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AR.C.001
Dates:
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Creator: Collins family
Persons
- Collins, Edna
- Collins, Henry Guest
- McLeary, Kindred
- Collins, Helena Gertrude Anderson
- West, Rosina Guest Collins
- Jessen, Harold Everett
- Adams, Wayman
Organizations
- Texas School for the Blind
- St. David's Episcopal Church (Austin, Tex.)
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
- Art--Texas--Austin
- Music--Texas--Austin
- Mural painting and decoration--Texas--Austin
- Organ music
- Women--Texas--Austin
- Artists--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Jan Charles Reid Papers
AR.O.002
Dates:
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Creator: Reid, Jan Charles
Persons
- Reid, Jan Charles
- Bridger, Bobby
- Kennedy, Rod
- Friedman, Kinky
- Nesmith, Michael
- Fromholz, Steven
Organizations
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
Subjects
- Authors, American--Texas--Austin
- Rock music--Texas--Austin
- Music critics--Texas--Austin
Format
- Audio
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Reed and Southerland Families Papers
AR.R.014
Dates:
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Creator: Reed family; Southerland family
Persons
- Reed, John Robb
- Southerland, Jean Teresa Reed
- Southerland, Louis Feno
- O'Daniel, W. Lee (Wilbert Lee)
- Schniederjan, Anne Stedman (Duncan)
- Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines)
- Thomas, Roy L.
Organizations
- J. R. Reed Music Company
- Austin High School (Austin, Tex.)
- Allan High School (Austin, Tex.)
- Allan Junior High School (Austin, Tex.)
- Howson Public Library
- Austin (Tex.). Art in Public Places
Places
- Hopi Trail 2201(Austin, Tex.)
- 715 W. 22nd Street (Austin, Tex.)
- Austin (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Austin (Tex.)--Commerce
- Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
Subjects
- Business enterprises--Texas--Austin
- Families--Texas--Austin
- Music
- Real property--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.U.002
Dates:
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Creator: Jessen family; Collett family
Persons
- Jessen, Jeanette Collett
- Jessen, Wolf Ernst
- Collett, James Hamilton
- Collett, Guy A.
- Jessen, Ella Ilse
- Adams, Mildred
- Kenyon, W. Houston
- Bernhardt, Sarah
- Revalles, Flora
Organizations
- Janet Collett School for Dance
- University of Texas at Austin
- Open Forum Club (Austin, Tex.)
- Rotary Club of Austin
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
Subjects
- Dance--Study and teaching--Texas--Austin
- Travelers--Diaries
- Cultural arts--Texas--Austin
- World War II
- World War (1939-1945)
- Architects--Texas--Austin
- Families--Texas--Austin
Format
- Architectural drawings
- Art
- Artifacts
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2015.044
Dates:
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Creator: Scheel, Weldon, 1911-2006; Scheel, Marie
Persons
- Scheel, Weldon
- Overfield, Herbert E.
- Jenkins, Tom
- Parker, Gloria Gay
- Parker, William Woodrow
- Williams, Victor
- Scheel, Marie
Organizations
- Herb Fields Orchestra
- Woody Parker Orchestra (Musical group)
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Pictorial works
- Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
Subjects
- Music--Texas--Austin
- Big bands--Texas--Austin
- Musicians--Texas--Austin
Format
- Photographic materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.1991.001
Dates:
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Creator: Austin History Center
Persons
- Carey, Linalice
- Cox, Maggie
- Webster, Ken
- Blumensaadt, Norman
- Kuykendall, Karen
- Berry, Ron
- Boone, Vicky
- Coffey, Erin
- Cullum, Bonnie
- Jaroschy, Michel
- Johnson, Ken
- Williams, Cyndi
- Yelavich, Blake
Organizations
- Austin Chamber Music Center
- Austin Circle of Theatres
- Austin Civic Theatre
- Austin Little Theatre
- Gallimaufry Players
- Zilker Hillside Theatre
- Austin Shakespeare Festival Company
- Capitol City Playhouse
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
- Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
- Georgetown (Tex.)
- Bastrop (Tex.)
Subjects
- Theater--Texas--Austin--History
- Symphony orchestras--Texas--Austin
- Dance--Texas--Austin
- Choral music--Texas--Austin
- Modern dance
- Theater programs
- Performing arts--Texas--Austin
- Concert programs
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
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.2014.043
Dates:
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Creator: Long, Andrew, 1964-
Persons
- Long, Andrew
Organizations
- Austin Chronicle
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
- Austin (Tex.)--Pictorial works
Subjects
- Musicians
- Photography--Texas--Austin
- Photographers--Texas--Austin
- Portrait photography
Format
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2013.023
Dates:
Creator: Austin History Center
Persons
- Acosta, Belinda
- Acosta, Teresa Paloma
- Arismendi, Connie
- Avellan, Elizabeth
- Avila, Paula
- Barrientos, Emma S.
- Bravo, Toni
- Cabello, Myrna
- Camacho, Darlene
- Campos, Olga
- Canales-Zarate, Eyna
- Canchola, Maria
- Canino, Edna E.
- Cantú, Micaela Acosta
- Carlin, Elvira Hernadez
- Castillo, Josefina M.
- Castro, Helen Fuentes
- Cavazos, Perla
- Comstock, Nora De Hugos
- Cotera, Martha
- Cuellar, Olga
- Davila-Polanco, Rachel Mary
- De La Garza, Beatriz Eugenia
- de la Llata, Nilda
- Delgado, Neomi
- Fincher, Beatrice Gonzalez
- Flores, Lulu
- Galindo, Emma
- Galindo, Josefa
- Garcia, Daisy Wanda
- García, Marina González
- Gil, Julia Carlin
- Gomez, Margeret Juarez
- Gonzales, Irene
- Gonzalez, Erika
- Gonzalez, Mona
- Gonzalez, Nivia
- Guerrero, Lena
- Guzman, Gloria
- Herrera, Aurora "Dora" Cepeda
- Irizarry-Crockett, Linda Consuelo
- Martinez, Janie Gaitan
- Mendez, Consuelo Herrera
- Mendoza, Rosa Elena
- Munos, Laura Ann Rangel
- Nava, Pilar Luna
- Orozco, Aurora Estrada
- Orozco, Sylvia
- Perez, Wilma
- Quintanilla, Cat
- Rabago, Maria Teresa
- Ramos-Salas, Maria Inez
- Reyes, JuAnn Carreon
- Reyes, Rose
- Reyes, Sara Quintanilla
- Rocha, Josefina L.
- Rodriguez-Mendoza, Amalia
- Rosales, Danielle
- Rosales, Mary Delphine Caline
- Saldaña, Anna Maria
- Salinas, Josefa Valdez
- Salinas, Maria
- Sandoval, Refugia
- Sifuetes, Delia Herrera Garcia de
- Sing, Francisca Moreno
- Tellez, Nellie Perez
- Thompson, Janis Guerrero
- Tijerina, Juanita
- Valenzuela, LiLiana
- Vasquez, Melba
- Vasquez, Peggy
- Welch, Mary Vasques
- Wilson, Liliana
- Zamadripa, Josefina
- Zamarripa, Hermelinda
- Zamarripa, Rosa
- Zamora, Herlinda
- Zapata, Clemencia
Organizations
- Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
- Austin History Center
- Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin, Tex.)
- Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
- Benson Latin American Collection
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
- Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
- Mexican Americans--Texas--Austin
- Music--Texas--Austin
- Photography--Exhibitions
- Women--Texas--Austin
- Latinas--Texas--Austin
- Chicanas
- Mexican American women
- Cultural arts--Texas--Austin
- Latinx--Texas--History
- Latinx--Texas--Austin
Format
- Digital records
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2010.029
Dates:
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Creator: South by Southwest Music and Media Conference
Persons
- Barbaro, Nick
- Black, Louis
- Meyers, Louis Jay
- Sheehan, Bruce
- Swenson, Roland
- Ward, Ed
Organizations
- South by Southwest Music and Media Conference
- New Music Seminar (New York, N.Y.)
- Austin Chronicle
Places
- Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
Subjects
- Music festivals--Texas--Austin
- Music trade--Texas--Austin
Format
- Artifacts
- Digital records
- Photographic materials
- Text materials
Access: Available on-site