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Graves Peeler Collection
Graves Peeler who is credited with saving the Longhorn from extinction was many things. In his lifetime he was a rancher, field inspector, range detective, game hunter, and always single. He spent hours on horseback in solitude hunting throughout Mexico, Canada, and the Western United States. He was a man of principle who did not avoid confrontations making him successful as a lawman. Peeler has left a collection or oral history by and about himself. Also included are documents and a large photograph and film collection of his hunting trips and exploration of the West.

Alonso S. Perales Papers
Materials accumulated about Alonso S. Perales, a founder of LULAC, a Nicaraguan Consul General, and a longtime civic leader in San Antonio. Perales was Consul general for twenty-five years and had served as counsel to the Nicaraguan delegation to the United Nations in 1945. He was a founder of the League of United Latin-American Citizens and was the author of two books, "In Defense of My Race" and "Are We Good neighbors?"

Humble Oil/Exxon Records
Materials from the time Humble Oil/Exxon was created in South Texas. Negatives show the early days of oil and gas development in South Texas. Includes Camp at Laguna Madre Project, Kenedy Ranch; Stratton Camp; and Colorado Camp. Materials also cover the Bridge Club.

South Texas Rotary Club Records
The objective of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster high ethical standards in business and professions, personal and community life. This collection of records contains the District 593 and 5930 Directories, Conference Programs, Governor Newsletters, and Assembly Programs from 1980 to 2007.

George O. Coalson Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources
Dr. George O. Coalson dedicated his entire life to the study of South Texas History. Over a span of 45 years, he created an annotated bibliography that consists of 10 major eras of Texas history from pre-Columbian era to 1995; an additional 4 series of subject matter focuses on transportation, crime, Baffin Bay and miscellaneous. The 14 series are divided into approximately 6,000 different sub-series, and organized alphabetically by subject and year where applicable. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives Commission. (2019, 2020) (Grant Numbers TXT-19006 and TXT-20009).

South Texas Association of Biologists Records
Materials cover the South Texas Association of Biologists including meeting, agendas, minutes, correspondence and includes programs for the Conference on Undergraduate Education in the Biological Sciences, Commission on Undergraduate Education in the Biological Sciences (C.U.E.B.S.)

South Texas Oral History & Folklore Collection
The South Texas Oral History & Folklore Collection is a collection various oral history projects given to South Texas Archives over the years. This collection has hundreds of oral histories ranging in topics, people, and eras. A large portion of these oral histories are from the founding people who came to the area around the turn of the 20th century.