urn:taro:utexas.blac.00099 Clotilde P. Garcia Papers, 1949-1988 Benson Latin American Collection University of Texas Libraries, 2006 Finding aid encoded by Christian Kelleher, 2007Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Garcia, Clotilde P. Clotilde P. Garcia Papers 1949-1988 (bulk 1970-1980) English and Spanish 1988-34 23987340 4.5 linear feet Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin The personal papers of Mexican American physician, writer, and community activist Dr. Clotilde P. Garcia include biographical information, written works, and collected materials related to community and national organizations with much material related to the American G.I. Forum, founded by Garcia's brother, Hector P. Garcia. Biographical Sketch

Physician, writer, and community activist Clotilde P. Garcia was born on 11 January 1917, daughter of Mexican school teachers. Garcia grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas. She earned a B.A. (1938) and M.Ed. (1959) from the University of Texas at Austin, and an M.D. (1954) from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Also known as Dr. Cleo, Garcia taught school before becoming a physician and surgeon. She participated in many community and Mexican American organizations, and served on several advisory and executive boards on the county, state, and national levels. She published historical works dealing with South Texas and northern Mexico.

 Scope and Contents Note

The Clotilde P. Garcia Papers are organized into four series: Personal and Biographical, Written Works, Activities and Organizations, and Other. The collection contains information about the activities of Clotilde Garcia and her family, especially her brother, Hector P. Garcia, founder of the American G.I. Forum (AGIF). It includes correspondence, funding applications, ephemera, publications, reports, scrapbooks, and a videotape. Materials relating to the AGIF include issues of its serials: News Bulletin, The Forumeer, and El Familiar. The collection also includes reports on AGIF activities such as SER-Jobs for Progress, and the Veterans Outreach Program. News releases and letters from Hector P. Garcia also deal with AGIF, as do the videotape and two books. Other materials relate to the Texas Constitutional Revision Commission and the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1973; Nueces County Community Action Agency, its health, employment, and nutrition programs; Mexican Americans and civil rights; the U.S. Senate Special Subcommittee on Aging; and historical and genealogical research. A Spanish primer by Garcia's father, Jose G. Garcia, is also included.

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Unrestricted.

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Standard copyright restrictions apply.

 Preferred Citation

Cite as: Clotilde P. Garcia Papers, Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms

The Clotilde P. Garcia Papers are classified under the following Author and Subject Headings in the University of Texas library catalog:

Garcia, Clotilde P. Garcia, Hector P., 1914- Canales, Jose Antonio, 1944- Garcia, Jose G. American G.I. Forum Nueces County Community Action Agency (Tex.) SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc. Texas--Constitutional law. Texas--History--To 1846 Aged--Services for--United States. Education, Higher--Texas. Mexican Americans--Civil rights Texas. Constitutional Revision Commission United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Special Subcommittee on Aging. Related Material

The personal papers of Clotilde Garcia's brother Dr. Hector P. Garcia are available at the Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Library.

 Box and Folder Inventory I. Personal and Biographical

 11Clotilde P. Garcia biographies 12SAGA program re: Garcia's induction into the Order of Isabel la Católica 13Photos, personal correspondence, financial records, notes, invitations 14Jose G. Garcia (father) 15Hector P. Garcia (brother) 16Xico P. Garcia (brother) 17J.A. (Tony) Canales (son) II. Written Works

 18"An Indian Uprising in Camargo in 1812" 19Cartas y Documentos del Capitán Pedro López Prieto: Edición y anotación de las copies originales de los archivos de Camargo y Béxar 110Siege of Camargo by Captain Pedro López Prieto of the Spanish Royal Army: Translated and edited from the original copies of the Camargo and Bexar Archives 111"Padre José Nicolás Ballí and Padre Island," 1979 112"Application for Historical Marker: Flinn Ranch Cemetery, Nueces County, Texas," 1986 III. Activities and Organizations

 113Historical societies, research, and activities, 1973-1990 2American G.I. Forum: 21Charter (1949), press conference (1971), letter (1974), press release (1975), and tickets (1986) 22Educational seminar, 1974 23Resolutions, Gulf Region Convention, Corpus Christi, 1974 24"War Casualties," 1974 25Cisneros v. CCISD case (school desegregation) 26Dr. Hector P. Garcia correspondence (copies), 1961-1980 27Dr. Hector P. Garcia correspendence, items sent, 1969-1978, N.d. 28SER, 1966 29SER Reports, 1966, 1973, 1977 210Veterans Outreach Program, 1980 211Veterans Outreach Program, minutes of board meetings, 1979-1980 212Veterans Outreach Program, CETA application 213Veterans Outreach Program, 26 September 1974 214Veterans Outreach Program, CETA 3Publications 31News Bulletin, 1952-1965 32El Familiar, 1978-1980 33Forumeer, 1968-1975 34Forumeer, 1976-1979 35Forumeer, 1980-1987 36A People Forgotten, A Dream Pursued: The History of the American G.I. Forum 1948-1972, by Henry A.J. Ramos, 1982 37The American G.I. Forum: Origins and Evolution, by Carl Allsup, 1982 38Video: "American G.I. Forum, Del Mar College," N.d. 41National Convention programs, 1966-1987 42State Convention programs, 1965-1987 42Founders Day banquets, 1973-1987 44Other meetings, festivities, 1974 45Constitution (Texas), N.d. 46Promotional literature and buttons, 1974-1988 5Political Activities: 51State Democratic Convention, 1980 52Democratic Party 53NALADO, 1976 54Presidential Campaign, 1980 55Texas Redistricting, 1981 56-15Precincts 46-58 516Del Mar College Annual Report to Board of Regents, 1975 517U.T. Centennial Commission 518Education - TACVPO 519CETA applications, San Patricio County and Nueces County Community Action Agencies, 1976 520Community Action Agency - Emergency Food Program, 1971 521Community Action Agency 6-8Texas Constitutional Revision Commission, 1973-1975 9U.S. Senate Special committee on Aging; White House Conference on Aging; State and Local committees on Aging, 1971-1973 101-7Mexican Americans and Civil Rights IV. Other 108C.C. School desegregation Case / Achievement Tests 109Letters and Ephemera, 1969-1985 1010Various 11Newsclippings and Scrapbooks OVOversize Materials