Politics
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Angelica Tovar Collection of Mexican-American Democrats Records
Angelica Tovar was a political figure who was influential to the organization of the Mexican American Democrats and LULAC. She was an active member in Mexican American politics for the Democratic party in Corpus Christi
Gutzon Borglum Texas Papers
Gutzon Borglum was a world-renowned artist and sculptor, most famous for his creation of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. This collection covers the time he worked on that project, and many other smaller scale projects that he worked on with varying degrees of success from his studio in San Antonio, Texas.
L. DeWitt Hale Papers
This collection contains information about state representative DeWitt Hale and his long legislative career in the Texas House of Representatives. Hale was a champion of education, equal rights, and served as a delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention in 1974.
Mayor Gabe Lozano Papers
Gabe Lozano was a business man and politician that spent his life working to improve Corpus Christi. He was active in a large spectrum of activities in the area and was the first Hispanic American Mayor of Corpus Christi. Son of pioneering local legend Vincente Lozano, Gabe was a pioneer himself; persistently pushing for causes he felt strongly about and helping transform Corpus Christi into the city it is today.
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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