Descriptive Summary
Loper, Christi.
Rancho Diana Photograph Collection
1950s-1976Materials are in English and Spanish.
MS 397
.1 linear feet
The University of
Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special
Collections.
Rancho Diana is a 1300-acre natural area owned by the City of San
Antonio. The land was acquired through the 2005 (Prop. 1) voter-approved Edwards Aquifer Protection program and is part of the Edwards Aquifer
Recharge Zone. It is currently not open to the public, but the city plans are to expand and appropriately develop the Friedrich/Crownridge/Cedar Creek/Rancho Diana contiguous park properties into a natural area destination. Proposed capital improvement projects include the design and construction of a Natural Areas Visitors Center, rehabilitation to the
existing structures, parking, access, interpretive features, trails, trailhead features, and other
amenities following a master plan for the historic parkThe collection consists of photographs documenting Rancho Diana northwest of San Antonio, Texas.
Historical NoteRancho Diana is a 1300-acre natural area owned by the City of San
Antonio. The land was acquired through the 2005 (Prop. 1) voter-approved Edwards Aquifer Protection program and is part of the Edwards Aquifer
Recharge Zone. It is currently not open to the public, but the city plans are to expand and appropriately develop the Friedrich/Crownridge/Cedar Creek/Rancho Diana contiguous park properties into a natural area destination. Proposed capital improvement projects include the design and construction of a Natural Areas Visitors Center, rehabilitation to the
existing structures, parking, access, interpretive features, trails, trailhead features, and other
amenities following a master plan for the historic park.
Source: "Grey Forest Historical Society Meeting," Helotes Herald, July 6, 2009, via: http://helotesherald.org/?p=186
Scope and Content NoteThe collection consists of photographs documenting Rancho Diana northwest of San Antonio, Texas.
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
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
property, and libel laws as they apply.
Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by Christi Loper at the date of
accessioning.
Acquisition Information
Donated in September 2012 (2012-059).
Processing Information
Collection encoded by Nikki Lynn Thomas, Manuscripts Curator.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item],Rancho Diana Photograph Collection, MS 397, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Index Terms
Locations
San Antonio (Tex.)
Rancho Diana (Tex.)
Genres/Formats
Photographs.
Local Subjects
Photographs/Photography
San Antonio History
Rancho Diana collection
1 Photographs11950s119761Mazie Wagner, Jack Wagner and Jim Ritter, undated1Disc 1: Pictures of Rancho Diana, Helotes and the San Antonio Airport, 1950s1Disc 2: Rancho Diana / Box R Ranch 1950s and a visit in 19761950s, 1976
1Box R Ranch real estate brochure, undated