Lugo Family Papers: Finding Aid mssLugo
Finding aid prepared by Gina C Giang.
The Huntington Library
2017
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San Marino, California 91108
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Note
Finding aid last updated on May 15, 2023 by Mari Khasmanyan.
Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Lugo family papers
Identifier/Call Number: mssLugo
Physical Description:
8.25 Linear Feet
(10 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Date (inclusive): 1911-2004
Abstract: The Lugo family papers consist of
printed ephemera and photographs related to the Lugo family and local events primarily in
San Gabriel, California.
Language of Material: The material is in
English.
Access
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the Huntington Library for more information.
RESTRICTED: Box 10 is closed because the two photographs are in fragile condition. This box
may not be viewed without prior approval from Preservation.
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necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Lugo family papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Vincent W. Lugo, April 2017 and Vincent and Maria De Los Angeles Lugo, May 2019.
The majority of the collection was donated in 2017, 5 additional photographs were donated in
2019.
Processing Information
Collection was processed by Gina C Giang in April 2017. In June 2019, 5 photographs were
added to the collection and the finding aid updated by Giang. The 5 additional photographs
were interfiled with the photographs, specifically Box 4 (1), Box 4 (4), Box 5 (3), and Box
7 (2), in June 2019.
Biographical / Historical
The Lugo family is one of California's oldest families. The original Lugo land grant,
Rancho San Antonio, was received by Don Antonio Maria Lugo in 1810 and was located near the
present-day city of Compton. Antonio Maria Lugo served as Alcalde (mayor) of Los Angeles
from 1816-1819 and the Lugo family remained prominent landowners throughout California's
Spanish and Mexican eras. Antonio Maria Lugo's grandson Andres Lugo, and his wife Erolinda,
had four children, including Vincent Lugo, who was park supervisor for the city of San
Gabriel for more than 30 years. Vincent Lugo and his wife Rosita had one son, Vincent W.
Lugo.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains brochures, clippings, local histories, newspapers, photographs,
and programs related to local events in San Gabriel, California and nearby cities. There are
many clippings and photographs of Rosita and Vincent Lugo, who were featured dancers in the
"Valse Romantico" fiesta scene in The Mission Play by John S. McGroarty. Also included are
photographs of La Casa del Rancho San Antonio showcasing rodeos, ranch life, and men posing
on horses wearing cowboy-like outfits in the early 1900s. There are also numerous
photographs and ephemera related to Lugo's military service during World War II, where he
served in the United States Army Infantry Regiment 115th, Company N ("Timberwolves").
Existence and Location of Copies
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by genre with the photographs and oversize material housed at the
end of the collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Dance
Horse arenas -- California -- Santa Barbara
Horse shows
La Casa del Rancho San Antonio
Parks
Ranch life
Riding clubs
Rodeos
Show riding
Theater
Bell Gardens (Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
San Gabriel (Calif.)
Brochures
Clippings (information artifacts)
Photographs
Programs (documents)
Lugo family
Lugo, Rosita Hernandez
Lugo, Vincent Pedro
Serra, Junipero, Saint, 1713-1784 --
Drama
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.)
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 115th.
Company N
Box 1
Application forms - Newsletters
Box 1, Folder 1
Application forms -- United States. War Department
1943 January 3
Scope and Contents
Vincent P. Lugo's application for family allowances.
Box 1, Folder 2
Brochures -- McGroarty Cultural Art Center (Tujunga, Calif.)
undated
Scope and Contents
Prepared by Francis Muir Pomeroy and Starr von Fluss and Presented to the McGroarty
Cultural Art Center by Them and by the Little Landers Historical Society.
Box 1, Folder 3
Brochures -- Miscellaneous
2006
Scope and Contents
Included: Tournament of Roses and Wrigley Gardens Walking Tour and Bank of America El
Pueblo de Los Angeles Branch.
Box 1, Folder 4
Brochures -- Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.) and San
Gabriel (Calif.)
1971-1977
Scope and Contents
San Gabriel City Walk; Welcome to Mission San Gabriel; and San Gabriel Civic
Auditorium Golden Anniversary.
Box 1, Folder 5
Brochures -- Ramona Pageant Association
1988
Box 1, Folder 6
Booklets -- Miscellaneous
1938-1992
Scope and Contents
Included: California Native American Tribes: Gabrielino Tribe by Mary Null Boule and
The Story of Your Land by Title Guarantee and Trust Company.
Box 1, Folder 7
Business cards
undated
Scope and Contents
Rosita Lugo and Charles E. Pressley.
Box 1, Folder 8
Certificates -- Andres Lugo
1963
Box 1, Folder 9
Certificates -- Rosita Lugo
1982-2004
Box 1, Folder 10
Certificates -- Vincent Lugo
1944-1987
Scope and Contents
Included: Wolf Scout; San Gabriel (Calif.); United States. Armed Forces; United
States. Selective Service System; and Los Angeles County (Calif.). Health
Department.
Box 1, Folder 11
Clippings -- Lugo family
1946-2001
Scope and Contents
Related to Lugo family and landmarks.
Box 1, Folder 12
Clippings -- Rosita and Vincent Lugo
1947-1983
Scope and Contents
Related to Rosita and Vincent's participation in the Mission Play; Vincent Lugo's
career as park supervisor of the San Gabriel Parks and Recreation; and Rosita Lugo's
career at the Automobile Club of Southern California.
Box 1, Folder 13
Clippings -- Tiburcio Vasquez, 1835-1875
undated
Box 1, Folder 14
Contracts -- Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara, Inc.
1947 August
Scope and Contents
Between Sam J. Stanwood…Charles E. Pressley and Vicente & Rosita Dancers.
Box 1, Folder 16
Dedications -- Lugo family
1988
Scope and Contents
First document begins, "Thank You one and all for sharing these last moments with our
most Precious Vincente. He loved all of you and San Gabriel was his home…" (3 copies);
Second document begins, "The best riders an art, Don Antonio enjoyed the…of being the
best horseman in all of California in his day…"; Third document begins, "The suit
belonged to Don Vicente Lugo whose Town house was located opposite the Plaza Church…;"
and the fourth document begins, "Tribute for a gentleman. Plaque and tree is being
dedicated in memory of Vincent P. Lugo…"
Box 1, Folder 17
Fliers -- Miscellaneous
2005
Scope and Contents
Included: Parks and Recreation Department (San Gabriel, Calif.) presents Molto
Italy!; San Gabriel & Los Angeles: Sharing a "Living History;" and Cudahy's 25th
Anniversary Celebration.
Box 1, Folder 18
Greeting cards
1951
Scope and Contents
Included: Card from St. Luke Hospital, Pasadena and Bruce M. McGills.
Box 1, Folder 19
Journals -- Infantry Journal: Overseas Edition for Armed Forces
1944 November
Box 1, Folder 20
Local histories -- Cudahy (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
1983
Scope and Contents
Photocopies.
Box 1, Folder 21
Legal documents -- Estate of John Hernandez, Deceased
1999
Box 1, Folder 22
Local histories -- San Gabriel (Calif.) and Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San
Gabriel, Calif.)
undated
Scope and Contents
Included: A San Gabriel Chamber of Commerce Factbook; Historical Sketch of the San
Gabriel Mission; and a map.
Box 1, Folder 23
Local histories -- Short History of San Antonio and Del Chino Ranchos with an
insight into Antonio Maria's Side of the Lugo Family by Dorothy M. Guest
1935 May 31
Box 1, Folder 24
Magazines -- Miscellaneous
1966-1991
Scope and Contents
Westways: In Two Parts: Part 1, 1966 and LIFE: In Time of War, 1991 March.
Box 1, Folder 25
Newsletters -- National Timberwolf Association. Timberwolf Howl
2010 June
Box 2
Newspapers - Prayer books
Box 2, Folder 1
Newspapers -- Cudahy Review, vol. 1, no. 16
1985 November 2
Box 2, Folder 2
Newspapers -- National Timberwolf Association. Timberwolf Howl
1945-2006
Box 2, Folder 3
Newspapers -- News Digest
undated
Box 2, Folder 4
Newspapers -- San Gabriel Sun
1987 April 1
Box 2, Folder 5
Newspapers -- San Gabriel Valley Tribune
1999 August 13
Scope and Contents
Performing Arts section only.
Box 2, Folder 6
Notebooks
after 1922
Scope and Contents
Contents include birthdates and signatures.
Box 2, Folder 7
Notes -- Miscellaneous
undated
Scope and Contents
Related to the history of the Mission Play and Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San
Gabriel, Calif.).
Box 2, Folder 8
Objects -- Miscellaneous
undated
Scope and Contents
Junipero Serra pins (3); Rosie Lugo pin; and a fabric book cover.
Box 2, Folder 9
Patches -- Miscellaneous
undated
Scope and Contents
Included: San Gabriel (Calif.); Los Ambassadores; Escort Rosie Lugo; and Vince.
Box 2, Folder 10
Petitions -- Renaming Municipal Park Vincent Lugo Park
1988
Scope and Contents
Note: The petitions are photocopies.
Included: Correspondence and printed ephemera.
Box 2, Folder 12
Postcards -- Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.)
undated
Box 2, Folder 13
Prayer books
1951
Scope and Contents
Two books.
Box 3, Folder 1
Prayers -- Prayer of the War Time Lonely
1940s
Box 3, Folder 2
Printed ephemera -- Miscellaneous
1976-1983
Scope and Contents
Included: Bicentennial / Historical Medallion from the City of Bell Gardens,
California (medallion not included, only the card); Auto Club Employees Federal Credit
Union 7th Annual Credit Union Meeting registration notice; The Prince of Peace is
Born, Alleluia bookmark; and Jesus print.
Box 3, Folder 3
Printed ephemera -- Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel,
Calif.)
1996
Scope and Contents
San Gabriel Mission 225th Anniversary.
Box 3, Folder 4
Programs -- Bells of San Gabriel
1946
Box 3, Folder 5
Programs -- Casa del Rancho San Antonio (Bell Gardens, Calif.)
1990 November 25
Scope and Contents
Dedication ceremony.
Box 3, Folder 6
Programs -- McGroarty Cultural Art Center (Tujunga, Calif.)
after 1974
Box 3, Folder 7
Programs -- Miscellaneous
1977-2004
Scope and Contents
Ramona, 1990; Thirteenth Annual Awards Dinner Dance, 1997; The Ramona Pageant, 1998;
and Calvin Coolidge Elementary PTA Founder's Day, 2004.
Box 3, Folder 8
Programs -- The Mission Play by John Steven McGoarty, 1862-1944
1920-1947
Box 3, Folder 9
Programs -- Vincent Lugo Park (San Gabriel, Calif.)
1985-2004
Scope and Contents
Related to dedications and recognitions.
Included: Negatives.
Box 3, Folder 11
Souvenir programs -- Miscellaneous
1939-1949
Scope and Contents
Included: Tournament of Roses, 1939; Old Spanish Days in San Gabriel, 1940; La Fiesta
San Gabriel, 1946; For Moore Centennial, 1948; and Prayer of the Padre, 1949.
Box 3, Folder 12
Subpoenas -- California. Superior Court (Los Angeles County)
1977
Scope and Contents
In the Matter of Reserve Class #44.
Photocopy.
Box 3, Folder 13
Surveys -- San Gabriel (Calif.). Excursion Survey
undated
Scope and Contents
Blank forms.
Box 4, Folder 1
Photographs -- La Casa del Rancho San Antonio (Bell Gardens,
Calif.)
1911-1927
Scope and Contents
Events: Ranch life; rodeos; horse arenas; horse shows; and Earl Warren
Showgrounds
Pictured: Earl Chapman; Vincent Lugo; Laurita [Loretta] Lugo Hills; and Erolinda
Valdes Lugo.
Horses: Easter and Lamparito
Box 4, Folder 2
Photographs -- Miscellaneous
1944-1970
Scope and Contents
Included: "Ovens – Dad's Division Paraded by Gen. Eisenhower, Gen Terry Allen, circa
1944," King Cortez, a factory, and a garden.
Box 4, Folder 3
Photographs -- Morongo home
1973 August
Box 4, Folder 4
Photographs -- Rosita Lugo
1938-1960
Box 5, Folder 1
Photographs -- Rosita Lugo's family
1920s
Scope and Contents
Pictured: Rosita's mother and father, Maria and Narcisco; Rosita's aunt and uncle,
Melquades Aleman and Agustina Ponce; and Alvino and Mary Hernandez.
A few of the photographs are unidentified.
Box 5, Folder 2
Photographs -- Rosita and Vincent Lugo
1943-1967
Box 5, Folder 3
Photographs -- Rosita and Vincent Lugo's events
1929-1981
Scope and Contents
Events: The Mission Play; The Ramona Pageant; Jose Arias Music Troup; San Gabriel
Fiesta; Santa Barbara Fiesta; Casa de Rancho San Antonio dedication; and El Pueblo de
la Reina de los Angeles dedication.
Locations: Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.); Santa Catalina Island
(Calif.); Hotel Steller; San Gabriel Mission Playhouse; Colorado Springs (Colo.); and
Panchito's Kitchen (San Gabriel, Calif.).
Pictured: Rosita and Vincent Lugo; and Andrew Lugo.
Most of the photographs are unidentified.
Included: Two slides.
Box 6, Folder 1
Photographs -- Rosita and Vincent Lugo's family and friends
1941-1990
Scope and Contents
Pictured: Rosita and Vincent Lugo; Vincent Lugo, Jr.; Laurita Lugo Hill; Rosabella
Braun; Tillie Mendibles; Reyner Aguirre; Erolinda Lugo; George Pryor; Carla Parkinson;
Carolina Lugo; and Esperanza Valadez.
Box 6, Folder 2
Photographs -- Rosita and Vincent Lugo's wedding
1920s
Scope and Contents
Location: Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.).
Box 6, Folder 3
Photographs -- San Gabriel Mission Elementary School
1920s
Scope and Contents
Pictured: Rosita Lugo.
Included: Unidentified photograph of school children.
Box 7, Folder 1
Photographs -- Souvenirs
undated
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous locations in the United States.
Box 7, Folder 2
Photographs -- Vincent Lugo
1943-1948
Scope and Contents
Included: Negatives.
Box 7, Folder 3
Photographs -- Vincent Lugo Park (San Gabriel, Calif.)
1980s
Scope and Contents
Pictured: Rosita and Vincent Lugo.
Box 7, Folder 4
Photographs -- Weddings
1950s
Scope and Contents
Pictured: Tillie Hernandez and George Mendibles; and Esperanza Valadez.
Most of the photographs are unidentified.
Box 8
Photographs and printed ephemera
Box 8, Folder 1
Embossed leather photo album cover with image of dancers and man on
horseback
undated
Box 8, Folder 2
Photograph of man on horse and woman standing next to him
undated
Box 8, Folder 4
Tillie Hernandez and George Mendibles wedding portrait
1943 January 23
Box 8, Folder 5
Lugo family photograph (some on horses)
between 1890 and 1910
Scope and Contents
9 x 11 cm.
Box 8, Folder 6
Lugo family photograph (some on horses)
between 1890 and 1910
Scope and Contents
28 x 36 cm.
Box 8, Folder 7
Lugo family crest and history
1988?
Box 9
Scrapbooks
1941-1953
Scope and Contents
Primarily newspaper clippings related to Rosita and Vincent Lugo in The Mission
Play.
Removed from album.
Box 10
Photographs
1910s-1943
CLOSED: Due to the fragile condition of the photographs, this box
may not be viewed without prior approval from Preservation. Please view digital
surrogates.
Folder Oversize 1
Photographs
1910s
Scope and Contents
Panoramic photograph of La Casa del Rancho Antonio (Bell Gardens, Calif.).
