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Overview of the Collection | |
| Creator: | Castro, Raúl H. Castro, Beth |
| Title: | Raúl H. Castro Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1964-2015 |
| Bulk Dates: | 1968 |
| Quantity: | (6 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | This collection contains books, objects, photographs, media, and in-memoriam material that belonged to Raúl H. Castro and the Castro family. The items were primarily collected during Castro’s time as both an American ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, Argentina and Governor of Arizona. The material was donated by Beth Castro, one of Castro’s daughters. |
| Identification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Language: | Material in English |
| Repository: |
Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library Special Collections and Archives P.O. Box 210176, 1201 E. Speedway Blvd. Tucson, Arizona 85721 Phone:520-621-5488 URL:http://www.lawlibrary.arizona.edu |
Raúl Hector Castro graduated from the College of Law in 1949 earning his J.D. in two and one-half years instead of the traditional three. Castro, admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1949, established the firm of Castro and Wolfe in Tucson, Arizona with fellow College of Law alumnus David Wolfe in 1950. Castro partnered with Wolfe for nearly five years before being sworn in as Pima County Attorney in 1954. During his time in private practice, Castro married Pat Norris and became father to Mary Pat and Beth.
Castro would serve two terms as Pima County Attorney before being elected as a Pima County Superior Court judge in 1958. He would go on to serve six years.
On October 1, 1964, Castro was appointed American ambassador to El Salvador by President Lyndon B. Johnson and served in El Salvador until he was appointed American ambassador to Bolivia in 1968. In January of 1969, Richard Nixon took office and sought to replace Castro with his own appointee. Castro returned to Tucson in the winter of 1969 after having served as a United States ambassador for five years. Pat and their daughters accompanied Castro abroad in his time as an ambassador.
On June 18, 1970 Castro announced his candidacy for governor of Arizona for the first time. Castro would go on to win the Democratic primary but lose the general election to incumbent governor Jack Williams. Four years later in 1974, Castro won the general election on November 6, 1974 by defeating Republican nominee Russell Williams. Castro became the first and, to date, only Hispanic governor in the history of the state of Arizona.
Two years later Castro resigned the governorship on October 20, 1077 to take the position of American ambassador to Argentina at the request of President Jimmy Carter. Castro would serve in the position until he chose to resign on July 30, 1980 to work as an attorney. Castro returned to Arizona and worked as a practicing attorney until the age of ninety.
On April 10, 2015 Raúl Hector Castro passed away surrounded by friends in family under hospice care in San Diego, California. Various events and tributes were made in Castro’s honor, including “Honoring an Arizona Icon” which took place in Phoenix on May 16, 2015.
The Raúl H. Castro Collection is comprised of materials that was donated to the James E. Rogers College of Law by Castro’s daughter Beth. The material documents some of Castro’s time abroad as an American ambassador and his time as governor of the state of Arizona. Much of the material was collected by Castro himself. The collection is organized into 3 series (One series, Objects, is subdivided in two series). All of the material is in English. Some of the oversized material is housed "on shelf."
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It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
The majority of this collection is on permanent exhibit in the Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library. Books received as part of this donation reside in the Cracchiolo Law Library Special Collections and Archives; these books contain the signature of Raúl H. Castro. A number of oversized items are "on shelf."
Raúl H. Castro Collection, 1964-2015. Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Gift received by Beth Castro in three installements. The first installment was received in November 2017, the second in April 2018, and the third in January 2019.
Processed in December of 2017, April of 2018, and October 2022.
| Subject Files, Undated | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | [Calendar: October-December, 1968] | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | [Honoring An Arizona Icon, May 16, 2015] | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | [Mrs. Raúl Castro Guest List, November 19, 1968-May 26, 1969] | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | [Mrs. Raúl Castro Recipes, Undated] | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | [Raúl H. Castro: Two Cultures, Many Challenges (DVD), 2008] | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | [Television interview, KOB-TV Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1966] | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | [Office of the Governor: In Memoriam, April 2015] | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | [State Bar of Arizona: Resolution in Memory of and in Tribute to Raul H. Castro Lifetime achievement, May 2015] | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | [Postcards, Undated] | |||||||||
| Photographs, Bulk Undated | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | [Photographs, circa 1968-1969] | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | [Photographs, 1965, 1979] | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | [Photographs, Undated] | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | [Photographs, Undated] | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | [Photographs, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | [Photographs, Undated] | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | [Photographs, Undated] | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | [Photographs, Undated] | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | [Photographs, China and North Korea, circa 1992] | |||||||||
| Objects, 1974-2015 | |||||||||||
| Oversized, 1974-2015 | |||||||||||
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| 1 | [Gov. Castro Helmet, 1975] | ||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||
| 2 | [Bicentennial Flag, 1976] | ||||||||||
| 2 | [Bicentennial Flag Box and Certificate, 1976] | ||||||||||
| 2 | [Bicentennial Flag and SR-71 Ephemera, 1976] | ||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||
| 3 | [Political Cartoon: Governor Castro by Bert Whitman, 1974] | ||||||||||
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| 4 | [Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Arizona Legacy Award, 2010] | ||||||||||
| 4 | [Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Transformation Leader Award, 2015] | ||||||||||
| 4 | [Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Promotional Stand, 2014] | ||||||||||
| 4 | [Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Legacy Award, 2014] | ||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||
| 5 | [Flag, Great Seal of the United States, Undated] | ||||||||||
| In Memoriam Frames, 2015 | |||||||||||
| [City of Douglas, Office of the Mayor Proclamation (Framed), 2015] | |||||||||||
| [Raúl Castro Port of Entry (Framed), 2015] | |||||||||||