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Shelby Davis' World War II Collection

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-294
Content Description

Sgt. Shelby Davis was a veteran who served in Europe during World War II. This collection includes predominantly war-era correspondence, artifacts, newspapers, maps, personal souvenirs, and memorabilia of Davis.

Dates: Event: 1937-1975

Sheriff Johnnie H. Mitchell Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-105
Abstract

Johnnie H. Mitchell served as Nueces County sheriff from 1957 to 1977. Before serving as sheriff, he served as an FBI agent. The papers include nine scrapbooks concentrating on politics, elections, law enforcement, and crime in Corpus Christi and South Texas during the mid-1900s. Other materials include photographs and campaign memorabilia.

Dates: 1957-1977

Sheriton Burr Birding collection

 Collection — Case: 1
Identifier: Coll-929
Content Description The Sheriton Burr Birding Collection contains 348 books, journals, and magazines on birds and birding in Texas and the United States. Especially prized in the Burr Collection are bird notes on the Rockport area by noted area birder Connie Hager, Christmas bird counts, and checklists of birds in Texas. In conjunction with the Carter Whatley Collection in Special Collections and Archives, the Sheriton Burr Birding Collection covers this increasingly important topic and avocation in Texas,...
Dates: Publication: Unknown

Sonia Trevino collection of Corpus Christi Mexican-American Democrats Records

 File — Box: 1 Sonia Trevino
Identifier: Coll-85
Abstract

These records were donated by Sonia Trevino who was president of the Corpus Christi Chapter of Mexican American Democrats in 1994. They include administrative papers, the constitution and by-laws, correspondence and events.

Dates: 1994

South Texas Museum Collection of San Diego, Texas Historic Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-121
Abstract

This collection is fifteen photocopied photographs depicting the town of San Diego, Texas and its residents in 1876.

Dates: 1867

South Texas Railroad Historical Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-168
Abstract The South Texas Railroad Historical Society was formed sometime in the late 1950’s or early 1960’s as a way for railroad enthusiasts local to the Corpus Christi region to connect with each other and share information. The Society spent nearly two decades attempting to set up a rail exhibit with genuine full-size railcars at the Corpus Christi Museum (now the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History). After much lobbying and work by the group, it became apparent that the project was not...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1964 - 2004

South Texas Stories Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-242
Content Description

These digital files include oral history interviews conducted by Dr. Jennifer Brown and Dr. Claudia Rueda as part of the South Texas Stories project. Oral histories are about the environmental history of the coastal bend and Mexican American civil rights.

Dates: 2016 September to 2017 September

Stayton Map Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-140
Content Description

The Stayton Map collection was donated to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi by Ruth Baker of the Austin History Center in June 1999. The eight maps detail Corpus Christi and surrounding areas including Robstown, the Petronilla areas, and include meteorological reports for Corpus Christi, dated from 1887 to 1925.

Dates: 1887-1925

Steve Grime photograph collection

 Collection — Box: 1 Grime
Identifier: Coll-175
Scope and Contents The Steve Grime Photograph Collection consists of 78 prints taken by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi student Steve Grime in 1997. As part of his assignment in a photography class under Professor Barbra Riley, Grime photographed some of the more significant Corpus Christi landmarks to assist Special Collections and Archives in visually documenting the city’s built environment at that time. Grime's photos include such structures as the Harbor Bridge, the 1914...
Dates: 1997

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Longoria, Felix Z., Jr., 1920-1945 4
Rhoades, Philip, Dr. (1948 - ) 4
Tunnell, John W., Jr., 1945-2018 4
United States Air Force 4
University of Corpus Christi 4
Corpus Christi Catholic Diocese 3
Corpus Christi Independent School District (Tex.) 3
Dobie, Frank J. 3
Galvan, Rafael, Sr., 1887-1966 3
Garcia, Clotilde P., 1917-2003 3
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 3
McGloin, Brooke Sween 3
Nueces County Historical Society 3
Spanish American Genealogical Association 3
Texas A&M University. College Station 3
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives 3
Tunnell, John W., Sr., 1914-1999 3
Tunnell, Newell Summers, 1866-1924 3
Tunnell, Rosalie Newman, 1916-2002 3
American Red Cross 2
Bezdek, Bob, Dr. 2
Blucher family 2
Bonilla, Tony , 1936 2
Borglum, Gutzon (1867-1941) 2
Cisneros, Jose (1910-2009) 2
Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History 2
Corpus Christi State University. (now Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi) 2
Daughters. of the Republic of Texas 2
De Pineda, Alonso Álvarez , 1494-1520 2
Del Mar College 2
Dodson, Ruth 2
Dr. Hector P. Garcia Plaza 2
Frantz, Joseph B., Dr. , 1917-1993 2
Garcia, Xico P. 2
Gonzalez, Genevieve B. 2
Hi-Fairnessee Girls Club 2
Hoeltzel, Virginia "Vicky" Galvan 2
Hunter, Todd 2
Johnson, Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Taylor, 1912-2007 2
Knights of Columbus 2
Landmark Commission . Corpus Christi 2
League of United Latin American Citizens -- Ladies Council #26 2
McKinney, Belitha ("Bea"), Co-Founder - Vice President - Press Contact, 1945- 2
Merriman, Eli T. (1852-1941) 2
Mexican American Democrats of Corpus Christi 2
Mireles, Edmundo Eduardo, 1905-1987 2
Mireles, Jovita, Gonzalez, 1904-1983 2
National Council of La Raza 2
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (Tex.) 2
Nueces County Community Action Program 2
Nueces County Historical Commission 2
Pape, Harold F., 1890-1952 2
Texas A&I University-Kingsville 2
Texas A&M University - Kingsville 2
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Vicente Lozano (1879–1949) 2
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16th Texas State Legislature 1
7 Till Late Food Store 1
Aalbert Heine (1920-2003) 1
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Alice Independent School District 1
Allen, Chatter 1
Allen, Robert H. 1
Allison III, Colonel James W. (1905 – 1986) 1
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Ana Barrera, Garcia 1
Ancira, Manual 1
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