Descriptive Summary
Lavergne, Gary M.
Gary M. Lavergne
Papers
[ca.
1945]-2009 (bulk 1966, 1989-2003)
Materials are written in
English.
2005-173; 2006-200; 2007-005;
2010-077
77526889
8 ft., 6 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History, The University of Texas at
Austin
Research notes,
forensic and case reports, audio recordings and images document the creation of
Gary Lavergne's books and provide background information on several notorious
Texas crimes.
Biographical Note
Author and educator Gary M. Lavergne was born in Church Point,
Louisiana, in 1955. He holds degrees in social studies education and secondary
school teaching (University of Louisiana, 1976, 1981) and Educational
Administration (McNeese University, 1988). He served as Director of the
Southwest District Professional Development Center, and in 1988 was appointed
the first Director of the Region IV Education Service Center of the Louisiana
Department of Education. He has served with the American College Testing
Program and as director of Admissions and Guidance Services for the
Southwestern Regional Office of The College Board. Lavergne currently (2006)
holds the position of Director of Policy Analysis and Research for the
Admissions Office of The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to his work
for the University, Gary Lavergne researched and wrote A
Sniper in the Tower (1997), Bad Boy from
Rosebud (1999), and Worse Than Death
(2003), as well as works celebrating his Cajun heritage and
nationally-syndicated essays on education, literature and American society. An
authority on criminal justice and education, he has given numerous addresses
and television interviews.
Scope and Contents
Composed of research notes, forensic reports, law enforcement case
files, news clippings, timelines, court transcripts, promotional materials,
interviews, essays, audio and video recordings, the Gary M. Lavergne Papers,
[ca. 1945]-2009 (bulk 1966, 1989-2003), documents the research, production and
marketing of Lavergne’s books and provides background on several important
Texas crimes. The collection is primarily arranged by book or research topic,
including: the Daniel Lee Corwin murder trial and execution with research
materials for a study of Corwin who was executed in 1998 for the murders of
three Texas women; A Sniper in the Tower, an
analysis of the University of Texas tower sniper Charles Whitman of 1966;
Bad Boy From Rosebud on the career of the Texas
serial murderer Kenneth Allen McDuff and changes in Texas jurisprudence that
followed his execution; and Worse Than Death about
Abdelkrim Belachheb, his 1984 Dallas nightclub murders, and the genesis of the
Texas Multiple Murder Law. An additional series contains Gary Lavergne’s
personal and professional correspondence, essays and television interviews.
Archivist’s note: Most of the material in
all series consists of photocopies. A group of original reports, manuscripts
and drafts by investigator Russell Cumley (1966) in the Sniper series became
part of the collection after the completion of that book.
Access Restrictions
Some audio recordings and photographs are restricted for privacy
issues.
Use Restrictions
Copyright and intellectual property rights retained by donor or
individual item's creator.
Preferred Citation
Gary M. Lavergne Papers, [ca. 1945]-2009 (bulk 1966, 1989-2003), the
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at
Austin.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Lavergne, Gary M., 1955- --
Archives.
McDuff, Kenneth Allen.
Whitman, Charles Joseph,
1941-1966.
Subjects (Organizations)
University of Texas at
Austin.
Subjects
Criminal justice, Administration of --
Texas
Homicide -- Texas.
Life imprisonment -- Texas.
Mass murderers -- Texas -- Austin --
Biography.
Mass murderers -- Texas --
Biography.
Serial killings.
Serial murderers -- Texas --
Biography.
Serial murders -- Texas --
Dallas.
Places
Austin (Tex.)
Dallas (Tex.)
Rosebud (Tex.)
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Edward Sevcik, August 2006, January
2007. Subsequent revisions were made by Laurel Rozema, June 2010.
Detailed Description of the Papers
<emph render="bold">Daniel Corwin: murder trial and
execution</emph>
2L369
Karen Taylor’s home: notes used in Chapter 1 of proposed
book,
[ca. 1999]
2L369
“Angel Doe” case: notes and clippings,
September 2004
2L369
Wendy Gauntt case: police reports,
October 1988
2L369
Ruth Helene murder: notes and clippings,
1986
2L369
Alice Martin murder: police case file,
February 14, 1987
2L369
Evans rape case: police report and court filings,
May 16, 1975
2L369
Choate rape case: police report,
March 15, 1974
2L369
Mary Risinger murder: sheriff’s report,
October 31, 1987
2L369
Calendar of events from 1986 to 1998,
[circa 1999]
2L369
Martin, Risinger and Ewing: autopsy reports,
1987
2L369
Debra Ewing murder: case file,
July 1987
2L370
359th Judicial District (Texas) appeal and death
sentence: court filings and news clippings,
1989-1998
2L370
Daniel Corwin: education, health and psychiatric
records,
1959-[ca. 1986]
2L370
Choate and Evans cases, district attorney’s files,
1974-1975
2L370
Incarceration and execution statements, court documents
and correspondence,
1986-1998
2L370
Texas Department of Public Safety (Rangers)
investigation report,
1987
2L370
Debra Ewing resume and work history,
1982-1986
2L370
Huntsville Police Department: news clippings,
1987-1990
2L370
Notes, news clippings and police reports,
1988-2002
2L370
News articles,
1998-2002
2L370
Daniel Corwin murder confession,
April 4, 1989
2L371
Daniel Corwin: Huntsville police case file,
1987-1990
<emph render="bolditalic">A Sniper in the Tower</emph>:
Charles Whitman
2L371
“A Nightmare at Noon,” eyewitness account and analysis
of shootings,
August-September 1966
2L371
Book dust jacket pre-prints,
[circa 1997]
2L371
National Geographic Magazine 186(6),
December 1994
2L371
Lawrence Fuess: correspondence and obituary,
2001-2004
2L371
Promotional flyers, catalogs and correspondence,
1997
2L371
Promotional appearances: announcements and news
clippings,
1997-1998
2L371
Magazine and journal articles,
1996-1997
2L371
Items considered as illustrations,
1996-1997
2L371
Book proposal and related correspondence,
1995-1996
2L371
Austin Police Department radio transcripts from August
1, 1966,
[1999]
2L372
Files on individuals: police reports, statements and
correspondence,
1966-1974
2L372
"A Tower to Climb" [working title]: draft,
[circa 1996]
2L372
Notes and news clippings,
1966-1995
2L372
Notes and photocopies from: Fahrenthold, Lisa and Sara
Rider, "Admissions: The Extraordinary History of Brackenridge Hospital,"
Austin: Brackenridge Hospital,
1984
2L372
Charles Whitman diary, transcript with annotations by
Daniel Barrera, photocopy,
[1996]
2L372
Investigation report, eyewitness essay, notes,
1966, 1995.
2L372
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation reports,
notes,
1966-1967, 1995
2L372
Charles Whitman personal possessions: police report and
notes,
1966, 1995
2L372
Photographs from Charles Whitman’s camera, photocopies,
[ca. 1966]
2L372
Houston McCoy transcript of statement,
July 10, 2009
2L373
Charles Whitman autobiography, diary and notebooks,
photocopies,
1955-1964
2L373
Statement of Charles Shuck, September 1966 Officer Billy
Speed murder, Austin Police Department case file,
1966
2L373
Dead and wounded: police case files,
1966
2L373
Austin Police Department: man hour reports,
1966
2L373
Charles Whitman: health and school records, photocopies,
1961-1966
2L373
Charles Whitman autopsy report,
1966
2L373
Kathleen (Leissner) Whitman: news clippings, yearbook,
school records, correspondence,
1965-1994
2L373
Charles Whitman drug use report,
1966
2L373
Notes and photocopied pages from Lamport, Mary F., The
Impossible Tree,
1977, 1995
2L373
Notes and photocopied pages from Flaherty, Thomas H.,
ed., True Crime: Mass Murderers,
1992-1995
2L373
Austin Police Department press releases,
1966
2L373
Calendars and timelines for 1965-1966
[1995]
2L374
News clippings and published reviews,
1986-2004
2L374
Connally Commission report, annotated draft,
September 8, 1966
2L374
Cumley, Russel W., Outline Report on Charles J. Whitman:
Special Study, supporting case report, correspondence and notes,
1966
2L374
Cumley, Russel W., The Massacre: manuscript draft,
[1966]
2L374
Cumley, Russel W., Whitman’s Armory and Supplies,
manuscript draft and notes,
[1966]
2L374
Cumley, Russel W., Victims: the Dead, manuscript draft,
[1966]
2L374
Cumley, Russel W., Victims: the Wounded, manuscript
draft,
[1966]
2L374
Victim biographies and resumes: news clippings and
notes,
[1966]
2L374
Cumley, Russel W., Police Action: manuscript draft,
[1966]
2L374
Cumley, Russel W., untitled manuscript drafts,
[1966]
2L375
Cumley, Russel W., Chronology of the Massacre,
manuscript draft,
[1966]
2L375
Charles Whitman: pathology report, related
correspondence, clipping,
1966-1967
2X1a
Audio recordings, compact disc
2X1a
Austin police radio-1 recording,
August 1, 1966
2X1a
Austin police radio-2 recording,
August 1, 1966
2X1a
Austin police PBX [private branch exchange]-1
recording,
August 1, 1966
2X1a
Austin police PBX [private branch exchange]-2
recording,
August 1, 1966
2X1a
KTBS radio, excerpts of live coverage,
August 1, 1966
2X1a
Houston McCoy, interview,
March 10, 1995
2X1a
Larry Fuess, interview,
June 6, 1996
2X1a
Ramiro Martinez, interview,
April 3, 1995
2X1a
Audio recordings, cassette tape
2X1a
Austin police radio-1 recording,
August 1, 1966
2X1a
Austin police radio-2 recording,
August 1, 1966
2X1a
Austin police PBX [private branch exchange]-1
recording,
August 1, 1966
2X1a
Austin police PBX [private branch exchange]-2
recording,
August 1, 1966
2X1a
KTBS radio, excerpts of live coverage,
August 1, 1966
2X1a
Houston McCoy, interview,
March 10, 1995
2X1a
Larry Fuess, interview,
June 6, 1996
2X1a
Ramiro Martinez, interview,
April 3, 1995
Photographs: digital images on
compact disc
3S36a
Forensic and morgue images [RESTRICTED until 2015],
1966
3S84.3
Whitman family photographs, police crime scene
photographs, morgue photographs of Whitman,
[circa 1950-1966]
3S121e
Photographs:
prints
3S121e
Photographs of the University of Texas campus, tower
approach, tower balcony, victims, other scenes,
1966-1997
3S121e
Austin Police Department crime scene photographs,
1966
3S84.3
Television news interviews on DVD
3S84.3
Live coverage, KTBC and KLRU television,
August 1, 1966
3S84.3
Fortieth Anniversary news coverage,
July-August, 2006
2L386
News clippings
[photocopies]
<emph render="bolditalic">Bad Boy from
Rosebud</emph>: Kenneth Allen McDuff
2L375
Lavergne, Gary, Bad Boy from Rosebud: The Murderous Life
of Kenneth Allen McDuff, Denton: University of North Texas Press, annotated
copy,
1999
2L375
Texas A&M University Press Catalog,
Fall-Winter 1999
2L375
Bad Boy from Rosebud, galley proofs,
1999
2L375
Texas Monthly Magazine,
August 1992
2L375
Texas Department of Criminal Justice synopsis of Kenneth
Allen McDuff,
1991-1992
2L375
Author appearances: announcements and schedules,
1999
2L376
Statements from individuals knowing McDuff,
1991-1992
2L376
Texas Parole System case details,
1998
2L376
Mazoch communications on McDuff appeals and parole:
correspondence and legal review,
1998
2L376
City of Waco, Texas: maps,
1998
2L376
Falls County, Texas: background, news articles,
1998
2L376
Addie and J.A. McDuff: interview transcript,
July 1992
2L376
Texas Department of Criminal Justice: monthly reports on
Kenneth McDuff,
1989-1992
2L376
Kenneth McDuff job application,
May 1991
2L376
Kenneth McDuff prison history,
1972-1990
2L376
Kenneth McDuff parole and revocation history,
1990-1998
2L376
Recovery of McDuff victims: notes,
1998
2L376
Falls County Sheriff Larry Pamplin, background: news
clippings and notes,
1997-1998
2L376
Gary M. Lavergne news interview transcript,
June 1998
2L376
Butts, Charles [Tarrant County Prosecutor],
autobiography typescript draft, news clippings and correspondence,
1989-1998
2L376
Lonnie McDuff murder: police case file, court filings,
news clippings, notes,
1986, 1998
2L376
Rosebud, Texas: history, news clippings and notes,
[undated], 1966, 1998
2L376
Furman v. Georgia [408 U.S. 238(1972)]: United States
Supreme Court legal review, ruling and opinions,
1972
2L376
McNamara, Mike, Parnell McNamara and Bill Johnston. An
Investigation: The Kenneth Allen McDuff Case: police report with related notes,
news articles and correspondence,
1992-1998
2L376
Bad Boy from Rosebud: events timeline and first outline
for book,
1998
2L376
Texas Death Row: notes,
1997
2L376
Interviews with Austin police officers and background,
1997-1998
2L376
Dan Stolz and Lori Bible: notes,
[1998]
2L376
The Broomstick Murders: news clippings and notes,
1966, [1998]
2L377
Bad Boy From Rosebud: author’s note cards,
1997-1998
2L378
Bad Boy From Rosebud: author’s note cards,
1997-1998
2L378
Texas v. Kenneth Allen McDuff, Colleen Reed abduction
trial, statement of facts:
2L378
Pretrial hearing: transcripts,
1993
2L379
Pretrial hearing: transcripts,
1993
2L379
Master index of witnesses and exhibits,
1993
2L379
Exhibits,
1993
2L380
Exhibits,
1993
2L380
Guilt-innocence phase: transcripts,
1993
2L381
Guilt-innocence phase: transcripts,
1993
2L382
Guilt-innocence phase: transcripts,
1993-1994
2L383
State’s trial exhibits 1-100,
[1993-1994]
2L383
Court documents submitted to court of appeal,
1994
2L384
Bell County Sheriff’s Department investigation reports,
1992
2L384
Kenneth McDuff death penalty appeals: court filings,
news clipping,
1997-1998
2L384
Kenneth McDuff execution report, news clippings,
1998
2L384
Texas prison construction, McDuff Laws, death penalty:
news articles,
1996-1998
2L384
Melissa Northrup murder: police report, trial exhibits,
news clippings,
March 1992
2L384
Kenneth McDuff manhunt: United States Marshall’s
investigation reports,
March-September 1992
2L384
Secondary source notes on Kenneth McDuff,
1998
2L384
Colleen Reed murder: police reports, trial exhibits,
maps,
1991-1997
2L384
Kenneth McDuff: television news transcripts, news
articles and correspondence,
1992-1998
2L384
Unsolved murder cases, McDuff suspected: news clippings,
1991-1992
2L384
Brenda Thompson murder: news clippings,
1998
2L384
David Ruiz lawsuit and prison costs: news articles,
1989-1991
2L384
Recovery of McDuff victims: note, news articles,
1998
2L384
Kenneth McDuff execution: news articles,
1998
2L384
Hector Polanco allegations of misconduct: news articles,
1992-1996
2L384
Kenneth McDuff: Waco Police Department reports,
1991-1992
2L384
Gary Lavergne notes from Kenneth McDuff interview,
[undated]
2L384
Bad Boy From Rosebud: book reviews,
1998
2X290b
Audio recordings, compact
disc [RESTRICTED until July 2055]
Photographs
3S36a
Crime scenes and exhumation: photographs,
[circa 1993]
[RESTRICTED until
2023]
3S121e
Assorted photographs of McDuff, victims, scenes,
[ca. 1990-ca. 2000]
<emph render="bolditalic">Worse Than
Death</emph>: Abdelkrim Belachheb
2L385
Worse Than Death: the Belachheb Murders, final
manuscript,
2002
2L385
Texas Multiple Murder Law: draft of bill, legislative
review, correspondence,
1984-1985, 2002
2L385
Texas Multiple Murder Law: news articles,
1985-1999
2L385
Book review,
2003
2L385
Proposed book covers,
[circa 2002]
Personal and professional correspondence, essays and
interviews
2L385
Notes on the concept of evil,
[undated]
2L385
Editorials on the Strategic Aptitude Test,
2001
3S84.3
Gary Lavergne, television appearances on video compact
disc
3S84.3
“Dateline NBC: Sniper in the Tower,” [National
Broadcasting Corporation] television production,
[1996]
3S84.3
“A&E’s American Justice: Bad Boy From Rosebud,”
[Arts & Entertainment] television production,
[ca. 2000]
3S84.3
“Infamous Guns,” History Channel television
production,
[ca. 1996]
3S84.3
“Are You Prepared for Success,” speech by Gary M.
Lavergne,
[undated]
3S84.3
“True Crime Authors,” History Channel television
production,
[ca. 2000]
3S84.3
Gary M. Lavergne, seventeen appearances on national
and local television news programs,
[ca. 1986-ca. 1996]
3S84.3
"The Tower Shooting, 40 Years Later," News 8 Austin
report,
August, 2006
3S84.3
"Sniper 66: the Charles Whitman Murders at the Texas
Tower," Whitney Milam, KTBC News,
August 1, 2006
3S145
Newspaper sheets:
3S145
The Austin American
Statesman front page sheets,
October 1 and 7, 1999; November 8,,
1999
3S145
The Rosebud News,
July 30, 1998