Items in this collection are arranged by series.

Collection of Eagle Pass Guide newspapers from Eagle Pass, TX and items connected to its editor/publisher, Joseph Boehmer.

The Eagle Pass Guide was a local newspaper of Eagle Pass, Texas, a southern city along the Rio Grande River. First published in 1888, the paper covered both local and regional news, relevant to its location in southwest Texas along the border with Mexico. Remaining copies of the paper are rare, and it's likely these are the only copies of this particular run of the paper in existence, including any microfilm. Joseph Boehmer (1870-1919) served as editor and publisher of the paper during the predominant dates listed, and it is from his estate that the collection originally belonged. Born in San Antonio, he worked in printing and news publications all his life and also served in the Texas legislature from 1912-1914. His second wife Annie Murray, his two sisters M. Jourdin and Jenny R. Gildea, and their families feature prominently in the additional material included outside of the newspaper's content.