urn:taro:tamu.cush.00167 Inventory of the Dr. Lionel G. Garcia Papers 1913-[bulk 1980-2004]-2005 Finding aid prepared by Rebecca Hankins Cushing Memorial LibraryTexas A & M University

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Garcia, Lionel G. Inventory of the Dr. Lionel G. Garcia Papers 1913-[bulk 1980-2004]-2005 21.67 linear ft. Dr. Lionel Garcia, noted author of Mexican American fiction and 1956 Texas AM University graduate is a practicing Veterinarian by trade and an active author of poetry, fiction, plays, musicals, and news articles focusing primarily on the Mexican American experience in Texas brush country. The collection is comprised of the correspondence, written works, biographical information, photographs, memorabilia, and the collected writings of Dr. Lionel Garcia and his family that showcase his accomplishments and contributions to the literary field. Area Studies MSS 00167 English. Biographical Note

Lionel Garcia was born in San Diego, Texas, on August the 20th, 1935, deep in the barren brush country. He was raised in an extended family filled with colorful characters which included his parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles and transient relatives-close and distant, who came in and out of his grandmother's house without warning. He was affected deeply by the Hispanic story telling tradition. Most of his work is about the Mexican American experience in deep south Texas brush country, an area so different and unique that is still part United States and Mexico, an area of a mixture of Catholicism and witchcraft in which nothing thrives except plants with thorns and animals with fangs.

During his early years he was sent to live with his grandfather who worked on a remote ranch far in the scrub. There they tended goats and a few cows and struggled to raise whatever little crops the weather would allow. To this day he can hear the cowbells ring at night, hence the title of his fictionalized autobiography, I Can Hear the Cowbells Ring.

He began writing in grammar school. His first published stories were in 1956 in a literary magazine at Texas AM University, from which he graduated. His award winning stories have dealt mostly with Mexican American life in the United States.

As a child of the Great Depression, his philosophy and attitudes are shaped by the strength, love and loyalty he experienced in the face of extreme poverty and prejudice. He inherited his sense of humor from his strong family who managed to confront and solve problems of monumental proportions with common sense and total acceptance.

In 1983, he was asked to read from his works at a bohemian coffee house in Houston. The response was so positive that he is now in demand nation-wide as a reader and speaker before a wide range of audiences--from literary and corporate groups to kindergartners. He captures audiences with engaging stories laced with generous helpings of humor and wisdom which makes for an immediate connection with his audience.

He is married to Noemi Barrera and has three children, Rose, Carlos and Paul. He has one son-in-law, Robert Filteau and a grandson, David, a daughter-in-law, Judi, and a grand-daughter, Jamie. He is a practicing veterinarian and devotes his night time to writing. Additional information about Dr. Lionel Garcia can be accessed at: http://www.lionelgarcia-novelist.com

Scope and Content Note

Dr. Lionel Garcia, noted author of Mexican-American fiction and a veterinarian by training, published his first literary works while at Texas AM and continues to write about the Mexican-American experience in deep south Texas brush country. The Lionel Garcia Papers include first editions, hand-written and typed manuscripts, photographs, correspondence, literary reviews, memorabilia, and personal papers that document the life of this native Texan. The collection contains multiple manuscripts for most works, allowing researchers to see the work at different stages and to trace Dr. Garcia’s writing process which entails frequent revisions. Received with no particular organizational structure, the papers were organized into seven series and numerous sub-series as detailed below:

Organization of the Papers

This collection is organized into 7 series:

Series 1. Correspondence, 1959-2004. The first series includes written correspondence through both traditional postal mail and electronic mail (email). Correspondence is conducted between a wide variety of individuals and organizations on topics such as literary accomplishments, manuscript submissions, personal congratulations, and miscellaneous other topics. Series 2. Written Works, 1956-2004. This series is comprised of the many published and unpublished writings created by Dr. Garcia throughout his career. These works were further broken down into sub series of books, manuscripts, articles, and notes. Sub Series 1. Books, 1983-2004. Books authored by Lionel Garcia and books that feature his short stories are arranged by title in this sub series and labeled with a corresponding item number. Sub Series 2. Manuscripts, ca.1952-2004, n.d. Arranged alphabetically by manuscript title, this sub series contains the many published and unpublished manuscripts of short stories, novels, poetry, and speeches written by Lionel Garcia. Many pieces include hand written revisions and numerous rewrites leading up to the final completed work. The following prominent title changes should be noted, as each manuscript is filed under the working title at its time of creation: Other Years, Other Times, Father Story, and Family Story all evolved into Hardscrub, Remembrances of Childhood became I Can Hear the Cowbells Ring, Tejas is renamed A Shroud in the Family, and A Door at the House of Cards is a play based on The Day They Took My Uncle. Sub Series 3. Articles, 1958-2004. This sub series is the collection of published articles authored by Lionel Garcia, appearing in both newspapers and magazines and are arranged by date of publication. Subjects include short story fragments, social commentary articles, and Mexican American culture. Sub Series 4. Notes, 1983-2003, n.d. Organized by the title of the written work they correspond to, the notes of Lionel Garcia showcase his early hand written drafts as well as the collection of development notes on various written works. Note collections on Father Story (11/17-20) and Leaving Home (11/33-34) contain a variety of materials grouped together by Garcia prior to processing. Series 3. Personal and Biographical, 1932-2000, n.d. Materials within this series pertain to areas of Lionel Garcia’s personal life and background. Educational achievements, wedding announcements, birth records, military records and related materials can be found in this series, organized by family member’s name or by date if the information was shared by more than one individual or unidentified. Series 4. Photographs, 1913-2004, n.d. Series four is the photograph collection of Lionel Garcia, his family, and miscellaneous other subjects. Initially sorted by date when applicable, with the remaining photographs arranged by subject matter. Series 5. Memorabilia, 1956-2005. The memorabilia series is composed of all plaques, awards, certificates, or other personal items with nostalgic value possessed by Dr. Garcia. These pieces are listed by item number and placed in chronological order. The memorabilia items are housed in an oversized box to accommodate the larger pieces. Series 6. Electronic Media, ca.1980-2005. The electronic data series is a collection of floppy disks, zip disks, CDs, and other forms of digital files that store copies of Garcia’s writings. The material in this series was organized into a variety of disk boxes which were assigned an item number. The descriptive listing of each item’s contents are listed below in the descriptive listing section. A large portion of the data is stored on 5¼-inch floppy disks unique to the 1970s-1980s microcomputers and cannot be accessed in most modern day computers. Dr. Garcia’s manual to one of his word processing computers can be found in folders 16/122-123 and a itemized report of files from Garcia’s harddrive can be located in folder 11/6 to further aide research in this series. Series 7. Collected Writings, 1964-2005. The final series is a collection of written works in the Lionel Garcia Papers that are not personally authored by Dr. Garcia including literary reviews, biographical articles, promotional materials, and event programs. This series is organized into the following sub series to better separate the writings into material written about Garcia’s work, his life, and material collected by Garcia for research purposes. Sub Series 1. Reviews, 1985-2001, n.d. All literary reviews published on the writings of Lionel Garcia are organized into this sub series by date of the review’s publication, and were sorted by newspaper or magazine name when a date could not be determined. Sub Series 2. About Garcia, 1964-2005, n.d. This sub series is organized by the publication or event date the particular piece corresponds to. Within this sub series you will find articles about Garcia’s life and accomplishments, programs from awards and literary events at which Lionel Garcia is featured, and various promotional materials supporting his writings. Sub Series 3. Research, 1983-2003. Also arranged by date of publication, this sub series is an assortment of articles or programs not specifically about Lionel Garcia or his work. Some pieces collected provide research for his writings and others are collected based on a personal interest in the subject matter or connection to the author. Access

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog of Cushing Memorial Library. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.

Names Barrera, Meme, 1908-1993. Barrera, Thomas, 1901-1989. Garcia, Carlos, 1967- Garcia, Gonzalo, 1911-1993. Garcia, Jamie. Garcia, Judi. Garcia, Lionel G. Garcia, Maria. Garcia, Noemi. Garcia, Orlando. Garcia, Paul. Garcia-Filteau, Rose. Filteau, Robert. Filteau, David. Southwell, Samuel B Subjects City and town life –Texas –Fiction. Family –Texas –San Diego. Garcia, Lionel G. –Childhood and youth. Hispanic Americans –Fiction. Man-woman relationships –Texas –Fiction. Mexican American authors –Texas –Biography. Mexican Americans –California –Fiction. Mexican Americans –Texas –San Diego –Fiction. Places New York (N.Y.) College Station (Tex.) Corpus Christi (Tex.) Galveston (Tex.) Houston (Tex.) San Diego (Tex.) Seabrook (Tex.) Provenance

Donated by Dr. Lionel G. Garcia in September 2004

Processing Information

Processed by Processed by Chris Turner, Fall 2005. Supervisors-Rebecca Hankins and Miguel Juarez. **Funding support received from the Glasscock Center for Humanities Research enabled Chris Turner the experience of working on this collection.

Detailed Description of the Collection Box 1. Correspondence Box 2. Written Works: Books Box 3-10. Written Works: Manuscripts Box 10. Written Works: Articles Box 11-12. Written Works: Notes Box 12. Personal and Biographical Box 12. Photographs Box 13. Memorabilia and Oversized Items Box 14-15. Electronic Data Box 16. Collected Writings: Reviews Box 16. Collected Writings: About Garcia Box 16. Collected Writings: Research Box 17. Oversized printing proofs for The Elephant and the Ant Series I: Correspondence-1959-2004 1/1 Adams, James; card thanking Lionel for sending a book of poems. n.d. 1/2 Albright, Mary Kay; letter from Noemi Garcia to Albright requesting a location change with teaching, 1997, June 2. 1/3 Alexander, Dorothy; correspondence with Alexander, a New York photographer, 1991. 1/4 Alley, Barbara; manuscript rejection from New York publishing company, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1960, June 15. 1/5-7 Alter, Judy; Lionel’s corrections to The Day They Took my Uncle with complete proof from publisher, 2001, January 1. 1/8 American Legion, Department of Texas; letter confirming Lionel’s selection to attend Boy’s State. Signed by G. Ward Moody, Department Adjutant, 1951, May 3. 1/9 Amherst College; correspondence collection discussing Lionel’s application for Writer-In-Residence, 1999-2000. 1/10 Anton, Mary Sue; note congratulating Lionel on being named a rising star by the Houston Chronicle with article attached, 1994. 1/11 Arte Publico Press; fax concerning publishing company, 1994. 1/12 Author’s League Fund; donation request from ALF, 1992, February. 1/13 Avet, James and Chavela; letters between the Chavelas and Lionel discussing Cowbells and Brush Country while reminiscing over childhood memories, 2004, October. 29. 1/14 Berry, Henry; Small Press Book Review confirmation of Hardscrub review, 1990 June. 1/15 Berryhill, Michael; Berryhill, the fine arts editor at the Houston Chronicle, thanks Lionel and returns used essays, 1989, July 14. 1/16 Billings, John B.; Billings praises A Shroud in the Family,1988, July 22. 1/17 Bischoff, Susan; correspondence with Lionel about the special September 11th anniversary section in the Houston Chronicle and his essay that will be published, 2002. 1/18 Bowen, David; production proof of New Growth sent to Lionel for his approval, 1989, July 31. 1/19 Brown, Rosellen; quotes about A Widow With Children by Brown sent to Arte Publico Publishing for use with promotions, ca. 1994. 1/20 Bush, Laura; thank you card from the First Lady, 2001, August 6. 1/21 Calhoun, Frank N.; letter from Calhoun thanking Lionel for his involvement with the 1997 San Jacinto Day activities, 1997, April 30. 1/22 Carlisle, George; appreciative note with Lionel’s article on race relations at Texas AM University, 2003, December 17. 1/23 Charles Scribner’s Sons; confirmation of manuscript arrival, 1959, September 22. 1/24 Cohen, Emily; information about the Eighteenth Annual Houston Chronicle Book and Author Dinner, 1997, September 16. 1/25 Copper Canyon Press; post card with manuscript arrival confirmation, 2002, December 03. 1/26 Dawson, Jennifer; Dawson, the Chairwoman of the SMU Literary Festival, writes Lionel to thank him for agreeing to do a reading, 1991, May 21. 1/27 De Leon, Leo; information on marketing Wisdom Press from the Boone & De Leon marketing firm, 1999, November 29. 1/28 De Pelchin Children’s Center; card congratulating Lionel on his LIT award, 1991, April 25. 1/29 Dickson, Anne; letter by Lionel to Dickson concerning two short stories, “Some People Are Just That Way” and “Claudia”, that he is sending to her, 1982, February 2. 1/30 Doran, Mike; Doran returns a collection of article clippings to Lionel, 1994, June 21. 1/31 Drury, Susan; confirmation of donation to The Author’s League, n.d. 1/32 The Elephant and the Ant; correspondence collection regarding the publication of The Elephant and the Ant, bulk 2000. 1/33 Espaldon, Diane V.; thank you letter to Lionel for appearing at the Working Capital Fund reception in Houston, 1997, October 1. 1/34 Fay, Mary Smith; friendly letter from Smith from their meeting at the Houston Chronicle Book and Author Dinner, 1997, November 22. 1/35 Filipiak, Olga M.; fan mail, 2001, May 14. 1/36 Filteau, Robert J.; correspondence from Lionel’s son-in-law, 2000, n.d. 1/37 Foster, Bill and Shirley; thank you card from the Fosters for their evening with Lionel and Noemi, 2004. 1/38-43 Fraser, Gabrielle; correspondence from Fraser at Winedale Publishing with short story collection of Lionel’s attached, 2002. 1/44 Gallardo, Edward; response to Lionel’s inquiry on the status of “The Migrants” at the New York Shakespeare Festival, 1987, November 16. 1/45 Garcia; note and news clipping attached of old San Diego Fire Department photo featuring Noemi Garcia’s father, Tomas Barrera, 2000, March 8. 1/46 Georges, Christel; correspondence between Lionel and Georges, a French student, who is developing a thesis based on Lionel’s writings, bulk 1996. 1/47 Gillund, Melvin B.; letter praising I Can Hear the Cowbells Ring, 1998, April 5. 1/48 Goodman, William B.; letter by Lionel addressed to Goodman expressing interest in submitting short stories to the Harvard Press, n.d. 1/49 Greytok, Martha; correspondence praising Brush Country and Lionel’s literary achievements, 2004. 1/50 Guillen, Luz M.; payment verification for reprint of A Shroud in the Family, 2002, February 9. 1/51 Hale, Gabrielle; letter from Winedale Publishing to Lionel, 2002, June 1. 1/52 Hammond, Ken; letter to Grandson essay and payment for its publication in the Houston Chronicle Texas Magazine by Hammond, the editor, 2001. 1/53 Hankins, Rebecca; card thanking Lionel for agreeing to house his papers at Cushing Library, 2004, October 6. 1/54 Hanna, Emily; letter in response to Lionel’s biographical article in the Houston Chronicle, 2001 February 6. 1/55 Hart, Bill; Hart, the Literary Manager at the New York Shakespeare Festival, returns the For Women Only manuscript, 2001 February 6. 1/56 Hawkins, Darnell V.; friendly letter complimenting Lionel’s work, n.d. 1/57 Hedleston, Adelle; thank you card to Lionel for sending an autographed copy of Brush Country, 2004, November 19. 1/58 Heidt, Larry and Pam; invitation to attend the release party for I Can Hear the Cowbells Ring, 1994, October 25. 1/59 Hernandez’s Third Grade Class; card created for Lionel in appreciation for his coming to read with the students, 1992, February 24. 1/60 Herra, Ann Marie; request for information on A Shroud in the Family from a California student, 1993, October 6. 1/61 Hitt, Pauline Jones; Hardscrub praise, 1989, December 29. 1/62 Hogg Middle School; letter concerning the presentation of the Garcia Scholarship at Hogg Middle School in Houston, Texas, 1997, May. 1/63 Hollister, Amy Weaver; return of Lionel’s photo used in the Texas Commission of the Arts magazine, 1992, October 29. 1/64 Houston, Monetta; letter thanking Lionel for presenting an award to youth summer reading achievement at the Friendswood Public Library, 2001, August. 14. 1/65 Houston Symphony League; thank you card for Garcia's feature in the Day by the Bay home tour series. Two complimentary Symphony tickets included, 2001, November 6. 1/66 Huffines, James; Huffines, the State of Texas Director of Governmental Appointments, writes a letter to Judge Jon Lindsey in regards Lindsey’s recommendation of Lionel Garcia to the Texas Board of Veterinary Examiners, 1989, March 24. 1/67 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation; confirmation of fellowship application, 2003. 1/68 Kegg, Mary; news release fax to Mary Kegg at the News Citizen paper recapping Lionel and Noemi’s trip to the seventy-fifth PEN Anniversary in New York City, 1997, May 16. 1/69 Kessin, Kenneth; A Shroud in the Family praise from Kessin, who discovered the novel while studying abroad in Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1997, June 17. 1/70 King, Betty; King, Secretary of the Texas Senate, presents Lionel with the state flag flown over the capital and a congratulatory certificate for his service at the 1998 San Jacinto Day, 1998. 1/71 Lindsey, Jon; letter from Judge Lindsey to Texas Governor William P. Clements and Director of Appointments, James Huffines, recommending Lionel Garcia for the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, 1989, March 13. 1/72 Livingston, Ken; card from Livingston in response to Lionel’s letter to the editor published in the Houston Chronicle. Livingston is a former classmate of Lionel’s at Texas AM University, n.d. 1/73 Maldonado, J.R.; invitation to Lionel to speak at the 1986 San Diego High School Graduation, 1986, April 3. 1/74 Manriquez, Bettyjean; request to publish The Apparition for a Texas Tech University literature class, 2004, September 21. 1/75 Massie, Maria; Massie, who represents Witherspoon Associates, Inc., writes to Lionel about his current projects and literary representation, 1994-1995. 1/76 Massie, Robert K.; letter detailing the changes in dues for members of The Authors Guild, Inc., 1990, October 1. 1/77 McCurdy, Larry; praise of Brush Country, 2004. 1/78 McKinley, Chuck; card praising Brush Country, 2004 April 26. 1/79 Merrifield, Robert B.; request for autographed books to be included in the San Jacinto College’s Texana Collection, 1995, November 2. 1/80-81 Miles, Barbara; Miles, from The Texas Review Press, proofreads and provides corrections to Brush Country, ; 2004, February 16 – March 12. 1/82 Mjaaland, Kenneth A.; Mjaaland writes Lionel to inform him that Hardscrub has been chosen by the Southwestern Booksellers Association as the best work of fiction in 1990. This award is to be presented at the Texas Literary Festival, 1991, April 5. 1/83 Morris, Gregory L.; note of thanks for Lionel’s cooperation with the interviewing process and for having books sent to Morris, 1990, April 20. 1/84 New York Shakespeare Festival; various pieces of correspondence such as manuscript requests, donation confirmations, and consignment agreements, 1987-1989. 1/85 Offit, Sidney; Offit’s handwritten letters praise Lionel’s writing in To a Widow with Children and Brush Country. Offit is also an instrumental figure in the Amherst College correspondence, 1997, July – 2004, May. 1/86 Osborn, Carolyn; Letter praising Hardscrub, 1991, April 24. 1/87 Pen American Center; correspondence from Pen Southwest and Pen American detailing Lionel’s 1983 win in fiction with Leaving Home and a later invitation for membership into Pen American. Several letters thanking the Garcia’s for their monetary donations are also included, 1983-1997. 1/88 Powell, William E.; Powell writes a handwritten note to Lionel in which he applauds The Day They Took My Uncle, 2001, August 23. 1/89 The Pulitzer Prizes; postcard from The Pulitzer confirming receipt of the needed materials from Lionel for consideration of the award, 1985, October 2. 1/90 READ Magazine; thank you note from the READ staff, 2004 June. 1/91 Roach, Joyce; Roach writes to Lionel in request of a piece of writing to include in the collection she is assembling titled, This Place of Memory. An announcement of the book is printed in the 1992 Texas AM University Press, which is also included, 1989-1992. 1/92 Sam Houston State University; invitation for dinner following Lionel’s speaking at the University, 2004, March 6. 1/93 Sanford, Beth; Sanford writes on behalf of the Texas Playwrights Festival to confirm Lionel’s first place award for An Acorn on the Moon, 1995, May 20. 1/94 Sharpe, Patricia; Sharpe, a Senior Editor at Texas Monthly magazine, writes Lionel on two occasions to confirm receipt of Tios and to also congratulate his awards for Hardscrub, 1990-1991. 1/95 Smith, Steven; Smith, Cushing Library Director at Texas AM University, writes to thank Lionel for his visit to the library and for agreeing to house his papers with Cushing, 2004, November 17. 1/96 Sosland, Cynthia; Sosland, the Associate Director of The Writer’s Voice, thanks Lionel for his reading at the Writer’s Voice, 1991, May 24. 1/97 Southwell, Samuel B.; Southwell who is a close acquaintance of Lionel and his former English professor at Texas AM who provides various correspondence ranging from friendly personal letters, to literary critiques, to a special request for Lionel to lead Sam’s memorial service, 1992-2004. 1/98 Southwell, Teresa; Teresa, who is the daughter of Sam Southwell and also the illustrator of The Elephant and the Ant, sends a postcard to Lionel along with her father’s last published book [not included in collection], 2004, April 23. 1/99 Spector, Robert D.; Spector thanks Lionel for serving on the board for the Long Island University 2004 George Polk Awards, 2004, April 15. 1/100 Staples, William; letter of thanks for Lionel accepting the position of President of the Friends of the Neumann Library at the University of Houston Clear Lake, 1998, September 23. 1/101 Stern, Gloria; Stern, who is a literary agent, writes to confirm that she received Lionel’s manuscripts and expresses her interest in speaking with Lionel, 1997, July 30. 1/102 Stovin, Jesse; Nederlander Television and Productions of New York City passes on producing An Acorn On The Moon. A copy of Lionel’s letter to Stovin proceeding this June 30th response is also included, 1993, June 30. 1/103 Sturgill, Tammy; Sturgill, a high school student from California, is writing a report on Leaving Home and requests background information from Lionel, 1993, April 18. 1/104 Suarez, Virgil; Various hand written letters and post cards from Suarez, an English instructor at Louisiana State University, 1991-1994. 1/105 Texas AM University Veterinary College; letter from college dean and department head awarding Lionel a position as Assistant Professor, and a card from colleagues at the Vet College when Lionel left his faculty position, 1968-69. 1/106 Texas Book Festival; correspondence collection leading up to Lionel’s appearance at the Festival, 2001, June-November. 1/107 Texas Christian University Press; the Bulk of correspondence is with Judy Alter and focuses on the publication of The Day They Took My Uncle, 1999-2001. 1/108 Texas Institute of Letters; confirmation of Lionel’s winning the Jesse Jones Award for best fiction work, 1991, February 28. 1/109 The Theater Guild; The Theater Guild passes on production of An Acorn On The Moon. Manuscript is attached, 1998, September 30. 1/110 Thompson, Lelon; friendly card sent after seeing Lionel on television in Huntsville, Texas, 2002, June 13. 1/111 Trevino, Norma L.; Trevino, a marketing supervisor with Miller Brewing Company, invites Lionel to submit an application for a special calendar Miller is producing that will highlight Hispanic Americans who have made significant contributions to their community, 1993, May 6. 1/112 Tristan, Marina; fax from Lionel to Tristan of a short biographical essay about Lionel written by Sam Southwell, n.d. 1/113 Trueba, Henry T.; letter thanking Lionel for his books and attending Trueba’s speaking event, 1987, November 16. 1/114 Twining, James A.; hand written note congratulating Lionel on his PEN Southwest Award, 1983, May 17. 1/115 Ulrich, Sylvia; Lionel’s sister writes various letter to Lionel and Noemi primarily about family and personal topics, 1993-1998. 1/116 Venverloh, Faith; thank you letter to Lionel for reading at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, 1995, October 24. 1/117 Weaver, Amy M.; request for Lionel’s personal information and literary vitae to be included in the Texas Commission of the Arts magazine, 1992, January 10. 1/118 Welsh, J.B.; card sent to Lionel and Noemi, 2004, October 24. 1/119 White, Ryan James; White, a student at Ventura Community College, applauds Lionel’s literary work after he was exposed to it in a class, 1993, October 12. 1/120 Wilson, Pat and Wendell; announcement for a party celebrating To a Widow With Children, and a hand written note congratulating Lionel on his story, Baseball, 1994, May 2 – 1997, May 29. 1/121 Wisdom Press; correspondence collection of letters and faxes to Lionel covering production quotes and logo artwork for the publishing company, ca. 1999. 1/122 The Writers Garret; correspondence concerning the publication of Lionel’s story, Three AM in ¡TEX! magazine. A follow up letter is also included when the story places second in the ¡TEX! contest, 1999-2000. 1/123 1991, May 24, hand written note from illegible name, thanking Lionel for reading at The Writer’s Voice. 1/124 1994, November 8, photocopy of hand written letter in Spanish. 1/125 ca. 1997, card and new clippings of Lionel appearing in the Houston Chronicle from a couple identified as only Joe and Sherry. 1/126 2004, May, hand written thank you note for receiving a copy of Brush Country. 1/127 2004, May 4, card to Lionel thanking him for a copy of Brush Country and for taking a trip with him and Noemi. The card is signed by Marilyn. 1/128 April 30, typed letter from unidentified source describing their travels abroad. Series II: Written Works: Books-1984-2004 2/1 American Tapestry, featuring Baseball by Lionel Garcia, 1997. 111-114. 2/2-3 Brush Country, [2 copies inscribed by author] 2004. 2/4 Cooking with Texas Authors, featuring Masa by Lionel Garcia, 1998. 98-103. 2/5 Cuentos Chicanos, featuring The Wedding by Lionel Garcia, 1984. 92-99. 2/6-7 The Day They Took My Uncle, [2 copies inscribed by author] 2001. 2/8 El Elefante y la Hormiga, [inscribed by author] 2000. 2/9 The Elephant and the Ant, [inscribed by author] 2000. 2/10 The Floating Borderlands, featuring The Day They Took My Uncle, 1998. 168-175. 2/11 Hardscrub, [inscribed by author] 1990. 2/12 Hispanic Literary Companion, featuring Merce and Ringing of the Bell by Lionel Garcia, 1997. 99-109. 2/13 I Can Hear the Cowbells Ring, 1994. 2/14 Iguana Dreams, featuring Confession by Lionel Garcia [inscribed by Garcia], 1992. 95-104. 2/15 Leaving Home, 1983. 2/16 Prentice Hall Selecciones Literarias Teacher’s Manual, Silver Edition, featuring Beisbol by Lionel Garcia, 1997. 49-51. 2/17 Short Fiction by Hispanic Writers, [inscribed by Garcia] featuring The Day They Took My Uncle by Lionel Garcia, 1993. 51-61. 2/18 A Shroud in the Family, [first edition] 1987. 2/19 A Shroud in the Family, [second edition] 1994. 2/20 State Lines, featuring Ringing of the Bell and Punching the Bag of Happiness by Lionel Garcia, 1993. 14-17, 45-49. 2/21 The Texas Review, featuring Rumors: The Curse of a Bad Wife by Lionel Garcia, Fall/Winter edition 2003. 18-27. 2/22 Texas Stories 2, featuring Mr. Tyrone by Lionel Garcia, 2000. 819-828. 2/23 To a Widow with Children, [inscribed by author] 1994. Series II: Written Works: Manuscripts-ca.1952-2004, n.d. 3/1 Amemonos, n.d. 3/2-5 An Acorn on the Moon, n.d. 3/6-9 An Acorn on the Moon, 1995. 3/10-11 The Apparition, n.d. 3/12-14 Assortment of manuscripts with intro note by Garcia, n.d. Folder 12: A Door at the House of Cards Folder 13: Eva, short stories not included with The Day They Took My Uncle, Rumors, and The Apparition Folder 14: The Death of President Sammy Fuentes, misc. poetry 3/15 Biography of Lionel Garcia, n.d. 3/16 Brush Country, [final version] 2002, November 26. 3/17 Brush Country, [with revisions] n.d. 3/18 Brush Country, pp. 94-95, n.d. 3/19 The Curse of a Bad Marriage, [with revisions] 2004, August 19. 3/20-22 Coco, [revisions and rewrites] n.d. 3/23 College Essay by Lionel Garcia, ca. 1952. 3/24 Confession, n.d. 3/25 The Coyote, [from Brush Country] 2002, November 11. 3/26-28 Collected Short Stories for The Day They Took My Uncle, n.d. 3/29-31 Collected Short Stories considered but not chosen for The Day They Took My Uncle, n.d. 3/32-34 The Day They Took My Uncle, printing proofs with corrections, 2000. 3/35 The Day They Took My Uncle, bound uncorrected printing proof from publisher with correction notes by Lionel Garcia, 2001. 3/36 The Day They Took My Uncle and Other Stories, introduction for book, n.d. 3/37 The Death of Jacob, n.d. 3/38-41 The Death of President Sammy Fuentes, [also titled 2084] revisions flagged with yellow tabs, n.d. 3/42 Don Andres Opera script and sheet music, 1998. 3/43 Don Andres sheet music, n.d. 3/44 Don Andres opera script, n.d. 4/1-2 Don Andres opera script, n.d. 4/3 Don’t Forget the Bacon, [2 copies: rough and final with revisions and note to Dr. Sam Southwell] n.d. 4/4 Dr. Rosen, n.d. 4/5 The Elephant and the Ant, 1996, September 30. 4/6 The Elephant and the Ant, 1996, October 5. 4/7 The Elephant and the Ant, 1996, October 7. 4/8 The Elephant and the Ant, [two versions] 1996, October 8. 4/9 The Elephant and the Ant, 1996, December 4. 4/10-11 The Elephant and the Ant, black and white production proofs, ca. 2000. 4/12-13 The Elephant and the Ant, color and black and white production proofs, ca. 2000. 4/14 The Elephant and the Ant, bound printing proof, n.d. 4/15 The Elephant and the Ant, various undated versions, n.d. 19/1 The Elephant and the Ant, assortment of oversized color printing proofs [housed in box 19], 2000. 4/16 Eliado Comes Home, n.d. 4/17 The Emergency Room, [4 copies with revisions prepared for the Thirteenth Chicano Literary Contest] n.d. 4/18-20 Eva, undated manuscript, folders 1a-3a, n.d. 4/21-23 Eva, undated manuscript, folders 1b-3b, n.d. 4/24-26 Eva, undated manuscript, folders 1c-3c, n.d. 4/27-29 Eva, undated manuscript, folders 1d-3d, n.d. 4/30-32 Eva, undated manuscript, folders 1e-3e, n.d. 4/33-35 Eva, undated manuscript, folders 1f-3f, n.d. 5/1-3 Eva, undated manuscript, folders 1g-3g, n.d. 5/4 The Ever Needing Room for Change, [with notes] n.d. 5/5-9 Family Story, [original Hardscrub] folders 1a-6a, n.d. 5/10-14 Family Story, [original Hardscrub] folders 1b-5b, n.d. 5/15 For Women Only, three play scripts, 1988-1993. 5/16-19 For Women Only, novel version manuscript, folders 1a-4a, n.d. 5/20-22 For Women Only, novel version with revisions, folders 1b-3b, n.d. 5/23 The Frying Pan, n.d. 5/24 Hardball, screenplay script, n.d. 5/25-26 Hardball, screenplay script, n.d 5/27 Hardscrub, original short story version with revisions and notes, n.d. 5/28-31 Hardscrub, [Other Years and Other Times] n.d. 6/1-2 House of Cards, novel manuscript, folders 1a-2a, n.d. 6/3-5 House of Cards, novel manuscript with revisions, folders 1b-3b, n.d. 6/6-8 House of Cards, novel manuscript, folders 1c-3c, n.d. 6/9-11 House of Cards, novel manuscript, folders 1d-3d, n.d. 6/12-14 House of Cards, novel manuscript with author note indicating this manuscript as an early version, folders 1e-3e, n.d. 6/15-17 House of Cards, novel manuscript, folders 1f-3f, n.d. 6/18-19 House of Cards, novel manuscript with notes and revisions, folders 1g-2g, printed 1998, July 17. 6/20 House of Cards, incomplete portion of novel manuscript with notes, pp. 1-65, n.d. 6/21 House of Cards, novel manuscript fragments and damaged pages, n.d. 6/22-24 House of Cards, first edition of play script with revision notes [3 copies total, one per folder], n.d. 6/25-27 House of Cards, play scripts with notes [3 copies total, one per folder], n.d. 6/28 House of Cards, second act only of play script, 1997. 6/29 House of Cards, play script with revisions, printed 1998, October 20. 7/1 I Can Hear the Cowbells Ringing, two copies of short story with author note and revisions, 1994. 7/2 In Love Again, n.d. 7/3 Isla Mujeres, first draft of play script with revisions, n.d. 7/4 Isla Mujeres, play script, n.d. 7/5 Isla Mujeres, play script with revisions, 2002, June. 7/6 Isla Mujeres, play script with revisions, 2002, August. 7/7 Isla Mujeres, play script with revisions, 2002, September 17. 7/8 Joselito Moises Parts the Clouds, n.d. 7/9 Joselito Moises Parts the Clouds, collected revisions and rewrites, n.d. 7/10 Leaving Home, two copies of the short story version with revisions and notes by Garcia, n.d. 7/11 Leaving Home, short story version with revisions, n.d. 7/12 Leaving Home, original novel version, n.d. 7/13-16 Leaving Home, folders 1a-4a, 1985. 7/17-26 Leaving Home, manuscript with revisions, folders 1b-10b, 1994, April 9. 7/27 A Letter to my Grandchild, manuscript for Lionel’s article published on 2001, December 30 in the Houston Chronicle, ca. 2001. 7/28 Lies, portion from the novel The Door at the House of Cards, n.d. 7/29 Literary Vitae, miscellaneous copies of Lionel’s vitae, ca. 1996-1998. 7/30 Lothario, poem manuscript, 1998, April 21. 7/31-35 Love From Afar, manuscript with revisions, folders 1a-5a, n.d. 8/1-5 Love From Afar, manuscript with revisions, folders 1b-5b, n.d. 8/6-9 Love From Afar, manuscript with revisions, folders 1c-3c, n.d. 8/10-12 Love From Afar, sections of manuscript cut by Garcia during editing, n.d. 8/13-15 The Migrants, three copies of the play script, n.d. 8/16 Miscellaneous pages from writings, n.d. 8/17 Mister Tyrone, two copies of the manuscript, n.d. 8/18 Momma was a Seamstress, music lyrics created in conjunction with Orlando Garcia [Lionel’s brother], 1995. 8/19 Noah’s Ark, script for television sitcom, 1995, August 20. 8/20 Our Athletic Career, short story manuscript, n.d. 8/21-24 Other Years [Hardscrub], early Hardscrub manuscript, n.d. 8/25 Other Years [Hardscrub], three copies of chapter thirty, n.d. 8/26 Peace, Leaf That Never Fell, three copies of manuscript with revisions, n.d. 8/27 The Raffle, incomplete manuscript, n.d. 8/28 Reason, manuscript with revisions, n.d. 8/29-31 Remembrances of Childhood [Original version of I Can Hear the Cowbells Ring], manuscript with revisions, folders 1a-3a, n.d. 8/32-34 Remembrances of Childhood [Original version of I Can Hear the Cowbells Ring], manuscript with revisions, folders 1b-3b, n.d. 9/1-3 Remembrances of Childhood [Original version of I Can Hear the Cowbells Ring], manuscript with revisions, folders 1c-3c, n.d. 9/4 The Sacraments, incomplete manuscript, n.d. 9/5 Saturday Night at the Ranch, various revisions/rewrites, n.d. 9/6 Saturday Night at the Ranch, two copies of story taken from Brush Country with revision notes, n.d. 9/7 The Sergeant, printing proofs, 2000. 9/8-10 The Sergeant, various versions of manuscript, n.d. 9/11 The Setting Sun is Warmer, two copies of manuscript with revisions, n.d. 9/12-13 A Shroud in the Family, printing proof, 1987. 9/14 Some People Are Just That Way, two manuscript copies with revisions, n.d. 9/15 Speech – Minority Scholarship Recipients, presented at the Houston, Texas Livestock Show and Rodeo, n.d. 9/16 Speech – Texas Independence Day, speech manuscript, 1997. 9/17 Tejas [original title of A Shroud in the Family], manuscript with revisions, n.d. 9/18 Tejas [original title of A Shroud in the Family], chapter 30 with revisions, n.d. 9/19 Three AM, two copies of the short story manuscript, n.d. 9/20 El Tio Nano Carrejo, manuscript with revisions, n.d. 9/21 Tio Pocho, [featured in I Can Hear the Cowbells Ring], n.d. 9/22 Tios, n.d. 9/23 Unidentified story, [no title, four pages in length] with editing notes, n.d. 9/24 Unidentified story, [no title, 63 pages], n.d. 9/25-26 Unidentified story, [no title, 269 pages in length], n.d. 9/27-31 The Vagaries of Love, manuscript with revision notes, n.d. 9/32 The Wedding, three copies of manuscript with editing notes and revisions, 1983. 9/33-36 A Widow with Children, manuscript copy, folders 1a-4a, 1992, August 21. 9/37-39 A Widow with Children, manuscript copy, folders 1b-3b, ca. 1992. 9/40-42 A Widow with Children, manuscript copy, folders 1c-3c, ca. 1992. 10/1-3 A Widow with Children, manuscript copy, folders 1d-3d, ca. 1992. 10/4-7 A Widow with Children, manuscript copy, folders 1e-4e, ca. 1992. 10/8-9 A Widow with Children, manuscript copy, folders 1f-2f, ca. 1992. 10/10-11 A Widow with Children, manuscript copy, folders 1g-2g, ca. 1992. 10/12-13 A Widow with Children, manuscript copy, folders 1h-2h, ca. 1992. 10/14 A Widow with Children, misc. story fragment, ca. 1992. 10/15 A Widow with Children, chapters 26 and 27, ca. 1992. 10/16 You Ask Me How I Feel, two manuscript copies with revisions, n.d. Series II: Written Works: Articles-1958-2004 10/17 1958, The Commentator, featuring The Setting Sun is Warmer and Death of Jacob. 10/18 1967, Summer, Vol. 1, No. 2, Latitudes, featuring The Farm. 10/19 1984, February – March, Dialog, featuring The Wedding. 10/20 1985, Vol. 1, No. 4, Domestic Crude, featuring Some People Are Just That Way. 10/21 1989, August 13, Texas Magazine, featuring Ringing of the bell never ends. 10/22 1989, September 13, Duvall County Picture, featuring article entitled The Ringing of the Bell Never Ends by Lionel showcasing a portion of his incomplete autobiographical novel, Remembrances of Childhood. 10/23 1989, November 12, Texas Magazine, featuring Punching the bag of happiness. 10/24 1990, October, Texas Monthly, featuring Table Manners. 10/25 1991, August 11, Texas Magazine, featuring Making up lies for confession. 10/26 1999, Fall/Winter, ¡TEX!, featuring Three AM. 10/27 2001, December 30, Houston Chronicle, Lionel’s article, Tragedy distilled essence of life, written in the form of a letter from Lionel to his grandson David, describing the effect of the September 11th terrorist attacks. 10/28 2002, May 8, Houston Chronicle, article entitled My father’s story: Abusive priests nothing new, discussing the issue of corruption within the Catholic Church. 10/29 2002, September 11, Houston Chronicle, article Some changes are for the better, reflecting on the social changes in America since September 11, 2001. 10/30 2003, June 1, Houston Chronicle, article A minority view: the problem with liberals. 10/31 2003, December 7, Houston Chronicle, article A minority view of Texas AM, including printed reader responses to the article. 10/32 2004, May 7, READ magazine, featuring The Town Dog. Series II: Written Works: Notes-1983-2003, n.d. 11/1 An Acorn On The Moon, n.d. 11/2 Alone, n.d. 11/3 Brush Country spiral notebook, spiral notebook with notes on Brush Country as well as Coco, Joselito Parts the Clouds for His Grandmother, A Door at a House of Cards, and The Resonance of Nostalgia, n.d. 11/4 Brush Country, n.d. 11/5 Coco notepad, n.d. 11/6 Computer Hard Drive Contents, list detailing file names and location on Lionel’s personal computer, ca. 2002. 11/7 Cowbells, n.d. 11/8 Curses, n.d. 11/9 The Day They Took My Uncle, n.d. 11/10 The Death of President Sammy [2084], n.d. 11/11 Don Andres, n.d. 11/12-13 Don Andres spiral notebook, n.d. 11/14 The Elephant and the Ant, n.d. 11/15-16 Eva, n.d. 11/17-20 Father Story Note Collection [Hardscrub], this group of notes was organized by Lionel into a large clasp folder and consists of three spiral notebooks and three legal pads, and a United States map, 1985, March 4. 11/21 Fred and Dad spiral notebook, n.d. 11/22 The Funeral, n.d. 11/23 The Funeral spiral notebook, 1992, Oct. 12. 11/24 A Good Afternoon, hand written rough draft, n.d. 11/25 Hardball, n.d. 11/26 Hardscrub, n.d. 11/27 House of Cards, n.d. 11/28 Houston Chronicle article, notes taken for the article Lionel wrote for the Houston Chronicle reflecting on the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City, ca. 2002. 11/29-30 Isaac the Good, hand written rough draft, n.d. 11/31 Legal Pad, miscellaneous notepad with various unlabeled notes, n.d. 11/32 Life Is A Woman, n.d. 11/33-34 Leaving Home spiral notebook collection, this collection of four spiral notebooks was received in a large clasp envelope, 1983, September 11. 11/35 Leaving Home spiral notebook, this notebook contains notes on Leaving Home as well as a For Women Only and Traveling South, 1992-1993. 11/36 Leonides Montalbana, n.d. 11/37 A Letter To My Grandchild, notes taken for the article published in the December 30, 2001 issue of the Houston Chronicle, ca. 2001. 11/38 Maria and The Down and Out Lawyer spiral notebook, notebook containing notes on both stories, n.d. 11/39-40 Martin spiral notebook, n.d. 11/41-44 Miscellaneous notes, n.d. 11/45-47 Miscellaneous stories in spiral notebooks, n.d. 12/1-5 Miscellaneous stories in spiral notebooks, n.d. 12/6 New York Times criticism article, Lionel’s notes on his article published on June 1, 2003 in the Houston Chronicle [found in folder 10/37], criticizing The New York Time’s perception of race and his personal dealings with the staff, ca. 2003. 12/7 Noah’s Ark, script and notes for television show concept, 1995. 12/8 Peace Leaf That Never Fell, hand written rough draft, n.d. 12/9 Religion, n.d. 12/10 Rumors, 2003. 12/11 The Sergeant, n.d. 12/12-13 The Sergeant spiral notebook, n.d. 12/14 A Shroud In the Family; n.d. 12/15 A Shroud In the Family presentation, notes for a speech given on writing Shroud, n.d. 12/16 Some People Are Just That Way, n.d. 12/17 Speech - Funeral, notes for a eulogy, n.d. 12/18 Speech - Graduation, notes for a graduation speech, n.d. 12/19 The Killing Floor, n.d. 12/20 Tejas Novel spiral notebook [Shroud In the Family], n.d. 12/21 Texas AM and Minorities Article, notes for the article published on December 7, 2003 [found in folder 10/38] that defends Texas AM and its openness to racial diversity, ca. 2003. 12/22 Texas Literary Award, thoughts on receiving the award, 1990. 12/23 Untitled Novel, n.d. 12/24 Untitled Play, n.d. 12/25-27 Untitled Short Stories, hand written stories without titles, n.d. 12/28 The Vagaries of Love, n.d. 12/29 Widow With Children, n.d. 12/30 Widow With Children spiral notebook, n.d. 12/31 Writing Journal, 1993. Series III: Personal and Biographical-1932-2000 12/32 Campos, Eloise. 12/33 Filteau, David. [Lionel’s grandson] 12/34 Garcia, Carlos. [Lionel’s son] 12/35 Garcia, Elizandro. 12/36 Garcia, Gonzalo. [Lionel’s father] 12/37 Garcia, Lionel. [See box 13, item 28 for an oversized playing card display from Lionel’s childhood] 12/38 Garcia Lionel; copy of the book, Father Jaillet, Saddlebag Priest of the Nueces, [inscribed by Orlando Garcia to Lionel] with accompanying document by Lionel describing the item’s significance. 12/39 Garcia, Lionel. Personal contacts 12/40 Garcia, Maria. [Lionel’s mother] 12/41 Garcia, Nadia Noemi. [Lionel’s wife] 12/42 Garcia, Orlando. [Lionel’s brother] 12/43 Garcia, Rose. [Lionel’s daughter] 12/44 Garcia, Sylvia. [Lionel’s sister] 12/45 1932, December 21, Gonzalo and Maria Garcia’s home foreclosure paperwork. Series IV: Photographs-1913-2004, n.d. 12/46 1913, Lionel’s uncle Merce. 12/47 ca. 1920, Crypt of Padre Pedro, beloved San Diego, Texas priest. [background information provided by Lionel Garcia in attached text] 12/48 1929, Lionel’s mother. 12/49 1937, Lionel at two years old. 12/50 1938, Lionel at three years old. 12/51 1939, December 1, Lionel on horseback at four years, four months old. [three photos] 12/52 1945, Garcia family photo. [ Lionel, Richard, Sylvia, Mother, and Father] 12/53 ca. 1945, World War II parade that Lionel’s uncle participated in. 12/54 1946, Lionel’s class portrait. 12/55 1946, Lionel’s sixth grade class photo printed in local newspaper. 13/24 1951, Boys State. [large print housed in box 13] 12/56 1952, Lionel’s senior high school portrait. 13/25 1952, Aggie Freshman Band. [large print housed in box 13] 12/57 1952, Freshman Band. 12/58 1952, Aggie Fish Band Cadre. 12/59 1955, military training while at Texas AM University. 13/26 1955, officer training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. [large print housed in box 13] 13/27 1955, July, ROTC encampment, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. [large print housed in box 13] 12/60 1956, Aggie senior corps portrait. 12/61 1956, Noemi (Barrera) Garcia. 12/62 1957, Lionel at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 12/63 1962, Lionel with Noemi. 12/64 1962 winter, Lionel and Noemi at Texas AM. 12/65 1965, Lionel at vet school with mother and Noemi. 12/66 1973, Lionel with his family. 12/67 1974, Tomas and Meme Barrera’s 50th wedding anniversary. [ Noemi’s parents] 12/68 1975, January 24, photo of extended Garcia family taken at Lionel’s Aunt Modesta’s retirement party. 12/69 ca. 1980, Lionel Garcia’s parents. [three color photos] 12/70 ca. 1980, Lionel’s mother. [two color photos] 12/71 1983, Lionel’s parents. 12/72 1985, Lionel and his parents. 12/73 1986, Lionel’s home. 12/74 1986, May, San Diego High School graduation exercises. [ Lionel gave a speech at this event] 12/75 1988, September 22, Lionel and family pose with Evander Holyfield. [professional boxer] 12/76 1991, promotional photo of Lionel. 12/77 1991, May 12, New York photos by Dorothy Alexander. 12/78 1996, publicity photo of Lionel by Steve Brady. 12/79 2000, December 16, Sam and Mary Southwell’s 50th wedding anniversary. 12/80 2004, Garcia family in Massachusetts. 12/81 2004, September, delivery of Garcia Papers to Cushing Library. 12/82 n.d., construction of Lionel’s grandparents home. [ Lionel was born in the front bedroom of this home] 12/83 n.d., Lionel and his brother Richard in Boy Scout photo. 12/84 n.d., Lionel’s family visits him while he lived with his grandfather as a young boy. 12/85 n.d., Lionel’s father and friend in Laredo, Texas. 12/86 n.d., Lionel fishing a river with his father. 12/87 n.d., Lionel Garcia Day at Archer Parr Elementary. 12/88 n.d., Lionel’s grandfather. 12/89 n.d., Lionel’s grandfather at approximately 60 years old. 12/90 n.d., Lionel’s grandmother. 12/91 n.d., Lionel’s grandmother as a young lady. [fragile photo in an antique frame] 12/92 n.d., Lionel with grandson David Filteau. 12/93 n.d., Lionel’s great grandmother, Mama Margarita. 12/94 n.d., Lionel’s great great grandmother Antonia Flores Everett. 12/95 n.d., Lionel headshots and misc. others with negatives. 12/96 n.d., Lionel’s maternal second cousins. [two black and white photos] 12/97 n.d., Lionel’s mother’s graduation class photo. 12/98 n.d., Lionel’s mother with her God Child. 12/99 n.d., Lionel’s mother with two unidentified women. 12/100 n.d., Lionel’s mother working at the local electrical company. 12/101 n.d., Lionel’s parents in Monterrey, Mexico. 12/102 n.d., Lionel reading The Elephant and the Ant. 12/103 n.d., Lionel reading at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. 12/104 n.d., Lionel’s second grade class. 12/105 n.d., Lionel and siblings as children. 12/106 n.d., Lionel’s Uncle Merce. 12/107 n.d., Lionel working at his vet clinic. [3 color Polaroids] 12/108 n.d., Lionel writing at his home. [5 black and white photos] 12/109 n.d., Orlando Garcia [Lionel’s brother] as a young man with his parents. 12/110 n.d., South Texas faith healer. 12/111 n.d., storm damage. 12/112 n.d., vet clinic Polaroid’s. [2 photos] Series V: Memorabilia-1956-2005 13/1 1956, Bachelor of Science degree from Texas AM University. 13/2 1957, April 12, diploma from the Artillery and Guided Missile School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 13/3 1983, PEN Southwest Houston Discovery Prize announcement. 13/4 1983, news clipping collection from The Citizen mounted on folded cardboard. 13/5 1983, June 26, Houston Post article about Lionel mounted onto black cardboard. 13/6 ca. 1983, City of Taylor Lake Village proclamation honoring Lionel’s achievements with Leaving Home. 13/7 1984, mounted original cover of Leaving Home. 13/8 1986, March 26, charcoal portrait of Lionel by unidentified artist. 13/9 1987, first edition book covers of A Shroud in the Family. 13/10 1990, mounted New York Times review of Hardscrub. 13/11 1990, Hardscrub promotional poster. 13/12 1990, March 23, certificate of appreciation from the Committee for Awareness of Mexican-American Culture of Texas AM University. 13/13 1991, February 28, Dry mounted letter from the Texas Institute for winning the Jesse Jones award. 13/14 1991, April 5, dry mounted letter of Hardscrub’s win in the Southern Booksellers Association. 13/15 1991, April 13, Texas Institute of Letters 55th Annual Awards Banquet event program [Lionel accepts the Jesse Jones award for fiction literature]. 13/16 1992, book cover of This Place of Memory, A Texas Perspective, edited and autographed by Joyce Roach. 13/17 2000, author badge from 2000 Literary Advance of Houston. 13/18 2001, May, Houston area Author of the Month plaque. 13/19 2001, November, author lanyard from the Texas Book Festival. 13/20 2003, September 9, mounted membership certificate from the Texas Institute of Letters. 13/21 2003, December 7, Lionel’s article published in the Houston Chronicle about minorities and Texas AM University, laminated and mounted. 13/22 2005, Cushing Library DVD of Garcia presentation at library. 13/23 n.d., author lanyard from the Cooking with Texas Authors event. Series VI: Electronic Data-ca.1980-2005 14/1 3.5 inch floppy disk collection: File backups [seven disks, n.d.], Lionel’s digital photos disk [n.d.], McAfee Emergency Utility disk [n.d.], Website backup files [two disks, n.d.]. 14/2