. In opportunity to invite scholarship, dialogue, and interaction Willie Nelson’s earliest appearances on record. Research section of our website for more on the Nelson Lucette Topper (continued on p. 3) June, we hosted our on-site assessor, Lisa Hanover, who with our many and diverse audiences. Your help makes all The collection chronicles Willie’s entire career, from his materials. We hope this collec tion attracts and inspires Bibb Underwood # directs the Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College in the difference in the world. Thank you. humble beginnings as a studio sideman to renowned young singers, songwriters, and musicians as well as fans Docia & Roy Williams ON THE COVER Pennsylvania and is past president of the Association of —Steve Davis bandleader and songwriter, culminating with his critically and scholars of Willie’s . We encourage you to come Roberta & Larry Wright Iceland Poppy, 2004, # Kate Breakey 2 Academic Museums & Galleries. Interim Director / Curator acclaimed 2010 release, simply titled “.” and listen. 3 Alice & Bill Wright THE WITTLIFF ON THE HEELS of the gallery reno va tion, our com - deeply affecting stories of the low- ON FACE BOOK pletely redesigned website recently made its debut. paying, demanding, and often danger- & YOUTUBE good WORD S, fresh FILM , 4,530 New to the site are slideshows spot lighting the literary, ous jobs he and others performed, the is the approximate August 9 we launched photographic, and Lonesome Dove collec tions, more in- un-regulated, often unpredictable number of photocopies our official page on depth information about each, a consolidated Research fine AR T, and live MUSIC ways in which they were treated, and of archival material the Facebook, and at 800+ section, and an About section with visitor infor mation, the camaraderie that grew between staff of the Wittliff fans and growing, it’s Collections has made links to news releases, Keystone issues to download, LAST SPRING WAS another exciting Prize-winning editorial cartoon ist Ben many of the workers. fast becoming the go-to for researchers in the and more. Spend some time within our beautiful new season of events at the Wittliff Sargent, documen tary photog ra pher Bill Minutaglio also discussed his place to chat about the past year. Despite living pages at www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu . # Collections, with author readings, Alan Pogue, and Tom Pittman, front latest book, In Search of the Blues: A collections—and so in the digital age, the much more. If you exhibition recep tions, panel discus- man for the Austin Lounge Lizards Journey to the Soul of Black Texas , vast majority of our have a Facebook sions, film screenings, and live and host of KUT’s “Folkways.” published by the University of Texas holdings are in paper profile, find us, hit the performances by several of Austin’s After guests enjoyed a reception of Press in the Wittliff’s Southwestern format, and the “Like” button, and start music icons. Did you miss an event? If local and organic foods catered by San Writers Collection Series. Minutaglio quickest, cheapest way or join a conversation, so, there’s a good chance you can Marcos’ Cool Mint Café and locally recounted his experiences as an to provide duplication get advance news, catch it on our YouTube channel at crafted beverages provided by St. outsider searching for the African is by photocopying. exhibition and event www. youtube .com/ WittliffCollections . Arnold’s Brewery, Jim Hightower took Ameri can musical heritage in Texas We charge 25 cents per reminders, updates April 17 was the joint reception the stage and demonstrated exactly churches, on front porches, at juke page (10 cents for Texas from our authors and State University affili - for ¡Viva México! and Vaquero , and a why he is such a sought-after public joints, and anywhere else that people artists, past event ates), and funds paid chance to toast the Wittliff’s recently speaker. Closing the festivities were would allow him into their lives. photos and videos, for photocopies support retired director, Connie Todd, who lively performances by singer/song- The Wittliff Collections collabo- interesting facts about the continued preser va - our holdings, plus returned to speak as the evening’s writers Carolyn Wonderland and rated with Texas Folklife to bring in tion of our archival inside-the-archives info presenter. Connie noted “the impor- Shelley King, followed by the Austin writer, folklorist, photographer, and collections. We do you can’t find any - tance of images as a way into a culture Lounge Lizards. filmmaker Alan Govenar to screen provide scanning and where else. Keep is a truly remarkable thing,” then she Recent visiting authors included three of his short Texas documentaries audio/video transfer on watching for exclusive went on to show the social and artistic Claudia Rankine, Francine Prose, Tim Human Volcano , Texas Style , and a case-by-case basis, Facebook-only give- relationships among the exhibition O’Brien, and investigative journalist, Osceola Mays: Stories, Songs, Poems in and information about aways , too. We also photographers, bringing their lives to author of Ashes of Waco , and former conjunction with the South by South - all of our duplication created our own light and their images to life. Texas Monthly senior editor, Dick J. west film festival. services is available at channel on You Tube, www.thewittliffc ollections Panel discussions, live music, Reavis, who discussed his first-hand This fall promises to be just as where we are posting .txstate.edu/ research/ local organic food and drink, and a observations working for temporary engaging. See the back cover for a videos of past events, policies . readings, and more. If rousing talk by Jim Hightower were a labor halls in conjunction with his taste of what’s to come and, as always, you have a YouTube treat for all who attended “The Living latest book, Catching Out: The Secret check our online events calendar for (below) The Austin account, simply find us Spirit of Texas Populism” on May 1, World of Day Laborers . Reavis shared all the up-to-the-minute details. # Lounge Lizards and subscribe to be celebrating our Swim Against the notified when there are see our NEW Current exhibition and Hightower’s new videos to view. gift of his archive. The first of two Speaking of videos, LOOK online panel discussions was on “Populism keep your eye in Texas Politics,” with former U.S. on our website Senator Fred Harris, editor of the for a new page, “Event Videos,” Texas Observer , Bob Moser, the former where you can executive VP of the national AFL- stream videos of CIO, Linda Chavez-Thompson, and past events, Progressive Populist editor , Jim Cullen. uninterrupted. Jimmy LaFave kept the populist Perfect for spirit alive by playing Woody Guthrie catching up on songs during a short break. He was that recent followed by a discussion on “Popu - program, panel, lism in Texas Culture,” moder ated by or reading you Gary Hartman, director of Texas wish you hadn’t State’s Center for Texas Music History. missed. This panel featured Farm Aid execu- tive director, Caro lyn Mugar, Pulitzer 5 (this page) Early draft ACCLAIMED AS ONE of America’s novels sold poorly and quickly went film, and his 2007 novel, The Road , of the first page of greatest writers, Cormac McCarthy is out of print. His 1985 novel, Blood won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The Road shows the novel’s working title, now the subject of a landmark exhibi - Meridian —unheralded at the time—is McCarthy began writing full-time JOIN US “The Grail” tion at the Wittliff Collections. now considered by many literary in 1960, but for the first 30 years of THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 (far right) Detail The Wittliff acquired McCarthy’s scholars to be one of the most his career he lived on the edge of from the McCarthy literary papers in Decem ber of 2007 important books of the 20th century. poverty. Yet he refused offers for book The Cormac McCarthy exhibition case with exhibition reception No Country for Old and made the archive available to In 1992, McCarthy at last signings, lectures, or interviews. His and program will Men and The Road researchers in May 2009. Now, the achieved widespread acclaim for his former wife, Annie DeLisle, told the feature a talk by PETER (below right) Wittliff is mounting the first compre- writing with All the Pretty Horses, New York Times that, “Someone would JOSYPH . A filmmaker, Cormac McCarthy, hensive of the Cormac which became a bestseller and won call up and offer him $2,000 to come 1987, by Bill Wittliff writer, actor, and McCarthy materials, prepared by the National Book Award. His 2005 speak at a university about his books. painter, Josyph co- Curator Steve Davis. novel, No Country for Old Men , And he would tell them that directed Acting “This exhibition of McCarthy’s became an Academy Award-winning everything he had to say was there on McCarthy: The Making work is a great opportunity for his of Billy Bob Thornton’s fans, along with those who are just “All the Pretty Horses,” REVISITING Y plain curious about him, to get a August 23 – December 12, 2010 which examines the art GOODBYE TO A unique view of his work,” said Davis. of acting in relation to RIVER : A 50-YEAR For much of his career McCarthy The Premiere Exhibition literature. Josyph’s ANNIVERSARY latest work, Adventures was America’s best-kept literary secret. The Wittliff Collections T in Reading Cormac He received a MacArthur ‘Genius’ present this exhibition from the Archive of McCarthy (The Scare - grant and was highly praised by in the Southwestern crow Press, September Writers Collection lobby connoisseurs, yet his 2010), considers at in honor of the 50-year length two of anniversary of Knopf’s In many cases, McCarthy spent Cormac McCarthy: Selections from McCarthy scholar and artist Peter McCarthy’s master- publication of Goodbye Cormac decades working on his stories before the Permanent Collec tion coincides Josyph on October 28. Admission is works, Blood Meridian to a River by John the books were published. One with the 25th anniversary of the pub- free. (See the sidebar, right). and Suttree , as well as Graves. Every edition example featured in the exhibition is li cation of his novel, Blood Meridian . Several related collections, includ- the novel and film of of the book ever McCarthy’s screen play, “No Country The Cormac McCarthy Society will be ing Woolmer’s correspondence with All the Pretty Horses , printed is on view (it McCarthy McCarthy’s play The for Old Men,” which he completed in holding its annual conference at the the author, com ple ment the Cormac Stonemason , and his continues to remain in the 1980s but was unable to sell at the Wittliff Collections in late October, McCarthy Papers. All are processed print), as well as a film The Gardener’s Son . the page. So we would eat beans for time. He eventually reworked the and the public is invited to the and available for research; inventories variety of materials from Drawing on multiple another week.” screenplay into a novel, and 20 years exhibition reception and keynote are online: www.thewittliffcollections.tx the author’s major resources of an # archive at the Wittliff, In a 1988 letter to his friend J. later, No Country For Old Men was speech for the conference, a talk by stat e .edu / research /a-z /mccarthy.html . unconventional nature, including vintage Howard Woolmer—included in the published. The film version, made by Josyph examines snapshots of Graves exhibition—McCarthy noted, “I’ve the Coen brothers, won the Academy McCarthy’s work from setting out on the been a full time professional writer for Award for Best Picture in 2007. original and sometimes Brazos and the canoe 28 years and I’ve never received a “One interesting thing about provocative perspec - paddle he used during royalty check. That , I’ll betcha, is a McCarthy’s early screenplay is that the tives. More about the inspirational trip. record.” ending is very different from the Josyph’s work, Also, on permanent Cormac McCarthy: Selections from novel,” said Davis. “In the screenplay, including his series of paintings All the Pretty display, is a full-figure the Permanent Collec tion tracks the Llewelyn Moss survives and he joins statue of Graves Horses and Cormac author’s entire writing career. On Sheriff Bell in a climactic gun battle by Pulitzer Prize- McCarthy’s House , is at display is every thing from the college against the Chigurh character.” winning political www.peterjosyph.com . journal where McCarthy published In addition to highlights from the cartoonist and Thursday, October 28 his first story to manuscript pages archive, the display includes numer- acclaimed sculptor, 6:00 pm Reception Patrick Oliphant, for his signature works. ous foreign editions of McCarthy’s 7:00 pm Program fashioned from pictures “In viewing McCarthy’s papers, work, which show the author’s world- Admission is free. of the author taken at you can see the meticulous, un- wide impact. Also on view are many of Attendees are asked to his ranch, Hardscrabble, com promising attention he gives the critical works published about RSVP to southwestern by Bill Wittliff. to his manuscripts,” said Davis. McCarthy over the years, as well as [email protected]. “This exhi bi tion show cases how articles on McCarthy from Texas 6 his art came into being.” Monthly and Rolling Stone . 7 FRANCISCO MATA ROSAS Born in Mexico City in 1958, Francisco Mata Rosas received his degree in photo- journalism in the early 1980s. His photography has appeared in many publications, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, La Jornada, Milenio, Reforma, the Indepen - dent Magazine, Photog - raphy (London), and El Paseante (Spain). He has received numerous honors including the 1988 Prize of Acquisi - tion at the Biennial of Mexican Photography, the Prize of Honor at the Bicentennial of the French Revolution in 1989, and the Third Annual Mother Jones Photography Award in 1993. His books include Sábado de Gloria (Grupo Deseo, 1994) and Litorales (Centro de la Imagen, 2000), a collaborative project with Eniac Martínez Ulloa using plastic cameras to photograph Mexico’s coastal region s. México, Tenochtitlán (Fondo, 2005) is his monumental work on Mexico City, where he lives. Currently Mata Rosas is working on a project covering the U.S.-Mexico border, researching the hybridi - zation of cultures be tween the countries. More at www.francisco mata.com.mx.

Calaveras y diablitos, Día de los Muertos / Skeletons & Little Devils, Day of the Dead , Mexico City, circa 1985 writers on writing RICK RIORDAN

JOURNALIST BILLY WRITERS’ JOURNALS OFFER an concerned about the natural world RICK RIORDAN is the author of the with Curator Steve Davis to talk (left) Rick Riordan at the PORTERFIELD irresistible opportunity to join a and the threats facing it, especially #1 New York Times bestselling Percy about his writing. Lone Star Sleuths book launch in 2008 DONATES ARCHIVE creative thinker in musing on the climate change and resource deple- Jackson and the Olympians series for # Did you always know you (below) Book One of the Billy Porterfield, the events—whether in daily life or on a tion. Asking herself, “What does it children and the multi award-winning wanted to be a writer? How did Kane Chronicles, The Texas journalist and global scale—that shape our lives. In mean? And what ought I do about Tres Navarre mystery series for adults. you get started? Red Pyramid , published award-winning author her new book, An Extraordinary Year it?”, she determines practical steps to The Percy Jackson series features I wrote a lot of short stories by Hyperion in May of several books, of Ordinary Days , author and best- take, such as growing more food in a twelve-year-old dyslexic boy who when I was young, and my very donated his major selling mystery novelist Susan Wittig her garden, and she also helps us as discovers he is the modern-day son of first rejection note was from Isaac archive to the Wittliff Albert invites us to revisit one of the readers make sense of these issues and a Greek god. Riordan’s first book in Asimov Science Fiction Maga - Collections earlier this most tumultuous years in the last consider what our own responses that series, The Lightning Thief, was a zine in 1978, when I was 14. My year. During a career decade, 2008. might be. New York Times Notable Book for mother saved this for years, and that spanned more than STAFF HONORED 50 years, he became a 2005 and became a major motion brought it out after I got pub - In May, Lead Archivist major voice at leading picture in 2010. The five books in the lished. Katie Salzmann received Texas news papers with new in the southwestern writers collection BOOK SERIES series—now with millions of copies I was never serious about the ’s 5.4 million words in sold—have turned an entire gener- writing in college. I focused most highest honor, the print and broadcast. ation on to Greek my In this most recent title in the writer with her rural life in the Texas Susan Wittig Albert’s previous thology. of my creative energy on music, Employee Excellence Porterfield wrote for the Southwestern Writers Collection Hill Country and the Sangre de Cristo books in the Wittliff’s Southwestern Riordan taught middle-school and was lead singer in a folk rock Award. Other Wittliff Houston Chronicle , the Book Series from UT Press, Albert’s Mountains of New Mexico, her Writers Collection Book Series are English at Saint Mary’s Hall in San band, if you can believe it. staff awarded this honor Detroit Free Press , the journal entries provide an engaging eclectic daily reading ranges across Together, Alone: A of Marriage Antonio for many years, and in 2002 After college, I became a include Michele Miller Chicago Daily News , the account of how 365 seemingly topics from economics, food produc - and Place and (as co-editor) What he was honored with the school’s first teacher, and was quite happy with (2003) and Steve Davis Dallas Times Herald , ordinary days can lead to major tion, and oil and energy policy to Wildness Is This: Women Write About Master Teacher Award. He now writes the idea of doing that the rest of (2009), as well as our and the Austin full-time. He is also the catalogers, Karen Sigler American-Statesman , changes in how one views the world. poetry, place, and the writing life. the Southwest . More about Albert’s author of The my life. However, I read a lot of # and Joe Sumbera (200 5). and he worked with Jim As Albert blends her work as a Albert becomes increasingly work is at www.susanalbert.com . 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones. His mystery books in my spare time, and about, humor, surprises, and mystery. A Katie provides excellent Lehrer at KERA- newest series is the Kane Chronicles, when my wife and I moved to San good book always keeps you asking leadership and manage - TV in Dallas on which involves Egyptian mythology Francisco, I started missing Texas. questions, and makes you keep turning ment of the Wittliff’s Lehrer’s nightly and premiered in 2010 with the I decided, on a lark, that I would try pages so you can find out the answers. archives, and she news program. release of The Red the Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director from Pyramid. writing a hard-boiled private eye novel I didn’t simplify anything to write consis tent ly goes Porterfield also Texas. Projects represented by scripts, production and Riordan began donating his set in my hometown of San Antonio. Ten The Lightning Thief. I didn’t worry “above and beyond,” produced and publicity materials, photographs, and set designs include literary papers to the Wittliff Collec - months later, Big Red Tequila was about vocabulary or sentence length or helping with exhibi - narrated several Kramer vs. Kramer , Still of the Night , Places in the Heart , Billy tions in 2004 (see p. 14 for recent finished. book length or any of that. Of course, I tions and donors. Katie prize-winning Bathgate , and Nobody’s Fool . additions). He has particip ated in The strange thing is, I had a feeling tend to write in short, snappy sentences also teaches classes and documentaries Choctaw Nation member RON QUERRY is the Wittliff events, and he is a featured that Big Red Tequila was going to get anyway, but I think it would be a presents at scholarly for public author in the South conferences. Everyone television. In acclaimed author of the novels The Death of Bernadette western Writers published. It just felt different than any - mistake to “write down” to kids. They who works with Katie 1967, he became Lefthand and Bad Medicine , which depict the intersection of Collection book series anthology, L one thing else I’d ever written, because the hate that. They want to be treated like praises her humor, the first writer white and native worlds. Of Querry’s writing, Tony Star Sleuths: Mystery / Detective Fiction novel had practically forced me to write intelligent and sophisticated readers, intelli gence, optimism, selected for the Hillerman said, “ The Death of Bernadette Lefthand should from Texas. Riordan recently visited it. The idea took me by the throat and and who can blame them? I made sure and leader ship, and we presti gious rank among the classics of American fiction.” Querry’s wouldn’t let me go until the manuscript the content was appropriate for young are so pleased to see her Dobie-Paisano papers include notes, drafts, and other materials relating to was done. readers — after all, my own son was the recognized with this Fellowship. His books these novels and his other writings, as well as Querry’s I tell aspiring writers that you have first reader—but as far as the writing high honor. Also this include LBJ Country HANDS-ON experience personal correspondence, photographs, and subject files. to find what you MUST write. For me, style, I hope Percy Jackson will be just as year, Joel Minor and (1965), A Loose Herd of for public history students JACK JACKSON , also known as JAXON , is widely that meant getting away from home for enjoyable for adults as it is for kids. Katie Salzmann both Texans (1978), Texas considered the author of the first underground comic to be a while and learning to appreciate what I did do my best to keep the book won Information Rhapsody: Memories of a THREE IMPORTANT ARCHIVES are now fully processed sold, “God Nose.” Later in his career, he found success as an I knew, before I could follow the old interesting. I’ve taught reading for many Technology Division Native Son (1981), The Honors Awards at Texas Greatest Honky-Tonks in and open for research, thanks to graduate students in Texas illustrator and author of historical fiction. That work forms axiom, “Write about what you know.” years, and I know that kids get bored # State. Events Assistant Texas (1983), and Diddy State’s Public History program. Last fall, the students com - the bulk of this collection and includes research material, How is writing a children’s book with long descriptions that go on for Amy Cochran received Waw Diddy: The Passage pleted arranging and inventorying these holdings, under the drafts, and illustrations for his titles, including C olumbus , different from writing an adult book? pages and pages. They get bored with a Staff Performance of an American Son guidance of Lead Archivist Katie Salzmann, as part of their Imaginary Kingdom: Texas As Seen by the Rivera & Rubi You know, when I was writing Percy books that don’t seem to have a clear Award recognizing her (1994). coursework in archives management. Working in groups of Military Expeditions , and Shooting the Sun: Cartographic Jackson, I didn’t find it much different plot. I don’t think adult readers are much work managing the 81 four, they applied what they learned in readings and in class Results of Military Activities in Texas . than writing an adult Tres Navarre different. If anything, writing a chil- events we hosted to make the Robert Benton, Ron Querry, and Jack Jackson The finding aids for these and all of the Wittliff’s novel. I think kids want the same thing dren’s book made me a better adult (above) Public History during the first year students process the Jack collections available to a wider audience. processed collections are available through the A-Z Guide to from a book that adults want—a fast- writer, because I forced myself to tighten after our grand Jackson Papers. 10 The ROBERT BENTON Papers document the career of Collections in the new Research section of the website. # paced story, char acters worth caring up my storytelling. # 11 reopening. opposite page: BITTERSWEET computers gave us Photoshop.) By painting on that surface, (top) The Vigil , HARVEST exaggerating, embellishing, adding your own personal 2006, from the series Memories & Dreams The Bracero Program expressive gestures, you are changing the photograph’s (bottom) Nest , was a guest-worker integrity and credibility. You can do this slightly, gently skew 2009, from the series initiative created by reality a bit, or keep adding paint until you confuse the Loose Ends President Franklin issue—significantly blurring boundaries, so that the image is this page: Roosevelt that spanned caught between being a painting and a photograph, because (top) Still Life with the years 1942-1964 no matter how much paint you add to the surface, the Lemons, after Zurburán , when millions of photographic qualities are always still there, perceptible 2005, from the series Mexican agricultural Still Life under that surface. Either way, you want to look again, to workers crossed the (middle) Cactus IV , border to work in more search for clues, to see what is and isn’t real, what is fact and 2007, from the series than half of the states in what is fiction. Cactus America. Febru ary 25 There’s another reason I to paint on photographs. If (bottom) Leafy Sea through April 29, Dragon & Milky Way , 2011 , the Wittliff FROM PAINTED LIGHT: 2008, from the series Remains Collections and Texas I started painting on photographs in 1978.... Printmaking State’s Public History was a painstaking meditative process; it taught you patience, Program will co-present and so did hand-coloring photographs. It suited me, and it this traveling exhibition was sensuous. from the Smith so nian JOIN US I saw right away that something interesting happened Institution, which NOVEMBER 6, 2010 when you put paint on the surface of a photograph. It was explores the braceros’ Help us celebrate KATE changed in ways that have more to do with our recognition contributions to com - BREAKEY at the munities in Mexico and and expectation than anything else. Photographs have Painted Light exhibition the United States, the certain inherent properties as reliable documents, as visual reception and book opportunities that evidence you can trust. (This is no longer the case since launch of her new 158- became available to image monograph from them, and the chal - UT Press published in lenges they faced as the Wittliff Collections’ guest workers during K AT E BR E AKEY Southwestern & the war years and after - Mexican Photography ward. The exhi bi tion Series. This special will include 15 free - evening begins with the standing banners with reception at 7:00 pm, oral histories, quotes, then the artist will be and photo graphs by P AINTED LIGHT speaking about her Leonard Nadel, whose work and signing images inspired the KATE BREAKEY is internationally recognized for her photographing something makes you see and pay attention, books. We are Smithso nian’s work on large-scale, richly hand-colored photographs, including coloring it afterward—rendering it—makes you pay closer especially grateful to Bitter sweet Harvest . For Small Deaths , her acclaimed portrait series of birds, flowers, attention yet. You get to know every last detail, every shadow our Partner Sponsor for more information, visit animals, and insects. Breakey’s new exhibition, Painted Light , and edge. It makes you and that image intimate.... this event, SUSAN the Bracero History is the first career retrospective of her luminous work. With Once an idea is set in motion and the first images are CREWS BAILEY . Archive online at over 130 selections from nine suites of photographs, made (or sometimes the other way around), a series is Saturday, November 6 www.braceroarchive.org. including Remains , Principles of Mathematics, Laws of started that can never be finished. It’s reassuring to know 7:00 pm Reception Friday, February 25 : Physics , Loose Ends , Cactus, and Memories & Dreams , this that since all thoughts are incomplete, ideas evolve and 8:00 pm Program A public reception and show encompasses a quarter-century of prolific image- change—I change—the series can be revisited, added to Admission is free. program will feature Books will be for sale making and reveals the range of the artist’s creative explora- indefinitely. This slow accumulation of images over half a guest speaker Kristine for $65.00 plus tax. tions. The Wittliff holds the major archive of Breakey’s work, lifetime—whether it’s the little cactus plants on my window - Navarro, director of the Attendees are asked to and this exhibition, part of FOTOSEP TIEM BRE USA, sill, the dead creatures found in the desert, or the flowering Institute of Oral History RSVP to thewittliff at UTEP. Watch the celebrates her second book in the Wittliff’s South western & plants that come up in my backyard—become like a dis- collections@ txstate.edu. Wittliff’s online events Mexican Photography Series, published this October by UT joint ed diary of my enduring fascinations, a history of my calendar for details. Press. Painted Light is on view through February 4, 2011. devotion to the idea that there are endless unique things to 12 Join us November 6 for the reception and book launch. # look at and record. — KATE BREAKEY 13 recent ACQUISITIONS from the ARCHIVES

(right) Billy Lee the SOUTHWESTERN WRITTEN ON TWO pages of a little spiral-bound THE WITTLIFF Brammer at the Raw Deal memo book in the papers of CHARLES BOWDEN are COLLECTIONS in Austin, Texas , ca. WRITERS COLLECTION Steve Davis 1977, by Wayne Oakes glimpses of what would become a watershed article and The Collection currently comprises over 6,550 linear feet Interim Director (below) Entierro / of materials from the region’s authors, screenwriters, and book in Bowden’s career as an uncompromising investigative Curator Burial Procession , 2003, songwriters. Recent acqui si tions listed below represent reporter, social commentator, and visionary writer. Writers Collection Richard Speedy archives additions from February through July 2010. Not In the fall of 1995, Bowden headed for Ciudad Juárez, Amy Cochran Events Assistant INSTRUCTING listed are the numerous gifts of books, magazines, films, Notable subjects include Billy Lee Brammer, Gary Mexico, just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas, on ILLUMINATING CDs, and other supplementary materials. The success of Cartwright, Jim Hightower, Mike Levy, Ann Richards, assignment for Harper’s magazine. As his notes show, his idea Carla Ellard INSPIRING # Curator the Southwestern Writers Collec tion depends on the and Bill Wittliff. [Gift of Lily Boone] Additions to the was to “capture a photographer taking a photo and through Photography Collection Committed to further - # RICK RIORDAN Archive demonstrate the wide-spread that act take down the city to a place it cannot be denied or generous support of our donors. Thank you! In 1860, Beverly Fondren ing the cultural legacy ROBERT HANCOCK HUNTER wrote a lively appeal of his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series misunderstood.” What resulted was a graphic and hard- Development Officer of the region’s literary reminiscence of his early days growing up in Texas and through letters and photo graphs sent by fans, awards, hitting article, titled “While You Were Sleeping,” Mary García and photo graphic arts his experiences in the Texas Revolution. In 1966, the text t-shirts and other promo tional items, and editions of the published in December 1996, about not just one Archives Assistant, LA III and to fostering “the novels translated into Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Juárez street photographer but the 13 who risked their Michele Miller , Media spirit of place” in the of that memoir was one of the earliest publications by Bill Hebrew, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. See lives chasing the horrific whirlwinds of poverty, Relations & Publications wider world, the Wittliff and Sally Wittliff’s Encino Press. This small collection pollution, and violence ripping through their city. Joel Minor, Archivist Collec tions welcome includes two signed, handwritten versions of his our interview with Riordan on p. 11. [Gift of Riordan] # GG Mortenson visitors, tours, and narrative, corres pon dence concerning his life, and other Poet, essayist, and memoirist MIRIAM SAGAN lives, In 1998, the Harper’s article became the foundation Administrative Asst. II classes, host readings, material related to his family. It comes directly from writes, and teaches in Santa Fe. Her literary archive for Juárez: The Laboratory of Our Future , a collaborative Katie Salzmann # documents her varied career as author of over a dozen Aperture book between Bowden and the street photog- lectures, and symposia, Hunter’s descendants. Eight hundred and seventy- Lead Archivist assist researchers, and books that include Searching for a Mustard Seed: A Young raphers, with a preface by Noam Chomsky and after word seven recordings—including LPs, 45s, audio cassettes, Karen Sigler present major exhibi - VHS cassettes, CDs and DVDs—form the WILLIE Widow’s Unconven tional Story . Sagan is a founding mem- by Eduardo Galeano. For almost anyone who read the Cataloging Librarian tions year ’round from NELSON Recording Collection. Included are pieces ber of the collaborative press Tres Chicas Books. [Gift of article or book, including residents of Juárez, these were Joe Sumbera archival holdings. The created under Nelson’s leadership as well as tapings on Sagan] # Notes on Blood Meridian author, JOHN the first views of the graphic and disturbing photo graphs. Head Cataloging Asst. South western Writers which he is a guest musician, producer, or songwriter SEPICH , continues to add to his extensive collection on Outside Juárez, including El Paso, these were the first TEXAS STATE Collection acquires, # Cormac McCarthy. [Gift of Sepich] # Historian MARC intimate accounts of the ravishes of globalization, cartel preserves, and makes (see p. 3). The archive of BILLY PORTER FIELD , Dr. Denise Trauth SIMMONS ’ interest in the arts, culture, and architecture battles, senseless violence, and the War on Drugs going on President available literary papers Texas journalist, teacher, and award-winning author of just across our border. Dr. C. Van Wyatt , VP and artifacts from the several books, documents his prolific writing career (see of New Mexico is reflected in additional research files, Information Technology Southwest’s leading p. 10). Porterfield’s 50+ years in journalism included correspondence, manu scripts, and published materials. But from the beginning, Joan Heath, Associate VP writers, film makers, [Gift of Simmons] # Additions to the records of the Bowden saw in these pho - writing for the Houston Chronicle , the Dallas Times University Library and musicians. Herald , and the Austin American-Statesman . A selection of TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS include meeting tographers’ images a way to BOARD OF REGENTS The South western & his published books includes LBJ Country, A Loose Herd of minutes, reports, and awards information. [Gift of Dave turn the city from a foreign Mexican Photography Hamrick] # In 1968 the ENCINO PRESS published phenomena into a physical Ron Blatchley, Chairman Texans, and Diddy Waw Diddy: The Passage of an American Bryan / College Station Collection focuses on Son . [Gift of Porterfield] # RON QUERRY , whose LARRY M cMURTRY ’s book of essays, In a Narrow and spiritual plight that we the Southwest and Charlie Amato Vice papers have now been formally processed (see p. 10) Grave . A recent addition to the Encino archive includes all intuitively can recognize. Chairman, San Antonio Mexico, and houses donated additional photographs, correspondence, and galleys, page proofs, and a broadside promoting the “While You Were Sleeping” one of the largest Kevin J. Lilly, Houston # book. [Gift of Bill & Sally Wittliff] # and Juárez: The Laboratory archives of modern and notes. [Gift of Querry] Austin’s RAW DEAL Ron Mitchell of Our Future didn’t mark well as a legion of contemporary Mexican restaurant, co-owned by Fletcher Boone and Jim Horseshoe Bay Bowden’s first foray into magazine and newspaper articles, Charles photography in the U.S. Smitham, served simple Texas fare such as pork chops the SOUTHWESTERN & MEXICAN David Montagne and fries washed PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION border issues or his first Bowden is something of a borderland prophet—“America’s Beaumont down with cold New gifts include photographs by KATE BREAKEY collaboration with photog- most alarming writer,” as novelist Jim Harrison puts it—out Trisha Pollard Bellaire beer. The casual at - [gift of artist], HUGO BREHME and the LUIS MÁR - raphers, but they signified the beginning of an obsession to crush our many misconceptions with his elegant and Michael Truncale mos phere of this QUEZ Collection [both gifts of Susan Toomey Frost], over Ciudad Juárez as a “laboratory of our future.” Books addictive style, but only because he wants us to do better. Beaumont local watering hole DENNIS DARLING [gift of Kate Bergquist], JAMES that followed were his celebrated Down by the River in 2002, The Wittliff Collections are privileged to have acquired Donna N. Williams and Dreamland and Murder City: Ciudad Juárez and the Global the correspondence, drafts, research materials, photographs, was a favorite with EVANS [gift of artist], and prints by BILL WITTLIFF Arlington Economy’s New Killing Fields , both published this year. By and other papers of a journalist who will surely be studied writers and politi- from his Mexico Lindo series [gift of Bill & Sally Wittliff]. Christopher Covo cians in the 1970s # New purchases include photographs by KATE turns scathing social commentary, poetic rumination, and long after he stops writing. The archive, which will be Student Regent and 1980s. Framed BREAKEY, HUGO BREHME, CHARLES CRAMER, first-hand narrative, all these works represent one man’s processed in early 2011, measures 75 linear feet and spans San Marcos snapshots of many FAUSTINUS DERAET, DAVID JOHNDROW, SKEET fearless attempts to open our eyes to realities we would Bowden’s life and work up into 2008. In such an archive, of CHANCELLOR regulars adorned the MCAULEY, TINA MODOTTI, and RICHARD rather ignore—realities that we ignore at our own peril. a writer known for both stream-of-consciousness intro spec - Brian McCall walls, and these SPEEDY , and historical images of Mexico and the South - Based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and the author of 26 tion and thorough research, one who can seamlessly sew the books and counting (an anthology, The Charles Bowden subjective and objective together, there are many more traces now form the bulk west by LEOPOLD HUGO, JOSEPH KEILLEY and (left) Charles Bowden , # of this collection. FREDERICK MONSEN . # Reader , is being published by UT Press this September), as hidden here to follow, waiting to be discovered. 15 1997, Steven M. Johnson Non-Profit Org The rising STAR of Texas ® U.S. Postage UNIVERSITY A member of The Texas State University System PAID SAN MARCOS Austin, TX Permit No. 1149 THE KEYSTONE

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THE KEYSTONE ADMISSION IS FREE EDITORS exhibitions & events CALENDAR [] Steve Davis Michele Miller DESIGNER ON PERMANENT DISPLAY THE MFA STUDENTS AN EVENING Michele Miller exhibitions LONESOME DOVE Collection 19 11 Costumes, props, set pieces read their poetry and fiction. with TEXAS MONTHLY 5:00 pm Editor Jake Silverstein and THE WITTLIFF AUG 23 – DEC 12, 2010 and designs, photographs, COLLECTIONS CORMAC McCARTHY: scripts, and other “making John Spong talk with GARY McCARTHY are on the 7th floor Selections from the of” materials are on view 28 CARTWRIGHT about his EXHIBITION RECEPTION of the Alkek Library at Permanent Collection from the CBS mini series legendary story writing and features a talk by filmwriter, Texas State University This major exhibition from based on Larry McMurtry’s career with the magazine. actor, painter and Adven tures in San Marcos. McCarthy’s papers at the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. 6:30 pm Retirement Wittliff offers the first large- in Reading Cormac McCarthy Reception for Cartwright E-MAIL scale view of the career and author, PETER JOSYPH . 7:30 pm Panel Program thewittliffcollections creative processes of one of 6:00 pm Reception America’s most critically events @txstate.edu 7:00 pm Program 16 THE MFA STUDENTS acclaimed writers. read their poetry and fiction. Oct 28: Exhibition event (see p. 7) TOURS & INFO with author Peter Josyph. september 5:00 pm 512.245.2313 (see pp. 6-7) 14 THE MFA STUDENTS november EXHIBITION HOURS AUG 23 – DEC 12, 2010 read their poetry and fiction. traveling shows See the website for REVISITING GOODBYE 5:00 pm 6 RECEPTION & BOOK exhibition information TO A RIVER : A 50-Year LAUNCH for PAINTED SEP 1 – NOV 30, 2010 and viewing hours. Anniversary This lobby 15 TOM GRIMES, director LIGHT Celebrating the Lonesome Dove: Photographs exhibit honors the golden of Texas State’s MFA Creative RESEARCH HOURS exhibition and new book in by Bill Wittliff is showing at anniversary of Knopf’s Writing Program, discusses the Wittliff’s Southwestern & Monday through Friday the Chisholm Trail Heritage publication of Goodbye to a his new book, Mentor: A Mexican Photog raphy Series. 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Center in Duncan, Oklahoma. River by JOHN GRAVES. Memoir . Book sale & signing Talk by KATE BREAKEY; (Please call ahead to Materials on display— to follow. 3:30 pm book sale and signing to SEP 11 – NOV 24, 2010 verify. Closed during including the paddle he used follow. 7:00 pm (see p. 13) The Exquisite Eye / El ojo fino breaks & holidays.) on the historic Brazos trip— 23 SASKIA HAMILTON is at the City of Dallas Office are from the writer’s major reads for the English Dept’s ADMISSION is free. of Cultural Affairs. archive at the Wittliff. (p. 6) TKL/KAP Series. Book sale, THE GIFT SHOP signing and Q&A to follow. SEP 11 – DEC 31, 2010 AUG 26 – FEB 4, 2011 3:30 pm Poet of the Ordinary: is now open online: PAINTED LIGHT: www.thewittliffcollec Photographs by Keith Carter , Photoworks by KATE the exhibition based on the tions. txstate.edu/shop. BREAKEY From the new october Wittliff series book Keith ONLINE (Directions, book in the Wittliff’s South- Carter Photographs: 25 Years, parking, archives info, western & Mexican Photog- 1 ARCHIVES DAY is on view at the Beeville etc.) www.thewittliff raphy Series, coming this sponsored by the Wittliff Museum of Art. October from UT Press. collections. txstate.edu Collections and University More than 130 richly hand- Archives staffs. Watch the Hoary-headed Grebe, 2002, colored images from nine online events calendar for all Kate Breakey tours & assistance RECEIVE suites of photographs follow the details. Would you like to schedule THE KEYSTONE a quarter-century of the 9 ROBERT STONE reads as a group or class tour? Call Join the artist’s career and reveal the 12 SANDRA CISNEROS the University Endowed us at 512.245.2313 or request mailing list range of her creative explo - reads for the English Dept’s Chair in Creative Writing for a tour online . If you require online or call ra tions. Nov 6: Reception & TKL/KAP Series. Book sale, Texas State’s Department of assistance due to special 512.245.2313 book launch plus a talk by signing and Q&A to follow. English. Book sale and needs, please call ahead and Breakey. (see pp. 12-13) 3:30 pm signing to follow. 3:30 pm we’ll be happy to help.