For those who have not read "Dangerous Journeys: Mexico City College Students & the Mexican Landscape, 1954-1962" by Dr. Richard Wilkie (plus photos), is at ...
Thanks, Joseph... Wilkie's chapter was a great read ! Brought back memories. I am printing it out and also sent it to Tom Foley, Alan Bostrom and Bill...
I liked it a lot too and learned some things I did not know. I'm finishing my memoirs this week and it cites Wilkie's chapter.. It talks a lot about MCC,...
I was at MCC from spring 1962 to spring 1994. Ramon Xirau was an insoiration. But so were Conpcion Muedra, Richard Greenleaf, and Remi Batien. Yor name...
"Joseph: That's it for a while at least. I will look up that reference you gave me about posting photos for MCCers, and of course, University of the Americas....
"July 23rd; 2009. Dear Mr. Quinn, I have just visited your nice website about Mexico City College. I liked it very much and I'm really interested about it. It...
July 24th; 2009. Dear Mr. Quinn, I'm grateful for you kind reply to my e-mail. The first word that came into my mind when I saw your letter was "WOW". I could...
Dr. Richard Wilkie (MCC 60)send this email he received: "Sir -- I am doing biographical research on the second wife of noted science fiction author, Robert A....
Dr. Ed Simmen,Prof. Emeritus, History, UDLAP, is seeking any info on the Turf Club, which became (in Feb., 1954) the MCC Campus Km. 16. No one seems to know...
Brita Bowen de Canto was the head of the Journalism department of MCC, at least until 1968 that I know of. She hogged the Collegian newspaper office on the...
"About 4 or 5 months ago" UDLAP stopped using the seal (escudos) that was based on the old MCC seal. The reason given: "UDLA, A.C. threatened to sue for 1...
Dear Quinn, I want to especially thank you for the informative summary of developments concerning the split between the two UDLA schools and the recent...
Dear Quinn and Jed, I am not sure that my original email today to Quinn reacted him, as it showed up in my "IN" mail as if I had sent it to myself. I...
Hi Will, or should I write, "Wie Gehts?" As in the past, for reasons that remain esoteric to me, I do not receive your emails, while you can receive mine. So,...
The following evolution of the Seals (escudos) and event time line of MCC – UDLA was compiled by Prof. Emeritus Edward Simmen, Former University Historian,...
Dear Folks: I graduated from U. of A. in 1969 and last saw Kathy Breski around 1971 in Guatemala. I will be in the Chicago area for about five days on business...
Received this inquiry ref Jack Kerouac. Quinn To Whom It May Concern, My name is Tara FitzGerald and I am a freelance journalist based in Mexico City. I am...
Dear Tara: OK, I will try this again - the first reply was wiped out by Vista doing its update thing. I was an avid Kerouac reader from an early age,...
Most of the contributors to our board seem to be from the early 60s. While talking to our Peerless leader, Mike Porath, we decided to put out a search for some...
Hey George... I am a regular contributor to the Yahoo Group but not really an early '60s guy. Find me a category ? Hehe. 1953-57 US Navy (Korean War) ...
Hey Sam... I've enjoyed your posts and your photos for several years now so I feel like I know you. And since our chronology is so similar, 1951-55 US Navy...
George and Sam This is good info. I'd like to jump in. Claremont Men's College 1956-58 MCC 1958-61 (BA March 1961) USMC 1961-64, Capt. Infantry Thunderbird...
This appeared in the Oct 17 Wall Street Journal: "Presumption of Guilt: In Mexico's dysfunctional legal system, an arrest most often leads to a conviction. How...
UDLAP has dump their seal based on the MCC seal design (to settle a suit by the DC campus: See post No. 1703). The new seal can be seen in the Foto section,...
Alex Esquivel sparked the Jacket rushing attack in the mid 1940's and designated as the best running back in the league during the same time frame. Esquivel...
