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Falcon Record Collection
Arnaldo Ramirez was a South Texan who devoted his life to building Falcon Records to record Spanish language music, especially conjunto music. The Record company, and the radio shows he hosted preceded and contributed to the rise and acceptance of the now popular Tejano music

Alvaro de Hoyos Papers
In 1986 Alvaro de Hoyos, riding a mule, crossed the mountainous territory of Iturbide, Nuveo Leon, Mexico with a thermos of polio vaccine attached to his saddle as part of the Mexican National Polio-Vaccination Campaign, conducted under the auspices of UNICEF, in January and March of 1986.

Perez-Saunders Family Collection
The Perez-Saunders Family Collection consists of photographs and legal documents of the pioneer family, Perez of Concepcion, Texas in Duval County in the late 19th century. Jose Inocente Perez and his wife, Francisca Saenz moved to the Concepcion area about 1852 from Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. They had thirteen children. One of their granddaughters, Rafaela Perez married James Columbus Saunders in Brooks County. This collection is a history of the families.