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Alfonso Sanchez papers

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Identifier: MSS-803-BC
Abstract Alfonso Sanchez was the District Attorney for Rio Arriba County during the land struggle of Reies Lopez Tijerina and the Alianza Federal de las Mercedes. The collection consists of biographical materials pertaining to Alfonso Sanchez, as well as materials pertaining to the Tierra Amarillo land grant and Reies Lopez Tijerina.
Dates: 1856-2004; Majority of material found within 1955-1970

American G.I. Forum of New Mexico Pictorial Collection

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Identifier: PICT-000-1018
Abstract The collection documents people and events relevant to the American G.I. Forum (AGIF) of New Mexico. and by extension, the American G.I. Forum of the United States.
Dates: 1950-2009

American G.I. Forum of New Mexico Records

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Identifier: MSS-1018-BC
Abstract The collection documents the American G.I. Forum (AGIF) of New Mexico and its advocacy work. AGIF New Mexico files include records of the national AGIF organization.
Dates: 1948-2009

Carlos Espinosa Cansino collection

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Identifier: MSS-692-BC
Abstract This collection contains writings from and materials relating to the Chicano activist, Carlos Cansino. Cansino was active with the Los Duranes Community Improvement Association in Albuquerque and La Alianza Federal de Pueblos Libres, as well as Chicano organizing in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Texas.
Dates: 1966-2011 (bulk 1966-1970)

Connie Martinez League of United Latin American Citizens papers

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Identifier: MSS-753-BC
Abstract This collection contains both national and state organizational information, as well as substantial information about civil rights issues defended by LULAC.
Dates: 1996-2001; Majority of material found within 1998-1999

Eduardo Hernández-Chávez and Ysaura Bernal-Enríquez papers

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Identifier: MSS-805-BC
Abstract This collection contains the papers of community activists and educators Eduardo Hernández-Chávez and Ysaura Bernal-Enríquez, formerly of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The correspondence, notes, news clippings, flyers, photographs, and other materials papers document their community organizing efforts in New Mexico, as leaders of the Recuerda a César Chávez Committee and the New Mexicans Against Proposition 187, as well as their work on other issues of concern to the greater Chicano/Mexicano...
Dates: 1982-2006

Francisco E. Martínez Papers

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Identifier: MSS-640-BC
Abstract The Francisco E. Martínez Papers chronicle the 1980s legal proceedings and defense committee activity of Chicano activist attorney "Kiko" Martínez, accused of mailing letter bombs in Denver, Colorado in 1973. The papers also concern Martínez' activist and legal work from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s in areas as diverse as the Chicano Movement in Colorado; prisoner's rights and civil rights in the U.S., Latin America, and around the world; land issues in Colorado's San Luis Valley; and the...
Dates: 1966-1995

Gloria Montoya Chavez Papers

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Identifier: MSS-797-BC
Abstract This collection contains the papers of Gloria Montoya Chavez, a student, administrator, writer, and advocate for Chicano/a and other minority issues. These papers deal with professional, personal, and political struggle within the University of New Mexico’s Chicano Studies and Chicano Student Services, also known as Hispanic Student Services, and in the surrounding community.
Dates: 1967-1991

Phillip (Felipe) B. Gonzales Papers

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Identifier: MSS-1099-BC
Scope and Contents The Phillip (Felipe) B. Gonzales papers contain institutional documents, letters, and press publications. Its main area focus involves historical aspects of the Hispanic experience in New Mexico and the Southwest. Included are Spanish-language articles dating from the mid-late 19th century and early-mid 20th century, including popular political poetry, partisan political contention, and public discourse. Another series touches on controversial Nuevomexicano ethnic identity. Data on the...
Dates: 1883 - 2020

Joel Nossoff Chicano Movement Collection

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Identifier: MSS 728 BC
Abstract The collection provides a glimpse into Chicano Movement issues and activities, primarily in Los Angeles, CA, 1968-1969. The majority of materials center on the Chicano struggle for educational reform.
Dates: 1968-1970

Joseph M. Montoya Papers

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Identifier: MSS-386-BC
Abstract The Joseph M. Montoya Papers document Montoya's career in politics, primarily in the U. S. House of Representatives and U. S. Senate. The collection contains administrative files, correspondence, legislation, reports, speeches, press releases, campaign materials, and news clippings.
Dates: 1913-1977; Majority of material found within 1957-1976

Joseph W. Trujillo League of United Latin American Citizens papers

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Identifier: MSS-750-BC
Abstract This is a collection of League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) documents gathered by Joseph W. Trujillo, who was secretary of Council 212 in Los Alamos. He was also LULAC Governor for New Mexico from 1954 to 1955 and later voted the "Outstanding LULAC Man of the Year." This collection contains original documents about national and regional LULAC policies and activities during the time that Trujillo was an active leader in New Mexico LULAC.
Dates: 1952-1996; Majority of material found within ( 1954-1955)

League of United Latin American Citizens, Council #8003, Silver City, N.M. Records

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Identifier: MSS-749-BC
Abstract LULAC Council #8003 in Silver City, New Mexico, was chartered in 1966. The organization has been concerned with improvement of the social, political, and economic status of the Hispanics of Grant County. The organization has focused on issues such as education, legal reform, citizenship, and the extension of civil and political rights to Hispanics.
Dates: 1981-2000

League of United Latin American Citizens, Council #8026/206, Carlsbad, N.M. Records

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Identifier: MSS-757-BC
Abstract This collection contains records of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Carlsbad chapter. Materials relate to local, regional and national LULAC activities and policies. This collection documents LULAC's involvement with immigrant rights, education, and issues concerning the elderly. The collection was amassed by Ursulo Castillo.
Dates: 1966-2001

Maximo Martinez League of United Latin American Citizens Papers

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Identifier: MSS-760-BC
Abstract This collection primarily contains administrative and topical materials relating to national and regional LULAC events and concerns during the time that Maximo Martinez was LULAC's Vice President for the Elderly, Vice President for Youth, and State Director for New Mexico.
Dates: 1983-1997

Noe Tijerina Papers

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Identifier: MSS-859-SC
Abstract This small collection contains the papers of Noe Tijerina, son of Reies Lopez Tijerina, Chicano land grant activist and founder of Alianza Federal de Mercedes. The papers relate to land grant activism and the Tijerina family.
Dates: 1958-2007

Ray Armenta League of United Latin American Citizens papers

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Identifier: MSS-752-BC
Abstract This collection contains information about both New Mexico and national LULAC activities between 1990 and 1996. Administrative files and information about civil rights campaigns championed by LULAC dominate the collection.
Dates: 1984-1996; Majority of material found within (, 1994-1996)

Recuerda a César Chávez Committee Records

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Identifier: MSS-853-BC
Abstract This collection contains records of the Recuerda a César Chávez Committee including planning activities to recognize and commemorate the life and work of labor activist, César Chávez.
Dates: 1991-2003

Reies Tijerina Papers

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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

University of New Mexico Faculty Involved in the Chicano Movement Oral History Project

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Identifier: MSS -605-BC
Scope and Content The collection originally contained five (5) interviews recorded on seven (7) audio cassettes with tape logs corresponding with each interview. In 2016 eighteen (18) additional cassettes and interview logs were added to the collection by Dr. Christine Sierra upon her retirement. This addition makes the collection complete. All the cassette tapes were transfered digitally to CDs in Jan. 2017. Interview discussions examine topics such as the importance of the family and community,...
Dates: 1990

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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century 2
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Mexican Americans -- Education 2
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Puerto Rico -- Politics and government -- 20th century 2
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Hispanic American neighborhoods -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque 1
Hispanic American veterans -- Societies, etc. -- History -- 20th century 1
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Hispanic American women -- New Mexico 1
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Hispanic American youth 1
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Kirtland Air Force Base (N.M.) 1
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Land grants – New Mexico 1
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Los Duranes (Albuquerque, N.M.) -- History 1
Los Seis de Boulder, 1974 1
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Mexican American college students--Political activity--New Mexico 1
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Alianza Federal de las Mercedes 4
Tijerina, Reies 4
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American G.I. Forum 2
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993 2