This collection contains material on the lives of James and Margarita Mendez. It consists of photographs, printed matter, memorabilia, correspondence, and realia. It includes material on Garfield and Roosevelt High Schools, the foreced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the World War II service of James Mendez and Margarita's brother Eloy Duran, and material related to Margarita's career as a social worker.