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About the Southwestern Writers Collection
A Place of Inspiration
An extraordinary collection of rare and unique
treasures awaits visitors to the Southwestern Writers Collection,
a distinguished archival repository that collects and preserves
the works of the region’s renowned writers, filmmakers,
and musicians.
Celebrating the Southwest’s unique heritage, the Writers
Collection explores the relationship between art and place
with public exhibitions, research opportunities, and lively
events that bring together many of today’s leading voices
in the arts.
Bill and Sally Wittliff founded the Writers Collection in
1986 with the first of many gifts: papers from author and
folklorist J. Frank Dobie which included diaries, journals,
manuscripts for published and unpublished books, personal
correspondence, candid snapshots, and memorabilia. In the
years since, the Writers Collection has grown tremendously
– thanks to university support, the work of staff members,
the continuing efforts of the Wittliffs, and the gifts of
hundreds of individual donors – resulting in a rich
assemblage that commands international attention.
Above: The Collection's 1555 edition of Alvar
Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca's La relación y comentarios,
considered the first written work on what is now Texas and
the Southwest.
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