newspapers

Abstract The content in this newspaper featured a large swath of what are now historical events in Bluefields, Nicaragua, 1917-1981. Its reporting covered mainly local, as well as national and social news, sporting affairs, and advertising from the period. The lived experience in Bluefields during those years can be seen through this publication. Abstracto El contenido de este periódico reúne mucho sobre la historia de acontecimientos de la época...

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Personal archives documenting the career of Brenda H. Burt during her various positions at the University of Texas at Austin. The papers deal with Mrs. Burt's community advocacy with minority groups on campus, particularly Black students. Also found in this collection are extensive media resources related to the history of Black students on campus and their relationship with the UT administration.

Abstract The Buildings of Texas collection documents the research and scholarship produced for the multi-volume publication the Buildings of Texas, a comprehensive guide to the built environment of the state. The collection consists of records created and collected by two of the publication's contributors, Gerald Moorhead and Mario L. Sánchez. Record types include photographic material, drafts, administrative records, and research material. These records are represented in both the analog and the...

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Documents, flyers, pamphlets, journals, magazines, articles, and ephemera related to leftist political movements in Brazil during the 1970s and 1980s. The materials cover a large number of varying size movements, including the Partido de Trabalhadores (PT) and the Partido Comunista do Brasil (PCdoB). Many of the materials were "internal" in nature, providing a glimpse into the innerworkings, motivations, and happenings of the different political movements.

Abstract Papers of Emilio Zamora, a leading scholar of Mexican American, Chicano, and Texas history and former member of the Raza Unida Party (RUP). Zamora has taught and served as coordinator and director of various ethnic studies programs, including at Texas A&I University, Kingsville (now Texas A&M), the University of California Los Angeles, Juárez-Lincoln University, and the University of Texas at Austin. He has authored three books and published dozens of academic articles and essays....

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This collection documents María Elena Martínez's involvement in Mexican American politics and culture, bilingual education, Chicano studies, and indigenous organizations. It also documents her interest in the politics of Central American countries and Cuba.

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This collection documents Guatemala through the country's civil war and aftermath. The collection mainly concerns human rights, violence, politics, and indigenous culture.