A Guide to the U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project Collection, [ca. 1999]-2008
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project. | |
| Title: | U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project Collection | |
| Dates: | [ca. 1999]-2008 | |
| Abstract: | 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. | |
| Accession No.: | 2000-108; 2002-262; 2007-139; 2008-272; 2009-306 | |
| Extent: | 1 ft. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
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.
Restrictions
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. | ||
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. |
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Administrative Information
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.
Processing Information
Revised by Laurel Rozema, November 2009.
Detailed Description of the Papers