Del Amo Foundation Collection 1927-1984

de Lowther, Maria Lopez, 1881-1977

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Maria Lopez de Lowther was born Maria Guadalupe Evangelina de Lopez on October 18, 1881 in San Gabriel, California. After graduating from Pasadena High School in 1897, de Lopez went on to a lifelong career as an educator. de Lopez taught spanish at Los Angeles High School, as well as English at the Los Angeles Evening High School. She also taught at the University of California in Los Angeles and was the President of the UCLA Faculty Women’s Club from 1937-1938. Aside from her career as a pr...

Cabrero, Eugenio

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Del Amo Foundation

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The Del Amo Foundation was established on May 14, 1929, in Los Angeles, California, to oversee the distribution of the Del Amo Foundation Educational Grant. The Foundation was founded by Dr. Gregorio del Amo (husband of Maria Susan Delfina Dominguez of the Rancho San Pedro) as part of his interest in supporting the exchange of information between Spain and Southern California. Earlier, in 1926, Dr. del Amo authorized sufficient funds for the construction of an international residenc...

Universidad de Madrid

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University of California, Los Angeles

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Biography Cox was born Jan. 5, 1926 in Fresno, CA; BA, political science, Stanford, 1949; associate for Bill P. Wreden, antiquarian book dealer, San Francisco; MLS, UC Berkeley, 1954; began working at the UCLA library in 1954, serving in gifts and exchange, as head of the Geology Library, and head of circulation (1960-77); compiled and donated Albright library bibliography; Acting Assoc. University Librarian for Public Services, UCLA, 1977-79...

California State University, Dominguez Hills

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The Southland Corporation was founded in Dallas, Texas in 1927, when their retail ice outlets sold milk, bread and eggs. Today, Southland is the world's largest operator and franchisor of convenience stores, the 13th largest retailer in the United States, with 7,033 7-Eleven stores in the U.S.A. and Canada. Southland's subsidiaries include the Chief Auto Parts stores and Adohr Farms. In the beginning stages of planning for the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics, Jere Thompson, president of the Southland ...

Del Amo, Jaime

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Del Amo, Gregorio

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University of Southern California. Library

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Biography/History Saida Gerrard: b. April 9, 1923, Toronto, Canada. d. May 4, 2005, Los Angeles, California. Saida Gerrard was a performer, choreographer, student and teacher of modern dance. She grew up in Toronto, Canada in a family of Russian Jewish immigrants. Her parents were amateur musicians who exposed her to music and dance at an early age. As a child, she studied music and dance at the Hambourg Conservatory of Music in T...