Orozco Family Papers
Scope and Contents Note
Consists of letters, manuscripts, resumés, publications, handbills, newspapers, posters and programs relating to members of the Orozco family or their activities from the 1970s. The bulk of the material reflects the interests and activities of Cynthia Orozco. Contains letters, articles, press releases, clippings, handbills and posters relating to Chicano student activism at the University of Texas and elsewhere, Chicano cultural events in Austin, Texas, feminist issues, and political campaigns. Some programs, publications, and posters reflect the activities of María Teresa, Irma, and Sylvia Orozco. Several issues of Para la gente, and Austin paper edited by Irma which supported the Raza Unidad Party, are included. Also contains a resumé for and writings by Aurora Estrada Orozco.
Organized in six series: 1. Orozco family, 2. Aurora Estrada Orozco, 3. Cynthia Orozco, 4. Irma Estella Orozco, 5. María Teresa Orozco, and 6. Sylvia Orozco. Container list available.
Dates
- Creation: 1976-1984
- Creation: 1991
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Mexican American family from Cuero, Texas. Aurora Estrada Orozco and her four daughters, María Teresa, Sylvia, Irma, and Cynthia, have been active in the fields of art, politics, journalism, and historical research.
Full Extent
7 linear inches
Abstract
Family papers collected by writer and educator Cynthia Orozco document the active Mexican American Orozco family.
Acquisition Information
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- Title
- Orozco Family Papers
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 March: Inventory added. Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
- 2026: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu