urn:taro:utexas.cah.00327 A Guide to the Pan American Round Table of Austin Records, 1922-2011 02/02/2004Encoded in XMetal 2 by Telesa Rountree according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. July 2009 Additions added by Laurel Rozema December 2011 Accession 2011-371 by Ryder Kouba Descriptive Summary Pan American Round Table of Austin Pan American Round Table of Austin Records 1922-2011 Materials are written in English. 1945; 80-093; 88-067; 90-309; 2001-151; 2002-003; 2009-150; 2009-164; 2011-371 8 ft., 7 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Minutes, reports, constitutions, awards, certificates, and scrapbooks which document the activities of the Pan American Round Table of Austin. Scope and Contents

Minutes, reports, constitutions, awards, certificates, and scrapbooks (containing yearbooks, photographs, printed ephemera, and newspaper clippings) document the activities of the Pan American Round Table of Austin as well as its members. Activities include Pan American Day, Spanish Coffee, and Children’s Art Day.

 Historical Sketch

In 1916, Florence Terry Griswold assembled a group of San Antonio women to organize the Pan American Round Table in order to foster communication and provide knowledge among different peoples of the Americas. Round tables began appearing throughout Texas, with Austin and El Paso begun in 1922, and the first outside of America appeared in Mexico City in 1928. In 1944, an international body formed as the Alliance of Pan American Round Tables in Mexico City to represent all the chapters. A presidential proclamation established Pan American Day on April 14, 1931, and it is observed by the Round Tables. Members also participate in educational projects and fundraisers, at the state and local level.

Source: Frantz, Helen B. “Pan American Round Table.” Handbook of Texas Online http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/PP/vwp1.html (accessed July 21, 2009). Access Restrictions

Some financial items are restricted.

 Preferred Citation

Pan American Round Table of Austin, 1922-2011, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Guerra, Mitty. Frantz, Helen B. Pennington, Gloria Mata. Evans, Debra. Williams, Sylvia. Worsham, Jean. Subjects (Organizations) Pan American Round Table of Austin. Alliance of Pan American Round Tables. Places Austin (Tex.) Separated Material

Some material has been separated to the Artifacts Collection.

 Processing Information

Additions 2009-150 and 2009-164 were made by Laurel Rozema, July 2009.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2F190 Business documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings 1933-1969 2F191 Minutes, 1927-1946 2F191 Programs, 1922-1939 2F191 Newspaper clippings, 1922-1939 2F191 Reports 3V42 Yearbooks, 1968-1973 3V42 Minutes, May 1968- May 1975 4J386 Minutes, November 1966- May 1968 4J386 Panamericana Texana, 1955-1999 4J386 La Voz, 1954, Pan American Union, 1967 4J386 Sample yearbooks from other cities, 1961-1967 4J386 Conventions, Alliance meetings, 1960-1968 4J387 "Table Talk" 4J387 Scrapbook and yearbooks, 1940-1955 4J387 Committee reports, local Austin, 1949-1963 4J387 Extra yearbooks for P.A.R.T. (Pan American Roundtable) Austin, 1933-1969 4J387 Pan American Bulletin, 1970 4J387 Texas State Convention, Austin, 1955 and El Paso, 1965 4J387 Lima Convention, May 1964 4J387 Alliance Convention, Managua, Nicaragua, 1965 4J387 Alliance Convention, San Antonio, 1966 4J387 History and regulations, 1961-1967, undated 4J387 Certificates 4J387 Miscellany, 1946, 1963, 1966 4J390 Minutes, reports, constitution, 1978-1986 4J390 Scrapbooks, 1978-1989 4M852 Mrs. Robert McGinnis, 1966-1968 4M852 Mrs. Orville Wyss, 1968-1970 4M852 Cele Steinfink, 1970-71 4M852 Mellenbruch, 1971-72 1979-2001 4M852 Mrs. Joe Helen Frantz, 1972-73 4M852 Mrs. Corwin Johnson, 1973-74 4M852 Mrs. Ormonda S. Brown, 1974-75 4M852 Mrs. Thomas F. McGann, 1975-76 4M852 Ruby Hackett, 1976-77 4M852 Cleo Seelinger: Director, 1979-81 4M852 Jan Roberts: Director, 1981-82 4M852 Mary Betty Lathrop: Director, 1982-83 4M852 Smitty Garrett: Director, 1983-85 4M852 Lala Niemeyer: Director, 1987-89 4M852 Treasurer's Ledger, 1970-1995 4M852 Minutes, February 1957- October 1966 4M852 Yearbooks, 1959-1978 4M852 1979-2001 4Jb58 Scrapbooks, 1940s-2003 2R716 Historian’s album 2R716 Mary Elizabeth Pincoffs, Director, 1977-1979 2R716 Deannis Rainey, Director, 1989-1990 2R717 Helen Frantz, Director, 1990-1991 2R717 Donna Johnson, Director, 1991-1993 2R717 Mitty Guerra, Director, 1993-1994 2R718 Mitty Guerra, Director, 1993-1994 2R718 Mitty Guerra, Laura Gutierrez-Witt, Directors, Historian’s album, 1993-1997 2R718 Laura Gutierrez-Witt, Director, 1995-1996 2R719 Laura Gutierrez-Witt, Director, 1995-1996 2R719 Laura Gutierrez-Witt, Director, 1996-1997 2R719 Jean Worsham, Director, 1997-1999 2R720 Jean Worsham, Director, 1997-1999 2R720 Sylvia Williams, Director, 1999-2001 2R720 Sylvia Williams, Historian’s album, 1999-2001 2J455 Tax forms and financial reports

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 2R721 Correspondence, 2008 2R721 Yearbooks, 2004-2006 2R721 Spanish Coffee 2R721 Treasurer’s files: 2R721 Budgets and financial reports, 1988-2004 2R721 Correspondence, 2001-2002 2R721 Mrs. Cleo Seelinger, 1972-1977 2R721 Director Gloria M. Pennington files, 2002-2008 2R721 85th Birthday Fiesta for PART, 2008 2R721 Correspondence, 1997-2000 2R721 Treasurer files, 2000-2001, 2004-2005 2R721 Statements, 1997-2001 2R721 Corresponding secretary files 2R721 Membership committee, 2005 2R721 Clarice Neal Memorial Project, 2005 2R721 Mitty Guerra Endowment Fund, 2003 2R721 Luncheon Committee - Sylvia Williams, director, 1999-2001 2R721 Strong Scholar Endowment Fund records 2R721 Treasurer, 2001-2003 2R721 Corresponding secretary files, 1994-1998 2R721 Gloria Mata Pennington correspondence, 2006-2007 2R721 Corresponding secretary notebook, 1991-1997 2R721 Photocopied articles on Robert Schenkkan 2R721 Photograph of State Director Jean Hager 2R721 Corresponding secretary file 2R721 Director’s duties by month, miscellaneous responsibilities 2R721 Austin obituaries and clippings 2R721 Mitty Guerra file 2R721 Committee preference sheets (blank) 2R721 Committee preference sheets (completed), 2001-2003 2R721 PART 53rd State Convention in Austin photo album, March 22-25, 2007 2R721 Assorted, [ca. 1953]-2004 2R729 Yearbooks, 2006-2009 2R729 Scholarship information 2R729 Photographs 2R729 Early history (continued), 1916-1960s 2R729 Orientation talks given at various PARTs 2R729 Austin PART – miscellaneous programs 2R729 Early History, 1916-1960s 2R729 PART director – Frantz, 1972-1974 2R729 PART and convention information, 1974-1997 2R729 Austin PART 75th Anniversary 2R729 Clara Driscoll Sevier paper by Mary Jane Fehr 2R729 Membership, 2008-2009 2R729 Meetings and administration, 2005 2R729 31st Alliance of Pan American Round Tables in Costa Rica, 2008 2R729 54th State Convention and reports, 2009 2R729 Luncheon Committee Reports, 2006-2008 2R729 Attendance statistics, 2007-2008 2R729 Business meeting, May 3, 2004 2R729 Jean Worsham, Director – Historian’s Album, 1997-1998 2R729 Meeting minutes [removed from binders], 1989-2003 2R729 Debra Evans, Director [removed from binder], 2001-2003 2R729 News articles, 1993-1994 2.325/K25c Yearbooks, 2007-2010 Boot Camp Training Meeting minutes, correspondence, organizing documents, 2006-2007 Director's Handbook, 2009-2010 Director's Handbook, 2010-2011