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World War II

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Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Aalbert Heine & Corpus Christi Science and History Museum Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll -248
Abstract Aalbert Heine was the Director of the Corpus Christi Museum for 27 years and a relentless advocate for using museums to teach with hands on learning, at a time when most museums had their artifacts hidden behind glass. Heine wrote reems of materials on how museums should function and traveled the world visiting other museums for ideas on how he could improve his own. He took a small cities Junior Museum and turned it into one of the best in the state, and this collection spans the time he...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1841 - 1989
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Aalbert Heine & Corpus Christi Science and History Museum Collection

Bill and Marjorie Walraven Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-22
Abstract

This collection represents a lifetime of Texas history research by Corpus Christi Caller-Times columnist Bill Walraven.

Dates: Majority of material found in none
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Bill and Marjorie Walraven Papers

Dr. Patrick Carroll Collection

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-290
Abstract

These papers give a glimpse into the research of Patrick Carroll and contain many sources, manuscripts, and edits to his works. This collection also contains information on obtaining the Hector Garcia Collection which Patrick Carroll aided in.

Dates: 1912-2014
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Dr. Patrick Carroll Collection

Rafael Sr. and Virginia Galvan Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-118
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of over 300 photographs, newspapers, concert posters, correspondence, scrapbooks, obituaries, wedding invitations, ephemera, biographical narratives, business cards, and marriage certificates ranging from the late 1800’s to the early 2000’s. It is for the most part geographically confined to the South Texas region, although there are minor exceptions.

Dates: 1890s-2000s
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Rafael Sr. and Virginia Galvan Family papers

Dr. Hector P. Garcia papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-5
Scope and Contents Note This collection contains the personal and professional records of Dr. Hector Perez Garcia (1914-1996), a 20th century physician, soldier, political advisor, and civil rights activist. The materials span the years 1910-2015, although the bulk of them date from the time of his World War II service through his death in 1996. Materials dated prior to Dr. Garcia’s birth are family records documenting the lives of his relatives; materials dating after his death consist of obituaries,...
Dates: 1910 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1943 - 1996
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Dr. Hector P. Garcia papers

Gilbert Q. Casares American GI Forum Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-195
Abstract

Gilbert Q. Casares was in WWII and in the Korean Conflict. He was involved with the American GI Forum (AGIF) from its inception in 1948. He was honored for being in the AGIF for fifty years in 1998.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1947 - 1996
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Gilbert Q. Casares American GI Forum Papers

Esther Bonilla Read Mexican American World War II Oral History Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll-223
Abstract

Esther Bonilla Read is a writer and former educator in public and private schools. In 2022, she received the Lifetime Achievement award presented to her by the YWCA of Corpus Christi. The collection includes 73 typed transcripts and 40 mini-cassette tapes based on interviews from Mexican Americans and others during 2002-2004.

Dates: 2002-2004
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Esther Bonilla Read Mexican American World War II Oral History Collection

Jose A. Flores Papers

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: Coll-151
Abstract

This collection is a brief snapshot in time of Jose Flore’s prisoner of war experience in the European theater of World War II, and the paperwork trail that followed it.

Dates: Majority of material found within none
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Jose A. Flores Papers

Kenneth McCaleb Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-216
Abstract

Kenneth K. McCaleb was a newspaperman, writer, and World War II War Correspondent for the International News Service (INS). His papers include manuscripts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs. Also included are World War II artifacts and documents of Colonel James Williams Allison III.

Dates: none
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Kenneth McCaleb Papers

L. DeWitt Hale Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-6
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1952-1991
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / L. DeWitt Hale Papers