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Wilbert H. Timmons Papers

Container List

LITERARY ENDEAVORS

BOOKS written by Timmons

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Diderot and Catherine II

El Paso: A Borderlands History

Correspondence

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El Paso Book

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El Paso Book

Research Materials

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American Indian Ethnohistory: Indians of the Southwest

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El Paso: A Borderlands History on thirty-two 5 1/4diskettes, and on two 3 1/2 diskettes

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El Paso Area Fact Book, 1983

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El Paso History: Individuals

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History of El Paso--to 1848, secondary materials

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History of El Paso--to 1848, secondary materials

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History of El Paso--to 1848, secondary materials

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History of El Paso--1848-1881, secondary materials

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History of El Paso--1848-1881, secondary materials

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History of El Paso--1848-1881, secondary materials

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History of El Paso--1881-Present, secondary materials, Part I

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History of El Paso--1881-Present, secondary materials, Part I

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History of El Paso--1881-Present, secondary materials, Part I

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History of El Paso--Docs to 1821 [oversized photocopies separated, see also OverSize box 25]

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History of El Paso--Docs to 1821 [oversized photocopies separated, see also OverSize box 25]

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History of El Paso--Docs to 1821 (photocopies of Pedro José de la Fuente Diary, Urrutia's Map) [oversized photocopies separated, see also OverSize box 25]

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History of El Paso--Docs to 1821 [oversized photocopies separated, see also OverSize box 25]

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History of El Paso--Docs to 1821 [oversized photocopies separated, see also OverSize box 25]

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History of El Paso--Docs 1821-1848 [oversized photocopies separated, see also OverSize box 25]

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History of El Paso--Docs 1821-1848--Census data [oversized photocopies separated, see also OverSize box 25]

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History of El Paso--Docs 1821-1848 [oversized photocopies separated, see also OverSize box 25]

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History of El Paso--Docs 1821-1848 [oversized photocopies separated, see also OverSize box 25]

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History of El Paso--Docs 1821-1848 [oversized photocopies separated, see also OverSize box 25]

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History of El Paso--Docs 1848-1881 [oversized photocopies separated, see also OverSize box 25]

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History of El Paso--Docs 1848-1881

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History of El Paso--Docs 1848-1881

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History of El Paso--Docs 1848-1881

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History of El Paso--Docs 1881-1925

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History of El Paso--Docs 1848-1881

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History of El Paso--Docs 1848-1881

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History of El Paso--Docs 1881-1925

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History of El Paso--Docs 1881-1925

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History of El Paso--1881-Present, secondary materials, Part II

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History of El Paso--1881-Present, secondary materials, Part II

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History of San Elizario

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Independence of Mexico--List of Documents

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Juárez Archives Index

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Juárez Archives, Reel 46

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Maps, sketches, photos--El Paso Area

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Marqués de Rubí--Dictámen with English Translation

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Northern New Spain: A Research Guide 645Papers--El Paso Area

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Papers--El Paso Area

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Photos in the El Paso Book

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Photostats and Documents--miscellaneous Mexican history

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Pueblo de la Ysleta del Sur--Chronology and Related Historical Material

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Spain in North America: Selected Sources on Spanish Colonial History, Archaeology, Architecture and Art, and Material Culture

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The Life of José María Morelos: The Founder of the Mexican Nation

Morelos of Mexico: Priest, Soldier, Statesman

Correspondence:

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Morelos

Research Materials

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Casa de Morelos

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Clippings on Morelos

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Complete Testimony of Morelos before the Inquisition

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Morelos Papers

Framed Illustrations (found hanging on walls in Rare Books Stacks)

by José Cisneros

José María Morelos sketch

Morelos panel of four sketches

Tadeo Ortíz, Mexican Colonizer and Reformer

Correspondence

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Tadeo Ortíz

Research Materials

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Correspondence between Lucas Alamán and Tadeo Ortíz

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Early Revolutionary Career of Tadeo Ortíz

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El Pensamiento Político, Económico y Social de D. Tadeo Ortíz por Taricio García

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Tadeo Ortíz--Bases sobre las que se esta formando un plan de Colonización, 1823

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Tadeo Ortíz--Biographical sketches

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Tadeo Ortíz--Colonization 1821-1831--Tehuantepec, Coatzacoalcos

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Tadeo Ortíz--Colonization 1821-1831--Tehuantepec, Coatzacoalcos

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Tadeo Ortíz--Correspondence, 1830-1831, Texas

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Tadeo Ortíz' death, October 1833

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Tadeo Ortíz--Director de la Colonización; August 1833

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Tadeo Ortíz in Buenos Aires

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Tadeo Ortíz in Buenos Aires

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Tadeo Ortíz in Guatemala, 1822

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Tadeo Ortíz--México Considerado

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Tadeo Ortíz--Resúmen de la Estadística del ImperioMexicano

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Tadeo Ortíz--Revolutionary career

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Tadeo Ortíz--Revolutionary career

Framed Illustrations (found hanging on walls in Rare Books Stacks)

by José Cisneros

Tadeo Ortíz' Dream

Tadeo Ortíz

Tadeo Ortíz

James Wiley Magoffin -- see 2000 accretion
San Elizario: Spanish Presidio to Texas County Seat -- see 2000 accretion

BOOK edited by Timmons

John F. Finerty Reports Porifirian México 1879

Correspondence

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Finerty

Research Materials

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John F. Finerty--Dispatches written for the Chicago Times on Texas and Mexico, 1877-1879

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John F. Finerty--Dispatches written for the Chicago Times on Texas and Mexico, 1877-1879

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John F. Finerty--Mexican Flash Lights

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John F. Finerty--Mexican Flash Lights

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John F. Finerty--Mexican Flash Lights

ARTICLES written by Timmons

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"The Anglo-American Advance into Texas, 1810-1830"

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"The Borderlands and the Bicentennial," Presented to the El Paso County Historical Society, 1975

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Congressional Record, May 2, 1989

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"Continental Crossroads: El Paso in History"

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"El Paso del Norte was Primary Pueblo Along Rio Grande Chain"

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El Paso Times Series on the history of El Paso

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"Four Centuries at the Pass of the North"

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"José María Morelos--Agrarian Reformer (?)"

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"Mexican Independence in Texas: The View From El Paso"

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"Mission 1981"

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"The Population of the El Paso Area: A Census of 1784"

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"Revolution Offered Spain Opportunity She Was Seeking"

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"Revolution on the Rio Grande: The El Paso Area in the 1840s"

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"Tadeo Ortíz, Mexican Emissary Extraordinary"

COMMUNITY / PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

MICROFILM PROJECT

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Photographs & Clippings of the Microfilm Project

MAP PROJECT

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Map Project for the Public Schools

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Maps, sketches, photos--El Paso Area

EL PASO HISTORIC MARKERS

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Historic Markers and Landmarks in El Paso

4 CENTURIES '81

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4 Centuries '81

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4 Centuries '81 - El Paso del Norte

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4 Centuries '81 - El Paso del Norte

BIOGRAPHICAL

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

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Biographical Information--Clippings, Pubs, Photos

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North Centennial

PERSONAL PAPERS

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Personal Papers, 1949-1978

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Personal Papers, 1949-1978

CERTIFICATES & AWARDS

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W.H. Timmons: Awards, Certificates, Personal Photographs [oversized material separated, see OverSize box 25]

4 Centuries '81 Commission. For service on the 4 Centuries '81 Commission, 1981

Commissioners' Court of El Paso County. Commissioned as Admiral in the El Paso Navy [1991?] [oversized material separated, see OverSize box 25]

Discover El Paso Honors Dr. W. H. Timmons, October 22, 1991

El Paso County Historical Society. Citation for lecture delivered May 13, 1971, entitled "Our Spanish Southwest: The Untold Story" [oversized material separated, see OverSize box 25]

El Paso Herald-Post Writers Hall of Fame. Authors of the Pass, 1991

El Paso Historical Commission. "For his many years of outstanding contributions to the research..." 1988

Texas Heritage Council. Award for Conservation, 1981

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Texas Historical Commission. T.T. Fehrenback Book Award for El Paso: A Borderlands History, April 27, 1991

University of Texas System. Members of the Chancellor's Council: Dr. and Mrs. Timmons, July, 1993

See also 2000 accretion

ACADEMIC MISCELLANEOUS

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Flowsheet - 1963, Texas Western College Yearbook

CORRESPONDENCE

LITERARY WORKS

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Articles in encyclopedias

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Book reviews and articles

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Texas Western Press

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Texas Western Press

ACADEMIC

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CIABS: Center for Inter-American and Border Studies

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University of Texas at El Paso

RESEARCH FILES

Holdings Lists

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Archives-Special Collections Microfilm Holding List

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Archivo General de las Indias

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Archivo Municipal de Chihuahua, Chih.

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Boletín de la Sociedad Chihuahuense de Estudios Históricos

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Calendar of the Microfilm Edition of the Mexican Archives of New Mexico, 1821-1846

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Calendar of the Microfilm Edition of the Spanish Archives of New Mexico, 1621-1821

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Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Mexican Archives of New Mexico, 1821-1846

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Guide to the Microfilm of the Spanish Archives of New Mexico, 1621-1821

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Index of the Michoacán Microfilm Series

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Index of the Morelia Microfilm Series

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Index to Pacheco y Cárdenas Copy 1, Part I

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Index to Pacheco y Cárdenas Copy 1, Part II

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Index to Pacheco y Cárdenas Copy 2, Part I

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Index to Pacheco y Cárdenas Copy 2, Part II

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Index to the Boletín de Archivo General de la Nacion

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Index to the Calleros Collection, El Paso Public Library

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Index to the Mexican Materials on Microfilm in the Library of the University of Texas at El Paso

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Index to the Revista de Historia de América, Números 1-60

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Inventario-Biblioteca Particular, by Francisco R. Almada

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Inventario-Biblioteca Particular, by Francisco R. Almada

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The Rare Books Collection of the UT El Paso Library--Section I--Books Printed During the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

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The Rare Books Collection of the UT El Paso Library--Section II--Books Printed in Europe During the Eighteenth Century--Part I--Countries on the Continent

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The Rare Books Collection of the UT El Paso Library--Section II--Books Printed in Europe During the Eighteenth Century--Part II--Great Britain and Ireland

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The Rare Books Collection of the UT El Paso Library--Section III--Early Americana

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University of Texas at El Paso Library Holdings, 1974

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University of Texas at El Paso Library, Special Collections and Archives Holding Lists

General Material

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Affidavit of Don Pedro Pérez Pavón

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Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, 1678-1900

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El Archivo de Hidalgo del Parral

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Clint Founders Day

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(Cofradía de las Hijas de María) The Sisters of Loretto in San Elizario, 1898-1909

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Comandancia General e Inspección de los Estados Internos de Oriente--Los Insurgentes de Tejas, 1833

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Constitution, Acts and other documents of the Revolutionary Junta of Chilpancingo in New Spain

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Contra Plan de Calleja

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Coronado document with his signature--Tiguex Oct. 20, 1541--AGI Patronato 184, Doc34 [see also Mapcase #15 for this document enlarged]

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2 Coronado letters from Nueva Galicia, 1538, with his signature--AGI Guadalajara, 5 [see also Mapcase #15 for this document enlarged]

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Coronado's Master Roll--1540--AGI Guadalajara, 5 [see also Mapcase #15 for this document enlarged]

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Coronado's signature on his Residencia--1545--AGI Justicia, 339 [see also Mapcase #16 for this document enlarged]

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Correspondence--Spanish Documents

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Correspondencia de los Guadalupanos, 1812- 1814

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Correspondencia de los Guadalupanos, 1812- 1814

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Criminal Case of Felipe Montoya, New Mexican Insurgent, 1811

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D. Manuel de Mier y Teran durante la Revolución de Independencia--Ana Flaschner Rosenberg

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Documentary Relations of the Southwest Project Manual

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Duplicates--Magoffin-José Cordero correspondence, 1849-1866

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Duplicates--Magoffin-José Cordero correspondence, 1849-1866

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EAH John--Spanish-Indian Relations in the Big Bend Region During the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

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El Eco del Pacifico Organo de la Poblacion Espanola en California--3 March 1865

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Faculty Papers

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"The fantasy of a Treaty to End Treaties"

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Fernando Ocaranza--Establecimientos Franciscanos en el Misterioso Reino de Nuevo México--México D.F. 1934

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Fort Concho, Report, Winter 1986-1987, 2 copies

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Founding of the Villa de Chihuahua, 1720

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Guadalupes--G346 M2

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Los Guadalupes Letters, 1812-1814

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Guía Internacional de Investigaciones Sobre México : International Guide to Research on Mexico

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Guías, 1832-1838 (Mexican Mercantile Passports)

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Henry L. Dexter Papers

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Instructions of King Fernando to Commanders of Divisions of New Spain

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Itinerario de Juan de Oñate--August 1599--AGI Patronato 22, R13

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J.A. de Escudero--Noticias Estadísticas del Estado de Chihuahua, 1834

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Juan María Ponce de León

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King Ranch

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Letter of Hernan Gallegos--1584--AGI Patronato, 77, R7

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"Letter written in 1808 describes Dark Days of Napoleon's Victories"

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Lucas Alamán's Vol V, Chap XII: Historia de México

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Mexican attitudes towards immigration, 1821-1857

Las Misiones del Valle del Paso, by Gerard de Cormé [this material located in OverSize box #24]

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The New Library at the University of Texas at El Paso, Formal Opening, November 15-17, 1968

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Oral histories in Socorro and San Elizario, Texas

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Oral History Institute Notes

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Original Proclamation promulgated by the Mexican government under the direction of President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

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Otermin's Account--1680--AGI Guadalajara, 138 (25) [see also Mapcase #16 for this document enlarged]

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Photos, Mexican Revolution from the El Paso Library

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Proclamation of Charles III--1778--Assignment of Capt. Diego Bonica to Presidio of San Elizario

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Proclamation of Charles III--1788--naming Don Francisco Xavier de Uranga a Teniente Gobernador del Pueblo del Paso del Norte [see also Mapcase #16 for this document enlarged]

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Proclamation of Philip II--1583--AGI México, 1064

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Las Provincias Internas en el Siglo XIX, Luis Navarro Garcia

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Relación de Espejo--1582--AGI Patronato 22, R1 [see also Mapcase #17 for this document enlarged]

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Relacion de Fray Marcos de Viza--1539--AGI Patronato 20, No5, R10 [see also Mapcase #17 for this document enlarged]

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Relacion de Juan de Oñate--March 1599--AGI Patronato 22, R13 [see also Mapcase #17 for this document enlarged]

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Seminar Papers

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Simeon Hart Materials

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The Spanish Colonial History of Socorro and San Elizario, Texas

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"A Tale of Two Western Stagecoach Depots"

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Translated letter from Henry Clay to Augustin de Iturbide

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Two Spanish Colonial Censuses of the El Paso Area: 1784 and 1787

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UPA Research Collections 1990

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Van Horne Letters--UTEP Microfilm #463 [oversized photocopies separated, see OverSize box 25]

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Various photos of El Paso

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Verdadero Orígen, Caracter, Causas, Resortes Fines y Progresos de la Revolucion de Nueva Espana

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William H. Taft and Porfirio Díaz

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William Richardson's Journal of Doniphan's Expedition

Framed Illustrations (some found hanging in Rare Books Stacks)

"Insurgent México, 1810-1815 ": map of Mexican Independence

Lower Valley landmarks sketches by Sam and Minerva Sánchez

Map: Colonial New Mexico by Rebecca Craver [this map located in Mapcase #17]

Map: El Paso region from the 16th to 19th centuries (with transparent overlays) [this map located in Mapcase #16]

Map: Emory Map, 1855 ("Boundary Between The United States and Mexico, 1855") [framed and on wall in the Rare Books Stack]

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Map: Jornadas que hicieron El Capitan General don Francisco Vasquez Coronado Capitanes Durante, 1539-1542 [this material located in oversize box #25]

Spanish soldier (in color, personalized to Timmons by illustrator José Cisneros)

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Wagon Train sketch, by CM Russell [this material located in OverSize box #25]

REALIA

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Set of Mexican spurs dating from the Mexican Revolution period

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Correspondence relating to Mexican spurs

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Replica of the Aztec calendar

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Reels of film--three of the Mexican Revolution

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Reel of Film--"Mexico's History"

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