Finding Aid for the Dionicio Morales Papers, 1929-2008 CSRC.0092
Finding aid prepared by Mia Counts.
Chicano Studies Research Center Library
2016
144 Haines Hall
Box 951544
Los Angeles, California 90095-1544
librarian@chicano.ucla.edu
Contributing Institution:
Chicano Studies Research Center Library
Title: Dionicio Morales Papers
Creator:
Morales, Dionicio 1918 - 2008
Identifier/Call Number: CSRC.0092
Physical Description:
29.6 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1929-2008
Abstract: In 1963 Dionicio Morales, the son of Mexican American farmworkers, founded the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF)
in East Los Angeles to better the lives of Mexican American families by providing services such as education and job training.
MAOF has endured and prospered for nearly five decades, working in partnership with government entities, organized labor,
private foundations, and the community at large.
This collection includes newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, personal papers documenting Morales's family history,
manuscripts, and organizational papers reflecting his work with the MAOF and numerous other public entities. The collection
is heavily weighted toward photographic documentation, providing a unique visual record of Mexican American family, culture,
and social organizing throughout the twentieth century. The collection is also notable in that it contains typed, hand-notated
drafts of many of Morales's speeches and lectures.
Physical Location: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies
Research Center Library for paging information.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access
Open for research.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by Dionicio Morales in 2008. Since then, additional materials have been donated by the surviving
members of his family including his wife Maria Morales, as well as his daughters, Magdalena and Margarita Morales.
Biography
Born in Yuma, Arizona, in 1918, and raised in Moorpark, California, by farmworker parents, Dionicio Morales witnessed at a
very young age the hardships associated with agricultural labor and the injustices confronting Mexican Americans in a society
that was still largely segregated. Although Morales struggled to get an education, he stated that he had inherited a "sense
of determination and dogged persistence" from his father, who fought for a better life for his family. Morales persevered,
first graduating from Moorpark High School in 1937 and then attending Santa Barbara State College. He went on to major in
sociology at the University of Southern California, where he obtained his degree in 1944.
Morales founded the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) in 1963. As the president of the MAOF, he devoted his career
to improving the lives of Mexican American families. MAOF has endured and prospered for nearly five decades, providing services
that include early childhood and adult education and job training. The organization works in partnership with government entities,
organized labor, private foundations, and the community at large.
The importance of the MAOF's work was recognized by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, who supported one of many funding proposals
submitted by Morales to the U.S. Department of Labor. The grant, which MAOF received in 1965, enabled on-the-job training
for 400 workers. This was the first grant awarded by the Department of Labor to a community-based organization.
Today the MAOF is one of the largest Mexican American community organizations in the nation. The MAOF has trained women for
higher-skilled employment through programs that develop their computer and managerial skills and has created programs that
help the elderly obtain part-time employment. Serving as a model nationwide, the organization has developed literacy programs
for children that are aimed at overcoming cultural and linguistic barriers and established child care centers serving roughly
1,500 children on a daily basis. The MAOF also maintains a food bank in East Los Angeles and offers home improvement programs
for low-income families and an assistance program aimed at helping immigrants adjust their legal status in the United States.
It has community outreach centers throughout in Bakersfield, Downey, Oxnard, Pico Rivera, Salinas, San Diego, and Santa Ana,
California.
In 1970 Morales formed the U.S.-Mexico Liaison Committee aimed at developing relations between the two countries through education
and greater communication. The committee met annually with top Mexican dignitaries. Serving as a goodwill ambassador, it fostered
good relations between the neighboring nations.
As a commissioner for the California Apprenticeship Council, Morales helped insure the involvement of underrepresented groups
in building and construction apprenticeships. Appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan, Morales served in this capacity for four
years. Later he was an advisor to the California Employment Development Department and a member of the Los Angeles County
Manpower Council. He was also a member of the National Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of Labor, serving under
Presidents Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter. During the Clinton administration he was appointed to an advisory committee for
the North America Development Bank. He also served as a board member on the Century Freeway Commission, the National Council
of Senior Citizens, the Los Angeles Child Care Advisory Board, and the U.S. Senate's Task Force on Hispanic Affairs.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dionicio Morales Papers, 92, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los
Angeles.
Processing History
Processed by Mia Counts in 2012 at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library. Processing of this collection was generously
supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Finding aid revised and edited by Doug Johnson, 2020. The revision
took place during the global pandemic, so there was no access to the materials.
Related Material
Julian Nava Papers, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, California State University, Los Angeles
Julian Nava Papers, Oviatt Library, California State University, Northridge
Julian Nava Papers, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Edward Ross Roybal Papers, UCLA Library Department of Special Collections
Edward R. Roybal Papers, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Grace Montanez Davis Papers, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
American GI Forum of CA Records, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Ricardo Munoz Papers, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Scope and Content
This collection includes newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, personal papers documenting Morales's family history,
manuscripts, and organizational papers reflecting his work with the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) and other
public entities. The collection is heavily weighted toward photographic documentation, providing a unique visual record of
Mexican American family, culture, and social organizing throughout the twentieth century. The collection is also notable in
that it contains typed, hand-notated drafts of many of Morales's speeches and lectures on a variety of subjects.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Photographs
- Series 2. Manuscripts
- Series 3. Clippings and Research Materials
- Series 4. Audio/Visual Materials
- Series 5. Awards and Event Programs
Publication Rights
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user
must assume full responsibility for any use of materials, including but not limited to infringement of copyright and publication
rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
Child care services
Career fairs
Box 1, Folders 1-8
34th Annual Aztec Awards - Century Plaza Hotel
2001
Box 1, Folders 9-21
32nd Annual Aztec Awards - Century Plaza Hotel
1999
Box 1, Folder 22
Head Start Childcare Center Opening / Annual Mexico/USA Conference in Oaxaca
1995
Physical Description: 15 Color Photographs, 3 Black and White Photographs
Box 1, Folder 22
Partners for Progress: MAOF - 7-Eleven
1995
Box 1, Folder 23
Unidentified ceremony
undated
Physical Description: 18 Color Photographs, 15 Black and White Photographs
Box 1, Folder 24
27th Annual Aztec Awards
1994
Physical Description: 14 Color Photographs, 4 Black and White Photographs
Scope and Contents note
Also includes unidentifieed ceremony.
Box 1, Folder 25
Unidentified award ceremonies
undated
Physical Description: 18 Color Photographs
Box 1, Folder 26
MAOF outreach / school graduation
1991
Physical Description: 18 Color Photographs
Box 1, Folder 27
Fiesta Ranchera / Aztec Awards / Building Campaign
undated
Physical Description: 52 Color Photographs, 2 Black and White Photographs
Box 1, Folder 28
18th Annual Mexico/USA Conference - Oaxaca / Guanajuato Governor Vicente Fox
1995-1996
Physical Description: 16 Color Photographs
Box 1, Folder 29
Mexico/USA Conference / MAOF Work
1995
Physical Description: 18 Color Photographs
Box 2, Folder 1
National Hispanic Women's Conference
1993-1996
Physical Description: 19 Color Photographs, 3 Black and White Photographs
Box 2, Folder 2
National Hispanic Women's Conference / Fiesta Ranchera / Aztec Awards
circa 1996
Physical Description: 24 Color Photographs, 6 Black and White Photographs
Box 2, Folder 3
Aztec Awards
undated
Physical Description: 32 Color Photographs
Box 2, Folder 4
Head Start Childcare / Children's Folklorico at Aztec Awards
undated
Physical Description: 21 Color Photographs
Box 2, Folder 5
14th Annual National Hispanic Women's Conference
1993
Physical Description: 24 Color Photographs
Box 2, Folder 8
27th Annual Aztec Awards / Noche Folklorico de Generacion a Generacion
1992-1994
Physical Description: 18 Color Photographs
Box 2, Folder 9
Dionicio Morales / 28th Annual Aztec Awards
1995
Physical Description: 17 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph
Box 2, Folder 10
Abuelitos Event / 28th Annual Aztec Awards
1995
Physical Description: 18 Color Photographs
Box 2, Folder 11
28th Annual Aztec Awards / National Hispanic Women's Conference
1995-1996
Physical Description: 12 Color Photographs, 6 Black and White Photographs
Box 2, Folder 12
Buying of the Garfield Building / National Hispanic Women's Conference
1995-1996
Physical Description: 2 Color Photographs, 6 Black and White Photographs
Box 2, Folder 13
MAOF Board Meeting and Reception
1995
Physical Description: 18 Color Photographs
Box 2, Folder 14
23rd Annual National Hispanic Women's Conference / Consul General Pescador
circa 2002
Physical Description: 17 Color Photographs
Box 2, Folder 15
MAOF Board Meeting and Reception
1995
Physical Description: 18 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph
Box 2, Folder 16
Dionicio Morales at Home and Office
2003
Physical Description: 31 Photographs, 1 Sheet of Negatives
Box 2, Folder 17
Holmer Building
undated
Physical Description: 11 Color Photographs, 1 Sheet of negatives
Box 2, Folder 18
Headshots of Dionicio Morales
undated
Box 2, Folder 19
National Hispanic Women's Conference
undated
Box 2, Folder 20
Miscellaneous ceremonies
undated
Box 2, Folder 21
MAOF Mariachi Band
undated
Box 3, Folder 1
MAOF Golf Classic Tournament
1984-1991
Box 3, Folder 4
Miscellaneous ceremonies
undated
Box 3, Folder 6
Unidentified outdoor event
undated
Box 3, Folder 8
15th annual Aztec Awards
1982
Box 3, Folder 9
Miscellaneous meetings and conferences
undated
Box 3, Folder 10
National Hispanic Women's Conference / Aztec Awards
undated
Box 3, Folders 11-13
Miscellaneous ceremonies
undated
Box 3, Folder 14
Children's Folklorico / painting
undated
Box 4, Folder 1
MAOF Board Meeting / National Hispanic Women's Conference / Employment Opportunities Conference
undated
Box 4, Folder 6
MAOF events
circa 1991
Scope and Contents note
Includes Antonio Aguilar.
Box 6, Folder 2
6th Annual National Hispanic Women's Conference
1979
Scope and Contents note
Includes signed photo of Henry B. Gonzalez.
Box 6, Folder 4
Partners for Progress
Late 1980s
Physical Description: Color Slides
Box 6, Folder 5
MAOF Convention / DECIMA Octavia Conferencia Anual / Partners in Progress
undated
Physical Description: 80 Color Slides
Box 6, Folders 6-9
MAOF Oaxaca Conference
2000
Physical Description: Color Slides
Box 7, Folder 1
Century Plaza Hotel / Rockwell International / Prepared for Peace
undated
Box 7, Folder 2
Ceremonies / Mariachi band
undated
Box 7, Folder 5
Dodgers' "Friends of Fernando [Valenzuela]"
undated
Box 7, Folder 7
James A. Garfield High School / MAOF new building / MAOF childcare
circa 1970
Box 7, Folder 8
MAOF building / Ceremonies at the Westin Bonaventure
undated
Box 7, Folder 9
Headshots / MAOF board meetings and receptions
circa 1966
Box 7, Folder 10
Dionicio Morales visit to NBC4 / Fiesta Ranchera
undated
Box 8, Folder 1
Dionicio Morales' Birthday / Job fair
circa 1983
Box 8, Folder 2
Valentine's Day school event
1985
Box 8, Folder 3
Los Angeles Zoo school field trip
1985
Box 8, Folders 5-7
Aztec Awards at Millennium Hotels and Resorts
circa 2000
Box 8, Folders 8-13
25th National Hispanic Women's Conference
circa 2000
Box 9, Folders 6-8
MAOF conference childcare
1985-08
Box 9, Folder 9
School graduation
1985-07
Box 9, Folders 10-11
School graduation
circa 1985
Box 9, Folder 14
Childcare - Christmas
1970s
Box 9, Folder 17
Childcare - visit to fire station
1980s
Box 9, Folder 21
Childcare - Halloween
undated
Box 9, Folder 22
Elementary school graduation
circa 1978
Box 9, Folder 23
Graduation celebration
circa 1978
Box 9, Folder 26
Meetings and receptions
1980s
Box 9, Folder 28
Childcare - outdoor event
undated
Box 10, Folder 2
Meetings and ceremonies
1970s
Box 10, Folder 3
National Hispanic Women's Conference
undated
Box 10, Folder 4
6th Annual National Hispanic Women's Conference
circa 1979
Box 10, Folder 5
Portraits and group photos
undated
Box 10, Folder 6
Mariachi
1979-06-25-1979-06-26
Box 10, Folder 9
Employment / Working in industry
undated
Box 10, Folder 10
8th Annual National Hispanic Women's Conference
undated
Box 11, Folders 1-3
3rd MAOF Golf Tournament
circa 1984
Box 11, Folders 4-6
28th Annual National Hispanic Women's Conference
2004
Box 11, Folder 7
Board members and supporters of MAOF
undated
Box 11, Folder 8
Montebello Town Center (Christmas)
undated
Box 11, Folder 9
School graduation
circa 1986
Box 11, Folders 11-15
28th National Hispanic Women's Conference
2004
Box 11, Folder 16
Women workers in industry
undated
Box 11, Folders 17-18
Portraits and MAOF meetings
undated
Box 12, Folders 6-7
Public figures and personalities
undated
Box 12, Folders 9-10
MAOF Portraits of industrial workers
undated
Box 12, Folder 11
Women's Doers Luncheon
undated
Box 12, Folders 12-13
MAOF publicity portraits
undated
Box 12, Folder 14
MAOF industrial workers
undated
Box 12, Folder 15
MAOF publicity photographs
undated
Box 12, Folder 16
MAOF industrial workers
undated
Box 12, Folder 17
Dodgers' Friends of Fernando Valenzuela
No Date
Box 12, Folders 19-23
Historical Aztec Awards
undated
Box 12, Folder 24
MAOF industrial workers
undated
Box 13, Folder 1
Historical Aztec Awards
undated
Box 13, Folder 2
Aztec Awards / Mexico trip
1973-1997
Box 13, Folder 3
MAOF Annual Golf Tournament
circa 1984
Box 13, Folder 4
Aztec Awards and MAOF events
undated
Box 13, Folder 5
Michoacan and Guadalajara trips / Fiesta Ranchera
2005-2006
Box 13, Folder 6
Aztec Awards and MAOF events
1992
Box 13, Folder 10
Women's Achievement Awards / Dionicio Morales book signing
undated
Box 13, Folder 11
National Hispanic Women's Conference / Aztec Awards
undated
Box 13, Folder 12
Autobiography photos (San Antonio Chapter) / MAOF Events
1950-1979
Box 14, Folder 1
Beginnings and history of MAOF
1960s
Box 14, Folder 2
Childcare - Los Angeles Zoo
Circa 1980s
Box 14, Folder 3
Childcare and development centers
undated
Box 14, Folders 4-6
Convention - El Hotel Tapatio - Guadalajara
2000s
Box 14, Folder 7
Dionicio Morales receiving awards
1999
Box 14, Folders 8-9
Group photographs with Dionicio Morales
undated
Box 14, Folder 10
History of MAOF
1970-2000
Box 14, Folder 11
Dionicio Morales pre-MAOF / History of MAOF
1960-2000
Box 14, Folder 12
MAOF Board of Directors
1980s
Box 15, Folders 1-2
Mexico trip
1990s
Physical Description: Color Slides
Box 15, Folder 4
Childcare / US Department of Labor
undated
Physical Description: Color Slides
Box 15, Folder 5
US Department of Labor
undated
Physical Description: Color Slides
Box 15, Folder 6
Meeting presentation
undated
Physical Description: Color slides
Box 15, Folder 7
MAOF Annual Golf Tournament / National Hispanic Women's Conference
1980s
Physical Description: Color Slides
Box 15, Folder 8
MAOF women / Annual Golf Tournament / New building
1980s
Physical Description: Color Slides
Box 15, Folder 9
MAOF people
undated
Physical Description: Color slides
Box 16, Folder 1
MAOF activities
undated
Physical Description: Color slides
Box 16, Folder 2
Canposana, George
undated
Physical Description: Color slides.
Box 16, Folder 3
Guanajuato trip
circa 1996
Physical Description: Color slides.
Scope and Contents note
Includes Vicente Fox.
Box 16, Folder 4
MAOF women
undated
Physical Description: Color slides
Box 16, Folder 5
Mexico trip
1990s
Physical Description: Color slides
Box 16, Folder 6
MAOF fiestas
undated
Physical Description: Color slides
Box 20, Folder 2
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy
1980s
Box 20, Folder 4
National Hispanic Women's Conference
undated
Box 20, Folder 5
Ribbon-cutting ceremony
1999
Box 20, Folder 7
15th Annual Aztec Awards
1982
Box 20, Folder 9
National Hispanic Women's Conference
undated
Box 20, Folder 11
Schwarzenegger, Arnold
2000s
Box 20, Folder 14
Morales, Dionicio
undated
Box 20, Folder 15
Morales, Dionicio
2000s
Scope and Contents note
Includes "Get well" message.
Box 20, Folder 16
National Hispanic Women's Conference / Visiones Hispanas
undated
Box 20, Folder 17
28th Annual Hational Hispanic Women's Conference
2004
Box 22, Folder 1
Morales, Dionicio - age 11 / Holmer Building
1929-1980
Physical Description: Negatives
Box 22, Folder 3
Casa del Mexicano / Aztec Awards
undated
Box 22, Folder 4
Morales, Dionicio
undated
Box 22, Folder 6
MAOF supporters and employees
1960-1980
Box 22, Folder 7
MAOF Annual Golf Tournament / Aztec Awards
1980s
Box 22, Folder 8
National Hispanic Women's Conference
1970-1980
Box 22, Folder 9
Employment Opportunities Conference / Aztec Awards
1970-2000
Box 22, Folder 10
MAOF publicity / Hispanics in the business community
1980-1990
Box 22, Folder 11
MAOF Women in the workforce
1970-1990
Box 22, Folder 12
Childcare / National Hispanic Women's Conference
circa 1987
Box 22, Folder 14
Aztec Awards
1992-1996
Scope and Contents note
Includes signed photo of Oscar de la Hoya.
Box 22, Folder 15
Morales, Dionicio
1990-2000
Box 22, Folder 16
Raffle for a trip to Puerto Vallarta
1990s
Box 22, Folder 17
17th Annual National Hispanic Women's Conference
1993
Box 22, Folder 18
Handymen Program
1994-06-16
Box 24, Folder 2
Morales, Dionicio
1990-2000
Box 24, Folder 3
Book signing for A Life in Two Cultures
1998-05
Box 24, Folder 5
National Hispanic Women's Conference
undated
Box 24, Folder 6
Board meeting / Fiesta Ranchera
undated
Box 24, Folder 9
Aztec Awards / National Hispanic Women's Conference
undated
Box 24, Folder 10
Outdoor ceremony
circa 2000
Box 24, Folder 11
Michoacan trip / Ceremony
1996-01-03-2007-02-24
Box 24, Folders 12-13
28th National Hispanic Women's Conference
2004
Box 27, Folder 1
Board of directors
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Includes CD.
Box 28, Folder 5
National Hispanic Women's Conference / Aztec Awards
undated
Box 28, Folder 6
27th Aztec Awards / 18th Mexico-USA Conference in Oaxaca
1994-1995
Box 28, Folder 7
Serves Up! Education and Jobs with MAOF
1995
Box 28, Folder 8
Miscellaneous
1990-2000
Scope and Contents note
Includes: Noche Folklorico; Fiesta Ranchera; Aztec Awards; childcare.
Box 28, Folder 10
MAOF Annual Golf Tournament
1984-1990
Box 28, Folder 12
MAOF publicity / Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
1968
Box 28, Folder 13
Outstanding Affirmative Action Program / Un Brindis a la Mujer Mexicana
1979
Box 28, Folder 14
Un Brindis a la Mujer Mexicana
1979
Box 28, Folder 15
Un Brindis a la Mujer Mexicana / Maritza Mendizabal
1975-1979
Box 28, Folder 16
Morales, Dionicio - birthday
1998
Box 30, Folder 1
Morales, Dionicio
undated
Box 30, Folder 5
Miscellaneous
1980s
Scope and Contents note
Includes: Aztec Awards; MAOF jobs; MAOF Annual Golf Tournament; Raiders coach Tom Flores.
Box 30, Folder 6
Tom Flores Golf Classic
1984-1996
Box 30, Folder 7
Child care / Mexican American Woman of the Year
1973
Box 30, Folder 8
MAOF Awards / Children's Folklorico
1989
Box 30, Folder 9
Dionicio Morales Plaza dedication
1987
Box 30, Folder 10
6th and 8th National Hispanic Women's Conference
1982-1984
Box 30, Folder 11
Fiesta Ranchera / Aztec Awards
undated
Box 30, Folder 12
Johnson, Lyndon with Dionicio Moraales
1960s
Box 33, Folder 1
Bakersfield board meeting
1984-06-28
Box 41
Oversize photographs
1955-1991
Scope and Contents
Includes: panoramic photo of Boys' Clubs of America Dinner, 1955; posed portrait with Andy Garcia.
Box 45, Folders 1-4
Visiones Hispanas Women's Conference
1994
Box 45, Folders 5-14
National Hispanic Women's Conference
1986-1987
Box 45, Folder 19-20
Food distribution
undated
Box 46, Folders 1-4
18th Annual Conference
1995
Box 46, Folder 5
Miscellaneous
1983-1985
Scope and Contents
Includes Grace Montanez Davis.
Box 46, Folders 15-20
Senior aid program
1992-1999
Box 46, Folder 21
National Hispanic Women's Conference
undated
Box 46, Folder 22
Aztec Awards
1995
Scope and Contents
Includes Esteban Torres.
Box 46, Folders 23-26
Miscellaneous
circa 1957-1999
Box 47, Folders 1-3
National Hispanic Women's Conference
1996
Scope and Contents
Includes Gray Davis.
Box 47, Folders 9-11
National Hispanic Women's Conference
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes Ricardo Montalban.
Box 47, Folders 18-23
National Hispanic Women's Conference
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes Laura Diaz.
Box 48, Folder 7
Miscellaneous
1985-circa 1988
Box 48, Folder 12
National Hispanic Women's Conference / Gloria Molina
circa 2006
Box 48, Folder 15
Miscellaneous
circa 1957-2004
Box 48, Folders 18-19
Wilshire Country Club
1985
Box 48, Folder 20
National Hispanic Women's Conference
undated
Box 48, Folder 24
Miscellaneous
circa 1957-2005
Box 49, Folders 2-4
National Hispanic Women's Conference
1997
Scope and Contents
Includes George W. Bush.
Box 49, Folder 6
National Hispanic Women's Conference
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes Maria Contreras-Sweet.
Box 49, Folder 8
Posed portraits with notable persons
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes: Jack Albertson; Steve Allen; Tom Bradley; Lloyd Bridges; Erik Estrada; Ricardo Montalban; Nancy Reagan; Ronald Reagan;
Richard Riordan
Box 50, Folders 1-12
National Hispanic Women's Coference
2003
Scope and Contents
Includes Laura Diaz.
Box 50, Folder 13
Aztec Awards
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes Ricardo Montalban.
Box 50, Folder 14
USA Mexico Conference
1990
Box 50, Folders 20-27
National Hispanic Women's Conference
1995
Scope and Contents
Includes Hilda Solis.
Box 2, Folder 20
Envelope addressed Magdalena Morales
2004-08-10
Box 5, Folder 2
Essays
1985-2004
Scope and Contents note
Includes: "Fernando Oaxaca - In His Own Words" by Velma Montoya; "A Focus on Cultural Diversity" by Aura Zapata; "Handling
Motherhood and a Career" by Aura Zapata.
Box 5, Folder 4
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Act of 1992
2002-2003
Box 5, Folder 7
Correspondence - autobiography
1992-2004
Scope and Contents note
Includes a response to Henry Cisneros' letter.
Box 5, Folder 8
Correspondence
2002-2008
Scope and Contents note
Correspondents include Gloria Molina and Barbara Boxer.
Box 5, Folder 9
Healthcare Crisis in Los Angeles County
2002-09
Box 5, Folder 11
Reports to Board of Directors
2003-03-15
Box 5, Folder 16
MAOF organizational papers
1963-2004
Box 5, Folder 18
Employment services
undated
Box 17, Folder 6
Itineraries for meetings in California and Mexico
1997-2005
Box 17, Folder 11
MAOF organizational papers
undated
Box 18, Folder 1
Aztec Awards Banquets
1985-2002
Box 18, Folder 3
Speeches
1984-1991
Scope and Contents note
Includes: "Phases of Arriving at Corporate"; "A Year of Crisis for Senior Citizens"; "Should Mexican Americans be Interested
in Mexico?"; "Pre-school Implications of the California Hispanic Population Explosion."
Box 18, Folder 4
Speeches
1992
Scope and Contents note
Includes "The United States Senate Republican Conference Task Force on Hispanic Affairs"
Box 18, Folder 5
Speeches
1989-1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes: "Hispanic Celebration for 1993 - The Brentwood Theater"; "To the Hispanic Women's Conference"; "A Challenge to American
Justice: Sleepy Lagoon."
Box 18, Folder 6
Speeches
1981
Scope and Contents note
Includes: "Corporate Responsibility"; "To Contractors"; "Handling Motherhood and a Career"; "Hispanic Link."
Box 18, Folder 7
Speeches
1983-1992
Scope and Contents note
Includes: "To the Fact-Finding Hearing Committee, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; "Two Perceptions of the American
Dream"; "MAOF Leader Launches Program for Hispanic Riot Victims."
Box 18, Folder 8
Speeches
1992-2003
Scope and Contents note
Includes: "Within Arm's Reach of the American Dream"; "Mexican American Hall of Fame"; "Free Trade."
Box 18, Folder 9
Speeches
1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes "McDonald's Scholarships."
Box 18, Folder 10
Essays
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes: "Information on MAOF's Programs and Services"; book outline; "El Sueno American Alcance de la Mano"; "Reducing African
American-Latino Tension."
Box 18, Folder 11
Essays
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes: "Needs Assessment"; "An Approach to the Severe Problem of Hispanic School Dropouts"; "Happy Birthday, Dionicio Morales";
remarks of William Hensey; "Declaracion de Paisanos Mexicanos."
Box 18, Folder 12
Speeches
1992-1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes "What Have We Learned from the Riots?" by Dr. Mary Lou Nava Hamaker, Ph.D.
Box 18, Folder 13
Mid City Adult Learning Center graduation speech
1991-06-20
Box 18, Folder 14
Speeches
1983
Scope and Contents note
Includes: "Why I have Pushed for the Free Trade Agreement"; "Perspectives of the Hispanic Work Force"; "A Bi-lateral Action
Proposal on Undocumented Migrant Workers"; "Ambassadors of Tomorrow."
Box 18, Folder 15
"Employment Problems of Mexican Americans in California"
1963
Box 19, Folder 8
Advisory Committee papers
1989-2006
Box 19, Folder 9
"Success Against All Odds: Dionicio Morales and the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation" by Margarita Padilla
2003
Box 19, Folder 10
Breakfast with Governor of Michoacan
2005
Box 19, Folder 12
MAOF correspondence
1999-2001
Box 19, Folder 13
Correspondence regarding ceremonies
2002
Box 19, Folder 17
MAOF correspondence
2007-2008
Box 23, Folder 4
MAOF manuals
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes: Directors' and Supervisors' Handbook; Policies and Procedures Employee Handbook.
Box 23, Folder 5
MAOF Board of Directors
1990-1994
Box 23, Folder 6
MAOF Board of Directors
1995-2006
Box 23, Folder 8
State of California Department of Economic Opportunity
1992-1995
Box 23, Folder 9
Funding sources
1988-2004
Box 23, Folder 10
MAOF organizational papers
1963-1988
Box 25, Folder 1
Appointment books and Calendars
2003-2005
Box 27, Folder 3
Writings by Dionicio Morales
1940-2006
Box 27, Folder 6
Speeches, presentations, and papers by Dionicio Morales
1940-2006
Box 29, Folder 1
MAOF correspondence
1999-2008
Box 29, Folder 3
MAOF President's Reports
1995
Box 29, Folder 4
MAOF President's Reports
1996
Box 29, Folder 5
MAOF President's Reports
1997-1998
Box 29, Folder 6
MAOF President's Reports
1999
Box 29, Folder 7
MAOF President's Reports
2000-2001
Box 29, Folder 9
MAOF Year End Report
2004
Box 31, Folder 1
Mexico-USA Conference
1985-2005
Scope and Contents note
Includes General Consulate of Mexico Delegation Guide.
Box 33, Folder 2
Correspondence
1970
Scope and Contents note
Possibly includes letters from Lyndon Johnson and Edwin Reinecke.
Box 42, Folders 1-2
Autobiography - Publisher's Edit
1996-11-26
Box 42, Folder 3
Manuscript excerpts
2003-2005
Box 42, Folders 4-7
Autobiography excerpts
circa 1996
Box 42, Folders 10-11
Autobiography excerpts
circa 1994
Box 42, Folder 12
Autobiography excerpts / handwritten notes
circa 1994
Box 42, Folders 13-18
Autobiography excerpts
circa 1994
Box 53, Folder 1
Correspondence
1968-2008
Scope and Contents
Includes: copy of telegram to Lyndon Johnson about the Walkouts; letter from Tom Bradley; letter from Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Box 53, Folder 2
Child Development Administrators Association
1991
Box 53, Folder 3
Correspondence
undated and 2004
Box 53, Folder 4
U.S./Mexico Conference
2004
Box 53, Folder 5
Department of Homeland Security press conference agenda
2007
Box 53, Folder 6
President's Reports
1988-1994
Box 53, Folder 7
Year-end reports
2004-2005
Box 53, Folder 8
Gloria Molina celebration program [photocopy]
2002
Box 53, Folder 9
Board of Directors meeting
1984
Box 53, Folder 12
"Dionicios Morales: Portrait of a Giant"
1985
Box 53, Folder 16
Reports and statements
circa 1980-2003
Series 3. Clippings and Research Materials
Box 5, Folder 1
"Capturing Latino Students in the Academic Pipeline"
1998-05
Box 5, Folder 3
Newsletters
2002-2004
Scope and Contents note
Includes:
USC Chronicle, 2002-03-18;
Citibank in Your Community Newsletter, Fall 2003;
Profile, June 2004;
Pacific Mountain Network News, June 2004.
Box 5, Folder 5
A Report on Young Children in Los Angeles County
2000
Box 5, Folder 6
The Annenberg Gift to USC
2002
Box 5, Folder 12
Children's Institute International: What about the Children?
1988-1992
Box 5, Folder 13
Maps
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes: San Francisco; Los Angeles County; University City; San Jose/Santa Clara; Sunnyvale/Mountain View/Palo Alto; Chula
Vista/San Diego.
Box 5, Folder 15
Newsletters
1993-2007
Scope and Contents note
Includes: Rays of Hope; Hispanic Link, Share a Vision; Hot off the Press.
Box 5, Folder 17
Articles and press releases
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes: "Eastside Organizes in Pitched Battle Against Narcotics"; "Morales, Democrat for Assembly"; "Child-Care Agency Bustles
in Salinas."
Box 5, Folder 19
White Memorial Medical Center newsletter
2004
Box 5, Folder 20
Healthcare Strategic Systems newsletter
undated
Box 17, Folder 1
HispanicVista emails
2003-2005
Box 17, Folder 2
HispanicVista emails
2006-2008
Box 17, Folders 3-4
Hispanic Link Weekly Reports
2007
Box 17, Folder 5
Hispanic Link Weekly Reports
1997-2006
Box 17, Folder 7
Latino Heritage Month Flyer and Cultural Guide
2007-2008
Box 17, Folder 8
Time Magazine
October 13, 2008
Box 17, Folder 10
Newspapers
1955-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes
Mexico City Times and
La Opinion.
Box 19, Folder 3
Newspapers
1988-2008
Physical Description: Newspapers
Scope and Contents note
Includes:
Buenas Noticias;
El Popular;
Los Angeles Times (with obituary of Dionicio Morales).
Box 19, Folder 5
MAOF Newsletters
2000-2008
Box 19, Folder 6
MAOF Quarterly Reviews
1990-1999
Box 19, Folder 7
MAOF Quarterly Reviews
2000-2004
Box 23, Folder 1
Articles on MAOF and young Mexican American students
1968-1985
Box 23, Folder 2
MAOF Press Releases
1990-2008
Box 26, Folder 2
Papers
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes: "The Mexican-American People: A Generation Later"; "Sunshine and the Open Shop"; "Social Service in the Barrio."
Box 26, Folder 4
Newsletters
1972-2008
Scope and Contents note
Includes: Career Opportunities for Youth; Professional Recruitment Services; White Memorial Medical Center; Promerica Bank.
Box 26, Folder 6
Articles
1985-2004
Scope and Contents note
Includes: "Latin Quarter"; "Balancing Work with Family"; "Await My Ash."
Box 26, Folder 7
Magazines
1973-2006
Scope and Contents note
Includes:
Bello;
Latino Journal;
Nacional de Migracion;
Vida Nueva;
HOPE;
Camara de Comercio;
La Voz.
Box 26, Folder 10
"Threats to Employment"
undated
Box 27, Folder 2
MAOF 25th Anniversary Magazine
1984-1988
Scope and Contents note
Also includes Morales for Assembly Fact Sheet.
Box 29, Folder 2
President Rogers' Monthly Report
undated
Box 31, Folder 2
Reports and articles
2000s
Box 31, Folder 3
"The Ruben Salazar I Remember" by Sally Salazar
1990-2007
Scope and Contents note
Also includes Hispanic Link Weekly Reports.
Box 31, Folder 4
MAOF Quarterly Reviews
1990-2004
Box 31, Folder 5
MAOF Newsletters
1967-2007
Box 32, Folder 1
Articles and biographies
undated
Box 32, Folder 3
Newspapers and magazines
1972-2007
Box 33, Folder 3
Pamphlets, maps, and invitations
undated
Box 33, Folder 4
MAOF reports and flyers
1970-2008
Box 33, Folder 6
The Washington Post
2005-2006
Box 33, Folder 7
The New York Times
2006-2007
Box 33, Folder 8
The Los Angeles Times
1970-2004
Box 33, Folder 9
The Los Angeles Times
1990-2001
Box 33, Folder 11
The Los Angeles Eastside Sun
1985-2006
Box 33, Folder 12
Hispanic Times Magazine
1996-2006
Box 33, Folder 14
Whittier Daily News
1987-2006
Box 43
Oversize newspapers and clippings
1947-2008
Scope and Contents note
Includes:
Publicidad, vol. 1, no. 12; Mexican American History Calendar, 1981.
Series 4. Audio/Visual Materials
Box 34
Events and programs
1987-1994
Box 35
Events and programs
1982-2005
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassettes.
Box 36
Audio tapes and film
1970-1986
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Reel-to-reel audio tapes; 16mm film.
Box 40
El Diluvio Que Viene
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio cassette.
Box 40
Dionicio Morales / Mini Martin (KMEX)
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
U-matic cassette.
Box 40
First Annual Golf
1984
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
U-matic cassette.
Box 40
Illegible
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio cassette.
Box 40
Luncheon speakers
1983
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio cassette.
Box 40
MAOF board's trip to Mexico
1980
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Beta cassette.
Box 40
MAOF promo
1995-10-05
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
U-matic cassette.
Box 40
The MAOF Story
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
U-matic cassette.
Box 40
The MAOF Story
1997-11-08
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
U-matic cassette.
Box 40
MAOF : The Key to Opportunity
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Beta cassette.
Box 40
MAOF tribute and music video
2000
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
U-matic cassette.
Box 40
Mariachi
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Digital audio tape..
Box 40
Mariachi Vargas 1937
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio cassette.
Box 40
Miscellaneous floppy disks
2002-2004
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
14 3.5" floppy disks.
Box 40
Mr. D. Morales
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio cassette.
Box 40
Newstalk / City of Commerce / Needs of Hispanics in LA
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio cassette.
Box 40
Opportunities for Many
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
U-matic cassette.
Box 40
Plenary session - Mayor Bradley and Flores
1985
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio cassette.
Box 40
P.U.P.
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio cassette.
Box 40
Radio Cultural Ayuntamiento
1998-11-16
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio cassette.
Box 40
The Sunday Show (KZLA)
1999-02-28
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio cassette.
Box 40
Unidentified
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio cassette.
Box 40
University Club of Claremont
1985-07-16
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio cassette.
Box 54
Abuelos Substitutos - Channel 34
1999-10-06
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Antonia Hernandez tribute video
1999-10-01
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Beta cassette.
Box 54
Aztec Awards
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Three VHS cassettes.
Box 54
Aztec Awards
1992
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Six VHS cassettes.
Box 54
Bautizo Oaxaca
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Cara a Cara - "La Clase Laboral"
1989-10-27
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Coors commercial - Memorial Day
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Despertar with Mabel Katz (Azteca TV-54)
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
DVD.
Box 54
La Diferencia es Usted
1994
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Two VHS cassettes.
Box 54
Direction Sports Network
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
E.T. (Universal)
1982
Language of Material: Movie is in Spanish.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Fernando Allende - "My One and Only"
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Geraldo
1988-03-21
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America (Huntington Library)
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
The Living Legends of Mariachi
1994-03-18
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
MAOF promo
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Medicare: The Continuing Legacy
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Memorias de una Guelaguetza
1994
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Mensaje de la Sra. Marta de Fox para la XXVIII Conferencia Nacional de la Mujer Hispana
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Oaxaca: Pariso Reencontrado
1995
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
El Pollo Loco - Ocho/Tag
1992-10-19
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
San Agustin Expedition
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Santa Bugito - The Carmen Tango
1995-10-10
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Southern California Edison - MAOF: The Key to Opportunity
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Beta cassette.
Box 54
Strong Medicine - Pilot (Lifetime)
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Team Noel Irwin Hentschel - Lieutenant Governor
1998
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
Tribute to MAOF and Dionicio Morales
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Box 54
United Way of Greater Los Angeles - "The Power of U"
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
VHS cassette.
Series 5. Awards and Event Programs
Box 5, Folder 14
Ceremony Invitations
circa 2004
Scope and Contents note
Includes: A Celebration of Diversity; Destino: The Hispanic Legacy Fund.
Box 17, Folder 12
Hispanic Magazine Achievement Awards
2003-2006
Box 19, Folder 1
Ribbon-cutting ceremony certificate
1999-08-20
Box 19, Folder 2
National Hispanic Women's Conference programs
2000-2006
Box 19, Folder 11
Aztec Award programs
2007-2008
Box 23, Folder 3
East Los Angeles Civic Center Grand Dedication Gala
1996-2008
Box 26, Folder 1
Event programs and invitations
1963-2008
Box 26, Folder 11
National Hispanic Women's Conference programs
1982-2007
Box 31, Folder 6
Aztec Awards programs
1985-2004
Box 37
Awards
1990-2008
Scope and Contents note
Includes: Jaguar XK 120; Team Noel; Spirit of HOPE for Lifetime Achievement; COFEM Award for Community Leadership; NCSC Community
Service Award; Hispanic Magazine Family Award; Vida de Oro; Eastmont Community Center Vision Award; Cuahtemoc Award; Spirit
of Los Angeles Latino Heritage Month Award.
Box 38
Awards and photographs
1999-2008
Scope and Contents note
Includes: framed photographs with Dionicio Morales; Flag of the USA Certificate; Taking our Children's Future to Heart Honoree;
Rio Hondo College Distinguished Service Award; White Memorial Medical Center Charitable Foundation Gala Honoree Man of the
Year; Latin Business Spirit Award; Humanitarian Lifetime Achievement; Globe Award; "Sabiente" Award; Breath of Life Award.
Box 39
Awards and photographs
1988-2008
Scope and Contents note
Includes: framed photographs; Great Seal of the Great State of California Certificates; Lifetime Visionary Award; CA Legislature
Assembly Certificates; Proclamation of Moorpark's CIty Council; City/County of Los Angeles Certificates; Certificates of various
cities and councils; Legacy Award; Golden Eagle Award; Positive Image Award; "El Angel."
Box 53, Folder 10
Awards and certificates
1962-2008
