Finding Aid for the Esteban Torres Papers
1949-1998
CSRC.0125
Finding aid prepared by Processed by Doug Johnson, February 2018.
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Title: Esteban Torres Papers
Identifier/Call Number: CSRC.0125
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
105.0 linear feet
(104 record storage cartons; 1 oversize flat box)
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1982-1998
Date (inclusive): 1949-1998
Abstract: Esteban Torres served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives as the Congressman for southeastern Los Angeles
County. Prior to that he was an activist and labor organizer, the United States ambassador to UNESCO, and Special Assistant
to the President for Hispanic Affairs under Jimmy Carter. This collection consists of his working papers, correspondence,
and photographs. There is also a small amount of personal material.
Location note: Materials are stored OFF-SITE at SRLF. All requests to access special collections materials must be made two weeks in advance.
Please contact the CSRC Library for paging information.
Creator:
Torres, Esteban E. (Esteban Edward), 1930-
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for research.
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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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Esteban Torres Papers, 125. Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.
Acquisition Information
Deed on file at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Archive Office.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Collection contains audiovisual material and digital material. Special equipment may be needed for safe viewing.
Biographical/Historical note
Esteban Torres was born January 27, 1930 in Miami, Arizona. As a young boy, he moved to East Los Angeles with his mother and
grandmother. After graduating from high school, he joined the Army, serving at Fort Belvoir near Washington, D.C. during the
Korean War. After his military service, he worked on the assembly line at a Chrysler plant in Los Angeles, and became active
in the United Auto Workers union. UAW president Walter Reuther asked Torres to spearhead the creation of The East Los Angeles
Communtiy Union (TELACU), a community development corporation intended to fight poverty in Chicano and other disadvantaged
communities. Later, President Jimmy Carter asked Torres to become ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific,
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). After two years in that post, Carter asked him to serve as Special Assistant to the President
for Hispanic Affairs. In 1982 Torres was elected to the United States House of Representatives for the newly drawn 34th congressional
district, which encompassed much of southeatern Los Angeles County. Active in the Democratic Party and the Congressional Hispanic
Caucus, he served on a variety of different committees and eventually became Deputy Democratic Whip. In 1998, he chose not
to run for re-election and retired from the House at the end of the term.
Scope and Contents note
The bulk of the collection relates to Esteban Torres's eight terms in the United States House of Representatives. Most of
it consists of legislative files, which comprise research materials, correspondence, and drafts of bills written and under
consideration by Torres. There is a great deal of material about environmental issues, as well as defense, labor, NAFTA, and
consumer affairs legislation. There are also administrative files that reflect the work life of a member of Congress apart
from voting. These include material about the maintenance of Torres's offices in Washington, D.C. and Pico Rivera, CA, as
well as information about his participation in organizations such as the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, of which he was a
senior member, and the Smithsonian Institution, of which he was a regent. The collection also contains correspondence, photographs,
records from Torres's political campaigns, and many of the speeches he gave throughout the years. There is a small amount
of material about his positions in the Carter administration, and from his personal life. There is also some audiovisual material
and some realia, such as various awards he was given during his career.
Arrangement note
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series 1. Legislative files
- Series 2. Administrative files
- Series 3. Correspondence
- Series 4. Photographs
- Series 5. Campaign files
- Series 6. Pre-congressional career files
- Series 7. Speeches
- Series 8. Personal files
- Series 9. Subject files
- Series 10. Audiovisual material
- Series 11. Awards, ephemera, and realia
Although it was not possible to reconstruct the original order of this collection, it is possible to glimpse traces of original
filing systems in the way files clumped into various groups. For instance, files on the BKK landfill site in West Covina were
found in four distinct groups: standing alone, amidst records organized by different cities in Torres's district, amidst material
on toxic waste generally, and amidst material on Superfund sites. Rather than bringing all the files on BKK together, they
have been kept apart to retain a semblance of the earlier filing system.
Gaps in box numbering are due to deaccessioning.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Torres, Esteban E. (Esteban Edward), 1930- -- Archives
Environmental protection--California, Southern.
Hispanic American legislators
Hispanic Americans--Politics and government
Mexican American legislators
North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17)
Smithsonian Institution, American Art Museum
Unesco
United States. Congress. House
Series 1. Legislative files
1981-1998
Scope and Contents note
This series contains documents related to legislation and appropriations under consideration during Torres's tenure in the
United States Congress. Each topic includes some combination of research files (consisting of clippings, publications, and
reports), correspondence with constituents and colleagues, rough drafts of bills, and voting records.
Boxes 1-2
BKK
1984-1997
Scope and Contents note
Contains material relating to a landfill in West Covina, CA.
Related Archival Materials note
See also material under
Legislative files - Environment - Southern California communities,
Legislative files - Environment - Toxic waste, and
Legislative files - Superfund sites and hazardous waste - BKK.
Subseries. Consumer affairs
1987-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes material relating to various issues of interest to consumers, such as banking and credit. Torres was chair of the
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage from 1991-1992.
Box 2
Banking reform
1987-1991
Scope and Contents note
Includes copy of testimony by John Kenneth Galbraith, inscribed to Torres.
Box 3
Fair Credit Reporting Act
1991-1997
Box 4
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
1992
Box 4
Lease-Purchase Agreement Act
1992
Box 4
Rule of 78s
1992
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding an amendment proposed by Torres to a mortgage bill.
Boxes 4 and 6
Truth in Savings Act
1992-1993
Subseries. Defense
1986-1998
Box 6
Contractors
1992-1996
Scope and Contents note
Includes material regarding Northrop Grumman.
Boxes 6-8
Defense conversion
1992-1996
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding the switch from military industries to civilian industries in California. Includes information
about military base closures.
Boxes 8-9
Department of Defense authorizations and budgets
1992-1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes material regarding proposed cuts to the budget of the California National Guard.
Box 9
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
1986-1994
Box 13
Military construction
1993-1995
Box 13
Military personnel
1992-1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes material regarding gays and Hispanics in the military.
Box 16
Nuclear weapons / Strategic Defense Initiative
1991-1992
Box 16
Operation Desert Storm
1991
Boxes 16-17
School of the Americas
1994-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes VHS tape
School of Assassins (Richter Productions, 1994) and book
School of Assassins by Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer [in Box 17].
Subseries. Environment
1984-1998
Box 17
Border Environment Cooperation Commission
1994-1997
Boxes 17-18
Environmental Protection Agency
1990-1996
Scope and Contents note
Includes material regarding the elevation of the agency to Cabinet level.
Box 18
GLOBE
1991-1994
Scope and Contents note
Contains material related to Global Legislators for a Balanced Environment
Boxes 18-21
Miscellaneous
1991-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes material relating to environmental issues in a broad sense, not connected to single problems or locales.
Box 21
Newsprint Recycling Incentives Act
1989
Boxes 21-22
Southern California communities
1988-1996
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding environmental problems in various municipalities in southern California. Includes Azusa, Calabasas,
City of Commerce, El Monte, Montebello, Pico Rivera, the Puente Hills landfill, Santa Fe Springs, Vernon, Whittier, and West
Covina.
Box 24
Tire Recycling Incentives Act
1995
Box 24
Toxic waste
1984
Scope and Contents note
Includes material regarding the BKK landfill.
Box 24
Water recycling
1991-1998
Box 24
Waxman Clean Air Act
1987
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding an amendment cosponsored with Henry Waxman.
Subseries. Foreign policy
1989-1997
Box 25
Armenia
1985-1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes material relating to the Armenian genocide, and to a blockade imposed by Azerbaijan in the 1990s.
Box 25
Azerbaijan
1994
Scope and Contents note
Includes material regarding the nation's conflict with Armenia.
Box 25
Bosnia-Herzegovina
1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes book
God Be with You: War in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina by Martin A. Sugarman.
Box 25
Central America
1989-1994
Scope and Contents note
Includes material regarding El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.
Box 25
European Union
1996
Scope and Contents note
Contains: report on the 45th EP/US Congress Interparliamentary Meeting.
Box 26
India and Pakistan
1991-1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes material about the dispute over Kashmir.
Box 26
Morocco and the Western Sahara
1991-1992
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on the Polisario Front.
Box 26
Russia and the former Soviet republics
1991-1995
Box 28
Saudi Arabia
1992
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding the proposed sale of F-15 fighter planes.
Subseries. Labor
1995-1996
Box 28
El Monte, CA sweatshops
1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes material regarding the discovery of slave labor in garment factories.
Box 28
Labor Law Enforcement Acts
1994-1995
Box 28
Miscellaneous
1991-1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes statistics on Torres's voting record on labor issues.
Box 29
Lead battery recycling
1990-1995
Boxes 30-31
Legislative Activity Guides
1985-1998
Scope and Contents note
Contains records of all roll call votes taken in Congress.
Box 32
Los Angeles County Drainage Area Project
1990-1997
Boxes 32-33
Military base closures
1981-1991
Scope and Contents note
Includes material about the Economic Stabilization and Defense Industry Conversion Act of 1990.
Boxes 33-35
Money laundering
1984-1990
Scope and Contents note
Also includes material regarding national drug control policy.
Box 36
Mortgages and housing
1991-1992
Box 37
National Endowment for the Arts
1995
Boxes 37-38
North American Development Bank
1993-1998
Related Archival Materials note
See also material under the subseries North American Free Trade Agreement.
Subseries. North American Free Trade Agreement
1993-1998
Box 39
Agreement
1993
Scope and Contents note
Contains the complete text of the NAFTA, as published by the U.S. Government Printing Office in five volumes and a supplement;
legislation implementing the agreement.
Box 39
Fast track authority
1997-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence with President Bill Clinton.
Box 40
North American Development Bank
1993-1998
Boxes 40-41
Reports - governmental
1993-1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes reports on anticipated or actual effects of NAFTA from federal and state governmental agencies such as the General
Accounting Office and the California Chamber of Commerce.
Box 41
Reports - non-governmental
1992-1994
Scope and Contents note
Incudes reports on anticipated or actual effects of NAFTA from interested groups, such as the National Council of La Raza.
Box 41
Reviews
1997-1998
Scope and Contents note
Contains analyses of the effects of NAFTA by organizations such as the National Council of La Raza, the Congressional Research
Office, and the UCLA North American Integration and Development Center.
Box 41
Speeches
1991-1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes notes and speeches given by Torres at various events.
Boxes 42 and 44
Various
1992-1993
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
File contains audiovisual material that will require special equipment to view.
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence and other material from various groups and individuals offering analyses and opinions on NAFTA; organizations
include Greenpeace, Public Citizen, and the United Auto Workers; also includes VHS tape
NAFTA: The Wrong Road for the Future by the Citizens Trade Campaign.
Box 44
Norwalk Tank Farm
1993-1998
Scope and Contents note
Contains material relating to the Norwalk, CA Defense Fuel Supply Point, which closed in 2001.
Boxes 44-46
Oil recycling
1985-1992
Scope and Contents note
Includes material regarding the Consumer Products Recovery Act.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Includes digital material (5 1/4" floppy disks). Special equipment may be needed to view.
Boxes 46-47
Recycling and waste reduction
1989
Subseries. San Gabriel Basin groundwater
1983-1998
Box 47
Environmental Protection Agency reports
1986-1988
Boxes 47 and 49
Hearings
1989-1990
Scope and Contents note
Includes transcripts of hearings taking place in Washington D.C. and Southern California.
Boxes 49-50, Box 117
Miscellaneous
1983-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence, research material, reports, and writings by Esteban Torres. The material had previously been stored
in binders, thus accounting for its heterogenous nature.
Boxes 52-53
San Gabriel Basin Demonstration Project Act
1991-1993
Box 53
San Gabriel Basin Project
1996-1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes material about a project comprising the San Gabriel Basin Demonstration Project, the Rio Hondo Water Recycling Program,
and the San Gabriel Valley Water Reclamation Program.
Box 53
The Torres Report
1988-1989
Scope and Contents note
Includes various drafts of Esteban Torres's report on groundwater contamination.
Subseries. Superfund sites and hazardous waste
1974-1997
Box 53
Asbestos in schools
1987-1988
Boxes 53 and 55-56
BKK
1974-1988
Scope and Contents note
Contains material relating to a landfill in West Covina, CA; much of this materil pre-dates Torres's election to Congress.
Box 56
Clippings and research
1981-1983
Boxes 57-58
Miscellaneous
1981-1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence, research material, and drafts of legislation.
Box 58
Operating Industries, Inc.
1993-1997
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding a landfill on the border of Montebello and Monterey Park, CA.
Box 60
Italy conference
1988-1989
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding the UNA Panel on UNESCO in Lerici, Italy in June, 1989.
Boxes 60-61
Rejoining - George H. W. Bush era
1988-1992
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding efforts, in part spearheaded by Torres, to get the United States to rejoin UNESCO; includes correspondence,
publications, hearing testimony, and reports on reforms made by the organization.
Boxes 61-62
Rejoining - Bill Clinton era
1992-1994
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding renewed efforts to get the United States to rejoin UNESCO; includes correspondence, publications,
hearing testimony, and reports on reforms made by the organization.
Box 66
Veterans' affairs
1991-1992
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Agent Orange, and POWs/MIAs.
Boxes 66-67
Water and groundwater
1989-1997
Scope and Contents note
Contains material on water pollution and conservation.
Box 68
Whittier Narrows
1987-1988
Scope and Contents note
Includes material regarding contaminated groundwater and the sale of land by the Army Corps of Engineers to the city of South
El Monte.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Includes three audio cassettes; special equipment may be required for viewing.
Series 2. Administrative files
1982-1998
Scope and Contents note
This series contains material related to the management of Torres's daily life and congressional offices. Material includes
schedules, budgetary records, travel information, and material regarding various official duties not necessarily related to
particular legislation.
Box 68
Appointment books
1990-1998
Box 126 OS
Census data
1983
Scope and Contents note
Contains census maps and statistics for Torres's district; includes voter breakdowns for the 1980 general election.
Box 69
Competitiveness Policy Council reports
1993-1996
Box 69
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
1987-1998
Scope and Contents note
Most of this material concerns a trade mission to Taiwan and Japan;
Box 70
FBI
1988-1989
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding racial discrimination suits brought by agents Donald Rochon and Bernardo Perez.
Box 70
Financial reports
1991-1998
Scope and Contents note
Contains official records of expenses and disbursements, including office expenses, travel costs, and staff salaries, among
other things.
Boxes 70-73
Invitations
1991-1992
Scope and Contents note
Includes invitations to various social events, fundraisers, lobbyist functions, and committee meetings.
Box 73
Japan Hispanic Institute
1991-1992
Boxes 73-74
National Hispanic Democrats / Coalition of Hispanic American Democrats
1987-1991
Scope and Contents note
Contains material relating to these organizations, co-founded by Esteban Torres, devoted to increasing the participation of
Hispanics in Democratic Party politics; includes articles of incorporation, financial documents, correspondence, and reports
on the Hispanic population in California and the United States generally.
Box 74
Newsletters
1983-1997
Scope and Contents note
Contains mailers from Torres's office to his constituents.
Box 118
Office files
1982-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on staffing; constituent services reports; Congressional pictorial directories.
Box 75
Publications and reports
1990-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes various issues of
Congressional Record; miscellaneous House reports; "Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-1995"; "Addicted to War" by Joel Andreas; "Gag Order:
The Republican Attempt to Silence Working Families" by the AFL-CIO; report on ethics violations by Newt Gingrich.
Box 76
Smithsonian Institution
1992-1998
Scope and Contents note
includes material from Torres's tenure on the Board of Regents.
Subseries. Travel
1983-1998
Scope and Contents note
This subseries contains material regarding various official visits.
Box 77
District visits
1988
Scope and Contents note
Contains records of Torres's trips back to his congressional district, as well as a few short trips to other parts of the
United States.
Box 77
Dresden, Germany
1997
Scope and Contents note
Contains material from a conference on U.S. relations with Russia.
Box 77
France / Sweden / Hungary
1988-1989
Box 78
Geneva, Switzerland
1985
Scope and Contents note
Contains material on arms control talks; includes extensive research materials.
Related Archival Materials note
Photographs of this trip are located in Box 97:
Series 4. Photographs - Events and organizations - Geneva talks.
Box 78
Latin America
1984-1985
Scope and Contents note
Contains material on a trip with Bill Richardson to Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, and Santiago.
Box 78
Mexico
1997
Scope and Contents note
Contains material from Torres's service as an election observer.
Box 79
Miami, FL
1994
Scope and Contents note
Contains material for the Summit of the Americas.
Box 79
Spain / The Soviet Union / Berlin
1987
Related Archival Materials note
Photographs of this trip are in Box 98:
Series 4. Photographs - Events - Speaker's trip to Spain and the Soviet Union.
Scope and Contents note
Contains material from a trip with Speaker Jim Wright.
Box 79
Travel Disclosure Forms
1994-1998
Scope and Contents note
Contains official U.S. House of Representatives Member/Officer Travel Disclosure Forms.
Box 80
Warrenton, VA
1998
Scope and Contents note
Contains material from the conference
Cuba after Fidel; includes significant research material.
Box 80
United Nations Association
1983-1988
Scope and Contents note
Includes information about UNESCO.
Boxes 80-83
Vouchers
1991-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes quarterly reports of business expenses.
Series 3. Correspondence
1983-1998
Box 83
Allison, Kay
1994-1996
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding an investigation into the cause of death of Allison's son, Sean Edward Allison, who had been a
private in the US Army.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Includes audiocassette; special equipment or additional processing may be necessary for safe viewing.
Box 83
American Energy Products Corporation
1988-1991
Scope and Contents note
Contains material about a Covina, CA fireproofing company that claimed it had been unfairly denied government contracts.
Boxes 83-84
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
1988-1998
Boxes 84-85, Box 119
Constituents
1986-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence with constituents, both human and businesses, on a wide variety of issues, including banking and mortgages,
transportation, job training, and international relations.
Box 119
Coplan & Associates
1991-1992
Scope and Contents note
Contains material about Elastol, an oil spill control agent.
Box 85
Cordoba Corporation
1983-1990
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence with and about this computer services company that managed Torres's mail to his constituents.
Box 85
Dukakis, Mike
1987-1988
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence regarding Torres's endorsement of Dukakis's presidential candidacy.
Box 86
Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA]
1994-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on flood control and the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
Boxes 86-87
Legislative matters
1989-1994
Arrangement note
Whereas
Series 1. Legislative files contains material organized by their subject matter, these files contain letters that have been filed together but pertain
to disparate issues.
Box 87, Box 119
Members of Congress
1984-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes requests and thank-yous for votes, birthday greetings, and other communications; legislators who appear with great
frequency include Les Aspin, Tony Coelho, John Conyers, Vic Fazio, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Foley, Dick Gephardt, Henry B. Gonzalez,
William H. Grey, Steny Hoyer, Robert Matsui, Mary Rose Oakar, David Obey, Leon Panetta, Nancy Pelosi, Charles Rangel, Lucille
Roybal-Allard, Ike Skelton, Jim Wright.
Box 88
Notable correspondence
1983-1998
Scope and Contents note
Contains: letter from Larry Flynt, sent to the entire Congress, decrying their hypocrisy; note from Cesar Chavez; letter from
George Burns supporting the National Endowment for the Arts; four letters from Bill Clinton; letter from Rudy Acuna, addressed
to "Friends," about his dispute with UCSB; letter from Ernesto Zedillo, November 12, 1997.
Box 88
Philatron
1991-1992
Scope and Contents note
Contains material about a Santa Fe Springs, CA auto parts manufacturer that contended it had been unfairly denied government
contracts.
Boxes 88-89
Recommendation letters
1989-1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes copies of letters written by Torres recommending various individuals for government jobs, political appointments,
and other positions; also includes correspondence regarding the recommendations.
Box 89
Re-election congratulations
1984-1990
Scope and Contents note
Mostly includes letters from colleagues and lobbyists.
Box 119
Romer, Robert
1990-1991
Scope and Contents note
Contains letters from a troubled constituent.
Box 90
Thank-you letters
1983-1992
Scope and Contents note
Contains letters expressing gratitude for various votes cast by Torres, or for favors performed; most letters are from fellow
legislators, but some are from constituents, lobbyists, or other interested parties.
Box 120, Boxes 90-91, 93
Unsorted letters, faxes, and notes
1985-1998
Scope and Contents note
These files contain correspondence that had been left unfoldered by Torres and his office. They were cursorily scanned for
notable letters while being foldered by the archivist, but in the interest of efficient processing have not been otherwise
sorted.
Series 4. Photographs
1970-1998
Box 93
Portraits - solo
1983-1995
Boxes 93 and 95
Portraits - with constituents and other visitors
1983-1997
Scope and Contents note
Most of these are posed on the Capitol steps, though some are taken in interior spaces. Most are in separate envelopes, with
identifying information written on the outside. Occasional notes are included.
Subseries. Portraits and candids with notable persons
1973-1998
Box 97
Bentsen, Lloyd [inscribed]
undated
Box 97
Bush, George H. W.
1982-1990
Box 97
Carter, Jimmy
1979-1980
Scope and Contents note
Includes two photos where Torres is not present, including one with Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat.
Box 126 OS
Carter, Rosalynn [Torres not present]
1980
Box 97
Chavez, Cesar
1973-1985
Scope and Contents note
Also includes photos of Torres speaking at a United Farm Workers event without Chavez.
Box 97
Clinton, Hillary Rodham
undated
Box 97
Coelho, Tony [inscribed]
1987
Box 97
Cranston, Alan [inscribed]
undated
Box 97
de la Madrid, Miguel
1984
Box 97
Dukakis, Mike
circa 1988
Scope and Contents note
Includes snapshots of Torres at a presidential campaign rally; one photo is inscribed.
Box 97
Esquivel, Adolfo Perez
undated
Box 97
Ferraro, Geraldine
undated
Box 97
Giamatti, A. Bartlett
undated
Scope and Contents note
Also includes Bill Richardson.
Box 97
Gore, Al
1997-1998
Scope and Contents note
Two photos are inscribed; Includes one photo with Bill Clinton.
Box 97
Hassan II, Mohammed [King of Morocco]
undated
Box 97
Kennedy, Ted
undated
Scope and Contents note
Several photos also include Orrin Hatch.
Box 97
Mondale, Walter [inscribed]
undated
Box 97
O'Neill, Tip
circa 1982
Scope and Contents note
One photo includes Jim Wright.
Box 97
Ortiz, Solomon [inscribed]
undated
Box 97
Richardson, Bill
circa 1984
Subseries. Events and organizations
circa 1970-1998
Box 97
Bassett High School visit [La Puente, CA]
1983
Box 97
Chicago Mecantile Exchange visit
1988
Box 97
Congressional Hispanic Caucus dinner
September 16, 1997
Box 97
District office visits
1984-1985
Scope and Contents note
Includes Hispanics for Mondale event.
Box 97
Edgewood Middle School visit [West Covina, CA]
1991
Box 97
The Education of Hispanics conference [San Francisco, CA]
1980
Box 97
El Rancho High School art awards [Pico Rivera, CA]
1985
Box 97
European Institute meeting with Yannos Papantoniou
April 16, 1997
Box 97
Geneva talks
1985
Related Archival Materials note
Papers pertaining to this visit are in Box 78:
Series 2. Administrative files - Travel - Geneva, Switzerland.
Box 97
Hands Across America
1986
Box 97
Hearings
1982-circa 1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes photos of Torres giving or listening to testimony at congressional hearings, most of which are unidentified.
Box 97
John Glenn High School visit [Norwalk, CA]
1988
Box 97
Joint sessions of Congress
1985-1991
Box 97
Kelly Air Force Base visit [San Antonio, TX]
undated
Box 97
LAC+USC Medical Center Earthquake Recovery Project
circa 1994
Boxes 97-98
Meetings
1983-1994
Scope and Contents note
Includes photos of Torres attending meetings of various sizes and degrees of formality, most of which are unidentified.
Box 98
Miscellaneous
1978-1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes visits to unidentified facilities; unidentified swearing-in ceremony; INS detention center in El Centro, CA; Richard
Riordan presenting Torres with a certificate; March of Dimes walkathon.
Box 98
Norwalk Tank Farm
undated
Box 98
Organization of American States luncheon
October 6, 1977
Box 98
Protests
circa 1970-circa 1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes: Torres marching with raised fist, perhaps during the Chicano Moratorium; Torres marching for trade union rights;
Torres at a protest seeking freedom for Leyla Zana.
Box 98
Rockwell rollout of B-1B aircraft
September 4, 1984
Box 98, Box 126 OS
San Jose, CA unidentified event
undated
Box 98
Senior center visits
1989
Box 98
Small business hearing [Los Angeles]
April 3, 1986
Box 98
Speaker's trip to Spain and Soviet Union
1987
Related Archival Materials note
Papers pertaining to this trip are in Box 79:
Series 2. Administrative files - Travel - Spain/The Soviet Union/Berlin.
Box 98
Speeches and press conferences
1980-1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes photos of Torres participating at various events, most of which are unidentified.
Box 98
Swearing-in ceremony [with Walter Mondale]
October 19, 1977
Box 98
Town meetings and other constituent events
1989-1991
Scope and Contents note
Includes photos of Torres meeting with constituents at various functions, most of which are unidentified.
Box 98
Transportation Communications Union convention
1987
Box 98
UNESCO visit
January 19, 1998
Box 98
United Aerospace Workers meeting
undated
Box 98
United Auto Workers
undated
Box 98
West Basin Municipal Water District Water Recycling Plant dedication
October 13, 1994
Box 98
Snapshots and small prints
1983-1996
Scope and Contents note
Includes photos of meetings, constituent events, social functions
Box 98
Negatives and proof sheets
1974-1989
Series 5. Campaign files
1982-1998
Subseries. First campaign
1982
Box 99
Campaign binder
1982
Scope and Contents note
Includes campaign announcement; correspondence; schedules.
Box 99
Correspondence
1982
Scope and Contents note
Includes letters from Walter Mondale enclosing the text of speeches he had given.
Box 100
Democratic National Party Conference
1982
Scope and Contents note
Includes material from the Alan Cranston presidential advisory committee.
Box 100
Flyers and bumper sticker
1982
Box 100
Photographs
1982
Scope and Contents note
Includes photos of Eddie Albert and Ted Kennedy.
Box 100
Research
1982
Scope and Contents note
Includes material about various issues, such as the Middle East and gun control; also includes confidential strategy guide.
Box 100
TELACU caper
1982
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding the inappropriate use of funds from The East Los Angeles Community Union.
Subseries. Re-election campaigns
1983-1998
Box 103
Federal Election Commission reports
1984-1990
Box 120
Miscellaneous
1986-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes: campaign buttons; summary of achievements by the Clinton administration, 1994; flyers for Jamie Casso, whom Torres
endorsed to succeed him.
Box 103
Position papers and press releases
1988
Box 103
Research
1983-1994
Scope and Contents note
Includes statistical breakdowns of the 1982, 1984, and 1990 elections.
Series 6. Pre-congressional career files
1978-1982
Box 104
International Enterprise & Development Corporation
1981-1982
Scope and Contents note
Contains material relating to the lobbying firm formed by Torres after the end of the Carter administration.
Box 104
Special Assistant to the President for Hispanic Affairs
1980-1981
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding Torres's position as Special Assistant in the Carter White House. Includes correspondence, speeches,
reports on the condition of Hispanics in the United States.
Boxes 104-105
UNESCO
1978-1979
Scope and Contents note
Contains material regarding Torres's position as United States Permanent Representative to UNESCO. Includes correspondence,
schedules, speeches, reports.
Series 7. Speeches
1983-1996
Arrangement note
Speeches in boxes 105 and 106 were originally all filed together, and remain in their original order, which is to say, roughly
chronological. Speeches in Box 120 had been strewn throughout the rest of the collection, and have been ordered chronologically.
Box 105
United Auto Workers
May 16, 1983
Box 105
Hispanic Banker's Association
October 13, 1983
Box 105
United Auto Workers
January 25, 1984
Box 105
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
March 17, 1984
Box 105
Carleton College
May 4, 1984
Box 105
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
March 24, 1984
Box 105
Independence Day
July 4, 1984
Box 105
LA County Hispanic Managers Association
July 12, 1984
Box 105
United Farm Workers
September 2, 1984
Box 105
Baldwin Park Education Association
October 18, 1984
Box 105
Marine Corps League
October 27, 1984
Box 105
Latin American Politics and U.S. Policy in Central America [Loyola Law School]
October 23, 1984
Box 105
California Hispanic Affairs Council
October 25, 1984
Box 105
Queen of the Valley Hospital
October 29, 1984
Box 105
School Attendance Review Board
October 31, 1984
Box 105
International Association of Machinists
February 25, 1985
Box 105
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
March 27, 1985
Box 105
Democratic Women of Orange County
May 4, 1985
Box 105
Mid-Valley Democratic Club
May 17, 1985
Box 105
Baldwin Park Adult Education
May 18, 1985
Box 105
National Urban Fellows
May 25, 1985
Box 105
Municipal Management Assistants
June 17, 1985
Box 105
Mt. Calvary Faith Church
July 7, 1985
Box 105
Community Development Commission of LA County
August 29, 1985
Box 105
California Bankers Association
September 13, 1985
Box 105
United Auto Workers
September 28, 1985
Box 105
American Association of Mesbics [Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Companies]
October 20, 1985
Box 105
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Collees
November 12, 1985
Box 105
Small and Disadvantaged Business Council
November 19, 1985
Box 105
Illinois Federaion of Hispanic Chambers
November 26, 1985
Box 105
National Council of Senior Citizens
December 9, 1985
Box 105
Debt and Exchange Rates
January 6, 1986
Box 105
Latin Business Association
January 16, 1986
Box 105
CTA Annual Legislative Breakfast
March 8, 1986
Box 105
Mexican-American Grocers Association
March 21, 1986
Box 105
American Die Casing Institute
April 2, 1986
Box 105
LA City LCLAA [Labor Council for Latin American Advancement]
April 8, 1986
Box 105
Associated Specialty Contractors
April 21, 1986
Box 105
CTA Legislative Breakfast
April 26, 1986
Box 105
Vegas Verde Clinic
April 27, 1986
Box 105
Maya Scholarship Foundation
May 2, 1986
Box 105
Mid-Valley Democratic Club
May 2, 1986
Box 105
California State Association of Letter Carriers
May 24, 1986
Box 105
Rotary Club of West Covina
May 28, 1986
Box 105
United Auto Workers
June 2, 1986
Box 105
Rio Hondo Community Action AIDS Conference
June 6, 1986
Box 105
Covina Unified Education Association
June 6, 1986
Box 105
Debt and Trade Following the Summit
June 21, 1986
Box 105
DC Office of Latino Affairs
July 22, 1986
Box 105
LAMA National Hispanic Issues Conference
July 29, 1986
Box 105
League of United Latin American Citizens
August 7, 1986
Box 105
LA Area Chamber of Commerce
Sptember 3, 1986
Box 105
Queen of the Valley Hospital
September 4, 1986
Box 105
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
September 16, 1986
Box 105
Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance Subcommittee
October 2, 1986
Box 105
United Auto Workers
October 4, 1986
Box 105
California Hispanic Chamber
October 11, 1986
Box 105
Democratic freshmen
December 1, 1986
Box 105
LA County Division of the League of California Cities
December 4, 1986
Box 105
National University, San Diego
January 18, 1987
Box 105
Anheuser-Busch
February 6, 1987
Box 105
Jewish Federation Council
February 15, 1987
Box 105
Korean Grace Alliance Church
March 1, 1987
Box 105
National Association of Bilingual Education
April 3, 1987
Box 105
Portland, Oregon
May 1, 1987
Box 105
Hispanic Education Conference [Lansing, MI]
May 9, 1987
Box 105
Snack Food Association Tortilla Seminar
May 18, 1987
Box 106
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
May 28, 1987
Box 106
East Los Angeles College
June 11, 1987
Box 106
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
September 16, 1987
Box 106
Service Employees International Union
September 21, 1987
Box 106
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
October 2, 1987
Box 106
Association of Hispanic Federal Executives
December 10, 1987
Box 106
Pico Rivera Veterans Day
November 11, 1987
Box 106
Mexican American educators
November 9, 1987
Box 106
Fast for Life - Cesar Chavez
October 8, 1988
Box 106
KMEX public service announcements
1985-1986
Box 106
Temple Beth Shalom
February 21, 1988
Box 106
Impacto '88
March 4, 1988
Box 106
Seattle, Washington
May 28, 1988
Box 106
National Bankers Association
September 8, 1988
Box 106
General Accounting Office
September 13, 1988
Box 106
Aerospace Industries Association
September 15, 1988
Box 106
Pasadena Community College
February 17, 1989
Box 106
Central American Peace Plan
February, 1989
Language of Materials note: Spanish
Box 106
Gun speech
undated
Language of Materials note: Spanish
Box 106
Latin American Manufacturers Association
March 21, 1989
Box 106
Contract Cities
May 20, 1989
Box 106
Mexican American Grocers Association
March 5, 1989
Box 106
Redlands Federal Savings
June 5, 1989
Box 106
J.E.B. Stuart High School
June 15, 1989
Box 106
Military District of Washington
October 12, 1989
Box 106
Joint Conference, Palm Springs
December 8, 1989
Box 106
Claremont McKenna College
June 3, 1989
Box 106
Hispanic National Bar Association
October 20, 1989
Box 106
Midwest Voter Registration
October 28, 1989
Box 106
Subcommittee on Transportation of Hazardous Materials
January 25, 1990
Box 106
Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security
February 7, 1990
Box 106
Contract Management Association
April 5, 1990
Box 106
King-Drew Medical Center
May 11, 1990
Box 106
Pico Rivera Chamber of Commerce
May 11, 1990
Box 106
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
May 18, 1990
Box 106
League of United Latin American Citizens [LULAC]
June 1, 1990
Box 106
Migrants Empowered to Achieve Success
July 21, 1990
Box 106
Senate testimony on recycling
August 2, 1990
Box 106
Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce
August, 1990
Box 106
Amos Tuck School of Business
August 30, 1990
Box 106
International Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement
September 5, 1990
Box 106
Amendment to crime bill
September 12, 1990
Box 106
George Brown luncheon
September 14, 1990
Box 106
National Association of Minority Contractors
September 14, 1990
Box 106
Midway Democratic Club
September 15, 1990
Box 106
Testimony on batteries
Sptember 19, 1990
Box 106
SBA - Hispanic Fiesta
Seeptember 20, 1990
Box 106
Minority Business Development
September 21, 1990
Box 106
Hispanic Professional Engineers
October 2, 1990
Box 106
Hispanic Aerospace Awards
October 4, 1990
Box 106
Floor statement on immigration
October 25, 1990
Box 106
West Covina Chamber of Commerce
November 29, 1990
Box 120
World Trade Club, San Francisco
March 8, 1985
Box 120
Mexican-American Grocers Association
March 8, 1985
Box 120
Money Laundering amendments
April 25, 1990
Box 120
Persian Gulf Crisis
January 11, 1991
Box 120
OSHA Reform and the Naval Shipyards
Ovtober 21, 1991
Box 120
Latino Political Awareness/Education Conference
November 2, 1991
Box 120
La Juventud Hispana del Proyecto AMOR
May 21, 1992
Language of Materials note: Spanish.
Box 120
Against Rohrabacher Amendment to Deny FEMA Services
July 21, 1994
Box 120
Montebello Fire Department
October 19, 1994
Box 120
LA+USC Medical Center
October 20, 1994
Box 120
Latino-Jewish Business Roundtable
October 20, 1994
Box 120
Omnibus Rescissions and Disaster Supplemental Appropriations
March 15, 1995
Box 120
Latino Heritage Month at Yale University
October 9, 1995
Box 120
The Anuario Hispano-Hispanic Yearbook
February 22, 1996
Box 120
Debt and Exchange Rates
undated
Box 120
Commencement speech
undated
Scope and Contents note
This is a generic speech with no institution identified.
Box 120
UCLA SPE
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
3.5" floppy disk; special equipment may be needed to view.
Box 120
Untitled handwritten notes
undated
Series 8. Personal files
1949-1998
Boxes 106-108
Clippings and press releases
1983-1998
Scope and Contents note
Mostly contains mentions of Torres in print media; Includes excerpts from the
Congressional Record in which Torres is mentioned.
Box 108
Correspondence
1986-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes: hate mail; birthday note from Bill Clinton, January 21, 1998; Includes several letters written to Torres after he
announced his retirement from Congress, including notes from Clinton and Al Gore, and a handwritten letter from Fernando Torres-Gil.
Box 108
Family
1958-1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes: a clipping showing Esteban Torres in his early days with the UAW; three yearbooks from Mark Keppel High School belonging
to Carmen Torres; resumes.
Subseries. Periodicals and books
1960-1998
Box 109
Captain Harry by the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation
1982
Box 109
California Tomorrow
Fall 1986
Box 109
ChildArt
July-September 1998
Box 126 OS
Constitution Politica de la Monarquia Espanola
1985
Language of Materials note: Spanish.
Scope and Contents note
Facsimile edition of the Spanish Constitution of 1812; a menu for a 1998 dinner for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, hosted
by the president of the Spanish Congress of Deputies, is interleaved.
Box 109
The Dome of the United States Capitol by Wlliam C. Allen
1992
Box 109
Hispanic Business [Torres on cover]
November, 1990
Scope and Contents note
Includes page proof transparencies.
Box 109
Honorablemente Excelencia by Eduardo Daniel Jimenez Gonzalez [inscribed]
1991
Language of Materials note: Spanish
Box 109
Identidades: Centro Cultural del BID
circa 1997
Language of Materials note: Spsnish
Box 109
Japan EcoTimes
October, 1992
Box 109
Los Mexicanos en Estados Unidos by Roger Diaz de Cossio
1997
Language of Materials note: Spanish.
Box 109
El Mirlo: Chicano Studies Research Center Newsletter
September-October 1980
Box 109
Negotiating Survival: Four Priorities after Rio by Richard N. Gardner
1992
Box 109
Nuestro
March and November 1980
Scope and Contents note
Torres on the cover of the March issue.
Box 109
The Numismatist
Serptember 1991
Box 126 OS
Rising Voices: Profiles in Leadership by Al Martinez
1993
Language of Materials note: English and Spanish.
Box 109
Season's Greetings from the White House by Mary Evans Seeley
1996
Box 109
Shaping U.S.-China Relations: a Long-Term Strategy by Michael Oksenberg and Elizabeth Economy
1997
Box 109
Songs of Work and Freedom by Edith Fowke and Joe Glazer
1960
Box 109
They Met and the Desert Bloomed by Ambrose Lane [unpublished manuscript]
undated
Box 109
Targeting Times
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes an essay by Torres on Community Development Block Grants.
Box 109
UNESCO on the Eve of Its Fortieth Anniversary
1985
Box 109
The Warsaw Ghetto, 1940-1943 by Ruta Sakowska
undated
Box 109
We Make Our Own History: a Portrait of the UAW
1986
Box 109
Photographs
1949-1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes photos from Torres's military service at Fort Belvoir and while on leave; also includes previously framed photos:
Jimmy Carter; Edward Kennedy and Arcy Torres [inscribed]; two with Bill Clinton [one inscribed; one with Arcy Torres]; Miguel
de la Madrid [inscribed].
Box 109
Programs and brochures
1974-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes: program for a testimonial dinner for Torres, with remarks by Ruben Ayala and Cesar Chavez, 1974; brochures for art
shows by Rosa Luz Marroquin; "Plans for a Dobsonian Telescope"; prospectus for a film called
Salt, about the making of
Salt of the Earth (1954); United Farm Workers benefit program "Boycott Grapes for Your Sake...and Ours"; press kit for television documentary
Portrait of the Soviet Union (TBS, 1988); program for TELACU scholarship awards dinner.
Box 110
Scrapbooks
1981-1986
Scope and Contents note
Scrapbooks have been dismantled, and the pages foldered. They consist almost entirely of clippings about Torres.
Box 111, Box 126 OS
Sketches
circa 1949-1998
Scope and Contents note
Contains drawings by Torres, mostly composed of ink or pencil on paper, with a few watercolors; most depict legislators or
witnesses at various hearings; some take the form of editorial cartoons; subjects include Fort Belvoir, the impeachment of
Judge Harry E. Claiborne, Barbara Boxer, Henry Cisneros, the U.S. Capitol, Bill Clinton.
Box 111
Writings
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes a foreword for an unidentified book (probably
They Met and the Desert Bloomed); handwritten stories and notes; essay critiquing the Republican "Contract with America."
Series 9. Subject files
1976-1998
Scope and Contents note
This series contains research materials and information that may or may not be tied to particular legislation.
Box 111
102nd Congress
1992
Scope and Contents note
Includes reports on the activities of the Congress in 1991 and 1992.
Box 111
Budgets
1992-1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes Department of Commerce reports "Federal Expenditures by State for Fiscal Year 1994" and "Consolidated Federal Funds
Report for Fiscal Year 1994."
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Also includes 3.5" floppy disks.
Box 111
California
1993-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes material about economic development, the National Guard, and the Los Angeles River.
Box 111
California delegation
1991-1998
Box 112 and 113
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
1987-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on the Asociacion de Reclamantes [Box 113].
Box 113
Defense
1991-1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes reports from Les Aspin in his capacity as chair of the Armed Services Committee.
Box 113
Democratic National Committee
1984-1996
Scope and Contents note
Includes material from the Democratic National Conventions of 1984 and 1992.
Box 114
Disaster relief
1982-1989
Box 114
Education
1990
Scope and Contents note
Contains material from the 11th Annual East Coast Educational Conference.
Box 114
European parliament
1988-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on various congressional delegations (CODELs) to Europe.
Box 115
Hispanic/Latino issues
1986-1996
Scope and Contents note
Includes material from the National Hispanic Agenda '88 Unity Task Force.
Box 115
Labor and unions
1991-1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes Torres's remarks eulogizing Sophie Reuther, the first woman organizer of the UAW.
Box 115
Latin America
1982-1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and the Pan American Development Fund.
Box 115
Marine mammals
1995-1996
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on tuna fishing and dolphins.
Box 115
McIntyre, Richard
1985
Scope and Contents note
Contains court decision dismissing McIntyre's suit to be seated in the House of Representatives.
Box 116
Middle East
1992-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on Iraq;
Palestinian Legislative Council Report, no. 3.
Box 116
National Council of La Raza
1993-1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes material about a trip Torres took with Bill Clinton to Miami on Air Force One so that Clinton could address the NCLR;
booklet "The National Council of La Raza: the First 25 Years"; board of directors' training materials.
Box 116
National Security Agency
1994
Scope and Contents note
Contains packet of materials about the agency's education outreach programs.
Box 116
North American Development Bank
1994-1997
Box 116
North American Free Trade Agreement
1993-1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes reports on the effects of NAFTA three and a half years after its passage.
Box 116
Nuclear weapons
1991-1992
Box 116
Redistricting
1989-1990
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on Latino representation on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
Box 116
Reports - miscellaneous
1991-1997
Scope and Contents note
Contains: "The International Human Suffering Index"; "Modern Day Snake Oil: Term Limitations & Why They Must Be Defeated";
"Population Resource Center"; "Bureau of Reclamation - Public Meeting - Concessions Management."
Box 117
Soviet Union
1986-1987
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on Soviet activity in Latin America.
Box 117
State of the Union
1990
Scope and Contents note
Contains: text of George H. W. Bush's address; text of Tom Foley's response; talking points for Torres.
Box 117
UNESCO
1984-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on Cuba.
Box 117
Voice of America
1993-1994
Box 117
Wright, James
1985-1989
Scope and Contents note
Includes material on ethics violations by the Speaker of the House.
Series 10. Audiovisual material
1982-1998
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Special equipment and/or further processing may be needed to view materials in this series.
Box 121
A 70th Birthday Tribute to Jimmy Carter
1994
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
Borders and Identity
undated
Scope and Contents note
VHS tape with accompanying teachers' guide; produced by the Smithsonian Institution.
Box 121
Centro Alameda - The Virgin Mary in the Americas
1998
Scope and Contents note
CD-ROM; produced by the Smithsonian Institution.
Box 121
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute 21st Annual Gala
1998
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
The Discoteca Collection - Missao de Pesquisas Folcloricas
1997
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Compact Disc.
Box 121
Esteban Torres interview (Univision)
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
Fannie Mae Presenta La Guia del Comprador de Vivienda
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
Heroes Hispanos (Telemundo)
1993
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Three VHS tapes.
Box 121
Hispanic Caucus
1993
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
Interview of Victor G. Reuther
1993
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
Jeri Gilman - West Covina (KPCC)
1984
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audiocassette.
Box 121
Latino Art & Culture
1996
Scope and Contents note
VHS tape with accompanying study guide; produced by the Smithsonian Institution.
Box 121
Mexicanos en Washington
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
Michael Jackson with Congressman Esteban Torres
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audiocassette.
Box 121
Morning Edition - NAFTA
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Audiocassette.
Box 121
Rep. E. Torres: Story as Artist
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
School of the Americas: an Insider Speaks Out!
1998
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
Stinky Tape VIII
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
TELACU: Meeting the Challenges of the New Decade
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
Toxic Dumps from West Covina
1982-1983
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
Treaty Rights and Wrongs
1994
Scope and Contents note
VHS tape; produced by the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians.
Box 121
United Farmworkers of America: The Wrath of Grapes
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
Viva Television Network Presentation Reel
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
Water: Today's Water Crisis
undated
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Box 121
The White House Institute on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
1998
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
VHS tape.
Series 11. Awards, ephemera, and realia
1978-1998
Box 122
Business cards
undated
Scope and Contents note
Cards are stored in a wooden Chinese box.
Box 122
Certificates
1986-1997
Scope and Contents note
Includes certificates of nomination and election from the California Secretary of State; a needlepoint craft from the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
Box 122
Commemorative stamps and envelopes
1988-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes envelopes celebrating the launches of the USS Miami, the USS Topeka, and the USS Santa Fe.
Box 122
Invitations and programs
1979-1995
Scope and Contents note
Includes: invitation to Ronald Reagan's second inauguration; material regarding state visits by Pope John Paul II, Miguel
de la Madrid,Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Queen Elizabeth II, Boris Yeltsin, Ernesto Zedillo; invitations to Bill Clinton's
second inauguration.
Box 122
Miscellaneous
1978-1998
Scope and Contents note
Includes: graphic material from Galeria de la Raza; unsent post cards; invitation to an exhibit of photographs by Victor Aleman,
featuring Cesar Chavez.
Box 123
Plaques and awards
1987-1993
Scope and Contents note
Includes: Cesar Chavez Humanitarian Award from the Hispanic Coalition of Montebello; cover of
Hispanic Business featuring Torres.
Box 124
Realia and memorabilia
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes: commemorative coins and medallions; keys to the cities of Flint, MI, Fort Collins, CO, and Miami, FL; coffee mugs;
license plates; crocodile and Cohiba ash tray from Cuba; paper weight [?] in the shape of an Aztec woman.
Box 125
Models
undated
Scope and Contents note
Contains: scale models of US and Soviet ICBMs; C-17 [broken] and B-1 aircraft; two space shuttles; UPS truck.
Box 125
Tablet of Appreciation from the South Korean government
1987
Box 126 OS
New York Herald reproduction
undated
Scope and Contents note
Contains facsimile of paper from April 15, 1865, announcing Abraham Lincoln's death.
Box 126 OS
The President's House
undated
Scope and Contents note
Contains 13"x15" print of a mid-19th century painting by an unknown artist, with printed signatures of Jimmy and Rosalynn
Carter.
