Series I. Personal & Family Papers, 1845-2011

Over fifty linear feet of documents including newspapers, postcards, and memorabilia. General topics include Texas and South Texas, Mexican Americans, Mexico, ranching, county and city growth. The Kilgore Collection contains rare publications on Corpus Christi and the local area. Most of the first 30 boxes contain vertical files on South Texas, but there are also a few boxes with Edward R. Kleberg’s and Jack L. Baughman’s papers. There are local events pamphlets, various South Texas newspapers ranging from the early 19th century to the beginning of the 21st, scholarly publications, collected manuscripts, tourist/visitor’s information, and correspondence. Personal correspondence of Mr. Kilgore is scattered though out the collection along with announcements for events he spoke at and cards of condolence sent to his wife after he passed. There are also a few microfilm spools (unlabeled), a VHS tape (a KEDT documentary), a cassette tape of him speaking at TSHA in 1977, and dozens of photographs that require special attention. Many folded maps are scattered throughout the collection.