Title supplied by cataloger. Rolland Joseph 'Speedy' Curtis was born in Louisiana in 1922. After serving three years in the Marines during World War II, he and his wife, Gloria, relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles in 1946. Curtis served four years with the Los Angeles Police Department, but resigned from the force in order to pursue both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from USC. He later became involved in city politics, as an associate of Sam Yorty, and later a field deputy to City Council members Billy Mills and Tom Bradley. He was briefly director of the Model Cities program in 1973. Rolland J. Curtis died in his home in 1979, the victim of a homicide. An affordable housing complex on Exposition Blvd. near Vermont Ave. was named in his honor in 1981, along with a nearby street and park. Eunice Valle (left) is pictured as she is being presented with the (MAPA) Mexican-American Political Association's Adelita Award by an unidentified man. Her commendation reads, "Mexican-American Political Association. Adelita Award. Whereas Eunice Valle has always given of herself without thought for self-compensation or glory for the struggles of the Mexican-American community, and Whereas Eunice Valle, with complete unselfishness has fought shoulder-to-shoulder our [sic] people in the true tradition of 'Adelita'. The Mexican-American Political presents to her 'Adelita Awards.'Given this 17th of April, 1976. Los Angeles, California." This event took place at the Los Angeles Hilton Hotel. See images 00130101 through 00130108 for additional photos in this series.
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1 negative : safety ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
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