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Briscoe, Dolph. Briscoe, Dolph, papers, 1932-1999 1940-1980.

Title: Briscoe, Dolph, papers, 1932-1999 1940-1980.

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial records, legal documents, printed materials, legislative bills, speeches, reports, press releases, scrapbooks, photographs, audiotapes, and memorabilia, document both the public and private careers of Dolph Briscoe.

ArchivalResource: 1,045 ft., 5 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29749185 View

Farenthold, Frances Tarlton, 1926-. Farenthold, Frances Tarlton, papers, 1913-2011.

Title: Farenthold, Frances Tarlton, papers, 1913-2011.

Papers relate primarily to the political, legal, and social justice activities of Farenthold, including general and personal correspondence, political and legislative files, research material, speeches and other documents related to issues and concerns of her constituents and herself.

ArchivalResource: 109 ft., 8 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21509329 View

Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Staff Scheduling Memoranda. 1977 - 1978. 228 1/21/77-2/10/77

Title: Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Staff Scheduling Memoranda. 1977 - 1978. 228 1/21/77-2/10/77

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/149943 View

Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 9/30/80

Title: Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 9/30/80

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/149851 View

Lucchese Boot Company. Lucchese Boot Company Records, 1910-1968

Title: Lucchese Boot Company Records, 1910-1968

Day to day records of the operation of the Lucchese Boot Company, opened in San Antonio around 1883 by Sam Lucchese and his brothers, include correspondence, day books, journals, measurement books, tax records, receipts, and bills.

ArchivalResource: 29 ft., 1 1/2 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/658951886 View

Hendryx, Gene, 1927-. Gene Hendryx : papers, 1948-1977.

Title: Gene Hendryx : papers, 1948-1977.

Contains 5,857 leaves: correspondence from Lyndon Baines Johnson, other political figures, and constituents; and legislative papers of the 58th, 59th and 60th Texas Legislature.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes (3 cubic feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26954992 View

Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 5/16/78

Title: Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 5/16/78

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2843360 View

Garza, Josue,. Oral history interview with Josue Garza, 1996 [videorecording].

Title: Oral history interview with Josue Garza, 1996 [videorecording].

Mayor Josue 'George' Garza talks about his family background, their association with the Assemblies of God in South Texas, and the example his father set for his family. Mayor Garza describes his earliest involvement in politics when he marched as a student at Texas A&I-Kingsville in support of the Kingsville farm laborer strike in 1966. He speaks at length of discrimination against Mexican-Americans in Uvalde, and how efforts at electing Mexican-Americans were repeatedly thwarted, and to what extent Mexican-Americans and their families were pressured to refrain from political activity. He discusses the role of the Raza Unida Party and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) in halting discriminatory practices against Mexican Americans in Uvalde County and what it took to overturn unfair decisions made by local judges. Mayor Garza recalls his work as a teacher and the pride he helped imbue in the students, and the ensuing formation of a local chapter of the Mexican-American Youth Organization (MAYO). He gives details of his first run for public office and the support he received from colleagues and students when his teaching contract was not renewed in retaliation for his bid for public office. He discusses Genoveva Morales' legal battle for bilingual education in Uvalde schools and talks about how former Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe, a Uvalde native, facilitated racial integration in the schools. He also describes unfair practices conducted by the Selective Service Board in Uvalde and what actions were taken to correct them. Mayor Garza elaborates upon his financial struggles, the threat to his real estate holdings by unfair banking practices, and his resolution to strengthen his financial position by concentrating on the profitability of his business ventures. He talks about his election as Executive Director of the Community Council of Southwest Texas, the local organization of the national Community Action Program (CAP)/War on Poverty, and how the Council put a halt to a 'good old boy' system that undermined elections and maintained the status quo. He assails Texas Ranger Captain Alfred Young Allee's intimidation tactics toward Mexican-Americans in court and reveals details of the handling of incidents of alleged police brutality attributed to Morris Barrow. Mayor Garza mentions other prominent Mexican Americans involved in Uvalde politics, including Joe Uriegas, Gilbert Torres, Ismael Sosa, and his son, Ronald B. Garza. He also notes the work of Gabriel 'Jimmy' Tafolla with the Texas Migrant Council and as the first Mexican-American elected to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees.

ArchivalResource: 1 videocassettes (VHS) : col. ; 1/2 in.Transcript : 62 p. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317496439 View

Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 5/16/78

Title: Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary. 1976 - 1981. Presidential Files. 1977 - 1981. 5/16/78

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7433139 View

Briscoe, Dolph. Briscoe, Governor Dolph, Alamo daguerreotype, 1849.

Title: Briscoe, Governor Dolph, Alamo daguerreotype, 1849.

Collection consists of one daguerreotype.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/668991753 View

González, Mike V. 1928-. Oral history interview with Mike V. Gonzalez, 1998 [videorecording].

Title: Oral history interview with Mike V. Gonzalez, 1998 [videorecording].

Mike V. González begins with his early life and childhood and shares how he got into sports. He states his stepfather worked on the Anaconda [sic, Anacacha] Ranch near Spofford, Texas and reveals the race discrimination he encountered while growing up in Uvalde. He talks about his athletic ability and praises his high school coach, Orville Ethridge [sic, Etheredge], for encouraging him to excel even though it cost the coach his job, and refers to his sports prowess at Howard Payne University. He provides details of his miltary service as an agent tracking German Nazi war criminals who had escaped to South America for the United States Army Counter Intelligence Corps. He mentions his brief marriage to a German national and explains his decision to leave the military to pursue law at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. He discusses his heavy work schedule while attending law school and thanks Dean Ernest A. Raba for finding him work with the law firm of Matt (Mattías William) García. He mentions his exposure to politics during his time at Matt García, and explains his return to Uvalde to practice law. He recalls a demonstration in the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District, talks about Pete Tijerina and the legal battles they fought before the formation of Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), and assails the attempts of non-Hispanic lawyers to represent Mexican Americans in early civil rights cases. He remembers being set up and arrested on smuggling charges and credits legendary Texas attorney Warren Burnet [sic, Burnett] for clearing his name. He recounts a demonstration at Lion's Park in Del Rio which became one of his major civil rights cases, and attributes Richard (J.) Clarkson, a researcher in Warren Burnett's office for the success of the case. He speaks briefly of his connections with Ruben Salazar, laments Salazar's death, and describes the Palm Sunday protest march in Del Rio. He rages about being shot and his home being burnt to the ground yet never investigated, and addresses the founding of the Southwest Council of La Raza. He tells of participating in Democratic Party conventions and campaigning for Raza Unida Party candidates. González recalls flying over Dolph Briscoe's ranch with Sissy Farenthold to spot illegal aliens in Briscoe's employ and attributes his own successful election to the Del Rio city council in 1970 to voter registration efforts conducted by the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) and the Brown Berets (National Brown Beret Organization). He boasts about garnering financial assistance from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and refers to his participation in the Poor People's Campaign demonstration in Washington, DC. He remarks on the presidential visit to El Paso over the El Chamizal border resolution and assails Dr. Alfredo Gutiérrez, Jr., mayor of Del Rio, for interfering with his own bid for mayor. González enumerates his contributions as a member of the Del Rio city council and as its police commissioner and criticizes Henry B. Gonzalez. He boasts about the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants he obtained for the city of Del Rio through regional director, Joe Bailey Swanner, and provides details of the projects he funded in the San Felipe and Chihuahua neighborhoods of Del Rio. He refers to his children and former wife, Delia Flores González, and elaborates on the legal battle Ms. González underwent against immigration fraud charges. He gives details of one of many attempted frames plotted by his political enemies but which he foiled, and reiterates how he and his family were often threatened. He describes the Del Rio school system of the 1930s, the creation of the San Felipe Independent School District, and the legal battle involving students from the nearby military base (Laughlin Air Force Base), a court case tried in Tyler, Texas by Judge William Wayne Justice. González explains his rift with the American G.I. Forum and considers his differences with its founder, Dr. Fermin Calderon. He comments on the roles of the John Birch Society and the Ku Klux Klan in South Texas and expresses his beliefs and reasoning for taking on the challenge of his life's work.

ArchivalResource: 1 videocassette (VHS) : col. ; 1/2 in.Transcript : 98 p. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/457193692 View

Vance, James E., 1918-1987. James E. "Monk" Vance photographic collection, 1949-1985.

Title: James E. "Monk" Vance photographic collection, 1949-1985.

Photographic subjects include ranching, farming, agricultural and veterinary science, livestock, and people of Texas who were involved in these activities.

ArchivalResource: 1,625 photographic prints, 1,500 photographic negatives.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56091692 View

Gillette, Michael L. Gillette, Michael L. Collection, 1972-1974

Title: Gillette, Michael L. Collection, 1972-1974

The Michael L. Gillette Collection, 1972-1974, comprises photocopied newspaper clippings compiled by the Sergeant's Clipping Service and distributed by the Sergeant-at-Arms Office of the Texas Senate. Clippings from the Dallas Times-Herald, Dallas Morning News, and Fort Worth Star-Telegram document various state and local political issues and persons including the gubernatorial race, the Sharpstown scandal, environmental issues, and the state constitution.

ArchivalResource: 4 ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/776716022 View

Texas. Constitutional Convention (1974). Collection, 1960-1975, 1973-1974.

Title: Collection, 1960-1975, 1973-1974.

Includes correspondence, daily journals, committee reports, convention publications, photographs, financial documents, news releases, speeches, related printed material, and miscellaneous materials. The collection bulks with copies of the convention's daily journals (1974) and printed materials (1973-1974) such as copies of "Texas Constitutional Convention News" and "Texas in Action Report."

ArchivalResource: 11, 323 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23105322 View

Formby, Marshall Clinton, 1911-1984. Papers, 1883-1980, 1930-1980.

Title: Papers, 1883-1980, 1930-1980.

Includes correspondence, printed material, legal and financial material, literary productions, photographs, and scrapbook material pertaining to the career of Marshall Formby and his interests and activities in law, politics, business, higher education, the military, and religious and civic organizations in Texas and throughout the United States. Collection bulks (1930-1980) with correspondence and printed material pertaining to his terms as county judge, state senator, and Texas Highway Commissioner. Of particular interest are materials concerning state and federal highway programs, Texas Tech University and Texas politics.

ArchivalResource: 176, 388 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24342019 View

Charles James Miller Papers, 1945-1989

Title: Charles James Miller Papers 1945-1989

Correspondence, ephemera, and photographs related to Russell Meriwether Hughes ("La Meri")-- ethnic dance icon, instructor, friend (and one-time lover) of Charles Miller who saved the materials which comprise this collection. The collection also includes Miller's own research material and dissertation on Edward Gordon Craig, published in 1957.

ArchivalResource: 6.2 Linear feet; 12 boxes

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt0z09r0sh View

Carr, Waggoner, 1918-. Papers, 1945-1985, 1950-1975.

Title: Papers, 1945-1985, 1950-1975.

Includes correspondence, speeches, campaign material, financial and legal material, newsclippings, literary productions, printed material, legislative materials, photographs, slides and media productions pertaining to the life and political activities of Waggoner Carr. Notable subjects include extensive investigative materials on the Kennedy Assassination, the 1966 United States Senate Campaign, the Watergate Conspiracy, material on, including tapes of, the Crime Investigating Committee of Texas, 1950-1953, and coverage of the Sharpstown Scandal Trials. Notable correspondence includes letters from Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, George Mahon, Sam Rayburn, J. Edgar Hoover, Price Daniel, and Jimmy Durante. Collection bulks (1950-1975) with materials concerning Texas politics, and Carr's career as a politician.

ArchivalResource: 94, 358 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24015845 View

Cruz, Lauro,. Oral history interview with Lauro Cruz, 1998 [videorecording].

Title: Oral history interview with Lauro Cruz, 1998 [videorecording].

The interview begins with the history and genealogy of the Cruz family. He elaborates upon his political activism in the Democratic Party as a precinct judge and his later involvement with the Humphrey-Johnson presidential campaign as campaign co-chairman. He describes the difficulties that Mexican Americans experience in seeking elected office due to racial prejudice and stereotyping by the White dominated power structure. Mr. Cruz talks about his involvement with the farm workers' Austin March of 1966, and describes political activities by Mexican Americans and labor unions during that protest. He elaborates upon the role that the Raza Unida Party played in denying Governor Dolph Briscoe a majority vote in his re-election bid, and he tells about serving as his special assistant later. Mr. Cruz describes the tension created when the Mexican American Democrats (MAD) organization was formed to counter the effectiveness of the Raza Unida Party with voters from the Mexican American Community. Mr. Cruz describes his work as staff manager for Senator Carlos Truan and talks about establishing his own independent public relations company. He concludes the interview with a description of his leadership-training program for Mexican Americans at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.

ArchivalResource: 2 videocassettes (VHS) (1 hr., 48 min.) : col. ; 1/2 in.Transcript : 59 p. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50499586 View

Campos, Marc,. Oral history interview with Marc Campos, 1996 [videorecording].

Title: Oral history interview with Marc Campos, 1996 [videorecording].

Marc Campos begins with his family's background and describes the activities of his dad, Tony Campos, and his dad's coworker, Felix Tijerina, in the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). He notes Tijerina was the founder of Felix's Mexican Restaurant chain in Houston and created the School of Four Hundred for teaching basic English. He attributes his interest in politics to his dad's involvement in Viva Kennedy Clubs and campaign support of Waggoner Carr and Lloyd Bentsen. Marc Campos reveals his own awareness of the racial segregation in the schools and recounts details of a race riot at his high school. He shares the pivotal moment he became personally involved in the political arena with the Frances Sissy Farenthold campaign for governor of Texas and his work in the in the George S. McGovern presidential campaign. He talks about his associations with his contemporaries Rick Hernández, Richard Moya and John Castillo and gives his opinion on prominent political figures Dolph Briscoe and Texas Democratic Party chairman Calvin Guest. He comments on his work with Ben T. Reyes and Leonel Castillo, states his preference for working within the Democratic Party rather than with the Raza Unida Party, and comments on his growing realization of the Chicano movement. He elaborates upon the founding of the Mexican American Democrats of Texas (MAD) with Gonzalo Barrientos and Grace García and that group's support for Sargent Shriver for president. He tells about a confrontation at a MAD convention between supporters for Albert Bustamante and supporters for Leonel J. Castillo, Joe Bernal and Alicia Chacón, and expresses his frustration when working in South Texas for MAD. He skirts his involvement in an Federal Bureau of Investigation inquiry at the request of Luis Díaz de León, during the time Díaz de León campaigned against Robert Krueger for U.S. Senate. He contrasts presidential appointments made under several administrations, noting particularly those under Jimmy Carter. He covers the period when he was chairman of the Mexican American Democrats and garnered support for Edward Kennedy's nomination as the Democratic candidate prior to the 1980 elections. He credits Hispanic participation in the 1982 Texas gubernatorial campaigns for increased administrative opportunities for Mexican Americans in Texas government and cites the example of Nora Linares as head of Texas Lottery and the first woman to chair MAD. He gives details about working for Texas Governor Mark White as a special assistant for legislation, noting the race discrimation he experienced in that role, and relates his part in a number of campaigns in the elections of Ben T. Reyes, Al Luna, and Roman Martínez. He reveals the conflicts within MAD, including a confrontation between Richard Moya and Juan Maldonado, and the split that led to the formation of the Tejano Democrats. He concludes with comments on his work for Mexico in promoting the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

ArchivalResource: 2 videocassettes (VHS) (3 hr., 24 min.) : col. ; 1/2 in.Transcript : 91 p. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/352928052 View

Briscoe, Dolph. Dolph Briscoe : commercials, 1972.

Title: Dolph Briscoe : commercials, 1972.

Commercials used during Briscoe's campaign for the 1972 gubernatorial election in Texas, Democratic party.

ArchivalResource: 1 commercial (on 1 videoreel) : sd., col. ; 2 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21287258 View

Sewell, James C. (James Carroll), 1912-1976. James C. Sewell papers, 1950-1972.

Title: James C. Sewell papers, 1950-1972.

Correspondence, clippings, political advertisements and campaign materials, printed material, and photographs.

ArchivalResource: 4.5 boxes (2 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36429105 View

Chapa, Amancio J., Jr., 1946-. Oral history interview with Amancio J. Chapa, Jr. 1998 [videorecording].

Title: Oral history interview with Amancio J. Chapa, Jr. 1998 [videorecording].

Amancio J. Chapa, Jr., begins with his childhood living in the Corpus Christi, Texas neighborhood of the La Armada (the first defense housing project built in 1941, now under the Housing Authority of the City of Corpus Christi) and describes the race discrimination he felt while attending Catholic school there. He talks about his family's ranching background in South Texas, and about the family's move back to La Joya around 1959-1960. He refers often to his relationship with local liberal political leader, Leo J. Leo, who became mayor of La Joya in 1965, Leo's connections with the Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations (PASSO), and their mutual ties to the Raza Unida Party. Mr. Chapa provides details of his own involvement in school leadership in opposition to school board chairman, D. B. 'Beto' Reyna, and recounts the student strike over the firing of teacher Olivia Hinojosa in 1963. He relates his first exposure to a number of politicos including Henry B. Gonzales and labor leader Henry R. Muñoz, Jr. He talks at length on his political activities while attending the University of Texas which led to forming the Mexican American Student Organization (MASO) in 1966. He explains the creation of the Mexican American Youth Organization ( MAYO), pointing to MAYO's focus on the Chicano movement and outside pressure from other political groups, particularly the Socialist Worker Alliance (Socialist Workers Party/Young Socialists' Alliance) and his own interest in the Peace movement to end the Vietnam War. He reveals his involvement in the strike against the Economy Furniture Company in Austin and the election campaigns of Santo 'Buddy' Ruiz and Richard Moya. He speaks about meeting Ramsey Muñiz and working in Muñiz' gubanatorial campaign and expresses his reasons for returning to La Joya after earning his degree. He discusses his work with Interstate Research Associates, justifies his continued affiliation with the Raza Unida Party, and explores the dischord in the Colegio Jacinto Treviño and the resulting offshoot, the Juárez-Lincoln Center in Austin. He tells of his work on the La Joya Independent School District board of trustees, his election as mayor of La Joya aided by the support of incumbent Leo J. Leo, and the goals of the political factions in Hidalgo County. He examines the deterioration of the Raza Unida Party and his meeting with San Juan, Texas politicos Jesus 'Chuy' Ramirez and Juan Maldonado about joining the Democratic Party to make a difference. He explains his reticence to join with the Democratic Party until Leo J. Leo's death, when he finally connects with Mexican American Democrats of Texas (MAD) in La Joya. He states his differences with Cheo Sandoval, the executive director of Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), and his brief employment with OEO. He describes his circumstances prior to becoming executive director of Colonias del Valle under the Community Action Program and elaborates on a scandal in Brownsville arising from the Governor's Office of Migrant Affairs (GOMA) under Governor Dolph Briscoe. He discusses his reasons for returning to the La Joya ISD board of trustees as a lone champion for the children of migrant workers and shares his views on education and politics in Texas. He comments on his work with Amigos del Valle, Inc., and on the political activities of William 'Billy' Leo in Hidalgo County.

ArchivalResource: 1 videocassette(s) (VHS) : col. ; 1/2 in.Transcript : 61 p. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/428733573 View