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Ernesto Chavez Collection of Chicano Movement FBI Records http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8pk0kk7 No online items Finding Aid for the Ernesto Chavez Collection of Chicano Movement FBI Records 1968-2011 Processed by Angel Diaz. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center 144 Haines Hall Box 951544 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1544 Phone: (310) 206-6052 Fax: (310) 206-1784 URL: http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/ ©2016 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid for the Ernesto 146 1 Chavez Collection of Chicano Movement FBI Records 1968-2011 Descriptive Summary Title: Ernesto Chavez Collection of Chicano Movement FBI Records, Date (inclusive): 1968-2011 Collection number: 146 Creator: Chavez, Ernesto 1962- Extent: 1.5 linear feet Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Los Angeles, California 90095-1490 Abstract: This collection of records consists printed material, mainly Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on various Chicano organized groups and other organizations. Included in the records is surveillance of the Brown Berets/Youth Chicanos for Community Action, Center for Autonomous Social Action (CASA), the Chicano Moratorium, Chicano Liberation Front, La Raza Unida Party, and the American Indian Movement. Also within the collection duplicates of issues of La Causa newspaper, CASA internal documents, and Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOIPA) literature. To Facilitate the use of all types of web browsers, accents have been omitted. Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center at www.chicano.ucla.edu Physical location: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library for paging information. Language of Material: Collection materials in English, Spanish Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library for paging information. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to the Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Ernesto Chavez Collection of Chicano Movement FBI Records, 146, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles. Acquisition Information This collection was donated to the UCLA Chicano Studies Library and Archive in 2013 by Ernesto Chávez. Processing History Processed by Angel Diaz, November 2013 Processed by Angel Diaz, November 2013. Biographical Note Ernesto Chavez (1962-) is an associate professor of Chicana/o studies at the University of Texas, El Paso. His work intersects Chicano/a, Latino/a, and Borderlands History. Chávez collected FBI investigative files through the Freedom of Information Act while researching the Chicano Movement for ¡Mi Raza Primero! (My People First!): Nationalism, Identity, and Insurgency in the Chicano Movement in Los Angeles, 1966–1978 (University of California Press, 2002). Scope and Content This collection of records consists printed material, mainly Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on various Chicano organized groups and other organizations. Included in the records is surveillance of the Brown Berets/Youth Chicanos for Community Action, Center for Autonomous Social Action (CASA), the Chicano Moratorium, Chicano Liberation Front, La Raza Unida Party, and the American Indian Movement. Also within the collection duplicates of issues of La Causa newspaper, CASA internal documents, and Freedom of Information Act literature. To Facilitate the use of all types of web browsers, accents have been omitted. Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center at www.chicano.ucla.edu The collection is organized into the following series: Series 1. La Causa Newspaper, 1969-1972. 12 folders Series 2. FBI Records, 1968-1976. 1 linear foot Finding Aid for the Ernesto 146 2 Chavez Collection of Chicano Movement FBI Records 1968-2011 Series 3. Centro de Accion Social Autonomo (CASA), 1975-1979. 5 folders Series 4. Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, 1980-2011. 6 folders Related Material Chavez, Ernesto. Mi Raza Primero! (My People First): Nationalism, Identity, and Insurgency in the Chicano Movement in Los Angeles, 1966-1978. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Chavez, Ernesto, 1962- Los Angeles (Calif.) --Politics and government --20th century Mexican Americans --California --East Los Angeles --Social conditions Mexican Americans --Civil rights. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 --Protest movements. Demonstrations --Los Angeles (Calif.) Mexican Americans --California --East Los Angeles --Politics and government Series 1. La Causa Newspaper 1969-1972 Physical Description: 12 folders Scope and Content Note Duplicates of 12 issues of La Causa. Published and distributed by the Brown Berets. Arrangement Organized by date Box 1, Folder 1 La Causa, v. 1 no. 1 1969 May 23 Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note "Plan Espirutal de Astlan" Box 1, Folder 2 La Causa, v. 2 no. 2 1969 June 10 Physical Description: Printed Material Box 1, Folder 3 La Causa, v. 1 no. 4 1969 December 16 Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note "Free the Biltmore 6" Box 1, Folder 4 La Causa, v. 1 no. 5 1970 February 28 Physical Description: Printed Material Box 1, Folder 5 La Causa, v. 1 no. 6 1970 May 22 Physical Description: Printed Material Box 1, Folder 6 La Causa, v. 1 no. 8 1970 August 29 Physical Description: Printed Material Box 1, Folder 7 La Causa, v. 1 no. 9 1970 December Physical Description: Printed Material Box 1, Folder 8 La Causa, v. 1 no. 10 1971 February Physical Description: Printed Material Finding Aid for the Ernesto 146 3 Chavez Collection of Chicano Movement FBI Records 1968-2011 Series 1.La Causa Newspaper 1969-1972 Box 1, Folder 9 La Causa, v. 2 no. 1 1971 March Physical Description: Printed Material Box 1, Folder 10 La Causa, v. 1 no. 1 1971 September Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note "Mi Sangre" Box 1, Folder 11 La Causa 1972 September 16 Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note "Los Brown Berets Occupy La Isla de Catalina" Box 1, Folder 12 La Causa 1972 Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note "La Caravana de la Reconquista" and Brown Beret National Policies 1972 Series 2. FBI Records 1968-1976 Physical Description: 1 linear foot Arrangement Arranged by U.S. Government-issued, FBI report. Starts with Ernesto Chavez's FOIPA requests to U.S. Governement. Box 1, Folder 13 FOIPA resquests and correspondence 1991 October-1992 November Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note Correspondence between Ernesto Chavez and U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Box 1, Folder 14 FBI intelligence reports 1968 March 08-1975 April 25 Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets: Arizona and Kansas City divisions. Box 1, Folder 15 FBI intelligence reports 1968 March 25-1971 July Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets: demonstration in Washington DC, Los Angeles. Box 1, Folder 16 FBI intelligence reports 1968 August 16-1973 November 20 Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets and Mexican-American Youth Organization: organized marches, rallies, and other activities. Finding Aid for the Ernesto 146 4 Chavez Collection of Chicano Movement FBI Records 1968-2011 Series 2.FBI Records 1968-1976 Box 1, Folder 17 FBI intelligence reports 1968 December 18-1970 April 03 Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets: student mobilization community. Box 1, Folder 18 FBI intelligence reports 1968 December 31-1971 November 29 Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets: Oregon chapters, Latin American Youth Organization, the Venceremos Brigade, Oxnard chapter. Box 1, Folder 19 FBI intelligence reports 1969 November 18-1976 July 03 Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets: Kalamazoo, Michigan; New Mexico; American Indian Movement; Students for a Democratic Society. Box 1, Folder 20 FBI intelligence reports 1970 May 26-1971 April 02 Physical Description: Printed Material Scope and Content Note Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Chicano Moratorium: Women for Peace, AKA Women Strike for Peace; Brown Berets, AKA Young Chicanos for Community Action Box 1, Folder 21 FBI intelligence
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