http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3489q97t No online items Finding Aid for the Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1900 - 2005 Processed by Michael Aguilar II and Rosa Meza. 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 Ricardo Muñoz 64 1 Papers 1900 - 2005 Descriptive Summary Title: Ricardo Muñoz Papers, Date (inclusive): 1900 - 2005 Collection number: 64 Creator: Muñoz, Ricardo 1940 - Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Los Angeles, California 90095-1490 Abstract: Ricardo Muñoz was a Los Angeles lawyer and later an administrative law judge with the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. His collection includes photographs, sound recordings, correspondence, and personal papers that document his family history, and organizational papers that reflect his juridical work in Los Angeles from 1972-2004. This collection also includes extensive personal papers of Muñoz's father, mother, and paternal grandparents. This collection documents approximately nine decades of family history. Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the research center at www.chicano.ucla.edu Physical location: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Use the archival research application http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/archival-research-application to page materials. Allow 72 hours for materials to be delivered. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library for further 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. Use the archival research application http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/archival-research-application to page materials. Allow 72 hours for materials to be delivered. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library for further 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. 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], Ricardo Muñoz Papers, 64, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles. Acquisition Information This collection was donated by Ricardo Muñoz November 2006. Processing History Processed by Michael Aguilar II and Rosa Meza, 2012-2015 This collection was processed by Michael Aguilar II, Darling Sianez, Rosa Meza and Michael Stone between 2012 - 2015 at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center from 2012-2015 in the Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC). Processing of this collection was generously supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Biography Ricardo Muñoz was born on December 22, 1942, in Bisbee, Arizona. While his father, Rosalío, served in the U.S. Navy, Muñoz and his mother lived with his grandmother in Tucson, Arizona. Upon his father's return at the end of World War II, the family moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, where his father gained employment as a social worker. In 1947 the family moved to Los Angeles, where Rosalío enrolled in the USC School of Social Work; here he earned a master's degrees in social work and education. He went on to earn a doctorate in educational psychology, reinforcing for his children the importance of education. The family moved frequently, living in Boyle Heights and then in the Maravilla Housing Project in East Los Angeles. In 1950 the family moved to the nearby neighborhood of Lincoln Heights, where Muñoz attended Avenue 21 Elementary School. In 1956 the family moved to nearby Highland Park, where Muñoz attended Nightingale Junior High School. He graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1960. After traveling in Mexico after his second year in college, Muñoz returned to Los Angeles in 1963 to continue his education. Upon his return, he attended school at UCLA, earning a bachelor's degree in finance in 1966. Following his undergraduate Finding Aid for the Ricardo Muñoz 64 2 Papers 1900 - 2005 studies, Muñoz became a probation counselor with the Los Angeles County Probation Department and then a senior research assistant for the USC Public Systems Research Institute. In 1968 he entered the UCLA School of Law, and in 1971 he received his juris doctorate. Since being admitted to the California bar in 1972, he has served the public, particularly the Latino community in Southern California, as an attorney at the Lincoln Heights branch of the Legal Aid Foundation and the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice. In 1979 he became an administrative law judge with the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board; he was promoted to presiding administrative law judge in 1992. He retired in 2004. Scope and Content The Ricardo F. Muñoz Papers includes photographs, sound recordings, correspondence, and personal papers that document his family history, as well as organizational papers that reflect his juridical work in Los Angeles from 1979-2004. This collection also includes extensive personal papers of Muñoz's father, mother, and paternal grandparents. This collection documents approximately nine decades of family history. The collection is organized into the following series: Series 1. Ricardo Muñoz Series 2. Esau Muñoz Series 3. Rosalio Muñoz Sr. Series 4. Rosalio and Maria Muñoz Series 5. Maria Muñoz Series 6. Febronia Series 7. Photographs Series 8. Books Series 9. Sound Recordings, 1960s - 1990s Related Material Julian Nava Papers, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Julian Nava Papers, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, California State University, Los Angeles Julian Nava Papers, Oviatt Library, California State University, Northridge Edward Ross Roybal Papers, UCLA Library Department of Special Collections Edward R. Roybal Papers, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center American GI Forum of CA Records, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Dionicio Morales Papers, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Grace Montanez Davis Papers, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Chicano civil rights Jurisprudence Series 1. Ricardo Muñoz Box 1, Folder 1 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1975 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice Finding Aid for the Ricardo Muñoz 64 3 Papers 1900 - 2005 Series 1.Ricardo Muñoz Box 1, Folder 2 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1976 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Copy of Court Cases: San Bernardino City Unified School District and Board of Education of the City of LA Box 1, Folder 3 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1975 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Organization del Pueblo de Lincoln Heights, Minutes Box 1, Folder 4 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1975 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Box 1, Folder 5 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers No dates Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Report on Lincoln Heights and Environment, and Tams receipt Box 1, Folder 6 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1971-1974 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Court cases: Landlord vs Tenant Box 1, Folder 7 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1974-1975 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Miscellaneous Statutes and Cases Box 1, Folder 8 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1971 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Western Center on Law and Poverty: Memos on Points of Law Box 1, Folder 9 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1974 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Public Works Encroachment on the Barrios of Eastern LA Box 1, Folder 10 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1973-1975 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Unemployment insurance Box 1, Folder 11 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1972 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note La Raza Law Students Finding Aid for the Ricardo Muñoz 64 4 Papers 1900 - 2005 Series 1.Ricardo Muñoz Box 1, Folder 12 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1976-1977 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note MABA - Projects and Issues Box 1, Folder 13 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1979 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Legal correspondence Box 1, Folder 14 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1978 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Legal correspondence Box 1, Folder 15 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1978 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Letters of Recommendation by Ricardo Muñoz Box 1, Folder 16 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1978 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice correspondence Box 1, Folder 17 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1970 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Superior Court of the State of California for LA County Box 1, Folder 18 The Ricardo Muñoz Papers 1978 Physical Description: Papers Scope and Content Note Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice: A Study of Chain Food Prices by