A comprehensive array of
educational materials for
elementary, secondary and
adult education.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES
SAN ANTONIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PUBLICATIONS 1
Young Readers Series
Intermediate/Adult Reading
General Interest Reading
AUDIOVISUALS .3
Young Viewers Series
Intermediate/ Adult Series
TRAVELING EXHIBITS 5
Young Texans Series
Intermediate/ Adult Exhibits
FUN AND INFORMATIVE 8
Traveling Trunks
Poster Series
Field Trips
YOUNG READERS SERIES
Reading Levels 5 to 8
A series of publications specifically for
the intermediate reader (grades 5-8),
these publications contain historical
facts, interesting information and
dynamic accounts of Texas history that
both entertain and educate.
With Domingo Leal
in San Antonio, 1734
Spend a day with a 10-year-old
immigrant boy from the Canary
Islands. Using the technique of
narrative history, this book contains
full-color illustrations of the clothing,
housing and appearance of the early
settlers. 78 pages.
Softbound $6.95
Our Mexican Ancestors, Volume I
These 27 historically accurate tales of
adventure will transport the young
reader from the inner chambers of
Aztec rulers to the lonely Mexican jail
from which Jose Antonio Navarro
escaped to help his fellow Texans fight
for independence. 124 pages.
Hardbound $8.95
Softbound $5.95
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1734.
Who Are the Chinese Texans?
The Texas Association of Museums
presented this book with the Mitchel
A. Wilder Award of Excellence. Its
question-and-answer format is a useful
educational tool, and an interesting
way to present information on
prominent Chinese Texans and the
contributions this group has made to
the state. 84 pages.
Hardbound $8.95
Softbound $5.95
A Personal History: The Afro­American
Texans
Available this Fall
Written in question-and-answer format,
this new publication explores the lives
of black Texans, from the state's
earliest settlers to today's leaders in
politics, ranching, sports and the arts.
Hardbound $8.95
SECONDARY READERS
SERIES
Reading Levels 9 to Adult
The Texians & the Texans Series
The people of Texas are descended
from many ethnic, racial, national and
cultural backgrounds. This series of
books and pamphlets examines some of
these groups.
BOOKS
The German Texans
Anecdotes, photographs and
biographical sketches complement lively
historical narrative about industrious
men and women who helped shape the
state's social, economic, political and
intellectual traditions. 240 pages.
Extensively illustrated.
Hardbound $10.95
Softbound $7.95
The Irish Texans
The Irish entered this new land with a
typical zest for challenge. Their
successes and occasional failures in
taming a raw frontier are related in
humorous anecdotes, ghost stories and
adventures. 174 pages. Illustrated.
Hardbound $10.95
Softbound $7.95
The
Danish
Texans
The Danish Texans
In the 1750's King Frederick V of
Denmark warned his people not to
listen to the "seductions" of those who
talked of leaving the country. Texas
was fortunate to have "seduced" a few
thousand Danes over the next century,
and those immigrants made significant
contributions to the state's economy,
politics and culture. 122 pages.
Extensively illustrated.
Hardbound $9.95
Softbound $6.95
The Wendish Texans
Available this Fall
The Wendish colony in Texas is
unique in the United States. A small
minority from Germany emigrated to
Texas for religious and political reasons
and still maintain their ethnic integrity
today. Customs-like the traditional
black wedding gown - superstitions,
and struggles to adapt to a new land
are all explored in this new book.
The Polish Texans
Available this Fall
Most of the Poles who came to Texas
did so during the many years that their
homeland was ruled by others, and
today thousands of Texans trace their
roots back to that tiny European
country. Their contributions to their
new homeland, leaders and heros,
customs and culture are all preserved
in this new publication.
PAMPHLETS
Each 32-page softbound pamphlet
begins with the story of how and why
an individual ethnic group came to
Texas. Descriptions of major
settlements and significant
contributions of each culture are
included along with biographies of
dominant figures, providing an
overview for the general reader.
$2.95 each; entire set $50.00.
The Afro-American Texans
The Anglo-American Texans
The Belgian Texans
The Chinese Texans
The Czech Texans
The French Texans
The Greek Texans
The Indian Texans
The Italian Texans
The Jewish Texans
Th¢ Mexican Texans
Los Tejanos Mexicanos
(In Spanish)
The Norwegian Texans
The Polish Texans
The Spanish Texans
The Syrian and
Lebanese Texans
The Swiss Texans
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Treasure, People, Ships and Dreams
In the spring of 1554 three Spanish
ships were driven ashore by a storm
on the southern Texas coast. The
incredible ordeal of the survivors of the
shipwreck, the salvaging of precious
cargo and the process used to restore
the 400-year-old artifacts recovered
from the shipwreck are related in this
fascinating and informative book. 7 5
pages. Full-color illustrations.
Softbound $5.95
Texas Missions and Landmarks
The glory, history and mystery of
Texas's missions are explored in this
publication. Illustrated with copperplate
etchings by Warren Hunter. Text by
Jack Harmon. 68 pages.
Hardbound $10.95
Sdftbound $7.95
Reflections on Texas
Unusual vignettes from Texas history,
taken from San Antonio-based
KMOL-TVs popular feature, will
amuse and inform casual readers. 30
pages. Two-color illustrations.
Softbound $2.95
The Melting Pot:
Ethnic Cuisine in Texas
As settlers came to Texas from foreign
lands, they brought recipes handed
down by their ancestors. You can
recreate these international dishes from
the recipes gathered in this collection.
Each section is devoted to a different
ethnic culture and contains brief
histories of the group. 235 pages.
Laminated cover, illustrated.
Spiral-bound $10.95
Action has been a key word in Texas
history .and in the audiovisual products
from The Institute of Texan Cultures.
YOUNG VIEWERS SERIES
Several productions will be of interest
to the elementary-school-aged viewer.
They present historical facts in easy-to-
. understand, entertaining formats.
Grandmother's Tea: Mexican
Herbal Remedies
A child's-eye view of the herbal
remedies in the Mexican-American
culture. Interesting folk beliefs and
early medical practices are explored.
8 minutes.
Leve.ls: 3-8
Slide set: $35 .00
Filmstrip: $10.00
The Easter Fires of Fredericksburg
Based on a charming legend from the
first German pioneers. Bunny rabbits
and superstition mingled with historical
fact will delight young viewers .
5 minutes.
Levels: 5-8
Slide set: $35.00
Filmstrip: $10.00
What Is a Texan?
Reveals the ethnic richness of the state
from an upbeat, refreshing point of
view. Appeals to many ages.
7 minutes.
Levels: 5-12
Slide set: $35.00
Filmstrip: $10.00
INTERMEDIATE
VIEWERS SERIES
Appealing to grades 7 through adult,
these productions cover many subjects
appropriate for Texas history courses,
libraries and independent study
through college levels.
The Indian Texans
Traces the origins of the state's first
settlers, beginning with prehistory and
following their progress to modern
times. 7 minutes.
Slide set: $35.00
Filmstrip: $10.00
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The Dahl House: Norwegian Texans
of Basque County
A day in the life of one of the
immigrant farm families. 7 minutes.
Slide set: $35.00
Filmstrip: $10.00
The Danish Field
A journey to Danevang in Wharton
County, describing the Danish heritage
in Texas and the changes the early
immigrants were forced to make.
7 minutes.
Slide set: $35.00
Filmstrip: $10.00
The Cat Spring Germans
Describes how the first German
immigrants to Texas banded together
and established a community using
scientific agriculture. 8 minutes.
Slide set: $3 5. 00
Filmstrip: $10.00
The French Texans
Spans three centuries to spotlight the
lives of important individuals from the
time of La Salle to the present.
8 minutes.
Slide set: $35.00
Filmstrip: $10.00
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The Alabama-Coushatta Indians
Explores the history of this east Texas
tribe with special emphasis on their
modern life. 8 minutes.
Slide set: $35.00
Filmstrip: $10.00
The Afro-American Texans to 1900
The story of blacks in Texas beginning
with the colonial period. Highlights
include black involvement in ranching,
politics, settlement, business, the arts
and frontier defense. Revised in 1982.
10 minutes.
Slide set: $35.00
Filmstrip: $10.00
Musica Hispanica
Outlines the evolution of Spanish folk
music from ancient Indian ceremonial
songs and passionate flamenco rhythms
to the Nortefio dance music heard in
south Texas. Includes performances on
several traditional instruments by folk
artist Ben King, as well as an
interview with Santiago Jimenez.
Videocassette (available in %"
U -matic, 72" VHS or 72"
Beta formats)
30 minutes, color
Levels: 7-Adult
$55.00
Treasure, People, Ships and Dreams
Available this Fall
Traces the voyage of three Spanish
ships laden with gold and silver from
their sailing date in 1554, through a
storm at sea, to their recent
archaeological excavation. The story is
told in three parts, which may be
purchased individually:
I. The Voyage 8 minutes
II. Shipwreck! 7 minutes
III. The Past and the Present
8 minutes
Includes comprehensive study guide.
Levels: 7-Adult
Slide set: $123 .00 for 3 parts;
$43 .00 each
Filmstrip: $39.00 for 3 parts;
$15 .00 each
Don Pedrito Jaramillo: Folk H ealer ·
Available this Fall
Offers an illuminating study of
curanderismo, the art of folk healing, and
its cultural roots and manifestations.
Includes comprehensive study guide .
12 minutes.
Levels: 7-Adu!t
Slide set: $4 3 . 00
Filmstrip: $15.00
TRAVELING EXHIBITS
Designed for use in schools, libraries,
museums, banks, shopping malls and
other public buildings, The Institute's
traveling exhibits bring the Texas
experience to you!
Because of the popularity of the
traveling exhibits, some are not
immediately available. To plan the
showing of a traveling exhibit, call or
write the Traveling Exhibits
Coordinator, 512/226-7651 .
FOR YOUNG TEXANS
Three of our traveling exhibits are
especially appealing to elementary­school-
aged viewers:
A Festival of Pinatas
This colorful exhibit presents a
selection of the brightest, most fanciful
pinatas in south Texas. The unusual,
centuries-old history of the game is
presented on four text panels designed
to be mounted on the wall. S~veral
unfinished pinatas are included to show
the stages of construction . (The
Institute recommends the pinatas be
. hung from the ceiling for display.) A
· special feature of this exhibit is an
extra pinata with instructions for using
it at your own party.
Space required: 7 50 square feet
hanging space
Crated weight: 265 pounds
Rentalfee: $100.00
Traveling exhibits are rented
for one month, and the
borrower is charged a rental
fee, any applicable tax and
freight costs. Assembly
instructions are included with
the exhibit, and explanatory
brochures are available for
distribution with most
exhibits. (Details on inside
back cover.)
Mexican Folk Toys
Actual toys showing a variety of
materials and skillful construction are
used in this colorful display. Some of
the objects are miniatures of household
utensils while others are pure fantasy
with ceramic figures, wooden animals,
lead soldiers, and shaped tops and
whistles . Although made in Mexico,
these toys are representative of
playthings used in many Mexican­American
homes in Texas today. The
exhibit includes photographs, text
panels and display cases for the toys.
Wall Exhibit
Space required: 41 linear feet
Crated weight: 730 pounds
Rentalfee: $200.00
Floor Exhibit
Space required: 400 square feet of
floor space and 27 linear feet of
wall space
Crated weight: 1, 07 5 pounds
Rentalfee: $200.00
Exhibits are not identical and may be
used together.
Children from Many Lands
Came to Texas
This two-dimensional exhibit uses
historic and contemporary photographs
to show children of all ethnic, racial
and national. groups playing, working,
celebrating and learning. The photo
murals illustrate the diversity of toys,
play acting, family and home.
Space required: 58 linear feet
Crated weight: 1,060 pounds
Rentalfee: $200.00
INTERMEDIATE-ADULT
Texas Images
Striking color photographs bring 23
symbols of Texas to full glory . . .
including the official state seal, flower,
tree, bird, motto, song, capitol
building and the Lone Star flag. Oil,
the Alamo, the longhorn, chili, even
the armadillo give glimpses of this
multifaceted state!
Space required: 60 linear feet
Crated weight: 320 pounds
Rentaljee: $200.00
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The Texas Rangers:
Their First 150 Years
This large, freestanding exhibit uses
150 drawings and sepia and color
photographs to describe the role Texas's
best-known lawmen played in state
history. Material is mounted on 48
display panels with black background
and oak trim. Each panel is 36 x 84
inches, hinged in sets of three.
Space required: 75 linear feet, material
on both sides
Crated weight: 1, 700 pounds
Rentalfte: $200.00
Afro-American Texans
This set of beautifully illustrated
posters traces the black experience in
Texas. Mounted in Plexiglas, each
poster reveals contributions Texas
blacks have made in the military,
politics, the arts and as scholars. The
exhibit consists of 13 posters for wall
display. The posters are also available
for purchase unmounted (see page 8).
Space required: Wall area for 13 posters
measuring 18 x 24 inches
Crated weight: 125 pounds
Rentalfte: $50.00
Texas and Her Constitutions
Texas has lived under six constitutions.
The history of these documents, and
the ways they mirrored political change
in Texas, is outlined in this large
exhibit consisting of photographs,
original art and historical documents.
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The show consists of 18 double-faced,
oak-framed panels, making it a
36-panel exhibit. Each panel is 36 x 84
inches, and is hinged in sets of three,
making it freestanding.
Space required: 54 linear feet
Crated weight: 760 pounds
Rentalfte: $100.00
Texas and the American Revolution
Although not a part of the Union in
1776, Texas still had a stake in
America's Revolution. This large,
freestanding exhibit tells the story of
Texas during this period in history and
explains how the Revolution influenced
Texas's later drive for freedom . The
presentation consists of eight tall
columns of words and pictures.
Space required: 54 linear feet
Crated weight: 224 pounds
Rentalfte: $100.00
The Making of a Book
The basic steps in making a book are
described in this freestanding exhibit
which consists of five shallow cases and
an introductory panel. The cases
contain artifacts, illustrations and texts
that show the different steps in making
a book- research, illustration, printing
and binding.
Space required: 17 linear feet, material
on both sides
Crated weight: 1, 206 pounds
Rental fee: $1 00. 00
To Stand Alone: A Gallery of
Texas Originals
Many of Texas's most famous
characters are also her most eccentric.
The individuals whose lives are
highlighted in this exhibit were never
afraid to be themselves. Included are
sculptor Elisabet Ney, who dressed like
a man; Mollie Bailey, the circus queen
of the Southwest; and WC. Brann, an
editor so universally hated, someone
shot at his tombstone. Photographic
reproductions and brief text panels tell
the amazing, amusing and unusual
stories of these people.
Space required: 36 linear feet
Crated weight: 415 pounds
Rental fee: $1 00. 00
Treasure, People, Ships and Dreams
This freestanding exhibit consists of
nine panels, each seven feet high,
featuring photographs, illustrations and
reproductions of an astrolabe, crucifix,
silver coins and other artifacts
discovered in the archaeological
excavation of three ships that sank in a
storm off the Texas coast in 1554.
Space required: 400 square feet
Crated weight: 900 pounds
Rentalfte: $250.00
Special Note: This exciting adventure
is available also as a book (page 2) and
as a slide show/filmstrip (page 4).
Vaquero: Genesis of the
Texas Cowboy
William D. Wittliffs photographic essay
takes a last look at the old-time skills
practiced by the vaquero. One hundred
black and white photographs, ranging
in size from larger than life to 11 x 14
inches, and text panels make up this
large, freestanding exhibit. Each oak­framed,
black panel is 36 x 84 inches,
hinged in sets of three.
Space required: 75 linear feet, material
on both sides
Crated weight: 1 ,830 pounds
Rentalfte: $200.00
Saints Preserve Us
This colorful exhibit of retablos, images
of patron saints, illustrates which saints
were favored by the early settlers and
how they influenced the names of
places and things throughout Texas.
Space required: 70 linear feet
Crated weight: 380 pounds
Rentalfte: $200.00
Texas Women: A Celebration of
History (Five shows, available
individually or together)
Exploring women's experiences in
Texas, this exhibit covers-
The Builders, illustrating how women
created, enhanced and preserved
institutions and traditions which made
life worth living for millions of Texans;
The Politicians, demonstrating the
effectiveness of women in public life,
beginning with the temperance and
suffrage movements in the early 1900's;
The Survivors, showing how women
overcame the hardships of the frontier;
The Enrichers, demonstrating
how Texas women have added beauty,
excitement, achievement to sports,
entertainment, fashion, literature, the
arts and the home;
The Workers, showing the variety,
.importance and impact of women's
work in Texas, from early home­business
owners and pioneering female
doctors to today's entrepreneurs.
Space required: 1 show- 22 linear feet
or 250 square feet
5 shows- 110 linear
feet or 1300 square feet
Crated weight: 3,500 pounds (700
pounds each)
Rentalfee: $500 .00 ($100.00 each)
Texas Women: A Celebration of
History (Preview Show)
This traveling exhibit provides a brief
summary of the original exhibition
established by the Texas Foundation
for Women's Resources, and highlights
the five shows described above.
Space required: 30 linear feet or 450
square feet
Crated weight: 1,000 pounds
Rentalfee: $150.00
Education in Texas: Yesterday
and Today
Texas education began with the
Indians' instruction of their offspring.
Today it has grown to a school system
encompassing some three million
multicultural children. The growth of
education is told in a large,
freestanding exhibit that uses
photographs with numbered panels.
Space required: 90 square feet,
8 Y2 feet high
Crated weight: 160 pounds
Rentalfee: $50.00
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The Institute of Texan Cultures has
developed some new products specifically
designed to bring history to life.
Traveling Trunks are a fascinating way
to touch, feel, imagine what life was like
in early Texas.
Texas Indians Who Lived in Houses
This trunk contains artifacts, filmstrips,
recordings, activity cards, photographs,
books, a teacher's guide and study
materials. Children will love the trunk's
drum, sewing kit, throwing stick, bow
and arrow, arrowheads, and samples of
deerskin and buffalo hide. The class can
cook Indian Fry Bread, make an adobe
brick or start an Indian garden.
Rentalfee: $100.00 (30 days)
Afro-American Poster Series
Every educator will use this teaching tool
differently. The set of 13 posters traces
black history in Texas from slavery days
to the present, highlighting the
contributions made in ranching,
business, defense, politics and academics.
Each poster measures 18 x 24 inches.
$19.95
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A Visit to The Institute
of Texan Cultures
We think the very best way to bring
history to life is to experience it first
hand. We can design a field trip
especially for your class, covering the
subjects you are studying, involving your
students in participatory learning on our
exhibit floor. A visit to The Institute is a
"hands-on" experience, with artifacts to
touch and skilled interpreters who ask
our visitors what they think.
For more information about scheduling a
visit, please contact:
Educational Programs
P.O. Box 1226
San Antonio, Texas 78294,
or call 512/226-7651.
A Teacher's Guide to The Institute of
Texan Cultures
This helpful booklet includes study unit
outlines, classroom activities and
discussion starters to help K-7 teachers
incorporate the study of family heritage,
ethnic cultures and pioneer life within
the existing curriculum. This book is
especially helpful to teachers planning a
field trip to The Institute, and it includes
many pre- and post-visit activities. 42
pages. Illustrated.
Softbound $2.95
Colorful Texans
Available this Fall
New from The Institute, this informative
coloring book highlights the living history
found on our exhibit floor. A ferocious
dragon, Spanish armor, a mounted
Texas Ranger, plus ancestors from many
cultures are all waiting to be brought to
life by crayons, paints and imagination!
A marvelous gift for pre-schoolers
through 5th graders.
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P.O. Box 1226, San Antonio, Texas 78294
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