TABLE OF CONTENTS
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Papers
Photographs
Pictorial Index
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A Guide to the Adina Emilia De Zavala Papers,
1766 (1831-1955)
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| Creator | Zavala, Adina Emilia
De |
| Title: | Adina Emilia De Zavala
Papers |
| Dates: | 1766
(1831-1955) |
| Abstract | Papers include a variety
of documentation belonging to the founder of the De Zavala Chapter of the
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, historical preservation activities and
personal papers of the De Zavala family. |
| Extent: | 33 ft., 6 in.; manuscript,
typescript, printed, pictorial, cartographic, photographic. |
| Repository | Center for American History, The
University of Texas Austin |
Adina Emilia De Zavala was instrumental in
preserving many of Texas' historical landmarks and documenting her family's
experiences in the Republic of Texas.
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Papers concern the activities of De
Zavala (1861-1955) as a founder of the De Zavala Chapter of the Daughters of
the Republic of Texas (1893) and its efforts to preserve and administer the
Alamo; as a founder of the Texas Historical and Landmarks Association (1912)
and its preservation activities for historic sites in Texas, particularly San
Antonio's Spanish Governors' Palace and the Spanish missions; as a charter
member and officer of the Texas Historical Association; as a member of the
Texas Historical Board and the Texas Centennial Committee; as collector and
writer of Texana; and as a devout Roman Catholic. Collection also contains
papers relating to members of the De Zavala family and their property,
particularly to Adina's brother Augustine and his military service in the
Spanish-American War; a diary of Rev. Edmond John Peter Schmidt; land titles
record books for Bexar County, 1875-1882; and correspondence registry for
military posts in Texas (1852, 1860-1861). Materials include correspondence,
literary productions, speeches, research notes, page proofs, account and record
books, financial and legal documents, newspaper clippings, plats and maps,
scrapbooks, photographs, and lithographic prints.
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| Papers - Persons |
| | Ables, Robert Luther |
| | Asbury, Samuel Erson |
| | Blake, Robert Bruce |
| | De Zavala, Adina Emilia |
| | De Zavala, Augustine, Jr. |
| | De Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr. |
| | De Zavala Family |
| | Driscoll, Clara |
| | Esparza, Enrique |
| | Greer, Mary Autry |
| | Laing, Robert |
| | Looscan, Adele Lubbock Briscoe |
| | Schmidt, Edmond John Peter |
| Papers - Places |
| | Bexar County, Texas |
| | Crockett, Texas |
| | Nacogdoches, Texas |
| | San Antonio, Texas |
| | Shavano, Texas |
| Papers - Subjects |
| | Alamo |
| | Catholic Church |
| | Daughters and Sons of the Heroes and
Pioneers of the Republic of Texas |
| | Daughters of the Republic of
Texas |
| | Military posts |
| | Diaries |
| | Missions |
| | Publishers and publishing |
| | Schools |
| | Sons of the Republic of Texas |
| | Spanish Governors' Palace (San
Antonio) |
| | Texas. Republic |
| | Texas Revolution |
| | Ursuline Academy (Galveston) |
| | U.S. Department of War |
| | Veterans |
| | War of 1898 |
| | World War I - Women |
| | Texas Folklore Society |
| Photographs - Persons |
| | Aldrich, Armistead Albert |
| | Austin, Stephen Fuller |
| | Bliss, Don Alfonso |
| | Bowie, James |
| | Brewton, Jonathan B. |
| | Briscoe, Andrew |
| | Bryan, Guy Morrison |
| | Cabet, Etienne |
| | Candalaria, Andrea Castanon |
| | Cody, William Frederick (Buffalo
Bill) |
| | Coppini, Pompeo Luigi |
| | Crockett, David |
| | Davis, Jefferson |
| | De Zavala, Adina Emilia |
| | De Zavala, Augustine |
| | De Zavala, Emily West |
| | De Zavala, Julia Tyrrell |
| | De Zavala, Manuel Lorenzo
Justiniano |
| | De Zavala, Mary Katherine |
| | De Zavala Family |
| | Dickenson, Suzanna Wilkinson |
| | Driscoll, Clara |
| | Dubuis, Claude-Marie |
| | Edwards, Haden |
| | Elgin, John Edward |
| | Elliott, Eleanor Connally |
| | Farley, James A. |
| | Gray, Abby Jane Avery |
| | Henderson, James Pinckney |
| | Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel |
| | Horton, Alexander |
| | Houston, Sam |
| | Iturbide, Augustin de |
| | Johnson, Francis White |
| | Jones, Mary Smith McCrory |
| | Keralum, Pierre Yves[?] |
| | Ledbetter, Lena Dancy |
| | Lindheimer, Ferdinand Jacob |
| | Lubbock, Frances Richard |
| | MacLeary, Bonnie |
| | Margil de Jesus, Antonio |
| | Maximilian |
| | Mier y Teran, Manuel de |
| | Milam, Benjamin Rush |
| | Owen, Robert |
| | Pollard, Amos |
| | Rainey, Frank[?] |
| | Roberts, Ingham S. |
| | Roberts, Oran Milo |
| | Rusk, Thomas Jefferson |
| | Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de |
| | Schmidt, Edmond John Peter |
| | Sinks, Julia Lee |
| | Smith, Erastus (Deaf) |
| | Smith, Henry |
| | Solms-Braunfels, Carl, Prince
of |
| | Sterne, Adolphus |
| | Taft, William Howard |
| | Troutman, Johanna |
| | Twohig, John |
| | Tyrell Family |
| | Valentino, Rudolph |
| | Willrich, Olivia |
| | Wolters, Jacob. |
| Photographs - Places |
| | Austin |
| | Big Lake |
| | Boerne |
| | Fort Anahuac |
| | Fort Teran |
| | Fredericksburg |
| | Graytown |
| | Houston |
| | Independence |
| | LaGrange |
| | Nacogdoches |
| | San Antonio |
| | San Augustine |
| | Washington |
| | Texas |
| | Los Angeles, California |
| | Miami, Florida |
| | Chicago, Illinois |
| | New Albany |
| | Vincennes, Indiana |
| | Natchitoches |
| | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| | Havana, Cuba |
| | Matamoros |
| | Mexico City |
| | Zacatecas, Mexico |
| | Mexico. |
| Photographs - Subjects |
| | Alamo |
| | Alamo, Siege of the |
| | Baylor Female College
(Independence) |
| | Cartes de visite |
| | Cemeteries |
| | Children and youth |
| | Churches |
| | Clergy |
| | Contraband Trace (Nacogdoches
County) |
| | Daughters of the Republic of
Texas |
| | Furniture |
| | Government buildings |
| | Historical markers |
| | Historic buildings and sites |
| | Menger Hotel (San Antonio) |
| | Missions |
| | Monuments and memorials |
| | Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Mission |
| | Nuestra Señora de la Purisima Concepcion de
Acuña Mission |
| | Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo de Zuñiga
Mission |
| | Nuestra Señora de Loreta, Presidio
de |
| | Parks |
| | Perote Prison (Mexico) |
| | Rivers and Streams |
| | San Antonio River |
| | San Fernando Cathedral (San
Antonio) |
| | San Francisco de la Espada
Mission |
| | San Jacinto Battleground State Historic
Park |
| | San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo
Mission |
| | San Juan Capistrano Mission |
| | San Marcos River |
| | San Saba de la Santa Cruz Mission |
| | San Saba River |
| | Santa Rita Oil Well |
| | Schools |
| | Sculpture and sculptors |
| | Spanish Governor's Palace (San
Antonio) |
| | Street scenes |
| | Teachers and teaching |
| | Texas. Capitols |
| | Texas. Legislature. Senate. Twenty-sixth
Congress |
| | Trinity River |
| | U. S. Army. Infantry. First Texas
Volunteers |
| | War of 1898. |
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Adina Emilia De Zavala Papers, 1766
(1831-1955), Center for American History, The University of Texas at
Austin.
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Papers
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| Box |
| 2M127. | | | Correspondence,
1868-1909 |
| | | Letters of Lorenzo De Zavala, Jr.,
1869-1900 |
| Box |
| 2M128. | | | Correspondence,
1900-1909 |
| Box |
| 2M129. | | | Correspondence,
1900-1909 |
| | | Papers concerning descendents of Gregorio
Esparza |
| | | "The Work of Adina De Zavala," a
thesis by Robert L. Ables,
1955 |
| Box |
| 2M130. | | | Correspondence,
1900-1909 |
| Box |
| 2M131. | | | Correspondence,
1910-1919 |
| Box |
| 2M132. | | | Correspondence,
1920-1939 |
| Box |
| 2M133. | | | Correspondence,
1940-1949 |
| | | Bulletins |
| | | Letter fragments |
| | | Letters from J. J. Callan concerning San Saba mission,
1901 |
| | | J. B. Howe letter,
1917 |
| Box |
| 2M134. | | | Letters and papers,
1900-1940 |
| Box |
| 2M135. | | | Letters and papers,
1900-1940 |
| Box |
| 2M136. | | | Letters and papers,
1900-1949 |
| Box |
| 2M137. | | | Letters and papers,
1900-1952 |
| Box |
| 2M138. | | | Research materials,
1831-1880 |
| | | Letters,
1878-1903 |
| Box |
| 2M139. | | | Letters,
1904-1909 |
| Box |
| 2M140. | | | Letters
1910-1921 |
| Box |
| 2M141. | | | Letters,
1922-1927 |
| Box |
| 2M142. | | | Letters,
1928-1929 |
| Box |
| 2M143. | | | Letters,
1930 |
| Box |
| 2M144. | | | Letters,
1931-1932 |
| Box |
| 2M145. | | | Letters,
1932-1934 |
| Box |
| 2M146. | | | Letters,
1934-1935 |
| Box |
| 2M147. | | | Letters,
1935-1936 |
| Box |
| 2M148. | | | Letters,
1936 |
| Box |
| 2M149. | | | Letters,
1936-1938 |
| Box |
| 2M150. | | | Letters,
1938-1940 |
| Box |
| 2M151. | | | Letters,
1940-1941 |
| Box |
| 2M152. | | | Letters,
1941-1943 |
| Box |
| 2M153. | | | Letters,
1943-1945 |
| Box |
| 2M154. | | | Letters,
1945-1947 |
| Box |
| 2M155. | | | Letters,
1947-1948 |
| Box |
| 2M156. | | | Letters,
1948-1949 |
| Box |
| 2M157. | | | Letters,
1949-1950 |
| Box |
| 2M158. | | | Letters,
1951-1953 |
| Box |
| 2M159. | | | Letters,
1953-1954, and undated |
| Box |
| 2M160. | | | Letters,
undated |
| | | Correspondence re: Julia D. Welder - Clop A. Miles
dispute,
1936-1948 |
| | | Letters of Peggy Brown,
1892-1897 |
| | | Papers of Augustine De Zavala, Jr.,
1867-1952 |
| | | Papers of Thomas J. De Zavala,
1921-1937 |
| Box |
| 2M161. | | | Notebooks from Ursuline Academy,
1875-1887, and undated |
| | | Teaching roster,
undated |
| | | Legal and family papers,
1885-1944 |
| | | Miscellany |
| | | Records: |
| | | | Texas Historical and Landmarks Association,
1917-1935 |
| Box |
| 2M162. | | | | Texas Historical and Landmarks Association,
1930-1951 and undated |
| Box |
| 2M163. | | | | Texas Historical and Landmarks Association,
undated |
| | | | Daughters and Sons of the Heroes and Pioneers of the
Republic of Texas and Sons of the Republic of Texas,
undated |
| | | | Daughters of the Republic of Texas,
1891-1912 |
| Box |
| 2M164. | | | | Daughters of the Republic of Texas,
1891-1937, and undated |
| Box |
| 2M165. | | | Literary productions and speeches,
1900-1936 |
| | | Diary of voyage to Mediterranean,
1923 |
| | | Texas Centennial,
1936 |
| Box |
| 2M166. | | | Literary productions and speeches,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M167. | | | Literary productions and speeches,
undated |
| | | Typescript of Mary Autry Greer's
History of Texas,
1893 |
| Box |
| 2M168. | | | Literary productions and speeches,
undated |
| | | Diary of journey to Texas, by Robert Laing,
(typescript) 1839-1841 |
| Box |
| 2M169. | | | Poems,
undated |
| | | Notes,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M170. | | | Notes,
undated |
| | | Page proofs,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M171. | | | Notes,
undated |
| | | Record books,
1905, 1919-1920 |
| Box |
| 2M172. | | | Notes,
undated |
| | | Memorandum books,
1888-1948 |
| Box |
| 2M173. | | | Notes,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M174. | | | Notes,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M175. | | | Notes,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M176. | | | Notes,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M177. | | | Notes,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M178. | | | Notes,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M179. | | | Notes,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M180. | | | Notes,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M181. | | | Notes,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M182. | | | Bank books, check stubs, and cancelled checks,
1897-1949 |
| Box |
| 2M183. | | | Bank books, check stubs, and cancelled checks,
1897-1949 |
| Box |
| 2M184. | | | Correspondence,
1934-1939 |
| | | Treasurer's papers of Texas Historical and Landmarks
Association,
1928-1938, 1943 |
| | | Newsclippings |
| Box |
| 2M185. | | | Texas Historical and Landmarks Association, minutes and
clippings,
1904-1949 |
| | | Miscellaneous correspondence and notes |
| | | Scrapbook |
| Box |
| 2M186. | | | Miscellaneous correspondence and notes,
1879-1953 |
| Box |
| 2M187. | | | Scrapbook and scrapbook materials - see Separation
Sheet |
| | | High school journal, Terrell, Texas,
1885 |
| | | Record books |
| | | Printed signatures |
| Box |
| 2M188. | | | Clippings,
1861-1937 |
| | | Notebooks,
1887, undated |
| | | Autograph book,
1893-1897 |
| | | Minutes, roll, and record book of the De Zavala Chapter,
Daughters of the Republic of Texas,
1893-1903 |
| Box |
| 2M216 | | | Diary,
[originals] Nov. 1892-June 1893 |
| | | | -- RESTRICTED - scs 9/16/97 |
| Box |
| 2M189. | | | Diary,
[photocopies] Nov., 1892 - June, 1893 |
| | | Historical notes, letters, clippings,
re: Alamo and
Governors' Palace; Rev. Edmond John Peter Schmidt Papers,
1900-19161892-1901 |
| Box |
| 2M190. | | | A History of the Alamo and other missions, manuscript
draft,
undated |
| | | Historical notes and clippings,
1890-1926 |
| | | Minutes of De Zavala chapter, Daughters of the Republic of
Texas,
1905-1906 |
| | | Sketch of David G. Burnet by J. M. Muth,
undated |
| Box |
| 2M191. | | | Historical notes, letters, clippings,
1885-1924 |
| Box |
| 2N129. | | | Masonic certificate,
1849 |
| | | Letters to Adina De Zavala,
1907-1950 |
| | | Records concerning Texas Historical and Landmarks
Association,
1950 |
| | | Texas Centennial |
| | | Notes and clippings, Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Records |
| Box |
| 2N130. | | | Literary productions by Samuel Asbury,
undated |
| | | Literary productions by Robert B. Blake about Nacogdoches
and Jasper, Texas, and Antonio Gil Y'Barbo,
1935 |
| | | Research notes and literary productions by De Zavala,
undated |
| | | Literary productions, miscellaneous |
| | | Printed material re: Daughters of the Republic of Texas
1911-1937 |
| | | Printed material, miscellaneous,
1887, 1936 |
| | | Typescripts re: Women's work in World War I |
| | | "Copy of manuscript of gift of an urn found at Aranama
mission---left by Mr. Clairborne, 1893" |
| Box |
| 2N131. | | | Account book/diary,
1915-1929 |
| | | Membership record books for Daughters of the Republic of
Texas,
and for Texas Historical and
Landmarks Association,
1893-1909, 1950,1917-1949 |
| | | Financial records,
1903-1931 |
| | | Memorandum book,
undated |
| | | Photostat of enlistment roll, Nacogdoches,
January 14, 1836 |
| | | Record book, notes of land deeds,
1878-1881 |
| | | Miscellany |
| Box |
| 2N132. | | | Literary productions,
1896-1936 and undated |
| | | Business and legal papers,
1881-1936 |
| | | Newsclippings,
1905-1943 |
| Box |
| 2N133. | | | Literary productions,
1947-1950 and undated |
| | | Receipts,
1909-1950 |
| Box |
| 2N134. | | | Papers concerning the De Zavala property,
1891-1945 |
| | | Correspondence,
1891-1936 |
| Box |
| 2N135. | | | Business record book kept by Florence De Zavala,
1883-1884 |
| | | Literary productions,
undated |
| Box |
| 2N136. | | | Letters,
1892-1948 |
| | | Miscellaneous |
| Box |
| 2N137. | | | Historical notes and literary productions |
| | | Roll of veterans of Texas Revolution,
1885-1888 |
| | | Letters,
including letters
from John Henry Brown,
1885-1936,1889 |
| | | Blank forms,
1890s and undated |
| Box |
| 2N138. | | | Historical notes and literary productions |
| | | Letters |
| | | Scrapbook and scrapbook materials,
1874, 1900-1912 |
| | | De Zavala property letters,
1934 and undated |
| Box |
| 2N139. | | | Historical notes and literary productions |
| | | Letters,
1912-1946 |
| Box |
| 2N140. | | | Ledger,
Diary,
[LITTLE GIRL'S
DIARY]? 1857-1888/1889-1892 |
| | | Land register copy book,
1880-1882 |
| | | Payment and death registry,
1888-1892 |
| | | "Class book, 7th year grade, Mrs. R.F.
Fluorney, teacher, High School, San Antonio, Texas," undated |
| | | Account book,
/ Notes,
1881-1882undated |
| Box |
| 2N141. | | | Land registry copy books (3),
1880-1883 |
| | | Checks and receipts |
| | | Notes and literary productions,
undated |
| Box |
| 2N142. | | | Rev. Edmond J. P. Schmidt Papers |
| Box |
| 2N143. | | | Abstracts of titles to land; Historical notes; Literary
production |
| Box |
| 4N86. | | | Land title transfer record book, Bexar County,
1875-1880 |
| Box |
| 4L360. | | | U.S. Department of War, Department of Texas, San Antonio,
Register of letters received,
1860-1861 |
| | | Memoranda of letters received from post on Llano and from
Fort Terrell,
1852 |
| Box |
| 4L361. | | | Scrapbook and newsclippings, Daughters of the Republic of
Texas,
Principal's
register of students, School V,
1900-1908/1887-1888 |
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Photographs
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| Photograph Scope and Contents |
| Images relate to De
Zavala's work as a founder and member of the De Zavala Chapter of the Daughters
of the Republic of Texas and of the Texas Historical and Landmarks Association.
Included are many historical sites, such as the Alamo, the Spanish Governors'
Palace, and various Texas missions. Also contains portraits of many famous
Texans and photographs of their graves, portraits of De Zavala family members,
and images of De Zavala's travels in Texas and Mexico. |
| Arrangement is by type of material and by
persons and places: |
| 45 mounted and unmounted albumen prints |
| 53 cartes de
visite |
| 58 cabinet cards |
| 7 tintypes |
| 9 cyanotypes |
| 1750
collodion and gelatin silver prints (apx.) |
| 109 glass negatives
[RESTRICTED] |
| 630 film negatives (apx.). [RESTRICTED] |
| 365
postcards |
| 200 photomechanical reproductions (apx.) |
| 43
drawings |
| 5 photograph albums |
| Box |
| 3Y25. | | | De Zavala Family: |
| | | | Adina De Zavala: Portraits, with family and friends, at
historic sites, school classes |
| | | | Other family members |
| Box |
| 3Y26. | | | De Zavala Family: |
| | | | Other family members |
| | | | Family homes |
| | | | Cemeteries and graves |
| | | | De Zavala V. Johnson property case |
| | | Other persons: |
| | | | Adams, Charles Proctor - Engle, George M. |
| Box |
| 3Y28. | | | Other persons: |
| | | | Esparza, Enrique - Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez
de |
| Box |
| 3Y29. | | | Other persons: |
| | | | Santa Claus - Woollett, Florence V. |
| | | Groups |
| | | Unidentified persons |
| Box |
| 3Y30. | | | Places - Texas: |
| | | | Anahuac - Sabine River |
| Box |
| 3Y50. | | | Places - Texas: |
| | | | San Antonio |
| Box |
| 3Y51. | | | Places - Texas: |
| | | | San Antonio - Washington-on-the-Brazos |
| Box |
| 3Y52. | | | Places: |
| | | | Other United States |
| | | | Mexico |
| | | | Cuba |
| | | | Europe |
| Box |
| 3Y53. | | | Unidentified places |
| | | Miscellaneous images: |
| | | | Flags, furniture, bells, animals, other |
| | | Movie stills -
"Heroes of the Alamo" |
| | | Drawinqs by Rev. Edmond John Peter Schmidt and
others |
| | | Photomechanical reproductions |
| Box |
| 3Y54. | | | Photograph album: |
| | | | Scenes of New Albany and Vincennes, Indiana |
| | | | San Antonio buildings and missions |
| | | | White Gables Sanitarium, Boerne, Texas |
| Box |
| 3Y55. | | | Photograph album,
ca. 1898: |
| | | | Photomechanical reproductions of prominent Mexicans in
history and of Mexican city scenes |
| | | | Photographs of scenes in Mexico |
| Box |
| 3Y56. | | | Photograph album: |
| | | | De Zavala Family members and friends |
| Box |
| 3Y57. | | | Negatives (film): RESTRICTED |
| | | | Persons, places, miscellaneous subjects and
unidentified |
| Box |
| 3Y58. | | | Negatives (glass): RESTRICTED |
| | | | Persons, places, miscellaneous subjects and
unidentified |
| Box |
| 3Y59. | | | Negatives (film, 8 X 10): RESTRICTED |
| | | | Adina De Zavala at historic site |
| | | | De Zavala Family homes |
| | | | Groups |
| | | | San Antonio River scenes |
| Box |
| 3Y60. | | | Negatives (glass, 8 X 10): RESTRICTED |
| | | | De Zavala Family members |
| | | | San Antonio scenes |
| Box |
| 3Y61. | | | Negatives (glass, 8 X 10) RESTRICTED |
| | | | Other places and unidentified |
| Box |
| 3S119c. | | | Postcards: |
| | | | Texas, Louisiana, California, Florida, other United
States, |
| | | | Mexico |
| | | | Europe |
| | | | Miscellaneous |
| Box |
| 3S121a. | | | Oversize postcards: |
| | | | Texas |
| | | | Tournament of Roses Parade,
1939 |
| Box |
| 3S163. | | | Oversize photographs: |
| | | | Drawing of a mission by Rolla S. Taylor,
1918 |
| Box |
| 3S200. | | | Oversize photographs: |
| | | | De Zavala Family members |
| | | | Lithographic prints |
| | | | Drawing by N. M. Wilcox of house where Texas Declaration
of Independence was signed |
| Box |
| 3S216. | | | Oversize photographs: |
| | | | Photograph albums of De Zavala Family members and
friends, and unidentified persons |
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| Box |
| 3Y54 | | Pictorial Index |
| | | PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM |
| Box |
| 3Y56 | | | PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM |
| Box |
| 3S216 | | | PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM, De Zavala family |
| | | PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM, De Zavala Family |
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