City Childcare Center, 1979 - 1985
Scope and Content
This collection includes materials that document Grace Montanez Davis's early career in science, as well her public service as deputy mayor of Los Angeles and her work with Chicano and Latino civil rights organizations. The collection includes personal papers and organizational records that document her life and career. In addition to a significant number of photographs, the collection also contains her correspondence with several servicemen during World War II, which provides insight into the experiences of Mexican American youth serving in the armed forces.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Political / Mayoral Materials
- Series 2. Personal papers/ Correspondence
- Series 3. Civil Rights / Women's Rights and other programs
- Series 4. Latino / Latina Oriented
- Series 5. California / Los Angeles
- Series 6. Clippings
- Series 7. Personal effects and awards
- Series 8. Latino Politics
- Series 9. Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF)
- Series 10. Los Angeles Housing Authority
- Series 11. Latino Issues
- Series 12. Latino Politics
- Series 13. Employment
- Series 14. Child Care
- Series 15. Latino Community Correspondence
- Series 16. National Hispanic Univeristy
- Series 17. Community Development Department
- Series 18. Integration
- Series 19. Public Television Station KCET
- Series 20. Greater Los Angeles Community Action Agency (GLACAA)
- Series 21. Women
- Series 22. Latino Organizations
- Series 23. Affirmative Action
- Series 24. Bradley Administration
- Series 25. Latino Events
- Series 26. Miscellaneous Issues
- Series 27. Chicanos / Latinos and Education
- Series 28. Los Angeles City Department
- Series 29. Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF)
- Series 30. Hispanic Art
- Series 31. Health and Miscellaneous Materials
- Series 32. Correspondence, UCLA
- Series 33. Newspaper Clippings, Press Releases, Newsletters, Conference Programs, Correspondence
- Series 34. Los Angeles City Statistics
- Series 35. Mexico Earthquake Relief Efforts
- Series 36. Reading Materials
- Series 37. Appointments
- Series 38. Speeches
- Series 39. AIDS, LGBT
- Series 40. Social Security, Bradley Administration, Police
- Series 41. Homeless and Employment
- Series 42. Civil Rights, Immigrant Youth, Gangs
- Series 43. Youth, Gangs, Drugs, Crime
- Series 44. Hispanic Report
- Series 45. 1980 Census, Olympic Games, Los Angeles County, Transit Commission
- Series 46. Audiovisual Materials
- Series 47. Deputy Mayor
- Series 48. Immigration
- Series 49. Urban Homestead Project
Dates
- Creation: 1979 - 1985
Creator
- From the Collection: Davis, Grace Montañez, 1926- (Person)
Access
Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 123 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Chicano Studies Research Center Library Repository
144 Haines Hall
Box 951544
Los Angeles California 90095-1544 United States
(310) 206-6052
(310) 206-1784 (Fax)
librarian@chicano.ucla.edu