Dennis Chávez Papers 1921-1963 1930-1962

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Dennis Chávez Papers 1921-1963 1930-1962

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386 boxes (383 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder

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The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch

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Chavez, Dennis, 1888-1962

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Dionisio "Dennis" Chávez (April 8, 1888 – November 18, 1962) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1935, and in the United States Senate from 1935 to 1962. He was the first Hispanic person elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate and the first U.S. Senator to be born in New Mexico. Born in Los Chavez in the New Mexico Territory, his family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1895; Chávez attended sch...