Descriptive Summary
Calzado, Eusebio, b. 1870
Eusebio Calzado Papers
1914-1968
Materials are in Spanish and English.
Doc 6173
11 items (8 folders)
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
A participant in the Mexican Revolution, Eusebio Calzado (b. 1870) organized the Mexican railroads for the revolutionary cause, some of his activities accomplished from exile in the United States.
The collection contains letters, certificates, clippings, photographs, and artifacts related to Eusebio Calzado's service in the Mexican Revolution. Included are letters from Pancho and Hipolito Villa, briefly discussing events of the revolution.
Biographical Note
A participant in the Mexican Revolution, Eusebio Calzado (b. 1870) organized the Mexican railroads for the revolutionary cause, some of his activities accomplished from exile in the United States.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains letters, certificates, clippings, photographs, and artifacts related to Eusebio Calzado's service in the Mexican Revolution. Included are letters from Pancho and Hipolito Villa, briefly discussing events of the revolution. Two citations and accompanying medals issued to Calzado in 1942 for his service are also included, along with photographs of Calzado and his wife. Later material includes a letter from Calzado's brother that discusses his activities during the revolution.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions. The collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Please be advised that the library does not hold the copyright to most of the material in its archival collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to secure those rights when needed. Permission to reproduce does not constitute permission to publish. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright, literary property rights, and libel.
Related Material
Lázaro de la Garza Archive, Part I: Villa Correspondence, 1913-1919, Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.
Lázaro de la Garza Archive, Part III: Financial Transactions, Texas and Northern Mexico, 1913-1916, Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Eusebio Calzado Papers, 1914-1968, Doc 6173, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Thomas E. Harrell and Lynn Marie Spears, 1968 November.
Processing Information
Processed by Warren Stricker, 1996.
Finding aid edited and encoded by Caitlin Donnelly, 2010 December.
Index Terms
Personal Names
Calzado, Eusebio, b. 1870.
Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923.
Villa, Hipolito, 1881?-1925.
Locations
Mexico--History--Revolution, 1910-1920--Sources.
Genres/Formats
Personal papers.
Certificates.
Clippings.
Correspondence.
Photographs.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Eusebio Calzado Papers, 1914-1968
Correspondence, 1918 and 1968
1
Pancho Villa, Campamento, to Eusebio Calzado, Los Angeles, California, 1918 April 8.
2
Hipólito Villa to Eusebio Calzado, Eagle Pass, Texas, 1918 April 15.
3
Matias C. García, San Antonio, Texas, to Eusebio Calzado, 1918 July 10.
4
Hipólito Villa to Eusebio Calzado, Los Angeles, California, 1918 July 14.
5
Jesús Calzado, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, to Marion Harrell, 1968 November 14.
Certificates, 1942
6
Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Comisión Pro. Veteranos de la Revolución, Condecoración del Mérito Revolucionario to Eusebio Calzada Barrera, México, D.F., 1942 June 2.
6
Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Comisión Pro. Veteranos de la Revolución, Condecoración del Mérito Revolucionario to Eusebio Calzada Barrera, México, D.F., 1942 June 2.
Clippings, 1914 and 1966
7
New York Herald, "Villa Quickly Accomplishes Almost Hopeless Task," 1914 May 31.
7
Time, "Pancho to the Pantheon," 1966 November 25.
Photographs, 1924 and undated
8
Eusebio Calzado, undated
8
Eusebio and Jessie Standish Calzado, Verdun, 1924 November.
Separated artifacts
Artifacts Collection
Medal: Condecoración del Mérito Revolucionario, 1er Periodo.
Artifacts Collection
Medal: Condecoración del Mérito Revolucionario, 2o Periodo.