Director, The Wittliff Collections
Email: dlc160@txstate.edu
What is your favorite thing at The Wittliff?
Our space is my favorite thing at The Wittliff. Our warm and welcoming galleries and reading room invite all visitors to become inspired by our region's creative artists.
Curator, Southwestern Writers Collection
Email: sd03@txstate.edu
What is your favorite thing at The Wittliff?
The J. Frank Dobie Papers, donated by Bill and Sally Wittliff, are my favorite things at The Wittliff because they were the spark that created The Wittliff Collections.
Photography Curator and Archivist, Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection
Email: ce10@txstate.edu
What is your favorite thing at The Wittliff?
One of my favorite things at The Wittliff is the Mexican photographer’s camera, horse and tourist photographs. The photographer set it up in the town plaza, attracting tourists for a souvenir photograph. It is a unique time-capsule.
Texas Music Curator
Email: has81@txstate.edu
What is your favorite thing at The Wittliff?
My favorite thing at The Wittliff is a handful of musical scores handwritten by Cenobio Hernandez, a silent film era orchestra musician, whose waltzes and polkas for his granddaughters are a window to the sounds of San Antonio in the 1940s.
Lead Archivist
Email: ks31@txstate.edu
What is your favorite thing at The Wittliff?
My favorite thing at The Wittliff are the researchers. We preserve these collections so that they will be used, and it is wonderful when someone comes in – no matter their age, background, or interests – and discover something that really resonates with them.
Archivist
Email: L_G138@txstate.edu
What is your favorite thing at The Wittliff?
An audiotape interview with Tejano singer Esmi Talamantez is my favorite thing at The Wittliff. In it, she talks about what Selena meant to her, as a strong and powerful female performer.
Archivist
Email: s_b623@txstate.edu
What is your favorite thing at The Wittliff?
My favorite thing at The Wittliff is all of the stories, insights, and inspiration that are in our collections. I love that, depending on the day, my work can include anything from Hunter S. Thompson's letters to Grover Lewis, early publicity photographs of Selena, or early drafts of John Rechy's City of Night.
Events Coordinator
Email: mh43@txstate.edu
What is your favorite thing at The Wittliff?
Beyond the wonderful staff, collections and spaces, my favorite thing is Basil Poledouris’s Emmy-winning film score to the Lonesome Dove mini-series playing in the permanent exhibit every day. It is truly inspirational.
Administrative Assistant
Email: abigailntaylor@txstate.edu
What is your favorite thing at The Wittliff?
My favorite thing at The Wittliff is our student staff. From fresh perspectives and creativity to enthusiasm and warmth, they bring so much life to our space every day. Working with them is the best part of my job!
Marketing & Promotions Coordinator
Email: markw@txstate.edu
What is your favorite thing at The Wittliff?
My favorite thing in The Wittliff is Willie Nelson’s first songbook. I mean, the guy had written a song called “Hangover Blues" by the time he was 12! That’s serious business!
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