Descriptive Summary
Texas Partners of the
Americas
Texas Partners of the
Americas Records
1978-1993
1987-1989Most
materials are in English; some are in
Spanish.
MS 129
4.4 linear feet (about
3,300 items)
Archives and Special
Collections Department, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Library.
Texas Partners
of the Americas is incorporated in the State of Texas as a non-profit
organization: the first and largest state affiliate of Partners of the
Americas, a private organization that develops leadership, understanding and
opportunity in Latin American and the Caribbean through a network of
volunteers. Texas Partners of the Americas' activities in Latin America
includes sponsoring projects in health and education; providing training and
study in emergency preparedness for counterpart organizations from Latin
America; distributing books and textbooks to Mexican universities; and making
surplus U.S. and state government property available to its Latin American
partners.
The Texas
Partners of the Americas records span the years 1978-1993, but predominately
cover 1987-1989. These years represent the tenure of Dr. Joe Neal as Vice-Chair
of TPA for Mexico Partnerships in 1988-1990, as well as his work with TPA's El
Camino Real Economic Seminar (1988-1989), Higher Education Committee (1987),
Nominating Committee, and other activities of Texas Partners. The papers
consist of annual plans, bylaws, charters, correspondence, and letters of
understanding which provide considerable information about the partners,
projects and activities of the Texas Partners.
Historical Note
Texas Partners of the Americas (TPA) is incorporated in the State of
Texas as a non-profit organization—the first and largest state affiliate of
Partners of the Americas, a private organization that develops leadership,
understanding and opportunity in Latin American and the Caribbean through a
network of volunteers.
President John F. Kennedy launched the Alliance for Progress in 1963,
as a program of government-to-government economic cooperation in the Western
Hemisphere. Partners of the Americas, originally called Partners of the
Alliance, was established in 1964 as the people-to-people component of the
Alliance for Progress. Dr. Jim Boren, a native Texan, founded the group that
later developed into Partners of the Americas, and led the organization until
1970. Originally funded solely by the U.S. Agency for International
Development, Partners of the Americas now has expanded support for its programs
to include various other government agencies, foundations and corporations.
The national organization Partners of the Americas maintains an
extensive network that links people and organizations throughout Latin America
and the Caribbean with affiliates in 45 states of the U.S. and the District of
Columbia. Its areas of activity include citizen participation; education and
culture; youth; agriculture; women and families; outreach and advocacy. The
organization also provides training and workshops related to emergency
preparedness, economic development and other community development issues.
TPA's activities in Latin America includes sponsoring projects in
health and education; providing training and study in emergency preparedness
for counterpart organizations from Latin America; distributing books and
textbooks to Mexican universities; and making surplus U.S. and state government
property available to its Latin American partners. Among its crowning
achievements was sponsoring an economic summit in 1989--the Camino Real
conference--along with its Mexican Partners in Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, as
well as hosting a visit by Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to Austin in
February 1992.
Sources: El Mensajero (Quarterly
Newsletter of TPA), Vol. 1, no. 2 (December 1988) and Vol. 1., no. 3 (August,
1989), and Partners of the Americas Website at
http://www.partners.net/.
Scope and Content Note
The Texas Partners of the Americas records span the years 1978 to
1993, but predominately cover 1987-1989. These years represent the tenure of
Dr. Joe Neal as Vice-Chair of TPA for Mexico Partnerships in 1988-1990, as well
as his work with TPA's El Camino Real Economic Seminar (1988-1989), Higher
Education Committee (1987), Nominating Committee, and other activities of Texas
Partners. The papers also contain considerable information about the partners,
projects and activities of TPA, in general, as well as information on its
national affiliate--National Partners of the Americas--and chapters in various
Texas cities and other U.S. states.
The records are organized into two series: Administrative and Activities.
Administrative documents include annual plans,
bylaws, charters, correspondence, and letters of understanding which document
the administrative actions of the Texas group. This series also includes
information about committees, working projects and other activities or
interests of the organization. There is also a subseries for dealings with the
national organization and files on communication with other Partners of the
Americas chapters in various cities and states.
The Activities series is subdivided by
general activities and country. Countries include Peru, Mexico (general), and
the Mexican states of Guanajuato, Guerrero, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and
Veracruz.
Individuals highlighted in the papers, in addition to Dr. Joe Neal,
include Bob Honts, Member of the TPA Board of Directors since 1986 and
Chair-President of the organization in 1988-1990; other directors or committee
chairs of the state and national organization; and Alberto Fujimori, former
President of Peru.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions on use of this material.
Usage Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Texas Partners of the Americas
must be obtained from the UTSA Library, Archives, or the appropriate copyright
holder.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Texas Partners of the Americas Records,
1978-1993 (Bulk 1987-1989), MS 129, UTSA Archives and Special Collections,
Library, University of Texas at San Antonio.
Acquisition Information
Materials donated by Clarice Neal and the Texas Partners of the
Americas, September 2003.
Processing Information
Processed by Dennis G. Medina, Special Collections Librarian, August
2005.
The files were received in no order, so an order was imposed. There is
overlap between files within a series. For example, a separate memo regarding
the Annual Plan (without an Annual Plan attached) may be found in the
Correspondence folder, however the same memo regarding the Annual Plan, with
the plan attached, would be filed under Annual Plans.
The Correspondence and General files are intended for documents that
do not fit into a more specific folder. Due to time constraints however, staff
could only quickly scan the documents for content. Therefore, some documents in
a Correspondence or General folder may relate to activities of a more specific
Committee or Project, even though there is a separate file for the Committee or
Project. It is suggested therefore, if a researcher is interested in a specific
topic, or activity, that he or she review the Correspondence and General
folders, as well as the more specific file.
Index Terms
Organizations
Texas Partners of the
Americas.
Partners of the Americas
(Organization)
Personal Names
Neal, Joe W. (Joe West),
1916-
Honts, Bob.
Subjects
Economic assistance,
American.
International
cooperation.
International
relations.
Pan-Americanism.
Locations
Mexico--Relations--Texas.
Peru—Relations—Texas
Texas--Relations--Mexico.
Texas—Relations—Peru
Genres/Formats
Bylaws.
Charters.
Correspondence.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Administrative Records
Administrative documents include annual plans, bylaws, charters,
correspondence, and letters of understanding which document the administrative
actions of the Texas group. This series also includes information about
committees, working projects and other activities or interests of the
organization. There is also a subseries for dealings with the national
organization and files on communication with other Partners of the Americas
chapters in various cities and states.
1
Annual Plans/Reviews
1
1
Tri-annual Review,
1984
1
2
Annual Plans,
1986-1987
1
3
Annual Plans,
1988
1
4
Annual Plans,
1988-1989
1
5
Annual Plans,
1989-1990
1
6
Annual Plans,
1990-1991
1
Organization
1
7
Board of Directors and Committee Chairs,
[1984]-1992 and undated
1
8
Board (of Directors') Signatures,
1988
1
9
Bylaws,
1984, 1988, undated
1
10
(Local) Charter Requirements,
1984, 1986-1987, undated
1
11
Incorporation and Power of Attorney,
1964, 1979-1980, 1986, undated
1
12
U.S. Government Code and Standards for (Federal)
Grantees, undated
1
13
Organization Charts,
1987 and undated
1
14
Standards of Excellence,
1988-1989
1
15
Tax Exemption and Related Issues,
1965-1991
1
Correspondence
1
16
General,
1983-1987
1
17
General,
January-June 1988
1
18
General,
July-December 1988
2
1
General,
1990
2
2
General,
1991
2
3
General,
1992
2
4
From NAPA,
1979-1992
2
5
Re: TPA Re-chartering Issue,
March 1988-January 1989
2
6
Re: NAPA Travel Policies,
1978-1984, 1987-1988
2
Financial Documents
2
7
Bank Statements (and Cancelled Checks),
1988-1990
2
8
General,
1979-1993
2
9
Love Gallery ,
1992-1993
2
10
Tax Statements,
1988-1989
2
11
Travel Expense Vouchers
3
Meetings
3
1
Membership and Board Meetings,
1982-1983
3
2
Membership and Board Meetings,
1984
3
3
Annual Membership and Board Meeting,
February 9, 1985
3
4
Annual Board of Directors Meeting,
September 7, 1985
3
5
Annual Membership and Board Meeting,
September 20, 1986
3
6
Annual Board of Directors Meeting,
October 25, 1986
3
7
Annual Membership and Board Meeting,
October 3, 1987
3
8
Annual Board of Directors Meeting,
December 6, 1987
3
9
Board of Directors Meeting,
April 22, 1988
3
10
Executive Committee Meeting,
September 3, 1988
3
11
Special Called Meeting,
September 16, 1988
3
12
Annual Membership and Board Meeting,
December 3, 1988
3
13
Membership, Board and Executive Committee Meetings,
1990
3
14
Membership and Board Meetings,
1991
3
15
Membership, Board and Executive Committee Meetings,
1992
3
Membership
3
16
TPA Membership,
1984 -1985
3
17
TPA Membership,
1987-1989
3
18
TPA Membership,
1990-1992
4
Publicity and Photographs
4
1
Newsletter Issues,
1988, 1992
4
2
TPA Newsletter,
August 1986
4
3
El Mesanjero newsletter,
1988-1989
4
4
Photographs (Annual Meeting),
1984
4
Other Texas Chapters
4
5
Corpus Christi Partners,
1988-1989
4
6
Houston Partners,
1988
4
7
Kingsville Chapter, undated
4
8
Lubbock Partners,
1986-1988
4
9
El Paso Partner,
1987-1989, 1991
4
National Partners
4
10
Annual Meeting & International Convention (Merida,
Yucatan, Mexico),
November 17-20, 1983
4
11
Annual Meeting & International Convention
(Dominican Republic),
November 21-24, 1985
4
12
Annual Meeting (Ocho Rios, Jamaica),
November 20, 1987
4
13
Annual Meeting (Miami, Florida),
November 18, 1988
4
14
Annual Meeting (Guadalajara, Mexico),
November 17, 1989
4
15
Annual Meeting (Salvador, Bahia, Brasil),
November 23, 1991
4
16
Annual Plans (samples),
1986
4
17
Annual Reports,
1982-1983, 1985-1987
4
18
Board of Directors Meeting,
November 19, 1978
4
19
Board of Directors Meeting,
October 12, 1984
4
20
Board of Directors Meeting,
October 31, 1986
4
21
NAPA Board Joint Meetings,
1988, 1992
4
22
Bylaws (National Partners Alliance),
1978, 1980, 1981
4
23
Bylaws (National Partners Foundation),
1983, 1985, 1987
4
24
Bylaws (NAPA, Inc.),
1983, 1986-1987, 1990
4
25
By-Law and Policy Changes (proposed),
1979-1991 and undated
4
26
Directory of Partner Committee Officers,
1983-1991
5
1
Financial Statements,
1980-1981, 1986-1987
5
2
General documents
5
3
Publications
5
4
Quarterly (Activity) Reports,
1987-1988
5
5
State Chapters, Other:
1990 and undated
5
6
Organizations (Other),
1987-1988
Activities
Subdivided by general activities and country.
Countries include Peru, Mexico (general), and the Mexican states
of Guanajuato, Guerrero, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz.
5
General
5
Committees
5
7
Agriculture Committee,
1987-1988
5
8
Arts and Culture,
1988-1989
5
9
Business and Industry Committee,
1987-1988
5
10
Bylaws Committee/Revision,
1988-1989
5
11
Community Education,
1984-1985, 1988
5
12
Disaster Preparedness,
1988, 1991
5
13
Education Committee,
1988 and undated
5
14
Executive,
1988-1989
5
15
Health,
1984-1985, 1988-1989
5
16
Higher Education,
1987-1990
5
17
Nominating,
1984-1991
5
18
Women in Development,
1984, 1986-1987, 1990
6
El Camino Real Conference
6
1
El Camino Real Conference, related documents:
1987-1990 and undated
6
2
El Camino Real Conference materials,
October 1989
6
3
El Camino Real Conference attachments,
October 1989
6
4
El Camino Real Conference, follow up documents:
1990
6
Fujimori Visit
6
5
Fujimori Visit (News Articles),
1992
6
6
Fujimori Visit (Correspondence Received),
1992
6
7
Fujimori Visit (Correspondence Sent),
1992
6
8
Fujimori Visit (General),
1992
6
Kellogg Fellowships
6
9
Kellogg Fellowships in International Development
(General),
1986-1991
6
10
Kellogg Fellowship Programs I through V,
1987-1989
7
1
Kellogg Fellowship Programs V and VII,
1989-1992
7
Emergency Preparedness Program
7
2
Grant Proposal/Agreement,
1986-1988
7
3
General,
1987-1990
7
Other Activities
7
4
Travel Grants,
1987, 1992
7
5
Texas and Oklahoma Partnership,
1976 - 1988
7
Other Material
7
6
Article: Arid Land Use
Strategies, David L. Bowman, undated
7
7
Six (6) Easel Pad Sheets with Notes,
undated
7
International Partners
7
Peru
7
8
Annual Plans,
1986-1987 and undated
7
9
Annual Plans,
1988-1989
7
10
Annual Plans,
1990-1991
7
11
Annual Plans,
1992-1993
7
12
Organizational Chart & Letters of Understanding,
1986-1988
7
13
Correspondence,
1984
7
14
Correspondence,
1987
7
15
Correspondence,
1988 and undated
8
1
Correspondence,
1989
8
2
Correspondence,
1990
8
3
Correspondence,
1991
8
4
Correspondence,
1992
8
5
General
8
6
Small Grants Program,
1985-1987
8
7
Peru Trip,
1984
8
8
Peruvian Farmers Program,
1987-1988
8
9
Peruvian Women's Training,
1987
8
Mexico (General)
8
10
Correspondence,
1987-1990
8
11
General,
1990 and undated
8
12
Cooperative Agreement for Economic Development
(Border States),
1988
9
1
Home Gardens Support Projects,
1988-1989
9
2
Partner Workshops
9
3
Mexico Partners Development Meetings,
1987
9
4
NAPA Workshop in Mexico and Following Visits,
1988
9
5
Oklahoma Mexico Partners,
1986-1987 and undated
9
6
Pfizer Fellowships in Contagious Diseases,
1987-1988 and undated
9
7
Surplus Property Project (Nuevo Leon and
Tamaulipas),
1988 and undated
9
Guanajuato
9
8
Letters of Understanding and Annual Plans,
1988-1989, 1990-1993
9
9
Correspondence,
1987-1989
9
10
Correspondence,
1990 - 1992
10
Guerrero
10
1
Annual Plans,
1987-1992
10
2
Bylaws and Letter of Understanding,
1987, 1989
10
3
Correspondence,
1987-1989 and undated
10
4
Correspondence,
1990-1992
10
5
General,
1988-1992
10
6
Workshop in Taxco,
1987-1988
10
Nuevo Leon
10
7
Annual Plan,
1987
10
8
Bylaws and Letter of Understanding,
1987
10
9
Correspondence,
1987-1992
10
10
General,
1988-1989
10
11
Standards for Excellence,
1987-1988
10
Tamaulipas
10
12
Annual Plans,
1987-1989, 1991
11
1
Bylaws and Letters of Understanding,
1987-1989
11
2
Correspondence,
1987-1991
11
3
General,
1988-1989 and undated
11
4
Catfish Project,
1988
11
Veracruz
11
5
Annual Plans,
1988, 1991
11
6
Bylaws and Letters of Understanding,
1987-1989, 1992
11
7
Correspondence,
1985-1991
11
8
Visit of Francisco Blanco Calderon,
1991-1992