//podcastplus.net/feed/the-keystone~ce42caed Behind the scenes at The Wittliff Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:47:20 +0000 https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/c4drevmackweb.jpg Photographs showing the diversity of Texas ranching life, from cowboys to cooks to preachers on exhibit at The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. The groundbreaking archive captures the faces and dignity of work of a bygone way of life. […] Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:09:12 +0000 https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/c4drevmackweb.jpg https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/selea-case.jpeg The young Tejano singer onstage — clad in skintight black head-to-toe, hair dyed black in a short shiny pompadour and wearing big loop earrings — looks like she’s skipping or maybe doing a modern tango. She’s in flight, and the […] Fri, 16 Sep 2022 02:36:08 +0000 https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/selea-case.jpeg https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/brothersinframe.jpg The iconic photograph of the legendary Vaughan Brothers – Jimmie and Stevie Ray – sitting on a couch, smiling, arms over each other’s shoulders and flanked by electric guitars was taken by Scott Van Osdol and Jeff Rowe in spring […] Wed, 06 Jul 2022 19:28:07 +0000 https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/brothersinframe.jpg https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/rechytabletop.jpg In honor of Pride Month 2022, I wanted to give a behind-the-scenes look at the John Rechy papers which I’m currently processing.  John Rechy is a native El Pasoan who is recognized as a pioneer LGBTQ author. In 1963 he […] Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:20:37 +0000 https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/rechytabletop.jpg https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/05/img_6503.jpg An all-star collection of 23 Texas writers along with an acclaimed artist gathered at the Wittliff Collections on Mother’s Day to celebrate a sparkling new literary anthology devoted to Texas Rivers. Viva Texas Rivers! Adventures, Misadventures & Glimpses of Nirvana […] Mon, 09 May 2022 20:18:10 +0000 https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/05/img_6503.jpg https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/ruler-clean-crop-wide.jpg You may not know his name, but you would recognize his cartoons of talking animals, talking pasta, kings, and corporate bosses. Over the course of his career, Charles Barsotti published more than 1,300 cartoons in The New Yorker and thousands […] Tue, 19 Apr 2022 21:16:13 +0000 https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/ruler-clean-crop-wide.jpg https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/srvsquare3.jpg The recent acquisition of a substantive Steve Ray Vaughan archive is the latest gem preserved at The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University, home of more than 500 historic literary, photographic, film and music collections. The new SRV collection offers […] Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:17:18 +0000 https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/srvsquare3.jpg https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/srvclosesquare-1.jpg The recent acquisition of a substantive Steve Ray Vaughan archive is the latest gem preserved at The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University, home of more than 500 historic literary, photographic, film and music collections. The new SRV collection offers […] Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:17:18 +0000 https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/srvclosesquare-1.jpg https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/cruz_1998-001_001selfportrait.jpg By Kimberly Conner To experience Inhabiting Darkness (Habitar La Oscuridad) is to understand that whether we navigate the world with sight, or without it, we are united by a shared humanity. This collection of stunning black and white images offers […] Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:02:11 +0000 https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/cruz_1998-001_001selfportrait.jpg https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/mollyivins4.jpg Written by Wittliff archivist, Karen Sigler, This article was originally published in the Society of Southwestern Archivist and now resides in Texas State Universities digital archives. If the world were given your personal library, what would it tell them about […] Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:38:38 +0000 https://wittliffcollections.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/mollyivins4.jpg