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 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 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, 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