María G. Flores Papers
Scope and Contents Note
Includes articles, bibliographies, broadsides, clippings, interviews, leaflets, magazines, newspapers, notes, press releases, and programs from María G. Flores. The collection is organized in four series: 1. Activities, 2. Subject files, 3. Photographs, and 4. Audiovisual. The bulk of the collection relates to Texas farm workers, including the Texas Farm Workers Union, Austin Friends of the Farmworkers, the Chicano movement, Mexican American art exhibits, and the organization Mujeres Artistas del Suroeste. Materials from the Austin Friends of the Farmworkers include articles, form letters, and press releases written by Maria Flores and Estevan Flores.
Photographs, some taken by Andy Snyder, show agricultural laborers in Texas and in Ojinaga, Mexico, strikes and marches, and Mexican American singer Lydia Mendoza. The audio cassette records speeches given at a farm workers' rally in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; the videotape concerns the struggle of the Texas Farm Workers Union.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-1983
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
María G. Flores is a photographer, writer, teacher, and social activist. She worked in support of Texas Farm Workers Union, 1975-1979.
Full Extent
9 inches
Abstract
Papers of María G. Flores include articles, bibliographies, clippings, press releases, photographs, etc., dealing with Texas farm workers.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Accession numbers: 1989-05
Processing Information
Processing information not available.
- Title
- María G. Flores Papers
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Finding aid written by the Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2004
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2020 September: Date normalization by Carla O. Alvarez.
- 2020 September: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
- 2026: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu