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These negative slides are from the film that was taken by Mary Jessie Garza. Garza is a native of San Antonio and was invited to be the photographer for the “Rostros y Almas/ Faces and Souls” exhibit by Mary Visser. The black and white slides are…

The bilingual program features selected photographs from the exhibit, which was sponsored by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in San Antonio in affiliation with the Instituto Cultural Mexicano. It also includes an artist's statement…

This English-language program features selected photographs from the exhibit, which was sponsored by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in San Antonio. The exhibit ran from February 15-March 15, 1998. The program features forewords by…

This piece includes an article in the Hispanic Business Magazine about Texas governors, as well as a biographical piece on Lena Guerrero, the 34th person to serve on the Texas Railroad Commission. Notes presumably from Mary Visser to Lupita Bryant…

The memorandum is a letter to Carole Lee from Mary Visser explaining the series of events that the "Rostros y Almas; Faces and Souls" exhibition.

The newspaper clipping details some of Margarita Munoz Simon's accomplishments and activist positions in the Austin community. The clipping contains two photos of Munoz Simon and her work with broadcasting radio stations in 1950 and 1983. The article…

It is speculated that Mary Visser collected these notes from Lidia and Cynthia Pérez's resumes. Together, the sisters founded a restaurant and non profit organization called La Peña.

Portrait of Aida Barrera

Portrait of Delia Peña Estrada