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Isabel Rodriguez papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0586

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains three binders of photographs and filled-out questionnaires by various Los Angeles-area Latina women collected for Isabel Rodriguez's project "Sentimentos of Fascinating Hispanic Women in Los Angeles" from the early 1990s. There are also photographs, clippings, programs, and ephemera reflecting Rodriguez's involvement as a debutante and local beauty pageant winner in the early 1960s, including as Miss Montebello. There is also a small amount of material about Rodriguez’s father Ray Rodriguez (1924-2017) and a few miscellaneous later photographs and pieces of ephemera.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940 - 2012

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Biographical / Historical

Isabel Rodriguez was born in Los Angeles, California. She received BA and MA degrees from the University of Southern California.

Extent

1.6 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains questionnaires and photographs compiled for Isabel Rodriguez' project "Sentimentos of Fascinating Hispanic Women in Los Angeles" from the early 1990s. There are also photographs, clippings, programs, and ephemera reflecting Rodriguez's involvement as a Los Angeles debutante and local beauty pageant winner in the early 1960s.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Isabel Rodriguez, 2011-2013

Processing Information

The collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Isabel Rodriguez papers
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Diann Benti
Date
2021 September
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States