Tempe Barrios Oral History Project

Index of General Subject Headings

Barrios of Tempe

Barrios of Tempe OH-133 (11,20); OH-136 (3,11,36-38)
El Altito OH-125 (2); OH-126 (23-25)
Barrio al Centro OH-123 (6,17); OH-130 (2,7); OH-139 (29-30)
La Cremería OH-123 (17); OH-141 (1)
First Street Barrio OH-133 (11,20); OH-136 (1,10)
Guadalupe OH-133 (11-13); OH-136 (11-17); OH-138 (28-29)
Mickey Mouse Barrio OH-123 (28-33,36-38); OH-130 (1,9-13,16-22,26); OH-139 (16,31)
Salsipuedes OH-133 (9-10)
Businesses in
Barrio al Centro 		OH-130 (51-54); OH-141 (8,22-24)
Demolition of the barrios OH-123 (11-15); OH-125 (11-13); OH-130 (56,78-80,83);
OH-136 (36-38); OH-139 (22-25)
Reunions of the barrios OH-125 (13-15); OH-126 (26-27); OH-130 (56);
OH-136 (4); OH-139 (25-26)

Church

Catholic Church OH-123 (3); OH-136 (17-19); OH-139 (37); 
Methodist Church OH-123 (8-10); OH-126 (10); OH-130 (71)
Mormon Church OH-136 (17-19)
Mount Carmel Catholic Church OH-126 (20); OH-130 (44-45)
Priests OH-130 (69-70)
Religion OH-136 (17-19)

Family and Home

Children OH-133 (25-26); OH-136 (6-7)
Courting OH-136 (33)
Discipline, child rearing OH-136 (6-7,35)
Family structure OH-130 (49)
Houses, interior OH-130 (23-25)
Weddings OH-130 (63); OH-136 (39)

Businesses

Businesses in Barrio al Centro OH-130 (51-54); OH-141 (8,22-24)
Oviedo Store  OH-123 (7); OH-141 (2,7)
Restaurants OH-125 (3); OH-130 (2-3,7-9,27)

Mutualistas

(Mutal aid societies, including Alianza Hispano Americana, Liga Protectora Latina, and Sociedad Mutualista Porfirio Diaz)
OH-123 (5,22-23); OH-130 (60); OH-133 (16); OH-139 (29- 30,36-37); OH-141 (19)

Work

General comments on work OH-133 (19-23); OH-139 (6-9,14-21,32-33);
Occupations:
Construction of Roosevelt Dam OH-139 (6-7)
Farming OH-133 (8-10); OH-139 (33)
Freighting OH-139 (6-7)
Mining OH-124 (8); OH-139 (14)
Railroads OH-136 (1-2); OH-139 (1-2,8-9,20)
Ranching OH-136 (4); OH-138 (17-19,30-35,39-41); OH-140 (6-7)
Vendors OH-130 (54)
Major employers in the
Tempe area:
Arizona Flour Mill OH-139 (31)
Arizona State University OH-130 (85); OH-139 (32)
Hayden Flour Mill OH-133 (19-23); OH-139 (33-34)
Tovrea Meat Packing Co. OH-138 (12-21,37-39)
Williams Air Field OH-123 (40)
Works Progress Administration (WPA) OH-126 (3); OH-133 (3-6); OH-136 (6)

Discrimination

Discrimination OH-130 (29-48,84); OH-136 (27-31)
Interracial dating/marriage OH-130 (35-36,43-44,75-78)
Segregation OH-126 (18-21); OH-130 (5)
Segregation in schools OH-123 (2-4); OH-126 (12-18);  OH-130 (6,28-29,33);
OH-136 (31-32)
Swimming OH-130 (57); OH-139 (20-22,31); 
Tempe Beach
Swimming Pool		 OH-126 (18-21); OH-130 (33,57); OH-133 (16);
OH-136 (28-31,37)

Schools

Education OH-136 (31-35)
Education,
attitudes toward		  OH-126 (15-16); OH-130 (41-42,47-51)
Schools:
Eighth Street School OH-123 (2); OH-126 (12-15); OH-130 (29,33)
Mount Carmel School OH-130 (10-11,27-28,33,37); OH-139 (12-13)
Payne Training School OH-141 (15)
Tempe Grammar School OH-126 (14-18); OH-130 (6)

Music and Entertainment

Chavarria, Pablo (Sr.) OH-123 (24); OH-125 (24-25); OH-126 (11); OH-133 (1-14);
OH-136 (1-16)
Dances and dance halls OH-136 (26-27); OH-139 (28)
Midway Ballroom OH-123 (24)
Musicians OH-123 (24); OH-125 (24-25); OH-133 (3-9,13-14); OH-136 (5-9)
Riverside Ballroom OH-136 (26-27)

Fiestas Patrias

(Including Cinco de Mayo and Diez y seis de Septiembre)
OH-123 (8-9); OH-126 (10-12); OH-130 (58-59); OH-133 (15); OH-138 (27-29)

Individuals and Families

Brown, Samuel OH-123 (1)
Celaya, Antonio A. OH-123 (22-23); OH-133 (16); OH-141 (25)
Celaya family OH-125 (16-17); OH-141 (25-27)
Chavarria, Pablo (Sr.) OH-123 (24); OH-125 (24-25); OH-126 (11); OH-133 (1-14);
OH-136 (1-16)
de la Lama, Pedro OH-141 (19-20)
Escalante family OH-123 (26); OH-125 (16-24)
Estrada, Pedro "Pete" OH-139 (29); OH-141 (20)
Estrada, Rafael "Ralph" OH-141 (23)
Estrada family OH-123 (26-27); OH-141 (22-23)
Gomez, Jesus OH-124 (1,11); OH-138 (6-10)
Gomez family OH-124 (2-7); OH-130 (1-9,27,49,90-92); OH-136 (4);
OH-138 (1-2,6-11,42-45)
Gonzales family OH-123 (27); OH-130 (1-4); OH-141 (3)
Granillo family OH-123 (28)
Hayden, Carl OH-138 (22-23)
Hayden family OH-141 (4)
Jones, Dr. W. W. OH-124 (9); OH-130 (1); OH-138 (1-8)
Miller, Winchester OH-138 (21-22)
Miller family OH-138 (22)
Montanez, Gilbert OH-136 (2,5)
Moraga, Alejandro OH-123 (1-2)
Oviedo family OH-123 (17-18); OH-141 (1-3)
Roberts, Helen C. OH-126 (13-14)
Rodriguez, Danny OH-126 (19); OH-133 (16); OH-136 (29-31)
Romo, Adolfo OH-123 (4); OH-124 (9-11); OH-130 (6-29,58)
Sigala, Cresensio "Chris" OH-133 (16); OH-141 (3-7,19-20)
Sigala family OH-123 (23); OH-141 (1-4)
Soto, Marina OH-124 (7-8); OH-126 (21-22);
OH-130 (1,4-8,11-13,18-24,50-51,67,86,90); OH-139 (10,14-17)
Soza family OH-123 (39) 

Miscellaneous Topics

Apaches OH-136 (14); OH-138 (6-8); OH-139 (5-6)
Cemeteries OH-130 (60-62)
Elias-Rodriguez House OH-130 (80)
Fights OH-133 (8); OH-136 (11,24-26)
Fire department, volunteer OH-133 (16); OH-141 (27-29)
Fires OH-126 (21-22); OH-139 (29)
Gangs OH-136 (20-26)
Great Depression OH-133 (3-6)
Language OH-126 (9); OH-130 (29,50-53); OH-136 (8-9)
Law enforcement, lack of OH-130 (29-30,85-87)
Mexican Revolution OH-133 (16)
Pachucos OH-136 (20-26)
Solomonville, Arizona OH-133 (1-2); OH-136 (3)
Veterans of World War II OH-126 (18-21)
Yaquis OH-125 (16-18); OH-136 (13-16); OH-138 (29)
Zoot suits OH-136 (20-22)