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Reies Tijerina Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-654-BC
Abstract The collection contains the papers of New Mexico land grant activist Reies Lopez Tijerina, best known for founding the Alianza Federal de Mercedes. The group organized heirs seeking to regain Spanish and Mexican land grants protected under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, an important component of the Chicano Movement.
Dates: 1888-2003; Majority of material found within 1963-1978

Tomas Atencio Papers and Academia de la Nueva Raza / Rio Grande Institute Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-827-BC
Abstract The collection contains administrative documents, correspondence, photographs, audio recordings, articles and research files of La Academia de la Nueva Raza, and the Rio Grande Institute, organizations dedicated to political, social, and cultural change. It also contains the files of Tomas Atencio related to his personal research and work on his many projects.
Dates: 1923-2013; Majority of material found in 1965-1999