Rebecca Arenas papers.

The collection includes print, video and photograph content from Arenas' volunteer work and campaign bids for local and state elected offices.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Arenas, Rebecca, 1935-2011
Language:English
Subjects:
Arenas, Rebecca, > 1935-2011 > Political activity > Archives.
Mexican Americans > Michigan > Holland > Politics and government > Sources.
Hispanic Americans > Michigan > Holland > Politics and government > Sources.
Community activists > Michigan > Holland > Sources.
Political campaigns > Michigan > Sources.
Photographs.
Video recordings.
Business correspondence.
Genre:
Archives.
Sources.
Photographs.
Video recordings.
Business correspondence.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:2 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Format: Video
Description
Summary:
The collection includes print, video and photograph content from Arenas' volunteer work and campaign bids for local and state elected offices.
Call Number:MSS 579
Cite As:
Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Rebecca Arenas papers, MSS 579, Special Collections, MSU Libraries, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Biographical Sketch:
Rebecca Arenas was a Chicana activist born in Crystal City Texas. Her family was among the first Mexican American agricultural migrant families to settle in Holland in the early 1940s. She graduated from Holland High School and based her activism in the City of Holland, Ottawa County Michigan. She married and ran for several local and state offices, was appointed to commissions and received several awards in her married name Rebecca Rivera, until her name change back to Arenas in the 1990s. She was a member of the Democratic party and was active in political, community and church organizations in leadership positions. As a community activist, her expertise and advocacy was in voter education and registration, women, students, immigrants and agricultural migrant workers.