Clotilde P. García Papers
Scope and Contents Note
The Clotilde P. García Papers are organized into four series: Personal and Biographical, Written Works, Activities and Organizations, and Subject Files. The collection contains information about the activities of Clotilde Garcia and her family, especially her brother, Hector P. García, founder of the American G.I. Forum (AGIF). It includes correspondence, funding applications, ephemera, publications, reports, scrapbooks, and a videotape. Materials relating to the AGIF include issues of its serials: News Bulletin, The Forumeer, and El Familiar. The collection also includes reports on AGIF activities such as SER-Jobs for Progress, and the Veterans Outreach Program. News releases and letters from Hector P. García also deal with AGIF, as do the videotape and two books. Other materials relate to the Texas Constitutional Revision Commission and the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1973; Nueces County Community Action Agency, its health, employment, and nutrition programs; Mexican Americans and civil rights; the U.S. Senate Special Subcommittee on Aging; and historical and genealogical research. A Spanish primer by Garcia's father, Jose G. Garcia, is also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1988
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1970-1980
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Physician, writer, and community activist Clotilde P. García was born on 11 January 1917, daughter of Mexican school teachers. Garcia grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas. She earned a B.A. (1938) and M.Ed. (1959) from the University of Texas at Austin, and an M.D. (1954) from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Also known as Dr. Cleo, Garcia taught school before becoming a physician and surgeon. She participated in many community and Mexican American organizations, and served on several advisory and executive boards on the county, state, and national levels. She published historical works dealing with South Texas and northern Mexico.
Full Extent
5 linear feet
Abstract
The personal papers of Mexican American physician, writer, and community activist Dr. Clotilde P. García include biographical information, written works, and collected materials related to community and national organizations with much material related to the American G.I. Forum, founded by García's brother, Hector P. García.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Accession numbers: 1991-09
Processing Information
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- Title
- Clotilde P. García Papers
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2017 August: Finding aid edited (improved inventory for boxes 6-11) by Carla O. Alvarez.
- 2021 May: Edited by D Ryan Lynch to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
- 2026: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu