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Press Clippings, Press Releases,, 1966-2008

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Scope and Content

From the Collection: This small collection contains writings from and materials relating to Chicano activist Carlos Cansino. The materials include an autobiographical paper written by Cansino in 1999 for a graduate history course at UNM and an undated essay, "The Chicano Movement and Bilingual Education;" original and photocopies of flyers from Los Duranes Community Association, La Alianza Federal de las Mercedes (La Alianza Federal de Pueblos Libres); Vecinos United, press clippings either about Cansino or about Chicano activities in New Mexico during the 1960s; letters, petitions and grievances from Los Duranes Community Improvement Association in their struggle for community improvement and relating to Albuquerque Public Schools; and scattered issues of El Papel, El Barrio, and El Grito del Norte y El Papel, all published in Albuquerque, NM, 1967-1970. Materials in the collection are in English and Spanish.

Dates

  • 1966-2008

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 box (.38 cu. ft.)

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451