Mexican American Studies

Art | Literature | Politics and Civil Rights

One of the strongest of all collecting areas in the contemporary manuscripts holdings of the Stanford University Libraries consists of those collections relating to the Mexican American experience in the United States. The collections fall into at least three broad, and frequently overlapping, categories: art, literature, and politics.

Art

Collections relating to art produced by Mexican Americans or which represent Mexican Americans in significant ways include the Laura Aguilar Papers and Photographs (M0829), the Barbara Carrasco Papers, ca. 1971-1997 (M0880), the Harry Gamboa Papers, 1968-1995 (M0753), the Willie Varela Papers, ca. 1960-1995 (M0785).

Literature

Collections relating to Mexican American literature include the Arturo Islas (Arturo) Papers, 1956-1991 (M0618), the Luis Leal Papers (M0761), the Oliver Mayer Papers, ca. 1970-1998 (M0973), the Cherrie Moraga Papers, 1970-1996 (M0905), Norm Moser's Incoming letters from Jimmy Santiago Baca, Denise Levertov, and "Mariposa", 1976-1987 (M0818), the Raul Salinas Papers, ca. 1950-1994 (M0774), Juan B. Rael's Alabados (religious songs) and folk and nativity plays of Mexico, New Mexico, Colorado and Colombia, 1869-1949 (M0141), the Ricardo Sánchez Papers (M0652), the Jesus Treviño Papers, 1969-1996 (M0624),

Politics and Civil Rights

Collections relating to Mexican American politics and struggle for civil rights include Christopher Arriola's Mendez v. Westminster : research papers (M0938), the Alfredo Castañeda Papers, 1935-1978 (M0353), the Centro de Accion Social Autonomo Records, 1963-1978 (M0325), the Bert N. Corona Papers, 1923-1984 (M0248), the Anne Draper Papers, 1938-1973 (M0228), El Espectador : weekly Spanish language newspaper, 1937-1960 (M0255), the Ernesto Galarza (Ernesto) Papers, 1936-1984 (M0224), the Anne Loftis Papers, 1953-1978 (M0306), Lopez v. Monterey County : photocopies of court case research documenting historical discrimination against Mexicans in Monterey County, California, 1855-1991 (M0944), El Malcriado : Spanish language newspaper, 1964-1975 (M0882), the Mesa land case papers, 1853-1930 (M0053), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund Records, 1968-1984 (M0673), the National Council of La Raza Records, 1968-1996 (M0744), the Siobhan Nicolau Papers (M0748), the Eduardo Quevedo Papers, 1929-1968 (M0349), the Fred Ross Papers (M0812), the Manuel Ruiz Papers, 1931-1986 (M0295), the Victor Salandini Papers, 1949-1992 (M0249), the Stan Steiner Papers, ca. 1940-1987 (M0700), the James L. Vizzard Papers, 1942-1983 (M0324).

Curator Roberto Trujillo is the primary individual responsible for selecting manuscript collections that fall into this area. Curator Adan Griego also selects in this area. For a fuller description of Mr. Griego's current collecting activities, please refer to the Mexican American Collections home page.