Two Buccaneer Days Scrapbooks 1962; 1965; folder of photos and a letter from Pirate Queen Toni Jimenez Yostern, 12 large photographs of Jane Mansfield arriving for the 1960 Buc Days Celebrations, 1960-1965
The Buccaneer Commission records include administrative records pertaining to the history of the celebration, awards, projects, thousands of photographs, slides, negatives, film, artifacts, and newspaper clippings. The Buccaneer Day Celebration evolved and grew from a swimsuit pageant in 1917 into a huge ten-day festival of fun events for the city of Corpus Christi by the late 1900s.
Dates
- 1960-1965
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the File: 23 Linear Feet
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