The museum gratefully acknowledges the following donations to its collections, made in the previous year.
| 2008 Accessions to the Permanent Collection |
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| 2008.001 |
Four scanned postcards. Kelly Norquest. |
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| 2008.002 |
Two Border Patrol hats, last quarter 20th century (see also G08.01). Angel O. Hernandez. |
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| 2008.003 |
Ballpoint pen, “Golden Jersey;” fountain pen, “Guerra Insurance Agency;” both mid-20th century. C. Davis and Shan Rankin. |
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| 2008.004 |
Documents, letters, receipts, photo(scan). Sylvia Carranza. |
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| 2008.005 |
Two genealogical charts. Gus T. Canales. |
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| 2008.006 |
Railroad plate and railroad spike, Sullivan City area. Roy P. Williams. |
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| 2008.007 |
Trading card depicting Tom Landry, ca. 1955. Angel O. Hernandez. |
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| 2008.008 |
13 pieces barber equipment, San Carlos, Texas, ca. 1948–1991. Jesus Zuniga. |
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| 2008.009 |
Booklet, 12 pages w/cover plus inset map of San Benito, “Irrigation in Rio Grande Valley, Texas.” Joan Jones. |
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| 2008.010 |
Documents, medals, photographs re James Glenn, WWII, San Benito. Jimmy Henderson. |
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| 2008.011 |
Trade or business card, “See God’s Country with Curl,” ca. 1940. Marilyn Andersen. |
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| 2008.012 |
Documentary material and advertising premiums, LRGV, 20th century. Dorothy Lee Pope. |
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| 2008.013 |
Occupational barber licenses, Vicente Zuniga, San Carlos, 1950s; poll tax receipts, Engracia R.Zuniga, 1950s–1960s. Jesus Zuniga. |
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| 2008.014 |
Lithograph or chromolithograph, “Death of Major Ringgold,” second half, 19th century. Baldomero Vela Sr. |
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| 2008.015 |
351 black-and-white photo negatives, LRGV, 1940s–1950s. Steve Bentsen. |
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| 2008.016 |
3 panoramic photos, excursion trips, LRGV, 1917–1922. James R. Matz. |
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| 2008.017 |
2 DVDs, agricultural scenes, LRGV. Charlie Rankin. |
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| 2008.018* |
Bronze sculpture, “A Texas Legacy,” by Deborah Copenhaver Fellows, 2008, commemorating Margaret Looney and Will Looney. Purchase via Will Looney Legacy Park Fund. |
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| 2008.019 |
Six-pack cans for drinking water, used in Hurricane Dolly, 2008. Hidalgo County via Martin Carrasco. |
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| 2008.020 |
Poster, Texas Legislative Medal of Honor Award Ceremony for Freddy Gonzalez, 2008; poster, Edinburg Centennial. Aaron Peña Jr. |
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| 2008.021 |
Two DVDs, Edinburg Centennial, 2008. Valerie Haesly-Parson. |
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| 2008.022 |
Screwworm eradication inspection kit, Hidalgo County, 1976. Alice East. |
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| 2008.023* |
1939 McAllen High Bobcat yearbook; 1944 Moore Field yearbook. Adrian Waller |
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| 2008.024 |
Books, Historic Kingsville, Texas (1994) and A Small Town in God’s Country: Riviera, Texas (1997). Lisa Kay Adam. |
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| 2008.025 |
Edinburg Junior High School cheerleading uniform, ca. 1969. Patti Grahovec. |
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| 2008.026 |
Farm News program scripts and photos, 1950s. Charlie Rankin. |
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| 2008.027 |
Documents, articles, maps re Chisholm Trail. Fran Isbell. |
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| 2008.028 |
Photos, WWII ration book, and 1929 booklet on LRGV. William C. Bishop. |
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| 2008.029 |
Book, The Reminiscences of a Texas Missionary, by Rev. P. F. Parisot, OMI, 1899. Celine M. Cozad. |
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| 2008.030 |
Six audiotapes, oral history interviews w. Leonard Johnson, Charles W. Griffith, Wayne Muir, and joint interview re Jason Matthews. Dr. Robert Norton. |
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| 2008.031 |
Documents from Winston Logan; plats, S. Padre Island. C. Davis and Shan Rankin. |
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| 2008.032 |
Photographs, slides re Hurricane Beulah, 1967. Charlie Rankin. |
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| 2008.033 |
Yearbooks, Harlingen High School, 1926, 1927, 1928. Judy McClelland. |
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| 2008.034 |
Photograph, article on Bennie Calvillo and family band. Gene Calvillo. |
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| 2008.035 |
Booklet, German Orientation Program, n.d. Esteban Lomas. |
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| 2008.036 |
Books. Hispanics in the Civil War, Vols. 1 & 2, by donor. Ricardo Rodriguez. |
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| 2008.037 |
Photograph, Guadalupe Treviño, Hidalgo County Sheriff (2006 to present). Guadalupe Treviño. |
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| 2008.038 |
Script (English and Spanish) and photo negatives, “The Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella.” Esteban Lomas. |
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| 2008.039 |
Master’s Thesis, UT San Antonio, 2007, “The Politics of Commerce: Merchants’ and Military Officials’ Machinations to Prolong Civil War Turmoil Along the Lower Rio Grande, 1865–1867.” M.M.M. Amberson. |
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| 2008.040 |
Book, History and Archeology of Lipantitlán State Historic Site, Nueces County, Texas, by Jack Jackson, Margaret Howard and Luis A. Alvarado. William Havelka. |
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| 2008.041 |
Booklet, Edinburg High School Class of 1957, 50th Reunion Memory Book. EHS Class of 1957 via Marilyn Houts. |
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| 2008.042 |
Four laminated biographical essays of Vela family descendants. Carola Chapa. |
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| 2008.043 |
The Texas Observer (July 24, 1964); Successful Gardening in the Magic Valley of Texas (1960), “1998 Hidalgo County Historical Marker Trail Guide.” Charlie Rankin. |
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| 2008.044 |
Four books on Padre Island/Gulf Coast history. Natalie Adkins. |
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| 2008.045 |
Photograph, Eddie Marburger and Hidalgo County Judge, Commissioners, ca. 1950. Logan Holt. |
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| 2008.046 |
Book, Our Place in Time, The Zamora Story, by the descendants of Narciso Zamora and Maria Cavazos N. Vela Murdock. |
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| 2008.047 |
Genealogy on Capt. Diego de Hinojosa and Doña Maria Josefa de la Garza. Alfredo and Dora Villareal. |
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| 2008.048 |
Essay on Hatch Family; Frontier Times (Oct. 1927, Feb. & June 1928, Dec. 1935, Nov. 1939). George Hatch. |
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| 2008.049 |
Photographs, family of Dora McAllen. Dora McAllen. |
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| 2008.050 |
Essays, winners of Edinburg Centennial Essay Contest, 5th Graders, ECISD, 2008. Edinburg Chamber of Commerce. |
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| 2008.051 |
Documents, booklets re LRGV Bahá’i Congregation. Valerie Ramirez. |
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| 2008.052 |
Book, Jalani and the Lock, 2001, by donor. Lorenzo Pace. |
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| 2008.053 |
Brochure on Edinburg, copy, c1926; newspaper ad re Edinburg Big Tent Theatre, ca. 1920s. Kelly Norquest. |
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| 2008.054 |
Booklet, First United Methodist Church, Edinburg, 75th anniversary, 1908–1976. Marjorie Flanagan. |
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| 2008.055 |
DVD, History of Edinburg and Valley Land Title, for Edinburg Centennial, Oct. 2008.Valley Land Title. |
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| 2008.056 |
Photograph, Pres. Dwight Eisenhower, 1953 in LRGV. Juan Silva. |
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| 2008.057 |
Ration book wallet and stamps of F. G. Hinojosa, Cipres, Texas. Eva Hinojosa. |
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| 2008.058 |
Photos (copies), San Carlos flooding, Vicente Zuniga barber shop. Jesus Zuniga. |
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| 2008.059 |
Essay by Carrol Norquest re longtime Edinburg Schools employee, thought to be Margarito Martinez. Kelly Norquest. |
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| 2008.060 |
Manuscript and floppy disk, “Sugarcane and the Development of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, 1875–1922,” by donor. Norman Rozeff. |
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| 2008.061 |
Book, photocopy, Crónicas de Camargo, by Ernesto Garza Saenz, 1980. Nallely Bazan. |
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| 2008.062 |
Newspapers, 38 issues of 1991 & 1992 Willacy Weekly. Billie Pickard. |
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| 2008.063 |
Flyer, Senior Adult Recognition Sunday, Edinburg First Methodist Church, (w/bios), Nov. 23, 2008. Judy McClelland. |
| 2008.064 |
Booklet, “Narratives,” U. S. Latino and Latina Oral History Project, Fall Semester 2000, UT Austin; photos (scans) of tombstone of Daniel Hinojosa. Herb Solis. |
| 2008.065 |
Slide, home of Mamie and Henry Griffin, N. 12th, McAllen. Dr. I. Kuhl. |
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| 2008.066 |
Poster, “Restoring the Land,” Texas Parks and Wildlife (w/photos from MOSTH Collection). Amanda Hughes. |
| 2008.067* |
Picture postcards, El Matador Motor Inn, Frontier Hotel, Imperial 400 Motel, McAllen; c1960s. eBay vendor. |
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| 2008.068 |
Photographs, Hillcrest and Restlawn Cemeteries. Judy McClelland. |
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| 2008.069 |
Photographs, Jose de Escandón monument, Alice, TX; Edinburg scenes. Esteban Lomas. |
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| 2008.070 |
Ephemera, McAllen, TX: Views of Quinta Mazatlan booklet, “Historical Landmarks” brochure, Palmfest 2008 flyer, “McAllen Landmark Heritage Property, or District” instructional handout. C. Davis and Shan Rankin. |
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| 2008.071* |
Print advertisement, LRGV, 1941, Fortune Magazine; pages from Harper’s Weekly re South Texas; 1901 Map of Mexico (with southern half of Texas). Prints Old and Rare. |
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| 2008.072 |
Photo of quilt with ranch brands. Maria L. Garza. |
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| 2008.073 |
Newspaper page (scanned) and CD, Valley Evening Monitor, Aug. 5, 1951; collage of interior photos of Hidalgo County Courthouse. Tom Fort. |
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| 2008.074 |
Photos (scanned) and newspaper clipping re The Headstones, an LRGV band,1960s. C. Davis and Shan Rankin. |
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| 2008.075 |
Maps, Texas, regional and local. C. Davis and Shan Rankin. |
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| 2008.076 |
Essay re donor’s great-grandfather. Rose Zuniga. |
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| * Museum Purchase |
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| 2008 Additions to the General Collection |
| G08.01 |
Fossils. Angel O. Hernandez. |
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| G08.02 |
Projectile point, tooth. Lindel and Edith Hester. |
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| G08.03 |
Replica, U.S. Deputy Marshal’s badge. Araceli Pérez Davis. |
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| G08.04 |
Vegetable basket, crates, cap boxes. Marilyn Anderson. |
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| G08.05 |
U.S. Army Air Force material. Martha Schwartz. |
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| G08.06 |
Three dolls. Vera Stich. |
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| G08.07 |
Five Schlumberger core samples. Dorothy Lee Pope. |
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| G08.08 |
Texas Sesquicentennial wall hanging. Gene and Helen Gard. |
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| G08.09 |
Two gold miner’s pans. Julia Commons. |
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| G08.10 |
Door, Edinburg Southern Pacific train station. Aaron Peña Jr. |
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| G08.11 |
Reproduction hoop skirt. Jeannette Boscamp. |
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| G08.12 |
1941 calendar, Roscoe, Texas. Carol M. Gonzalez. |
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| G08.13 |
Southwestern Historical Quarterly, three volumes. Charlie Rankin. |
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