Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Scope and Content Note From the collection: This collection houses 655 images documenting Graciela Olivarez's life and work between 1951 and 1982. The majority of these photographs depict Olivarez attending events, presenting or receiving awards, and giving speeches. Among the events shown are a fundraiser for Friendly House, the Southwest Conference on Poverty (1966), a Mexican American Democratic Organization meeting, Hispanic Heritage Week (1979), a Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Award presentation (1979), the Seventh...

Abstract

This collection contains personal papers, minutes, agendas, membership lists, correspondence, conference materials, newspaper and journal articles, newsletters, interviews, and video and audio tapes documenting Don Shelton's work at Magma Copper Company between 1965 and 1998. Of particular interest are the materials documenting changes in the company and local unions at both of Magma's branches (San Manuel and Pinto Valley).