Previous Year's Donations
The museum gratefully acknowledges the following donations to its collections, made in the previous year.| Gifts to the Permanent Collection, 2010 | |
| Anonymous. | Documents, photos, and maps from Stuart, Gee, and Christian families, Hidalgo County. |
| Pedro Arias. | Photos (copies), Pedro Cano family, Edinburg, twentieth century. |
| Craig J. Atkins. | Books on history of Royal Dutch Shell Corporation. |
| Myra Baker. | Hidalgo County right-of-way election map, 1958; letter and booklet on water issues, lower Rio Grande Valley, 1957. |
| Steve Bentsen. | Book, Echoes of the Past, Edcouch-Elsa area, 2009. |
| Jody Briones. | Dissertation by donor, “South Texas Working Class Millennial Mexican Americans,” 2009. |
| Kenneth Browning, Jr. | Yearbooks, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD, 1938, 1939, 1940. |
| Kenneth Edward Browning, Sr. | Booklets on San Juan Lions Club, 1979, 1989, 1999 |
| Diane Cameron. | Documents (copies) relating to Blaylock Colony, Chamal, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 1903-1918. |
| Robin Borglum Carter. | New development map, lower Rio Grande Valley, 1929. |
| Joseph E. Chance. | Decryption of a Plan of San Diego telegram ca. 1914. |
| Carola Chapa. | Newspaper article and genealogical chart on Chapa family, lower Rio Grande Valley. |
| Dale W. Chapman. | Landscape oil painting by Eloise Polk McGill, owned by Mrs. John H. Shary, Mission, ca.1920–1930. |
| Daughters of the American Revolution, Rio Grande Chapter, via Carolyn Weekley. | Rio Grande chapter, DAR minutes, scrapbook, and news clippings, 1920s–1950s. |
| Georgia A. Daugherty. | Pair of cotton hand cards, Edinburg, ca.1930s. |
| John H. Davis. | Publications, documents, and manuscripts relating to Ruth Davis and Hidalgo County history; book, A Brief History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, 1917; membership schedule, Hidalgo County Historical Museum, ca. 1970s. |
| Rosa Flores Dee. | Book by donor, Images of America: Progreso, 2010. |
| Edinburg Hospital, via Leon Belila | Folding fan from Hidalgo County courthouse cornerstone box, ca. 1919. |
| Edinburg Parks and Recreation, via Ramiro Moreno. | Colt League World Series baseball trophy, Hidalgo County, 1962. |
| Marjorie Flanagan. | Photographs and documents from Camp Fire girls, J.W. Heacock family, Edinburg, ca. 1915–1920. |
| Federico Garza. | Program, Texas Independence Day, San Benito, 2010. |
| Hector Guerra. | Framed painting, Old Guerrero, by Edward E. Nichols, ca. 2002. |
| Harlingen Historical Society, via Norman Rozeff. | Documents, photos, and letters relating to Otis and Grace Stuart family, 1920s–1960s. |
| Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park. | Architectural plans for Edinburg Southern Pacific depot, 1926, 1927, 1951, 1957. |
| Hidalgo County. | Prisoner measuring rod for 1921 Hidalgo County jail. |
| Fran Isbell. | Maps (copies), Camp Mercedes ca. 1918. |
| Alice Keller. | Book, McCook and the Immaculate Conception Church: 60th Anniversary. |
| William Lemen. | Title abstracts, panoramic photos, Hidalgo County. |
| Margaret Libersat. | Lace tablecloth, Raymondville, ca. 1941. |
| Cintia L. Loera. | Wedding clothes and accessories, courtship letters (copies), Nuevo León, Mexico, ca. 1970s. |
| Esteban Lomas. | Book, Francisco Villa, 2006. |
| Cullen and Carol Lynn Looney. | Photo and CD, Edinburg High School Class of 1964, 45th reunion. |
| Mirta Saenz Martinez. | Documents, maps, letters relating to Manuel Saenz Escobar and Tomasita Vera de Saenz, 1977–1940s. |
| Tony Matamoros. | Thesis chapter by donor, “Selling the Rio Grande Valley: Architecture and Promotional Literature, 1900–1940.” |
| McAllen Heritage Center, via Geoff Alger. | Documents, letters, maps, and photographs relating to W.O. Washington family, Cameron and Hidalgo Counties. |
| James A. McAllen. | CD with photos of Los Novillos Ranch, 1928–1932, Hidalgo County; book, Echoes of the Past, Edcouch-Elsa area, 2009. |
| Judy McClelland. | Winter Texan postcard, Pharr, 1958; First United Methodist Church of Edinburg Senior Adult Recognition biographies, 2009–2010. |
| Laurier B. McDonald. | Article and biographical data on Mary Virginia Polk and the Hidalgo County Historical Museum, ca. 1960s. |
| Michael J. Mezmar, Jr. | Pleistocene-age bison femur, La Feria. |
| Mission Presbytery (San Antonio). | Bronze plaque from First Presbyterian Church of Edinburg, 1945. |
| Elena Mycue. | Photos of Clyde and Clementine Moody (owners of White Kitchen café), McAllen, twentieth century. |
| Simona Niño. | Photograph (copy), Election Day, probably McAllen, 1928. |
| Judy Perkin. | Manuscript, photo (copy) of George and Florence Musgrave. |
| Francis T. Pfeifer. | Book by donor, When the Wolves Came: The Missionary Life of an Oblate Priest in Mexico, 1963-2007, 2009. |
| Valerie Ramirez. | Program, Aggie Muster 2010; exhibit script (copy) on Alfonso Ramirez, Edinburg, twentieth century. |
| C. Davis and Shan Rankin. | Othal Brand campaign button, McAllen, ca. 1977–1997; patch, McAllen Country Club, second half, twentieth century; book, The Complete Encyclopedia of Barbed Wire, 1972; book, Fences, Gates, and Bridges, 1974; book, The Forgotten Art of Building A Stone Wall, 1971; book, Tejano and Regional Mexican Music, 1999; postcard, White Wings Motel, Raymondville; color photos, various lower Rio Grande Valley sites and dates, including Hurricane Allen, 1980. |
| Charlie Rankin. | Screwworm eradication pin, lower Rio Grande Valley, ca. 1970s; VHS films on Confederate Air Force, ca. 1980s; documents and letters relating to flood control, lower Rio Grande Valley, second half, twentieth century; booklets on McAllen ISD rezoning, 1999, and McAllen Vision, 2000. |
| Alan Reeve. | Dissertation by Shirley Ballard Reeve, Comparison of Socioeconomic Class of the Power Structure of Mexican-American and Anglo-American Families in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, 1976; Pan American University memorabilia; slides of Pharr; book, Mexican Americans of South Texas, 1964. |
| Region One Education Service Center. | Book, Border Cuates: A History of U.S. –Mexican Twin Cities, 1995; book, Medal of Honor, 2003. |
| Ray Sadler. | Article by donor, “Plan of San Diego and the Mexico–U.S. War Crisis of 1916,” from Hispanic American Historical Review. |
| Luis Slayton. | Mexican honey wasp hive. |
| Speer Memorial Library, via Mayra Rocha. | CD scans of Progress Times newspaper, 2002–2008. |
| Bill Stocker. | Book, One Hundred Women of the Rio Grande Valley, 1983; tabloid, The Twin Cities (Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico) 1893 (1959 reprint and index). |
| Barbara Stokes. | Book, The Packer: A Century of Produce, 1893–1993. |
| Rogelio (Roy) Tijerina. | Framed painting of Tiburrcio Lavador, Hidalgo County, ca. 1976. |
| John Topp. | Book, At the Crossroads: Harlingen’s First 100 Years: 1910–2010. |
| A. A. Treviño. | Chipicil tile from Jim Hogg county ranch structure, early nineteenth century. |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, via John E. Sanchez. | Ocelot pelt seized at border crossing, Hidalgo County, 2009. |
| UTPA Division of University Advancement, via Christie Cantu. | Program and DVD, reception honoring Cullen and Carol Lynn Looney, Edinburg, 2010. |
| Betty Vela. | Metal sign for physician David Vela, Mexico, ca. 1900–1930; archival material from Vela family, |
| Kay E. Vick. | Photos and documents of Vick and Ruthven families, Donna. |
| Vernon Weckbacker. | Binder printed by Mercedes company, ca. 1930s. |
| Jim Williamson. | Book, Memorial Addresses on…Thomas A. Hendricks, Vice President of the United States, 1886, inscribed to James B. Wells, Brownsville, 1887. |
| Clare Wilson. | Booklet, The Bobcat, Edinburg High School, 1926; newspaper article on Hurricane Beulah, 1967; Hidalgo County precinct maps, 1930s. |
| Gifts to the General Collection, 2010 | |
| Achillies Avendano. | Five model World War II airplanes. |
| Kenneth Edward Browning, Sr. | World War II military uniform, dial telephone, costume parasols. |
| Stephen Cano. | Posters (reproductions) of World War II serviceman Pedro Cano. |
| Martin Garza. | U.S. military feed bag, n.d. |
| Michael and Evelyn Herbold. | Rocking chair, n.d. |
| Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park. | Four Lionel model train cars. |
| Frances Ann Kotzur. | Book, Illustrated Polish Dictionary, 1999. |
| Sandra S. Mann. | School desk, first quarter twentieth century. |
| Catherine Ragland. | Book by donor, Musica Norteña: Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation between Nations. |
| Charlie Rankin. | Book, Revised Kitchen Spanish; book, In Pursuit of Agri-Power; book, Manual of Plant Protection in Cotton. |
| Brigite Waaser (posthumous). | Two Breuer-style chairs. |
| James Williams. | Photos (copies) of The Playboys of Edinburg, 1960s, 2007. |
| Purchases for the Permanent Collection, 2010 | |
| Books and articles: Pachangas: Borderlands Music, U.S. Politics, and Transnational Marketing, 2006; Building the Borderlands: A Transnational History of Irrigated Cotton, 2008; (reprint), “Folk Foods of the Rio Grande Valley and Northern Mexico,” 1895. | |
| Mexican War artifacts: color lithograph, “General Taylor at the Battle of Palo Alto;” two veteran’s medals; period linen shirt. | |
| Postcards of Matamoros, 1933, 1940; postcards of various lower Rio Grande Valley locations, 1916–1940s. | |
2008 Additions to the General Collection