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Descriptive Summary
Historical Note
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Campaigns and Elections
Democratic National Committee
Local Political Groups
Equal Opportunity Development Corporation
Community and Development Groups
Employment Publications
Rodriguez
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A Guide to the Mexican American Democrats of Texas Records, 1962-1987
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Creator: |
Mexican American Democrats of Texas. |
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Title: |
Mexican American Democrats of Texas Records |
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Dates: | 1962-1987 |
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Creator Abstract: |
In December 1975 Mexican American Democrats of Texas was formed to provide a formal structure to make gains for Mexican Americans in the Democratic Party. |
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Content Abstract: |
The records of the Mexican American Democrats of Texas (MAD) contain correspondence, minutes, clippings and other materials relating to the political and social activism of Eugene and Sylvia Rodriguez, charter members of MAD. |
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Identification: |
MS 29 |
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Extent: |
9.6 linear feet |
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Language: |
Materials are in English. |
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Repository: |
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections |
Eugene (Gene) and Sylvia Rodriguez were both charter members of the Mexican American Democrats of Texas (MAD) and prominent political and social activists from San Antonio, Texas. They both served on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Hispanic Caucus of the DNC. Mrs. Rodriguez first served on the DNC in 1978 and Mr. Rodriguez was elected in 1984. They also held a variety of positions in local and regional political groups. Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez were active in support of Democratic candidates including Henry B. Gonzalez, Henry Cisneros and Jimmy Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez worked tirelessly to advance the interests of Hispanics, both within the Democratic Party and the community, . Their interests included immigration, housing, employment and education. They also helped to found the TEJANOS Political Action Committee.
In December 1975 MAD was formed to provide a formal structure to make gains for Mexican Americans in the Democratic Party. The group grew out of a conflict over the selection of state delegates to the 1974 Democratic Mini-Convention in Kansas City. Only four of the ninety-six Texas delegates were Hispanic. DNC member Joe Bernal and other Mexican-Americans described this as an act of discrimination and asked for five anglo (caucasian) delegates to be replaced with Mexican-Americans. Starting in 1976, MAD held annual conventions and lobbied for pro-Mexican-American positions to be adopted by the larger Democratic Party.
In addition to their political activities, Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez had connections to a variety of civic and community development groups. Mr. Rodriguez was Executive Director of the Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of Bexar County and the Director of the Department of Economic and Employment Development. In these capacities, he worked to improve the position of Hispanics and other minority groups particularly in the areas of employment and housing. He also worked with United Way and other charity efforts to help the poor of Bexar County. Mrs. Rodriguez was an officer in the YWCA and Parent Child, Inc., a non-profit organization that administered daycare programs in San Antonio.
Mr. Rodriguez received a Bachelors and a Masters degree in political science from St. Mary's University. He also earned another Masters degree in Environmental Management from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He held several positions at UTSA, including the head of the Center for Studies in Business, Economics and Human Resources.
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The Mexican American Democrats of Texas (MAD) collection contains material dating from 1962 to 1987. It contains correspondence, minutes, clippings and other materials relating to the political and social activism of Eugene and Sylvia Rodriguez, charter members of MAD. The collection is divided into seven series documenting the varied areas of this activism.
The official activities of Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez in the Democratic party are found in the Campaigns series, Elections series, and the Democratic National Committee series. These records document the efforts to create the policies of the Democratic Party and the actions of the party in support of candidates. The work of Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez with the Mexican-American Democrats of Texas and other political interest groups is located in the Local Political Groups series. Most of the groups in this series concern the rights of Hispanics, women and other minority groups.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez were also involved with a number of civic and development groups that worked with minorities such as National Urban Coalition and the Alamo Area Council of Governments. The Community and Development Groups series contain reports and other material from these types of groups. Some are based locally and others are national groups. The Equal Opportunity Development Corporation (EODC) series documents Mr. Rodriguez's work as Executive Director of the EODC and this group's work to increase the employment of minorities in the San Antonio area. The status of Hispanics and other minority groups is further documented in Employment Publications. These publications also provide background information on the type of concerns that the EODC and the Community and Development groups dealt with.
A small amount of personal information relating to Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez is located in the Rodriguez series. It contains some correspondence as well notes from Mr. Rodriguez's academic career.
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The collection is arranged as follows: |
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Campaigns and Elections, 1971-1986 |
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Democratic National Committee, 1973-1986 |
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Local Political Groups, 1968-1985 |
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Equal Opportunity Development Corporation, 1962-1981 |
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Community and Development Groups, 1968-1986 |
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Employment Publications, 1965-1985 |
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Rodriguez, 1963-1987 |
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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.
Use Restrictions
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
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Persons |
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Rodriguez, Eugene, 1941- |
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Rodriguez, Sylvia. |
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Organizations |
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Mexican American Democrats of Texas. |
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Democratic National Committee (U.S.) |
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Democratic Party (Tex.) |
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Topics |
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Mexican Americans--Texas--Political activity. |
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Mexican Americans--Texas--San Antonio--Political activity. |
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Locations |
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Texas--Politics and government. |
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United States--Politics and government. |
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Genres/formats |
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Clippings. |
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Correspondence. |
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Minutes. |
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Local Subjects |
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Activism/Activists |
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Clubs and Organizations |
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Mexican Americans |
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Politics/Politicians |
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[Identification of item], Mexican American Democrats of Texas Records, 1962-1987, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
This collection was donated in 1994.
Processed by Eric Hartmann, Processing Archivist, December 1998.
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Campaigns and Elections |
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This series contains information about Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez's support for Democratic candidates. The majority of this material concerns the 1980 presidential election. Unless otherwise noted, the material is dated the same year as the election. |
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Organized by year of election and arranged alphabetically. |
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1971 |
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1972 |
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Briscoe, Dolph |
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Citizens for McGovern |
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Conventions |
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State |
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National |
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State Senatorial District 26 |
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1974 |
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1975 |
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Clippings, 1975-1976 |
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Convention, state |
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1974 |
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12 |
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1976 |
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Precincts |
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100-150 |
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151-300 |
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1978 |
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Briscoe, Dolph |
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Clements, Bill |
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Clippings, 1977-1978 |
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Convention, state |
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Democratic Mid Year Conference |
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Precincts |
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1980 |
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Undated |
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1979-June 1980 |
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July-August 1980 |
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September 1980 |
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October-November 1980 |
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Texas |
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Convention |
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House Statistics |
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General |
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19th Senate District |
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21st Senate District |
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26th Senate District |
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Supreme Court |
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National |
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Administrative |
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Anderson, John |
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Bexar County Democratic Executive Committee |
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Carter, Rosaline |
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Convention |
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Correspondence |
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Hispanic Campaign Committee |
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Invitations |
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Kennedy, Edward |
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Key Contacts |
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Larouche, Lyndon |
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Media |
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Campaign Literature |
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Press Releases |
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General |
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Local |
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Radio |
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Television |
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Phone Bank |
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Platform |
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Reagan, Ronald |
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Re-election Committee |
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Staff |
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State Headquarters |
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Voter Registration |
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Voting History |
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White House on Women |
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1982 |
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Clippings, 1981-1982 |
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White, Mark |
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1984 |
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Cisneros, Henry, 1982-1984 |
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Undated |
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January-October 1984 |
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November 1984 |
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Convention, State |
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Ferraro, Gearldine |
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Glenn, John, 1982-1984 |
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Hart, Gary, 1982-1984 |
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Miscellaneous Candidates, 1982-1984 |
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Mondale, Walter 1982-1984 |
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Platform |
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US Senate |
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1985/1986 |
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Paraphernalia, 1972-1984 |
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Democratic National Committee |
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This series contains correspondence and other material regarding the operation of the Democratic National Committee during the tenures of Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez. |
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Organized by topic and arranged alphabetically. |
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Conferences |
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1982 |
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1982 |
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Correspondence |
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1973-1980 |
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1985 |
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Fairness Commission, 1985 |
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Hispanic Caucus, 1985 |
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Meetings, 1984-1986 |
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Miscellaneous, 1985 |
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Rodriguez, Eugene, undated |
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Rodriguez, Sylvia 1978-1985 |
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Tape of Gonzalez, undated |
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Local Political Groups |
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This series contains material about political groups such as the Mexican American Democrats of Texas and Democratic Women of Bexar County in which Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez were active. |
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Organized by name of group and arranged alphabetically. |
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Alliance for Women's Appointments, 1982-1985 |
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Amistad Civic Organization, 1979 |
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Coalition of National Hispanic Women, 1980 |
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Democratic Women of Bexar County, 1968-1980 |
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Democratic Party of Bexar County, 1972 |
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Hispanic American Democrats, 1976-1981 |
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Democratic Women of Bexar County, clippings, 1972-1975 |
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Mexican American Democrats |
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Carter, Jimmy, 1980 |
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Challenge Delegates, 1974 |
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1974-1982 |
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1984 |
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Conventions, 1977-1984 |
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Executive Committee, 1980-1985 |
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Hispanic Issues, 1983-1984 |
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Photographs, undated |
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Miscellaneous, 1971-1976 and undated |
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One City, Many Cultures, 1981-1982 |
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Rosters, undated |
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12 |
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San Antonio Independent School District, 1973-1975 |
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Southwest Voter Registration Project, 1980-1985 |
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Tejano, 1975-1976 |
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Tejanos for Texas, 1980 |
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Texas Democratic Party, undated |
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US Commission on Civil Rights, 1974-1977 |
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Equal Opportunity Development Corporation |
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This series contains information concerning the activities of the Equal Opportunity Development Corporation. Minority employment issues such as affirmative action were the main concern of the corporation. |
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Organized by topic and arranged alphabetically. |
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Affirmative Action |
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Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action of the City of San Antonio, 1974 |
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Preparing for Affirmative Action, 1978 |
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City of San Antonio, 1973-1974 |
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Undated |
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1973-1974 |
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1975 |
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11 |
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1976 |
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12 |
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1977-1980 |
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1981-1985 |
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Concentrated Employment Program |
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General, 1969-1971 |
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2 |
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Director's Files, 1970-1971 |
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Conferences, 1974 |
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GED, undated |
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Grants, undated |
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Guidelines, 1978-1979 |
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Miscellaneous, 1962-1981 |
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Reports |
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General, 1972-1977 |
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Mexican Americans and Manpower Training, undated |
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3 |
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Poverty in Texas, 1972 |
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Regional Environment for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 1979 |
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SMSA, 1977 |
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A Systemized Approach to Using Job Seeker Information as a Means of maintaining A Localized Job Search Database, 1974 |
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Year in Review, 1971 |
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Taft Rehabilitation Assistance Program, 1975 |
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Legislation |
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Budget, 1981 |
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Home Mortgage Disclosure Act |
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General, 1975 |
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Bomar, Thomas, 1975 |
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Committee on Small Business |
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US House, 1975 |
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US House, 1978 |
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US Senate, 1979 |
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Labor Law Reports, 1975 |
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Community and Development Groups |
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This series contains information about national and local development groups with which Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez worked. These development groups were largely concerned with issues such as minority education, employment and housing. |
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Organized by type of group and arranged alphabetically. |
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National |
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Joint Center for Political Studies, 1973-1975 |
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National Urban Coalition |
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1971-1973 |
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1974-1977 |
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Small Business Administration, 1977 |
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Task Force on Southern Rural Development, 1975 |
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Urban Institute, 1977-1978 |
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Wendell and Reed, undated |
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Wolfpac Corporation, undated |
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Local |
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Alamo Area Council of Governments |
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General, 1972-1974 |
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Public Personnel Systems, 1975 |
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Regional Development Studies |
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Economic Social and Institutional Factors Affecting the Development of the San Antonio Economic Area, 1972 |
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The Economy of the Redevelopment Area, 1972 |
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Forecasting the Population in thee Alamo Region, 1973 |
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A Handbook on Land Use Classification and Base Mapping in the AACOG Region, 1972 |
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Major Market Centers and Market Areas of Portions of Central, South and West Texas |
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Bexar County Historical Commission, 1976 |
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Community Food and Nutrition Project, 1975 |
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Dewey Master Plan, undated |
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Fourth of July Celebration, 1981 |
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Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, 1973-1975 |
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HemisFair 1968, 1968 |
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Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner, 1981-1986 |
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Child Abuse Council, 1975 |
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Miscellaneous, 1973-1981 |
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North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, 1975 |
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San Antonio Economic Foundation, undated |
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Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1974 |
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Texas Observer |
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1974-1975 |
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Employment Publications |
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This series contains commercial, non-profit and government publications concerning business and employment. Most concern Hispanic or minority employment issues. |
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Articles, 1978-1983 |
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Commercial |
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General |
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1971-1975 |
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1976-1981 |
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American Sociological Review, 1976 |
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Business Information Service, 1975 |
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Non Profit |
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1971-1975 |
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Texas Employment Commission |
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1985 |
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1985 |
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United States |
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Department of Commerce |
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General, 1972-1976 |
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Bureau of the Census, 1972-1978 |
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Department of Commerce, 1977 |
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Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1973-1975 |
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Department of Labor |
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General, 1974-1979 |
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1974-1977 |
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Manpower Administration, 1965-1973 |
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Miscellaneous, 1973-1979 and undated |
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Rodriguez |
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This series contains notes from Eugene Rodriguez's graduate studies and correspondence of Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez. There is also a selection of clippings concerning Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez. |
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Clippings, 1975-1980 and undated |
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Eugene Rodriguez |
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BA Political Science Notes, 1963-1965 |
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MA Political Science |
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Notes, 1965-1967 |
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Thesis, Henry B. Gonzalez: A Political Profile, 1965 |
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MA Environmental Management Notes |
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1975 |
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1975 |
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Miscellaneous, 1966 and undated |
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Sylvia Rodriguez |
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Correspondence, 1979-1987 |
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Miscellaneous, 1983-1984 |
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