Related Collections

Wade Ranch Records
Financial records, legal documents, personal correspondence, trade catalogs pertaining to the Wade family of Nueces County, Texas (now Lake Corpus Christi), are included in this collection. The Wade Ranch Papers were donated to the South Texas Archives by Thomas Priestly, grandson of Ezella Buchanan Priestly, who was the sister of LouElla Buchanan Wade, the wife of Wallis D. Wade. The papers were donated July 24, 1984.

Mary Margaret Gussett Ewert Collection
The collection tells the story of Mary Margaret Gussett Ewert's life in South Texas. Her family was involved in building the communities of Live Oak and Corpus Christi and her letters describe their activities. Mary Margaret worked as the secretary for the President of Texas A&I University. She later married Dr. William Arthur Ewert and raised a family. She was active in garden and women's clubs, her church and the Red Cross. She met and developed a good friendship with Lyndon Baines Johnson and his family.

Pugh Family Collection
Thelma Pugh Lindholm, a graduate of Texas College of Arts and Industries, was fascinated by the history of Live Oak County, where she was born and raised. Her family lived and worked the land and the family history is intertwined with the history of the county. Mrs. Lindholm did extensive research in court records to verify the information she collected from her family’s recollections and narratives about their ranching and farming exploits in Live Oak County.

Texas Tropical Trail Region Records
This collection is the Texas Historical Commission’s Project: Texas Heritage Trails Program Records dating from 2002 to 2013. The South Texas Region, Tropical Trail Region, covers 20 counties including the Gulf Coast from South Padre Island to Refugio to the Brush Country from George West to Cotulla and Brownsville, all-encompassing the Wild Horse Desert in the heart of the region which includes Hebbronville and Falfurrias. The records reflect the site visits to this region.