Mexican Americans

Abstract The Beatríz de la Garza papers document a decorated academic, professor, writer, attorney, scholar, and civic leader whose career spans more than five decades. Most of the materials in the collection relate to her professional career and her personal life including family photographs, education-related materials (diploma, report cards, newspaper clippings, thesis) and various handwritten notes. There is also an extensive amount of material related to her writing, including handwritten notes,...

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Records of the Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) founded in 1970 at The University of Texas at Austin. The collection documents the Center's programming activities (lectures, conferences, and symposia), CMAS publications, and its involvement with the Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR). Records include material from former directors, files on the Hopwood case and Texas' Top 10 Percent law, and audiovisual material documenting the Center's activities.

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Correspondence, research, written works, collected publications, audio recordings, video recordings, and teaching material reflect the life and work of David Montejano (1948 -). Montejano is a historian, sociologist, author, Mexican American activist and professor. Born in Del Rio, Texas, Montejano has held positions at University of New Mexico, University of Texas at Austin, and University of California Berkeley.

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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Papers of Dr. Gilberto Cárdenas, a former professor and director of the Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) at the University of Texas at Austin. The collection includes research materials for his work on Mexican immigration, Mexican agricultural workers, and Chicano activism.

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The Héctor Rodríguez collection includes issues of El Peso Hero, a comic book created by Rodríguez, and collected material.

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Hispanic Medal of Honor Society informational binder compiled by Rick H. Leal to commemorate U.S. Latino recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. The binder includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and letters.

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Javier García Peña collection includes radio programs (Checking It Out and Sabor del Pueblo), film, and newscast sample tapes. The radio programs focused on the culture of the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, from social conditions and traditions to the daily lives of Mexican Americans in the Valley.

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Joanne Salas collection of Chicana/o Movement newspapers include stories that document the Mexican American community in Austin, Texas during the late 1970s through early 1980s.

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Records and audio recordings of the public radio program Latino USA.