Carlos Castañeda papers, ca. 1520-1960 (bulk 1920-1958).

Coney, Donald, 1901-1973

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Order of the Holy Sepulchre

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Mireles, E. E. (Edmundo Eduardo), 1905-1987

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Mexican-American pioneers of bilingual education in Texas, E.E. and Jovita González Mireles, were advocates for the teaching of Spanish language in primary schools from 1939 until their deaths in the 1980s. E.E. Mireles served as an educational administrator and policy maker, and helped to found the Pan American Council, dedicated to the study of Spanish, Latin America and its people. Jovita González Mireles taught in the public school system and wrote the novels, Caballero and Dew on the Thor...

Castañeda, Carlos Eduardo, 1896-1958

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Carlos Eduardo Castañeda was professor of Latin-American history at the University of Texas. He was the author of Our Catholic Heritage in Texas, 1519-1936. The Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, San Antonio, Texas, was founded by Franciscan missionaries in 1720. Secularization began in 1794, and the Mission was closed in 1824. From the description of Life in the old Mission of San Jose / by Carlos E. Castaneda, University of Texas, [1933?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702...

Winkler, Ernest William, 1875-1960

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Ernest William Winkler (1875-1960) was a librarian and bibliographer. He was state librarian of Texas in 1906, and from 1909 to 1915. He became librarian of the University of Texas in 1923. He compiled and edited the Check List of Texas Imprints . From the guide to the Winkler, Ernest William, Papers 68-177; 69-106; 73-073; 74-039; 81-076; 2012-041., 1846-1972, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) Ernest William Winkler (1875-1960) w...

Barker, Eugene C. (Eugene Campbell), 1874-1956

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Eugene C. Barker was a University of Texas historian and educator. From the description of Barker, Eugene Campbell, papers, 1785-1895, 1812-1895. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 70277022 ...

United States. Fair Employment Practices Commission.

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League of United Latin American Citizens

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Organized in February of 1929 in Corpus Christi, TX. Composed mostly of Mexican-American citizens who believe that education is the foundation for the cultural growth and development for people of Latin American descent. Organization provides college scholarships, hot lunches for low-income and under privileged children, Christmas parties for under privileged and promotion of voter registration. From the description of Records, 1970-1989. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: ...

Dabbs, Jack Autrey.

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Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960

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Alonso S. Perales, civil-rights lawyer and diplomat, was born on Oct. 17, 1898, to Susana Sandoval and Nicolas Perales in Alice, Texas. His father died when he was six years old and his mother when he was 12, leaving him an orphan. He worked laying railroad ties and picking cotton to put himself through high school and college. Later, Perales was drafted into the United States Army during World War I. After the war, Perales received an honorable discharge and moved to Washington D.C...

University of Texas. Institute of Latin-American Studies

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Southwest Committee on Latin-American Culture.

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Escobar, Eleuterio, 1894-1970

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Eleuterio Escobar was a businessman and community leader in San Antonio, Texas. Born in Laredo, Texas, September 11, 1894, he served in World War I, became a salesman in south Texas, and then started his own business in San Antonio. During his career, Mr. Escobar owned and operated various businesses, including a furniture company, a leather and importing company, and a music business. His philanthropic activities centered on advocating improved school facilites for Mexican American children in ...

University of Texas. General Libraries. Latin American Collection.

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Sánchez, George Isidore, 1906-1972

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George I. Sánchez, writer, educator, and civil rights advocate, was born Jorge Isidoro Sánchez y Sánchez on October 4, 1906, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The son of Telésforo and Juliana Sánchez, he attended elementary and secondary public schools in New Mexico and worked as a school teacher, principal, and superintendent while earning his BA from the University of New Mexico (1930). Sánchez received his Master of Science degree in Educational Psychology and Spanish from the Universi...

Burrus, Ernest J. 1907-

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Biographical note: Editor, archivist, historian and Jesuit priest; Ernest Burrus was author or editor of 50 books and many articles. From the description of Kino and the cartography of northwestern New Spain (manuscript), ca. 1965-1965. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 635523756 ...

San Felipe Independent School District (Del Rio, Tex.)

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Catholic Church

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During much of Doctor José Gaspar de Francia's dictatorship (1814-1840), Paraguay was without a bishop and the church was harrassed. From the description of Libro de providencias, ordenes, y autos : por Dn. Juan Antonio Riveras, cura rector de la parrequial de la Villeta : manuscript, 1804-1857. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612746619 An antiphonary is a book containing sacred vocal music, both the antiphons of the breviary, and the musical notes. An antiphon it...

Hackett, Charles W. (Charles Wilson), 1888-1951

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Charles Wilson Hackett was born June 19th, 1888 to James Franklin Hackett and Matilda "Mittie" Greer Hackett of Chilton Texas. After graduating high school, Hackett went to the University of Texas to study history. At Texas, Hackett met his long-time mentor and friend Herbert Eugene Bolton. Bolton introduced Hackett to Spanish American history before leaving the University of Texas to teach at Stanford and eventually the University of California Berkeley. Hackett followed Bolton, fi...

Texas Knights of Columbus Historical Commission

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Paul J. Foik, CSC, served as chairman of the commission from 1924 until his death in 1941; James P. Gibbons, CSC, served as chairman from 1941 to 1958. From the description of Records, 1671-1958. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 25385862 From the description of Records, 1671-1958. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 25346238 The Knights of Columbus Historical Commission hold semi-annual meetings, usually in May and November in various loca...

Canales, J. T. (Jose Tomas), 1877-1976

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Morfi, Juan Agustín -1783

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Born in the province of Asturias, Spain, Juan Agustín Morfi (d. 1783) immigrated to America around 1755. In 1761, he became a Franciscan friar in Mexico City, where he also taught theology at the Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlaltelolco. Morfi was selected to accompany Commandant General of the Provincias Internas Teodoro de Croix on an expedition to inspect the provinces of New Spain in 1777. The tour included parts of present-day Texas, including San Antonio de Béxar and the border be...