Mendoza Family Interviews, 1977-1988

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Summary

Title:
Mendoza Family Interviews
Dates:
1977-1988
Abstract:
Oral history interviews conducted for the book Lydia Mendoza: A Family Autobiography by Chris Strachwitz and James Nicolopolous. Interviews feature Lydia Mendoza, her siblings, and several other individuals.
Containers:
box: 1
box: 2
Extent:
21 Audio Interviews
Language:
Spanish; Castilian , English .
Preferred citation:

[Item title], Mendoza Family Interviews. The Arhoolie Foundation, El Cerrito, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection comprises oral history interviews with Lydia Mendoza, her siblings, and other individuals knowledgeable about Mendoza and her career. These interviews were conducted for the book Lydia Mendoza: A Family Autobiography.

Biographical / historical:

Lydia Mendoza (1916-2007) was a singer-guitarist and one of the most prominent Mexican American recording artists of the twentieth century. Lydia Mendoza: A Family Autiobiography (1993) features direct oral testimony from Mendoza and her siblings Andrew, Beatriz, Juanita, Manuel, and María.

Chris Strachwitz (1931-2023) was a record producer, documentarian, and founder of Arhoolie Records. James Nicolopulos (1945-2010) was a professor of Spanish at the University of Texas at Austin and an expert on the Mexican American corrido tradition.

Physical facet:
32 audio cassette tapes, 1 DAT tape, 21 digital audio files
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Clark Noone
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-18 18:42:43 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Item title], Mendoza Family Interviews. The Arhoolie Foundation, El Cerrito, California.

Location of this collection:
10341 San Pablo Ave.
El Cerrito, CA 94530, US
Contact:
(510) 525-7471
info@arhoolie.org
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