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Journalism

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Alma L. Peña collection on Eulalio H. Marin

 File — Box 1
Identifier: Coll-127
Abstract

Relatives and friends of Eulalio Marin donated to TAMU-CC Special Collections and Archives items pertaining to Eulalio Marin, a journalist, labor organizer, and civil rights leader. A founder and editor of newspapers he is remembered for calling a stop to infighting of Mexican American activists. This initiative led to the founding of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Newspaper articles and LULAC documents describe the historical and political events of Marin’s life.

Dates: 1879-2010
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Alma L. Peña collection on Eulalio H. Marin

Eli T. Merriman Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-196
Content Description Three cubic foot boxes of correspondence, clippings, historic photo albums and other loose photos, publications, business records, scrapbooks, and other historical files and materials of Merriman and related families, 19th and early 20th centuries. AccLog Scope and Contents Note The collection consists of photographs, written biographical, genealogical, and historical narratives, newspapers, news clippings, invoices, tax records,...
Dates: 1849-2008
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Eli T. Merriman Family Papers

Murphy Givens South Texas Historical Papers

 File
Identifier: Coll-283
Abstract

Murphy Givens was a newspaper journalist who had worked in Alabama, Missouri, and Michigan when he came to Corpus Christi in 1981 to work for the “Corpus Christi Caller Times.” He began writing a weekly column on South Texas History in 1998. He worked as the Viewpoints Editor until 2009 and continued writing history columns until 2018. Givens published 18 books on Texas history and presented on KEDT recounting stories from his history columns.

Dates: 1944 - 2020
Found in: Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi / Murphy Givens South Texas Historical Papers