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Memorandum: Hurricane Flood Protection Hearing (open access)

Memorandum: Hurricane Flood Protection Hearing

Memo released by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas to announce a public hearing to be held in the city regarding hurricane flood protection for the city and surrounding areas. The text also outlines the general problems that will be addressed during the meeting and various proposals and statements related to the topic.
Date: October 25, 1961
Creator: Corpus Christi (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Beach Study for the City of Corpus Christi (open access)

North Beach Study for the City of Corpus Christi

Report discussing floods and sediments near Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, based on data gathered between 1927 and summer 1956. It includes specific measurements and analyses, broken into sections under three phase headings: (1) Floods of North Beach: Record, Causes, Types and Probability, (2) Sedimentation and Maintenance, and (3) Area Flood Protection by Strengthening Barrier Islands.
Date: August 10, 1956
Creator: Price, W. Armstrong
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Historical Association One Hundred and Twelfth Annual Meeting, 2008 (open access)

Texas State Historical Association One Hundred and Twelfth Annual Meeting, 2008

Program for the 112th annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association, held in Corpus Christi, Texas, including a list of sessions for the meeting and related information about the organization and conference.
Date: March 2008
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Historical Association One Hundred and Sixth Annual Meeting, 2002 (open access)

Texas State Historical Association One Hundred and Sixth Annual Meeting, 2002

Program for the 106th annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association, held in Corpus Christi, Texas, including a list of sessions for the meeting and related information about the organization and conference.
Date: March 2002
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Story of Corpus Christi (open access)

The Story of Corpus Christi

This book describes the history of Corpus Christi through sketches of persons and events in the history of the city. According to the preface, it does focuses less on the history than on the people, "presenting in plain narrative form, a recountal of the days when Corpus Christi was young, of the trials and tribulations that fell to the lot of her residents in the war periods, and finally to emerge as a fast growing a progressive city of the Southland" (p. v).
Date: 1916
Creator: Sutherland, Mary A. & Harrison, Frank B.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Bluff at Corpus Christi]

Postcard of a highway scaling the hill upon which the Corpus Christi skyline continues behind a row of palm trees. The back of the postcard adds, "The Bluff at Corpus Christi, Texas as viewed from the north. The buildings pictured are modern office buildings and hotels with the Corpus Christi Cathedral at the extreme left. The Bluff is beautifully landscaped and separates Downtown Corpus Christi from the business and residential section on "The Hill." "
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Hotel Row in Corpus Christi]

Postcard of several hotels overlooking a parking lot, described as "Hotel Row on Upper Broadway showing the Robert Driscol and the White Plaza Hotels." The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Cecelia Smith 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Texas."
Date: October 11, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Western Shore of Corpus Christi Bay]

Postcard of the Corpus Christi skyline at night from across the bay. On the back, the postcard adds, "Located on the Western shore of Corpus Christi Bay, this city was founded in 1839. It is the oil capital of South Texas and the tenth busiest port in the nation as well as a favorite vacationing center, especially for those who enjoy fishing and swimming." The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. M. M. Amerill."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Northside History Collection of Photos (open access)

Northside History Collection of Photos

Compilation of images and scanned photographs owned by community members that document the history of the "Northside" area of Corpus Christi, with a timeline of important events. This document serves as a component of supplemental research during planning for the rebuilding of the harbor bridge at U.S. 181.
Date: 2017
Creator: Smith, C. Lynn
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Northside History Project: Oral History Transcript Collection (open access)

Northside History Project: Oral History Transcript Collection

Compilation of edited transcripts for a series of oral histories related to the history of the "Northside" area of Corpus Christi from people who have lived or operated businesses there.
Date: 2017
Creator: Smith, C. Lynn
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
D. N. Leathers I History Project Report (open access)

D. N. Leathers I History Project Report

Report discussing the history of a public housing project located in the "Northside" area of Corpus Christi, "to document the 28 buildings of the D. N. Leathers I public housing campus as well as how those buildings fit into the historic context of public housing nationally and locally. The culture of D. N. Leathers I in the 1940s through the 1960s is also included through the perceptions of the persons who contributed their oral history to the project" (p. 2).
Date: June 2017
Creator: Smith, C. Lynn
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Northside History Project Report (open access)

Northside History Project Report

Final report documenting the archival research about the "Northside" area of Corpus Christi along with information and images gathered from community members through oral histories and open houses. This report serves as a component of supplemental research during planning for the rebuilding of the harbor bridge at U.S. 181.
Date: 2017
Creator: Smith, C. Lynn
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History