Puyot Family, circa 1940s-1990s and undated

Sub-Series — Box: 7

This subseries depicts the life of the Puyot family through photographs. Hilariona "Leona" (1918-2001) married Lucelo Puyot (1903-1959) and had a daughter, Mina (1942-1988) (1). Lucelo died in 1959, and in 1980 Leona married Januario Sevilla (1910-1999) who had arrived in the U.S. in 1929 and served in the Navy for 31 years. Januario also worked as a cab driver and a barber (2). Mina Puyot (1942-1988) is in a majority of the photographs. Leona Puyot (1917-2001) was the cousin of Ana Puyot Alcoy (1911-2007), who married Leon Alcoy (1918-2002) in the Philippines and then journeyed to the United States with him in 1947 (3). Leon was born in Batac, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines and came to San Francisco in 1929. He moved to Washington, D.C., in 1931 and worked as a cook for former U.S. Senator Raymond Wells of Missouri and drove a taxi. After their marriage, in 1952, Ana and Leon bought a house on Sheridan Street NE in an all-white neighborhood (4).

This subseries shows family and social life, including many group photos of gatherings of friends and family and Mina Puyot crowned as May Queen in 1957. It also includes photographs from weddings and church events. The following individuals are pictured in these photographs: Jose Puyot, Mrs. Jose Puyot, Mrs. Aqui, Mina Puyot, Lucelo Puyot, Nancy, Leona Puyot, and others.

(1) "Mina Diane Puyot Flinkingshelt," FindaGrave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&Grid=106449082 . [Last Accessed: June 21, 2016]; Lucelo A Puyot, BillionGraves https://billiongraves.com/grave/person/5149728#/.
(2) "Lucelo A Puyot," BillionGraves https://billiongraves.com/grave/Lucelo-A-Puyot/5149728. [Last Accessed: June 21, 2016]; Januario Samortin Sevilla," Arlington National Cemetery Website http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jsevilla.htm. [Last Accessed: June 20, 2016]; Cacas and Lott, Filipinos in Washington, D.C., 50.
(3) Rita M. Cacas and Juanita Tamayo Lott, Filipinos in Washington, D.C. (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 79; "Leon Alcoy (1918-2002)," undated, Biographies and Photos of Participants, Circa 1990s-2000s, Series 1, Box 1, Folder 1, Rita M. Cacas Filipino American Community Archives collection, Special Collection, University of Maryland Libraries.
(4) Series 1.1, Box 1, Folder 3, Item 9 - Ana Alcoy (1911-2007) and Leon Alcoy (1905-2002) [Poster] [Box 3, folder 1], 1993.

Dates

Creation: circa 1940s-1990s and undated

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Special Collections reading room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

Extent

93 Items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged in its original order with the newest accrual (accession 2019-00076) added at the end.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These materials were donated to the University of Maryland Libraries by Rita M. Cacas on February 27, 2015.

Accession 2019-0076-MDHC materials were doanted to the Unviersity of Maryland Libraries by Rita M. Cacas on February 12, 2019.