A Guide to the Palo Alto College
ARTIFACTS AND EPHEMERA COLLECTION
Descriptive Summary
Creator: Palo Alto College
Identification: PAC-012
Dates: 1985-2022
Extent: 34 boxes, 2 cloth bags
Language: English
Repository: Palo Alto College Archives at the Ozuna Library, San Antonio, Texas
Scope and Content Note
Includes items created by Palo Alto College to commemorate events.
Arrangement
Arranged by material
Use: The collection is open for research
Access: Access to the collection is available by appointment only. Please contact archivist to make an appointment
Administrative Information
Copyright: Copyright maintained by the original authors
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Palo Alto College Artifacts and Ephemera Collection, PAC-012. Palo Alto College Archives, San Antonio, Tx.
Processing Information:
Processed by Sara Schmidt (2018, 2022)
Finding aid by Sara Schmidt (2018)
Series I: SWAG and Ephemera
Box Contents, Dates
1 Small Marble paperweight, 20th Anniversary (5 items); Large marble paperweight, 10th Anniversary (1 item); NISOD Excellence Award University of Texas Austin with burnt orange neck ribbon, n.d. (2 items); Palo Alto College Grand Opening January 10, 1987, Pen holder with polished geode slice base (1 item); Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards medal (no ribbon)
2 Bumper stickers, ruler, refrigerator magnet
3 Ribbon, mouse pads, pencils, pins
“The heart of the community” green bumper sticker (3 items); “El Corazon de la Comunidad” green bumper sticker, c. 1994 (3 items); 20 Anniversary Palo Alto College white with green print bumper sticker (3 items); Palo Alto College the heart of the community white with green print and gold logo bumper sticker (1 item); “Education is power turn it on at Palo Alto College” green with white and gold print bumper sticker (1 item); Ray Ellison Family Center brass key chain in box (1 item); PACfest 1995 “this disk produced by the mostly media club”; Palo Alto College Postcards (2 items); Palo Alto College One of the Alamo Community Colleges ruler (1 item); Palo Alto College ruler, white with green print (1 item); 10th anniversary stamping plate? With negative of image used to create it; Dedicated to your success red rubber bracelet (2 items); C.O.P.S./METRO pin, n.d.; Make It Real! QEP, n.d. (2 items); 4DX Key Chain, 2019; 35 Years ornament, 2020; Be Advised!, n.d.; 2008 Pacfest magnet; Alamo Together Pin, c. 2020-2021; PacFest rattle with light, n.d. (3 items)
4 LRC Opening ‘pom-pom,’ Nov. 1 1997
6 Rio Grande Building I-beam [2021], backpack, water bottle, battery, pens, pencils
7 Alamo Colleges Palo Alto College coffee cup, white exterior with black interior. 25th anniversary (1 item); Alamo Colleges Palo Alto College coffee cup, black exterior with turquoise interior, n.d.; Celebracion shot glasses c. 2019 (2 items); 2013 Graduation tassle (3 items); ball in case with stand, “PAC Night San Antonio Missions, July 2, 2009 (1 item); ball in case with stand, Matt Latos, n.d. (1 item); 25th Anniversary ball in case with stand, “PAC baseball night, San Antonio Missions, August 18, 2005” (1 item); PAC baseball night at the S.A. Missions, April 29, 1994, marble stand with gold glove, (1 item); PAC baseball night at the S.A. Missions, April 24, 1997, marble stand with gold glove, (1 item); PAC baseball night at the S.A. Missions, June 8, 2006, marble stand with gold glove, (1 item); PAC baseball night at the S.A. Missions, April 30, 1995, marble stand with gold glove, (1 item)
8 Baseballs: Double A All Star Game, n.d. (2 items); Missions 20 years, 10 year anniversary at PAC (1 item); Missions San Antonio [white ball, black printed PAC logo] (1 item); Missions San Antonio [black and gold] (1 item); Missions San Antonio [white ball, red and black PAC logo] (2 items); Mat Latos, Alamo Colleges Palo Alto College [white ball with photo of pitcher), n.d. (3 items)
9 PAC Alumni metal on blue neck ribbon, 2011
OS 13 3 PAC ‘flags’
OS 14 Posters
OS 15 Laminated Ray Ellison classes, 2009-2001, PAC felt “flags”
18 Tiles created for Learning Resource Center, 1997: Painted tile “George Ozuna Jr. Learning Resources & Academic Computing Center, November 1, 1997” (1 item)
21 “Thanks to you we’re off to a good start,” Natatorium opening ephemera, Swim lap counters and packaging, 1992
31 Tiles from George Ozuna Learning Center; black drawstring backpacks (2 items); 25th Anniversary of George Ozuna Library and Learning Center pin; Ozuna Children’s Library eraser, green;
Series II: Textiles
Box Contents, Dates
5 T-shirt from 1995 Time Capsule, opened in 2005
32 T-shirts: recent, not inventoried; Shirts: Black history month [2023], Great Places to work [2024],
33 T-shirts: PACfest 2009, dark red with colorful graphic; PACfest 2008, turquoise with colorful graphic; PACfest 2005, yellow with colorful graphic; PACfest 2004, tan with colorful graphic; PACfest 2010, black with colorful graphic;
34 T-shirts: Women’s history week, tan with black graphic print, n.d.; Aviation Palo Alto, grey with colorful graphic, n.d; 10th Anniversary, turquoise with black and gold print [1995]; Palo Alto College, off-white with cactus print (according to donor, may be one of the first t-shirts printed and sold in the bookstore, purchased 1988-89); Palo Alto College Soccer, tan with black graphic, given out when soccer fields opened;
Series III: PACfest Medals
Box Contents, Dates
9 [1999]* [ceramic with rainbow ribbon] (1 item) – *Photo of Camille Fiorillo wearing one in the parade that year
n.d. [ceramic with white and green ribbon] (1 item) *Possibly 1998
2004 [small triangle pin] (2 items)
2005 [square pin] (2 item)
2006 [square medal, green ribbon] (1 item)
2008 [“burst” shape with blue ribbon] (2 items)
2009 [round with pink ribbon] (3 items)
2010
2011 [burst shape with anniversary pin] (1 item)
2011 [25th anniversary] (1 item)
2012 [rectangle with blue ribbon] (2 items)
2013 [round with spinning center; 2 with purple ribbon, 1 with orange ribbon] (3 items)
2015 [round with spinning center; 1 with purple ribbon, 1 with hot pink ribbon] (2 items)
2016 [rectangle with arch end, spinning center and purple ribbon] (3items)
2017 [boot with yellow ribbon] (3 items)
2018 [accordion that opens to show year, purple ribbon] (2 items)
2020 [Mariachi singer] (1 item) *batteries removed due to safety concerns
2022 [stain glass] (1 item)
2023 [Palomino Piñata] (1 item)
2024 [Tree of Life] (1 item)
[Guitar] (1 item) *batteries removed due to safety concerns
Series IV: Trophies, Plaques, and Awards
Box Contents, Dates
OS 10 Trophy, 1998
OS 11 Trophy, 1999
OS 12 Trophy, n.d.
19 Magic Maker Award from Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas, signed by Mayor Ivy Taylor, n.d.; Losoya Intermediate School Community, April 10, 1999
20 Southside Education and Training Center Groundbreaking Ceremony, Spring 2021; Golden Trowel Award, Honorable Mention “Block Category,” August 20, 2013
OS 22 Piper Professor Nominees Plaque, 1988-2002; NISOD Awards for Excellence Plaque, 2003-2004; Ray Ellison Family Center Plaque, 1996
25 Plaques: Member ICEED/CIDEE International Consortium for Education and Economic Development; Indian Creek Elementary Plaque-Thank You to PAC; Southside Chamber of Commerce Award to PAC; VOCT Fall Conference; Partners of Youth-YMCA of San Antonio, 1991; South SA Chamber Library Mixer, May 14, 1997
26 San Antonio Spurs 25th Anniversary (2 items); Bob Hope/ Palo Alto Mentoring Partnership; Golden Trowel Award from the San Antonio Masonry Contractors Association “Block Category,” August 21, 2012; Faculty Excellence Award Plaque; Faculty Excellence Award Plaque
27 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
28 TRiO Student Support Services PASSkey Student of the Semester, Fall 2012-Spring 2015; TRiO Student Support Services PASSkey Student of the Semester, Fall 2006 – Spring 2012; Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society 1989 (two of three symbols have fallen off)
Series V: Mascots
Box Contents, Dates
OS 13 Palomino Mascot costume, 1 top with tissue, 1 bottom;
OS 16 Palomino Mascot costume, 1 top, zippered
OS 17 Palomino Mascot costume, 1 bottom, dated Aug. 2011
23 Mascot Foot
24 Mascot Foot
OS 29 Mascot Head #1
OS 30 Mascot Head #2