Priscilla S. Mares Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains an assortment of materials documenting Mares' life as a student at the University of Denver (1945-1946); items related to the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe (1948, 1960, n.d.); documentation on Mares' involvement with different Hispanic American organizations and the awards she received; newspaper clippings; and photographs.
Dates
- 1945-1995
Creator
- Mares, Priscilla S.,1924-1995. (Person)
- Mares, Don, (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
Priscilla Sanchez was born in 1924, in Lemitar, New Mexico. In 1926, she moved to Denver with her family, graduating from North High School in 1942. She married Bonifacio "Bonnie" Mares in 1948. The couple started the first Mexican restaurant in North Denver in 1960. Called the Taco-Ria, they operated the restaurant until 1978. Priscilla Mares was well known as a community activist in the Hispanic/Latino community, and served as executive secretary of the Latin American Educational Foundation (1965-1977). She was also appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson as a Colorado delegate to the first White House Conference on Hispanic Issues in El Paso, Texas (1967) and was selected by then-Archbishop James V. Casey to the Archdiocese Human Relations Commission (1969-1971). She received numerous citations, certificates and awards for her activities. In later years Mares received a B.A. in History from Regis University (1992). She died in Denver, Colorado in 1995.
Extent
1 OVFolio
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Don Mares, 2008.
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
Varying Form of Title
Priscilla Sanchez papers.
- Awards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Hispanic American civic leaders -- Colorado -- Denver. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hispanic American women -- Colorado -- Denver. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mares, Priscilla S., 1924-1995 -- Archives.
- Pan-Hispanism. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
