League of United Latin American Citizens, Council #8003, Silver City, N.M. records, 1981-2000.

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League of United Latin American Citizens, Council #8003, Silver City, N.M. records, 1981-2000.

This collection contains reports concerning the civil rights of Hispanics, resumes for winners of the educator, man, and woman of the year awards, announcements of scholarships for local high school and college students, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and certificates of merit. Also included are brochures advertising fundraising events.

1 box (.5 cu. ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7811562

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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League of United Latin American Citizens. Council #2977

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The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is concerned with improvement of the social, political, and economic status of Hispanics in the United States. Their main focuses have been on education and legal reform, citizenship, and the extension of civil and political rights to Hispanics. With approximately 115,000 members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the largest and oldest Hispanic organization in the United State...

League of United Latin American Citizens

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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: ...