Longoria, Felix Z., Jr., 1920-1945
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1920 - 1945
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Bill and Marjorie Walraven Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-22
Abstract
This collection represents a lifetime of Texas history research by Corpus Christi Caller-Times columnist Bill Walraven.
Dates:
Majority of material found in none
Dr. Patrick Carroll Collection
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-290
Abstract
These papers give a glimpse into the research of Patrick Carroll and contain many sources, manuscripts, and edits to his works. This collection also contains information on obtaining the Hector Garcia Collection which Patrick Carroll aided in.
Dates:
1912-2014
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
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
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Special Collections and Archives
Mary and Jeff Bell Library
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive, TX 78412
361-825-4500
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