Yanaguana Society (San Antonio, Tex.) Records 1931-1960

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Yanaguana Society (San Antonio, Tex.) Records 1931-1960

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Formed in 1933 by a group of San Antonio, Texas, residents, the Yanaguana Society aimed to encourage research into the earliest records of San Antonio. The organization sponsored a number of activities, including an exhibit of San Antonio artwork at the Witte Museum in 1933 and a series of publications. The Society also acquired thirteen paintings by San Antonio artist Theodore Gentilz. Activity declined in the 1940s and came to a halt in 1943 following the death of Frederick C. Chabot, the primary organizer of the group. A reorganization was attempted in 1946, but a lack of interest led to the dissolution of the Society in 1947. Correspondence, minutes, resolutions, membership records, printed material, financial records, and literary productions are part of the Yanaguana Society records. General Society records include the first proposals for the new organization, a fairly complete set of minutes, and routine business. Special projects documented include the Art Committee, which worked on the 1933 exhibition and the acquisition of the Gentilz paintings. Some items deal with the donation of Society records to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. A few personal papers of Frederick C. Chabot are also included.

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Yanaguana Society

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Historical society, of San Antonio, Tex.; founded 1933; dissolved 1947. From the description of Yanaguana Society records, 1931-1960. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70949940 ...

Gentilz, Theodore, -1906

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Yanaguana Society (San Antonio, Tex.)

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The Yanaguana Society was formed in 1933 by a group of San Antonio, Texas, residents to, according to its charter, "encourage historical research into the earliest records of San Antonio, especially those relating to the period or periods previous to 1855." The organization, named for the Payaya Indian word for the village located at the site of San Antonio, was the brainchild of San Antonio historian Frederick C. Chabot, who first raised the idea in 1931. A primary function of the ...

Chabot, Frederick C. (Frederick Charles), 1891-

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Texas author; founder and secretary of the Yanaguana Society, an organization devoted to collecting, preserving, and publishing manuscript history of San Antonio, Texas. From the description of Papers, 1918-1934, (bulk 1931-1934). (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 28833032 Frederick Charles Chabot (1891-1943) was an accomplished musician, linguist, diplomat, and historian best known for his contributions to Texas history. His most important works were p...