Dorothy and Fred Cordova Collection of Seattle University News Releases
Scope and Contents
This collection contains news releases related to Seattle University activities and events during the period 1966-1973 when Fred A. Cordova was Director of Public Information at Seattle University. The collection is arranged by topic and date, such as academic events, admissions news, alumni association news, athletic events, commencements, fund drives, Homecoming, Lemieux Library, ROTC, Society of Jesus ordinations and jubilees, campus student clubs, and the Seattle University Women's Guild.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-1973
Creator
- Seattle University. Office of Public Relations (Organization)
- Cordova, Frederic A. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Fred Cordova was born in Stockton, CA and graduated from Seattle University, where he met his wife, Dorothy Laigo Cordova, who grew up in Seattle's Central District in the 1930's and 1940's. While students at Seattle University, both were active in Pinoy, the Filipino student club. Mr. Cordova also wrote for the student newspaper, The Spectator. Educated by Jesuits and rooted in Catholic social teachings, Fred and Dorothy became involved in community social service and political activism. Fred was employed as a newspaper journalist at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and as Director of Public Information at Seattle University from 1966 to 1973. Dorothy and Fred Cordova have devoted their lives to Filipino American activism. They founded the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) on November 26, 1982, which was first chartered in Washington State on January 7, 1985. This community based organization's mission is "to preserve, document, and present Filipino American history and to support research and artistic works which reflect a rich past." The FANHS national office and the National Pinoy Archives (NPA) are located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.
Extent
4 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains news releases related to Seattle University activities and events during the period 1966-1973 when Fred A. Cordova was Director of Public Information at Seattle University.
Subject
- Seattle University. Office of Public Relations (Organization)
- Seattle University--History--20th century. (Organization)
- National Pinoy Archives (Organization)
- Filipino American National Historical Society (Organization)
Source
- Cordova, Dorothy Laigo (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Dorothy and Fred Cordova Collection of Seattle University News Releases
- Author
- Mary Linden Sepulveda
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- "Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.""Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission."
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle University, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons, Special Collections Repository