El Espectador : Weekly Spanish Language Newspaper, 1937-1960

Summary

Title:

El Espectador : weekly Spanish language newspaper,

Dates:

1937-1960

Creators:

Extent:

18 linear ft.

Language:

English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] El Espectador : weekly Spanish language newspaper, M0255, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

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.

Custodial history:

Gift of Mrs. Ingnacio L. Lopez, 1975.

About this collection guide

Date Prepared:

© 1999

Date Encoded:

Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, 1999 June 3. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Steven Mandeville-Gamble.

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] El Espectador : weekly Spanish language newspaper, M0255, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

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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