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AR.H.008
Dates: -
Creator: Hart family
Persons
  • Hart, James Pinckney
  • Meriweather, Carrie
  • Hart, William de Normandie
  • Hart, James Hill
  • Hart, Nannie Strother Furman
  • Jagou, Helen Furman
  • Hart, James Pinckney
  • Hart, Katherine
Organizations
  • Heritage Society of Austin
  • Austin History Center
  • Daughters of the American Colonists
  • Daughters of the American Revolution
  • Texas Fine Arts Association
  • Texas State Historical Association
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Travis County (Tex.). Historic Landmarks Commision
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Genealogy
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
  • Mexico City (Mexico)
  • Travis County (Tex.)
  • Austin (Tex.)--Pictorial works
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
Subjects
  • Universities and colleges--Texas
  • Government--Texas
  • Lawyers--Texas--Austin
  • College sports--Texas--Austin
  • Women--Societies and Clubs
  • Men--Societies and clubs
  • Women--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2015.030
Dates:
Creator: University of Texas. Department of American Studies
Persons
  • Zumbrun, Janna
  • Chong, Alexis
  • Hoang, Elyse
  • Shetty, Divakar
  • Shetty, Shalini
  • Shetty, Pooja
  • Sanchez-Ruiz, Velia
  • Ruiz, Ruth
  • Zamora, Emilio
  • Ramirez, Miguel
  • Vitek, Valasta
  • Coswell, Lee
  • Rosipal, Eileen
Organizations
  • Austin History Center
  • L Style G Style
  • University of Texas at Austin
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects
  • Mexican Americans
  • LGBTQ people
  • Asian Americans
  • Railroads
  • Czech Americans--Texas
  • American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
  • Gay rights
  • Graffiti
  • Human trafficking
  • Indians of North America
  • Native Americans
  • Mexican American soldiers--Texas--History--20th century
Format
  • Audio
  • Digital records
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.1998.003
Dates: -
Creator: Heritage Society of Austin
Persons
  • Adams, Margaret B.
  • Albright, Mary Margaret
  • Hart, Katherie
  • Mayo, Elaine
  • Tanner, Sue McBee
Organizations
  • Austin (Tex.). Historic Landmark Commission
  • Austin History Center
  • Hyde Park Neighborhood Association (Austin, Tex.)
  • Preservation Austin
  • Texas Historical Commission
  • W.H. Passon Historical Society
  • Old Bakery and Emporium Guild
  • Driskill Hotel
  • Heritage Society of Austin
  • Lundberg Bakery
  • Neill-Cochran House (Austin, Tex.)
  • O. Henry Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Subjects
  • Historic buildings--Texas--Austin
  • Historical markers
  • City planning
  • Historic preservation--Texas--Austin
  • Church buildings--Texas--Austin
  • Hotels--Texas--Austin
  • Museums--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2014.003
Dates: -
Creator: Kane, George H.
Persons
  • Kane, George H.
  • Franklin, Jim
  • Awn, Kerry
  • Priest, Micael
  • Jacobson, Nels
  • Jagmo
  • Gonzalez, Henry
  • Austin, Jason
  • Hardy, Lyman
  • Juke, Guy
  • Perkins, Billy
  • Mohrmann, Chris
  • Kane, George H.
  • Mohrmann, Chris
  • Jeffers, Bill
  • Hardy, Lyman
  • Ray, Paul
  • Garrett, Danny
  • Lovett, Lyle
  • Fleetwood, Mick
  • Johnston, Daniel
Organizations
  • Austin History Center
  • Treasured Tracs & Images (Austin, Tex.)
  • Waterloo Ice House (Austin, Tex.)
  • Soap Creek Saloon (Austin, Tex.)
  • Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts
  • Momo's (Austin, Tex.)
  • The Broken Spoke (Austin, Tex.)
  • Beerland (Austin, Tex.)
  • The Backyard (Austin, Tex.)
  • Saxon Pub (Austin, Tex.)
  • Room 710 (Austin, Tex.)
  • The Backroom (Austin, Tex.)
  • Hole in the Wall (Austin, Tex.)
  • Texas Union
  • Cactus Café (Austin, Tex.)
  • Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Tex.)
  • Mango's (Austin, Tex.)
  • Antone's Club (Austin, Tex.)
  • Continental Club (Austin, Tex.)
  • Emo's (Austin, Tex.)
  • Liberty Lunch (Austin, Tex.)
  • Lucy's (Austin, Tex.)
  • La Zona Rosa
  • Austin Music Hall (Austin, Tex.)
  • Stubb's BBQ (Austin, Tex.)
  • Babes (Austin, Tex.)
  • Steamboat (Austin, Tex.)
  • Black Cat Lounge (Austin, Tex.)
  • The Mercury (Austin, Tex.)
  • Continental Club (Austin, Tex.)
  • Ritz Theatre (Austin, Tex.)
  • Empanada Parlour (Austin, Tex.)
  • Red Eye Fly (Austin, Tex.)
  • Flamingo Cantina
  • The Electric Lounge (Austin, Tex.)
  • Lovejoy's (Austin, Tex.)
  • Pocket Fishrman (Musical group)
  • Beto y Los Fairlanes (Musical group)
  • South by Southwest Music and Media Conference
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Austin Community College (Austin, Tex.)
  • Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin, Tex.)
  • Mary Moody Northern Theatre (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
  • Austin (Tex.)--Pictorial works
Subjects
  • Posters, American--21st Century
  • Posters, American--20th century
  • Rock music--Posters
  • Artists--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2013.023
Dates:
Creator: Austin History Center
Persons
  • Acosta, Belinda
  • Acosta, Teresa Paloma
  • Arismendi, Connie
  • Avellan, Elizabeth
  • Avila, Paula
  • Barrientos, Emma S.
  • Bravo, Toni
  • Cabello, Myrna
  • Camacho, Darlene
  • Campos, Olga
  • Canales-Zarate, Eyna
  • Canchola, Maria
  • Canino, Edna E.
  • Cantú, Micaela Acosta
  • Carlin, Elvira Hernadez
  • Castillo, Josefina M.
  • Castro, Helen Fuentes
  • Cavazos, Perla
  • Comstock, Nora De Hugos
  • Cotera, Martha
  • Cuellar, Olga
  • Davila-Polanco, Rachel Mary
  • De La Garza, Beatriz Eugenia
  • de la Llata, Nilda
  • Delgado, Neomi
  • Fincher, Beatrice Gonzalez
  • Flores, Lulu
  • Galindo, Emma
  • Galindo, Josefa
  • Garcia, Daisy Wanda
  • García, Marina González
  • Gil, Julia Carlin
  • Gomez, Margeret Juarez
  • Gonzales, Irene
  • Gonzalez, Erika
  • Gonzalez, Mona
  • Gonzalez, Nivia
  • Guerrero, Lena
  • Guzman, Gloria
  • Herrera, Aurora "Dora" Cepeda
  • Irizarry-Crockett, Linda Consuelo
  • Martinez, Janie Gaitan
  • Mendez, Consuelo Herrera
  • Mendoza, Rosa Elena
  • Munos, Laura Ann Rangel
  • Nava, Pilar Luna
  • Orozco, Aurora Estrada
  • Orozco, Sylvia
  • Perez, Wilma
  • Quintanilla, Cat
  • Rabago, Maria Teresa
  • Ramos-Salas, Maria Inez
  • Reyes, JuAnn Carreon
  • Reyes, Rose
  • Reyes, Sara Quintanilla
  • Rocha, Josefina L.
  • Rodriguez-Mendoza, Amalia
  • Rosales, Danielle
  • Rosales, Mary Delphine Caline
  • Saldaña, Anna Maria
  • Salinas, Josefa Valdez
  • Salinas, Maria
  • Sandoval, Refugia
  • Sifuetes, Delia Herrera Garcia de
  • Sing, Francisca Moreno
  • Tellez, Nellie Perez
  • Thompson, Janis Guerrero
  • Tijerina, Juanita
  • Valenzuela, LiLiana
  • Vasquez, Melba
  • Vasquez, Peggy
  • Welch, Mary Vasques
  • Wilson, Liliana
  • Zamadripa, Josefina
  • Zamarripa, Hermelinda
  • Zamarripa, Rosa
  • Zamora, Herlinda
  • Zapata, Clemencia
Organizations
  • Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
  • Austin History Center
  • Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin, Tex.)
  • Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
  • Benson Latin American Collection
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Songs and music
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Mexican Americans--Texas--Austin
  • Music--Texas--Austin
  • Photography--Exhibitions
  • Women--Texas--Austin
  • Latinas--Texas--Austin
  • Chicanas
  • Mexican American women
  • Cultural arts--Texas--Austin
  • Latinx--Texas--History
  • Latinx--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Digital records
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2010.007
Dates: -
Creator: Overton, Volma
Persons
  • Overton, Volma
  • Overton, Warneta
  • DeWitty, Arthur B.
  • DeWitty, Virgie Maye Carrington
  • Doggett, Lloyd
Organizations
  • Austin History Center
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Austin Branch
  • Austin NAACP Federal Credit Union (Tex.)
  • Austin (Tex.). City Council
  • Austin (Tex.). Human Relations Commission
  • Austin (Tex.). Human Rights Commission
  • Austin Independent School District (Tex.)
  • Boys Scouts of America. Troop 70 (Austin, Tex.)
  • Texas State Conference of the NAACP Branches
  • Oak Springs Elementary (Austin, Tex.). Campus Advisory Council
  • Texas Society to Abolish Capital Punishment
  • United States. Army Reserve
  • United States Postal Service
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Politics and government
  • Austin (Tex.)--Race relations
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social conditions
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
Subjects
  • Associations, institutions, etc--Texas--Austin
  • Civil rights--Texas--Austin
  • African Americans--Civil rights--Texas--History--20th century
  • African Americans--Education (Secondary)--Texas--Austin
  • African Americans--Education (Elementary)--Texas--Austin
  • African American students
  • School integration--Texas--Austin
  • Public schools--Texas--Austin
  • Election law--Texas--Austin
  • Election districts--Texas--Austin
  • Municipal government--Texas--Austin
  • Ordinances, Municipal--Texas--Austin
  • Ballroom dancing
  • African Americans--Suffrage
  • Social reformers
  • Race discrimination--Texas--Austin
  • Race discrimination--Economic aspects
  • Political activists--Texas--Austin
  • Discrimination in employment--Texas--Austin
  • Discrimination in public accommodations--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Artifacts
  • Audio
  • Digital records
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
  • Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice
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
AR.2009.005
Dates: -
Creator: Smith, Hank Todd
Persons
  • Smith, Hank Todd
Organizations
  • American Institute of Architects. Austin Chapter
  • Austin History Center
  • Black Atkinson Vernooy (Firm)
  • Barnes Landes Goodman & Youngblood Architects
  • Brooks, Barr, Graeber and White, Inc
  • C.H. Page and Son (Austin, Tex.)
  • Holt + Fatter + Scott
  • Kinney Kaler Sanders & Crews
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Subjects
  • Architecture--Texas--Austin--History
  • Historic buildings--Texas--Austin
  • Anniversaries--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site
AR.2006.024
Dates: -
Creator: Austin History Center
Persons
Organizations
  • Austin History Center
  • KLRU (Television station : Austin, Tex.)
  • University of Texas at Austin. Humanities Institute
  • YNN (Television station : Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)--Biography
  • Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs
  • Travis County (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Documentary films--Competitions
  • Local history
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
  • Video
Access: Some portions may require advance notice

White Cadillac Papers

AR.2006.015
Dates:
Creator: Soy, Sue
Persons
  • Soy, Sue
Organizations
  • Austin History Center
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
Format
  • Artifacts
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site