(18) Booklets, Historic Background Of Texans

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(lot of 18) Booklets, published by the University of Texas at San Antonio, Institute of Texan Cultures, design and production William D. Wittliff, The Encino Press, illustrating the historic ethnic background of Texans, each with biographical sketches and photo prints, including: (2) "The Afro-American Texans;" (1) "The Anglo-American Texans;" (2) "The Belgian Texans;" (2) "The German Texans;" (2) "The Indian Texans;" (1) "The Italian Texans;" (2) "The Jewish Texans;" (2) "The Mexican Texans;" (2) "The Polish Texans;" (2) "The Syrian and Lebanese Texans;" each booklet approx 8.5" x 11" x 1/8", 5lbs total (for shipping purposes only) Provenance: From the estate of Connie Todd (Constance Clare Todd, Austin, Texas, 1941-2024). For many years, Connie Todd was the personal assistant to prominent Austin-based book publisher, photographer, and author Bill Wittliff (William Dale Wittliff, American, active in Austin, Texas, 1940-2019). Bill Wittliff wrote celebrated screenplays such as "Lonesome Dove" (1982), "Legends of the Fall" (1994), and "Barbarosa" (2000), and founded the regionally-oriented publishing company, Encino Press, with his wife Sally in 1963. Connie Todd later served as the founding director of the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University from 1997-2010, transforming it into an internationally-acclaimed collection through noteworthy acquisitions such as the Cormac McCarthy archive. After retiring from Texas State, Connie Todd spent time traveling the world with friends and family.