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Die Tochter Tehuan's: oder Texas im vorigen Jahrhundert.

Description: This German text is a work of fiction that paints a historical picture of life in Spanish Texas. The protagonist is a young Spanish immigrant, Don Hesu Navarro, who befriends Tehuan and his family. The action is centered around the San Jose Mission in San Antonio.
Date: 1866
Creator: Hoermann, Alto S. (Alto Sebastian), 1829-1867
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Verbands-Bote.

Description: This is a bound volume of newspapers published primarily in German, although there is significant English-language content as well. The publication was the official newsletter of the Katholischen Staats-Verbands (Catholic State Association of Texas) and contains many articles about association business and events, editorials, and letters to the editor. The publication contains information about the association's history and bylaws as well as yearly listings of association officers.
Date: 1919
Creator: Catholic Staats-Verband of Texas.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Aguas Frescas Booth]

Description: Photograph of a woman serving aguas frescas at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman is wearing a large sombrero with the word "Mexico" embroidered across the brim in red thread as she stirs a large container of fruit juice. The drink booth is sponsored by the Mexican-American Business and Professional Women's Organization.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Buenelos Frying]

Description: Photograph of a woman serving bunuelos at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a knitted shirt with gold hoop earrings and necklace. She holds a beautifully-patterned buenolos, a fried dough ball in the shape of a snowflake, coated with sugar.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Preparing Gorditas]

Description: Photograph of a woman preparing gorditas, in the St. Stephen Catholic Church food booth, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is standing behind a large black grill topped with seven gorditas. Other people and decorations are visible in the background.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Debbie Fernandez Performing]

Description: Photograph of Debbie Fernandez, director of the Lebanese Folk Dancers of St. George Maronite Catholic Church of San Antonio, performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing a traditional costume and other dancers are visible in the background.
Date: [1996-08-01..1996-08-04]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Links Members at Holy Redeemer Church for Founder's Day]

Description: Photograph of members of the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. gathered for a group picture during Founder's day. They are standing outside in front of a chain link fence that runs the perimeter of a two-story brick construction. This building is presumably the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, where a worship service was held for Founder's Day. The women are dressed in formal attire. Joan Duncan, the then president of the organization, is standing on the far left in a brown belted dress an… more
Date: 1994
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Links Members at Holy Redeemer Church]

Description: Photograph of members of the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. gathered for a group picture during Founder's day. They are standing outside in front of a chain link fence that runs the perimeter of a two-story brick construction. This building is presumably the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, where a worship service was held for Founder's Day. The women are dressed in formal attire. Joan Duncan, the then president of the organization, is standing on the far left in a brown belted dress an… more
Date: 1994
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Joan Duncan and Links Members at Holy Redeemer Church]

Description: Photograph of members of the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. gathered for a group picture during Founder's day. They are standing outside in front of a chain link fence that runs the perimeter of a two-story brick construction. This building is presumably the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, where a worship service was held for Founder's Day. The women are dressed in formal attire. Joan Duncan, the then president of the organization, is standing on the far left in a brown belted dress an… more
Date: 1994
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Deborah Crawford and Links Members at Holy Redeemer Church]

Description: Photograph of members of the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. gathered for a group picture during Founder's day. They are standing outside in front of a chain link fence that runs the perimeter of a two-story brick construction. This building is presumably the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, where a worship service was held for Founder's Day. The women are dressed in formal attire. Deborah Crawford is on the far right wearing a red dress and black heels with arabesques.
Date: 1994
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Christmas postcard and calendar from The Dominican Sisters of Saint Thomas Aquinas]

Description: Christmas postcard sent by The Dominican Sisters of Saint Thomas Aquinas which includes a color illustration on the front of angels and a Christmas tree and a printed 1968 calendar on the reverse. The print on the reverse reads, "Todos por Dios Las Hermanas Dominicas de Santo Tomas de Aquino les desean una Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Nuevo, Av. Azcapotzalco No. 422, Mexico 16, D. F., Tel. 27-37-56"
Date: unknown
Creator: Dominican Sisters of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Bishops' Committee for the Spanish Speaking Newsletter, Number 25, August 1953]

Description: Newsletter Number 25 of the Bishops' Committee for the Spanish Speaking of Houston, Texas, dated August 1953. Handwritten note indicates "read at convention, November, 1953," but does not show which article was read.
Date: August 1953
Creator: Bishops' Committee for the Spanish Speaking
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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