urn:taro:utexas.blac.00228 Martha Cotera Papers, 1964- Benson Latin American Collection University of Texas Libraries, 1985 Finding aid encoded by Christian Kelleher, CA, 2008Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Cotera, Martha Martha Cotera Papers 1964- English BENSON-MS COTERA, MARTHA 24005941 20 linear feet, oversized folders, and audiovisual material (+ accruals) Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Personal papers of Austin, Texas, writer and activist Martha Cotera. Biographical Sketch

Writer and political activist Martha Cotera was born Martha Piña in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, on 1/17/39. Moved to El Paso, Texas, as a child. Earned a B.A. from the University of Texas at El Paso and a M.Ed. from Juárez-Lincoln University in Austin, Texas. Has worked as a librarian and consultant in Crystal City, Mercedes, and Austin, Texas. Founded Information Systems Development, a consulting firm in Austin, Texas, and was publisher of the Austin Hispanic Directory. Active in Raza Unida Party politics, the feminist movement, and educational and social agencies, Cotera is also the author of several books and articles on Chicanas.

 Scope and Contents Note

Collection consists of five series: 1. Personal and biographical, 2. General correspondence, 3. Literary productions, 4. Organizations and activities, and 5. Subject files. Additional material is in the archive, but has not yet been processed. Please contact the Benson Collection Archivist for more information.

Reflects Cotera's interests and involvement with Mexican American, educational, and feminist organizations and issues. Includes manuscripts of works by Cotera and others. Contains clippings, correspondence, publications, and ephemera such as broadsides, bumper stickers, leaflets, posters, and tickets. Also contains an address book, audiovisual material, calendars, organizational records for some groups in which Cotera was involved, scripts, and teaching materials. Works by others include manuscripts of three books by Jerry D. Thompson and one by Stanley C. Green.

Additions to the collection are ongoing.

 Accruals Note

Additions to the Martha Cotera Papers are ongoing. Visit the Benson Collection Rare Books and Manuscripts Reading Room for more information.

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Unrestricted.

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Standard copyright restrictions apply.

 Preferred Citation

Cite as: Martha Cotera Papers, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms

The Martha Cotera Papers are classified under the following Subject Headings in the University of Texas Libraries catalog:

Cotera, Martha--Archives Muñiz, Ramsey, 1942- Piña, Abbie De León, Nephtalí, 1945- Information Systems Development (Firm) Mexican American Business and Professional Women of Austin. National Migrant Information Clearinghouse ?(?Juárez-Lincoln Center?) Raza Unida Party (Tex.) REFORMA (Association) Texans for Educational Advancement of Mexican Americans Education, Bilingual--United States Information services--Texas--Austin International Women's Year, 1975--Texas--Houston--Congresses Mexican American women Mexican Americans--Texas--Politics and government. Green, Stanley C. Mexican Republic Thompson, Jerry D. Henry Hopkins Sibley Thompson, Jerry D. Laredo, a pictorial history Thompson, Jerry D. Vaqueros in blue and grey Box and Folder Inventory Personal and Biographical 1Invitations, 1976-83 1Cotera Presentations, 1976, 78, 87,& 89 1Notes, 1978 & n.d. 1Calendars, 1975-88 1Address Book 1Cancelled Checks 1Plaque General Correspondence 21-19General Correspondence, 1968-1978 31-18General Correpondence, 1979-1989 Literary Productions by Cotera 4"A Collecting Project: Women's Joking Session (recorded by Yolanda Elaine Childers on 8/28/84), 1984 4Notes, n.d. 4Speeches-IMAGE, n.d. 4Mexican American Directory (MSS), 1978 4NELP-Bridging Two Cultures (MSS and correspondence) 4Bibliographies, reports, and "Materials allegedly written by M.P. Cotera" 4Educator's Guide to Selected Chicano Materials and Media Resources, 1976 4Articles, 1986, 87, 74, & n.d. 4"Hispanic Highlights" (MSS from 1980, 81, & 82; and proofs and duplicates), 1980, 81, & '82 4"Mexicano Feminism", 1973? 4Diosa y Hembra (notes on historical periods, socio-economic conditions of migrants, etc used to prepare the work , footnotes, and MSS) Literary Productions by Others 5"Ahora" TV scripts: "Mexican American Activist Television Scripts from 1970), 1970 5Barrientos, Hector: "The Final Prize", 1970 5Cárdenas, Leo: Chicano 1969, 1969 5"Corporate Apartheid" (no author), 1971 5Delgado, Abelardo: "The Year of the Chicano" A Presentation of What It Means..., 1970 5Estrada, Leobardo F., José Hernández, and David Alvarez: "Using Census Data", n.d. 5Green, Stanley C.: The Republic of Meixico: The First Decade 1823-1832 (Original MSS) approx. 621 pages, Chap. 1-9 5Juárez, R. and Kuvlesky, W.: "Ethnic Group Identity...", 1968 5Mejía, Roberto: "Culture Conflict Theory...", 1974 5Menefee, Selden C. and Orin, C. Cassmore: "The Pecan Shellers of San Antonio." [photocopy] 5Robledo, Amado: Impact of Alien Immigration on Public Policy and Educational Services (dissertation) , 1977 5Stoddard, Ellwyn R.: "Ethic Identity of Urban Mexican American Youth", 1970 5Sunderland, Ernestine Q.: "A Curriculum Developed to Cope with Minor Household Repairs and Maintenance" 5Sunderland, Ernestine Q.: "Career Training Manual Juarez Lincoln", 1977 5Thompson, Dr. Jerry D.: Laredo: A Pictorial History 5"Blue-line" MSS (photographic MSS) approx. 200 pages 5Thompson, Dr. Jerry D.: Vaqueros in Blue and Grey: Mexican-Texans in the Civil War (Original MSS, boxed, approx. 250 pages) 6Thompson, Dr. Jerry D.: Henry Hopkins Sibley: Confederate General of the West (Original MSS) approx. 630 pages [galley sheets are in oversize bundle] Organizations & Activities 7Information Systems Development, n.d. 7Austin Hispanic Directory (correspondence), [1985-86] 7Ohio Directory Project (Information Systems Dev't), 1981 & n.d. 7Raza Unida Party (Includes: bylaws, clippings, publications, ephemera and other items), 1970-78, 82-83 & n.d. 7Crystal City, 1970-78 7Politics, 1975, 80 7Publications, 1977, 82, 83, n.d. 7Clippings, 1970, 76 8Bilingual Multicultural Career Education-Wash. D.C., 1977-78 8ERIC-CRESS (includes info on cotera's profile of Mexican American women), [1975-78] 8Hispanic Women's Network of Texas (Includes bylaws, correspondence and other items), 1987-90 & n.d. 8Consulting for IDRA, 1976 8Colegio Jacinto Trevino, n.d. 8Juárez-Lincoln NMIC letters, 1974 8Juárez-Lincoln NFIC letters , 1975 8KVUE TV show: "Interact" (interviews), [1988] 8Lollipop Power Inc. and NELP materials, [1978] 8Mexican American Chamber of Commerce, 1975-76, 78, 80, 83-84, & 86 8Chamber of Commerce-Awards and Committee Information, 1983-84 8Mexican American Business People Women's Assn. [MABPWA] (Includes mailing list, board minutes, correspondence and other items), 1973-89 & n.d. 8National Exploratory Conference on Chicano Sociolinguistics, [1974-75] 8NWPC-Chicana Caucus, [1973] 8Police Advisory Council, [1976] 8REFORMA, 1977-79 & n.d.] 8REFORMA, 1973, 79] 8TEAM (bylaws and info.), 1969-72 8TEAM, [70-77]] 8MALP (Mexican American Library Project), 1970, 75, 77 & n.d. 8"Univ. of Texas-Services Rendered", 1975-78 9International Women's Year (I.W.Y.), 1977: 9Chicana Advisory Committee (Includes correspondence, financial records, notes and chicana concerns) 9Chicana caucus (Includes committees, notes, list of names and workshop on racism, classism and racism) 9Spanish materials (Includes notes, printed Material and International Women"s Year) 9State Committee Meetingss (Includes proceedings, correspondence, list of committee members, press releases and other items) 9Background (Includes press kit, correspondence, feminist publications general information, and a report on "The Legal Status of Homemakers in Texas") 9Manual for State and Territorial IWY Coordinating Committees (Includes chapters 1-9) 9State Committees (Includes Arizona to Missouri, Montana to New Jersey, Utah to Washington, D.C.) 9National Women's Conference (Includes general material, correspondence, National Plan of Action and Chicana Caucus) 9National (Includes Background Material, Correspondence, Printed Materials, Factsheets, Lists of Members, and Public Law 94-167 9UN Decade for Women 9Las Chicanas: a symposium 9Miscellaneous materials 9Phase I Mailout 9Chicana I.W.Y. Committee 9Reply Forms (June) Unanswered 9Minutes and Letters 9Forms 9Original Mailout Letters #1 and #2 9Phase I Mailout (Resource Women) Master Mailing List 9Continuing Committe 9The National Continuing Committee on International Women's Year Subject Files 10"Accounting Legalization a Cheap Fix", March 1979 10Agriculture-"A Preliminary Report of the Task Force on the Land Grant College Complex", 1972 10Alianza de Organizaciones Chicanas, 1975, 1976 10Alliance Bilingual Centers 10A.L.A. (Chicano Taskforce), 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 10A.L.A. (Migrant Taskforce), 1973, 1974, 1975 10Antioch College, 1970-72 10Antioch-Putney Graduate School of Education, 1971-1979 10"A Question of Ethics" 10"Around Austin" (newspaper articles), 1979, 1980 10Art (Newspaper clippings), 1978, 1979 10Austin Bicentennial Committee for Mexican American Culture Meeting 10Austin Charro Association (Invitations), 1977-1981 10Austin's Carne Guisada Cook-off, 1979 10Austin Committee for Mexican American Culture 10AISD Desegregation, 1976-1981 10Austin Vietnamese (newspaper clipping), 1980 10Austin Travis County Collection (newspaper clippings), 1980 10Gonzalo Barrientos, 1975-1982 10Becas Para Aztlan (2 folders), 1978-1980 10Bibliographies (2 folders) 10Bibliography Record 10Bicentennial Commission (Newspaper clippings), 1975 10Bilingual/Bicultural Coalition on Mass Media 10Border Studies White Label, 1975 10Karen Dinn Boweman, 1979 10Briscoes (Newspapers), 1978 10Brown vs. Navarro (newspapers), 1978 10Carter, Jimmy (newspaper clippings), 1978 10Cartoon (newspaper articles and cartoons), 1978, 1979 10Carrillo, O.P. (newspaper clippings), 1975 10Dr. Carros, Elizabeth (newspaper clippings), 1975 10Celebración 26 de Julio (1979 announcement), 1979 10Center for Mexican American Studies (letters, fliers), 1974 10Cesar Chavez (newspaper clippings), 1971 10Chicana Resource Questionnaire (completed questionnaires) 10Chicano Business Conference (Program), 1979 10Chicano Children's Literature (Annotated bibliography) 10Chicano Definition Differ (newspaper article), 1970 10Chicano Faculty and Staff Organizations (Minuets), 1979 10Chicano Film Festival Fall 1979 (flier), 1979 10Chicano Legal Defense Fund Austin, TX (flier), 10Chicano Social Movements (Bibliography) 10Chicano Watch (newspaper clippings), 1977 10Cinco de Mayo (Committee minuets), 1982 10City Council (Austin newspaper clippings), 1978, 1979 10Clements, Bill (newspaper clippings), 1978, 1979 10Client - Harcourt, Brace, & Jovanovich Manuel Sandoval (letters and notes), 1981 10Colegio Jacinto Treviño (2 folders, pamphlets, papers, addresses, letters) 10Ronald R. Colunga (newspaper clipping), 1975 10College of Business Administration Foundation (letter), 1979 10Comite de las fiesta patrias (letters, committee minuets) 10Comite para Ministerios Hispanicos (letter), 1977 10Commission on Party Structure and Delegation Selection (letter), 1971 10Committee for Rural Democracy Inc. (2 folders, members, charters, articles of incorporation), 1972 10Conferencia Para Diseminar Información Acerca de la Educación Chicana (schedule), 1974 10Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (minutes), 1978 10Court ruling puts Biographic Register out of print (newspaper clipping, 1979) 10Coyote Howls (newsletter) 10[Crystal City] (general information, essays, fliers, etc...) 10Crystal City (newpaper clippings), 1975, 1979 10[Crusade for Justice Conference], 1970 10Cultural Contributions of the Mexican-American (essay by Roberto Garza) 11Davidson, Dan, (newspaper clipping) 11Deaths (newspaper clippings), 1978, 1979 11Demands Mexican-American Education Council, 1970 11Democratic National Committee (form letter), 1977 11Derrota el Caso Webber (protest flier) 11Día de la Raza (flier) 11Discrimination, [blacks, NAACP] (newspaper clipping), 1978 11Education (article), 1976 11Education of Mexican-American (articles, essays, conference announcements), 1966, 1968, 1976 1118 Women 417 Men (Women in Congress) 11Elections (newspaper articles), 1978 11El informador (newsletter)[Hondo, TX], 1973 11El Ojo Chicano (newsletter)[Washington, DC], 1973 11El Paso Community College (Proposal to participate in Univ. Year for Action Program), 1972 11Estudios Rio (El Amistad Club form letter) 11Ethnic Experience (books for children) 11European Parliament (newspaper article), 1979 11Family (newspaper clippings), 1979 11"Farenthold Elected by Women" (newspaper article), 1973 11[Farmworkers] (fliers, newsletters, newspaper articles, 1979 11Fernandez (newspaper article), 1979 11Festia del Barrio (announcement), 1979, 1980 11Festival Floricanto Dos (announcement) 11Festival Floricanto V Committee, AZ Festival, April 1978 11Follies of Freeway Hall (Natural Superiority of Women Conference, Seattle, WA) 11Foster, George M. (Culture and Conquest bibliography) 11Free Inez Garcia Benefit 11Friedman 75 Committee (form letter), 1975 11Funding (newsclippings), 1978, 1979, 1980 11Garcia, Sylvia (Campaign flier) 11Garza, Augustine (newsletter), 1974 11II General Approach 11Richard Goodman (newspaper clipping), 1978 11Margaret Gomez, Constable Pct. 4, 1977 11Government, 1978 11Government Documents (1973, U.S. Government), 1973 11Government Periodicals (U.S. Government), 1976 11Guerrero, Miguel (invitation to fund raiser), 1981 11Gutierrez, Armando (candidate for TX State Rep. newspaper clippings), 1978 11Gutierrez, Gabe (newspaper clipping), 1979 11Gutierrez, Jose Angel (newspaper articles), 1979, 1978 11Health 11"Hillitos" (newspaper article on John Hill, TX Attorney General), 1970, 1978 11Hispanic Democratic Victory Dinner(1980 invitation), 1980 11"Hispanic-American Borderland" (article by Richard L. Nostrand) 11Hispanic Business and Professional Citizens of Austin and Travis County (Texas, Directory), 1979 11"Hispanic questions local authorities to enforce federal immigration law" (1979 newspaper article), 1979 11IV Hist. of the population (1970, newspaper article), 1970 11Susan Holck (1980 newspaper article), 1980 11"Home Stretch" (newspaper article), 1977 11Housing Authority Modernization Project (Magazine articles), 1977 11SEU Houses Migrant Research Center (newspaper article) 11Human Rights Treaties and International Conventions on Women, (Convention Resolution) 11Ideas (Magazine articles), 1976 11Illegal aliens (newspaper articles, essay by Gilbert Cardenas) 11Information Systems Development (1980 Publications and Services bibliography), 1980 11Institute of Leadership-Development of Mexican American Cultural Center (General information, pamphlets) 11Institutional Racism (Address by Mario G. Obledo) 11Intercultural Development Research Association IDRA, Vol. 1 Num. 1, 1974 11Interorganizationl Analysis: a Hypothesis on Co-ordinating Agencies 11Issues (newspaper clippings), 1978, 1979 11Jobs for Progress, Inc. (Board minuets, form letter), 1974, 1975 11Journal of Emerging Raza Philosophies (Call for articles), 1975 11Juarez-Lincoln Centers, Evaluation, 1974 11Centro Lincoln-Juarez (Reports, board meetings, memorandums, publications), 1974, 1975 11Justice (Magazine article), 1977 11Ethel Kennedy (newspaper clipping), 1969 11Ladies Home Journal (articles), 1972 11La Fuerza (newspaper clipping on Dr. Thersa Herrera Escobeda), 1978 11[Lawyer's Bakke Decision] (newspaper articles), 1978 11Leadership Texas (articles), 1983 11Legislature (newspaper article), 1977 111973-1974 Legislation Enacted Affecting Women 11[Library] (newspaper articles), 1978, 1979 11Library Reorganization (newspaper articles), 1979, 1980 11Life/Style (Magazine articles), 1979 11List of organizations Mailing List, 1969 11List of Research Reports from Texas Agricultural Journal Articles, 11Literary Contest Floraztlán/Concurso Literario Floraztlan, 1979 11Little Joe Johnny and la Familia (1979 fund raising dance), 1979 11LUCHA Board Meeting, 1978 11Marcha Estatal Para Justicia, 1977 11Martinez, Mack, Justice of the Peace Pct. 4 11Martinez, Pauline (1976), 1976 11Martinez Estrada, La Cabeza de Goliat (Photocopy of article) 11Dr. Masters, William H. (newspaper article), 1975 11May Day Mother Goddess (Potluck announcement) 11Mayor Carole McClellan (Newspaper article), 1978 11Medical (newspaper articles), 1979 11Mexican History Alamo (newspaper articles), 1979 11Mexico (newspaper articles), 1978 11Minority 11Minorities (newspaper articles), 1978, 1979 11Montal Systems Inc. 11Paul Moreno (Texas State Representative, invitation to honorary dinner) 11Ramsey Muñiz (newspaper articles), 1977, 1980 11Museo de Aztlan, Crystal City, Texas (A proposal for staffing and training) 12National Chicano/Latino Conference, [1977] 12National Conference Planning Committee Meeting, [1973] 12National Exploratory Conference on Chicano Sociolinguistics, 1974 12Newsletters [newspaper clippings], 1978, 1979, 1980 12New National Mexican American Party May be Rising in Texas [newspaper article] 12Newsweek [articles], 1976, 1977 12Mario Obledo [campaign flier signed by Obledo], 1982 12Office for Civil Rights Clarifies Titles VI, 1970 12Peña, Amado [newspaper article, opening announcements], 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 12Pharmaceuticals [article from a book] 12Police Brutality (newspaper articles), 1978, 1979, 1980 12[Police Relations (Reports, articles, memos, newspaper articles)], 1968 ,1975, 1976, 1970 12Press Release (1979, Coalition of Mex-Am groups), 1979 12Radical Womens (fliers, bibliographies from Radical Women Press), 1976, 1978, 1979 12Race and Sex [newspaper articles], 1972 12Religion (Magazine and newspaper articles), 1976, 1978, 1979 12Report of the Mexican-American Leadership Seminar, Nov. 3-5, 1967 12Resume of Rhea Mojica-Hammer 12"Returning Inmates Lawbreakers Aided by Halfway House" (newspaper article), 1974 12Rich, Paul [invitation to coffee/conference], 1979 12Rio Grande (newspaper articles), 1979 12Rivas, Michael (flier) 12Marcel Rocha (Austin City Council Candidate, 1974, 1975, press release, invitations, articles, letters), 1974, 1975 12St. Edward's University (press release), 1979 12St. Julia's Church (Mass of the Resurrection) 12A Seminar on Community Support for the Education of Multicultural Children (Program) 12SER (Service Employment Redevelopment-Jobs for Progress, newspaper articles, SER Reports, Press Releases) 12Minutes of the SER Board Meeting, 1976, 1977 12Margaret Chase Smith (Newspaper clippings), 1975 12Spanish-Speaking Americans, Publications, HUD, 1969, 1970 12Spanish-Speaking Americans, Testimony, Equal Educational Opportunity, Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity-Aug. '70., 12Special Community Program 12Stanford University (letter from), 1977 12State Menudo Cook-off, 1979 12State of Texas Office of the Secretary of State Austin, TX, 78711 (Voter Registration Public Information) 12Summer Conference [Center for Human Services], 1979 12Southwest Council of La Raza [Mex-Am Bibliography] 12Southwest Regional Office for the Spanish Speaking [Immigration Conference], 1974 12El Teatro de la Esperanza (Play announcement) 12Teatro de las Maestras (Play announcement) 12Texans for the Educational Advancement of Mexican Americans (Meeting minutes) 12T.E.A.M. 12T.E.A.M. - Constitution 12Texans for Educational Excellence (Newsletter and correspondence), 1971, 1972, 1974 12Texas Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, 1980, 1981 12[Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (Conference)], 1979 12[Texas Association of Mexican-Americans Chamber of Commerce (Convention, 1978; Memorandum, 1977; Minutes, 1977)], 1977,1978 12[Texas Association of Spanish Announcers (Invitation)], 1983 12Texas Department of Community Affairs (Weekly News), 1979 12Texas Women for Clements (Letter), 1982 12Texas Women's Meeting, June 24-26, 1977 12Texas Women's Political Caucus (Correspondence and general info.) 12The Origin of the Problems of the City (Essay by J. Ed Radcliff)1970 12Title 45 -- Public Welfare, 1968 12Travis County Democratic Candidates (Benefit concert) 12Travis County Census "Everyone counts," News 12Treviño, John (Newspaper clippings, campaign literature), 1975, 1976 12Tucson Women's Commission (Southwest Conference of Women in the Trades), March 12, 13 & 14, 1982 12Undocumented workers (Newspaper clippings), 1975 12Union National Bank (Newsletter and general information) 12United States Commission on Civil Rights (Reports) 12U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (Press release), 1975 12U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standard Administration (Newsletter and report) 12University of Houston Chicano Student Organization (Conference), 1970 12The University of Texas at Austin (Letter), 1978 12The University of Texas at Austin, the General Libraries 12The University of Texas at Austin, Annual Fajitas Fund Raiser, 1979 12University of Texas Civil Rights Issues (Newspaper clippings) 12University of Texas Mexican American Student Organization 12University of Texas Press (Books in Print), 1969 12University of Texas Teatro Chicano, 1970 12[UT] University Actions (Newspaper clippings), 1978, 1979 12Uvalde Texas School Boycott, 1970 13Vietnamese (Indochinese Refugee Education Guides) 13Vesta Club (25th - 1953-1978 - aniversary pamphlet) 13Noemi Villarreal (Candidate for LULAC campaign flier) 13Voting rights (Newspaper clippings), 1975 13Rep. Sarah Weddington (Newspaper clipping), 1975 13Weinstock, Sandra (Weinstock for Austin City Council) 13What's a Wife Worth (article) 13Whiskey River (Election party) 13White Welfare Outnumbers Blacks (newspaper article), 1977 13Women's Action Program (Chicana Research Projects and Dept. of Health Education and Welfare), 1971 13Women and Minorities (list of publications from Praeger Press, Invitation to Women's Press open house, Research abstracts for Women's Educational Equity Act Program) 13Women-Minorities-Education (publications of Project on the Status and Education of Women, NIE/AERA Planning Conference), 1977 13Women Equality (Newspaper clippings), 1977 13Women's Lib (Newspaper clippings), 1975, 1976, 1977 & 1980 13Women-Products (Information on Austin Chicana organising) 13Womenspace, Mujeres Unidas (Mexican-American Business & Professsional Women of Austin flier) 13Women(Includes newsclippings, reports, printed material, conferences and other items), 1973-76, 1977-78 & 1979, n.d. 13National Women's Education Fund: Workbooks, Part I and Part II 13Women's Action Program , [1977] 13National Women's Political Caucus, [1972] 13Women/Chicanas (Includes meetings, legislative hearings, literary productions, and printed material) 13Las Chicana: A Symposium, 1975 13Zamarripa, Lupe (Invitation to honorary gathering) 13Mexican Americans 13Articles (3 folders) 13The Mexican-American and Higher Education (article by Armando Rodriguez, chief of Mex-Am Affairs Unit of the U.S. Office of Education), 1968 13Mexican American Business & Professional Women (Newspaper clippings) 13Mexican American Chamber of Commerce of Travis County 13MACEP, General (Mexican American Council for Economic Opportunity) 13Mexican American Democrats 13Mexican-American in the Southwest 13Mexican American Library Project 13Mexican American School Board Members Association 13Mexican American Studies Subject Files-2 14AISD (Austin Independent School District)-Bilingual Programs), [1977, 1980] 14AISD-Parent/Community Advisory Group, n.d. 14AISD-Ed Small-June Brewer Campaigns, 1980 14ALA (American Library Assn.)-Chicano Task Force, 1972 14American GI Forum, 1975-77 14Amigas de Mark White, 1982-83 14El Amistad Club, n.d. 14Artists and poets, cultural events, 1972-79 14Asociación Nacional Pro-Personas Mayores (MAYORS), 1980 14Austin Bicentennial Committee for Mexican American Culture 14Austin Boat Race Controversy (clippings), 1978 14Austin Cinco de Mayo pamphlet and leaflet, 1976 & 1987 14Austin Coalition on Battered Women, 1976 14Austin Commission on the State of Women, 1975-76 14Austin Community College-proposal (La Familia Video), 1980 14Austin (City of) Minority Procurement Ordinance 14Austin resources, n.d. 14Austin Women Take Back the Night (a feminist group against violence), n.d. 14Austin Women's Center, 1978-79 & n.d. 14Austin Women's Coalition, 1974-77 14Austin Women's Political Caucus, 1975-78 14Barnstone, Robert, 1989 14Bibliographies, n.d. 14"Bilingual ballot", 1975-76 14Bilingual education, 1970, '76-'78 14Book orders-feminist presses, 1976-78 14Book orders for Diosa y Hembra, 1977, 1978 14Books for and about Chicanos (2 folders) 14Brown Berets, 1977-83 14Business-Minorites, 1972-73 14Calleros, Cleofas, n.d. 14Carnegie Corp. Internship Program, 1975-77 14Center for Multicultural Awareness, 1979 14Centro Campesino Cultural and other Chicano publishers, 1973, 75-76 14Centro Chicano (Austin), 1979 & n.d. 14Centro Chicano Cultural (Oregon), n.d. 14Centro de Estudios Chicanos e Investigaciones Sociales (University of Notre Dame), n.d. 14Centro de Servicio Para Mexicanos (Kansas), 1973 14Chicano Coalition, 1975 14Chicanos-Acronyms-humor, n.d. 14Chicanos-education in Texas, 1970-71, 75, 78, & 79 14Chicanos-journals, 1970-81 14Chicano Movement-Ozona, 1975 & n.d. 14Chicano organizations, 1975-76 14Chicano Periodical Index Project, 1977-80 14Chicano Press Assn., n.d. 14Chicano Sociolinguistic Conference, 1974-75 14Chicano student organizations, n.d. 14Chicano Studies Bibliography, 1973 15Chicano studies, 1971, 76, 79 & n.d. 15Chicanos-Washington State, n.d. 15Chihuahua, Mexico-politics, 1986 15"Children" (clippings), 1975 15Children's literature, c. 1970-79 15Civil Rights-Chicanos (loose) 15Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional, Inc., 1975 & n.d. 15Comité de las Fiestas (Austin), 1974-75 15Comité de las Fiestas Patrias (Austin), 1974-76, & n.d. 15[CISPES]-El Salvador, 1986 15Community Development, 1964 15Compensation Program(examples of), 1968 15Con Safo (Pintores Chicanos de San Antonio, Tx.), 1972 & n.d. 15Conferences, Committees, etc., 1976-79, 80, 84, & 86 15Conferencia Católica de los Estados Unidos (Director Nacional División de Habla Hispana), n.d. 15Continuing Task Force-Inservice, 1973-74 15Gregorio Cortéz [Naitonal Library Campaign], 1983 15Crystal City [Health Clinic], 1986 15Crystal City [newsclippings], 1975? 15Crystal City [Committe for Rural Democracy Reports], 1974, 79-81 15Crystal City [Committe for Rural Democracy-RUP], 1981 15Discrimination cases [newsclippings], 1972 15East Austin, 1975-76 15Education, 1970-79 15Education-Chicano Mobile Institute, Final Report, 1971 15Farm Workers and Migrants, 1977-78 15[Federal gov't info], 1967 15[Films and filmstrips for Chicanos], n.d. 15[Ford Foundation], n.d. 15[Fort Stockton], n.d. 15Friendship Press, n.d. 16[Guadalupana Festival], 1977 16[Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty], n.d. 16Gutiérrez, Genoveva, 1975 16Health-Mexican Americans, 1973 16Heritage College, 1984-85 16Hispanic American Culture (Chapter 1 from Culture and Conquest), n.d. 16Hispanic Concerns Staff-US Office of Education, 1980 16Hispanics Educational History, n.d. 16Hispanic Professional Engineers, Society of, 1986 16IMAG, 1979-80 16Instituto de Investigaciones de México y Aztlán, 1973 16Juárez-Lincoln Univ.-Newsletter, July 1975 16Juárez-Lincoln Univ.-Board of Director's meeting, 1973 16Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, n.d. 16LAMA (Latin Amer. Manufacturer's Assn.) Newsletter, 1974 16Mexican American Leaderships, 1965 16Leadership Texas, 1984 16Mexican American Leadership conferences, papers, and training, 1970, 88-89 16[Legal defense solicitations], 1978, 81, & n.d. 16Legislative districts, 1974 16[Libraries and librarians], 1972 16Liga Nacional Defensora del Idioma Español, 1973 16Lizcano, Elpidio 16LUCHA (League of United Chicano Artists), 1979,'81, & n.d. 16LULAC, 1980, 82, & n.d. 16LULAC Council #315, 1983 16Martínez, Gilbert (Campaign), 1985 16Mental Health-Chicanos, 1979 16MART [Mexican American Republicans of Texas] State Directory-Correspondence, 1980 16El Mestizo, 1973 16Mexican Americans Chambers of Commerce, Texas Assn., 1975-79 16Mexican American Cultural Arts Center, 1986 16Mexican American Democrats (2 folders), 1980, 82, 83, 90 & n.d. 16Cotera, Martha: "Mexican American Human Resources-A Selected List", 1970 16Mexican Amer. Legal Defense & Educ. Fund (MALDEF), 1974 16Mexican Americans-"political involvement and attitudes" (clippings), 1968-71 16Mexican American (Chicano) Handbook of Affirmative Action Programs for Employers and Employees..., 1973-74 16MASBMA (Mexican American School Board Members Assn.), 1975 16Mexican American Women, 1972-73 16MANA (Mexican American Women's Nat'l Association), 1989 16Mexico and Latin American articles, 1968, 77, & 82 16MICTLA Publications, n.d. 16Migrants-bibliography, n.d. 16Migrants-gas shortage, 1974 16National Committee on Education of Migrant Children, n.d. 16Miscellaneous newsclippings and articles 1970 & , 75-77 16Movement-literature, n.d. 16[Multi-cultural literature], n.d. 16Montal Educational Associates, 1972-73 16Muñiz (Piña), Abby-resumé and note 16Multiethnic bibliographies, 1973,'76,'81,&'83 16Muñiz, (Ramiro) Ramsey, 1980 16[Music], 1984 & n.d. 16National Advisory Committee for Women ,1977-79 16National Assn. of Farmworker Programs (NAFP), 1974 16National Coalition for Fair Immigration Laws and Practices, 1973 16National Concilio of America, n.d. 16National Conference on Mexican American Education, 1974-75 16National Congress of Hispanic American Citizens, 1976-77 16NOW (National Organization of Women), 1973 16Nephtalí De Leon, 1981 & n.d. 16New Mexico, 1980-81 & '87 16New York State Migrant Center, 1974-75 16Newsclippings (2 folders), 1971-77, 76 & 78 16NIE Conference on Equity in Educational Information Programs, 1979 16Ohio..., 1982-83 16"Olga Solís & Associates", 1968, '73, & '78 17PADRES, 74-75 17Editorial Peregrinos, n.d. 17Periodicals, newsletters, etc., 1969-88 17Political activities-ephemera 17Political activities-Austin 17PRI (Partida Institucional Revolucionario)-Presidential Meetings with Chicanos, 1982 17Radical Women (2 folders), 1989-90 17Religion, 1976 17Reports of non-profit organizations, 1973-77 17School boycotts-Laredo, 1969 17School boycotts-Edinburg (protests, walkouts), 1968-70 17School boycotts-Weslaco, Tx., Chicano mov't activities, 1970 17Sexual harrassment, 1978,'80,'82,&n.d. 17Southwest Network, 1975 17El Taller Gráfico, 1974 & n.d. 17Teaching materials, n.d. 17Tejano Political Action Committee (2 folders), 1975-76, & 1975 17Texans for Educational Excellence, 1970-71 & '73 17Texas Advisory Committee on Civil Rights, 1981 17Texas Chicano Coalition on Mass Media, 1979 17TEA (newsclippings), 1975 17Texas Farm Workers, 1976-79 17Texas history, 1950 & '76 17Texas Rangers, 1971 & '73 17Texas Women's Political Caucus, 1973 & n.d. 17Trabajadores de la Raza, 1974-75 17Undocumented Workers, 1975-83 17United Farmworker Union, 1970,'74-75,&'78 17U.S. Committee for Justice, 1973 17U.S. H.E.W. Woman Action Program, 1971-72 17U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1983 17Voting Rights, 1981 17Wisconsin La Raza, Inc., 196? 17Women, 1971-81 & n.d. 17Women's Movement: Forum on the Future, 1979 17Zapata, Emiliano, "De la Muerte de Emiliano Zapata" (Poem), n.d. 17Znotas, Father Joe, 1982 A-V Materials 1845 rpm record-"All I Got to Do" and "I'm a Chicano" ("Yo Soy Chicano") recorded by Brown Sugar [MONO RMI, #38876] 1845 rpm record-"Huelga en General" and "El Esquirol" recorded by Luis Valdez and Agustín Lara [TR 00002, Thunderbird Records] 1845 rpm record-"Marcha de Delano" and "Mujer Valiente" recorded by Miguel Francisco Barragan con Mariachi Alma Jaliciense [Record No. B2170, Bronze-Artists, Inc. (Records), 1970?] 18Videocassette-Regional Equity Conference, Ysleta Independent School District, June 18, 1987 Additional Accessions

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 19Mexican American Cultural Center:

 191Action Item Lists, 2003-2006 19Advisory Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes: 1922004 1932005 1942006 1952007 1962008 1972009 198Advisory Board By-Laws, 2008 199Annual Report and Workplan, 2003-2008 1910Board Members, 2000, 2003 1911Ceremonial Groundbreaking, 2005 201City of Austin Bond Election Advisory Committee, N.d. 202City of Austin Bond Recommendation, 2007 203City of Austin Ordinance, N.d. 204Community Meeting, 2008 205Consulate General of Mexico, ca.2007 206Correspondence, 2004-2008 207Events, 2006-2008 208Events - La Pastorela, 1998-2005 209Facility Use Monthly Performance Report, N.d. 2010Fundraiser - Cultura Fest, 2006 2011Fundraiser for Bonds, 2006 2012Fundraising, 2004-2006 2013General Bond Committee Meeting Minutes, 1998 2014List of Austin Media, 1989 2015Old Neighborhood, N.d. 2016-17Opening Ceremony, 2007[2 folders] 2018Press 211Publications 212Reservation Agreement, 2007 213Reservations and Fees, 2007-2008 214Safe Place Program, 2007 215San Antonio MACC Newsletter, 1975 216San Jose Mexican Heritage Plaza, 2006-2007 217Stationary and Letterhead, N.d. 218Strategic Plan, 1998, 2005 219Task Force, 1998, 2006 2110Various Historical Documents, 1992-1998, N.d. 2111Vendors (Food), 2004 2112Web Page, 2004