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Arturo Casares Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0440
Scope and Contents
The Arturo Casares Papers (1968-2008) document the establishment of the Barrio Station in San Diego and Casares' involvement in the Chicano Movement. Highlights include photographs of the UFW grape strike and the Chicano Moratorium, Casares' English class journal with entries discussing the formation of a Mexican-American Studies program at San Diego State College, old Barrio Station Newsletters, and documents regarding the Chicano Park Incident in which...
Dates:
1968-2008; Majority of material found in 1968-1975; Other: Date acquired: 06/05/2008
Enriqueta Chavez Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0438
Scope and Contents
The Enriqueta Chavez Papers (1955-2000) document Chavez's work as a student activist, educator, counselor, and advocate for bilingual education. Highlights include materials relating to the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán's (MEChA) role in the operation and administration of the Mexican-American Studies Department. The majority of material dates from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s and primarily details Chavez's affiliation with MEChA, her tenure...
Dates:
1955-2000; Majority of material found in 1965-1975
Chicana and Chicano Studies Department Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0442
Scope and Contents
The Chicana and Chicano Studies Department Records (1968-2003) document the development and administration of the department and its curriculum. Highlights include materials relating to the department's incorporation into the College of Professional Studies and the resulting backlash from students. The majority of the material dates from the 1970s and details early department organization and curricula. The collection includes correspondence, syllabi,...
Dates:
1968-2003; Majority of material found in 1970-1979
Chicano Federation of San Diego County Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0085
Scope and Contents
The Chicano Federation of San Diego County Records (1968-1990) document the activities of the Chicano Federation during the 1970s. Highlights include meeting minutes dealing with the Federation's involvement with Chicano Park and the Federation's expansion of services, particularly in affordable housing. The collection primarily consists of meeting minutes, which discuss Federation policies, services, reports, social conditions, education, health, and...
Dates:
1968-1980; Majority of material found in 1973-1979
Colección Chicana / Chicano Collection Pamphlet File
Collection
Identifier: MS-0532
Scope and Contents
The Colección Chicana Pamphlet File was part of the larger Colección Chicana, located on the first floor of Love Library. The File includes clippings, brochures, pamphlets, reports and newsletters that document topics of interest for the local Chicana/o community as well as its activities. The collection is divided into two series: Subject Files and Newsletters and Newspapers. The Subject Files are...
Dates:
Other: Date acquired: 12/15/2015
Coleccíon Chicana / Chicano Collection Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0519
Scope and Contents
The Colección Chicana / Chicano Collection Records (1978-2007) document the transfer of the Chicano Collection from the Centro de Estudios Chicanos to San Diego State University’s Love Library. The bulk of the materials date from 1978-1979. Arranged alphabetically, the collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, notes, and reports.
Dates:
1978-2007; Majority of material found in 1979-1980
Sylvia A. Cramer Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0458
Scope and Contents
The Sylvia A. Cramer Collection (1970-2009) documents Cramer's support of the Chicano movement while at SDSU. Of particular interest are notes from a study group of faculty and students who met to discuss Chicano and Chicana issues at the university. Also included are posters supporting United Farm Worker causes; documentation of an initiative against Proposition 13, a referendum that limited property taxation; and the Bakke decision, in which the US Supreme...
Dates:
1970-2009; Majority of material found in 1970-1976
Gracia Molina de Pick Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0513
Scope and Contents
The Gracia Molina de Pick Papers (1902-2013) document the personal, professional, and activist background of Molina de Pick and include: reports, correspondence, promotional materials, organizational records, conference materials, legal documents, teaching materials, press clippings, photographs, original artwork, and ephemera. The collection is divided into eight series, all organized alphabetically: Biographical, ...
Dates:
1902-2019; Majority of material found in 1960-1985
Leonard Fierro Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0439
Scope and Contents
The Leonard Fierro Papers (1927-1995) document Fierro's work as an educator, activist and advocate for bilingual education. The majority of the material dates from the early 1960's through 1970's, with very sparse documentation of the 1950's. These files illustrate Fierro's development of bilingual education teaching materials for San Diego County. His papers include reports, correspondence, teaching supplements, newspaper clippings, and audio cassettes....
Dates:
1927-1995; Majority of material found in 1966-1995
Fronteras de las Californias Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0114
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the US-Mexico border region, cultural affairs celebrations, minorities, politics and government, recreation, social conditions, urban planning, and development. It consists of copies of the articles of incorporation, materials regarding committees, and publications issued under the auspices of Fronteras.
Dates:
1975-1979