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[Altar with Skull at Día de los Muertos Celebration]

Description: Photograph of an altar set up during the Mexic-Arte Museum's annual Día de los Muertos celebration. The altar is decorated with orange paper flowers and colored banners. A large papier-mâché skull sits at the center of the altar. The photograph was taken in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

Andrew Jensen's Declaration of Intention

Description: Declaration of Intention given to Andrew Jensen from the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization. Signed in the county of Matagorda, the document declares Andrew's intention to become a natural citizen of the United States. It renounces his citizenship in Denmark and the King Frederick VIII. An embossed seal can be seen on the bottom left corner.
Date: May 27, 1910
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Banner in Día de los Muertos Parade]

Description: Photograph of a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos. Individuals in costume hold up a parade banner, which reads: "Mexic-Arte Museum presents Día de los Muertos Parade." A statue of a woman in traditional dress stands in the foreground. The photograph was taken in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Bay City Mexican Presbyterian Church and some members]

Description: Photograph of some of the members of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Bay City, Texas. There are men, women, and children in the picture. They are posing in front of the entrance to the church. The church is a brick building with a covered front porch, and the sign above the entrance says "Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana." There is a fence in front of the church. According to the information on the back of the photograph, it was taken on December 27, 1937.
Date: December 27, 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Campaign Letter from Romeo Vera to members of the League of United Latin American Citizens - 1966-04-27]

Description: Campaign letter from Romeo Vera to LULAC members on April 27, 1966, announcing his candidacy for Texas State Director of LULAC and seeking support for his election. the letter also lists Vera's LULAC activities and qualifications for the position.
Date: April 27, 1966
Creator: Vera, Romeo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodanksy and Lowell S. Selling - April 1939]

Description: Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. Lowell S. Selling, explaining that a person who had received a very high recommendation from Dr. Selling for a position at the John Sealy Hospital had stolen from the hospital, committed several other crimes, and become a fugitive from the authorities. Attached is Dr. Selling's original recommendation, which provides a glowing review of the man in question and portrays him as one of the best occupational therapists available for numerous reasons.
Date: 1938-09-27/1939-04-25
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Selling, Lowell S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and L. M. Hellman - September-October 1940]

Description: Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky and Dr. L. M. Hellman, dated September 27 and October 8, 1940. The letters both concern Dr. Bodansky's article in a current issue of the "American Journal". The two doctors discuss the topic covered in the article more in depth.
Date: September 27, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941 & Hellman, L. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky, John W. Spies, and James W. McClendon - April-August 1939]

Description: Letters between Dr. Meyer Bodansky, Dr. John W. Spies, and Dr. James W. McClendon, dated from April 27 to August 14, 1939. The letter that is dated August 14, 1939, which is from Dr. Spies, explains that he is returning the two letters addressed to and from Dr. McClendon to Dr. Bodansky. The letter from Dr. McClendon to Dr. Spies is typed on a Court of Civil Appeals letterhead. It requests that someone review a medical research book written by his brother The letter to Dr. McClendon from Dr. B… more
Date: April 27, 1939
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941; Spies, John W. & McClendon, James W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Decorated Mexican Day of the Dead Altar]

Description: Photograph of an altar set up during the Mexic-Arte Museum's annual Día de los Muertos celebration. The altar is decorated with candles, paper flowers, colored banners, tamales, pasties, bottles of beer, and rose petals. A miniature skeleton bride and groom stand at the top of the altar. The photograph was taken in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

Dedicación Biblioteca de la Iglesia Bautista Magnolia, Houston, Texas, en Conmemoración al Pastorado del Rev. Manuel Urbina

Description: Speech written by Irene Salce de Urbina, widow of Reverend Manuel Urbina, to be delivered at the dedication ceremony for Biblioteca at the Magnolia Baptist Church, on November 27, 1980.
Date: November 27, 1980
Creator: Salce de Urbina, Irene
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 29.883558 -95.448273
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Día de los Muertos Parade]

Description: Photograph of a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos. Individuals walk down a road in downtown Austin, Texas. A woman pulls a wagon behind her. A miniature altar is set up on top of the wagon.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Día de los Muertos Parade Banner]

Description: Photograph of a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos. Individuals in costume hold up a parade banner, which reads: "Mexic-Arte Museum presents Día de los Muertos Parade." A statue of a woman in traditional dress stands in the foreground. The photograph was taken in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

Eulogy at the graveside ceremonies for Macario Garcia

Description: Eulogy for Macario Garcia, written by John J. Herrera and presented at Macario's burial ceremonies at the Veteran's Administration Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Garcia at died on December 24, 1972. Herrera's eulogy draws comparisons between Garcia and President Harry Truman, who died only 37 hours after Garcia. Truman had awarded Garcia the Congressional Medal of Honor on August 23, 1945.
Date: December 27, 1972
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 29.930438696206192 -95.45150269999999
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Front Page of United Negro College Fund Newsletter, September 1974]

Description: Photocopy of the front page of the September 27, 1974 edition of the United Negro College Fund Newsletter. The page features four articles, including three about the national organization of The Links, Inc. The first article discusses a large donation by The Links, Inc. to the fund; another article introduces Pauline Ellison as the new president of The Links, Inc.; and a third article announces a fund raising event hosted by The Links, Inc. on behalf of the fund. The fourth article on the page … more
Date: September 27, 1974
Creator: United Negro College Fund. Department of Communications.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Funeral Program for Aaron E. Wilkerson, May 27, 2005]

Description: Funeral program for Rev. Aaron E. Wilkerson, born February 10, 1940 and died May 22, 2005. The funeral was held May 27, 2005 at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. John A. Hall. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home, and he was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: May 27, 2005
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: San Antonio Public Library

[Funeral Program for Addie O. Phillips, November 27, 1981]

Description: Funeral program for Mrs. Addie O. Phillips, born October 25, 1885 and died November 19, 1981. The funeral was held Friday, November 27, 1981 at Mount Zion Baptist Church, officiated by C. William Black, Jr. Funeral arrangements were made through Sutton-Sutton Mortuary, Inc. and she was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: November 27, 1981
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: San Antonio Public Library

[Funeral Program for Albert S. Davis III, February 27, 2006]

Description: Funeral program for Mr. Albert S. Davis III, born December 13, 1918 and died February 18, 2006. The funeral was held February 27, 2006 at Friendship Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Paul Archield. The funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: February 27, 2006
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: San Antonio Public Library
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