Descriptive SummaryFlood of 2002 Collection.Flood of 2002 Collection2002-2004Materials are in English.MS 1141.25 linear feet (about 900 items)University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special CollectionsMaterials in collection were compiled by University of Texas at San Antonio Archives staff.The Flood of 2002 Collection, consisting of donations of materials from individual donors, includes photographs (prints, negatives, and digital), printed e-mail messages, a Red Cross collage (of images, press releases and other printed material), newspaper clippings from around the state, a VHS videocassette and a music CD. Historical NoteThe flood of 2002 began as heavy rainfall on June 30th and lasted for several more days before subsiding, causing waterways to flood. Eighty counties were affected by the flooding with the majority of the damage accumulating in San Antonio and the surrounding areas. The rain damaged over 48,000 homes and nine deaths resulted from the flooding. University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections solicited materials for inclusion in this collection to provide researchers with a record of the extent, damage, and effects of the flood.
Scope and ContentsThese materials document the flood as experienced by San Antonio and surrounding counties. Additionally, staff at the archives clipped newspaper articles about the flood from the
San Antonio Express-News. The majority of the materials were collected in 2002, but clippings continue to be added to the collection when the Flood is mentioned in newspaper articles. Access RestrictionsThis collection is housed at UTSA's Main Campus and must be accessed via the John Peace Library Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form.
Usage RestrictionsFor information about permission to publish material from the Flood of 2002 Collection, please ask University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections staff. UTSA does not hold copyright on the newspaper articles, certain photographs, the videocassette and compact disc. Permission must be sought from the creators of these materials.
Preferred Citation[Identification of item], Flood of 2002 Collection, MS 114, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition InformationMaterials were donated by individuals and gathered by University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections staff. This is an artificial collection.
Processing InformationProcessed by Traci JoLeigh Drummond,
January 2004.
Index TermsTopicsFloods--Texas--San Antonio.Floods--Texas--Bexar County.Floods--Texas--Guadalupe County.Floods--Texas--Comal County.Red Cross and Red Crescent.LocationsBexar County (Tex.)San Antonio (Tex.)Genres/formatsClippings.Photographs.Collages.Electronic Mail.Detailed Description of the CollectionDonated and Exhibit Materials11American Red Cross of San Antonio photographs, printed materials, news clippings, press releases, and maps, undated12John Barnett e-mail, undated13Ismael Garcia Photographs and Victor Lopez e-mail, undated14Dannielle Guerra Photographs and e-mail (Canyon Lake), undated15Janie Hernandez e-mail and printed material, undated16L. B. Higginbotham music compact disc, undated17Steve Lapp Donation: Photographs and maps of Quihi Creek crossing Upper Elstone Road and CR454, July 3, 200218Steve Lapp Donation: Photographs of Verde Creek crossings and Quihi Creek Crossings, July 3, 200219Steve Lapp Donation: July 5, Verdi Creek, Quihi Creek, Hondo Creek, undated110Steve Lapp Donation: Photographs of Medina Lake at Castroville taken from bridge at Highway 90 and Castroville Regional Park, undated111Steve Lapp Donation: Flood as art (3-3.5” diskettes), undated112Linda Pawlik photographs and negatives, undated113David Pierce e-mail and video re: flood, undated114Gerri Schaad e-mail, undated115U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Canyon Lake news releases, undated116 University of Texas at San Antonio response to flood, news clippings, undated117Exhibit Materials, 2002347Sandra Calloway Photographs, 2002Newspaper Clippings118Boerne Star, Boerne, TX, July 2–August 2, 2002119Hill Country Recorder, Boerne, TX, July 10-August 7, 2002120Times Guardian, Canyon Lake, TX, July 10-August 14, 2002121News Bulletin, Castroville, TX, July 4-August 8, 2002122Chronicle-Journal, Floresville, TX, July 11-August 15, 200221Wilson County News, Goliad, TX, July 3-August 6, 200222The Texan Express, Goliad, TX, July 3-August 7, 200223Gonzales Inquirer, Gonzales, TX, July 5-August 6, 200224The Echo, Helotes, TX, July 24, 31, 200225Hondo Anvil Herald, Hondo, TX, July 4-August 1, 200226The County Wide,Karnes City, TX, July 3, 10, 200227Medina Valley Times, Medina, TX, July 4-13, 200228-9Herald Zeitung, New Braunfels, TX,June 28-August 15, 2002210Pleasanton Express,Pleasanton, TX, July 10-17, 2002211La Presna,San Antonio, TX, July 7-28, 2002212-34San Antonio Express-News,San Antonio, TX, 1998, June 30-July 21, 2002 (includes photographs printed from the Internet)31-41San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, TX, July 22-December 19, 2002, 2003-2004342Daily Record, San Marcos, TX, July 2-August 9, 2002343Gazette-Enterprise, Seguin, TX, July 3-August 11, 2002344Leader News, Uvalde, TX, July 11-August 4, 2002345Victoria Advocate, Victoria, TX, July 3-August 17, 2002346USA Today, Arlington, VA, July 8, 9, 2002