Zone d'identification
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Collection
Titre
Tom Austin papers
Date(s)
- 1975-2022 (Production)
Importance matérielle
11.04 linear feet (10 record storage cartons, 1 document case)
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Thomas W. Austin was born in Bethesda, Maryland on December 7, 1955, and he graduated in 1978 from University of Miami with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism/Communications. He began his journalism career mainly writing for the Miami Herald and the Miami, Broward, and Palm Beach Review newspapers from 1987 to 1991. From 1991 to 1996, he served as a regular columnist for the New Times, mainly authoring its Swelter column before he went on to write for Ocean Drive Magazine from 1996 to 2015. He also frequently contributed freelance articles for several popular nationwide magazines, such as US Magazine, USA Today, People Magazine, W, Interview magazine, Spanish Vogue, Travel & Leisure, Art & Antiquities, and the New York Times.
His articles mainly highlighted the Miami experience from an insider's perspective as he often wrote about the city's prolific nightlife and celebrity culture; its many civic scandals, local breaking news stories, and thriving businesses; and profiles on esteemed Miamians, such as Edie Beale of Grey Gardens. He continued to document the city's social scene right up until his death in 2022.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
The Tom Austin papers include the published articles, research notes, manuscripts, drafts, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, clippings, and other materials collected and produced by the prolific Miami/South Beach writer, editor, and columnist, Tom Austin (1955-2022).
Mode de classement
This collection has been arranged into the following series:
Series I. Published articles (arranged alphabetically and chronologically by publication)
Series II. Article drafts and related research (includes article drafts, reporting materials, business correspondence, and prospective freelance work files)
Series III. Writings and manuscripts (includes book drafts, notes, play scripts, and outlines)
Series IV. Personal files (includes photographs, articles referencing Tom and his work, resumes, personal correspondence and fan letters, postcards, ephemera, clippings, business cards, and address books; also includes his ex-wife’s (Lisa Sheres') writings and awards from university)
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
This collection is open for research, except for Box 11, which is restricted.
Accès physique
Items from this collection are kept on-campus and may be requested from the first floor Kislak Center in the Otto G. Richter Library at University of Miami.
Accès technique
Conditions de reproduction
Tom Austin papers Finding Aid © 2023 University of Miami. All rights reserved. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Head of Special Collections.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
Notes de langue et graphie
Instruments de recherche
Éléments d'acquisition et d'évaluation
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Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Sources complémentaires
The following books have been separated for cataloging:
o The best of 2006: The world’s greatest hotels, resorts, and spas, 2006 (features sections written by Tom Austin)
o Travel & Leisure: 100 greatest trips seventh edition, 2012 (features sections written by Tom Austin)
o So80s, 2003 (features commentary by Tom Austin)
o The last days of disco with cocktails at Petrossian afterwards, a novel by Whit Stillman, 2000
o The journal of decorative and propaganda arts: The American hotel, issue 25, 2005
Descriptions associées
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Notes spécialisées
- Citation: Tom Austin papers, Special Collections, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
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Note de l'archiviste
This collection was processed by Processing Archivist, Yvette Yurubi, February 2023.