Personal Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Graciela, 1915-2010
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content: Graciela Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-2010, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1425, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Contains biographical information written by and related to Graciela. Of interest is her handwritten notes about her life.  A birth certificate and documents relating to citizenship include passports, naturalization papers, social security administration forms, and visa applications.  Financial records consist of income tax forms, wage and earnings statements, and leases. Graciela maintained her faith through religious materials including devotional saint images, prayer booklets, and cards. Friendships and social activities are documented in calendars, address books, personal telephone directories, business cards, membership cards, and on paper scraps. Legal documents include court papers, police department correspondence, and a temporary order of protection. In addition, there are awards, journals, medical records, a certificate of cremation, and recipes included in this series.  There is a small amount of material relating to her family including the personal papers of her mother Marta Gutierrez Izquierdo. The materials are arranged in chronological order.