Domingo Nick Reyes Papers

Correspondence, printed material, notes, proposals, speeches, transcripts, financial records, publications, agendas, resumes, curriculum vitae, opinion surveys, photographs, audio-visual materials, plaques, licenses, and oversized materials, 1935 [1979-1983] 1986, created and maintained by Domingo Nick Reyes, document his work as a radio and TV personality, consultant and advocate for the Hispanic Community.

The collection is arranged into seven series: Personal and Biographical, Activities and Organizations, Subject Files, Collected Materials, Audiovisual Materials, Photographs, and Oversized Materials.

Series one, Personal and Biographical, consists of Reyes’s correspondence, financial documents, curriculum vitae, resumes, licenses, and notes. Included in this series are personal items of his wife, Conchita Ibarra Reyes, his son, Sebastian Reyes, and his second wife, Rosemary Valladolid.

Series two, Activities and Organizations, contains the bulk of the collection. Information relating to Reyes’ consulting work can be found in two subseries, Domingo Nick Reyes and Associates (DNRA) and The Reyes Group (TRG), which make up the bulk of this series. Types of materials in these subseries include printed materials, correspondence, financial documents, and reports. The rest of the subseries include materials related to the organizations with which he was involved such as A Total Media Systems, Inc. (ATM), The Hispanic Employment Program, The Hispanic Foundation, The Institute for the Study of the Hispanic American in U.S. Life and History, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), The National Hispanic Association for Construction Enterprises, National Hispanic Reporter, The National Mexican American Anti-Defamation Committee, Inc., Teen Time, and The United Way.

Series three, Subject Files, are diverse materials pertaining to subjects such as business management, education, Hispanic community and culture, minorities in the workplace, minority stereotypes, politics, race relations, and women’s rights. Subject files related to specific people include Dr. Charles W. Faulkner, Daniel Parke Gibson, and Thomas Martinez.

Series four, Collected Materials, contains Amarillo High School yearbook, broadcasing court case file information, resumes, curriculum vitae, various printed materials, and various documents.

Series five, Photographs, Negatives, and Slides, is made up of family photographs and photographs documenting Hispanics and Hispanic stereotypes on television. In some cases, contact sheets and/or negatives are also included.

Series six, Audiovisual Materials, consists of various formats of video tapes, 16mm films, an 8mm film, audio tapes, cassette and microcassette tapes, and phonograph discs. The bulk of the audio-visual materials are micro-cassette recordings, which consist of 34 tapes (1980-1981), including speeches and interviews from various seminars, banquets, conferences and meetings. Organizations represented in the tapes are Association of Naval Services Officers, IMAGE, National Chicano Coalition for Justice, National Hispanic Housing Commission, and National Economic Development Agency.

Series seven, Oversize Materials and Artifacts, includes layout proofs, a certificate, a Fernando Valenzuela Corn Flakes box, newspaper clippings, and printed materials. Also included are framed and mounted photographs, a poster, and plaques.

The Subject files, Collected material, Audiovisual Materials and some of the Photographs are arranged alphabetically.