A Guide to the University of Texas at San Antonio: Institute of Texan Cultures: Office of the Executive Director Records, 1966-1979, 2006

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History of the Institute of Texan Cultures binder, 2006

Office Files of R. Henderson Shuffler, 1966-1979

Proclamations honoring Jack Maguire, 1985

A Guide to the University of Texas at San Antonio: Institute of Texan Cultures: Office of the Executive Director Records, 1966-1979, 2006


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	University of Texas at San Antonio. Institute of Texan Cultures. Office of the Executive Director
	Title:	University of Texas at San Antonio: Institute of Texan Cultures: Office of the Executive Director Records
	Dates:	1966-1979, 2006

	Creator Abstract:	The Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC), a museum located on the Hemisfair Campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio, was established in 1965 by the 59th Texas Legislature. Its first director was R. Henderson Shuffler, who served as director from 1965-1975.
	Content Abstract:	The collection spans the years 1966 through 2006 (bulk 1966-1979) and includes the administrative records of the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures' Office of the Executive Director. The collection is comprised of the office files of first Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC) Executive Director R. Henderson Shuffler, as well as a history of the ITC, compiled by a staff member in the Office of the Executive Director.
	Identification:	UA 15.01.01
	Extent:	7.3 linear feet (18 Boxes + 1 oversized folder)
	Language:	Materials are in English.
	Repository:	University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Historical Note

The Institute of Texan Cultures was established by the Fifty-ninth Texas Legislature on May 27, 1965. The agency was directed to develop and implement an appropriate plan for the state's participation in HemisFair '68 to plan exhibits related to the history of Texas, its development, resources, and contributions; and to design and erect a building suited to housing these exhibits, giving due consideration to its utility for state purposes after the fair. The institute, a permanent state agency located on HemisFair grounds in San Antonio, was designed to study the ethnic groups that settled in Texas. While not a museum, the institute displayed relics, artifacts, and personal memorabilia, but only those that had a direct connection with telling the story of the people in each ethnic group. The exhibits made use of sound, color, movement, and atmospheric design. R. Henderson Shuffler guided the research projects and formed the original staff.

The institute's continued function is to bring together, on loan, fragments of Texas history collections from museums and archives throughout the state, to produce filmstrips and slide shows on segments of Texas history, and to publish historical pamphlets and books. The Institute of Texan Cultures was put under the University of Texas System effective June 5, 1969, and its official title became the University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio. In February 1973 the institute became, more specifically, a part of the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Upon the death of Shuffler in 1975, Jack R. Maguire was named director. Rex H. Ball was director of the institute in 1995. He was advised by the institute's development board and reported directly to the president of UTSA, Samuel A. Kirkpatrick. In 1995 there were 100 regular staff members and 450 volunteer workers. The institute was funded by biennial legislative appropriations, grants, contributions, and funds generated by the sale of publications, audiovisuals, other products, and the rental of the institute's facilities. In addition to maintaining 50,000 square feet of exhibits featuring twenty-seven cultures and ethnic groups, the institute hosts the Texas Folklife Festival, the Asian Festival, and other events.

Source: Tiller, David C. "University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures," Handbook of Texas Online.http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/UU/kcu25.html(Accessed 1 April 2009).

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Scope and Content Note

This collection spans the years 1966 through 2006 (bulk 1966-1979) and includes records transferred from the Institute of Texan Cultures Office of the Executive Director. The records comprise the administrative files of R. Henderson Shuffler, the first director of the Institute of Texan Cultures. Administrative files primarily include incoming and outgoing correspondence.

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Organization of Collection

		Series 1. History of the Institute of Texan Cultures binder
		Series 2. Office Files of R. Henderson Shuffler
		Series 3. Proclamations honoring Jack Maguire

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Personnel files are closed.

This collection is housed at UTSA's HemisFair Park Campus and must be accessed via the accessed via the Institute of Texan Cultures 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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Index Terms

	Personal Names
		Shuffler, R. Henderson (Ralph Henderson), 1908-
	Organizations
		University of Texas at San Antonio. Institute of Texan Cultures. Office of the Executive Director.
		University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio.
	Subjects
		Museums--Texas.
	Locations
		San Antonio (Tex.)--History--20th century.
	Genres/Formats
		Correspondence.
	Local Subjects
		UTSA History
		UTSA Records

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Encoded by Sean Heyliger, March, 2011.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

History of the Institute of Texan Cultures binder, 2006

Box

Folder

History of the Institute of Texan Cultures, 1960s-2000s, compiled by Carolyn Kellner (Office of the Executive Director), 2006

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Office Files of R. Henderson Shuffler, 1966-1979
	R. Henderson Shuffler was the first director of the Institute of Texan Cultures. This subseries is chiefly comprised of correspondence.
	Arranged alphabetically by subject or last name of correspondent. Shuffler's outgoing correspondence is primarily located at the end of the series, in Boxes 14-16.
	Personnel files are closed.
	Original order and folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Box	Folder
1	2	Appropriations, 1969-1975
Box	Folder
16	5	Ashby, Gordon, 1968
Box	Folder
1	3	Audit report, 1968
	4	Audio typescripts, undated
	5	Austin report, 1970-1971
	6	Baker, O.T., 1969-1973
	7	Balch Institute, 1974
	8	Barbed wire sources, 1969-1971
	9	Bay City school project: Folk Fair, 1972
	10	Belgian colony in San Antonio, 1967-1971
	11	Bexar Archives, 1971-1973
Box	Folder
2	1	Bicentennial, American Revolution, 1976
	2	Bicentennial (American Revolution) Commission, 1970-1973
	3	Blodgett, Terrell (Exec. Dept.), 1966-1968
	4	Bobbitt, Brite, Bobbitt, & Allen [attorneys], 1968
	5	Boston Tea Party Chest, 1975-1977
	6	Brandes collection, 1967
	7	Briscoe, Dolph, Governor, 1973
	8	British Consul, General (Roy Fox), 1974
Box	Folder
16	6	Budget submissions for the Institute of Texan Cultures,1968-1970
Box	Folder
2	9	Burnham gift, 1971-1972
	10	Bybee, Charles, 1970-1971
	11	Cámara Barbachano, Fernando, 1973-1974
	12	Carter, Kathryn Turner, 1968-1971
	13	Cassell, L.J., 1968-1970
		Caudill, Rowlett, and Scott [Institute of Texan Cultures architects]
			Correspondence
Box	Folder
16	7			1966
	8			1967
Drawer	Folder
65	6				Tent specifications,1968
	6				Institute of Texan Cultures floorplan,undated
Box	Folder
16	9			1968
Drawer	Folder
65	6				Portable sign stands,1968
Box	Folder
17	1			1968
Box	Folder
2	14	Cisneros, Jose, 1969-1973
	15	City of San Antonio (Mayor John Gatti), 1968-1974
	16	Constitution Show, The, 1974
Box	Folder
17	2	Consuls,1966
Box	Folder
2	17	Clark, Edward, 1968-1974
	18	Collector's Institute, 1971-1973
	19	Conger, Roger N., 1967-1974
Box	Folder
3	1	Connally, John, 1970-1972
	2	Correspondence (various senders), 1969-1970
	3	Cosmonaut visit, 1974
	4	County Historical Survey Committee Chairmen, undated
	5	Crawford, Ann Fears, 1968-1969
	6	Czech Texans, The, 1972-1973
	7	"D,"1968-1974
	8	Dallas County Heritage Society, 1969
	9	Dallas Historical Society, 1971-1973
	10	Daughters of the Republic of Texas, 1968-1974
	11	Davis, Bob (Waco), 1968-1974
	12	Del Valle Independent School District, 1967
	13	Development Board, 1970-1971
	14	Education Service Center, 1969
	15	Emery Air Freight Corporation, 1968
	16	Ethnic food recipe sources, undated
	17	Ethnic heritage study grants, 1972
	18	Ethnic maps, undated
	19	Elliott, Keith, 1967-1968
	20	Ewing, Halsell, 1971
Box	Folder
17	3	Exhibit procedures manual,1967
Box	Folder
3	21	Ferguson, Charles W., 1971-1973
	22	Federal Building - parking, 1972
	23	Finck, Bill, 1969-1971
	24	Floor plans, 1970
	25	Foundations, undated
	26	Fredericksburg Historical Society, 1968
Box	Folder
4	1	Freymann, Carlos, 1970-1974
	2	Galveston Medical Branch - Old Red, 1973
	3	"G" general correspondence, 1973
	4	German Movies - Guenther Geisler, 1972
	5	German trip - correspondence, 1974
	6	German visitor - Kurt Klotzbach, 1972-1975
	7	Girl Scouts - Corpus Christi, 1970
	8	Good Neighbor Commission, 1972
Box	Folder
17	4	Governor's reception,1968
	5	Governor's reception room,1968
Box	Folder
4	9	Grayson County Historical Survey Commission, 1970
	10	Greene, Victor, 1969
	11	Grimes County Chamber of Commerce, 1971
	12	Gifts and requests, 1971
	13	History textbook adoptions, 1970
Box	Folder
13	4	Hogg, Ima, 1969-1972
	5	Houston Endowment correspondence, 1967-1975
Box	Folder
4	14	Houston Endowment, Inc., 1972
	15	Institute pamphlets (reviews), undated
Box	Folder
17	6	Institute of Texan Cultures primer invitations,1968
Box	Folder
4	16	Invitation lists, 1970
Box	Folder
17	7	Janitorial service,1967-1968
	8	John Connally Day, 1968
Box	Folder
13	8	Johnson, Lady Bird, 1968-1974
Box	Folder
4	17	Kallison, Mrs. Perry, 1966-1970
Box	Folder
13	6	Keitz & Herndon, 1968
	7	King Ranch, 1967-1969
Box	Folder
4	18	"L" general correspondence, 1970-1974
	19	La Bahia Awards, 1970-1974
	20	Land Commissioner, 1972
	21	Lea, Tom, 1970
Box	Folder
13	9	LBJ Library Austin, undated
Box	Folder
5	1	Leal, Carmela, 1971-1973
	2	"The Legacy of the Land,"undated
	3	Lewis, Fenn, Sr. (Harrison County Historical Society), 1971-1973
	4	Lively, Kenneth, 1971
	5	Lomax, John, 1968
	6	Lost cannon in Lavaca River, 1971
	7	Malina, Frank, 1971-1974
	8	Malina, Frank - biographical, 1971-1972
	9	Mathis school project, 1971
	10	Mead, Ben Carlton, 1971-1974
	11	Memo - John Davis, 1969-1975
	12	Memo - Bill Field, 1970
	13	Memo - Sue Flanagan, 1971
	14	Memo - Juan Garcia, 1973
	15	Memos - Al Lowman, 1971
	16	Memos - Joe Perry, 1970-1975
	17	Memos - R. Henderson Shuffler, 1967-1974
	18	Memos - Laura Simmons, 1974
	19	Memo - Bob Smith, 1970
	20	Memos - Staff, 1975
	21	Memo - Marion Travis, 1974
	22	Memos - Washington, 1970
	23	Mexican museum visit, 1968
	24	Mexican Texans, The, 1971
	24	Microfilm reader, 1969
	25	Middagh, John J., 1970
Box	Folder
6	1	Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation, 1971-1975
	2	Mist, 1968
	3	Mizell, undated
		Montreal Expo 67'
Box	Folder
17	9		Canadian Pulp and Paper pavilion,1967
	10-11		Telephone pavilion,1967
Box	Folder
6	4	Moody Foundation, 1971-1975
	5	Moore, Harvin C., 1969-1971
	6	Moses, Tad (Star Route Silver Creek), 1969-1972
	7	Murals, historical, 1970
	8	Murphy, Audie, 1968-1974
	9	Museums [in Texas, list of], undated
	10	McClure, Boone, 1968-1971
	11	McCombs, Holland, 1968-1970
	12	NASA exhibit, 1969
	13	National Council on the Arts, 1972
	14	National Commission on Libraries, 1974
	15	National Parks Service Project, 1974
	16	Negro newspapers (C.W. Grose research), 1971
	17	News picture exhibit, 1968
	18	Nurnberg Opera, 1974
	19	"N,"1968-1970
	20	"O,"1969-1970
	21	Oliver, Frank, 1972
	22	Outside employment (UT), 1971
	23	Pamphlets, 1971
	24	Pape Foundation (Mrs. G.H. Pape), 1970
	25	People - newsletter, 1973
	26	Permanent Assets [of Institute of Texan Cultures], 1968
	27	Perry, Joseph A., 1975
Box	Folder
RESTRICTED		CLOSED: Personnel, 1973-1975
Box	Folder
6	28	Peruvian Press Group, 1971
	29	Pinckney, Pauline, 1966-1971
	30	Pirtle, Caleb, 1970
Box	Folder
7	1	Polish Texans, The, 1972
	2	Porter, R.H., 1970
	3	Presentation Industries, 1968
Box	Folder
17	12	Presidio La Bahia award,1968
Box	Folder
18	1	Proposed schedules,1967
	2-3	Protocol,1968
Box	Folder
7	4	Provence, Harry, 1974
	5	Public reaction excerpts, 1970
Box	Folder
13	10	Publications, 1970-1973
Box	Folder
7	6	Randel, Mrs. Ralph, 1968-1971
	7	Ranch Headquarters - Texas Tech, 1969-1971
	8	REA Express, 1968
	9	Reader's Digest, 1972-1973
	10	Requests for information and publications, 1970-1971
	11	Relics from Mexico, 1967
	12	Restoration of paintings, 1970
	13	Rice University, 1971
	14	Sid Richardson Foundation, 1968-1974
	15	"S" correspondence, 1970-1979
	16	Sa Kowitz, 1969-1970
	17	San Antonio Archives and Research Center, 1973
	18	San Antonio Art League, 1970
	19	San Antonio Bicentennial Committee, 1973-1974
	20	San Antonio Camera Club, 1969
	21	San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, 1970-1974
	22	Santos, Richard, 1968-1969
	23	San Antonio Conservation Society, 1968-1975
	24	San Antonio School District, 1971-1973
	25	San Felipe Slide Show, 1972
	26	San Antonio Water Board, 1969-1971
	27	Santerre, George, 1969-1971
Box	Folder
8	1	Sanyo - Texas Youth Leadership Institute, 1973
	2	Schiwetz, Buck, 1970-1972
Box	Folder
18	4	Security,1967-1968
Box	Folder
8	3	Shepperd, John Ben, 1973
Box	Folder
13	13	Smith, Dudley, 1968-1974
Box	Folder
8	4	Smithsonian letters to Texas delegates, 1968
	5	Smithsonian traveling exhibits, 1974
	6	Southern Methodist University, 1972
	7	Sons of the Republic of Texas, 1970-1974
	8	Southern Living, 1973
	9	Southwest Foundation, 1970
	10	Southwest Research Institute, 1974
	11	Southwestern Bell Telephone Conference, 1967-1968
	12	Spanish Texans, The, 1972
Box	Folder
9	1	Speaker's Room, undated
	2	Shuffler speeches, 1969-1974
	3	Speeches made, 1969-1974
	4	Spiva, Dr. R.V., 1968
	5	Sports Hall of Fame, 1970
	6	Stark, J. Wayne, 1968-1973
Box	Folder
18	5	Steel shelving,1967
Box	Folder
9	7	Sterling Mansion, 1973
	8	Sterling, Walter, 1971-1974
	9	Sterling, Mrs. W.W., 1969-1974
	10	Strake, George W., Jr., 1973-1974
	11	Suggestions, 1973-1974
	12	Suspense file (requests for publications, information, etc.), 1969-1970
	13	Television proposal - KLRN, undated
	14	Texas A&M University, 1971-1975
	15	Texas Academy of General Practice, 1969-1970
	16	Texas Almanac, "The People of Texas,"undated
	17	Texas and the American Revolution for the Texas Almanac, 1975
Box	Folder
13	11	Texas Antiquities - rules and regulations, 1968-1969
Box	Folder
9	18	Texas art, 1968
	19	Texas Commission on the Arts and Humanities, 1972-1973
	20	Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers, 1970
	21	Texas Daily Newspaper Association, 1972-1975
Box	Folder
10	1	Texas Fine Arts Commission, 1969
	2	Texas Institute of Letters, 1970-1975
	3	Texas Education Agency - correspondence, 1969-1973
	4-5	Texas Education Agency - reports and other materials, 1968-1972
Box	Folder
11	1	Texas Education Agency - reports and other materials, 1969-1972
	2-5	Texas Folklife Festival, 1972-1975
	6	"J" [correspondence relating to Texas Folklife Festival], 1968-1974
	7	Texas Folklife Festival preliminary report, 1972
	8	Texas Folklife Festival - comments, clippings, and other materials, 1972
	9	Texas Folklife Festival - grants and publicity, 1974
	10	Texas Highway Department, 1973-1974
	11	Texas Highway Department signs, 1973
	12	Texas Highways magazine article: "Texas Throws a Party,"1973
	13	Texas historical organizations [directory], 1974
	14	Texas Inter-Americas Development Subcommittee, 1972
	15	Texas law exhibit, 1967
	16	Texas magazine, 1968-1971
	17	Texas Observer, 1972
	18	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 1970
	19	Texas Press Association, 1971
	20	Texas Rangers (former association and commemorative commission), 1973
	21	Texas Rangers Museum, 1968
	22	Texas Rangers show, 1974
Box	Folder
12	1	Texas school visits, 1970
	2	Texas State Historical Association, 1969-1974
	3	Texas State Historical Society, "Book Collecting and Collections,"1973
	4	Texas State Historical Survey Committee, 1967-1973
	5	Texas State Library, 1970-1974
	6	The Texas Star, 1973
	7	Texas Surplus Property Agency, 1969
	8	Texas Tourist Development Agency, 1968
Box	Folder
18	6	"Texas Tour-O-Gram," vol. 1, no. 1-4,1967
Box	Folder
12	9	Texians and Texans comments, 1971
	10	Thank-you letters, 1971-1975
	11	Thirty-sixth Division museum relics, 1972
	12	Time/Life, 1974
	12	Tolbert, Frank ( Dallas Morning News), 1970-1975
	13	Transportation information, 1973-1974
	14	Travel regulations, 1968
	15	Traveling exhibits, 1970
Box	Folder
13	1	Cora Tullis Prize, 1975
	2	"W" correspondence, 1968
	3	WACO Foundation, 1968
Box	Folder
18	7	VIP visitors,1968
Box	Folder
13	14	Shuffler - biographical data, 1968
	15	Shuffler personal correspondence, 1968-1983
		Shuffler correspondence
Box	Folder
16	1		A-Z,1966
	2		A-K,1967
	3		L-R,1967
	4		R-Z,1967
Box	Folder
13	16		A-F,1968
Box	Folder
14	1		F-Z,1968
	2		A-Z,1969
	3		January-August, 1970
	4		September-December, 1970
	5		January-July, 1971
	6		August-December, 1971
Box	Folder
15	1		January-March, 1972
	2		April-December, 1972
	3		January-December, 1973
	4		January-December, 1974
	5		January-December, 1975

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Proclamations honoring Jack Maguire,1985

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A Guide to the University of Texas at San Antonio: Institute of Texan Cultures: Office of the Executive Director Records, 1966-1979, 2006

Descriptive Summary

Historical Note

Scope and Content Note

Organization of Collection

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Use Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Acquisition Information

Processing Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

History of the Institute of Texan Cultures binder, 2006

Office Files of R. Henderson Shuffler, 1966-1979