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A Good Tale and a Bonnie Tune

Description: Volume of miscellaneous folklore about Texas and Mexico, including Mexican folktales, Texas folk songs, information about Texas streams and information about racial discrimination in the South. The index begins on page 273.
Date: 1964
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press

Backwoods to Border

Description: Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press

[Program: A Tattoo at the Taj]

Description: Program for an aviation demonstration and tattoo drumming event, with information on the history of military musical tattoo and on performers of the event, which include the U.S. Air Force Band of the West, the 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph Air Force Base, The United states Air Force Honor Guard, and the The San Antonio Pipes and Drums.
Date: 2001
Creator: The 12th Flying Training Wing
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Red River Dave]

Description: Color photograph of a man named David McEnery, also known as Red River Dave, leader of The Swift Cowboys. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a suede fringed vest and a red tie. He is holding a guitar; its fret board and attached strap are visible. He is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Red River Dave Holding a Baby]

Description: Color photograph of a man named David McEnery, also known as Red River Dave, leader of The Swift Cowboys. He is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a suede fringed vest and a colorful, patterned shirt. He has a guitar, but only the strap and the peg head are visible. In his other arm is a baby.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Red River Dave]

Description: Color photograph of a man named David McEnery, also known as Red River Dave, leader of The Swift Cowboys. He is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a suede fringed vest and a colorful, patterned shirt. He is holding a guitar; the fret board, part of the body, and the attached strap are visible.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Female Gospel Singer Perfomring]

Description: Photograph of a female gospel singer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a light-colored floral blouse and has sunglasses on her head. She is holding the microphone close to her mouth. Two other microphones on stands are visible, as well as a man off to the right.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Musician John Henry Nobles]

Description: Photograph of John Henry Nobles, also known as Bones, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bones, a musician from Beaumont, Texas, sits on the edge of a low stage with his feet in the grass, wearing a felt beret with a colorful shirt and pants. He sits next to a man wearing a white shirt and translucent sunglasses.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Harris Family Singers Pianist]

Description: Photograph of a pianist accompanying the Harris Family Singers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The pianist, from Lufkin, Texas, wears a short-sleeved dress with light-colored sandals. She sings into a microphone in front of festival participants.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Robert Xavier Rodriguez to Sterling Houston - March 29, 1993]

Description: Letter from Robert Xavier Rodriguez, president of the Texas Composers Forum, to Sterling Houston, a prominent Texan playwright. His organization awarded a grant to Mr. Houston's theatre company. The two attended the same high school, and Robert has taken the opportunity to catch up. He hopes that the two can get together. Along with his letter, he has attached several clippings of work he has done as a music composer, including a stage play about Friday Kahlo, noted Mexican painter.
Date: March 29, 1993
Creator: Rodriguez, Robert Xavier
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mark to Sterling Houston]

Description: Letter from Mark to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He informs him of a breakup with Denise, his girlfriend, and the death of his mother. He goes on to provide information and recent news about his band - Shotgun House.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Tito Villalobos Moreno to Sterling Houston - May 29, 1997]

Description: Letter from Tito Villalobos Moreno to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He apologizes for not being able to accept Houston's invitation to a performance, but he was delayed in Mexico with affairs at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. He also thanks him for setting up a meet with Alicia Mena, with whom he is working with to complete a music project.
Date: May 29, 1997
Creator: Moreno, Tito Villalobos
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Steven Watson to Friend - 1996]

Description: Letter from Steven Watson to an unidentified recipient - most likely Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes to inform of happenings in his professional career in the past year, including a curatorial position at the National Portrait Gallery and a video shown at the Lincoln Center. Photocopied photographs are on the back page.
Date: 1996
Creator: Watson, Steven
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Organist for Bill Morris Singers]

Description: Photograph of the organist for the Bill Morris Singers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a dark iridescent shirt and shiny pants, she is playing a Hammond organ and is singing into a microphone.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Preston Woodrome Singing]

Description: Photograph of Preston Woodrome of The Woodromes Gospel Singers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing glasses and a light-colored, button-up shirt, he is singing into a microphone he is holding in his hand.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Joseph Kaspar, Czech Accordionist]

Description: Photograph of an Joseph Kaspar performing at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The accordionist is seated as he plays. He wears a white dress shirt, glasses, blue trousers, and a black hat with ribbon detailing.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Carnival de San Anto]

Description: Photograph of Carnival de San Anto performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear large hats over white clothing as they walk the streets of the fair grounds.
Date: [1991-08-01..1991-08-04]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Don Cadden]

Description: Photograph of Don Cadden, Cowboy poet and singer, performing on the Story Telling Stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Cadden is seated as he sings and plays a guitar. He wears a striped shirt, name tag, cowboy hat, and jeans.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Texas Heart N' Soul]

Description: Photograph of Texas Heart N' Soul performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a female performer holds a microphone. She wears a white blouse, vest, cowboy hat, and jeans. A guitarist and trees are visible in the background.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[O. T. Baker and Willie Dickens]

Description: Photograph of O. T. Baker and Willie "Mama" Duckens at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Baker wears a cowboy hat with metal buckles, pale pink button up shirt, name tag, and jeans. Duckens, right, wears a red blouse and name tag.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Claborn Duckens with Duckens Family Singers]

Description: Photograph of Claborn Duckens (uncle) performing with the Duckens Family Singers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Duckens wears a black hat and red t-shirt which reads: "Duckens Family." A female member of the group is visible behind him.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Two Young Girls at Gospel Jubilee]

Description: Photograph of two young girls participating in the Gospel Jubilee at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The girl on the right has long brown pigtails and is wearing a calico patterned summer dress. The girl on the left is wearing a yellow gym outfit with the number "12" on it. Both are clapping and singing along to the music.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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