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Mexican-American Border Region--Genealogy.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Baptism (bautismo), birth registers

 Record Group
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Photocopies of MICROFILM materials. Municipal archives collection of 19th century baptismal (bautismos) and marrriage (matrimonios) registers, family records and legal documents for the Lower Rio Grande community of Reynosa.

Dates: 1820-1892; Other: Date acquired: 2003-03-10

Carl Laurence Duaine Collection

 Collection — 64, Box: 4R
Identifier: ELIBR-0064
Scope and Contents

Collection contains manuscripts, research notes, and correspondence files from Carl Duaine's three books: "Caverns of Oblivion," "Dead men wore boots," and "With all arms." Research files include copies of governmental archival files from 1862-1865.

Dates: 1957-2003

Lucy Tijerina Family Collection

 Collection — 0036
Identifier: BD-0036
Content Description

The collection consists of correspondence, invitations to Valley dances, Samuel W. Brooks and Charles Falgout property dealings, Brooks' personal documents, photographs, and accompanying documents pertaining to the Falgout, Merkling, Tijerina, and Alegria family.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1848 - 1952

Luis Garcia Garcia Collection [photocopies]

 Collection
Identifier: ELIBR-0160
Scope and Contents

Collection is comprised of photocopies of church records from Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico (archivo eclesiástico) from 1767 to 1880, including baptisms (bautismos), marriages (matrimonios), and deaths (defunciones). There are copies for staff and patron use.

Dates: 1767–1880

Reynosa Archives Collection [photocopies from Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.]

 Collection
Identifier: ELIBR-0166
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of MICROFILM materials. Municipal archives collection of 19th century baptismal (bautismos) and marrriage (matrimonios) registers, family records and legal documents for the Lower Rio Grande community of Reynosa.

Dates: 1820-1892; Other: Date acquired: 2003-03-10