Book about Santa Anna.

Book about military leaders of Mexico, includes biographical sketches of Hidalgo, Morelos, Iturbide, Santa Anna, Gomez Farias, Bustamente, Paredes, Almonte, Arista, Alaman, Ampudia, Herrera, and De La Vega.

Book about the Texas Revolution.

Postcard from Helen J. Theis to Mr. Albert Zaeller, wishing him a happy new year. The front of the postcard features a photograph of covered wagons and horse-drawn buggies dotted along a long, wide, dirt road, lined with trees.

"Leftwich's Grant is the second volume in a series that is intended to document the colonization of an area in Central Texas that eventually became known as Robertson's Colony." It covers "the three years that [Robert] Leftwich spent in Mexico City and Saltillo" and includes "a complete account of his official negotiations with both the national government in Mexico City and the state government of Coahuila and Texas. It also includes documents concerning Dr. Felix Robertson, President of the Texas Association, and the group of young men who came to Texas with him in the fall of 1825 to explore the grant and survey land for the stockholders" (p. 11). The index begins on page 667.

This book covers statistical information for the state of Texas. It includes "great inducements for the investment of capital, health for the invalid, interesting sights and scenes for the tourist and pleasure seeker, broad fields of research for the historian, unsurpassed hunting grounds for the sportsman, and other resources waiting to be unlocked by the key of capital in the hands of labor and industry" (title page).

Copy of an unsigned letter discussing means to remove Zavala from Mexico State. Iguala. Jan. 8, 1833. From the Carlos García y Arriaga Papers at the Benson Latin American Collection.

Transmittal of copies of documents in the reform of the Fundación de la Obra Pía; efforts to save the organization from destruction; opposition of “los principales en lo científico” Juan José Espinosa de los Monteros, Juan Francisco Azcárate, and Andrés Quintana Roó, directed by Francisco Sánchez de Tagle; mercantile opposition by Lorenzo Carrera; benefits obtained by Lorenzo Zavala for editing the “Decreto sentencia expoliatoria”; financial support given group by Francisco González Agüero; opposition of deputies and senators; provisions of benefactress' will changed; appointment of Patronos; fear of ministry of Lerdo; election of president; fear of spending of all money derived from “tratado pendiente” with the United States; effort to withdraw Jesuits from supervision of the Obra pía; denuncia made by Promotor Robledo; appeal to Pedro Escudero; “El Impreso del S. Vélez”; exclusion of Jesuits from Hacienda pública confirmed by Santa Anna in 1843; limits on amortization.

Act of installation of the Meeting... according to the imperial decree of 31 of the last Octe. Copy by Antonio de Mier, 6 l.s Signatories: Juan Francisco (Bishop of Durango), Antonio de Mier, and Francisco Velasco. Reference to: Election of Marquess of Castañiza; speech by Iturbide; text of Organic Bases of the National Meeting Instituyente, originally signed by Jose Manuel Herrera and rubric of Iturbide; siege of San Juan de Ulúa; administration of oath of office; text of speech by President; voting for officers; candidates: Castañiza, Juan Bautista de Arispe, José María Bocanegra, Bonifacio Fernández, Toribio González, Miguel Guridi y Alcocer, Pedro Labairu, Miguel Larrainaga, Ramón Martínez de los Ríos, Mariano Mendiola, Isidro Montúfar, Juan José Quiñones, Antonio José Valdez, Antonio Mier y Villagómez, and Lorenzo Zavala; list of members taking oath: José María Abarca, Antonio Aguilar, Mariano Aranda, Pascual de Aranda, Francisco Argandar, José María Becerra, Pedro Celis, José María Cobarrubias, Antonio Elosúa, Carlos Espinoza de los Monteros, Luciano Figueroa, Manuel Flores, Refugio de la Garza, Manuel Ignacio Gutiérrez, José Antonio Gutiérrez de Lara, Martín Inclán, Agustín de Iriarte, Antonio de Iriarte, Manuel López de la Plata, Ambrosio Martínez de Vea, Conde de Miraflores, Antonio Morales de Ibáñez, José …

Photograph of four friends, "Los Compas," visible from the waist up, posing together in a line with their arms around each other, likely at an awards banquet for Juarez Stake Academy. The three boys at left are wearing white shirts with patterned ties, identified as Garrett Hatch, Lamoni Vizcaino, and Curtis Whetten; Preston Hatch is on the far right, wearing a blue and green patterned shirt.

Photograph of Curtis Whetten wearing green graduation regalia including a cap, gown, and gold cord, posing with his arm around his mother LaVon. They are posing in front of a large bush next to a white brick wall.

Photograph of baby Curtis Whetten wearing blue shorts and sitting in a stream at Rancho Alamito Mexico.

Photograph of Toni Marie Jones posing in a dance costume in a room at the Colonia Dublan LDS Stake. She is wearing a black leotard and black floral-print skirt with red flowers that she is holding out in a fan shape. She is also wearing black dance shoes, large gold earrings, and a large red flower or bow at the right side of her head. A bulletin board and chalkboard are visible on the wall behind her.

Photograph of Tonie Marie Jones with field day ribbons after the relay race. Tonie Marie Jones is wearing a white blouse, white shorts, and white tennis shoes. She has a red ribbon on the front of her blouse and is holding a baton. She is standing outside on a yard marked with athletic chalk in front of a line of adults and children.

Photograph of Cassandra Jones (left) and her cousin Toni Marie Jones running a three-legged race with their arms around one another. They are running on a grassy field with white chalk lines to define lanes and another pair appears to be near the starting line behind them. Spectators are visible around the outsides of the track and in the background.

Kindergarten school photos of Toni Marie Jones in a white frame, including an individual portrait in an oval frame at left and a full class portrait in a rectangular frame at right. In the individual portrait, Jones is visible from the chest up, wearing a white shirt decorated with flowers and she is coloring at a table. In the group portrait, there are 14 students posing in two lines with their teacher, in front of a bulletin board in the classroom.

Third-grade school photos of Toni Marie Jones in a white frame, including an individual portrait in an oval frame at left and a full class portrait in a rectangular frame at right. In the individual portrait, Jones is visible from the chest up, wearing a blue striped dress with a round lace collar and a large, matching bow in her hair. In the group portrait, there are 28 students and 3 teachers posing in four lines on steps in front of a red curtain; a boy in the front row is holding up an illustrated sign with the text 3 0/11.

Photograph of seven children standing in a line in front of folding chairs during a preschool graduation, including Cassandra Jones (far left), Toni Marie Jones (center), and Kevin Robinson (center-right). The girls are all wearing fancy dresses with hair bows and dress shoes; Kevin is wearing a gray suit with a silver necktie. A group of helium-filled balloons is visible in the background, near the center of the image and a black chalkboard is on the wall behind them.

Photograph of Toni Marie Jones (left), her mother Christine, and her sister Jamie Lynn (right) standing with their arms around one another in front of the Colonia Juarez Latter-Day Saints Temple. The temple appears to be under construction and there is scaffolding along on wall and around a column near the center that has a statue at the top; several workers are in the scaffolding around the column. A number of unidentified people are visible behind the Joneses, around a pile of dirt.

Photograph of Toni Marie Jones and five other girls performing on a stage at a dance recital. Toni Marie Jones is the first dancer in the line and is wearing a white dress with lace trim and a lace shawl around her shoulders. She has a black apron around her waste and her hair is braided on top with a red ribbon and she has white, cream, and red roses on the right side of her hair. The girls are holding out the the skirts of their dresses as they dance.

Photograph of the Escuela Manuel first grade class taken outside in front of two large trees. The children are arranged in three rows, with those in the front row seated on folding chairs and the others standing behind. At the ends of the back rows, are teachers Frances Memmott (left) and two unidentified teachers (right). In the first row, Cynthia Holguin is holding a sign that says "1A."

Photograph of the Escuala Manuel fourth grade class during the 1996-1997 school year. There are fifteen students posing in three rows, with the front row kneeling on the grass, the middle row seated on chairs, and the back row standing; two teachers are standing on either end of the back row. In the front row, Johnny Gonzalez (second from left) is holding a sign that says "4A." Trees are visible in the background with orange and yellow leaves.

Photograph of Toni Marie Jones sitting at a white table with a yellow mug and yellow plate in her family's kitchen. A half of a cheese sandwich is on the plate and a small piece of sandwich is on the table in front of the mug. Toni Marie Jones is wearing a black and pink striped short sleeved shirt with a pink and black dotted long sleeve shirt underneath. Windows, tables, and chairs are visible to the side and behind her.

Newspaper clipping about the opening of a Mormon Temple (Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple), which is the second in Mexico. The article describes the construction (March 1998-February 1999) and describes the interior as well as the opening event with photos of the building entrance and one of the temple's elders with the Governor of Chihuahua. Portions of other stories are on the backs of the article clippings.