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Pan American University

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1971-1989

Biography

History of name changes: Edinburg College, 1927-1933; Edinburg Junior College, 1933-1948; Edinburg Regional College, 1948-1952; Pan American College, 1952-1971; Pan American University, 1971-1989; University of Texas-Pan American, 1989-2015; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2015-present.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Brownsville, Texas

 File — ELIBR-0154, other: Drawer 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Folder contains images of Brownsville, Texas, including (1) black and white photograph of the Southern Pacific Railroad depot, Feb. 1983, (1) black and white postcard of public schoool building, 1906, (1) black and white postcard of two men and mules hauling water, 1907, (1) color postcard of the Gateway Bridge published by Frank Whaley, and (1) large color photograph of Charro Days (1986-87), Concejo Municipal float on Elizabeth Street.

Dates: 1850s—2000s

John Randall Peavey Oral History, 1981

 File
Scope and Contents John Randall Peavey (b. 12 Aug 1892, d. 3 Mar 1985), lawman and author of Echoes from the Rio Grande, was interviewed by Dr. Hubert J. Miller for the Pan American University Oral History Program. Part 1. Over the course of two days, December 22-23, 1981, Peavey provides a brief history of his family, describes their relocation to the Valley from St. Louis, and discusses early agricultural and economic development, including farming, ranching, staple crops and...
Dates: 1981

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Type
Archival Object 2
Collection 1
 
Subject
Agricultural laborers 1
Agriculture--farm produce 1
Agriculture--farms 1
Agriculture--ranches 1
Brownsville (Tex.) 1