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World War II

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Rafael Sr. and Virginia Galvan Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-118
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of over 300 photographs, newspapers, concert posters, correspondence, scrapbooks, obituaries, wedding invitations, ephemera, biographical narratives, business cards, and marriage certificates ranging from the late 1800’s to the early 2000’s. It is for the most part geographically confined to the South Texas region, although there are minor exceptions.

Dates: 1890s-2000s
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Rafael Sr. and Virginia Galvan Family papers

Dr. Hector P. Garcia papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-5
Scope and Contents Note This collection contains the personal and professional records of Dr. Hector Perez Garcia (1914-1996), a 20th century physician, soldier, political advisor, and civil rights activist. The materials span the years 1910-2015, although the bulk of them date from the time of his World War II service through his death in 1996. Materials dated prior to Dr. Garcia’s birth are family records documenting the lives of his relatives; materials dating after his death consist of obituaries,...
Dates: 1910 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1943 - 1996
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Dr. Hector P. Garcia papers

Esther Bonilla Read Mexican American World War II Oral History Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll-223
Abstract

Esther Bonilla Read is a writer and former educator in public and private schools. In 2022, she received the Lifetime Achievement award presented to her by the YWCA of Corpus Christi. The collection includes 73 typed transcripts and 40 mini-cassette tapes based on interviews from Mexican Americans and others during 2002-2004.

Dates: 2002-2004
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Esther Bonilla Read Mexican American World War II Oral History Collection

Santiago Hernandez Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-181
Abstract The Santiago Hernandez Papers consist of a variety of original correspondence and photocopied newspaper clippings central to the attempt to rename the Three Rivers Post Office after Pvt. Felix Z. Longoria Jr. A local resident of Three Rivers, Texas, Longoria was killed in action in the Pacific Theater during World War II. When his body was returned to Three Rivers the local funeral home declined to provide services; ostensibly because Longoria was Mexican-American and it would “upset the...
Dates: 2003-2005
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Santiago Hernandez Papers