Oral history interview with Grace Montanez Davis, Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles, 1975-1990 oral history transcript, 1994 / [interviewed] by Phillip C. Castruita. [1994?]

Bradley, Tom, 1917-1998

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Thomas Bradley (December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998) was an American police officer, lawyer, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served as the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993. He was the first and thus far only black mayor of Los Angeles, and his 20 years in office mark the longest tenure by any mayor in the city's history. His election as mayor in 1973 made him the second black mayor of a major U.S. city. Bradley retired in 1993, after his approval rating...

Castruita, Phillip C.,

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Alatorre, Richard

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Assemblyman from California. Concentrated his efforts with farm labor legislation and farm labor violence. From the description of Richard Alatorre papers, 1969-1976, (bulk 1973-1974). (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321509 ...

Roybal, Edward Ross, 1916-2005

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Edward Ross Roybal (February 10, 1916 – October 24, 2005) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a member of the Los Angeles City Council for thirteen years and of the U.S. House of Representatives representing California's 30th and 25th congressional districts for thirty years. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, his family moved to the East Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights when he was a child. After graduating from Roosevelt High School, he joined the Civ...

Davis, Grace Montanez, 1926-

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Grace Montanez Davis was born in the Lincoln Heights community of Los Angeles in 1926; she attended Albion elementary school in the same community, then transferred to Sacred Heart elementary, continuing on to Sacred Heart high school. She continued her education at Immaculate Heart College, where she graduated with a BS, after which she enrolled at UCLA for graduate work and received an MS in microbiology. It was during her UCLA attendance that she was able to attend political lectures and meet...

Nava, Julian, 1927-

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Julian Nava was born in Los Angeles in 1927 to a Mexican immigrant family of eight children. After serving in the U.S. Naval Air Corps he went on to college, ultimately receiving a doctorate in history from Harvard University in 1955. Nava's career has combined military service, 12 years of elected public office in greater Los Angeles, diverse civic and business involvements as well as the promotion of foreign trade and representing our country as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under Presidents Carte...