Barelas Community Project Pictorial Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-315
Scope and Content
Collection consists of photographs documenting the life of Hispanic Americans living in the Barelas community in Albuquerque, N.M. in the years 1973-1974. Several of these photos were published in Rudolfo Serrano's book "Los Barelenos, a Photographic Essay." Also includes photos of Old Albuquerque (most by Cobb Studio). Better copies of many of these can be found in the Cobb Memorial Collection. Collection also contains other photos of Barelas neighborhood taken between 1880 and 1974, which were added to the collection in 2010.
Dates
- 1880-1974
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Duplication of materials allowed for research purposes in most cases. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist. Donor requested that in addition to the CSWR credit line, the following information should accompany publication or exhibition use of these materials: Produced under grant from HEW-NIE; Rodolfo Serrano, Project Director; Robert Dimas, Photographer.
History
The Barelas Community Project was designed to study the relationship between the predominatly Chicano neighborhood of Barelas in Albuquerque, and Washington Junior High School, an area school with a large Chicano population. The project was carried out between 1973 and 1974. The objectives of the Project were related to perceptions of the Chicano community, the teachers, and the students. A variety of research methods were used for the project, including participant observers, informants within the school system, including Eldred R. Harrington, video and audio tape interviews with old Albuquerque and Barelas residents, and questionnaires. Rodolfo G. Serrano, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Education in the Department of Educational Foundations at the University of New Mexico (UNM) was the principal investigator for the project. The project was sponsored by UNM's College of Education, funded by the National Institute of Education, and endorsed by the Albuquerque Public Schools.
Extent
292 items (2 boxes) : 185 photographic prints, 44 contact sheets, 63 slides
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of photographs documenting the life of Hispanic Americans living in the Barelas community in Albuquerque, N.M. in the years 1973-1974. Collection also contains other photos of Barelas neighborhood taken between 1880 and 1974.
Physical Location
B2. Shelved by Pictorial Number.
Alternate Format Available
Several images from the Barelas Community Project Pictorial Collection are available online via New Mexico Digital Collections.
Separated Material
Pictorial material separated from the Barelas Community Project Records.
- Albuquerque (N.M.) -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
- Barelas (Albuquerque, N.M.) -- Pictorial works
- Cityscapes -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
- Cobb Studio
- Hispanic Americans -- Dwellings
- Hispanic Americans -- Education
- Hispanic Americans -- Health and hygiene
- Hispanic Americans -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Pictorial works
- Schools -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Pictorial works
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Barelas Community Project Pictorial Collection, 1880-1974
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Pictorial Collections Staff
- Date
- ©2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- 11/8/2021: RMOA import review complete
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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu