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Includes: flyer and mimeographed songbook from the Mexican American Youth Conference, 1946; California Youth Authority Quarterly, Winter 1962; The New Republic, 1964-03-28; "Directions," April 1979 (newsletter of the Child Abuse and Neglect Project, New Region IX); program for a reception in honor of Dorcas Hardy.

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Includes: letter explaining that high school student Marguerita Duran had been judged the third best speaker in Southern California, 1942-05-11.

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Includes: certificate of appreciation from Harry Truman, 1948-12-29.

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Includes: UCLA associate degree; USC MSW degree; USC bulletins, 1949; copies of transcripts.

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Includes: Hispanic Caucus material; bulletin, 1994-1996; program for "A Summer Tardeada" benefit in support of the Margarita Mendez/Juan Ramos Endowed Fund.

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Includes correspondence regarding the establishment of a School of Social Work at Cal State LA; report "Challenge for Social Work Education in a Multi-Cultural Society in the 21st Century: A Latino Perspective."

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains material on the lives of James and Margarita Mendez. It consists of photographs, printed matter, memorabilia, correspondence, and realia. There is a great deal of material on their secondary school years at both Garfield High School and Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles. Both schools had large populations of Japanese American students whose educations were interrupted by forced relocation and incarceration. Margarita had many Japanese American friends throughout...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains material on the lives of James and Margarita Mendez. It consists of photographs, printed matter, memorabilia, correspondence, and realia. There is a great deal of material on their secondary school years at both Garfield High School and Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles. Both schools had large populations of Japanese American students whose educations were interrupted by forced relocation and incarceration. Margarita had many Japanese American friends throughout...

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Includes: thesis "The Role of the Worker in Terminating Services to Groups" by Margarita Duran; untitled essay for USC class, 1991.

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Includes material on social welfare facilities posthumously named in honor of Margarita Mendez.