Scope and Contents Includes: marriage certificate for Epimenio Duran and Maria Acosta, 1925; life insurance policy for Epimenio; certificate from the White Sewing Machine Company School of Domestic Art; divorce papers; commencement program and diploma from John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, 1940; marriage certificate for Maria Duran and Charles Lang, 1950; identification cards; notice from the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority that Maria was to receive a History Maker Award for her contributions as an advocate...

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Includes: program for a tardeada for the Alianza Hispano Americana, 1934; program for Las Posadas at the Padua Hills Theatre, circa 1934; so'ngbook; parliamentary law booklet from the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, 1936; statement from the Cloak Makers' Union, circa 1950 [in English, Spanish, Italian, and Hebrew].

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Includes: correspondence, most interestingly from Eloy Duran; poems (some were written by Maria, and some were written by others and transcribed by her); invitation to a victory dinner for Glenn M. Anderson, who had recently been elected Lieutenant Governor of California; songbook compiled by Eloy.

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Includes: post cards; program for Diego Rivera exhibit at the Mexican Museum, 1985.

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Includes: pamphlets; newslettters; insurance documents.

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Includes: poems; dirty jokes; essays; notes; names and addresses.

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The 1947 letter is typed, from Margarita Duran to Eloy Duran; the rest are handwritten by Maria; includes drafts of a letter to the Lancaster City Council opposing the construction of a prison.

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Includes: photographs; program for a fundraiser dance for Edward R. Roybal, 1949.

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Contains material related to Maria's restaurant and gift shop; includes: photographs; letter to "Honey" about preparations to open the restaurant [probably Margarita Mendez]; matchbooks; business cards.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection includes photographs, mostly from the 1920s to the 1940s. They include portraits and candid shots, including several of Duran's Japanese American neighbors in the years leading up to World War II. There are documents of a personal nature, as well as from the groups Duran was involved 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....