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1986
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Bill and Sally Wittliff donate the papers of J. Frank Dobie to TXST, creating the Southwestern Writers Collection.
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1990
The Southwestern Writers Collection moves into the seventh floor of Alkek Library.
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1996
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The Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection is established.
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2007
The Southwestern Writers and the Southwestern & Mexican Photography collections are joined as The Wittliff Collections.
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2007
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The Wittliff opens the Lonesome Dove Collection permanent exhibition.
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2007
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The Wittliff acquires the papers of writer Cormac McCarthy.
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2009
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An expansion triples The Wittliff’s exhibition areas.
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2015
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The Wittliff acquires the papers of writer Sandra Cisneros.
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2017
The Texas Music Collection is established.
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2017
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Musician Jerry Jeff Walker donates his archive to the Texas Music Collection.
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2025
Screenwriter Taylor Sheridan donates drafts of his early scripts to The Wittliff.