La Opinión newspaper and Ignacio E. Lozano Jr

The La Opinión Newspaper and Ignacio E. Lozano Jr. series includes materials from the Los Angeles-based Spanish-language daily newspaper, La Opinión, and business papers and ephemera from former La Opinión editor and publisher, Ignacio E. Lozano Jr. The La Opinión materials primarily span the 1990s and 2000s, and the bulk of the Ignacio E. Lozano Jr. Papers are from the 1970s. The series includes background and business materials from the paper, visits from Mexican government officials to La Opinión, awards won and presentations given by La Opinión, partnerships and supplements, La Opinión's Latino vote initiatives from the late 1990s and early 2000s, as well as planning documents, notes, promotional, and photographic materials from La Opinión's major anniversaries (70th, 73rd, 75th, 80th, 85th, and 90th) There are multiple boxes of photographs, slides, negatives, and color transparencies documenting Ignacio E. Lozano and his appearances, various La Opinión events and employees, and entertainment images likely used in La Opinión newspaper issues. Audiovisual materials include primarily audio cassette tapes, as well as video cassettes, a small box of VHS tapes, and some born digital materials (CDs and DVDs), related to La Opinión. Notable materials from Ignacio E. Lozano Jr. include correspondence and business from his time as United States Ambassador to El Salvador (1976-1977). Ignacio E. Lozano Jr. and La Opinión ephemera, including personalized scissors, letter opener, notepads, stamp, and bumper sticker, are also present in the collection.