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Texas -- Corpus Christi

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Antonio Rodriguez and Josefina Barrera Fuentes Family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-50
Scope and Contents The Antonio Rodriguez and Josefina Barrera Fuentes family papers include correspondence, unprinted manuscripts, ledgers of meeting minutes and membership rosters from clubs such as Alianza Hispano Americano, pamphlets, brochures, flyers, periodicals, clippings, newspapers, books, photographs, motion picture film, cameras, gavels, framed images, and other memorabilia and records. They include both the Fuentes library and materials he acquired as the last living legal trustee of Obreros Hall,...
Dates: 1915 - 1983
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Antonio Rodriguez and Josefina Barrera Fuentes Family papers

Arturo Vasquez, CPA Collection

 File
Identifier: Coll-267
Abstract

Arturo Vasquez served as a financial advisor to Hector P. Garcia’s American G.I. Forum chapter. His collection includes information about his personal, military, and professional life as a CPA. He served as a School Board Trustee for the Corpus Christi Independent School District and other municipal and business organizations. Hispanic-American civil rights during the middle 20th century features heavily in this collection.

Dates: 1924-2010
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Arturo Vasquez, CPA Collection

Dan E. Kilgore collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-7
Abstract

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.

Dates: Unknown
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Dan E. Kilgore collection

Dr. Carl Wrotenbery Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-209
Abstract The Dr. Carl Wrotenbery Papers is a small collection of historic documents that centers around the destruction of the University of Corpus Christi by Hurricane Celia in 1970. Included in this collection are over 200 photographic slides, dozens of newspaper articles, and other assorted ephemera. Dr. Wrotenbery worked tirelessly to get what would become Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi back on its feet in the face of catastrophic destruction, and this collection reflects his efforts in...
Dates: Majority of material found within none
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Dr. Carl Wrotenbery Papers

E. E. Mireles and Jovita Gonzalez Mireles papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-44
Scope and Contents The E.E. Mireles and Jovita Gonzalez Mireles papers contain a range of materials including incoming and outgoing correspondence, early literary works, reports, calendars, photographs, maps, magazines, pamphlets, booklets, flyers, guidebooks, programs, Spanish comic books, bulletins, newspapers and clippings. Many of these documents and other items reflect the lives and careers of both Edmundo and Jovita as a married couple, educators and members of the local community. The papers contain...
Dates: 1927 - 1983
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / E. E. Mireles and Jovita Gonzalez Mireles papers

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

Guadalupe Rangel Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-251
Abstract Regent Emerita Guadalupe L. Rangel was appointed to the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents by Governor Ann Richards in 1993 for a six-year term. It was a highly transformative period for the Texas A & M University System during which the System was expanded, and all System rules and policies were changed. South Texas had not been represented on the Board of Regents for twenty years. Her appointment followed a legal case which required the South Texas Initiative to expand...
Dates: 1997-1999
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Guadalupe Rangel Papers

Dr. Henry H. Hildebrand Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-163
Content Description

The Dr. Henry H. Hildebrand Papers contain his research, (including data sets, manuscripts, and correspondence) and his publications, along with a vast amount of information pertaining to marine science he accumulated over the years. The collection also houses Dr. Hildebrand’s paperwork from numerous committees and organizations with which he was involved. He kept extensive historical records of marine related happenings in the south Texas area dating from the mid-1800s to 2000.

Dates: Majority of material found within none; 1823 - 2003
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Dr. Henry H. Hildebrand Papers

Hurricane Harvey Oral History Collection (HIST 5370: Oral History - Techniques and Practices, Fall 2017)

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-236
Scope and Contents

This collection contains oral histories recorded by students in HIST 5370: Oral History-Techniques and Practices taught by Dr. Laura Muñoz during fall semester 2017. The students interviewed people in the Corpus Christi area affected by Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall along the Gulf Coast at Rockport in August 2017. Transcriptions are also available.

Dates: 2017-10-28 - 2017-11-28
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Hurricane Harvey Oral History Collection (HIST 5370: Oral History - Techniques and Practices, Fall 2017)

Irene Peña Cipriano Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll-252
Abstract The Irene Peña Cipriano Collection consists of two scrapbooks and two photograph albums detailing and illustrating Irene Cipriano's community and political service to Corpus Christi, the Ladies L.U.L.A.C. Council #26, the American G.I. Forum of the United States, the Mexican American Democrat organization, and the Spanish American Genealogist Association. Her committment to community service, generosity and hard work brought her in touch with many leaders who sought to make positive changes...
Dates: 1983-1993
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Irene Peña Cipriano Collection