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Graciela Gil Olivarez Photographs 1951-1982, Undated

MP MPC 293


Overview of the Collection

Creator: Olivarez, Graciela, 1928-
Title: Graciela Gil Olivarez next hit Photographs
Inclusive Dates: 1951-1982, Undated
Quantity: 2 Boxes (1.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract:This collection houses 655 images documenting Graciela Olivarez's life and work between 1951 and 1982. The majority of these photographs depict Olivarez attending events, presenting or receiving awards, and giving speeches. Other images show Olivarez at KIFN radio and at Channel 48 KPHO-TV, on the Notre Dame campus, receiving an honorary degree from Notre Dame, and with family and friends. Also included are images showing various television and radio performers.
Identification: MP MPC 293
Language: Material in English
Repository: Arizona State University Library. Chicano Research Collection
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
Phone: (480) 965-4932
E-Mail: archives@asu.edu
Questions? Ask An Archivist!

Biographical Note

Graciela Gil next hit (known commonly as Grace) was born to Damian Valero and Eloisa Solis Valero Gil in Phoenix, Arizona on March 9, 1928. She began working for KIFN (a Spanish language radio station in Phoenix) in 1952, where she served as a bilingual secretary, as a third-class radio engineer, as an announcer, and finally as the Women's Program Director. After leaving KIFN in 1962, Gil worked as a Staff Specialist at the Choate Foundation (1962-1965) and as the Director of the Arizona State Office of Economic Opportunity (1966-1968). She was also involved with volunteer work to help the poor and physically handicapped of Phoenix and considered both radio and television to be a means of informing the impoverished about the health, social, and educational services available to them. She was married briefly in the late 1950s and had one son, Victor Rene (1959-).

Although she had dropped out of Ray High School in 1944 in favor of completing a six-month course at a business school, Olivarez was admitted to the Law School at the University of Notre Dame in 1967. She became the first woman to earn her JD at this institution in 1970. She was also granted a number of honorary degrees, including an Honorary Doctor of Public Administration from the University of Albuquerque (1985), an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Amherst College (1972), and Honorary Doctorates of Law from Michigan State University (1975), the University of Notre Dame (1978), and St. Mary's-of-the-Woods (1980).

After earning her law degree, Olivarez worked as Director of Food For All (1970-1972), as Director of the Institute for Social Research and Development (1972-1975), and as the New Mexico State Planning Officer (1975-1977) before being appointed the Director of the Community Services Administration by President Jimmy Carter. Olivarez left this post in 1980 and returned to Albuquerque, where she founded Olivarez Television Company, Inc. previous hitGraciela Gil Olivarez next hit died in Albuquerque on September 19, 1987.


Scope and Content Note

This collection houses 655 images documenting Graciela Olivarez's life and work between 1951 and 1982. The majority of these photographs depict Olivarez attending events, presenting or receiving awards, and giving speeches. Among the events shown are a fundraiser for Friendly House, the Southwest Conference on Poverty (1966), a Mexican American Democratic Organization meeting, Hispanic Heritage Week (1979), a Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Award presentation (1979), the Seventh Annual Macon County Grassroots Rally (1977), the New Mexico Minority Business Owners Conference (1975), the opening ceremony for the Cranston Community Action Committee Energy Conservation Program, a League of Mexican American Women awards presentation (circa 1963), the White House Conference on Mexican American Problems (1966), a Memphis Community Action Agency banquet (1978), the San Francisco Public Policy Forum, a Kentucky Association of Community Action event, a Milwaukee Community Action Program event, Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc.'s Fourth Annual Dinner (1978), and a Hawaii Community Action Program event (1979). Other images show Olivarez at KIFN radio and at Channel 48 KPHO-TV, on the Notre Dame campus, receiving an honorary degree from Notre Dame, and with family and friends. Also included are images showing various television and radio performers.


Arrangement

This collection consists of six hundred and fifty-five photographs in two boxes.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.


Related Material

Interested researchers may also wish to consult Graciela Olivarez's unpublished papers (guide available at http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/previous hitolivarez_acc.xml).


Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Olivarez, Graciela, 1928-

Corporate Name(s)
New Mexico. State Planning Office
United States. Community Services Administration
United States. Office of Economic Opportunity

Subject(s)
Arizona -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Mexican American women
Mexican Americans -- Politics and government
Minority women lawyers
New Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1951-
United States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], previous hitGraciela Gil Olivarez next hit Photographs, MP MPC 293, Arizona State University Library.

Provenance

Victor Olivarez donated these photographs to the Chicano/a Research Collection in 1994 (Accession #1994-01446).


Container List

2Autographed Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, 1961
3previous hitGraciela Gil Olivarez next hit on the Air at KIFN Radio, 1961
4Portrait of previous hitGraciela Gil Olivarez next hit, 1961
5Graciela Olivarez and Staff at KIFN Radio, 1961
Olivarez is standing on the right.
6Portrait of previous hitGraciela Gil Olivarez next hit, 1961
7Portrait of previous hitGraciela Gil Olivarez next hit, 1961
8Portrait of previous hitGraciela Gil Olivarez next hit, 1961
9Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, 1961
10Graciela Olivarez in a Wedding Party, 1961
11Autographed Publicity Photo of Bobby Montez, 1961
Personal Name(s)
Montez, Bobby

13Graciela Olivarez Being Sworn in as Director of the Community Services Administration Next to Leonel Castillo, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Castillo, Leonel (Leonel J.)

14Graciela Olivarez Being Sworn in by President Jimmy Carter as the Director of the Community Services Administration, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Yzaguirre, Raúl
Castillo, Leonel (Leonel J.)

15Graciela Olivarez, Leonel J. Castillo, Jay Solomon, and Alan K. Campbell Being Sworn in for Government Office by President Jimmy Carter, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Yzaguirre, Raúl
Castillo, Leonel (Leonel J.)
Solomon, Joel Warren, 1921-
Campbell, Alan K., 1923-1998

16Swearing-In Ceremony for Graciela Olivarez, Director of Community Services Administration, 1977
17Graciela Olivarez, Leonel J. Castillo, Jay Solomon, and Alan K. Campbell Being Sworn in for Government Office by President Jimmy Carter, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Yzaguirre, Raúl
Castillo, Leonel (Leonel J.)
Solomon, Joel Warren, 1921-
Campbell, Alan K., 1923-1998

18-21Graciela Olivarez, First Women Graduate of Notre Dame Law School, 1978
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22-24Graciela Olivarez Praying Before Receiving an Honorary Degree From Notre Dame University, 1978
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25Graciela Olivarez on the Notre Dame University Campus, 1978
26Graciela Olivarez Receiving an Honorary Degree From Notre Dame University, 1978
27Graciela Olivarez on the Notre Dame University Campus, 1978
28Graciela Olivarez Poses With Honorary Graduates at Notre Dame University Law School, 1978
Personal Name(s)
Blumenthal, W. Michael, 1926-
Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008
Bowen, Otis R.
McManus, William E. (William Edward), 1914-1997
Raclin, Ernestine M. (Ernestine Morris), 1927-
Ryan, John W. (John William), 1929-2011
Baker, William O. (William Oliver), 1915-2005
Lee, Robert Emmet, 1912-1993

29Graciela Olivarez Receiving an Honorary Degree From Notre Dame University, 1978
Personal Name(s)
Hesburgh, Theodore Martin, 1917-

30Graciela Olivarez Addressing the Notre Dame University Graduating Class, 1978
31Graciela Olivarez Addressing the Notre Dame University Graduating Class, 1978
32Eloisa Gil in a Flamenco Dress, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Gil, Eloisa (Eloisa Solis Valero), 1907-2004

33-34Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs Convention, 1966
Graciela Olivarez is seated to the right of the podium.
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35Graciela Olivarez in Jerusalem, Undated
36Graciela Olivarez at Work for the National Urban Coalition, 1970
37Graciela Olivarez at Work for the National Urban Coalition, 1970
38Graciela Olivarez at Work, Undated
39Graciela Olivarez at Work, Undated
40Homes on a Navajo Indian Reservation in Crown Point, Undated
Photo taken from the war on poverty collection showing the need for better living quarters.
41Homes on a Navajo Indian Reservation in Crown Point, Undated
Photo taken from the war on poverty collection showing the need for better living quarters.
42Navajo Home in Shiprock, Undated
Photo taken from the war on poverty collection showing the need for better living quarters.
43Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, Undated
44Graciela Olivarez with Texas Congressman Henry Gonzalez, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Gonzalez, Henry B. (Henry Barbosa), 1916-2000

45Graciela Olivarez with Texas Congressman Henry Gonzalez, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Gonzalez, Henry B. (Henry Barbosa), 1916-2000

46Hilton Inn Welcoming the Choate Foundation a Counseling Program in Phoenix, Undated
47Graciela Olivarez and Other Members of the Choate Foundation, Undated
Image shows Graciela Olivarez playing drums.
48-49Members of the Choate Foundation, Undated
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50-51Graciela Olivarez and Family, Undated
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52Graciela Olivarez With Friends, 1961
53Graciela Olivarez at the Office of the Choate Foundation, Undated
54Graciela Olivarez Doing an Interview for Channel 48 KPHO-TV, Undated
55Graciela Olivarez Doing an Interview for Channel 48 KPHO-TV, Undated
56-59Graciela Olivarez on Vacation, Undated
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60Portrait of Irene Gloria Pagan, 1968
61previous hitGraciela Gil Olivarez next hit at a Conference, Undated
62Graciela Olivarez Delivering a Speech, Undated
63Graciela Olivarez Receiving an Award, Undated
64Louis Rodriguez with Placida Garcia at Friendly House, Phoenix, Arizona, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Smith, Plácida Elvira García, 1896-1981
Rodriguez, Louis

65-66Friendly House Fundraiser, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Rodriguez, Louis

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67Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, Undated
68Graciela Oliverez at Friendly House Fundraiser, Undated
69Friendly House Fund Raiser, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Rodriguez, Louis

70Louis Rodriguez on Stage, Graciela Olivarez with Two other Men at a Friendly House Fund Raiser, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Rodriguez, Louis

71-72Louis Rodriguez with Guests at a Friendly House Fund Raiser, Phoenix, Arizona, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Rodriguez, Louis

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73-78Guests at a Friendly House Fund Raiser, Phoenix, Arizona, Undated
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79Louis Rodriguez in Front of a Bandstand at a Friendly House Fund Raiser, Phoenix, Arizona, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Rodriguez, Louis

80Guests at a Friendly House Fund Raiser, Phoenix, Arizona, Undated
81Guests at a Friendly House Fund Raiser, Undated
82Guests at a Friendly House Fund Raiser, Undated
83Guests at a Friendly House Fund Raiser, Undated
84Couple Dancing at a Friendly House Fund Raiser, Phoenix, Arizona, Undated
85Couple Dancing at a Friendly House Fund Raiser, Phoenix, Arizona, Undated
86Couples Dancing at a Friendly House Fundraiser, Undated
87Couples at a Friendly House Fund Raiser, Undated
88Couples Dancing at a Friendly House Fund Raiser, Undated
89Graciela Olivarez with her Son at a Family Gathering, Undated
90Louis Rodriguez at a Benefit for the Friendly House, Phoenix, Arizona, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Rodriguez, Louis

91Couples Dancing at a Benefit for the Friendly House, Phoenix, Arizona, Undated
92Portrait of Hector Ledesma, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

93Professor Ralph Guzman, a Faculty Member of U.C.L.A., at the Podium of the Southwest Conference on Poverty, Tucson Arizona, 1966
Personal Name(s)
Guzman, Ralph C.

94-99Southwest Conference on Poverty, Tucson, Arizona, 1966
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100-103Graciela Olivarez With Board Members From the Southwest Conference on Poverty, Tucson, Arizona, 1966
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104-105Graciela Olivarez Addressing the Southwest Conference on Poverty, Tucson, Arizona, 1966
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105Graciela Olivarez Addressing the Southwest Conference on Poverty, 1966
106Graciela Olivarez Addressing the Mexican American Democratic Organization, Undated
107Graciela Olivarez With Other Women Attending the Mexican American Democratic Organization, Undated
108Graciela Olivarez With an Unidentified Individual, Undated
109-112Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, 1964
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110Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, 1964
111Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, 1964
112Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, 1964
113Graciela Olivarez Making a Presentation, Undated
114Graciela Olivarez Signing a Document, Undated
Mexican-American journalist Reuben Salazaer is pictured fourth from left.
Personal Name(s)
Salazar, Ruben, 1928-1970

115The Ragsdale's Christmas Card, 1971
Personal Name(s)
Ragsdale, Lincoln Johnson, 1926-1995

116Graciela Olivarez and Hector Ledesma Backstage at Program for KPHO-TV, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

117Hector Ledesma with Graciela Olivarez Onstage for a Show on KPHO-TV, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

118Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, Undated
119Photograph Graciela Olivarez With a Group of Students, Undated
120Autographed Publicity Photo of Miguelito Valdes, 1961
120-121Graciela Olivarez With a Group of Students, Undated
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121Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, 1971
122Graciela Olivarez With an Unidentified Individual, 1971
123Graciela Olivarez at a Common Cause Board Meeting, 1974
124Graciela Olivarez at a Dinner Party, Undated
125Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, Undated
126Graciela Olivarez With Her Family at the Dinner Table, Undated
127Graciela Olivarez Serving on a Panel, Undated
128Graciela Olivarez Serving on a Panel, Undated
129Radio Station KABQ Staff Members, Undated
130Radio Station KABQ Staff Members, Undated
131National Conference on Poverty in the Southwest, Tucson, Arizona, 1966
132Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, Undated
133Graciela Olivarez During Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979 September 10-16
134Graciela Olivarez and California Congressman Esteban Torres During Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Torres, Esteban E. (Esteban Edward), 1930-

135previous hitGraciela Gil Olivarez next hit and Actress Carmen Zapata During Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979 September 10-16
Personal Name(s)
Zapata, Carmen

136Carmen Zapata at Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Zapata, Carmen

137Graciela Olivarez During Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
138Graciela Olivarez With Women Attending Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979 September 10-16
139Graciela Olivarez and Cisco Urrea During Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Urrea, Cisco

140Graciela Olivarez With Participants at Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
141Woman Dancing at Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
142Speaker at Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
143Folk Dancers at Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
144Folk Dancers and Band Performing at Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
145Participants at Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
146Participants at Hispanic Heritage Week Listening to a Folk Band, 1979
147Drummer at Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
148Dancers Performing During Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
149Traditional Band Performing During Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
150Dancers Performing for Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
151Participants for Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
152Participants at Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
153Autographed Photo of Graciela Olivarez Meeting With President Jimmy Carter, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

154Autographed Photo of President Jimmy Carter during a White House Briefing for Hispanic Leaders, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

155Graciela Olivarez with Jimmy Carter, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

156White House Briefing for Hispanic Leaders Attended by President Jimmy Carter and Graciela Olivarez, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

157Autographed Photo of President Jimmy Carter Meeting Graciela Olivarez in the White House Oval Office, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

158President Jimmy Carter Meeting Graciela Olivarez in the White House Oval Office, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

159-160Graciela Olivarez and President Jimmy Carter During a Community Services Administration Hearing, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

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161Graciela Olivarez Being Sworn in as Director of the Community Services Administration, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

162President Jimmy Carter Congratulating Graciela Olivarez After Being Sworn in as Director of Community Services Administration, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

163President Jimmy Carter Delivering a Speech, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

164Graciela Olivarez and Hector Ledesma Hosting a Show on Channel 48 KPHO-TV, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

165Mariachi Group Alma Jaliciense, Undated
166-167Graciela Olivarez Hosting a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
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168Hector Ledesma and Mariachi Group Alma Jalicense, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

169-170Mariachi Group Alma Jalicense, Undated
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171Hector Ledesma and Woman in Front of a Painting, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

172Hector Ledesma, Emcee for a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

173Leonardo Calderon Introducing a Band for a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Calderon, Leonardo (Leonardo P.), 1913-2004

174Hector Leadesma Interviewing Guests for a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

175Hector Ledesma Interviewing Guests for a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Chanel 48, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

176Hector Ledesma Introducing a Mariachi Group Alma Jalicense for a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

177-178Mariachi Group Alma Jalicense Performing for a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
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179-182Trumpeter Performing for a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
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183Mariachi Group Alma Jalicense Performing for a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
184-186Hector Ledesma, Emcee for a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

187Leonardo Calderon Introducing a Band for a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Calderon, Leonardo (Leonardo P.), 1913-2004

188Band Playing for a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
189Emcee for a Variety Show on Channel 48, Undated
190-193Hector Ledesma Hosting a Program for KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

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194Band Playing on a KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
195Band Performing on a Variety Show for KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
196Hector Ledesma Hosting a Variety Show on KPHO-TV Channel 48, Undated
197Graciela Olivarez Receiving the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Awards, 1979
198Recipients of the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Awards, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Casado, Lucy (Lucy Garcia), 1926-

199Grace Olivarez and Lucy Casado Receiving Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Awards, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Casado, Lucy (Lucy Garcia), 1926-

200Graciela Olivarez at the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Awards, 1979
201Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, 1979
202Graciela Olivarez at a Meeting of the United Planning Organization, Undated
205Graciela Olivarez Touring a Housing Project, Undated
206Graciela Olivarez Speaking with a Member of the United Planning Organization, Undated
207-210Graciela Olivarez with Members of the United Planning Organization, Undated
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211Graciela Olivarez on a Tour with William L. Davis, Director of the United Planning Organization, and Samuel Harahan, Director of the National Children Organization, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Harahan, Samuel (Samuel Ford), 1942-
Davis, William L., ca. 1934-

212Graciela Olivarez Touring a Housing Project, Undated
213Graciela Olivarez with Leaders of the United Planning Organization, Undated
214Graciela Olivarez with United Planning Organization Members, Undated
215Graciela Olivarez with a Tenant of a Housing Project, Undated
216Bus Driver Guiding a Tour Through a City Neighborhood for the United Planning Organization, Undated
216Graciela Olivarez in a Parade for the Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
217-225Portrait of Graciela Olivarez in the White House Rose Garden, 1977
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226-229Roses in the White House Garden, 1977
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230Governor Jerry Apodaca and his Staff, 1975
Image includes Graciela Olivarez, who served as Director of the New Mexico State Planning Office.
Personal Name(s)
Apodaca, Jerry

231-236Portrait of New Mexico Governor Jerry Apodaca, 1975
Personal Name(s)
Apodaca, Jerry

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237New Mexico First Lady, Mrs. Jerry Apodaca, 1975
Personal Name(s)
Apodaca, Clara R., 1934-

238Graciela Olivarez, Director of the State Planning Office of New Mexico, with her Staff, 1975
239Graciela Olivarez in a Meeting with Governor Jerry Apodaca, 1975
Personal Name(s)
Apodaca, Jerry

240-241Graciela Olivarez with the Governor of New Mexico, Jerry Apodaca, 1975
Personal Name(s)
Apodaca, Jerry

242Graciela Olivarez with Staff Members of the New Mexico State Planing Office, 1975
243Graciela Olivarez with New Mexico Governor Jerry Apodaca, 1975
Personal Name(s)
Apodaca, Jerry

244-249New Mexico Governor Jerry Apodaca with Staff Members of the State Planning Office, 1975
Personal Name(s)
Apodaca, Jerry

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250Governor of New Mexico, Jerry Apodaca, Presenting Awards, 1975
Personal Name(s)
Apodaca, Jerry

251-257New Mexico Minority Business Owners Conference, 1975 (Proof Sheet)
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258-272Opening Reception for Channel 48, Undated
273-275Reception for Channel 48, Undated (Proofsheet)
276Guests at a Reception for Channel 48, Undated
277-288Graciela Olivarez on a Talk Show for KOB-TV 4, 1977
289Graciela Olivarez at a Park, 1976
290-291Graciela Olivarez in her Garden, 1976
292MALDEF Banquet Honoring U. S. Attorney General Griffin Bell, 1977
293Graciela Olivarez, Hector Ledesma, and the Mariachi Band Alma Jalicense, 1964
294Graciela Olivarez at Riverside Park, 1951
295Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, 1979
296Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, 1979
297Graciela Olivarez and Michael Douglas, 1981
Personal Name(s)
Douglas, Michael, 1944-

298Governor Raul Castro at a Conference, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Castro, Raul H., 1916-

299-300Governor Raul Castro Speaking at a Conference, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Castro, Raul H., 1916-

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301Graciela Olivarez Speaking with Michael Douglas, 1981
Personal Name(s)
Douglas, Michael, 1944-

302Graciela Olivarez at a Fundraiser, 1981
303Graciela Olivarez at a Meeting, Undated
304Graciela Olivarez with Community Leaders, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Villela, Jose M., 1950-

305Aspen Institute for the Humanities, Executive Program, 1972
306Graciela Olivarez, Hubert Humphry Jr., Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. and other Members of the Democratic Party, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Shriver, Sargent, 1915-2011

307Senator Robert F. Kennedy, 1967
Personal Name(s)
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

308Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, Undated
309-316Graciela Olivarez at a Social Engagement, Undated
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317-321Graciela Olivarez in her Garden, 1977
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322-325Senator Pell, Graciela Olivarez, Mayor Taft and Governor Garrahy at the Opening Ceremony for the Cranston Community Action Committee Energy Conservation Program, N. D, Undated
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326Kirkland Air Force Base Tour, 1982
327-328Travis Air Force Base Tour, 1982, 1982
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329Graciela Olivarez at a Fundraiser, Undated
330Celebration for Graciela Olivarez in La Hacienda de Los Morales, Undated
331Graciela Olivarez with Bill Salas, Undated
332Graciela Olivarez Addressing the Auraria Higher Education Center, Undated
333Graciela Olivarez Addressing the Auraria Higher Education Center, Undated
334The Commission on Population Growth and the American Future, 1970
335Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, 1972
336Graciela Olivarez on the Set of a Talk Show, Undated
337Graciela Olivarez on the Set of a Television Show, Undated
338Graciela Olivarez Addressing a Meeting, Undated
339Graciela Olivarez at a Political Function, Undated
340Graciela Olivarez on a New Mexico Talk Show, 1977
341Graciela Olivarez on a New Mexico Talk Show, 1977
342Graciela Olivarez Addressing the Cranston Community Action Conservation Program, Undated
343Graciela Olivarez Receiving an Award, Undated
344-345Graciela Olivarez Delivering a Speech, Undated
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346Graciela Olivarez at a Community Action Association Meeting with the El Paso and San Marcos Branches, Undated
347Graciela Olivarez Receiving an Award from the Community Action Association, Undated
348Graciela Olivarez in the Community Services Administration Office, Undated
349Graciela Olivarez Boarding a Washington, D.C. Bus, 1977
350Graciela Olivarez with Rosie Greer at the San Francisco Regional Office of Community Services Administration, Undated
351Graciela Olivarez and Director of the Urban League, Vernon Jordan, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935-

352Graciela Olivarez at a Conference for Community Services Association, Undated
353Graciela Olivarez with her Son, Undated
354-356Graciela Olivarez Being Sworn In as the Director of the Community Services Administration, 1977
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357Nancy and Senator Pete Domenici's Christmas Photograph, 1982
Personal Name(s)
Domenici, Nancy (Nancy Burk)
Domenici, Pete

358Christmas Photograph of Senator Pete Domenici, 1982
Personal Name(s)
Domenici, Pete

359Graciela Olivarez Visiting the Villa Campestre Nursing Home in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 1980
360Graciela Olivarez at the Campaign for Human Development Convention, 1980
361-362Graciela Olivarez and Rosalynn Carter in the White House, 1978
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Rosalynn

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363Graciela Olivarez Delivering a Speech to a Youth Group, Undated
366-369Graciela Olivarez Delivering an Award to a Youth Group, Undated
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373Graciela Olivarez Being Interviewed on a Television Talk Show, Undated
374Graciela Olivarez With an Unidentified Family, Undated
375-377Portrait of Reies Lopez Tijerina, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Tijerina, Reies López, 1923-

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378Hector Ledesma on the Stage of a Television Show with the Mariachi Group Alma Jalicense and Dancers in Traditional Costumes, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

379League of Mexican American Women Awards Presentation in Los Angeles, circa 1963
Personal Name(s)
Flores, Francisca, 1913-1996
Sanchez, Leopoldo (Leopoldo Gonzalez), 1926-2013
Marin, Ramona
Solario, Bertha

380Judge Leopoldo Sanchez Awarding Bertha Solario with a Plaque from the League of Mexican American Women, 1963
Personal Name(s)
Sanchez, Leopoldo (Leopoldo Gonzalez), 1926-2013
Solario, Bertha

381Graciela Olivarez Addressing the League of Mexican American Women, 1963
382Judge Leopoldo Sanchez Escorting Juanita Fontana to Receive a Certificate of Merit from the League of Mexican American Women, 1963
Personal Name(s)
Sanchez, Leopoldo (Leopoldo Gonzalez), 1926-2013
Fontana, Juanita

383Graciela Olivarez at an Awards Ceremony for the League of Mexican American Women, 1963
Personal Name(s)
Solario, Bertha
Costa, Octavio
Tafoya, Richard, ca. 1924-

384Graciela Olivarez Receiving an Award, Undated
385-386Graciela Olivarez at Negro Women's Founders' Day, 1965
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387Graciela Olivarez at a Conference for Women, Undated
388Graciela Olivarez with a Government Agency, Undated
389Portrait of John D. Rockefeller, Chairman of the Commission on Population Growth and the American Future, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Rockefeller, John D., IV (John Davison), 1937-

390-393Graciela Olivarez at a White House Conference on Mexican American Problems, 1966
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394-395Graciela Olivarez Attending the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, Executive Program, 1972
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396Hubert and Muriel Humphrey Presenting a Gift to Graciela Olivarez, 1966
Personal Name(s)
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Brown, Muriel Buck Humphrey

397Graciela Olivarez, with Members of the Government Job Corps, Undated
398Graciela Olivarez Delivering a Speech, Undated
399Hector Ledesma and Leonardo Calderon Hosting a Show for KPHO-TV with Members of the Mariachi Group Alma Jalicense, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Calderon, Leonardo (Leonardo P.), 1913-2004
Ledesma, Hector E., 1924-2002

400Graciela Olivarez at a Political Reception with Senator John Lindsay, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Lindsay, John (John Vliet), 1921-2000

401Mayor of Gary, Indiana, Richard Gordon Hatcher, with his Constituents, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Hatcher, Richard Gordon, 1933-

402Portrait of Mayor of Gary, Indiana, Richard Gordon Hatcher, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Hatcher, Richard Gordon, 1933-

403Graciela Olivarez Receiving an Award, Undated
404Graciela Olivarez at the Jerusalem Women's Seminar, 1982
405Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, Undated
406Rising Voices Conference Sponsored by Carnation Company, 1975
407Graciela Olivarez at a Swearing-In Ceremony, Undated
408Graciela Olivarez at a Reception, Undated
409Graciela Olivarez at a Reception, Undated
410Graciela Olivarez at a Conference, Undated
411Graciela Olivarez in a Business Meeting, Undated
412-413Graciela Olivarez With Fellow Employees, Undated
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414Graciela Olivarez at the Signing of Government Documents, Undated
415Graciela Olivarez Entering a Government Building, Undated
416Graciela Olivarez Attending a Meeting, Undated
417Graciela Olivarez Delivering a Speech, Undated
418Graciela Olivarez Attending a Meeting, Undated
419Graciela Olivarez at Restaurant del Lago, Chapultepec, Mexico, 1971
420Graciela Olivarez at a Dinner Engagement with Friends, Undated
421-424Graciela Olivarez Speaking to the Memphis Community Action Agency, 1978
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425Graciela Olivarez with Foster Adams at a Meeting of the Memphis Community Action Agency, 1978
Personal Name(s)
Adams, Foster

426William Walker Speaking to the Memphis Community Action Agency, 1978
427-429Graciela Olivarez and William Walker at the Memphis Community Action Agency Banquet, 1978
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430-431Graciela Olivarez and William Walker at the Memphis Community Action Agency Banquet, Undated
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432-433Graciela Olivarez Speaking to the Memphis Community Action Agency, 1978
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434-435Graciela Olivarez and William Walker at the Memphis Community Action Agency Banquet, 1978
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436previous hitGraciela Gil Olivarez next hit and Glenwood Johnson at the Memphis Community Action Agency Banquet, 1978
437Graciela Olivarez Receiving the Key to Kansas City from Councilman Robert Hernandez at the San Francisco Public Policy Forum, Undated
438Graciela Olivarez at the San Francisco Public Policy Forum, Undated
439Panel Members at the San Francisco Public Policy Forum, Undated
440Graciela Olivarez Addressing the San Francisco Public Policy Forum, Undated
441-442Graciela Olivarez at the San Francisco Public Policy Forum, Undated
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443C. S. Cahill at the San Francisco Public Policy Forum, Undated
444Graciela Olivarez at the San Francisco Public Policy Forum, Undated
445Graciela Olivarez Addressing the San Francisco Public Policy Forum, Undated
446A. Blanstein Addressing the San Francisco Public Policy Forum, Undated
447-451Panel for the Kentucky Association of Community Action, Undated
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452Speaker at the Kentucky Association of Community Action, Undated
453-455Graciela Olivarez with Panel Members from the Kentucky Association for Community Action, Undated
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456-460Graciela Olivarez with Panel Members from the Kentucky Association for Community Action, Undated
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461-465Graciela Olivarez with Panel from the Kentucky Association for Community Action, Undated
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466-470previous hitGraciela Gil Olivarez next hit with Panel Members from the Kentucky Association for Community Action, Undated
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471-472previous hitGraciela Gil Olivarez with Panel Members from the Kentucky Association for Community Action, Undated
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473Graciela Olivarez Receiving a Corsage from a Member of the Kentucky Association of Community Action, Undated
474-478Graciela Olivarez with a Member of the Kentucky Association of Community Action, Undated
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479Graciela Olivarez Attending the Summer Youth Recreation Program in Puerto Rico, 1979
480Graciela Olivarez Receiving a Gift from a Participant of the Summer Youth Recreation Program in Puerto Rico, 1979
481Graciela Olivarez Being Interviewed in Puerto Rico, 1979
482-483Graciela Olivarez with Members of the Department of Labor and Human Resources in Puerto Rico, 1979
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484Graciela Olivarez Visiting a Printing Press in Puerto Rico, 1979
485Graciela Olivarez Addressing the Summer Youth Recreation Program in Puerto Rico, 1979
486Children Attending the Summer Youth Recreation Program in Puerto Rico, 1979
487Graciela Olivarez Visiting the Milwaukee Community Action Program, 1980
488Graciela Olivarez Visiting Project JOB Window Production, 1980
489Graciela Olivarez Viewing Storm Window Production of the Milwaukee Community Action Program, 1980
490-493Graciela Olivarez Visiting Project JOB Window Assembly Area, 1980
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494Graciela Olivarez at the Wisconsin Community Action Program Meeting, 1980
495Graciela Olivarez with Guests at the Wisconsin Community Action Program, 1980
496-497Graciela Olivarez Director of Community Services Administration with Staff Members of the Social Development Commission, 1980
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498-499Graciela Olivarez with Wisconsin Senator Nelson and Jerry Drahos in a Community Action Project Bus, Utilized to Transport the Elderly, 1980
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500Holiday Inn in Tuskegee, Alabama with a Billboard Greeting Graciela Olivarez to Macon County's Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
501Graciela Olivarez with Members of the Macon County Community Action Committee at the Seventh Annual Macon County Grassroots Rally, 1977
502Graciela Olivarez in a Parade for the Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
503Parade for the Seventh Annual Macon County Grassroots Rally, 1977
504-506Float for the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
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507-508Members of the Tuskegee Neighborhood Service System Participating in the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
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509Graciela Olivarez Receiving a Plaque from the Macon County Community Action Committee, 1977
510Graciela Olivarez Attending the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
511-512Graciela Olivarez Awarding a Plaque to a Member of the Macon County Community Action Committee, 1977
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513Speech Being Delivered at the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
514Audience at the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
515Dancer Performing at the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
516Audience Members of the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
517Graciela Olivarez Presenting an Award at the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
518-527Graciela Olivarez Presenting an Award at the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
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528Graciela Olivarez Displaying a Quilt at the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
529Graciela Olivarez Being Introduced at the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
530Graciela Olivarez Presenting Awards at the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
531Graciela Olivarez Receiving an Award for Her Participation at the Macon County Seventh Annual Grassroots Rally, 1977
532-533Graciela Olivarez Arriving at Omaha, Nebraska's Eppley Airport with Her Secretary, Elmyra Boone, 1978
Personal Name(s)
Boone, Elmyra

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535Graciela Olivarez Meeting with Wayne Thomas at Omaha, Nebraska's Eppley Airport, 1977
536-538Graciela Olivarez Meeting with the Greater Omaha Community Action Director, Charles A. Lane, Jr., 1978
Personal Name(s)
Lane, Charles A., 1925-2013
Boone, Elmyra

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539-541Graciela Olivarez Leaving Omaha, Nebraska's Eppley Airport with Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc. Members, 1978
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542-548Graciela Olivarez Preparing for an Interview on the KETV-7 Program "Kaleidoscope" with Charles Lane, 1978
Personal Name(s)
Lane, Charles A., 1925-2013

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549-556Graciela Olivarez at a Press Conference in Omaha, Nebraska with Wayne Thomas, CSA Director and Charles Lane, 1978
Personal Name(s)
Lane, Charles A., 1925-2013
Thomas, Wayne C.

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557-558Graciela Olivarez After a Press Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, 1978
Personal Name(s)
Lane, Charles A., 1925-2013
Thomas, Wayne C.

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559Graciela Olivarez at the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc. Fourth Annual Dinner, 1978
560Omaha City Councilman Richard Takechi at the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc. Fourth Annual Dinner, 1978
Personal Name(s)
Takechi, Richard (Richard Namio), 1937-2011

562-563Audience in Attendance at the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc. Fourth Annual Dinner, 1978
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564Lawrence William McVoy Speaking to People in Attendance at the Fourth Annual Dinner for the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc., 1978
565-566Audience in Attendance at the Fourth Annual Dinner for the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc., 1978
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567George Woods, of the State Technical Assistance Agency, Addressing the Audience at the Fourth Annual Dinner for the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc., 1978
568-569City Council President Steve Rosenblatt Addressing the Audience at the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc. Fourth Annual Dinner, 1978
Personal Name(s)
Rosenblatt, Steve, 1938-

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570-573Steve Rosenblatt presents Graciela Olivarez with the Key to the City of Omaha the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc. Dinner, 1978
Personal Name(s)
Rosenblatt, Steve, 1938-

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574Audience at the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc. Fourth Annual Dinner, 1978
575Graciela Olivarez, Director of the Community Services Administration, Speaks at the Fourth Annual Dinner for the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc., 1978
576Graciela Olivarez Receiving Flowers Before Speaking at the Fourth Annual Dinner for the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc., 1978
577-579Charles Lane, Executive Director of the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc., and Graciela Olivarez, 1978
Personal Name(s)
Lane, Charles A., 1925-2013

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580-585Audience at the Fourth Annual Dinner for the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc., 1978
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586Speaker at the Fourth Annual Dinner for the Greater Omaha Community Action, Inc., 1978
587Graciela Olivarez Attending the Hawaii Community Action Program, 1979
588Larry Capellas, Board Chairman of the Hawaii Community Economic Opportunity Council, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Capellas, Larry (Laurence Joseph), 1913-2003

589Paul Laos, Member of the Hawaii Community Action Program, 1979
590Red Kubba, Community Action Program Staff Member, and Lynne Haskins, Chairperson for the Hawaii Community Action Program, 1979
591Graciela Olivarez at the Hawaii Community Action Program, 1979
592Hawaii Community Action Program Members, 1979
593Graciela Olivarez and Warren Higa, Director of the Hawaii Community Action Program, 1979
594Graciela Olivarez Addressing Members of the Hawaii Community Action Program, 1979
595Musicians Performing for the Hawaii Community Action Program, 1979
596Ed Morita, Board Chairman of the Hawaii Community Action Program, 1979
597Chuck Freedman, Assistant to Lieutenant Governor Jean King of Hawaii, 1979
598Al Rodriguez, Regional Director of Hawaii Community Action Program, 1979
599Wayne Choy, Director of Hawaii Organization of Economic Order, 1979
600Graciela Olivarez at a Hawaii Community Action Program, 1979
601/OV2Portrait of Graciela Olivarez, 1977
602/OV2Graciela Olivarez Being Sworn in Director-Designate of the Community Services Administration, 1977
603/OV2Graciela Olivarez Addressing a Press Conference at the Community Services Administration, 1977
604/OV2Graciela Olivarez Being Sworn in as Director of the Community Services Administration, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Castillo, Leonel (Leonel J.)
Solomon, Joel Warren, 1921-
Campbell, Alan K., 1923-1998

605/OV2Portrait of Graciela Olivarez in Front of the White House, 1977
606/OV2Graciela Olivarez in the Oval Office with President Carter, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

607/OV2Graciela Olivarez Boarding a Bus for the Community Services Administration, 1977
609/OV2Graciela Olivarez with Rodolfo B. Sanchez, Director of the National Coalition of Hispanic Mental Health and Human Services Organization, 1977
Personal Name(s)
Sanchez, Rodolfo B. (Rodolfo Balli), 1935-1992

610/OV2Graciela Olivarez with Rosie Greer at a Meeting for the Community Services Administration, 1977
611/OV2Graciela Olivarez Delivering a Speech for the Community Services Administration, 1977
612/OV2Sign for Knight Campus Rhode Island Junior College, Undated
613/OV2Graciela Olivarez at a Convention on Energy Conservation, Undated
614/OV2Graciela Olivarez at a Convention on Energy Conservation, Undated
615/OV2Graciela Olivarez Delivering a Speech to the Louisiana Association of Community Action, Undated
616/OV2Graciela Olivarez at the Fifth Annual Convention for the Louisiana Association of Community Action, Undated
617/OV2Graciela Olivarez at the Fifth Annual Convention for the Louisiana Association of Community Action, Undated
618/OV2Graciela Olivarez Delivering a Speech, Undated
619/OV2Graciela Olivarez Delivering a Speech, Undated
620/OV2Graciela Olivarez with Mariachis, Undated
621/OV2Graciela Olivarez with Community Action Association Director, Undated
622/OV2Garciela Olivarez at a Community Services Administration Meeting, Undated
623/OV2Graciela Olivarez Attending a Speech, Undated
624/OV2Graciela Olivarez on a Panel, Undated
625/OV2Graciela Olivarez on a Panel, Undated
626/OV2Graciela Olivarez on Vacation, Undated
627/OV2Graciela Olivarez with Government Officials, Undated
628/OV2Graciela Olivarez at a Meeting for Community Services Administration, Undated
629/OV2Women in Ranchera Costume, Undated
629/OV2Women in Ranchera Costume, Undated
630/OV2Graciela Olivarez at a Community Services Administration Meeting, Undated
631/OV2Graciela Olivarez at a CAA Meeting, 1979
632/OV2Graciela Olivarez at a CAA Meeting, 1979
633/OV2Graciela Olivarez at a CAA Meeting, 1979
634/OV2Graciela Olivarez Presenting a Speech at a CAA Meeting, 1979
635/OV2Graciela Olivarez at a CAA Meeting, 1979
636/OV2Graciela Olivarez at a Meeting for Community Services Administration, Undated
637/OV2Graciela Olivarez on a Tour for the Community Services Administration, Undated
638/OV2Graciela Olivarez with Community Leaders, Undated
639/OV2Graciela Olivarez on a Tour for Community Services Administration, Undated
640/OV2Graciela Olivarez with Community Services Administration Members, Undated
641/OV2Graciela Olivarez at Hispanos Unidos Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
642/OV2Graciela Olivarez Speaking at Hispanos Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
643/OV2Graciela Olivarez and Other Participants of Hispanos Unidos Hispanic Heritage Week, 1979
644/OV2Graciela Olivarez Presiding in a Meeting as Director of Community Services Administration, Undated
645/OV2Graciela Olivarez and President Jimmy Carter at the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Signing of the Economic Opportunity Act, 1979
Personal Name(s)
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

646/OV2Graciela Olivarez Presenting a Community Services Administration Award, Undated
648/OV2Members of the Community Services Administration, 1979
649/OV2Graciela Olivarez Receiving Officials to the Community Services Administration, Undated
650/OV2Graciela Olivarez Receiving an Honorary Certificate as Aide de Camp for Mississippi Governor Cliff Finch, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Finch, Cliff (Charles Clifton), 1927-1986

651/OV2Graciela Olivarez with Friends and Staff from the Community Services Administration, Undated
652/OV2Graciela Olivarez with Vice-President Walter Mondale, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Mondale, Walter F., 1928-

653/OV2Graciela Olivarez with President Richard Nixon, Undated
Personal Name(s)
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

654/OV2Graciela Olivarez Delivering a Speech, Undated
655/OV2Graciela Olivarez and Others in the Oval Office, 1966 October 6