I. Personal and Biographical, 1911-1960

Ephemera, biographies, resolutions, financial and legal records comprise this series of biographical and financial materials. The first part of the series is arranged chronologically, and includes materials that are biographical or personal in nature, such as his academic records from his time as a student and the Texas senate resolution honoring him in 1953. The subseries entitled "Financial" comprises cancelled checks, stocks, bank statements, and other financial ephemera from Castañeda's records, dating from the early 1920s to after his death.