Institute of Texan Cultures Library Collection of HemisFair '68 Materials 1965-1994

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Institute of Texan Cultures Library Collection of HemisFair '68 Materials 1965-1994

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The Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC), a museum and campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio, was established in 1965 by the 59th Texas Legislature. Originally housing the Texas Pavilion at HemisFair '68, it was designed to study the ethnic groups that settled in Texas. The ITC Library was established in 1965 as a repository for books and images of artifacts being collected by researchers preparing exhibits for the Texas Pavilion. This collection spans the years 1965 through 1994 and includes materials relating to HemisFair '68 that were collected by the ITC Library. Materials include photographs, transparencies, printed materials, newspaper clippings, souvenir items, essays, and other materials.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries . Special Collections

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HemisFair (1968 : San Antonio, Tex.)

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University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio

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University of Texas at San Antonio. Institute of Texan Cultures. Library

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The Institute of Texan Cultures was established by the Fifty-ninth Legislature on May 27, 1965. The agency was directed to develop and implement an appropriate plan for the state's participation in HemisFair '68 to plan exhibits related to the history of Texas, its development, resources, and contributions; and to design and erect a building suited to housing these exhibits, giving due consideration to its utility for state purposes after the fair. The institute, a permanent state a...