Archives and Manuscripts Index

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AR.2015.033
Dates: -
Creator: Durán, Fidencio, 1961-
Persons
  • Durán, Fidencio
Organizations
  • Austin Community College (Austin, Tex.)
  • Texas Commission on the Arts
  • Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center
  • Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • Travis County (Tex.)
  • Lockhart (Tex.)
  • Caldwell County (Tex.)
  • Rio Grande Valley (Tex.)
  • Parque Zaragoza (Austin, Tex.)
  • Zaragosa Park (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
  • Mexican Americans--Texas--Austin
  • Artists--Texas--Austin
  • Public Art--Texas--Austin
  • Mexican American artists--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Excerpt: … moved to Texas from Central Mexico in the late 1930s. His Mexican American cultural heritage inspire much of his art. … was inspired and shaped by the figurative artists of the Mexican Mural movement, the American Scene of the early 20th … Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center. They pay tribute to the Mexican national holidays on September 16 and May 5 and to …
AR.2010.016
Dates: -
Creator: Austin History Center
Persons
  • Aleman, Arturo López
  • Almanza, Susana
  • Andrade, Erasmo Wilivaldo
  • Arellano, Dan
  • Barrientos, Gonzalo
  • Bernal, Joe
  • Camacho, Danny
  • Camacho, Lorraine
  • Camacho-Rosales, Darlene
  • Cárdenas, Arthur G.
  • Castaneda, Carlos E.
  • Cepeda, Eustasio
  • Cotera, Juan Estanislao
  • Cotera, Martha
  • Cruz, Mario J.
  • Davila, Daniel
  • Degollado, Johnny
  • Donley, Manuel
  • Durán, Fidencio
  • Escovedo, Alejandro
  • Estrada, Fidel
  • Fuentes, Santos Acosta
  • Galindo, Emma
  • Galindo, Ramon
  • Garcia, Alberto Gonzalo
  • Garcia, Eva Carrillo de
  • Garcia, Gustavo L.
  • Garza, Gonzalo N.
  • Gonzalez, Raul
  • Guedea, Tom
  • Guerra, Jorge Durrón
  • Leos, Violet
  • Lozano, Roy
  • Luna, Valentino
  • Mendez, Rodolfo
  • Mojica, Joel C.
  • Moreno, Gloria Helen
  • Moreno, Paul
  • Moya, Richard
  • Nuñez, Nomeli P.
  • Orozco, Sylvia
  • Paredes, Americo
  • Peña, Elizabeth D.
  • Pennington, Gloria Mata
  • Ramos, Ruben
  • Simon, Margarita
  • Soto, Ishmel Herrera
  • Treviño, John
  • Valdez, Doyle A.
  • Valdez, Raul
  • Vasquez, John
  • Zamora, Emilio
Organizations
  • Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin, Tex.)
  • Austin History Center
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Mexican Americans--Texas--Austin
  • Latinos
  • Latinx
Format
  • Digital records
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Excerpt: … of preserving the untold stories and memories of locat Mexican Americans and consists of information for 60 … Note This project was first conceived by Gloria Espitia, Mexican American Neighborhood Liaison at the Austin History … of preserving the untold stories and memories of local Mexican Americans. The collection and project celebrates the …
AR.1997.004
Dates: -
Creator: Camacho Family
Persons
  • Camacho, Lorraine
  • Camacho, Daniel C.
  • Maxey, Glen
  • Trevino, John
  • Yarborough, Ralph Webster
  • Bradley, Gary
  • Barrientos, Gonzalo
Organizations
  • Metz Elementary School (Austin, Tex.)
  • Holly Street Power Plant (Austin, Tex.)
  • Lorraine "Grandma" Camacho Activity Center (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • East Austin (Austin, Tex.)--Social conditions
  • Austin (Tex.)--Race relations--History
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
  • Zaragosa Park (Austin, Tex.)
  • Parque Zaragoza (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
  • Mexican Americans--Texas--Austin
  • Mexican Americans--Education--Texas--Austin
  • Minority business enterprises--Texas--Austin
  • Power-plants--Texas--Austin
  • Public schools--Texas--Austin
  • Parks--Texas--Austin
  • Environmental justice
  • Community development--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Artifacts
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
Excerpt: … and political campaigns, Austin social issues and the Mexican-American community in Austin. … AR.1997.004 … … 7 6 Strategic Intervention for High Risk Youth, 1993-1995 Mexican-American Community in Austin, 1850-2003 Local … Seis de Septiembre Celebration, 1873-1998 8 19 El Concilio Mexican-American Neighborhoods, 1991-1995 8 20 Hispanic …
AR.2002.025
Dates: -
Creator: Rodriguez-Mendoza, Amalia
Persons
  • Rodriguez-Mendoza, Amalia
Organizations
  • Texas. Governor's Commission for Women
  • Mexican American Business and Professional Women of Austin
  • Hispanic Women's Network of Texas
  • Leadership Austin
  • Austin Museum of Art
  • Austin History Center Association
  • Austin Public Library Foundation
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
  • Travis County (Tex.)--Politics and government
Subjects
  • Women--Politics and government
  • Associations, institutions, etc--Texas--Austin
  • Women--Texas
  • Latinx--Texas--History
  • Latinx--Texas--Austin
  • Community organization--Texas--Austin
  • Women--Texas--Social conditions
  • Women's health services--Government policy
  • Mexican American women--Texas
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Excerpt: … Job Bank (1974-1981) and Project Coordinator for the Mexican-American Catholic Alliance (1972-1974), both in … the first statewide Hispanic women's organization and of Mexican American Business and Professional Women’s … History Center, La Péna Cultural Arts Organization, and the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund. …
AR.2014.037
Dates: -
Creator: Acosta, Belinda
Persons
  • Acosta, Belinda
  • Cisneros, Sandra
Organizations
  • Austin Chronicle
  • Austin American-Statesman
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • San Antonio (Tex.)
  • Omaha (Neb.)
Subjects
  • Mexican Americans--Fiction
  • Mexican American women in literature
  • Women and literature--United States
  • Mexican American women authors--Texas--Austin
  • Latinos--Texas--Austin
  • Women--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Audio
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
  • Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
Excerpt: … Acosta wrote in 2010, "I'm of that generation of Mexican Americans in which parents chose to raise their … Eye," from 1999 to 2011; her other reporting often covered Mexican-American culture. Her personal essay "Gran Baile" … the creation of family history and the migration of Mexican Americans from Texas to the Midwest, a theme that …
AR.2017.022
Dates: -
Creator: Smith, Cassie
Persons
  • Del Bosque, Paul
  • Espitia, Gloria
  • Rodriquez, Matthew Briar
  • Salinas, Roen
  • Smith, Cassie
  • Zapata, Claudia Eliza
Organizations
  • Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin, Tex.)
  • Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin, Tex.). Advisory Board
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social conditions
Subjects
  • Art--Texas--Austin
  • Artists--Texas--Austin
  • Chicanos
  • Education--Texas--Austin
  • Executive advisory bodies--Texas--Austin
  • Latinos--Texas--Austin
  • Latinx--Texas--Austin
  • Mexican Americans--Texas--Austin
  • Mexican Americans--Social life and customs
  • Mexican American arts
  • Municipal government--Texas--Austin
  • Nonprofit organizations--Texas--Austin
  • Zoning--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Audio
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Excerpt: … of Cassie Smith, a former member of the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) Advisory Board … the University of Texas. While here, she became immersed in Mexican American culture and the local arts scene. As a … research inspired her work with the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC). After …
AR.2011.027
Dates: -
Creator: Rabago, Terrie, 1951-2010
Persons
  • Barrientos, Gonzalo
  • Coronado, Sam
  • Fisher, Lee
  • Morales, Victor
  • Morin, Lupe
  • Rabago, Terrie
  • Rangel, Irma
  • Villareal, Maria Teresa
Organizations
  • Austin Independent School District (Tex.)
  • Hispanic Women's Network of Texas
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate
  • Kappa Delta Chi
  • Mexican American State Employees Association
  • St. Julia Catholic Church (Austin, Tex.)
  • American Association of University Women
  • Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association
  • E+ Coalition
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • Corpus Christi (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Mexican Americans--Social conditions--20th century
  • Women political activists
  • Mexican American women
  • Latinos--Texas--Austin
  • Latinx--Texas--Austin
  • Mexican American arts
  • Community activists
  • Mentoring
  • Mexican Americans--Societies, etc.
  • Political participation
  • Scholarships
  • Voluntarism
  • Women political activists
Format
  • Digital records
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
  • Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
Excerpt: … Rabago was a dedicated and involved member of the Austin Mexican American community, and worked with numerous … Rabago played a key role in organizing a coalition of Mexican American organizations and individuals to address … Latin American Citizens, Lone Star Girl Scouts Council, Mexican American Comptroller Employees Association, Mexican
AR.1994.112
Dates: -
Creator: Mexican American Business and Professional Women of Austin
Persons
  • Castro, Celia
  • Chavez, Mary
  • Flores, Mollie
  • Moore, Della
  • Morin, Lupe
  • Paredes, Americo
  • Ranzau, Alicia Rachel
  • Renfro, Nancy
  • Rodriguez-Mendoza, Amalia
  • Salazar, Ella D.
  • Franco-Alvarado, Josie
Organizations
  • Mexican American Business and Professional Women of Austin
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
  • Leadership in women
  • Mexican American leadership
  • Businesswomen--Texas--Austin
  • Women--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Excerpt: … The Mexican American Business and Professional Women's … Chicanas and to give a sense of community and visibility to Mexican American women in Austin, Texas. The collection … from 1975-1994. … AR.1994.112 … Administrative History Mexican American Business and Professional Women's …
AR.2015.012
Dates: -
Creator: Austin History Center
Persons
  • Alvarez, Raul
  • Beaman, Jaime
  • Esparza, Laura
  • Garcia, Gustavo L.
  • Martinez, Mike
  • Menard, Valerie
  • Morales, Ponciano
  • Oyervides, Juan
  • Pennington, Gloria Mata
  • Revilla, Cathy Vasquez
  • Salas, Tomas
  • Salinas, Roen
  • Sanchez-Ruiz, Velia
  • Zamora, Emilio
  • Zamora, Herlinda
Organizations
  • Center for Mexican American Cultural Arts (Austin, Tex.)
  • Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin, Tex.)
  • Juarez-Lincoln Center (Austin, Tex.)
  • Latino Arts Consortium of Austin
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • 600 River Street (Austin, Tex.)
  • Fiesta Gardens (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
  • Mexican Americans--Texas--Austin
  • Mexican American arts--Texas--Austin
  • Mexican American artists
  • Museums--Texas--Austin
  • Latinos--Texas--Austin
  • Mexican Americans--Social life and customs
  • Community development--Texas--Austin
  • Neighborhood government--Texas--Austin
  • Municipal officials and employees--Texas--Austin
  • Municipal government--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Audio
  • Text materials
  • Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
Excerpt: … in the planning and development of the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC). Also included … at the height of the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas, Mexican American and Latino artists, educators, and leaders … Force in 1986, and a preliminary analysis was created for a Mexican American cultural center at Fiesta Gardens. However, …
AR.2002.011
Dates: -
Creator: Center for Mexican American Cultural Arts (Austin, Tex.)
Persons
  • Salas, Tomas
Organizations
  • Center for American Cultural Arts, Inc.
  • Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center
  • Center for Mexican American Cultural Arts (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • East Austin (Austin, Tex.)
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
Subjects
  • Mexican Americans--Social life and customs
  • Community arts projects--Texas--Austin
  • Mexican American arts
  • Museums--Texas--Austin
  • Latinx--Texas--History
  • Latinx--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
Excerpt: … comprises materials from the Austin, Texas, Center for Mexican American Cultural Arts Project (Center for Mexican American Cultural Arts). They include: business … … AR.2002.011 … Administrative History of the Center for Mexican American Cultural Arts Center The Center for Mexican