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Austin (Tex.). Austin Public Library Records
AR.Q.010
Dates:
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Creator: Austin Public Library
Persons
Organizations
- Austin Public Library
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- Municipal government--Texas--Austin
- Libraries--Texas--Austin
Format
- Artifacts
- Audio
- Digital records
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
- Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
Austin Symphony Orchestra Records
AR.R.006
Dates:
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Creator: Austin Symphony Orchestra Society
Persons
- Rachlin, Ezra
- Benny, Jack
Organizations
- Austin Symphony Orchestra Society
- Knights of Symphony
- Symphony Square Committee
- Women's Symphony League of Austin
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- Symphony orchestras--Texas--Austin
Format
- Architectural drawings
- Digital records
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.W.009
Dates:
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Creator: Westwood Country Club
Persons
- Fehr, Arthur
Organizations
- Fehr and Granger (Architectural firm)
- Westwood Country Club
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- Country clubs--Texas--Austin
- Historic buildings--Texas--Austin
Format
- Digital records
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.Z.027
Dates:
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Creator: Shepherd, Powell, 1939-1999
Persons
- Shepherd, Powell
- Shepherd, Grace
- Shepherd, Roger Sterling
- Shepherd, Roger David
- Manry, Joe Edgar
- Brown, Dwane
- Weyrich, Fred
- Born, Frank
- Cox, Michael
- Eldredge, Letitia
- McGaughey, Tina
- Sage, Carole
- Sage, Francis
- Wigman, Mary
- Braden, Kay Frances
- Paddie, Dennis
- White, Tom
- Myers, M. Richard
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin. Department of Theatre and Dance
- Austin Circle of Theatres
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- La Mama Theatre
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- Leona (Tex.)
- Berlin (Germany)
- New York (N.Y.)
Subjects
- Dance--Texas--Austin
- Dance--Study and Teaching
- Dance--Production and direction
- Creative writing
- Artists--Texas--Austin
- Theater--Texas--Austin
- Playwriting
- Diaries
- Performing arts--Texas--Austin
Format
- Digital records
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
- Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
AR.2001.018
Dates:
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Creator: Paramount Theater for Performing Arts
Persons
- Root, Charles
- Novy, Louis
- Hoblitzelle, Karl
- Bernardoni, John
Organizations
- Interstate Theatre Corporation
- Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- Theater--Texas--Austin
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Texas--Austin
- Motion picture theaters--Texas--Austin
Format
- Digital records
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
- Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
AR.2014.024
Dates:
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Creator: Simmons, Robert N.
Persons
- Erickson, Roky
- Simmons, Rob N.
- Priest, Micael
Organizations
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Pictorial works
- Austin (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- Buildings--Texas--Austin
- Construction projects--Texas--Austin
- Graffiti--Texas--Austin
- Musicians
- Political activists--Texas--Austin
- Street art--Texas--Austin
- Photography--Texas--Austin
- Photographers--Texas--Austin
Format
- Digital records
- Photographic materials
- Video
Access: Available on-site
AR.2010.007
Dates:
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Creator: Overton, Volma
Persons
- Overton, Volma
- Overton, Warneta
- DeWitty, Arthur B.
- DeWitty, Virgie Maye Carrington
- Doggett, Lloyd
Organizations
- Austin History Center
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Austin Branch
- Austin NAACP Federal Credit Union (Tex.)
- Austin (Tex.). City Council
- Austin (Tex.). Human Relations Commission
- Austin (Tex.). Human Rights Commission
- Austin Independent School District (Tex.)
- Boys Scouts of America. Troop 70 (Austin, Tex.)
- Texas State Conference of the NAACP Branches
- Oak Springs Elementary (Austin, Tex.). Campus Advisory Council
- Texas Society to Abolish Capital Punishment
- United States. Army Reserve
- United States Postal Service
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
- Austin (Tex.)--Race relations
- Austin (Tex.)--Social conditions
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- Associations, institutions, etc--Texas--Austin
- Civil rights--Texas--Austin
- African Americans--Civil rights--Texas--History--20th century
- African Americans--Education (Secondary)--Texas--Austin
- African Americans--Education (Elementary)--Texas--Austin
- African American students
- School integration--Texas--Austin
- Public schools--Texas--Austin
- Election law--Texas--Austin
- Election districts--Texas--Austin
- Municipal government--Texas--Austin
- Ordinances, Municipal--Texas--Austin
- Ballroom dancing
- African Americans--Suffrage
- Social reformers
- Race discrimination--Texas--Austin
- Race discrimination--Economic aspects
- Political activists--Texas--Austin
- Discrimination in employment--Texas--Austin
- Discrimination in public accommodations--Texas--Austin
Format
- Artifacts
- Audio
- Digital records
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
- Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
AR.1994.083
Dates:
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Creator: Altrusa Club (Austin, Tex.)
Persons
- Rydell, Hazel
- Howell, Joyce
- Draper, Deborah
- Gamboa, Carmen
- Carter, Jan
- Nichols, Linda
- Pappas, Joy
- Messer, Jerie
- Hestir, Lucy
- Boyd, Elizabeth
- Nichols, Linda
- Kimmey, Rowena
- Taylor, Arline
- Menchetti, Amelia
- Miller, Belva
- Hale, Laginia
Organizations
- Altrusa Club (Austin, Tex.)
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
Subjects
- Businesswomen--Texas--Austin
- Women in the professions--Texas
- Women--Societies and clubs
- Women--Texas--Austin
Format
- Artifacts
- Digital records
- Text materials
- Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
AR.2004.031
Dates:
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Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Humanities Institute
Persons
- Ardrey, Judith
- Carton, Evan
- Casas, David Hernandez
- Gale, Sylvia
- Garcia, Rick
- Henschel, David
- Kearl, Biruta Celmins
- Nickel, Jessica
Organizations
- Austin History Center
- Austin History Center Association
- Austin Public Library
- University of Texas at Austin. Humanities Institute
- Waterloo Press
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- Biography
- Anecdotes--Texas
- Authors, American--Texas--Austin
Format
- Digital records
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
- Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
AR.1998.012
Dates:
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Creator: Austin Opera
Persons
Organizations
- Austin Opera
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- Opera companies--Texas--Austin
- Cultural arts--Texas--Austin
- Performing arts--Texas--Austin
Format
- Audio
- Digital records
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Advance notice required