Descriptive Summary
Mahncke Park Neighborhood
Association
Mahncke Park Neighborhood
Association Records
1980-1994Materials
are in English.
MS 89
0.8 linear feet (about
560 items)
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
The Mahncke
Park Neighborhood Association was founded in 1979 as a voluntary incorporated
neighborhood association, established for the protection, preservation and
development of Mahncke and its surrounding neighborhood in all of its
historical, physical, cultural and social aspects.
The Mahncke
Park Neighborhood Association Records span the years 1980 through 1994 and
contain public documents, community newsletters, and other documents that
illustrate the concerns of the Association.
Historical Note
The Mahncke Park Neighborhood Association was founded in 1979 for the
protection, preservation and development of Mahncke
and its surrounding neighborhood in all of its historical, physical, cultural
and social aspects. The neighborhood is north of Fort Sam Houston and
Brackenridge Avenue and south of Burr Road. It is bounded on the east by the
San Antonio Country Club and on the west by Brackenridge Park.
An elected Board of Directors headed by a First Chairperson operates
the Association. The Association also created several standing committees. The
original committees were the History and Research Committee, the Mahncke Park
Fair Committee, the Public Relations and Membership Committee, the Program
Committee, the Block Captains' Committee, and a Neighborhood Concerns
Committee. The Association held monthly meetings, which were open to the
public. Members of the Association often met with San Antonio officials to
discuss how to improve the quality of life in the Mahncke Park Neighborhood.
Two prominent concerns in the 1980s were the sale of liquor and the presence of
prostitutes.
The Association also produced a community newsletter to publicize
their work, and often sponsored picnics and fairs to foster a sense of
community in the area. As of May 2005, the Association remains active.
Source:
About the Mahncke Park Neighborhood
Association, MPNA administrator,
http://mahnckepark.org/.
Scope and Content Note
The Mahncke Park Neighborhood Association records span the years 1980
through 1994 and contain public documents, community Newsletters, and other
documents that illustrate the concerns of the Association. It is divided into
three series. The Administrative series contains the
Association's bylaws and minutes of Board meetings. It also contains the work
of the History and Records Committee in researching the history of Lamar school
in 1984. The Neighborhood Planning and Concerns
series contains information on several topics that caused the Association
concern. It also contains information on neighborhood planning, neighborhood
surveys, and public records such as police reports and a computer printout
listing all the property in the neighborhood. The
Mahncke Park Community Newsletter series
contains issues of the
Mahncke Park Community Newsletter dating
from 1980-1994. From 1980 to 1986, almost every issue is in the collection.
From 1987 to 1994, there are several large gaps between the issues of the
newsletter.
Arrangement
- Administrative Files
- Neighborhood Planning and Concerns
- Mahncke Park Community Newsletter
Access Restrictions
This 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 Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Records must be obtained from
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Mahncke Park Neighborhood Association
Records, 1980-1994, MS 89, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Materials were donated by Francille Radman in 1999 (Acc. 1999-22).
Processing Information
The records were processed by Eric Hartmann in August 1999.
Notes to Researchers
More recent issues of the Mahncke Park Community
Newsletter can be found at the
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library.
Index Terms
Organizations
Mahncke Park Neighborhood
Association (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subjects
Neighborhood--Texas--San
Antonio.
Neighborhood
government--Texas--San Antonio.
Neighborhood
planning--Texas--San Antonio.
Locations
San Antonio
(Tex.)
Genres/Formats
Newsletters.
Detailed Description of the Records
Administrative Files
1
1
Board of Directors,
1981-1984
1
2
Bylaws,
1983
1
3
History Committee,
1984
Neighborhood Planning and Concerns
1
4
Campaign for Common $ense,
1984
1
5
Government Publications,
1979 and undated
1
6
Liquor,
1984
1
7
Prostitution,
1984
1
8
Surveys,
1981-1983
1
9
Property Listing,
1984
Mahncke Park Community
Newsletter
2
1
1980-1982
2
2
1983-1984
2
3
1985-1986
2
4
1987-1990
2
5
1992-1994