University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures Texas Folklife Festival Department records, 1970-2008.

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University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures Texas Folklife Festival Department records, 1970-2008.

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The collection spans the years 1970 through 2008 and contains correspondence, memoranda, newsletters, press releases, financial records, photographs, posters, and other materials documenting the Texas Folklife Festival.

65.2 linear feet (65 boxes + 1 oversize folder)

University of Texas at San Antonio, John Peace Library (JPL)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7440517

University of Texas at San Antonio, John Peace Library (JPL)

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Texas Folklife Festival (San Antonio, Tex.)

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University of Texas at San Antonio

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The University of Texas at San Antonio was established in 1969. As of 2009, the University comprises three campuses: UTSA's Main Campus in northwest San Antonio, its Downtown Campus, and the HemisFair Park Campus, which includes the Institute of Texan Cultures museum. The Yearbook Organization, a student organization responsible for the production of UTSA's first yearbook, Horizons, originated in 1989 as the Yearbook Commitee of the Student Representative Assembly. The final yearbook, produced i...

University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio. Texas Folklife Festival Department.

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The Texas Folklife Festival was first held in 1972 as an extension of the educational programs of the Institute of Texan Cultures museum. A major thrust of the Festival was to preserve and display the ethnic traditions and pioneer skills that had helped to form the state. The Festival features entertainment, skill demonstrations, local and ethnic food and beverages, music, and other programs. The Festival is held annually on the Institute of Texan Cultures grounds at the HemisFair Park Campus of...