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Svoboda Theater Collection
Alvin Svoboda's love for the one screen theaters of small town America led him to collect ephemera from various theaters in South Texas. He became the owner of the Ganada Theater in Ganada, Texas to preserve the culture of this type of entertainment which began in the early 1940's.

W. L. Wilkinson Papers
This Kleberg County Extension Agent left his personal records covering the period from 1925 through 1949 of his activities in Kenedy County from 1936-1949, and Jackson County from 1919-1925. As the county agent he helped small and large farmers and ranchers in the two counties dominated by the large and famous King and Kenedy Ranches. Materials include correspondence, annual reports, photographs and newspaper clippings that reveal the agricultural endeavors going on in these counties.