Rómulo Munguía Papers, 1911-1980

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Rómulo Munguía Papers, 1911-1980


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Munguía, Rómulo, 1885-1975
	Title	Rómulo Munguía Papers
	Dates:	1911-1980
	Abstract	Organized into three primary groups, this collection documents the life and activities of Rómulo Munguía through both published and private papers.
	Call No.	BENSON-MS MUNGUIA, ROMULO
	OCLC Record No.	23036590
	Extent	8 ft. 6in, 2 cassette tapes, 1400 photographic prints and negatives, 6 posters
	Language	English and Spanish
	Repository	Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin

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.

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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.

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Restrictions

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Unrestricted.

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Standard copyright restrictions apply.

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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.

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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].

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

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

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Box and Folder Inventory



Rómulo Munguía Papers
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1		Personal and Biographical Materials
	1		Autobiographical memo
	2		Unfinished MS - Rómulo Munguia's autobiograpphy
	3		Legal documents, letters of appointment
	4		"Lodge papers", 1925 safe conduct
	5		Poem: "Cercana al cielo", 1973
	6		Intro. to Salvemos a la Raza
	7		Published articles and essays
	8		Photostats of "Como me hice constitucionalista"
	9		"Añoranzas", 1931
	10		Congreso de Unificación de la Raza, 1939
	11		Political speech and broadside for Maury Maverick
	12		Speeches, writings, notes
	13		Songs composed by R. Munguía
	14		Photostats of articles by Munguía
	15		City resolution and newsclippings
	16		Photocopies of newspaper articles
	17		Newsclippings
	18		Newsclippings and articles
	19		Confidential report on Munguía, (1938, 1968-1971)
	20		Biographical file letters, stencils
	21		Clippings and ephemera, letters
	22		letterhead stationery
	23		Speeches and patriotic writings, unidentified writings
	24		Ephemera, speech intro.
	25		Sale of printing press
	26		Clippings & ephemera
	27		Ephemera from Centennial of Battle of 5 de Mayo, Puebla
	28		"16 de Septiembre"
	29		Clippings with religious content
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2	1-5		Personal Income Tax and Bills, 1969-1973
	6		Mortgage Note Records, 1939-1947[1940]; 1962
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3	1		Conciertos Populares, Puebla: 1916.
			Publications:
				a. Ante el fantasma del desarraigo, San Antonio, 1959
				b. No fracazara la revoluición
				c. Salvemos a la raza, 1960
				d. 150 años de cultura mexicana en San Antonio, Texas
	2		International correspondence and school certicates
			Scrapbook
			Simbolismo de las rosas
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4		Correspondence
			Greeting cards and picture postcards
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5	1		Personal correspondence, 1927-1971
	2		"Copies 1936-1975"
	3		General correspondence, 1938, 1941
	4		General correspondence, 1944-1945
	5		Cursos de Extensión UNAM, 1937-1961
	6		ACME, 1942-1959
	7		General correspondence related to ACME, La voz de México, and Cámara de Trabajadores Mexicanos, 1946
	8		General correspondence, ACME, La voz de México, 1946
	9		La voz de México, 1947
	10		General correspondence related to press associations, 1947
	11		General correspondence,Casa de México, 1945-1949
	12		Correspondence related to Prospect Hill Inquirer, 1950
	13		General correspondence, 1950-1953
	14		General correspondence, ACME, 1955-1958
	15		General correspondence, 1959-1960
	16		General correspondence, 1959-1965, 1971-1974
	17		Correspondence re: Mexican holiday celebrations, 1961-1962
	18		Miscellaneous letters
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6		Organizations and Activities
	1		Cámara de Comerciantes, 1934 Constitution
	2-4		Confederación Nacional de Veteranosde de la Revolución/ La Liga Acción México-Americana, 1942, 1944-1945, 1947; leaflet, 2 speeches, pamphlet
	5		Campaña Alemán, 1945
	6		Correspondence: ACME (Agrupación de Cuidadanos en el Extranjero) y la Campaña Alemán
	7		Deposition before the PRM on Behalf od ACME, Jan 17, 1946
	8		Ideario Alemanista published in Mexico, 1945-1946
	9		Campaña Miguel Alemán con la Agrupación de Ciudadanos en el Extranjero, 1946
	10		ACME, letter of support for Alemán and signatures, 1946
	11		Campaña Miguel Alemán, 1946-1947
	12		ACME, correspondence related to PRI, 1947-1951
	13		ACME, constitution, 1951
	14		ACME, correspondence, 1951
	15		ACME, membership certificates
	16		ACME, Ideario de ACME, 1958
	17		ACME forms and memorabilia
	18		ACME and Goliad Park, 5 de Mayo
	19		Comité López Mateos
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7	1		Biblioteca Mexicana/ Campaña de Alfabetización
	2		Campaña de Alfabetización, 1948-1949
	3		Materials from La Campaña de Alfabetización
	4		Periodistas Unidos de América, congreso en Torreón, 1948-, 10 photographs
	5		Prensa Unida de la República, 1960, 1962, 1964-1965, 1967, and 1969
	6		Letterhead stationary
	7		By-laws of the General Alliance of Mexican Societies and history of Veterans of the Revolution
			Programs of the Fiestas Pátrias Mexicanas, 1962-1971
	8		Mexican Chamber of Commerce, San Antonio/Brochure of Tomás Acuña
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8		El Patronato and UNAM
	1		Cursos de Extensión; letter, memo, and story by Manuel Pacheco Moreno, 1942-1943
	2		Cursos de Extensión, 1944
	3		Cursos de Extensión with the International Cultural Center-1950-1951 (newsclippings, correspondence).
	4		Cursos de Extensión; Nov. 1951-Feb. 1952 newsclippings/letter
	5		Cursos de Extensión; newsclippings, 1951-1952
	6		Cursos de Extensión; principio de la segunda época de los cursos, 1951-1952
	7		Cursos de Extensión and El Patronato: correspondence, 1952
	8		Cursos de Extensión newsclippings: primero de la segunda época de los cursos, 1952
	9		Mexican University Extension Courses (C.E.U.M., Inc.), Chaitu, March 1953
	10		El Patronato: Correspondence, memos, minutes, reports, 1953
	11		Cursos de Extensión, 1953-1954
	12		Cursos de Extensión, 1954
	13		Cursos de Extensión; speeches, articles, brochures, newsclippings, invitations, 1954
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9	1		El Patronato de los Cursos de UNAM, 1954-1955
	2		El Patronato de los Cursos and Centro Cultural Internacional, 1953-1956
	3		El Patronato, correspondence, 1955-1958
			3 Notebooks of Newsclippings on Cursos de Extensión, 1954-56
	4		Cursos de Extensión, 1955
	5		Cursos de Extensión, 1955 (correspondence, financial statements, lists of students.)
	6		Cursos de Extensión, 1956
	7		Cursos de Extensión, 1956-1957
	8		Cursos de Extensión, financial statement 9/21/56-3/13/57
	9		Cursos de Extensión, 1958
	10		UNAM in Texas (newsclippings).
	11		Cursos de Extensión correspondence, 1959
	12		Cursos de Extensión-1 issue of Vínculos, 1960
	13		Cursos de Extensión, financial records, 1953-1960
	14		Cursos de Extensión, correspondence/Financial report
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10	1-3		Cursos de Extensión, 1961
	4-9		Cursos de Extensión, 1962-1969
			Notebook: "Excursión a México de Patronato y Alamo High School", 1961
	10		Class readings for UNAM courses
	11		Cursos de Extensión Universitaría, 1944-1964, San Antonio, Texas; historical pamphlet
	12		Cursos de Extensión, list of professors
	13		Cursos de Extensión, correspondence
	14		El Patronato and UNAM, correspondence, no date
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11			Cursos de Extensión, student registration cards
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12		Mosaicos
			Monthly magazine with illustrations published by Munguía, 1948-1949, 1954 and 1955 issues
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13		Visual Materials
			225 photographs; galley proofs, layouts, veloxes, cuts (original and duplicates), postcards used for printing
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14			a. 218 photos and snapshots and 774 black-and-white, and color negatives
			b. 46 black-and-white and color photos
			c. 149 black-and-white, and color photos
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15		Published and Unpublished Materials
	1		Speech on La Bandera Mexicana (no author)
	2		Speech given on anniversary of writing of 1917 Mexican constitution
	3		Side Glances on Texas History from the University of Texas, 1941 and 1942
	4		Speeches/articles/galley proofs/poems/radio scripts (?) "Hora Estrella", 1940-1942, 1944-1945, and undated
	5		Original MS of Justino Palomares - Rimas Siniestras
	6		Undated articles/short stories/press releases, 1945-48
	7		Miscellaneous articles
	8		Dibujos y Tepeyac - clippings and graphics
	9		Poems and short articles (various authors)
	10		Press releases, 1947-1948
	11		Press releases, 1948
	12		Press releases, 1948
	13		"Benito Juárez"
	14		"Consulado mexicano"
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16		Miscellaneous Organizations
	1		Pan Americana Roundtable
	2		Regional Federation of Mexican and Latin American Organizations Statutes, 1947
	3		Publications by the Order Caballeros de América/Hijos de México, 1940
	4		Speech on "Sinarquismo", 1937 by Velasco
	5		Union Sinarquista, 1938
		Miscellaneous Printed Items
	6		Vocabulario, San Antonio, Texas
	7		Sheet Music
	8		Consular(?)
	9		Subject file - Puebla
	10		Subject file - Zacapoaxtla, Puebla
			Pamphlets:
				"Great My Standoff", an Outline
				Postulación conciente
				Las cuatro apariciones
				Informes de labores, 1946-1947
				Informes de labores, 1948-1949
			Bingo game: "stork"

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Kathleen Munguia Papers

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Interview with Rómulo Munguía, Jr., 1980 (2 cassettes)

These tapes are located in the Miscellaneous Sound Recordings collection

Oral history tapes (2 cassettes), 1975

Notecards (4x5, 3x5)

Research notebook

"Critical Bibliography" (2 copies)

Final draft of "A Man in Two Countries"

Illustrations for Rómulo Munguía biography (3 copies)

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Notes, drafts, interview questions to Kathleen Munguía's MS

Correspondence, class project materials regarding "A Man in Two Countries", 1974-1975

Questionaires and letters to Kathleen Munguía from her grandfather

Interview questions and bibliographic sources, Kathleen Munguía

Printed items for "A Man in Two Countries"

MS for "A Man in Two Countries"

Preliminary notes on senior history project and Yale Univ. directories

Research material. Part 1

1st draft "A Man in Two Countries"/ K. Munguía's notes and notes from Rómulo Munguía

3rd draft "A Man in Two Countries"

Yale University map

1 notebook

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Carolina Malpica de Munguía Papers

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Book: 75th anniversary publications for Instituto Normal de México, 1957

Círculo Social Femenino de México, 1938, Círculo Cultural Isabel la Católica, 1939: minutes, correspondence, and lists

2 handwritten books: membership lists

San Antonio Council of PTA

PTA annual bulletins, 1940-1941

David Crockett School PTA directory

Texas Congress of Parents & Teachers convention and manual

San Antonio Council of PTA Directory

Texas Parent-Teacher magazine (June 1940-August 1941)

Personal and biographical material

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Oversize Materials

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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.

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Rómulo Munguía Papers, 1911-1980

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Rómulo Munguía Papers

Kathleen Munguia Papers

Carolina Malpica de Munguía Papers

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