Tomás Ybarra-Frausto Papers
Scope and Contents Note
Archival materials collected by Dr. Ybarra-Frausto include numerous subject areas and such as Chicano art and culture, particularly for San Antonio, Texas, and the Commission on the National Museum of the American Latino.
This is a preliminary inventory only, and additions are ongoing. The papers are currently unprocessed, but are available to researchers in the Benson Collection rare books and manuscripts reading room.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1970s-1990s
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Chicano Studies scholar Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto received a Ph.D. in Spanish at the University of Washington in 1979 where his dissertation focused on Chicano poetry. He has taught at Stanford University, UC San Diego, and the University of Washington. He has published in various journals, books, and art brochures, and co-edited the volume Literatura Chicana: Texto y Contexto (1972).
Source:
Full Extent
36 linear feet
Abstract
Archival materials collected by Chicano art critic and professor Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto.
Acquisition Information
Donation.
Accession numbers: 2013-04, 2016-04
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Tomás Ybarra-Frausto Papers
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Subtitle
- Preliminary Inventory
- Author
- Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 February: 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.
- 2024 August: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to add preliminary box inventory of 2016 additions.
- 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