Seferino Vela Papers 1935-1981

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Seferino Vela Papers 1935-1981

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utlac/00262/00262-P.html

Personal papers including speeches, correspondence, sound recordings, clippings, and a photograph of Mexican American civic leader Seferino "Chefe" Vela.

2 in., 3 sound tape reels, 2 sound disc

eng,

spa,

Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin

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SNAC Resource ID: 6646047

Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin

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Civic leader and political campaign manager. Known as Chefe Vela, full name Seferino Salais Vela. Raised in Kenedy, Texas, where he served as president of LULAC Council #64. Became LULAC District Organizer in 1939. Moved to San Antonio in 1942. Supported many Democratic candidates for office, including Dan Moody, Gerald Mann, Maury Maverick, Ralph Yarborough, and Henry Cisneros by making radio speeches and giving talks in both English and Spanish, appealing to Mexican American voters. ...

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Organized in February of 1929 in Corpus Christi, TX. Composed mostly of Mexican-American citizens who believe that education is the foundation for the cultural growth and development for people of Latin American descent. Organization provides college scholarships, hot lunches for low-income and under privileged children, Christmas parties for under privileged and promotion of voter registration. From the description of Records, 1970-1989. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: ...

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