Members of the Kingsville Parents Teachers Association Records
276 Photographs; two linear feet of documents
A1984-006
1890-1945 (unknown)
The Kingsville P.T.A. was organized in 1911. In the beginning years the organization was referred to as the Kingsville City Council of Parent-Teacher Associations, District 21 of the Texas branch of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. The first president was Mrs. Earl Braley. Two organizations were formed in 1925. By the 1960s the organization had six member units including H.M. King High School PTA, Gillett Middle School PTA, Memorial Middle School PTA, West Cluster PTA, Central Cluster PTA which included Lamar Elementary and Kleberg Elementary Schools, and the East Cluster PTA including Colston, Harvey, and Perez Elementary Schools. The Objects of the association were to promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, church and community, to raise the standards of home life, to secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children, to bring into closer relation the home and the school, and to develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for every child the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education.
The collection consists of 276 photos of events of the association dating from the 1950s to 1970s. Records consist of membership lists, bylaws, minutes, establishing documents, correspondence, and newsletters up until 1977.
Arrangement Arranged into Series: Series I: Minutes Sub-Series A: Mother's Club, Kingsville Sub-Series B: Kingsville P.T.A. Sub-Series C: Lamar School Sub-Series D: Kleberg School Sub-Series E: Kingsville City Council Sub-Series F: McRoberts School Series 2: Correspondence Sub-Series A: 1969-1970 Sub-Series B: 1970-1972 Sub-Series C: 1972-1973 Sub-Series D: 1973-1975 Sub-Series E: 1976 Sub-Series F: 1977 Series 3: Establishing Documents and Group Projects Sub-Series A: Notes Sub-Series B: Charter & By-laws Sub-Series C: History of P.T.A., Kingsville Sub-Series D: Financial Statement Sub-Series E: Membership lists Sub-Series F: Achievement Report Form Sub-Series G: City Council Sub-Series H: Certificates Sub-Series I: P.T.A. Course Handbooks Sub-Series J: Programs Sub-Series K: 19th Annual Spring Conference at Port Lavaca Sub-Series L: Surveys Sub-Series M: Newsletters Sub-Series N: Printed Material
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A1984-006 – Gift from Billie Buckalew
A1984-006 was processed by Patricia F. Scott in 1985. Photographs were digitized by Rajan Khatri, finding aid and EAD document were created by Lori Atkins in 2018.