urn:taro:utexas.cah.01369 A Guide to the U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project Collection, [ca. 1999]-2008 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. November 2009 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project. U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project Collection [ca. 1999]-2008 Materials are written in English. 2000-108; 2002-262; 2007-139; 2008-272; 2009-306 1 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Collection contains DVDs of oral history interviews, material related to the Changes Seen, Changes Wrought Conference from the UT School of Journalism, and publications related to the project. Biographical Note

Between 250,000 to 750,000 Latinos and Latinas served in the United States military during World War II. The U.S. Latino & Latina WWII Oral History Project began as a project by Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez of the School of Journalism and Center for Mexican American Studies at UT in 1999 to collect primary source material and interviews about the Latino contribution to the American war effort during WWII.

Visit the project website at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/ww2latinos/.

 Scope and Contents

The U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Collection contains DVDs of oral history interviews, material related to the Changes Seen, Changes Wrought Conference from the UT School of Journalism, and publications related to the project.

For an listing of interviewees, contact repository.

 Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

 Use Restrictions

Unrestricted use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Organizations) University of Texas at Austin. General Libraries. Subjects U.S. Latino and Latina WWII Oral History Project -- Archives. World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Hispanic American. World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives, Hispanic American. Hispanic Americans -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. Preferred Citation

U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project Collection, [ca. 1999]-2008, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Related Material

See also U.S. Latino & Latina WWII Oral History Project Collection, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Revised by Laurel Rozema, November 2009.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory: 2L144 Changes Seen, Changes Wrought Conference Conference brochure, [ca. 1999] Conference poster Interviewer Training Manual, 2000 2.325/T63a Narratives: Stories of U. S. Latinos and Latinas and World War II, School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin: Vol. 1, No. 1, Fall 1999 Vol. 3, No. 1, 2002 2.325/D1b Spring 2003, Spring 2004 3W96b Website launch: Program for Milestone 2007 web site launch and 2007 essay contest winners, Texas Exes Alumni Center, May 11, 2007 DVD: website launch presentation for the U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project, UT Texas Exes Alumni Center, May 11, 2007 2.325/M73a Oral history DVDs, interviewees #1-179, 2008 2.325/M73b Oral history DVDs, interviewees #180-359, 2008 2.325/M73c Oral history DVDs, interviewees #360-672, 2008