José Ely Carrales III Collection

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Creator

José Ely Carrales III

Extent

.5 linear ft. and 7 LPs

Accession Numbers

A2000-052; A2003-016

Inclusive Dates

1890-1945 (unknown)

Languages

Historical or Biographical Information

Joe Ely Carrales was born on January 12, 1954 to Elifalet Carrales and Viola Rivera Carrales in Premont, Texas. Joe Ely worked for Exxon Mobil for 34 years as a Maintenance Foreman. He always said he was the "Son of Premont" and was very proud to be born, raised and now rest in peace in his hometown. He married Sandra Saenz Carrales in 1980 and they had two sons, Joe Ely Carrales, III and Anthony Carrales.

Scope and Content

Publications, training manuals, newsletters and newspapers pertaining to the Civil Air Patrol are included in this collection, along with the seven LPs, three recordings of friends and relatives telling stories and jokes and four recordings commercially produced.

Arrangement

Two Series: Series I: Documents Series II: Recordings

Repository

South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Access and Restrictions

Open for Research

Rights Statement

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.

Preferred Citation

José Ely Carrales III Collection, A2000-052.XXXX or A2003-016.XXXX - South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Geographical

Acquisitions

A2000-052 and A2003-016 were donated to STA by José Ely Carrales, III

Processing Information

Accessions A2000-052 was processed by Brian Bingham in 2014, A2003-016 was processed, finding aid and EAD created by Lori Atkins in 2018.