Orange County Mexican American Historical Society calendar
Content Description
This collection contains a 2006 calendar that was created by the Orange County Mexican American Historical Society. It contains the date for when the Mendez v. Westminster suit was filed (March 2nd of 1945), and the date that the Mendez v. Westminster decision was rendered (April 14th of 1947). For the month of April there is a mid-1920s photo of segregated school children from the Logan barrio (now part of Santa Ana). It depicts the children sitting on the dirt for a class picture. The calendar also includes a description on the last page about the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History's exhibition, "Separate is not Equal: Brown v Board of Education" and a picture of a 1930s photograph of El Modena school children at Lincoln Grammar School, a segregated "Mexican" school.
Dates
- Creation: 2006
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Extent
.025 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This item is a 2006 calendar titled "Images of Orange County, California" that was created by the Orange County Mexican American Historical Society. It contains dates and descriptions relevant to Mendez v. Westminster history.
Physical Location
Leatherby Libraries, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor unknown
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Orange County Mexican American Historical Society calendar
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lissete Ocampo
- Date
- 07/31/2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Leatherby Libraries Repository
