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This collection of papers, film and video relates mainly to the motion picture director Isaac Artenstein's production of Break of Dawn, his biographical film about the life and times of Pedro J. Gonzalez. Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the research center at www.chicano.ucla.edu

Abstract This collection contains the personal papers of Maria Acosta Duran (also known as Maria Duran Lang), a garment worker, political activist, and entrepreneur. It consists of photographs and personal documents. It also includes documents from groups she was active in, such as the Alianza Hispano-Americana, the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, and the Community Service Organization. There is a small amount of correspondence and some writings. Perhaps most notable is Duran's...

Abstract A telegraph operator for Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution; a radio personality and popular recording artist in Los Angeles; an immigration activist framed for political purposes and sent to San Quentin prison; and finally, a man fighting for the rights of his fellow veterans of the Division Del Norte in Mexico for plots of land (ejidos) that they could call their own. Pedro Gonzalez played all these roles and this collection consists of his papers, correspondence, music, serialized...