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Descriptive Summary
Historical Note
Scope and Content Note
Organization of Collection
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Original Deposit of April 2007 (Acc. 2007-037)
Deposit of April 2011 (Acc. #2011-042)
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Inventory of the University of Texas at San Antonio: Institute of Texan Cultures: Educational Programs Department Records, 1971-2004
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Creator: |
University of Texas at San Antonio. Institute of Texan Cultures. Educational Programs Department |
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University of Texas at San Antonio: Institute of Texan Cultures: Educational Programs Department Records |
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Dates: | 1971-2004 |
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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. The ITC's Educational Programs Department, established as the Educational Services Department circa 1975, was responsible for creating and administering programs for visitors to the Institute of Texan Cultures museum, as well as for educational outreach programs for students and faculty. The department oversaw school group tours, teacher inservice workshops on Texas history and folk culture, and outreach initiatives. |
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Content Abstract: |
The collection includes instructional materials for K-12 students, departmental planning files, inter-office correspondence and memoranda, handbooks for Institute of Texan Cultures docents, letters from students and teachers, materials pertaining to teacher workshops hosted by the department, and assorted other materials. Also included are materials pertaining to the University of Texas at San Antonio's establishment of a downtown presence. |
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Identification: |
UA 15.01.08 |
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Extent: |
4.3 linear feet (3 boxes + 1 oversize box + 1 oversized folder) |
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Language: |
Materials are in English. |
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Repository: |
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections |
The Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC) Educational Programs Department, established as the Educational Services Department circa 1975, was responsible for creating and administering programs for K-12 visitors to the Institute of Texan Cultures museum, as well as for educational outreach programs for students and faculty. The department oversaw school group tours, teacher inservice workshops on Texas history and folk culture, and outreach initiatives. According to a 1978 budget planning document, the department's purpose was to fulfill the Institute of Texan Cultures' state mandate to "provide educational program and outreach materials for public schools and adults on the folk culture and history of Texas."
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 ITC, 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 ITC 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 ITC'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 ITC 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 1986 the ITC 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 ITC in 1995. He was advised by the ITC'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 ITC was funded by biennial legislative appropriations, grants, contributions, and funds generated by the sale of publications, audiovisuals, other products, and the rental of the ITC's facilities. In addition to maintaining 50,000 square feet of exhibits featuring twenty-seven cultures and ethnic groups, the ITC hosts the Texas Folklife Festival, the Asian Festival, and other events.
Source for Institute of Texan Cultures History:
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The collection includes instructional materials for K-12 students, departmental planning files, inter-office correspondence and memoranda, handbooks for Institute of Texan Cultures docents, letters from students and teachers, materials pertaining to teacher workshops hosted by the department, and assorted other materials. Also included are materials pertaining to the University of Texas at San Antonio's establishment of a downtown presence.
Selected material in this collection has been digitized and is available in our digital collections.
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Organization of Collection |
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Original Deposit of April 2007 (Acc. 2007-037) |
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Deposit in April 2011 (Acc. 2011-042) |
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Access Restrictions
This collection is housed at UTSA's Hemisfair Campus and must be accessed via the Institute of Texan Cultures Special Collections Reading Room. To request access, please use ourCollections Request Form.
Use Restrictions
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
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Organizations |
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University of Texas at San Antonio. Institute of Texan Cultures. Educational Programs Department. |
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University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio. |
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University of Texas at San Antonio--History. |
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Museums--Texas--San Antonio. |
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San Antonio (Tex.)--History--20th century. |
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Instructional materials. |
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Correspondence. |
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Memorandums. |
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Training manuals. |
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Local Subjects |
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Education/Educators |
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UTSA History |
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UTSA Records |
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There are no known other archival collections created by the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures Educational Programs Department at the date of accessioning. |
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[Identification of item], University of Texas at San Antonio: Institute of Texan Cultures: Educational Programs Department Records, UA 15.01.08, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Transferred to the University Archives from the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures in April 2007 (Acc. 2007-037) and April 2011 (Acc. 2011-042).
Encoded by Angela McClendon Ossar, University Archivist. More detailed processing is not anticipated at this time.
Edited by Sean Heyliger, University Archivist in September, 2011.
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Original Deposit of April 2007 (Acc. 2007-037) |
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The accession includes instructional materials for K-12 students, departmental planning files, inter-office correspondence and memoranda, handbooks for Institute of Texan Cultures docents, letters from students and teachers, materials pertaining to teacher workshops hosted by the department, and assorted other materials. Also included are materials pertaining to the University of Texas at San Antonio's establishment of a downtown presence. |
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UTSA Downtown Presence |
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Class Photos--4th and 7th grades, 1989 |
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Class Photos--4th grade, 1990 |
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Class Photos--7th grade, 1990 |
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Class Photos--4th and 7th grade, 1991 |
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4th grade teaching unit plans, 1989 |
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7th grade teaching unit plans, 1989 |
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Katy, TX 7th grade, Corn Shuck Doll, 8/1986 |
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Katy, TX 7th grade, Pioneer Tex-Kit Materials Source List, 8/1986 |
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Katy, TX 7th grade, Woven Pouch--Weaving Activity, 8/1986 |
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Northside 7th grade, Indian Photography Activity, 8/1986 |
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Folk Medicine in Early Texas Tex-Kit Presentation/TEA Activity, In-service |
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Seguin--In-Service |
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Northside Teacher's Workshop |
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Correspondence, 1987-88 enrichment |
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TI-IN 1987-88 Enrichment |
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Love Letters--Exhibit Floor |
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Love Letters--Flex Plan |
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Love Letters--Outreach |
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Love Letters--Back 40 |
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Learning About Learning [1 item removed to Box OM1] |
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Educational Programs Plans--Past Years |
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Program Plans, 1979-1980 |
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Program Plans, 1980-1981 |
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1978-79 Programs and Projections |
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Program Planning Purposes and Duties, Ed Program Dept |
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Program Planning Forms |
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Program Planning Miscellaneous |
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Plans |
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Job Description |
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Planning |
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Planning, 1982-84 |
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Program Plans--Education Plans, 1977 |
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Texas Folklife Festival--Chuck Wagon |
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Texas Folklife Festival--Indian Tipi |
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Texas Folklife Festival--Schoolhouse |
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Texas Folklife Festival |
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Binder, ITC Docent Book |
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Binder, ITC Docent Handbook, 1977 |
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Materials removed from ITC Docent Handbook, 1981-1983 |
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Binder, Institute on Texas History and Culture, for 4th and 7th Grade Teachers, 1988 |
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Future/Past Booklet, 1972 |
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Deposit of April 2011 (Acc. #2011-042) |
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Curriculum Guides |
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2 |
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My Black Seminole Ancestors: Running to Freedom [two copies], 2004 |
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From the Ground Up: West Texas Adobe [three copies], 1989 |
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LaSalle in Texas: A Multicultural Historical Reenactment [two copies], 2000 |
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Texans: A Story of Texan Cultures for Young People |
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Textbook [2 copies], 1988 |
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Teacher's guide [2 copies], 1988 |
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The Jewish Texans |
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Teacher's guide, 1978 |
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Panna Maria: The Heart of Polish Texan [three copies], 1991 |
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People of the Sun: The Tiguas of Ysleta [two copies], 1994 |
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Circle of Life: The Alabama Coushattas [two copies], 1992 |
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Big City Trail: The Urban Indians of Texas[three copies], 1994 |
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El Día de los Muertos [three copies], 1993 |
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From a Girl to a Woman: De Niña a Mujer [two copies], 2000 |
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Teacher's guide [two copies], 2000 |
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Videotapes [four copies], 1999 |
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Treasure, People, Ships and Dreams [three copies], 1981 |
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"I Remember...": The Impact of World War II on Children in Texas [three copies], 1995 |
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Don Pedrito Jaramillo: Folk Healer [three copies], 1982 |
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Grandmother's Tea: Mexican Herbal Remedies |
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Teacher's guide [three copies], 1979 |
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3 |
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Slideshow and audiotape, 1979 |
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Symbols of Texas |
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Teacher's guide [three copies], 1996 |
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Slideshow and audiotape, 1996 |
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The Chinese Texans [two copies], 1978 |
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Many Faces, Many Places--One Texas |
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Teacher's guide [two copies], 1996 |
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Many Tricksters: Tales by Storytellers from the San Antonio Storytellers Association [two copies], 1996 |
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The Mexican Texans, 1971 |
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The Jewish Texans, 1974 |
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The Krueger Family: Texas Immigrants [two videotape copies], undated |
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Texas Missions and Landmarks, 1978 |
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The English Texans, 1985 |
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The Irish Texans, 1995 |
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The Swedish Texans, 2000 |
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The Japanese Texans, 1996 |
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The Hungarian Texans, 1993 |
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Exploration in Texas: Ancient & Otherwise[two copies], 1984 |
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Texans One and All [two copies], 1998 |
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Joe Beeler: In the Cradle of the Cattle Kingdom, 1985 |
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Texas Post Office Murals 1934-1943 posters, undated |
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Desert Farmers of Southwest Texas: The Mogollon Culture poster [four copies], undated |
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An Apache Encampment in the Texas Hill Countryposter [four copies], undated |
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A Caddo Farming Community in East Texas poster [four copies], undated |
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