Ramiro Sánchez Papers
Scope and Contents Note
Consists largely of copies of Sánchez' manuscripts; includes some ephemera and documents relating to Laredo, Texas, and Sánchez' activities. Contains a typescript of his Frontier odyssey: early life in a Texas Spanish town. Also includes several articles written for the Laredo Times, notes for lectures, unpublished articles, and a personal account of a vacation in Canada. Contains documents relating to Sánchez' investiture into the Order of Isabel la Católica and the declarations of sister city status for Laredo, Texas, and Laredo, Spain. A copy of a letter written by Sánchez to President Luis Echeverría of Mexico on the topic of international commerce in Laredo also appears.
Consists of two series: 1. Literary Productions and 2. Personal and Biographical Materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1973-1981
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Banker and historian. Born Sept. 25, 1908, in Laredo, Texas, where he attended school and later worked for many years at the Laredo National Bank, serving as bank president from 1968 to 1973. Active in many community service and business organizations. Wrote on the history of Laredo.
Full Extent
3 linear inches
Abstract
Photocopied personal papers of the Laredo, Texas, banker and historian.
Acquisition Information
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Topical
- Title
- Ramiro Sánchez Papers
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- April 2017: Inventory added by Carla O. Alvarez.
- 2021 June: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez 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