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Delphin and Violet Llaneza collection, 1904-1960

 

Summary

Extent:
2 boxes
0.63 Linear Feet
Language:
English Spanish; Castilian
Preferred citation:

Delphin and Violet Llaneza collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Background

Scope and content:

This collection features memorabilia, photographs, and documents spanning two generations of the Llaneza and Llaneras families, beginning with Delfin Llaneza, Sr. and Miguel Llaneras. The bulk of the materials, however, pertain to Delphin Jr. Llaneza and his wife, Violet Marie Llaneras Hagler Llaneza, both natives of Ybor City who served in the military during World War II.

Biographical / historical:

Delphin Jr. Llaneza was born on October 9, 1917, in Tampa. He attended Hillsborough High School and studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he specialized in cartooning and illustration. A World War II veteran, he served three years in the U.S. Coast Guard aboard the USS Wakefield. He was honorably discharged after participating in the evacuation of Singapore and Java shortly before they fell to Japanese forces. After the war, he worked as a commercial artist and, in October 1947, married Violet at the Ybor City Presbyterian Church. They had one daughter, Desiree McFaddin. He was the son of Delfin Llaneza Sr. (1880–1970) and Matilde Campo Llaneza (1898–1968). His father, a native of Asturias, Spain, was a founding member of the Centro Asturiano club.

Violet Marie Llaneras Hagler Llaneza was born on March 27, 1923, in Tampa. She graduated from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School, attended Havana University, and served two years in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during World War II. After the war, she worked as a beautician and instructor until her retirement in 2005. In 1947, she married Delphin Llaneza Jr. She was the daughter of Miguel (Manuel) Llaneras and Rosalia Scaglione Llaneras (1900–1996). Miguel Llaneras was appointed as the superintendent of the Cuban Senate, Havana in 1908. Rosalia, born in Alessandria della Rocca, later worked as a cigar maker for the Santella Cigar Company in Tampa.

The Tampa Tribune. (1947, October 13). Wedding, Llaneza and Llaneras, Tampa Bay Times. (1996, December 25). Rosalie Scaglione, The Tampa Times. (1945, March 26). With our boy on all fronts

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

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:

Delphin and Violet Llaneza 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