CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A grant to the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Mary and Jeff Bell Library will support the digitization of 740 VHS tapes featuring the Corpus Christi Coffee Club.
The club was a Mexican-American political forum that aired from 1991-2003. It was put on by local community members.
The update will ensure that the collection will not be lost, and grants wider access to the community.
"So it gives a glimpse into what mattered to Mexican Americans in the 90's and early 2000's," said TAMU-CC assistant librarian Amanda Kowalski. "It helps researchers understand what was going on, not just from political movements but from everyday citizens."
VCRs have become obsolete, which is why the library is digitizing the episodes.
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