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Isidoro and Aida Vega collection, 1930-01-01-2003-01-01

 

Summary

Creator:
Vega, Isidoro Sanchez (1914-1960)
Vega, Aida Marina Gonzalez Vega (1919-2003)
Extent:
2.96 Linear Feet
4 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Isidoro and Aida Vega collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes documents, photographs, and artifacts related to Isidoro and Aida Vega. Most of the materials focus on the Aida Marina Gonzalez Vega family in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic during 1930s and 1940s, as well as Isidoro Sanchez Vega's military service in the United States Air Force, and their marriage in 1943.

Biographical / historical:

Isidoro Sanchez Vega was born on April 29, 1914, in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, to Ramon Sanchez and Edelmira Vega. He graduated from Hillsborough High School and began his career as a bank clerk. During World War II, he served as an officer in the United States Army Air Corps and was a proud veteran of the war. In March 1943, he married Aida Marina Gonzalez. Following his military service, Mr. Vega attended the University of Tampa and later the University of Florida, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1949. He worked as an accountant until his passing on March 19, 1960.

Aida Marina Gonzalez Vega was born on October 9, 1919, in Ybor City, Florida, to José G. Gonzalez and Emilia Gonzalez. She graduated from the Academy of the Holy Names in 1937 and went on to attend business school. Throughout her career, she worked as a clerk for Peninsular Telephone Company and Jim Walter Corporation. She later retired from the Hillsborough County School System. Mrs. Vega passed away on July 23, 2003.

Acquisition information:
Donation from Aida Vega estate, October 2003.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Oversized material is fragile, please access with care.

Terms of access:

The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's Website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Isidoro and Aida Vega collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA