De La Paz, Santos, 1966
The People Files document the many people in whom Dr. Garcia took a personal interest, ranging from politicians, activists, members of the military, prominent members of the Latino community, and significant figures in Texas or Latino history. These primarily consist of clippings, publications about the person of interest, publications by the person of interest, and correspondence by third parties regarding the person of interest. Notable people include Lloyd Bentsen, Tony Bonilla, William Bonilla, J. A. “Tony” Canales (Dr. Garcia’s nephew), Jose Cisneros, John Connally, James De Anda, Henry B. Gonzalez, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Dr. George I. Sanchez, and Vicente Ximenes. Images of a number of individual people whom Dr. Garcia knew or kept files on can be found in Series IX: Photographic Materials.
Dates
- 1966
Language of Materials
The material in this collection are in both English and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 359.56 Linear Feet
Creator
- From the Collection: Garcia, Hector P., 1914-1996 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Repository
6300 Ocean Dr.
Unit 5702
Corpus Christi TX 78412 United States
361-825-4500
361-825-5973 (Fax)
specialcollections@tamucc.edu
