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Acts of the Visit of the Royal Commissioners (Auto de la general visita) [photocopies]

 Collection — Container: 119
Identifier: ELIBR-0119
Scope and Contents Collection is entirely comprised of photocopies of the corresponding material from The Texas General Land Office, the official repository for original Spanish and Mexican land titles in Texas.Acts of the Visit of the Royal Commissioners (Auto de la general visita) was transcribed from archives in Mexico. These volumes record the distribution...
Dates: 1753-1832
Found in: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus

Frances Isbell Collection

 Collection — Container: 53
Identifier: ELIBR-0053
Scope and Contents Series I, Reference/Research Files, 1832-2014, consists of reference and research files pertaining to a variety of subjects from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Series II, Hidalgo County Historical Commission, 1852-2014, consists of files pertaining to the Historical Markers, Archives Alert, and Confederate graves projects as well as general and office files. Series III, Newspaper clippings, 1849-2011, consists of a variety of newspaper clippings that were saved by...
Dates: 1832-2014
Found in: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus

Holly Hewlett research collection on La Casita Farms Strike

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ELIBR-0103
Scope and Contents

The collection contains research material compiled by Holly Hewlett, pertaining to the 1966 La Casita Farms worker strike as well as the involvement of Archbishop Robert E. Lucey of San Antonio and the Catholic Church. The collection consists primarily of photocopies of newspaper articles, photocopies of records and correspondence, three oral history interviews on cassette tape, and Hewlett’s honors thesis presentation.

Dates: 1946 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1967
Found in: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus

John Randall Peavey Collection

 Collection — Container: ELIBR-0006
Identifier: ELIBR-0006
Scope and Contents

Includes chronology of local and national news items, original manuscript of his book: "Echoes from the Rio Grande" including original illustrations, and a scrapbook of photographs with commentary.

Dates: 1906 - 1941; Other: Date acquired: 1982-01-11
Found in: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus

Victor J. Morava Collection

 Collection — Container: 156
Identifier: ELIBR-0156
Scope and Contents

Collection contains research material collected by Victor Morava primarily concerning South Texas, including clippings and photocopies of newspaper, magazine and journal articles, and hand-written or typed notes. Victor Morava also donated maps which have been cataloged separately with the series title: "Map Collection. Morava."

Dates: -
Found in: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus

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