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Port Ayers American G.I. Forum

 Organization

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Arturo Vasquez, CPA Collection

 File
Identifier: Coll-267
Abstract

Arturo Vasquez served as a financial advisor to Hector P. Garcia’s American G.I. Forum chapter. His collection includes information about his personal, military, and professional life as a CPA. He served as a School Board Trustee for the Corpus Christi Independent School District and other municipal and business organizations. Hispanic-American civil rights during the middle 20th century features heavily in this collection.

Dates: 1924-2010
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Arturo Vasquez, CPA Collection

Eligio R. Escobar Papers

 File — Box 1
Identifier: Coll-113
Abstract

Eligio Escobar is remembered for being a conjunto composer and musician. This small collection contains a personal book, newspaper articles and a program for a 1987 concert at the Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum to honor Eligio Escobar.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1926-1994
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Eligio R. Escobar 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

Gilberto Garcia Jasso papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-122
Scope and Contents The Gilberto Garcia Jasso papers consist of 28 cubic foot boxes of materials reflecting much of his tenure as a community activist in California and Texas. They contain reports, speeches, notes, correspondence, clippings, newsletters and assorted publications, photographs, as well as other manuscript items reflecting Mr. Jasso's community service and issues salient to the advancement of Mexican Americans. The Jasso Papers are especially rich in documentation dealing with American G.I. Forum...
Dates: 1960s-1990s
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Gilberto Garcia Jasso papers

Irene Peña Cipriano Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll-252
Abstract The Irene Peña Cipriano Collection consists of two scrapbooks and two photograph albums detailing and illustrating Irene Cipriano's community and political service to Corpus Christi, the Ladies L.U.L.A.C. Council #26, the American G.I. Forum of the United States, the Mexican American Democrat organization, and the Spanish American Genealogist Association. Her committment to community service, generosity and hard work brought her in touch with many leaders who sought to make positive changes...
Dates: 1983-1993
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Irene Peña Cipriano Collection

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Civil rights 3
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Discrimination in education 2
Mexican American -- Civil Rights 2
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Texas -- Corpus Christi 2
Armed Forces -- Minorities 1
Armed Forces--Minorities 1
Ben Bolt (Tex.) 1
Bilingualism 1
Chicano movement 1
Conjunto music 1
Corpus Christi (Tex.) 1
Discrimination in employment 1
Education, Bilingual 1
Elections 1
English-only movement 1
Hispanic Americans 1
Hispanic Americans -- Economic conditions 1
Hispanic Americans -- Education 1
Hispanic Americans--Economic conditions 1
Hispanic Americans--Education 1
Immigration enforcement 1
Latin Americans--Civil rights 1
Latin Americans--Employment 1
Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Music 1
Mexican Americans--Civil Rights 1
Mexican Americans--Economic conditions 1
Mexican Americans--Segregation 1
Migrant labor 1
Minority students 1
Police brutality 1
Race discrimination 1
Spanish Americans (Latin America) 1
Texas -- Naval Air Station Corpus Christi 1
United States. Circuit Courts 1
Veterans 1
Vietnam War (1961-1975) 1
Volunteer workers in social service 1
Voting 1
World War II 1
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