 Manuscripts
& Archives
Special Collections & Archives has a growing
body of papers of
individuals, organizations, and institutions
that
reflects the development of our urban area and
surrounding region. Such records include those
of
civic and political leaders, business people,
writers,
as well as everyday families. Of particular
note are
the Charles F. H. von Blucher Family Papers,
the
records of the eminent pioneer family of Nueces
County surveyors. Beginning with Felix and Maria
von Blucher during the nineteenth century, the
Blucher Family Papers contain valuable, hand-drawn
maps, as well as other business and personal
records spanning several generations. The Blucher
Papers also include the
Conrad Blucher Surveying Collection, a voluminous
body of maps and field notes
dealing with South Texas that reflect the work
of the Blucher surveyors over the
years. The holdings of Special Collections &
Archives likewise contain the papers of writer
Dee
Woods, environmentalists Hans and Pat Suter,
writer and birder Kay McCracken,
former state legislator L. DeWitt Hale, Mayor
Emeritus Luther
Jones, and others.
We invite questions and/or comments and look
forward to hearing from you. Contact Jan Weaver
at Jan.Weaver@tamucc.edu.
Webpage revised on
08/10/2007
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