urn:taro:utexas.blac.00097 Rómulo Munguía Papers, 1911-1980 Benson Latin American Collection University of Texas Libraries, 2006 Finding aid encoded by Robert Esparza, July 2006Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Munguía, Rómulo, 1885-1975 Rómulo Munguía Papers 1911-1980 English and Spanish BENSON-MS MUNGUIA, ROMULO 23036590 8 ft. 6in, 2 cassette tapes, 1400 photographic prints and negatives, 6 posters Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Organized into three primary groups, this collection documents the life and activities of Rómulo Munguía through both published and private papers. Biographical Sketch

Printer, journalist, and civic leader in San Antonio, Texas, full name Rómulo Munguía Torres. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico on January 11, 1885, Munguía began his printing career at age 12. Lived in Mexico City and Puebla, where he was a printer, labor organizer, revolutionary journalist, and educational reformer. Married educator Carolina Malpica in Puebla. Fled to the U.S. in 1926; worked at La Prensa, a San Antonio Spanish-language newspaper, and later in his own business as printer and publisher. Active as leader in many civic and cultural organizations in San Antonio. Appointed honorary consul by Mexico in 1958. Although he was active in the electoral campaigns of Mexican American candidates, Munguia refused to become a United States citizen. He died on March 3, 1975 and is buried in San Antonio.

 Scope and Contents Note

This collection consists largely of the writings, publications, and other papers of Rómulo Munguía. Reflects his activities in Mexico as journalist, labor organizer, and revolutionary; his activities in San Antonio as printer, publisher, civic leader, and representative of Mexico. Contains unfinished memoir by Rómulo Munguía, published accounts of his experiences, texts of patriotic speeches and radio talks, correspondence, and records of organizations in which he was involved. Includes photographs of Munguía, his family, activities, and organizations; posters relating to Mexican presidential campaigns; and writings and illustrations by others collected for publication. Also contains copies of newspapers and other periodicals which he published or printed, clippings, ephemera, and memorabilia. Includes oral history interviews, a biography of Rómulo Munguía by his granddaughter Benita Kathleen Munguía, and papers of Carolina Malpica de Munguía, mostly relating to her activities in women's clubs and parent-teacher organizations.

Separated Material

The following items were separated from the collection and cataloged for inclusion in the Benson Latin American Collection library holdings:

El Demócrata: edición monumental, 1 January 1926 [1 bound volume]Magazín de La Prensa, September 1930 - December 1932 [5 bound volumes]Puebla a través de los siglos, 1962 [1 bound volume].

 Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

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Standard copyright restrictions apply.

 Preferred Citation

Cite as: Rómulo Munguía Papers, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms

The Rómulo Munguía Papers are classified under the following Subject Headings in the University of Texas Libraries catalog:

Agrupación de Ciudadanos de México en el Exterior (San Antonio, Tex.) Alemán, Miguel, 1905- Associations, institutions, etc.--Texas--San Antonio Cinco de Mayo, Battle of, 1862--Anniversaries, etc. Cisneros, Henry Goliad (Tex.)--History León Ossorio y Agüero, Adolfo López Mateos, Adolfo, 1910-1969 Mexican Americans--Texas--San Antonio Mexico--History--Revolution, 1910-1920--Sources Munguía, Carolina Malpica de. Munguía family Munguía, Rómulo, 1885-1975 Munguía, Ruben Palomares, Justino N. Patronato de Cursos de Extension de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (San Antonio, Tex.) Puebla (Mexico)--Politics and government Reyes, Bernardo, 1849-1913 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México University extension--Texas--San Antonio Other Authors Munguía, Kathleen Munguía, Carolina Malpica de Munguía, Rómulo A. Box and Folder Inventory Rómulo Munguía Papers 1Personal and Biographical Materials 11 Autobiographical memo 12 Unfinished MS - Rómulo Munguia's autobiograpphy 13 Legal documents, letters of appointment 14 "Lodge papers", 1925 safe conduct 15 Poem: "Cercana al cielo", 1973 16 Intro. to Salvemos a la Raza 17 Published articles and essays 18 Photostats of "Como me hice constitucionalista" 19 "Añoranzas", 1931 110 Congreso de Unificación de la Raza, 1939 111 Political speech and broadside for Maury Maverick 112 Speeches, writings, notes 113 Songs composed by R. Munguía 114 Photostats of articles by Munguía 115 City resolution and newsclippings 116 Photocopies of newspaper articles 117 Newsclippings 118 Newsclippings and articles 119 Confidential report on Munguía, (1938, 1968-1971) 120 Biographical file letters, stencils 121 Clippings and ephemera, letters 122 letterhead stationery 123 Speeches and patriotic writings, unidentified writings 124 Ephemera, speech intro. 125 Sale of printing press 126 Clippings & ephemera 127 Ephemera from Centennial of Battle of 5 de Mayo, Puebla 128 "16 de Septiembre" 129 Clippings with religious content 21-5 Personal Income Tax and Bills, 1969-1973 26 Mortgage Note Records, 1939-1947[1940]; 1962 31 Conciertos Populares, Puebla: 1916. 3 Publications: 3 a. Ante el fantasma del desarraigo, San Antonio, 1959 3 b. No fracazara la revoluición 3 c. Salvemos a la raza, 1960 3 d. 150 años de cultura mexicana en San Antonio, Texas 32 International correspondence and school certicates 3 Scrapbook 3 Simbolismo de las rosas 4Correspondence 4 Greeting cards and picture postcards 51 Personal correspondence, 1927-1971 52 "Copies 1936-1975" 53 General correspondence, 1938, 1941 54 General correspondence, 1944-1945 55 Cursos de Extensión UNAM, 1937-1961 56 ACME, 1942-1959 57 General correspondence related to ACME, La voz de México, and Cámara de Trabajadores Mexicanos, 1946 58 General correspondence, ACME, La voz de México, 1946 59 La voz de México, 1947 510 General correspondence related to press associations, 1947 511 General correspondence,Casa de México, 1945-1949 512 Correspondence related to Prospect Hill Inquirer, 1950 513 General correspondence, 1950-1953 514 General correspondence, ACME, 1955-1958 515 General correspondence, 1959-1960 516 General correspondence, 1959-1965, 1971-1974 517 Correspondence re: Mexican holiday celebrations, 1961-1962 518 Miscellaneous letters 6Organizations and Activities 61 Cámara de Comerciantes, 1934 Constitution 62-4 Confederación Nacional de Veteranosde de la Revolución/ La Liga Acción México-Americana, 1942, 1944-1945, 1947; leaflet, 2 speeches, pamphlet 65 Campaña Alemán, 1945 66 Correspondence: ACME (Agrupación de Cuidadanos en el Extranjero) y la Campaña Alemán 67 Deposition before the PRM on Behalf od ACME, Jan 17, 1946 68 Ideario Alemanista published in Mexico, 1945-1946 69 Campaña Miguel Alemán con la Agrupación de Ciudadanos en el Extranjero, 1946 610 ACME, letter of support for Alemán and signatures, 1946 611 Campaña Miguel Alemán, 1946-1947 612 ACME, correspondence related to PRI, 1947-1951 613 ACME, constitution, 1951 614 ACME, correspondence, 1951 615 ACME, membership certificates 616 ACME, Ideario de ACME, 1958 617 ACME forms and memorabilia 618 ACME and Goliad Park, 5 de Mayo 619 Comité López Mateos 71 Biblioteca Mexicana/ Campaña de Alfabetización 72 Campaña de Alfabetización, 1948-1949 73 Materials from La Campaña de Alfabetización 74 Periodistas Unidos de América, congreso en Torreón, 1948-, 10 photographs 75 Prensa Unida de la República, 1960, 1962, 1964-1965, 1967, and 1969 76 Letterhead stationary 77 By-laws of the General Alliance of Mexican Societies and history of Veterans of the Revolution 7 Programs of the Fiestas Pátrias Mexicanas, 1962-1971 78 Mexican Chamber of Commerce, San Antonio/Brochure of Tomás Acuña 8El Patronato and UNAM 81 Cursos de Extensión; letter, memo, and story by Manuel Pacheco Moreno, 1942-1943 82 Cursos de Extensión, 1944 83 Cursos de Extensión with the International Cultural Center-1950-1951 (newsclippings, correspondence). 84 Cursos de Extensión; Nov. 1951-Feb. 1952 newsclippings/letter 85 Cursos de Extensión; newsclippings, 1951-1952 86 Cursos de Extensión; principio de la segunda época de los cursos, 1951-1952 87 Cursos de Extensión and El Patronato: correspondence, 1952 88 Cursos de Extensión newsclippings: primero de la segunda época de los cursos, 1952 89 Mexican University Extension Courses (C.E.U.M., Inc.), Chaitu, March 1953 810 El Patronato: Correspondence, memos, minutes, reports, 1953 811 Cursos de Extensión, 1953-1954 812 Cursos de Extensión, 1954 813 Cursos de Extensión; speeches, articles, brochures, newsclippings, invitations, 1954 91 El Patronato de los Cursos de UNAM, 1954-1955 92 El Patronato de los Cursos and Centro Cultural Internacional, 1953-1956 93 El Patronato, correspondence, 1955-1958 9 3 Notebooks of Newsclippings on Cursos de Extensión, 1954-56 94 Cursos de Extensión, 1955 95 Cursos de Extensión, 1955 (correspondence, financial statements, lists of students.) 96 Cursos de Extensión, 1956 97 Cursos de Extensión, 1956-1957 98 Cursos de Extensión, financial statement 9/21/56-3/13/57 99 Cursos de Extensión, 1958 910 UNAM in Texas (newsclippings). 911 Cursos de Extensión correspondence, 1959 912 Cursos de Extensión-1 issue of Vínculos, 1960 913 Cursos de Extensión, financial records, 1953-1960 914 Cursos de Extensión, correspondence/Financial report 101-3 Cursos de Extensión, 1961 104-9 Cursos de Extensión, 1962-1969 10 Notebook: "Excursión a México de Patronato y Alamo High School", 1961 1010 Class readings for UNAM courses 1011 Cursos de Extensión Universitaría, 1944-1964, San Antonio, Texas; historical pamphlet 1012 Cursos de Extensión, list of professors 1013 Cursos de Extensión, correspondence 1014 El Patronato and UNAM, correspondence, no date 11 Cursos de Extensión, student registration cards 12Mosaicos 12 Monthly magazine with illustrations published by Munguía, 1948-1949, 1954 and 1955 issues 13Visual Materials 13 225 photographs; galley proofs, layouts, veloxes, cuts (original and duplicates), postcards used for printing 14 a. 218 photos and snapshots and 774 black-and-white, and color negatives 14 b. 46 black-and-white and color photos 14 c. 149 black-and-white, and color photos 15Published and Unpublished Materials 151 Speech on La Bandera Mexicana (no author) 152 Speech given on anniversary of writing of 1917 Mexican constitution 153 Side Glances on Texas History from the University of Texas, 1941 and 1942 154 Speeches/articles/galley proofs/poems/radio scripts (?) "Hora Estrella", 1940-1942, 1944-1945, and undated 155 Original MS of Justino Palomares - Rimas Siniestras 156 Undated articles/short stories/press releases,1945-48 157 Miscellaneous articles 158 Dibujos y Tepeyac - clippings and graphics 159 Poems and short articles (various authors) 1510 Press releases, 1947-1948 1511 Press releases, 1948 1512 Press releases, 1948 1513 "Benito Juárez" 1514 "Consulado mexicano" 16Miscellaneous Organizations 161 Pan Americana Roundtable 162 Regional Federation of Mexican and Latin American Organizations Statutes, 1947 163 Publications by the Order Caballeros de América/Hijos de México, 1940 164 Speech on "Sinarquismo", 1937 by Velasco 165 Union Sinarquista, 1938 16Miscellaneous Printed Items 166 Vocabulario, San Antonio, Texas 167 Sheet Music 168 Consular(?) 169 Subject file - Puebla 1610 Subject file - Zacapoaxtla, Puebla 16 Pamphlets: 16 "Great My Standoff", an Outline 16 Postulación conciente 16 Las cuatro apariciones 16 Informes de labores, 1946-1947 16 Informes de labores, 1948-1949 16 Bingo game: "stork" Kathleen Munguia Papers 17 17 Interview with Rómulo Munguía, Jr., 1980 (2 cassettes)

These tapes are located in the Miscellaneous Sound Recordings collection

 17 Oral history tapes (2 cassettes), 1975 17 Notecards (4x5, 3x5) 17 Research notebook 171 "Critical Bibliography" (2 copies) 172 Final draft of "A Man in Two Countries" 173 Illustrations for Rómulo Munguía biography (3 copies) 181 Notes, drafts, interview questions to Kathleen Munguía's MS 182 Correspondence, class project materials regarding "A Man in Two Countries", 1974-1975 183 Questionaires and letters to Kathleen Munguía from her grandfather 184 Interview questions and bibliographic sources, Kathleen Munguía 185 Printed items for "A Man in Two Countries" 186 MS for "A Man in Two Countries" 187 Preliminary notes on senior history project and Yale Univ. directories 188 Research material. Part 1 189 1st draft "A Man in Two Countries"/ K. Munguía's notes and notes from Rómulo Munguía 1810 3rd draft "A Man in Two Countries" 18 Yale University map 18 1 notebook Carolina Malpica de Munguía Papers 19 19 Book: 75th anniversary publications for Instituto Normal de México, 1957 191 Círculo Social Femenino de México, 1938, Círculo Cultural Isabel la Católica, 1939: minutes, correspondence, and lists 19 2 handwritten books: membership lists 192 San Antonio Council of PTA 193 PTA annual bulletins, 1940-1941 19 David Crockett School PTA directory 19 Texas Congress of Parents & Teachers convention and manual 19 San Antonio Council of PTA Directory 19 Texas Parent-Teacher magazine (June 1940-August 1941) 194 Personal and biographical material Oversize Materials OV1-Oversize Materials

Oversized material includes posters, an unidentified photograph, and a large number of newsclippings. Inquire with circulation staff in the Rare Books Reading Room to request this material.