Series IX: Miscellaneous Files
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of business and personal files from John H. Shary, the largest collection of which is the United Irrigation Company series. The collection primarily contains business files, correspondence, internal memos, legal proceedings, maps, blueprints, and newspaper and magazine clippings.
Dates
- Creation: 1908 - 2001
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1912-1952
Creator
- From the Collection: Shary, John H. (John Harry), 1872-1945 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley assumes no responsibility.
Extent
From the Collection: 332 Records boxes
From the Collection: 10 Document cases
From the Collection: 4 Oversized boxes
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus Repository
ELIBR 4.100
University Library
1201 West University Drive
Edinburg TX 78539-2999
(956) 665-2726
archives@utrgv.edu
