Hurricane Beulah- Rush's Bait. Photo of flooding caused by Hurricane Beulah, 1967 September 22

Givens research papers include all his published columns, radio broadcasts and monographs with the preceding manuscripts and research notes he amassed during each work. The collection contains newspaper clippings and journal articles about South Texas history from the early 1700s to 2020. Topics include towns, pioneer families, military commanders, early ranchers, the Mexican American War, Texas Revolution, Civil War, and the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi people, churches, buildings, and institutions are extensively covered in the research.