Mexican American families
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Castro Family Photograph Album
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SPC-2024-011
Scope and Contents
The Castro Family Album Collection (1937-1942; undated) contains one photo album and 0.21 linear ft. of material. The box contains photos of the Castro family and friends in the 1930s and 1940s. Several of the photos were taken and developed in photo studios in the Los Angeles area. Additionally, there are several photos taken in Tijuana, Mexico, photos of men dressed in Navy uniforms, photos in front of camps, working on a car, portraits of children, a photo of Navy men dedicated to his...
Dates:
circa 1930s-1940s; undated
Cesena Family Photograph Album
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30550014958639]
Identifier: SPC-2020-032
Abstract
This collection contains one photograph album featuring images of the Cesena family and their friends. A majority of the photographs consists of portraits of the family; images of friends the Cortez and Marquez families; images featuring orchards and farms; images taken outside the family home; photographs taken during World War II of men in uniform and images taken at various Army bases; and images taken at weddings, bridal showers, other gatherings, and family vacations. This collection...
Dates:
1933-1978; undated
Vincent "Frank" Chavez Photograph Album
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-006
Abstract
The Vincent "Frank" Chavez Photograph Album includes photographs documenting Chavez' military service, Mexican-American family life in California from the late 1940s through the 1980s, and clippings and ephemera relating to life as a Vietnam Veteran.
Dates:
circa 1940s-1980s
Estefana Maldonado Watts Letters
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30550014961872]
Identifier: SPC-2022-030
Scope and Contents
The Estefana Maldonado Watts Letters Collection (1964-1967) contains one box and .38 linear feet of letters sent from Maldonado to her son, Demetrio Ernesto Maldonado. The letters began in 1964 when Demetrio first went away to school. Demetrio’s exact location is unclear, although several letters reference that he spent time in Texas while away from home and at some point he transitioned into military service. While the letters are centered around her relationship with Demetrio, they give...
Dates:
1964-1967
Ophelia Martinez Family Album
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30550014958571]
Identifier: SPC-2019-012
Abstract
This collection contains 64 black-and-white photographs, and newspaper clippings mostly featuring Ophelia Martinez and possibly images of her friends and family. Some images were taken in Mexico. Other family names notated in the images include: Sanchez, Lopez, Huerta, and Montana.
Dates:
1910-1960