Brief Description: This collection consists of copies of photographs of members of the Chavez and Coca families. It includes images of Agapita Coca Chavez, Candelario Chavez, Elfido Chavez, and Regino Coca.  The images date from approximately 1857 to 1973. The photographs are collected from the Salt Creek Neighborhood Memory Project, which brings together sources relating to life in the primarily Mexican-American, Hispanic, and Chicano community of Salt Creek, a census-designated area in Pueblo County, Colorado.

Created by: Edna Chavez Vargas (1934-2021), Chavez-Coca Family

Volume: 1.0 Folders

Acquired: 01/01/2013.

Biographical Note for Edna Chavez Vargas (1934-2021) : Edna grew up in the Pueblo community of Salt Creek.  During World War II, she left high school to help supoort the family.  She later got her GED and and went onto take college courses in computer science.  She raised four children.  She worked at the First National Bank of Pueblo and later retired from there.  She also worked at Evraz (formerly Colorado Fuel and Iron) and retired form there, as well.  She was active in the Pueblo Cameo Club.  She was aslo active in the Genealogy Society of Hispanic America.  She would later participate in the Latino History Project which highlighted the Mexican/American culture and history of the Salt Creek community.

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this collection.

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Acquisition Notes: Edna Chavez Vargas  The material was acquired through a personal donation from Edna Chavez Vargas.

PreferredCitation: University Photograph Collection, Colorado State University-Pueblo Library, University Archives and Special Collections