urn:taro:utexas.cah.01221 A Guide to the Carmen Perry Papers, circa 1960s-1978 Original EAD encoding by Shelley Rowland according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2009 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Perry, Carmen Carmen Perry Papers circa 1960s-1978 Materials are written in English and Spanish. 2009-007 1 foot Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Collection consists of typescripts, notes, and research material related to Carmen Perry’s translation of the José Enrique de la Peña diary and the subsequent publication of With Santa Anna in Texas (1975). Biographical Note

Carmen Perry (1905-1999), archivist, librarian, translator of the José Enrique de la Peña diary, and editor of the subsequent published volume With Santa Anna in Texas: A Personal Narrative of the Revolution (1975). Born in Torréon, Mexico to a Spanish mother and a German father, Ms. Perry moved to San Antonio with her family during the Mexican Revolution. She completed a bachelor’s degree at Our Lady of the Lake University and a master’s degree in Spanish literature at the University of Texas at Austin. After teaching for many years, Ms. Perry worked in libraries, including the San Antonio Public Library, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo (1959-1968), and the Archives and Rare Books Department at St. Mary’s University, where she catalogued the Laredo Archives. She then became the first Special Collections Librarian at the University of Texas, San Antonio (1974-1981).

Source: Laredo Morning Times, June 14, 1999.

 Scope and Contents

The bulk of the collection consists of typescripts, notes, and research material related to Carmen Perry’s translation of the José Enrique de la Peña diary and the subsequent publication of With Santa Anna in Texas (1975).

 Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Perry, Carmen -- Archives. Peña, José Enrique de la, 1807-1841 or 2. Preferred Citation

Carmen Perry Papers, circa 1960s-1978, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2.325/C113g Translation, “Diary and Notes of José Enrique de la Peña during Texas Campaign, 1836”: 2.325/C113g Typescript, with corrections, p. 1-325 2.325/C113g Photocopied typescript, with corrections, p. 2-273 2.325/C113g Photocopied typescript, with corrections, Chapters 4-16 2.325/C113g Partial typescripts 2.325/C113g Fragments, assorted pages 2.325/C113g Typescript, translation of prologue and introduction, J. Sanchez Garza edition of the de la Peña diary 2.325/C113g Notepads: handwritten translations and notes re. de la Peña diary, Garza introduction, other 2.325/C113g Handwritten translations of assorted Texas documents, circa 1795-1850s 2.325/C113g Research material (photocopied correspondence), 1973-1974 2.325/C113g Assorted material: 2.325/C113g Our Lady of the Lake University Magazine, issue on libraries, 1978 2.325/C113g Letter received, personal, undated