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Harlingen (Tex.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Aerial View of Harlingen, Texas, late 1920s to early 1930s

 Item
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection includes historical photographs of people, places, and events from locations across the Lower Rio Grande Valley, including but not limited to Brownsville, San Benito, Harlingen, Mercedes, Mission, and Rio Grande City. Photographs are in a variety of formats, including aerial, postcards, silver gelatin, etc.

Dates: late 1920s to early 1930s

Angelica Montemayor Oral History - April 4, 1987

 Digital Record
Identifier: ELIBR0027-MontemayorAngelica-19870404

Betty Murray Papers

 Collection — BLIBR-0017
Identifier: BLIBR-0017
Scope and Contents

This collection consisting of four document cases chronicles Betty Murray's efforts to protect and document the Lower Rio Grande Valley and state history. Her personal papers are also included.

Dates: 1930 - 2002

Brownsville Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: BLIBR-0044
Scope and Contents

The collection includes historical photographs of people, places, and events from locations across the Lower Rio Grande Valley, including but not limited to Brownsville, San Benito, Harlingen, Mercedes, Mission, and Rio Grande City. Photographs are in a variety of formats, including aerial, postcards, silver gelatin, etc.

Dates: Majority of material found within dates vary

Brownsville - President Ronald Reagan and Ted Kennedy visits, 1984

 File — ELIBR-0154, other: Drawer 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Folder contains (4) color photographs and negatives of President Ronald Reagan's visit to Brownsville, TX (1984 Oct 2) and (21) color photographs of Senator Ted Kennedy's visit to Harlingen, TX in support of the Mondale/Ferraro campaign.

Mostly like press photos for publication envelopes include information about the dimensions and cropping of images for printing.

Dates: 1984

Folder 9

 File — Box BLIBR-0044, Box 2, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

Aerial photographs of Harlingen, Texas.

Dates: Majority of material found within dates vary

Folder 16

 File — Box BLIBR-0044 Box 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection includes historical photographs of people, places, and events from locations across the Lower Rio Grande Valley, including but not limited to Brownsville, San Benito, Harlingen, Mercedes, Mission, and Rio Grande City. Photographs are in a variety of formats, including aerial, postcards, silver gelatin, etc.

Dates: Majority of material found within dates vary

Folder 21

 File — Box BLIBR-0044 Box 1, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection includes historical photographs of people, places, and events from locations across the Lower Rio Grande Valley, including but not limited to Brownsville, San Benito, Harlingen, Mercedes, Mission, and Rio Grande City. Photographs are in a variety of formats, including aerial, postcards, silver gelatin, etc.

Dates: Majority of material found within dates vary

Harlingen

 File — ELIBR-0154, other: Drawer 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: Folder 12
Scope and Contents Folder contains (3) photographs, including 1) by Josie Ellard (Edinburg) of 400 block of Jackson Street looking south, 2) photo of the railroad depot and surrounding buildings including Harlingen Star newspaper, 3) Gardner photo of cars lining street and two people walking, 4) Two aerial images of U.S. 83-77 bridge crossing Arroyo Colorado, just south of Harlingen (one view is looking east and one is looking west).Aerial images are from Texas Department of Transportation, Pharr...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1850s—2000s

Margaret and Malcolm Snavely Collection

 Collection — 229
Identifier: ELIBR-0229
Scope and Contents

Collection contains materials related to Margaret and Malcolm Snavely and Malcolm's parents: Guy and Charlotte Snavely including photographs, Harlingen Study Club yearbook from Mrs. Guy Snavely, and Methodist Church directories from Margaret Snavely.

Dates: 1929 - 1993

Menton J. Murray Collection

 Collection — BLIBR-0015
Identifier: BLIBR-0015
Scope and Contents The papers of Menton Murray (1907-1989) consist of correspondence, photos, books, periodicals, speeches, awards, newsletters, and news clippings. The papers document Murray’s careers as a journalist, lawyer, and 26 years as a Texas State Legislator. Also depicted are Murray’s other public activities in and around his Harlingen, Texas home. These activities include: Lion’s Club, Knights of Columbus, Harlingen Cardinal’s Quarterback Club, the Cameron County Historical Society and many more....
Dates: 1919 - 1989

Prominent Jewish Families in Harlingen

 Item
Scope and Contents

Research paper on the history of Jewish families in Harlingen. Names include Feldman, Levine, Sondock, Epstein, Hertz, Lamm, Wolf, Adolf and Davis. Also includes "Some History of Temple Beth Israel, Harlingen."

Dates: -

Temple Beth Israel (Harlingen & Mercedes)

 File
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection contains articles, clippings, flyers, brochures, maps, and other ephemera collected by the Library Special Collections on topics concerning the Lower Rio Grande Valley Collection pertaining to the geographic region of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. Many of these materials are protected by U.S. Copyright Law.

Dates: -

The New York Store and the Diana Shop, A Sweet Connection, 2008-11

 Item
Scope and Contents

Research article on the history of retail businesses in Harlingen, written for Harlingen Historical Preservation Society (HHPS).

Dates: 2008-11