Dick J. Reavis Papers 1956-2006.

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Dick J. Reavis Papers 1956-2006.

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The papers of journalist, activist, and professor, Dick J. Reavis, span the 1950s to the present, although the bulk of the materials regard his journalism career from the mid-1970s to the end of 2003. Series 1, Waco Investigation, documents Reavis¹ extensive research into the 1993 Branch Davidian stand-off for his book The Ashes of Waco. This includes substantial correspondence with surviving Davidians Jaime Castillo and Livingstone Fagan. Series 2, The National Tour of Texas contains a logbook, notes, slides, and other materials Reavis gathered on his year-long drive across Texas for Texas Monthly in 1987. Series 3, Published Works, includes drafts, copies of stories, royalty statements, correspondence and other materials regarding published articles and books he wrote. Series 4, Unpublished Works, contains drafts and documents related to his unpublished projects. Series 5, Correspondence, includes correspondence with editors and fellow writers, as well as letters between Reavis and Timothy McVeigh. Series 6, Photographs, offers visual documentation of Reavis from childhood to present day. Series 7, Financial, consists of receipts and expense records. Series 8, Personal Papers, chronicles awards Reavis won, his civil rights work, and other aspects of his life. Series 9, Audio-Video materials, is mostly related to the Waco Investigation, but also includes audio tapes from research for his Politics of Armageddon article. Series 10, Computer Media, contain disks with transcriptions, photographs and correspondence.

103 boxes (51 linear feet)

Texas State University-San Marcos, Albert B. Alkek Library

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Texas State University-San Marcos, Albert B. Alkek Library

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McVeigh, Timothy, 1968-2001

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Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001) was an American domestic terrorist who carried out the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people and injured more than 680 others, and destroyed one third of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.[5][6] The bombing was the deadliest act of terrorism in the United States prior to the September 11 attacks. It remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. A Gulf War veteran, McVeigh sought revenge against the feder...

Fagan, Livingstone.

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Castillo, Jaime.

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Reavis, Dick J.

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Dick J. Reavis was born December 27, 1945 in Elk City, Oklahoma. He was involved with civil rights activism in high school and through college, joining the organizations NAACP, SCOPE, SCLC, and SDS. After graduating from the University of Texas-Austin, Reavis started a career in journalism, moving his way up from his father's newspaper to writing for Texas Observer, and later for Texas Monthly, where he became senior editor until resigning in 1990. His books include Conversations with Moctezuma ...