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Joseph L. Barragon Papers
1929–1981
MSS-369
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Creator: | Barragon, Joe L. (Joe Louis), 1927-2006 |
Title: | Joseph L. Barragon Papers
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Inclusive Dates: | 1929–1981 |
Quantity: |
7 Boxes
(4.5 Linear Feet)
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Abstract: | The Joseph L. Barragon Papers contain material documenting the personal and professional life of Joseph L. Barragon. Topics covered include his time at Arizona State College (now known as Arizona State University) and work as a Spanish teacher at two high schools in Phoenix, Arizona: West High School (closed in 1983) and Central High School. |
Identification: | MSS-369 |
Language: |
Material primarily in English with some Spanish.
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Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Chicano Research Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist!
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Biographical Note
Joseph L. Barragon was born Joe L. Barragon, Jr. in Globe, Arizona on March 6, 1927 to Felipa Alvarado Barragon (later Tewksbury), a homemaker, and Joe L. Barragon, a musician. Barragon obtained a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Education at Arizona State University and was a Fulbright scholar. He taught Spanish at both West High School and Central High School in Phoenix, Arizona. He also coached basketball and swimming and was involved with the City of Phoenix Summer Aquatics Program. Barragon married Doreen Torres on June 6, 1952, and they had two daughters and a son. Mr. Barragon re-married Marjorie Winsor in 1984 and passed away on January 6, 2006. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Avondale, Arizona.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains material documenting the personal and professional life of Joseph L. Barragon, including Barragon's tenure as a high school Spanish teacher. It also includes family mementos and ephemera from the State Championship Basketball Tournament played at Arizona State College (now Arizona State University) in March 1950 and documents associated with adult Spanish classes and the City of Phoenix Summer Aquatics Program from the 1980s. Also included are sheet music from the 1940s and 1950s and educational booklets published in the 1940s. Items from Barragon's professional life as a high school teacher include classroom records and lesson plans for the Spanish courses he taught as well as slides, transparencies and film strips; examples of his students' work; class rosters from Central High School in the 1980s, West High School's Creative Writing Club Magazine ("Potpourri") from 1959-1960, West High School's "Faculty Procedural Manual" from 1979-1980 and English as a Second Language (ESL) Flash Cards.
Arrangement
This collection consists of seven boxes.
Access Restrictions
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Copyright
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
Access Terms
Personal Name(s)
Barragon, Joe L. (Joe Louis), 1927-2006.
Geographic Name(s)Phoenix (Ariz.).
Subject(s)Central High School (Phoenix, Ariz.).
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
Spanish language -- Study and teaching.
West High School (Phoenix, Ariz.).
Occupation(s)High school teachers -- Arizona -- Phoenix.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Joseph L. Barragon Papers, MSS-369, Arizona State University Library.
Provenance
The family of Joseph L. Barragon donated these materials to the Chicano/a Research Collection in 2007 (Accession #2007-04106).
Container List
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Box | Folder |
1 | 1-3 | | AZ Real Estate Primer and Reference Manual,
1972 |
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1 | 4-5 | | Real Estate, Ford School Handwritten Notes,
1973 |
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1 | 6-7 | | Real Estate, Ford School Class Handouts,
1973 |
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1 | 8 | | Real Estate, Ford School Certificates of Completion,
1973 |
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Box | Folder |
2 | 1 | | Real Estate, Cecil Lawter School |
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2 | 2 | | Real Estate, Eviction Notice,
1981 |
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2 | 3 | | Decedents Estates, Guardianships, Protective Proceedings and Trusts (State of Arizona),
1978 |
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2 | 4 | | A Foreign Language Guide to Health Care Publication,
1975 |
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2 | 5 | | Ephemera, State Championship Basketball Tournament (Arizona State College),
1950 |
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2 | 7 | | Language Classes as Student, Spanish |
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2 | 8 | | Language Classes as Student, Spanish (Spiral-Bound Notebook) |
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2 | 9-13 | | Language Classes as Student, French |
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Box | Folder |
3 | 1 | | Curriculum, Math Publications,
1935 |
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3 | 2 | | Curriculum, Language Publications,
1966 |
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3 | 3-4 | | City of Phoenix Aquatics Program |
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3 | 5 | | P.T. Coe Elementary School (Isaac School District) |
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3 | 9 | | Home Care, Product Instructions |
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3 | 10 | | Ranching, Trapping Procedures, Notes and Ephemera |
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Box | Folder |
4 | 1-60 | | Sheet Music,
1929-1951 |
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Box | Folder |
5 | 1 | | General Spanish Instruction, Pronunciation Guide |
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5 | 4 | | Spanish III, Present Subjunctive |
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5 | 5 | | Spanish III, Federico García Lorca |
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5 | 6 | | Spanish V, Subjunctive |
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5 | 7 | | Spanish V, Romances Épicos |
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5 | 8 | | Spanish VI, Repaso (Review),
1977-1978 |
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5 | 9 | | Spanish VIII, Ramón María del Valle-Inclán |
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5 | 10 | | Spanish VIII, El Marqués de Lumbría |
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5 | 11 | | Spanish VIII, Subjunctive Tests |
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5 | 12 | | Spanish VIII, Chicanos |
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5 | 13 | | Spanish VIII, Generación del 98,
1898 |
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5 | 14 | | Spanish VIII, Zalacaín El Aventurero |
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5 | 15 | | Spanish VIII, Poesía (Poetry) |
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5 | 16 | | Spanish VIII, Vocabulary (Lluvia Roja) |
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5 | 17 | | Spanish VIII, Miguel de Unamuno |
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5 | 18 | | Student Works, Essays in Spanish |
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5 | 19 | | Student Works, Mazatlán Essays |
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5 | 20 | | Student Works, Poesía (Poetry) |
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5 | 25 | | Central High School, Class Rosters,
1980 |
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5 | 26 | | Central High School, Central Echoes,
1984 |
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5 | 27 | | West High School, "Potpourri",
1959-1960 |
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5 | 28 | | West High School, Faculty Procedural Manual,
1979-1980 |
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5 | 29 | | Phoenix Union High School, District Documents |
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5 | 30 | | Teaching Workshop Notes,
1984 |
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Box | Folder |
6 | 1 | | Slides, Mexico |
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6 | 4 | | Slides, Museo Nacional de Antropología (National Museum of Anthropology) |
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6 | 7 | | Transparencies, Weather and Time Expressions |
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6 | 8 | | Transparencies, Basic Verbs Present Tense |
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6 | 9 | | Filmstrips and Cassette |
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Box | Folder |
7 | 1-4 | | ESL Flash Cards |