Subseries 1. University of Texas Files, 1886-1893, 1926, 1962-1999, (bulk 1962-1999)

Correspondence with University of Texas (UT) administrators, colleagues, and students; clippings, newsletters, announcements, brochures, and other printed material; notes and texts of speeches. The subseries documents Paredes's involvement in the creation and early administration of both the Folklore and Mexican-American Studies programs at UT Austin. Other material in the subseries relates to honors and distinctions Paredes earned at UT Austin and UT Brownsville. A relatively small amount of material documents Paredes's ties to the English and Anthropology Departments. Paredes filed some personal correspondence similar to that in Series VI in this subseries.

Arrangement and organization are Paredes's. Headings created by him appear in quotation marks. During processing, related files were added to the Mexican-American Studies and UT Brownsville divisions. Access to some material is restricted (see Series X description).