Tom Austin papers

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Collectie

Titel

Tom Austin papers

Datum(s)

1975-2022 (Vervaardig)

Omvang

11.04 linear feet (10 record storage cartons, 1 document case)

Naam van de archiefvormer

Austin, Tom

Biografie

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.

Content and structure elements

Bereik en inhoud

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).

Ordeningstelsel

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)

Conditions of access and use elements

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

This collection is open for research, except for Box 11, which is restricted.

Physical access

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.

Technical access

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

Languages of the material

Engels

Scripts of the material

Latijn

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

Toegangen

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Geschiedenis beheer

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Aanvullingen

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Related archival materials

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

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Notes element

Specialized notes

Citation: Tom Austin papers, Special Collections, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.

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Aantekeningen van de archivaris

This collection was processed by Processing Archivist, Yvette Yurubi, February 2023.