A Guide to the Emily H. Schwartz Cactus Cafe Controversy Collection, 2009-2010
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Schwartz, Emily H. | |
| Title: | Emily H. Schwartz Cactus Cafe Controversy Collection | |
| Dates: | 2009-2010 | |
| Abstract: | The Emily H. Schwartz Cactus Café Controversy Collection, 2009-2010, comprises correspondence, flyers, meeting notes, speeches and newspaper articles documenting the public cry over the proposed closing of the Cactus Café. | |
| Accession No.: | 2010-238, 2011-162 | |
| Extent: | 6 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Emily H. Schwartz was a leading activist in the successful movement to save the Cactus Café, a live music venue and bar at the University of Texas at Austin, which UT administrators had announced would close in the spring of 2010.
Scope and Contents
The Emily H. Schwartz Cactus Café Controversy Collection, 2009-2010, comprises correspondence, flyers, meeting notes, speeches and newspaper articles documenting the public cry over the proposed closing of the Cactus Café. The collection also concerns Schwartz’s involvement in preventing the closure.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Schwartz, Emily H.--Archives. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| University of Texas at Austin | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Music--Texas--Austin. | ||
| Places | ||
| Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Emily H. Schwartz Cactus Cafe Controversy Collection, 2009-2010, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Evan Usler, January, June 2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory | |||||||||||||
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| 3E223 | Correspondence, flyers, newspaper articles, 2009-2010 | ||||||||||||
| Schwartz role in controversy, 2010 | |||||||||||||