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Acclaimed portrait photographer Beowulf Sheehan in conversation with Wittliff Lead Archivist Katie Salzmann on the legacy of Cormac McCarthy.

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Acclaimed portrait photographer Beowulf Sheehan in conversation with Wittliff Lead Archivist Katie Salzmann on the legacy of Cormac McCarthy.
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Location:
The Wittliff Collections / Alkek Library, 7th Floor; 7th Floor
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Michael Harrison
mh43@txstate.edu
Campus Sponsor:
The Wittliff Collections
Join The Wittliff for a revealing discussion of the legendary novelist Cormac McCarthy. Sheehan will discuss The Father of the Man, his new book about his experience shooting what would be the last author portraits of novelist Cormac McCarthy at his home outside Santa Fe. The Wittliff’s Lead Archivist, Katie Salzmann, who processed the Wittliff’s vast McCarthy archive, will join Sheehan in conversation, sharing never-before-seen childhood photos of McCarthy and other materials from his archive. Click here for more information
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Symposium on the Work and Career of Sandra Cisneros

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Symposium on the Work and Career of Sandra Cisneros
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Location:
The Wittliff Collections
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Dr. Geneva Gano
gmg65@txstate.edu
Campus Sponsor:
The Wittliff Collections
This is the third symposium on the work and career of Sandra Cisneros to be held at Texas State University, an event celebrating original research on the internationally celebrated writer. Click here for more information
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Steven L. Davis and W.F. Strong: Texas to Taos

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Steven L. Davis and W.F. Strong: Texas to Taos
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Location:
The Wittliff Collections; 7th Floor
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Michael Harrison
mh43@txstate.edu
Campus Sponsor:
The Wittliff Collections
Authors Steven L. Davis and W.F. Strong will join each other on stage to discuss their recent books The Beating Heart of the World and The Best Stories From Texas.  These two master storytellers are sure to inform and entertain with their stories of Texas and the Southwest. Click here for more information
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ADMISSION
Wittliff Collections events are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and FREE, unless noted. Call 512.245.2313 if you need more information about upcoming events.

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ACCOMMODATION + ACCESS
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VIDEOS
For videos of some of our past events, watch on YouTube.
Videos of the Therese Kayser Lindsey Literary Series readings can be viewed on the site for Texas State's literary journal, Front Porch.