Scope and Contents
Arrangement of Materials:
Electronic Format:
General
Conditions Governing Access:
Conditions Governing Use:
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Preferred Citation:
Processing Information:
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Felipe and Blandina (Guerrero) Rodriguez Family Collection
Creator:
Rodriguez, Felipe and Blandina
Identifier/Call Number: URB.FBR
Extent:
0.46 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1913-1955
Abstract: This collection of family photographs
and personal papers document the migration of one family from Mexico to Arizona and then to
the City of Los Angeles, and includes individual family members' records, correspondence,
and employee information, property records, and travel information.This documentation gives
insight into the struggles and successes that helped develop the Mexican American community
in Los Angeles.
Language of Material: English
Spanish;Castilian
Scope and Contents
The
Felipe and Blandina (Guererro) Rodriguez Family Collection
documents the lives of an immigrant family over the course of more than forty years. The
collection is divided into three series. Series I:
Personal Family
Records
(1914-1955), contains individual family members' records, correspondence,
and employee information. Series II:
Property Records
(1913-1936), consists of documents primarily related to the Huntington Land and Improvement
Company. Series III,
Miscellaneous Records (1916-1922), contains
documentation regarding specific travel information mainly from Arizona to California.
Series I,
Personal Family Records, consists of correspondence,
employee benefit information, certificates, citizenship papers, union membership, and pay
rate documentation. The family members included in this section are Anselmo, Blandina,
Carmel, Felipe, Juan Martin, and Valentin Rodriguez. The files are arranged in alphabetical
order by name.
Series II,
Property Records, consists of property agreements,
receipts, and payment records. This section contains a personal agreement between Felipe
Rodriguez and Jubencio Guerrero, dated 1913 Jul 25, and primarily focuses on receipts
between the family and Huntington Land and Improvement Company. The files are arranged in
alphabetical order by title.
Series III,
Miscellaneous Records, contains two folders
detailing with the family's travel expenses from Arizona to California area. This section is
arranged alphabetically by category.
Arrangement of Materials:
Series I: Personal Family Records, 1914-1955
Series II: Property Records, 1913-1936
Series III: Miscellaneous Records, 1916-1922
Electronic Format:
General
Other Information:
This collection was processed under a U.S. Department of Education Title V Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HSI) Grant.
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Jorge and Irene García
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
Sandra L. Fernandez, 1993
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents