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- Creators: Ocampo, Marcella Andrea, 1907-1986
- Creators: Quesada, Alicia Otilia, 1923-2020
- Creators: Hermanos Prado
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.
ContributorsFlores, Pedro, 1894-1979 (Composer) / Hermanos Prado (Performer)
Created1976
Description
"Los Tres Mojados" is a corrido written about the 1976 Hanigan Case, in which George, Thomas, and Patrick Hanigan were tried for torturing undocumented immigrants Manuel García Loya, Eleazar Ruelas Zavala, and Bernabe Herrera. "Mojado" is an historically derogatory term for the Latino community but was used here to bring awareness to immigration issues.
ContributorsFlores, Pedro, 1894-1979 (Composer) / Hermanos Prado (Performer)
Created1976
Description
In this recording, Pedro Flores con los Hermanos Prado perform "Los Tres Mojados."
ContributorsQuesada, Alicia Otilia, 1923-2020 (Depicted)
Created1942 (year uncertain)
Description
Wickenburg, Arizona.
ContributorsQuesada, Alicia Otilia, 1923-2020 (Depicted) / Alvarez, Joséfina Ocampo Quesada, 1920- (Depicted) / Quesada, Dora Ocampo, 1921-1998 (Depicted) / Quesada, Eugenio Reynaldo, 1927-2011 (Depicted) / Quesada, José Franco, 1875-1954 (Depicted) / Quesada, Francisca Ocampo, 1892-1975 (Depicted)
Created1950
Description
José and Francisca (Ocampo) Quesada are seated; standing (left to right) are Alice Quesada, Joséfina (Quesada) Alvarez, Dora Quesada, and Eugene Quesada. Tempe, Arizona.
ContributorsO'Brien, Mary Patricia Hutchinson, 1872-1947 (Depicted) / Quesada, Francisca Ocampo, 1892-1975 (Depicted) / Ortega, Eva Rodriguez Ocampo, 1903-1991 (Depicted) / Ocampo, Marcella Andrea, 1907-1986 (Depicted) / O'Brien, Anthony Francis, 1913-2000 (Depicted)
Created1916 (year uncertain)
Description
Wickenburg, Arizona.
ContributorsQuesada, Alicia Otilia, 1923-2020 (Depicted) / Fuentes, Carlos (Depicted) / Munoz, Jose (Photographer)
Created1989-09
ContributorsQuesada, Alicia Otilia, 1923-2020 (Depicted)
Created1943 (year uncertain)
Description
Phoenix, Arizona.