Houston Mexican American Family History Collection
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of papers written for a class taught by Dr. Cary Wintz, Texas Southern University, 1981. They are generally the product of interviews with students' family members about their family history in Mexico and as immigrants; a few by senior students are about their own lives. The papers contain descriptions of the challenges and daily activities experienced by Mexican-Americans.
Dates
- 1981-1984
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish or reproduce materials from MSS 0179 the Houston Mexican American Family History Collection must be obtained from the Houston History Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.
Biographical
Cary D. Wintz is a Professor of History at Texas Southern University and is a specialist in the Harlem Renaissance in black political thought. Wintz is the author of numerous books including Harlem Speaks, Black Culture and the Harlem Renaissance, and African American Political Thought, 1890-1930. He served as an editor of the Oxford University Press five volume Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present, and the Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. He has also written extensively on Texas history, and is an author of one of the standard Texas history texts, Texas: The Lone Star State.
Texas State Historical Association. (n.d.). Cary D. Wintz. TSHA. Retrieved December 21, 2022, from https://www.tshaonline.org/about/people/cary-d-wintz
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 thin document box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by year, with one folder of undated papers.
Processing Information
Processed by: Marguerite Radhakrishnan in January, 2008.
- Family histories -- Texas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Houston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Houston Mexican American Family History Collection:
- Subtitle
- An inventory of records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Marguerite Radhakrishnan
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Houston History Research Center Repository
