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Corpus Christi Coffee Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-169

The collection consists of 739 videotapes of Coffee Club meetings.

Dates

  • 1991 - 2003

Extent

20 Linear Feet

Biographical / Historical

The Corpus Christi Coffee Club was founded in 1991 by Ray Madrigal, owner of Ray's Photography. Madrigal and Justice of the Peace Armando Diaz Flores were the two members in attendance at its first meeting, which featured as guest speaker the then-mayor, Betty Turner.

The purpose of the club was to inform the Mexican American people on local political issues and the background of candidates for office. Its mission statement was "Providing information and educating the community on current issues and services available to the community."

The club's meetings were videotaped and televised at Univision Cable TV.

(Excerpted from "The Makings of the Corpus Christi Coffee Club," a class paper submitted by Gloria A. Krause Fall 1991.)

Title
Guide to the Corpus Christi Coffee Club Collection
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Repository

Contact:
6300 Ocean Dr.
Unit 5702
Corpus Christi TX 78412 United States
361-825-4500
361-825-5973 (Fax)