Chicano movement

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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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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.