Pete Tijerina Papers
Scope and Contents Note
This collection measures 3 linear feet and includes materials from Tijerina's involvement with LULAC, MALDEF, and as a Justice of the Texas Court of Appeals, as well as materials related to Tijerina's personal research. The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and various printed materials. The bulk of the materials are from Tijerina's time in LULAC, from 1955-1957, when Tijerina was serving as Regional Governor for the Texas LULAC districts. A scrapbook which documents this time in LULAC through photographs and news clippings is also included in the collection. The collection is organized in four series: LULAC Records, MALDEF Records, Justice of Appeals, and Research Materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1953-2003
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Born in Laredo, Texas in 1922, Pedro "Pete" Tijerina was a lifelong advocate for Mexican American civil rights. Tijerina attended school at the University of Texas at Austin as well as St. Mary's University in San Antonio, and passed the Texas Bar in 1951, successively working as a criminal trial lawyer in San Antonio. Tijerina was an active member of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), serving as the president of San Antonio LULAC council #2, the state civil rights chairman, and subsequently as Texas LULAC Regional Governor. Tijerina went on to found the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) in 1968, and later became a Justice on the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas.
Full Extent
3 linear feet
Abstract
Records documenting Pete Tijerina's activities in LULAC, MALDEF, Texas Court of Appeals, as well as personal research materials.
Acquisition Information
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Processing Information
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- Title
- Pete Tijerina Papers
- Status
- Unverified Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 March: 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