Finding aid for the Mimi Lozano Holtzman Papers, 1957-2014 CSRC.2016.022

Doug Johnson
Chicano Studies Research Center Library
September, 2019
144 Haines Hall
Box 951544
Los Angeles, California 90095-1544
librarian@chicano.ucla.edu


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: Chicano Studies Research Center Library
Title: Mimi Lozano Holtzman Papers
Creator: Lozano Holtzman, Mimi
Identifier/Call Number: CSRC.2016.022
Physical Description: 11.2 Linear Feet (8 boxes; 7 record storage cartons; 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1957-2014
Abstract: Mimi Lozano Holtzman is a genealogy enthusiast, educator, and puppeteer. Most of the collection reflects her interest in genealogy and her role as a co-founder of the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research and editor of its journal, Somos Primos. There is some documentation of her puppetry career and her teaching in Orange County secondary schools. Particularly well-documented are the language and cultural educational materials she helped developed for Vietnamese refugees. There is also some material about veterans' groups and on her participation in the civic life of Orange County, California.
Language of Material: Materials are in English and Spanish.
Physical Location: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive for paging information.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mimi Lozano Holtzman, 2014.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:
  • Series 1. Society of Hispanic Historical Ancestral Research records
  • Series 2. Genealogy files
  • Series 3. Personal papers

Biographical / Historical

Nohemi "Mimi" Lozano was born October 18, 1933. She earned a Master's degree in physical education from UCLA in 1957. In the 1970s she taught puppetry at Golden West College. She also got her secondary education teaching certificate and began teaching in Orange County high schools, specializing in bilingual education and English as a second language. Her great interest in genealogy led her to be one of the co-founders of the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research in 1987. She served as the group's president and editor of its journal Somos Primos. She has also been active in a number of Orange County civic organizations.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Mimi Lozano Holtzman Papers, 2016-022, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.

Processing Information

Processed by Doug Johnson, October 2019. The bulk of the collection has only been minimally processed.

Scope and Contents

Most of the collection reflects Lozano Holtzman's interest in genealogy and her role as a co-founder of the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research and editor of its journal, Somos Primos. There are administrative records, correspondence, and publications. There are also a large number of copies of 18th- and 19th-century baptismal, marriage, and funeral records from churches in San Antonio, Texas and surrounding Bexar County. There are also records from and Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, Mexico. There is some documentation of her puppetry career and her teaching in Orange County secondary schools, where she specialized in bilingual education. Particularly well-documented are the educational materials she helped developed for Vietnamese refugees, which concentrated on language acquisition and cultural assimilation. These include study guides and videotapes. There is a fair amount of material about veterans' issues. There is also material documenting her participation in the civic life of Orange County, California with groups such as the Committee for Positive Hispanic Visibility and the Lincoln-Juarez Opportunity Center.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research
Genealogy
Vietnamese Americans
San Antonio (Tex.)
Bexar County (Tex.)
Orange County (Calif.)
Education, Bilingual--United States.
Hispanic American veterans
Puppet theater

 

Series 1. Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research

Box 1

Buscando Nuestras Raices 1990-1998

Scope and Contents

Material on the annual Hispanic Family History Research Conference.
Boxes 1-2

Correspondence 1990-2006

Scope and Contents

Includes material on a proposed traveling mural by Ignacio Gomez.
Boxes 2-3

Genealogical records 1978-1993

Language of Material: Records are in English and Spanish.

Scope and Contents

Copies of 18th- and 19th-century baptismal, marriage, and funeral records from churches in Bexar County, Texas and Coahuila and Nuevo Leon Mexico. Most of the records were compiled and translated by John Ogden Leal.
Box 3

General Bernardo de Galvez Project 2000-2006

Scope and Contents

Includes material on a proposed film about Spanish involvement in the American Revolution.
Box 4

Membership and mailing lists 1992-1998

Box 4

Meeting minutes 1990-1993

Box 4

Newsletters 1994-1996

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence regarding the SHHAR initiative to share newsletters with other genealogical societies; includes newsletters from: American Family Records Association; Basque Studies Program at the University of Nevada, Reno; California State Genealogical Alliance; Hispanic Genealogical Society of Santa Clara County; Moraga Historical Society; New Mexico Genealogical Society; Orange County California Genealogical Society; Portuguese Ancestry; Sequoia Genealogical Society; Society of Genealogists; Southern California Genealogical Society; Texas State Historical Association.
Box 4

Publications and flyers 1993-2003

Scope and Contents

Includes: "Spanish Surnames and Various Spellings"; "Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: A Resource for Classroom Use" by Mimi Lozano; "Genealogical Journal," edited by Steven F. Hernandez.
Boxes 4-5

Somos Primos 1990-2000

Scope and Contents

Contains issues of the SHHAR newsletter, both paste-ups and published issues. Also includes indexes. Special issue "Black Latino Connection" published June 2000 [in Box 5].
 

Series 2. Genealogy files

Scope and Contents

This series contain files related to genealogical research that do not seem directly tied to the SHHAR.
Box 6, Folder 1

Los Bexarenos Newsletters 1984-1985

Box 6, Folder 2

Intermediate/Advanced Hispanic Family Research by George R. Ryskamp undated

Box 6, Folders 3-5

Leal, John Ogden 1979-1995

Language of Material: Material is in English and Spanish.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with and research materials from the archivist of Bexar County, Texas; includes: booklet "Courthouses of Bexar County" by Sylvia Ann Santos; material on the Canary Islands; booklet "A Thumbnail History of Guadalajara."
Box 7, Folders 1-4

National Archives and Library of Congress 1983-2007

Scope and Contents

Brochures and correspondence; also includes three DVD+Rs of event "Hispanics, Education and Civil Rights: A Panel Discussion with Judge Frederick Aguirre, Justice Cruz Reynoso, and Professor Norma Cantu."
Box 7, Folder 5

Newsletters 2003-2004

Scope and Contents

Includes newsletters from Federation of Genealogical Societies, Utah Genealogical Association.
Box 8, Folder 1

Research resources 1993-2008

Scope and Contents

Includes: research outlines "Latin America" and "U.S. Military Records" from the Family History Library in Salt Lake; "Documentos referentes a los Indios" from Archivos de Laredo, prepared by Robert D. Wood.
Box 16

Gazeta del Saltillo 1991-1994

Language of Material: Papers are in Spanish.

Scope and Contents

Newspapers reprinting excerpts from the municipal archives of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Box 16

Genealogy charts 2007

Scope and Contents

Charts for Domingo Curbelo, Juana Curbelo, Regina Perez.
 

Series 3. Personal papers

Box 8, Folder 2

Americanos: Latino Life in the United States (HBO, 2000) 2000

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Includes CDs.

Scope and Contents

Includes press kit; also includes press kit for Mundo 2000 Hispanic Radio Network.
Box 8, Folder 3

"Anti-pornography" 1989-1991

Scope and Contents

Correspondence objecting to a gay character in the comic strip For Better or Worse. Includes letters from Dana Rohrabacher and Donald Wildmon.
Box 8, Folder 4

Ayala, Armando 1970-2008

Scope and Contents

Writings by Ayala on English language learning. Also includes a commendation from Lt. Governor Leo McCarthy.
Box 8, Folder 5, Box 9, Folder 1

Bilingual education 1980-1989

Scope and Contents

Includes material from various conventions.
Box 9, Folder 2

Clippings 1992-2007

Box 9, Folder 3

Committee for Positive Hispanic Visibility 1999

Box 9, Folder 4

Conference of California Historical Societies 1997-2013

Scope and Contents

Includes California Historian, Fall 1997 and Winter 2006.
Box 9, Folder 5

Correspondence 1998-2006

Box 10, Folder 1

Correspondence 2007-2008

Box 10, Folder 2

Employment and resume 1960-1989

Scope and Contents

Includes material on various positions held by Mimi Lozano over the years.
Box 10, Folder 3

English as a Second Language 1982-1985

Scope and Contents

Includes teaching materials.
Box 10, Folder 4

Enriquez, Carlos F. 1983

Language of Material: Booklets are in Spanish.

Scope and Contents

Two booklets by Enriquez: "Historia del Templo de San Lorenzo y Misiones Aledanas" and "Apuntes para la Historia de la Diocesis de Ciudad Juarez."
Box 10, Folder 5

G.A.L.A. [Game Approach to Language Acquisition] 1986

Scope and Contents

A teaching tool developed by Mimi Lozano.
Box 10, Folder 6

Heraldica 1993

Language of Material: Clippings are in Spanish.

Scope and Contents

Columns about the origin of various surnames from the newspaper Excelsior.
Box 11, Folder 1

Hispanic Heritage Committee of Orange County 1996-1997

Box 11, Folder 2

Historical research 1993-1999

Scope and Contents

Includes material on: Juan Bautista de Anza; the Rosenbach Library; Spanish heraldry; George Washington. Also includes two issues of Old News - Susquehanna Times and Magazine, 1999.
Box 11, Folder 3

Jose Marti Publishing Awards 2011

Box 11, Folder 4

Lincoln-Juarez Opportunity Center 2003-2004

Scope and Contents

Includes material on a community services organization in Santa Ana, CA.
Box 12, Folder 1

Mendez vs. Westminster 1997-2007

Scope and Contents

Material regarding the 1947 court case that led to the desegregation of schools in California.
Box 12, Folder 2

Miscellaneous 1990-1999

Scope and Contents

Includes: White House press release proclaiming National Hispanic Heritage Month, 1997; notebook; Latino Coalition press kit.
Box 12, Folder 3

Missions and presidios 1994-1999

Scope and Contents

Includes material on: Mission San Juan Capistrano; El Presidio de Santa Barbara; Francisco Salvador Bejar.
Box 12, Folder 4

National Latina Business Women Association 2006-2007

Box 12, Folder 5

Newsletters and reports 1995-1999

Scope and Contents

Includes: NADM Reports [North Americans for Democracy in Mexico], May 1995; Hispanic Youth Foundation Report, Spring 1998; National Council of La Raza report "A Force Overlooked: Achieving Full Representation of Hispanics in the Department of Defense Workforce," January 1999; Nosotros News, April 1999; The American Hispanic [newsletter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly], 7:1-4.
Box 12, Folder 6

Pamphlets and brochures 1998-2007

Scope and Contents

Includes: "The Constitution, By-Laws, and Protocol of the League of United Latin American Citizens"; Rancho del Sueno; Hispanic American Heritage Month, 2007.
Box 12, Folder 7, Box 13, Folders 1-6

Paso al Norte Immigration Heritage Museum 2002-2004

Scope and Contents

Material regarding a proposed museum in El Paso, TX.
Box 13, Folder 7

Programs 1993-2014

Scope and Contents

Includes programs for: Latino Horizons 1993 [signed by Ellen Ochoa]; Redescubriendo Nuestra Historia: Mexican Los Angeles, 1781-1996; 150 Years of California Statehood; play La Granada by Rodolfo Walsh; Ignacio Gomez Art Reception; Installation of the Honorable Fredreck P. Aguirre; Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Orange County Estrella Awards, 2001; National Council of La Raza Annual Conference, 2014.
Box 13, Folders 8-10, Box 14, Folders 1-5

Project Viet / Project V.I.T.A.L. 1980-1987

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Includes seven VHS cassettes.

Scope and Contents

Educational materials for Vietnamese immigrant children in Orange County schools. Includes: guidelines for celebrating Tet; study guides; video cassettes.
Box 14, Folder 6

Puppetry - Golden West College 1979-1980

Box 14, Folder 7

Remedies and Lost Secrets of St. Bernard's Islenos by Cecile Jones Robin 2000

Scope and Contents

Booklet of folk remedies from descendants of immigrants from the Canary Islands who settled in New Orleans.
Box 14, Folder 8

San Diego 2001

Box 14, Folders 9-10

U.S. Senate Republican Task Force on Hispanic Affairs 1997-2001

Scope and Contents

Includes: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Policy Recommendations, 1999;
Box 14, Folder 11, Box 15, Folders 1-2

Veterans' issues 1999-2007

Scope and Contents

Includes: material on Guy Gabaldon; "A Chat in the Sunken Garden: Chronicles of Hispanic Veterans from Orange County" [6 DVD-Rs]; Veterans Magazine, March 2007; material from Defend the Honor, a group protesting Ken Burns' The War (2007).
Box 15, Folder 3

Writings by Mimi Lozano 1957-1999

Scope and Contents

Includes Master's theseis "An Analysis of the Drama and Theater Program in Public Recreation Departments"; dossier on creativity, circa 1966; mixed choral reading "Wooden Ships with Wind Blown Wings"; "What Is a Hispanic? National Identity Problem," 1999.
Box 16

9/11 newspapers 2001-09-12-2001-09-15

Box 16

Black Olympians calendar 2004-2005

Box 16

National Council of La Raza messenger bag undated