Domingo Nick Reyes Papers, c.1930-1985

Biographical Sketch

Domingo Nick Reyes, radio and television broadcaster, social activist, and political and business consultant, was born on September 8, 1928 in Cameron, Texas. At age 17 he enlisted in the Army where he learned radio broadcasting. After leaving the Army in 1949, Reyes continued his career in broadcasting. From 1951-1960 he worked at radio and television stations in North Carolina, Florida, and in Texas, where he was the host of a bandstand show called Teen Time. Reyes worked as Program Director for TG-BOL AM/FM-TV (3) in Guatemala (1960-1961) and was News Writer and Director-Producer for KOAT-TV (7) in New Mexico (1961-1963). Reyes also worked at KXYZ-AM/FM in Houston as News Writer and Announcer (1963-1964).

Reyes served as Special Assistant to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission where he conducted studies and prepared reports (1967-1968). As President of A Total Media Systems, Inc. (ATM) (1969-1973), a communications consulting firm, he conducted broadcast content monitoring studies, and conducted the First National Business Development Conference for the Department of Commerce’s Office of Minority Business Enterprise. Reyes produced a variety of mass media products, public relations programs, and audio-visual materials while serving as the Director of Production for United Way of America (1973-1975). While serving as the Acting Director of the Institute for the Study of the Hispanic American in U.S. Life and History, Inc. Reyes researched and wrote a report that provided a scholarly approach for the study of the contributions of Hispanics to the United States (1975-1978).

As President of Domingo Nick Reyes and Associates (1978-1983), Reyes developed the National Hispanic American Leadership Public Opinion Poll and organized the Hispanic American News Service. He also implemented a Washington liaison and representation program for several national associations including the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the Committee for Energy Awareness. Furthermore, Reyes researched and wrote a series of publications called VIVA about the Hispanic experience in the United States.

In 1980, Reyes was appointed as Special Assistant for Minority Affairs in the Secretariat of the Navy. Reyes also worked for the American Institute for Transportation and Business Development as Director of the Training and Development Office (1983-1984). In 1984, Reyes served as President of The Reyes Group, Inc., a multi-discipline consulting firm that conducted seminars and offered training to the private and public sectors in stress management, problem solving and conflict resolution, and minority business development.

Domingo Nick Reyes married Conchita Ibarra Reyes in 1955 and they had five children together. He later married Rosemary Valladolid. He died August 1, 1996 after suffering complications from a brain aneurysm.

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Scope and Contents Note

Correspondence, printed material, notes, proposals, speeches, transcripts, financial records, publications, agendas, resumes, curriculum vitae, opinion surveys, photographs, audio-visual materials, plaques, licenses, and oversized materials, 1935 [1979-1983] 1986 (20 linear ft), created and maintained by Domingo Nick Reyes, document his work as a radio and TV personality, consultant and advocate for the Hispanic Community.

The collection is arranged into seven series: Personal and Biographical, Activities and Organizations, Subject Files, Collected Materials, Audiovisual Materials, Photographs, and Oversized Materials.

Series one,   Personal and Biographical, consists of Reyes’s correspondence, financial documents, curriculum vitae, resumes, licenses, and notes. Included in this series are personal items of his wife, Conchita Ibarra Reyes, his son, Sebastian Reyes, and his second wife, Rosemary Valladolid.

Series two,   Activities and Organizations, contains the bulk of the collection. Information relating to Reyes’ consulting work can be found in two subseries, Domingo Nick Reyes and Associates (DNRA) and The Reyes Group (TRG), which make up the bulk of this series. Types of materials in these subseries include printed materials, correspondence, financial documents, and reports. The rest of the subseries include materials related to the organizations with which he was involved such as A Total Media Systems, Inc. (ATM), The Hispanic Employment Program, The Hispanic Foundation, The Institute for the Study of the Hispanic American in U.S. Life and History, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), The National Hispanic Association for Construction Enterprises, National Hispanic Reporter, The National Mexican American Anti-Defamation Committee, Inc., Teen Time, and The United Way.

Series three,   Subject Files, are diverse materials pertaining to subjects such as business management, education, Hispanic community and culture, minorities in the workplace, minority stereotypes, politics, race relations, and women’s rights. Subject files related to specific people include Dr. Charles W. Faulkner, Daniel Parke Gibson, and Thomas Martinez.

Series four,   Collected Materials, contains resumes, curriculum vitae, various printed materials, and various documents.

Series five,   Audiovisual Materials, consists of various formats of video tapes, 16mm films, an 8mm film, audio tapes, cassette and microcassette tapes, and phonograph discs. The bulk of the audio-visual materials are micro-cassette recordings, which consist of 34 tapes (1980-1981), including speeches and interviews from various seminars, banquets, conferences and meetings. Organizations represented in the tapes are Association of Naval Services Officers, IMAGE, National Chicano Coalition for Justice, National Hispanic Housing Commission, and National Economic Development Agency.

Series six,   Photgraphs, is made up of family photographs and photographs documenting Hispanics and Hispanic stereotypes on television.

Series seven,   Oversized Materials, includes layout proofs, a certificate, a Fernando Valenzuela Corn Flakes box, newspaper clippings, and printed materials. Also included are framed and mounted photographs, a poster, and three plaques. The Subject files, Collected material, Audio-Visual Materials and some of the Photographs are arranged alphabetically.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Domingo Nick Reyes Papers, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

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Box and Folder Inventory

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