Descriptive Summary
Kenwood Community
Council (San Antonio, Tex.)
Kenwood Community Council
Records, 1964-1975
1964-1975Materials
are in English.
MS 157
0.2 linear feet (about
150 items)
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
The Kenwood
Community Council is an incorporated neighborhood organization in San Antonio,
Texas, established in 1964.
The records
include legal documents, news clippings, correspondence, a memoir, a
photographic print and minutes that illustrate the formation, growth and
organization of the Kenwood Community Council.
Historical Note
The Kenwood Community Council, an incorporated neighborhood
organization established in 1964, sought means of building low-cost housing to
replace or rehabilitate the many deteriorating homes in the blighted Kenwood
area of San Antonio, Texas. Kenwood was home to about 3,500 people. The council spearheaded
multimillion dollar projects to transform vacant lots into tree-lined parks,
move the neighborhood’s children into better schools, build new
privately-funded, federally-subsidized homes, and refurbish salvageable
structures.
Scope and Content Note
The Kenwood Community Council Records include legal documents, news
clippings, correspondence, a memoir, a photographic print and minutes that
illustrate the formation, growth and organization of the Kenwood Community
Council (San Antonio, Tex.) The collection highlights in particular the efforts of the council’s
legal adviser, Andrew V. Allison, to assist in securing better housing,
improved educational facilities, drainage and street projects and continued
financing for this non-profit, charitable organization. Of particular note is a
memoir from the late 1960s, author unknown, chronicling efforts by Kenwood
officials to close down rundown schools, gain an audience with city and school
district officials who ignored them, and secure a partnership with a
construction firm to begin rebuilding the Kenwood community with federal urban
development funds.
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
Please contact University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections for information about
permission to publish material from the collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Kenwood Community Council Records, 1964-1975, MS 157, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the Institute of Texan Cultures Library, Spring
2007.
Processing Information
Processed by Fernando Ortiz, Jr., Volunteer
Index Terms
Organizations
Kenwood Community
Council (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subjects
Community organization--Texas--San Antonio
Urban renewal--Texas--San Antonio.
Locations
San Antonio (Tex.)--Economic conditions--20th century.San Antonio (Tex.)--Social conditions.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Kenwood Community Council Records
Arranged alphabetically by format type.
1
1
Activities of the Kenwood Community Center, undated
1
2
Articles of Incorporation,
1970
1
3
Constitution,
1970
1
4
Correspondence,
1969-1972
1
5
Flyers, undated
1
6
Lease,
1969
1
7
Legal Aid Referral Plan,
1973
1
8
Memoir, undated
1
9
Minutes,
1970-1972
1
10
News clippings,
1964-1975 and undated
1
11
Photograph,
1973
1
12
Proposal from Kenwood to National Catholic Bishop's
Fund,
1970
1
13
Real Estate Records,
1970-1975 and undated