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[email protected] URL: http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/sca/index.html Jorge Huerta Papers MSS 0142 1 Descriptive Summary Languages: English Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla 92093-0175 Title: Jorge Huerta Papers Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0142 Physical Description: 60 Linear feet(108 archive boxes, 5 card files, and 14 oversize folders) Date (inclusive): 1964-2008 Abstract: Papers of Jorge Huerta, playwright, Chicano director, and professor at the University of California, San Diego. The papers primarily document Huerta's directoral projects, academic work, and involvement with various national theatre organizations and committees. The bulk of the collection is made up of documents from numerous Latino theatre projects, including TENAZ, El Teatro Campesino, and El Teatro Ensemble. Included are typescript drafts of articles, essays, and books written by Huerta, including Chicano Theater: Themes And Forms (1982), Nuevos Pasos: Chicano And Puerto Rican Drama (1989), and Chicano Drama: Performance, Society, And Myth (2000). This collection also includes multiple typescript drafts of plays and articles written by various Hispanic playwrights and scholars. Scope and Content of Collection The Jorge Huerta Papers contain materials documenting his activities as a director, writer, professor, and expert on Chicano theatre. The papers include meeting minutes and program information from various committees and organizations, typescript drafts of articles and essays, and performance notes and script drafts from plays directed by Huerta.