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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 25, 2007
Contact:
, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442
The Austin History Center, the Austin-Travis County Veterans Exhibit Committee Ask for Military Service Items to be Part of “Austin-Travis County Veterans” Exhibit
From now through April 30, 2007 service organizations and individuals of any past or current military service are invited to participate in an exhibit honoring Austin and Travis County veterans. This exhibit will be on public display in the Grand Hallway and Lobby of the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library from July through December, 2007.
In Travis County there are more than 100 organized Veterans groups and the Veterans Exhibit Committee would like to make a call out to these organizations to gather materials, which will become part of the permanent archives available to researchers at the Austin History Center. Items acceptable for the exhibit and archives include: photographic images accompanied with identification of people with, dates, equipment and location; biographies of veterans and letters, audio and video tapes. The deadline for submission of materials is April 30, 2007. Those veterans not affiliated with an organization can consult with the Austin History Center, 810 Guadalupe. For more information about the exhibit contact Dan Arellano, Chairman of the Veterans Exhibit Committee at (512) 826-7569 or darellano@austin.rr.com. Others should contact their organization.
List of Participating Veterans Organizations in Austin-Travis County:
- Dan Arellano 512-826-7569, Chair of the Committee and Commander of Tejanos in Action
- Julian Mendoza 442-8935, Catholic War Veterans
- David Jaso 694-5962 Tejanos in Action
- Olie L. Pope Jr 512-854-9340 Travis County, Veterans Service Office Director
- Dawn Mata Crane 512-845-1188, Texas Women Veterans
The Austin History Center, Austin Public Library is located at 810 Guadalupe and is the local history archives for the City of Austin and all of Travis County.
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