Preliminary Inventory of the Graciela Gil Olivarez Papers 1949-1988 1962-1988

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Preliminary Inventory of the Graciela Gil Olivarez Papers 1949-1988 1962-1988

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This collection houses speeches, awards, memorabilia, newspaper articles, university degrees, scrapbooks, photographs, and slides documenting Graciela Gil Olivarez's work with the Community Services Administration and the New Mexico State Planning Office as well as her activism on behalf of the Mexican American community and specifically Mexican American women. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.

11 Boxes; (10.75 Linear Feet)

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Arizona State University Libraries Chicano Research Collection

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Olivarez, Graciela, 1928-

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Graciela Gil (known commonly as Grace) was born to Damian Valero and Eloisa Solis Valero Gil in Phoenix, Arizona on March 9, 1928. She began working for KIFN (a Spanish language radio station in Phoenix) in 1952, where she served as a bilingual secretary, as a third-class radio engineer, as an announcer, and finally as the Women's Program Director. After leaving KIFN in 1962, Gil worked as a Staff Specialist at the Choate Foundation (1962-1965) and as the Director of the Arizona Sta...