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- Creators: Quesada, Alicia Otilia, 1923-2020
- Creators: Grijalva, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Florian Muñoz), 1918-1995
- Creators: Ortega, Felix Beraldo Benjamin, 1930-2016
ContributorsMelcher, Mary S. (Interviewer) / Quesada, Alicia Otilia, 1923-2020 (Interviewee)
Created1998-05-07
Description
In this interview, Alicia Quesada discusses the Ocampo family's settlement in Wickenburg, Teodoro Ocampo's cattle ranch, her childhood memories, her family's involvement in the Wickenburg community, her professional life, her work to oppose the Gosnell land swap, and her interest in and efforts to preserve Arizona's Mexican-American history.
ContributorsMelcher, Mary S. (Interviewer) / Quesada, Alicia Otilia, 1923-2020 (Interviewee)
Description
In this recording, Alicia Quesada discusses the Ocampo family's settlement in Wickenburg; Teodoro Ocampo's cattle ranch; memories of her childhood, including education and daily chores; recreation, including picnics held on the desert; learning English and her family's use of Spanish and English; religion, including the growth of the Catholic Church; her work as a stenographer at the Arizona State Legislature and at Cox, Lockwood, & Lockwood; her family's involvement in the Wickenburg community, including the Latin American Club; and her move to Phoenix.
ContributorsMelcher, Mary S. (Interviewer) / Quesada, Alicia Otilia, 1923-2020 (Interviewee)
Description
In this recording, Alicia Quesada discusses her professional life and the racial discrimination she faced; her employment with the Arizona State Senate, the Arizona Industrial Commission, Arizona State University, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and the Social Security Administration; the Gosnell land swap and her work opposing it; and her interest in and efforts to preserve Arizona's Mexican-American history.
ContributorsMuñoz, Abel F. (Abel Florian), 1922-1998 (Depicted) / Muñoz, Solomon (Solomon Florian), 1921-2001 (Depicted) / Grijalva, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Florian Muñoz), 1918-1995 (Depicted)
ContributorsGrijalva, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Florian Muñoz), 1918-1995 (Depicted)
Created1930 (year uncertain; year approximate)
DescriptionMessage on photo reads "Liza, Ain't Love Grand?"
ContributorsGrijalva, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Florian Muñoz), 1918-1995 (Depicted)
ContributorsGrijalva, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Florian Muñoz), 1918-1995 (Associated name) / Gutierrez, Rebecca Muñoz (Rebecca Florian Muñoz), 1916-2000 (Associated name)
Created1936-08-11
ContributorsGrijalva, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Florian Muñoz), 1918-1995 (Depicted)
ContributorsGrijalva, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Florian Muñoz), 1918-1995 (Depicted)