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Jan & Carl Seale Sheet Music: Bird Songs, Jan Seale, Carl Seale

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Mourning Dove -- Roadrunner -- Drinking a cardinal -- Gold-fronted woodpecker -- A prayer concerning chachalaca -- In late day.

Chamber music (vocal and instrumental). Voice, piano and flute, six songs. Also on CD: 4 and 4a. Text by: Jan Epton Seale.

A Valley Hello [Brochure], Plaza National Bank (Harlingen, Tx)

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

A promotional brochure likely compiled by local chambers of commerce that features information on regional businesses, attractions, and leisure activities. Includes fold-out map and recipes.

Also includes a brief overview of the Pan American University Marine Biology Laboratory, which is now known as the UTRGV Coastal Studies Lab.

Charro Days Brochure, Charro Days, Inc.

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Brochure advertising Charro Days activities and events in Brownsville

Daily Review (Edinburg, Tex.) [Centennial Edition] 100 Years Of History Hidalgo County_Part 01, The Daily Review, Allan Engleman

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Faithful Falcons / Aida Barrera -- Fathers of the Valley–1800 / Dorothy McWhorter -- Hidalgo's Two Musketeers-1905 / Shirley Ann Wallace -- Royal Salt Mine-1730 / Dorothy Burnett -- Citrus King Of Texas-1892 / Jackie Lee Carter -- Edinburg Gets County Seat-1908 / Vilma Gorena -- Legend Of Juan Grande-1820 / Frances Garza -- Valley Terminology-1802 / Joyce Jean Turner -- Martyr of Hidalgo-1854 / Sara S. Weaver -- El Mesquite-1528 / Mary K. Elliott -- First Commissioners' Meeting-1852 / Morgan Groves -- Texas Mustang-1785 / Wanda Davis -- Oil In The Valley-1910 / Otto Woods -- Early Hidalgo Transportation …

Daily Review (Edinburg, Tex.) [Centennial Edition] 100 Years Of History Hidalgo County_Part 02, The Daily Review, Allan Engleman

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

William Jennings Bryan-1909 / Jon Dee Lawrence – Lea H. McNelly, Texas Ranger-1870 / E. Neil Fesler -- Laguna Seca Ranch-1870 / Robbie Wolfe -- Panama Canal Aids Valley-1911 / E. G. Manning -- John Closner, Hidalgo lawman-1890 / Dora Mae Kelley -- Indians In The Valley-1000 / Robert Hodges -- Dr. J. M. McMillan, Pioneer-1904 / Early Hidalgo Ranches-1893 / W. H. Chatfield -- Nathaniel Jackson-1858 / Mary Alice Ramirez -- Tales of Monte Christo [Montecristo]-1910 / Otto Woods -- The Wonderful Valley-1952 -- Colonization of Hidalgo-1747 / History of Monte Christo [Montecristo]-1860 -- Rio Grande Entertainment-1800 / Alma …

Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.) 50th Anniversary Edition, Brownsville Herald Publishing Co.

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

A year by year chronology of Valley history from 1892 to 1942, published by The Brownsville Herald on December 6, 1942. (Note: pages from this edition not related to the topic have been intentionally omitted)

Charro Days, 1941 February 20–23, Charro Days, Inc.

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Booklet inviting attendees to the 4th Annual Gala Celebration of Charro Days, February 20–23, 1941 at Brownsville, Texas. The booklet describes the traditions surrounding the event, including dress, history, and culture.

It includes a program of events and lists the Board of Directors and Committee Chairmen/women.

Booklet published by Shelton Bros. Artwork by Genevieve Armstrong.

CONTENT WARNING: This booklet contains language that is potentially harmful, including racist, outdated, biased, and other potentially offensive views that do not reflect the opinions or positions of UTRGV University Library.

Hug The Coast Highway Celebration [Program And Brochure], Hug The Coast Highway

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Official Program for the Hug-the-Coast Highway Celebration held December 17th, 1940 in Raymondville, Texas.

Also includes a brochure, "HUG THE COAST HIGHWAY THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS From The Louisiana State Line to The Mexican Border, NOTE: The points of interest along this beautiful highway and other information, are shown in small type following each town. For more detailed information consult the local Chamber of Commerce."

"Greetings From The Lower Rio Grande Valley Of Texas " Souvenir Folder [Postcards], Curtis Tech & Company (Chicago, Il), C & H News Company (Harlingen, Tx)

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Souvenir postcards promoting the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas for vacation travel, agriculture, and ideal living conditions.

Charro Days, 1938 February 24–27, Charro Days, Inc.

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Booklet that serves as an invitation to and program schedule for the first annual Charro Days fiesta in Brownsville, February 24–27, 1938. The booklet also outlines traditions, including costumes, dance, and more.

It includes a program of events and lists the Board of Directors and Committee Chairmen/women. Many local business are featured as advertisers and supporters of the Charro Days fiesta.

CONTENT WARNING: This booklet contains language that is potentially harmful, including racist, outdated, biased, and other potentially offensive views that do not reflect the opinions or positions of UTRGV University Library.

History Of Jose Vasquez Borrego Grant, C. Alegria, E M. Seay, Leopoldo Martinez

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Typed Spanish and English translations of "...the history of the settlement on certain lands on the bank of the Rio del Norte by Jose Basquez Borrego..." by C. Alegria in 1930. Donated by Hubert J. Miller.

NOTE: The file does not contain facsimiles of the original manuscripts.

Souvenir Of The Lower Rio Grande Valley Of Texas: Original Poems Of The Valley And Songs, W. E. Stewart Land Co.

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

America -- Fair Valley land -- Where the Rio Grande is flowing -- Going down to Texas -- Sweet Genevieve -- My old Kentucky home -- The Rio Grande Valley -- It's a long way to dear old Texas -- You're the flower of my heart, sweet Adeline -- When you and I were young, Maggie -- The Lower Rio Grande -- The land of corn and cane -- Silver threads among the gold. -- Good-by, old snow -- Loyalty to the Rio Grande. -- Old black joe -- Put on your old gray bonnet -- The old oaken bucket. …

Missouri Pacific Lines - Lower Rio Grande Valley Of Texas [Brochure]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Missouri Pacific Lines [railway brochure] promoting the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas

"What Editors of Some of the Country's Leading Farm Journals Saw on a Tour of the. Lower Rio Grande Valley
To broaden their store of knowledge of agricultural conditions, members of the American Agricultural Editor's Association, made a three-week tour over the Missouri Pacific Lines in Louisiana, Texas, and through Mexico in March and April 1927. The Association is composed of editorial heads of the country's leading farm publications.

Extracts from some of the many articles they wrote concerning the Lower Rio Grande Valley are reprinted on …

Letters From Your Northern Neighbors Who Are Now Satisfied And Prosperous Lower Rio Grande Valley Farmers [Brochure], Oliver-Jackson Investment Company (Kansas City, Mo)

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Brochure published by Oliver-Jackson Investment Company featuring "Letters from Your Northern Neighbors Who Are Now Satisfied and Prosperous Lower Rio Grande Valley Farmers."

Proceedings Of The Joint Committee Of The Senate And The House In The Investigation Of The Texas State Ranger Force, Volume I, J. T. (Jose Tomas) Canales, William Madison Tidwell, Robert Lee Williford, Dan Scott Mcmillin, Paul Dewitt Page, William Harrison Bledsoe

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

From the Texas State Library and Archives Commission Rangers and Outlaws web page:

"Raids and cattle theft had been a sporadic problem along the Mexican border for decades, but in 1915, revolutionaries began to target symbols of American oppression for destruction, including farms, irrigation systems, and railroad lines. Local law enforcement could not cope with the escalating lawlessness. The Texas governor dispatched the Texas Rangers to restore order and chase the revolutionaries back to the Mexican side of the line. (The unrest spanned the terms of three governors: Oscar Colquitt, James E. "Pa" Ferguson, and William Hobby.) As the violence …

Proceedings Of The Joint Committee Of The Senate And The House In The Investigation Of The Texas State Ranger Force, Volume Ii, J. T. (Jose Tomas) Canales, William Madison Tidwell, Robert Lee Williford, Dan Scott Mcmillin, Paul Dewitt Page, William Harrison Bledsoe

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Volume 3 can be located here.

The True Story Of The Lower Rio Grande Valley Of Texas: Where Crops Never Fail [Booklet], Jay M. Jackson

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Promotional booklet compiled by Jackson Vreeland Land Company to encourage Americans to acquire land in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The booklet provides information on climate, agriculture, and regional amenities, and also features letters written by previous and current investors.

The author writes, "The of this booklet is to set forth the true conditions and facts existing in the Lower Rio Grande district--a district that is now attracting a larger immigration and is being settled more rapidly by the people of the North, including people from northern and central Texas, than any other district on the American continent..."

Hearings Before The Committee On Military Affairs, United States Senate Concerning The Affray At Brownsville, Tex., On The Night Of August 13 And 14, 1906, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee On Military Affairs

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

Compiled documentation about the Brownsville (Tex.) Affair including testimony gathered by the Committee on Military Affairs from soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry Regiment on the events of the Brownsville Affray.

• Volume 2

• Volume 3

Summary Discharge Or Mustering Out Of Regiments Or Companies. Message From The President Of The United States, Transmitting A Report From The Secretary Of War, Together With Several Documents, Including A Letter Of General Nettleton, And Memoranda As To Precedents For The Summary Discharge Or Mustering Out Of Regiments Or Companies, United States. War Dept.

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

House and Senate Documents: Brownsville affray, report of Secretary of War, and additional testimony [enclosed with 5252 S.doc.402/1; copy of 5078 S.doc.155]

Brownsville, Texas, Fort Brown & Matamoros, Mexico - Original Souvenir Albums Of All American & Canadian Cities & Sceneries, W. H. Chatfield, Chisolm Bros.

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

General view of Brownsville -- Elizabeth St. south end -- Twelfth St. looking east -- Mexican Jacales -- Steamboat landing, Rio Grande River -- Rio Grande Railroad depot and repair shots -- Grammar school building -- Brothers college -- Convent school -- Corner of Market Square -- Episcopal church and rectory -- Presbyterian church -- Catholic cathedral -- City market and plaza -- Convent -- General view of Fort Brown -- Summer uniform -- Headquarters -- Cathedral and Custom house -- United States Consulate -- Headquarters of 4th Military Zone -- A corner of the plaza -- Street scene: Abasolo …

Satisfacción Al Público Del Administrador De La Aduana Marítima De Matamoros, Manuel Pina Y Cuevas

Lower Rio Grande Valley Curated Material

(Original introduction)

La acalorada controversia sobre introduccion por el puerto e Matamoros de efectos prohibidos que parecia haber ya terminado, se ha vuelto a suscitar ocasion de haberse decomisado en el Saltillo cinta cantidad de libras de hilaza de algodon estrangera, que caminaba con guias de esta Aduana maritima...

Para vindicarme a mi y a ella, basta publicar ,el informe justificativo que se acompania, estendido en cumplimiento de la orden del Ministerio de Hacienda pues en el se ve que cuando por Suprema disposicion de 1 de Mayo de 1839 se volvio a permitir la introduccion por este puerto de …