Howard Hollman Newspaper Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-0461

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Howard Hollman Newspaper Collection (1965-2000) documents the Chicano Movement and Hollman's activism in San Diego. Of particular interest are local newspapers such as La Verdad, La Raza, Inside the Beast, and Good Morning Teaspoon. The majority of the material dates from 1965-1975 and focuses primarily on the issues Chicanos faced during the movement. Filed alphabetically by publication title, the collection includes newspapers, newsprint, and magazines.

Dates

Creation: 1965 - 2000
Creation: Majority of material found within 1965 - 1975

Creator

Hollman, Howard (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The copyright interests in some or all of these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creator(s) of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of archival collections is such that multiple creators are often applicable and copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. In any case, the user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, obtaining publication rights and copyright infringement. When requesting images from Special Collections & University Archives for publication, we require a signed agreement waiving San Diego State University of any liability in the event of a copyright violation.

Biographical Note

Howard Hollman was born in 1941 and raised in San Diego. He was a member of Los Chicanos, a social group based in Logan Heights. After serving in the Air Force he attended San Diego Mesa College and SDSU where he majored in Public Administration and Chicana and Chicano Studies, both on the G.I. Bill. While in college, he worked as a peer counselor for the Educational Opportunity Program and advocated for farm worker's rights. In 1968, Hollman became an active member of the Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) and shortly after joined the Committee on Chicano Rights (CCR). He was co-founder of the Union del Barrio in 1982, and has collaborated with the Logan Heights Car Club Council. Hollman is currently a member of the Chicano Park Steering Committee and the Save our Centro Coalition, an initiative to re-establish the Centro Cultural de La Raza.