1 30 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/42465/archive/files/db2528e25a6a86117542140b66d630d0.JPG?Expires=1779926400&Signature=gkhTWcG2oFcln7AJvsyV2FlzTkvzKMQF4OhXlFotEFMKRTPNy1qswFr1aQaFuyBi1esPyNlhycOSv-mQu9rJDlLr0fVQpGOqcLLRworRsrkZ%7Er7HwVioW6FLA1xwpR9zZUl68PNU8Lzr-NL5yI%7E1sC9X55gjZ37PpRYzzuGJJfBpiNy7qDTFvHs1cpOQaLv5ufR3JCFZKOrKQsuW2VjneFcWA3Dm3J2nmCBl6hVGihDzw%7E%7EVFee%7ElWNSgsrHgK8N9GY5kGNIf4ZAdUfkL1qa12QTFR94HBG3HKzXiDfC5mPTtQtkDnJ74DoF%7E51TLBHtP9tBGkcnXNCs3nim%7EkFuMg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 2529f9c6f4f09e7ddec2916fc9c48e9e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Santos Family Collection [1938-1968] Subject The topic of the resource Postmasters--United States Portuguese American women First Confession and Communion Education Graduation (school) Wedding photography School photography Basketball teams Baseball teams Marching bands Veterans World War, 1939-1945 United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 3rd Military sketching United States. Navy. Wedding attendants Meat industry and trade Proms Politicians Religious gatherings New Year Hunting Antique and classic cars Priests Post office buildings Fairs Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital scans donated from the collection of Patricia Santos Nickles. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1938-1968 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Santos Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell (Mass.) Andover (Mass.) Boston (Mass.) Description An account of the resource This collection contains images related to the Santos family, who lived in Lowell, MA. There are 101 items, dating from 1905-1972, that focus on the life of Charles Santos Jr. Biographical Note: Charles R. Santos Sr. (1901-1964) was born to a Portuguese immigrant family on Charles Street in Lowell. His father, Alberto (Albert) Santos, was born in the Azores (likely on the island of Graciosa) and married Aldina Silva, his mother. Charles Sr. attended Lowell public schools but left upon completing elementary school. He married Mary Farley of Lowell (1903-1939) who was of Irish-Catholic heritage. He worked for a few years in a small foundry in the Ayer’s City section of Lowell and purchased a house near the foundry on 32 Marriner Street. After his employment as a meat department manager at Saunders Market on Gorham St. in Lowell, he began a successful family-run wholesale meat company, Charles Santos & Sons Inc. As the first of Charles Sr.'s seven children (two girls and five boys), Charles R. Santos Jr. (1923-1990) was born in Lowell and educated in Lowell public schools. He graduated from Lowell High School in 1940 and worked briefly as a welder at the Charlestown (Massachusetts) Navy Yard. During WWII, he left to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific. After sustaining combat injuries related to his participation in the liberation of Guam, he returned to Lowell, graduated from Northeastern University, and worked as manager/president in the family meat business. During this time, in the 1950’s, Santos became involved in local Democratic politics, working as a campaign treasurer for the campaign of Attorney James L. O’Dea for District Attorney of Middlesex County, and then for John F. Kennedy’s Senatorial and Presidential campaigns. From 1962-1967, he was employed with General Services Administration as a liaison officer for the federal government. He was appointed U.S. Postmaster of Lowell in 1967, serving in this position for 12 years before receiving a promotion in 1979 to District Manager. of Middlesex-Essex, Massachusetts. He concluded his career with promotions to District Manager/Postmaster of Honolulu and the Pacific Region (1981), and then to District Manager of the Boston District (New England States) in 1983, before his retirement in 1986. His daughter, Patricia [Santos] Nickles, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1950. Her mother, Ruth E. (Cassidy) Santos (b. 1923) was from an Irish-American Catholic family. Language A language of the resource English Relation A related resource <a href="https://umlportuguesearchives.omeka.net/items/show/28">Patricia [Santos] Nickles Oral History Interview</a> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eleanor Santos McCarthy and Ed McCarthy before Lowell High School Prom Subject The topic of the resource Portuguese American women Proms Description An account of the resource Eleanor and Ed pose before chaperoning the prom at Lowell High School. Eleanor was the daughter of Della Silveria Santos and Tony Santos (brother of Charles Santos Jr.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collection of Patricia Santos Nickles. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Santos2_056 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell (Mass.)