Orquestra Medellin Photograph Collection, 1928-1980, bulk 1928-1955
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Orquesta Medellin photograph collection
- Dates:
- 1928-1980, bulk 1928-1955
- Abstract:
- This collection contains one photograph album originally created and given as a gift from Amelia M. Lopez to Jack and Margie Lopez, containing images of posed portraits of the Orquesta Medellin, a Los Angles-based Mexican American orchestra, as well as photographs of the family of Amelia Medellin, the group's leader.
- Containers:
- box: 1
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet (1 photo album)
- Language:
- Spanish; Castilian .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Orquestra Medellin photograph collection, CEMA 45. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This photograph album was originally created and given as a gift from Amelia M. Lopez to Jack and Margie Lopez of Los Angeles on February 9, 1995. It contains 197 photographs (9 are in color, 188 are black and white). A majority of the images are posed portraits of the Orquesta Medellin, a Los Angles-based Mexican American orchestra, on stage, at home and traveling (probably on tour). The second largest group of photographs are of the family of Amelia Medellin, the group's leader; the images depict the suburban life of a Mexican American family post World War II, including family portraits and images of children in costumes or uniforms. One article from 1932 (in Spanish) includes a photograph of a woman identified as Amelia Medellin; this is likely to be Amelia M. Lopez. Amelia Medellin was the 1932 Reina de las Fiestas Patrias (Queen of the Mexican Independence Day Patriotic Fiestas) in the Belvedere neighborhood in East Los Angeles, CA and the photographs include her depiction in this role.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-27 11:52:46 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and may be retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assignees for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Orquestra Medellin photograph collection, CEMA 45. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062