Series 4:University of Texas Activities, 1926-1969 (bulk 1932-1953)

Correspondence, reports, minutes, printed material, lists, essays, student records, newspaper clippings, and assorted items relating to the Spells' activities at UT. Especially represented are Jefferson's involvement in faculty affairs, the Institute of Latin American Studies, and the Department of Romance Languages, and Lota's involvement with Latin American library materials and the García library. In addition to correspondence, reports, minutes, and assorted materials pertaining to Jefferson Spell's participation in faculty affairs and to various university-wide activities, materials include correspondence relating to the book trade and the Latin American Collection; articles on the García Library; student recommendations; and items pertaining to student matters, the Pan American Study Group, the Research Council, and the journal, Hispanic Studies. Materials relating to the Institute of Latin American Studies illustrate the development of that organization.