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[Historic Marker Application: Weslaco High School]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Weslaco High School, in Weslaco, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

Date: November 24, 2008

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Text

Location: 26.154001 -97.987989

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 138

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate memorializing Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs to support the veterans of South Texas by building a veterans hospital in Weslaco, Texas.

Date: June 18, 2005

Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.

Item Type: Legislative Document

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from Ramiro Cavazos to John J. Herrera - 1963-09-27]

Letter from Ramiro Cavazos to John J. Herrera dated September 27, 1963 and handwritten. Cavazos states in the letter that he received the picture of Herrera, Herrera's son, and Lyndon B. Johnson and has it hanging on his office wall.

Date: September 27, 1963

Creator: Cavazos, Ramiro

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

2000 Census County Block Map: Hidalgo County, Index

Index map for Hidalgo County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:121,324.

Date: 2000

Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.

Item Type: Map

Location: 26.409710 -98.224206

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Hidalgo County, Index

Index map for Hidalgo County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:121,324.

Date: 1990

Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.

Item Type: Map

Location: 26.409710 -98.224206

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Hidalgo County, Block 81

Parent map for Hidalgo County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:10,000.

Date: 1990

Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.

Item Type: Map

Location: 26.175446 -97.962609

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

2000 Census County Block Map: Hidalgo County, Inset R01

Inset map for Hidalgo County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:3,000.

Date: 2000

Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.

Item Type: Map

Location: 26.164776 -97.991846

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Hidalgo County, Block 101

Parent map for Hidalgo County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:9,000.

Date: December 10, 2010

Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.

Item Type: Map

Location: 26.170420 -97.994067

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Hidalgo County, Index

Index map for Hidalgo County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:119,750.

Date: December 10, 2010

Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.

Item Type: Map

Location: 26.410871 -98.217607

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Hidalgo County, Inset W01

Inset map for Hidalgo County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:2,188.

Date: December 10, 2010

Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.

Item Type: Map

Location: 26.163757 -97.990612

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Willacy County, Index

Index map for Willacy County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:141,243.

Date: December 11, 2010

Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.

Item Type: Map

Location: 26.384695 -97.665716

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

2000 Census County Subdivison Block Map: Southeast Hidalgo CCD, Texas, Index

Index map for Southeast Hidalgo Census County Division, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:46,437.

Date: 2000

Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.

Item Type: Map

Location: 26.135672 -98.014616

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

2000 Census County Subdivison Block Map: Southeast Hidalgo CCD, Texas, Block 7

Parent map for Southeast Hidalgo Census County Division, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:8,500.

Date: 2000

Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.

Item Type: Map

Location: 26.164146 -98.014616

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[McMullen Fruit Ranch Brochure]

A brochure advertising Texas Citrus fruit gift arrangements (carton, basket, and box) available to purchase for the new year. Pricing lists and colorful photographs are included.

Date: 1950

Creator: McMullen Fruit Ranch

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: Rosenberg Library

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[News Clip: Cult]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Date: April 25, 1997, 10:00 p.m.

Duration: 5 minutes 21 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to McMullen Fruit Ranch, December 6, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to McMullen Fruit Ranch requesting order forms and price lists for their product offerings.

Date: December 6, 1949

Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from C. H. Jenkins to Baker, Botts, Andrews, & Parish, December 10, 1953]

Letter from C. H. Jenkins to Baker, Botts, Andrews & Parish discussing a claim against Christensen Frozen Foods Company.

Date: December 10, 1953

Creator: Jenkins, C. H.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from C. H. Jenkins to I. H. Kempner, November 18, 1953]

Letter from C. H. Jenkins to I. H. Kempner discussing payments from Christensen Frozen Foods Company and factors that make the payments inconsistent or difficult.

Date: November 18, 1953

Creator: Jenkins, C. H.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[News Script: Violent deaths]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas relating a news story.

Date: July 8, 1967

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Script

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Contestant 54, Virginia Winn]

An Entry in Weslaco's annual "Birthday Party" fashion show. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce to highlight the fruit and vegetables grown in the Rio Grande Valley, area citizens created and modeled clothing made from local fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Contestant 54 is wearing a long evening dress made out of dried yellow corn and poinsettias.

Date: December 1936

Creator: Edrington Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Weslaco Museum

[Saenz House-Toluca Ranch]

Photograph of the Saenz House-Toluca Ranch in Weslaco, Texas.

Date: August 1, 1973

Creator: Texas Historical Commission

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Historical Commission

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Oral History Interview with Narciso Aleman, June 29, 2015

Interview with Narciso Aleman, civil rights activist from Pharr, Texas. He discusses his early life, education, involvement with the Chicano movement, Colegio Jacinto Treviño, and civil rights activism in South Texas.

Date: June 29, 2015

Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 25 seconds

Creator: Aleman, Narciso; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David

Item Type: Video

Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

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Oral History Interview with Alcadio Zamudio, July 1, 2015

Interview with Alcadio Zamudio, from Weslaco, Texas. In his interview, Mr. Zamudio discusses his background, attending the University of Wisconsin, organizing in Wisconsin among migrant workers, La Raza Unida in Wisconsin, the Pharr, Texas riot, and other topics related to Chicano rights and political activity.

Date: July 1, 2015

Duration: 49 minutes 46 seconds

Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Zamudio, Alcadio

Item Type: Video

Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

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Oral History Interview with Daniel Acevedo, June 29, 2015

Interview with Daniel Acevedo, civil rights activist from Pharr, Texas. He discusses his early life, education, involvement with the Chicano movement, Colegio Jacinto Treviño, and civil rights activism in South Texas.

Date: June 29, 2015

Duration: 47 minutes 24 seconds

Creator: Acevedo, Daniel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David

Item Type: Video

Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library