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Carr, Waggoner. Waggoner Carr : commercials , 1966.

Title: Waggoner Carr : commercials , 1966.

Commercials used during Carr's campaign for the 1966 U.S. senatorial election in Texas, Democratic party.

ArchivalResource: 6 commercials (on 1 film reel) : sd., b&w ; 16 mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29604134 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

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.

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Texas Speakers Oral History Project. Texas Speakers Oral History Collection, 1992, 2004-2006.

Title: Texas Speakers Oral History Collection, 1992, 2004-2006.

The collection contains interviews, cassette tapes and transcripts, with Reuben Senterfitt, Jim T. Lindsey, James "Jimmy" Turman, Ben Barnes, Gus Mutscher, Rayford Price, Bill Clayton, Gibson D. "Gib" Lewis, and Pete Laney.

ArchivalResource: 1 ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/466804086 View

Texas Crime Investigating Committee. Records, 1950-1953.

Title: Records, 1950-1953.

Contains correspondence, legal documents, testimonies, reports, and photographs. Bulks with testimony of witnesses (1951-1952). Of special interest are a report on Mickey Cohen and his associates, containing photographs, newsclippings, and police records; and a history of the Mafia containing a list of prominent members. The final report of the committee deals with financial matters, findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the committee.

ArchivalResource: 585 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24014276 View

McFarlane, William Doddridge, 1894-1980. McFarlane, William Doddridge, papers, 1919-1981.

Title: McFarlane, William Doddridge, papers, 1919-1981.

Papers concern the career of McFarlane, including scrapbooks documenting his term as United States congressman; legal and court records relating to the Indian Claims Commission; classified files concerning his political and civic activities in Graham, Texas from 1970 to 1980.

ArchivalResource: 3 ft., 8 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23285395 View