Descriptive Summary
Davis, John T.
Davis, John T. Papers
[ca. 1980s]
Materials are written in English.
93-272; 95-130
8 ft., 1 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Audiocassettes, videocassettes,
photographs, posters, literary productions, news clippings, and memorabilia compose
the John T. Davis Papers (ca. 1980s), which documents the Texas music scene. John T.
Davis is a music journalist, who focuses primarily on music, music personalities,
and culture in Texas and the Southwest.
Biographical Note
John T. Davis is a music journalist, who focuses primarily on music, music
personalities, and culture in Texas and the Southwest. His work has appeared in the
Austin-American Statesman, the Austin Chronicle, Texas
Monthly, Austin Monthly, Texas Highways, San Antonio
magazine, Billboard, and Newsday. Furthermore, he appeared in the documentary film, Lubbock Lights. He authored the book Austin City Limits: 25 Years of American Music and
assisted in the preparation of other books, including a biography of Jerry Jeff
Walker and a travel guide to Texas.
Source:
John T. Davis: Journalist & Writer,
http://johntonline.com/ (accessed on May 18, 2010)
Scope and Contents
Audiocassettes, videocassettes, photographs, posters, literary productions, news
clippings, and memorabilia compose the John T. Davis Papers (ca. 1980s), which
documents the Texas music scene. Furthermore, the collection contains some of Davis’
articles and literary productions.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Davis, John T. (John Terry), 1955-
--Archives.
Subjects (Organizations)
Austin American-statesman
Subjects
Music journalists--Texas.
Music--Texas.
Places
Austin (Tex.)
Preferred Citation
John T. Davis Papers, [ca. 1980s], Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe
Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.
This collection is unprocessed.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2.325/J72 - J78
unprocessed material [93-272; 95-130]
2.325/D42a
unprocessed oversize [95-130]
2.325/OD5
unprocessed oversize [95-130]