Mexican Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Eduardo Idar, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: 65341696
Abstract
Personal papers of Mexican American lawyer and legal rights activist Eduardo "Ed" Idar, Jr. Correspondence, written works, speeches and interviews, photographs, and reference materials document Idar's career as an attorney in Texas with the Attorney General's office, his involvement with organizations such as the American G.I. Forum, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Political Association of Spanish Speaking People, and his activism for Mexican American rights in...
Dates:
1941-2002; Majority of material found within 1941-1981
George I. Sánchez Papers
Collection
Identifier: 23866736
Abstract
The personal and professional papers of Mexican American educator, writer, and civil rights activist George I. Sánchez. Correspondence, written works, speeches and interviews, photographs, and reference materials document Sánchez's career as an educator in New Mexico and Texas, his involvement with organizations such as the American Council of Spanish-speaking People, the University of Texas, and the League of United Latin American Citizens, and his activism against the segregation of...
Dates:
1919-1986
Gilberto Cárdenas Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1996-22
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1901-1990