Holding Institute

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1. Invitation for Holding Institute Celebration, November 12, 2005
2. Information on Holding Institute obtained from various sources
3. Newspaper Reference to The Laredo Seminary (future holding institute)
4. Nina Nixon-Mendez, “The Holding Institute”, December 10, 1999
5. Letter to Webb County Heritage Foundation from Marsha Trowbridge regarding Laredo Seminary and Laredo during railroad boom of the 1800s, August 2, 1993
6. Acknowledgment letter for Hector C. Ramirez, December 5^th, 1991
7. Invitation to 111^th Holding Institute Celebration, November 23, 1991
8. Holding Institute 111^th Anniversary Program, November 23, 1991
9. Laredo Seminary Photo and Description
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11. Laredo Times, “Administration Building for the Holding Institute”, October 1, 1924
12. Photo of Central School “La Escuela Amarilla”
13. Photo of Laredo Seminary – Later called holding institute, 1904
14. Stark, no. 65; Tarver, p.11, “Laredo Seminary/Holding Institute” Research Notecard
15. “Holding Institute by the river Laredo Seminary”, July 16, 1985
16. The Laredo Times, “Holding Institute making 101^st year”
17. “The Holding Institute” by Nina Nixon-Mendez
18. “Historic Holding” with pictures and maps of holding institute building
19. Email from Nona Nixon Mendez to Margarita Araiza regarding “The Holding Institute” by Nina Nixon Mendez, December 10, 1999
20. Newspaper Article, “Public Schools come to city soon after Founding
21. Portrait of Nannie Emory Holding
22. Invitation for Holding Institute Historical Marker Unveiling, October 31, 2001
23. Press Release, “Holding Institute to Receive Official Historical Marker from the Texas Historical Commission”, 240 October 2001
24. Holding Institute Chronology
25. “Holding Institute: A Community Center”
26. Letter to Jose Juarez from Frances Rickard regarding Holding Institute Historical Marker, 23 March 2001
27. Official Texas Historical Marker Payment Form for Holding Institute (Laredo Seminary)
28. Letter to Jose Juarez from Cynthia Beeman regarding Holding Institute Payment
29. Holding Institute (Laredo seminary) Historical Marker Text Revisions and Correspondence related to the Historical Marker Revisions from the Texas Historical Commission
30. A Brief History of the Holding Institute
31. Excerpt from term paper regarding Miss Holding
32. Letter to the Texas Historical Commission from the Holding Institute regarding Historical Marker, April 5, 2001
33. Holding Institute Historical Marker Unveiling, October 31, 2001
34. City of Laredo Parks and Recreation Department Assistance Request Form for WCHF regarding Podium with Microphone, October 29, 2001
35. WCHF Plaque Summary Worksheet
36. Application for WCHF Plaque
37. Celebration of our Heritage, “The Holding Institute”, August 9, 1992
38. Laredo Morning Times, “Holding gets historical marker’, October 28, 2001
39. Laredo Morning Times, “Holding hosts scholarship benefit”, November 11, 2001
40. Laredo Morning Times, “Holding Institute 1880 – 1991 111 Years of Excellence”, November 17, 1991