El Espectador : weekly Spanish language newspaper, 1937-1960

Summary

Creators:

Extent:

18 linear ft.

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

Summary: Set is incomplete; there is nothing before 1937, little for 1941 and 1943, and nothing for 1952, 1954 and 1955. There is a partial card file index.

Arrangement

Data organization: Material arranged chronologically.

Biographical / historical:

Ignacio Lutero Lopez Collection

March 19, 1908 to July 4, 1973

Born: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Education: Pomona public schools

Pomona High School (graduated 1927)

Chaffey College, Ontario, Ca. (1928-29)

Pomona College, Claremont, Ca. (1930-31) A.B.

Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, Ca. (1931-32) M.S.

UCLA, Los Angeles, Ca. (1953-54; 1957-58) pre-doctoral

Sociology; Political Science; Education.

Received Medalla de Honor and a $1000. award to the Latin-American student who made the greatest contribution to UCB in 1932.

Employment

Date	Event
1933-1960	Editor and publisher of El Espectador a weekly bilingual paper
1941-1942	Senior Cultural Officer Foreign Language Division Office of War Information Washington, D.C. - under Alan Cranston prepared press releases and radio news letters for Spanish papers; organized Victory Councils among different ethnic groups.
1942-1943	West Coast Rep. of Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs Washington, D.C. - under Nelson Rockefeller directed greater Mexican-American participation in nation: less high school dropouts and higher educational achievements; better job and business development and civic involvement
1944-1945	Senior Fair Practices Examiner President's Com. on FEP Washington, D. C. - under Harry Kingman head of L. A. office until end of World War II
1951-1953	Asst. to Information Director City of L.A. Housing Authority - under Howard Holzendorff organized relocation of Chavez Ravine; Rose Hills; Aliso Village Annex and Pacoima Projects
1961-1963	Information and Relocation Specialist L.A. Community Redev. Agcy. - under Joe T. Bill public relations and relocation work in Bunker Hill Project; rewrote agency's pamphlets, etc.
1963	Coordinator, Campaign to Re - Elect Norris Poulson LA Mayor - primaries organizer for Poulson's third term
1964-65	Director, Public Relations Tetela Community Hospital Lomas de Tetela, Cuernavaca Morelia, Mexico -under Dr. Joe Revituso promotion from proposed hospital to completion of site
1964	Director, Mex.-Am. Campaign to Elect E.J. Younger, D.A. - complete organization of campaign
1966-1967	Coordinator, Viva Pat Brown Committee L.A. - voter motivation analysis; organized area committees and headquarters; fund-raising; production of effective literature and political machinery.
1967	Director, Public Relations Mex.-Am. Scholarship Fdn.-L.A. - fund-raising; research development brochure
1967-1969	Director's Representative HUD L.A. - under Ignacio Galindo general public relations; HUD intern recruiting, etc.
1969-9/72	Asst. to Director HUD L.A. - under Ray Carrasco overall assistance; public relations; writing and recruiting, etc.
9/72-11/72	Director, Con Nixon Hispanos L.A. - under Alex Armendariz organization of statewide campaign committees of Spanish-speaking Americans; fund-raising and printing of Spanish literature
11/72-7/73	Spanish-speaking coordinator HUD - under Malcolm E. Peabody Division of Equal Opportunity

Marital Status: married Margarita Leonor Varela (b.11/20/24, L.A.) Mexico City, 1/4/65

Daughter: Mrs. Gloria L. Walton (b.1936) Los Altos Hills, Ca.

Naturalized US citizen with no military service.

Memberships:

Pomona Rotary Club 1941-45

Community Service Organization (LA) 1963-68

Mexican-American Political Assn. Southern Regional Director 1963-71

Sister: Mrs. Emma L. Villarrel (La Mesa, Ca.)

Brother-in-law: Juan Manuel Varela (Gabriel, Ca.) b.1932

Scholarship fund set up posthumously.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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