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Billy Newton Photograph Collection
532 photographs taken during Billy Newton's journalist career in the Kingsville, TX / Bishop, TX area.

Jimmy Dodd Photograph Collection
This collection includes photographs and negatives; over 500 images, taken by pioneer Kingsville, Texas Citizen, James (Jimmie) Andrew Dodd. The photographs are mostly of Kleberg County and the surrounding areas throughout the first half of the 20th century.

Luis Fuentes Family Collection
Luis Fuentes Sr. was a respected business owner and pioneer of the Kingsville community.He was born in Mexico, his family immigrated to the United States when he was a child. He was a hard working citizen who created his own opportunities and owned several respected clothing businesses in South Texas in the first half of the 20th century.

Playhouse of Design Art Society Records
Correspondence, minutes, year books, printed annuals, calendars, scrapbooks and financial records for shows, calendars and yearbooks of the activities of the "Playhouse of Design" an art club originally begun by Mrs. Jake Trussell of Ricardo in January of 1960. Personal letters and speeches by past presidents and large scrapbooks for each year highlighthighlight the society’s activities.

Tau Beta Pi Records
Materials pertaining to the operation of Tau Beta Pi, engineering honors society, on campus.

Edna May Tubbs Collection
The collection contains articles and short stories written by Edna May Tubbs along with several images of Bishop, Texas and South Texas.

Mother Mercedes Henriquetta Pena Lane Papers
14 negatives (copies) of Mother Mercedes Henriquetta Pena Lane (Mother Lane), her family, and the patients she served as a curandera in the Kingsville, TX area during the 1930s.

Kingsville Tri-City Retired Teachers Association Records
This collection consists of records from this non-political organization of retired teachers from Bishop, Kingsville and Robstown organized in 1971 for the purpose of serving as a local unit of the Texas Retired Teachers Association, to help retired teachers maintain identity with the teaching profession, to further the cause of education, to help advance the interests and welfare of the retired teachers, to foster good fellowship, and to cooperate with the National Retired Teachers Association by promoting membership, legislation, national projects and programs of the National Association. Miss Ruby Gustavson was the organizer and first president.

J.W. Garrison Bottling and Ice Cream Company Photographs
Joseph William Garrison and his wife opened the Garrison’s Ice Cream Factory in Bishop, Texas in 1914. The following year the plant was moved to Kingsville. There were two branches, Garrison’s Ice Cream Factory and Kingsville Bottling and Ice Cream Company. This start was the forerunner of the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company founded by Joseph William Garrison. Later the company’s name changed to Garrison and Sons, including Joe and Cecil Garrison. Garrison delivered ice cream with his wagon which served as a concession stand where he would sell ice cream and soft drinks at ball games. Later his son Joe would become mayor of Kingsville. Cecil served on the Fire Department and Lion’s Club.

James Alton Ross & Ruth Ross Papers
This Small Scale Collection consists of reference materials concerning to addenda to J. A. & Ross papers, Stock Certificates and related correspondence.