TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Separated Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
I. Personal papers, 1970-1987
II. Collected print materials and publications,
1968-1999
III. Collected sound recordings, circa
1969-1994
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A Guide to the Tom Wright Papers, 1964-1994
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Creator: |
Wright, Tom |
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Title: |
Wright, Tom Papers |
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Dates: |
1964-1994 |
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Abstract: |
Tom Wright was born in Alabama in
1944. In the early 1960s he studied photography at England's Ealing Art School,
where he met Pete Townshend, founder of the rock group The Who. Wright became The
Who's official photographer in 1967 and chronicled the group's development,
including their farewell tour (1991). Papers include concert tour information
including itineraries and financial records; The Who magazine covers and stories,
programs, tour kit, and book; Pete Townshend press kit; biographical articles;
personal papers; correspondence; clippings; and separated artifacts and sound
recordings. |
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Accession No.: |
93-383; 94-096; 94-121; 2000-203; 2014-244 |
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Extent: |
7 ft. |
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Language: |
Materials are written in English. |
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Repository: |
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin |
Tom Wright was born in Alabama in 1944. In the early 1960s, he studied photography at
England's Ealing Art School, where he met Pete Townshend, founder of the rock group
The Who. Wright became The Who's official photographer in 1967 and chronicled the
group's development, including their farewell tour (1991). From 1967 to 1969, he
managed the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan, where The Who's rock opera Tommy premiered. In addition to his extensive work with
The Who, Wright also served as a photographer or road manager for The Rolling
Stones, Rod Stewart and the Faces, The James Gang, J. D. Souther, The Thunderbirds,
Elvis Costello, Bob Seger, The Eagles, and others.
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The Tom Wright Papers, 1964-1994, include concert tour information such as
itineraries and financial records; The Who magazine covers and stories, programs,
tour kit, and book; Pete Townshend press kit; biographical articles; personal
papers; correspondence; clippings; sound recordings; and separated artifacts. The
papers document the John David Souther concert tour, 1976, and The Who’s press
coverage and tours, 1977-1993, including inscribed books. Furthermore, the papers
include clippings pertaining to Elvis Costello, Rod Stewart and Faces, and
photography and photographers. A special item of note is an oral history cassette
tape, “Townshend about pictures,” with transcription.
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Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Use Restrictions
Use of audio materials by appointment only; please contact sound archivist.
Due to the fragility of original magazines and clippings, the photocopies should be
used and the originals are restricted.
Photographs copyright Tom Wright.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Wright, Thomas, 1944---Archives. |
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Townshend, Pete |
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Souther, J. D. |
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Costello, Elvis |
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Stewart, Rod |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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Who (Musical group) |
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Subjects |
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Rock groups--1960-1990. |
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Rock musicians. |
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Places |
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San Antonio (Tex.) |
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Ealing (England) |
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Some material has been separated to the Artifact Collection. |
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Tom Wright Papers, 1964-1994, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processed by Connie M. Hoxie, July 1994.
Later additions processed by Cindy Taylor, December 2014, and Amanda Reyes February 2015.
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.
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I. Personal papers, 1970-1987 |
| Box |
| 3K146 |
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John David Souther concert tour,
1976 |
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Itineraries and hotel rooming lists |
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Financial records: contracts, projected costs, and daily road
manager reports |
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J.D. Souther tour itinerary, undated |
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Scrapbook pages, undated |
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Travel items, undated |
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Christie's acution files,
undated |
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| 3K147 |
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Correspondence, 1970, 1987, and
undated |
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| 2.325/D32a |
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Resume, Tom Wright, undated |
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II. Collected print materials and publications,
1968-1999 |
| Box |
| 3K146 |
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The Who, 1977-1989 |
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Magazine covers and
stories 1979-1989 |
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Tommy
program, 1989 |
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Concert tour kit, 1989 |
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Inscribed books: |
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The Story of Tommy by
Richard Barnes, 1982 |
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The Who: Maximum R & B
by Richard Barnes and Pete
Townshend, 1977 |
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| 3K147 |
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The Who clippings, 1968-1993 |
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Trouser Press, October issue
(preservation photocopy) 1982 |
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Action, October issue
(preservation photocopy) 1989 |
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Photocopies of magazine articles about the Who,
1968-1989 |
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| 3K145 |
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"Before I Get Old" |
| Box |
| 3K147 |
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Before I Get Old by Dave Marsh,
1983 |
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| 2.325/D32a |
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The Who: Maximum R & B, 1982 |
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Clippings and ephemera, circa
1972-1999: |
| Box |
| 3K145 |
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Miscellaneous, Townshend, Tommy
clippings |
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Menu, Barbecue Billy’s Blues Bar and Grill |
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Handbills, Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan,
undated |
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Tax protest article, 1983 |
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Patsy Torres band album sleeve, circa
1980 |
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Eel Pie Studio brochure, undated |
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"Eric Johnson: Seven Worlds" guitar music, 1999 |
| Box |
| 3K147 |
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Elvis Costello: Austin Sun
, issue (preservation
photocopy)clippings February 3, 1978 |
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Rod Stewart and Faces, 1972-1987 and
undated |
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Photography and photographers,
1976-1987 |
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General clippings, 1973 and
undated |
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Clippings, 1987, 1989, and
undated |
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Pete Townshend, The Iron Man press
kit, 1989 |
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Newman guitars postcard and button, circa
1978-1983 |
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Copy of San Antonio Express article
about Wright’s photos of the Who, 1994 |
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Copy of San Antonio Current article
about Tom Wright’s photographs of the Who,
1999 |
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| 2.325/D32a |
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Poster, “Basic and Advanced Photography,”
undated |
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Tommy, album jacket and
booklet |
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Originals of photocopied magazines and clippings in body of
collection (Restricted) |
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Clippings, 1975-1978 |
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III. Collected sound recordings, circa
1969-1994 |
| Box |
| 4Za 179-182 |
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Sound recordings. Contact archivist for inventory. |
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| 2X46 |
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Oral history cassette tape, "Townshend about pictures," with
transcription |
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