http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c82n5174 No online items Guide to the Mario T. Garcia Chicano Collection MS 205 Finding aid prepared by Katrina White Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation. San Diego History Center Document Collection 1649 El Prado, Suite 3 San Diego, CA, 92101 619-232-6203 July 10, 2012 Guide to the Mario T. Garcia MS 205 1 Chicano Collection MS 205 Title: Mario T. Garcia Chicano Collection Identifier/Call Number: MS 205 Contributing Institution: San Diego History Center Document Collection Language of Material: English Physical Description: 7.75 Linear feet(12 boxes) Date (inclusive): 1956-1976 Language of Materials: Collection materials are in English and Spanish. Abstract: This collection contains papers relating to the professional and political life of Chicano scholar and historian Mario T. Garcia during his years in San Diego in the early 1970s. creator: Garcia, Mario T. Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Use The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply. Processing Information Collection processed by Katrina White on July 10, 2012. Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation. Preferred Citation Mario T. Garcia Chicano Collection, MS 205, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA. Arrangement Collection is arranged into ten series: Series I: Mario Garcia Personal Papers Series II: SDSU Educational Papers Series III: UCSD Educational Papers Series IV: San Jose State College and Sacramento State College Papers Series V: Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MECHA) Papers Series VI: Cultural and Political Papers Series VII: Articles and Magazines Series VIII: Collegiate Newspapers (English) Series IX: Community Newspapers (English) Series X: Newspapers (Bilingual and Spanish) Items within each series are arranged by subject, except for Series VIII-X which are arranged alphabetically. Scope and Content This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Chicano scholar Mario T. Garcia during his time in San Diego in the early to mid-1970s. It also includes documents and ephemera related to the San Diego Chicano community, and the Chicano and anti-war movements of the early 1970s. There are educational papers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), San Diego State University (SDSU), and Sacramento and San Jose State Colleges, all of which Garcia taught at during his graduate studies. The collection also includes a vast compilation of local, state and national community newspapers and periodicals, as well as numerous collegiate newspapers and publications from UCSD, SDSU, San Jose and Sacramento State. Documents of note include rare original flyers and posters related to the Delano grape boycott and other United Farm Workers activities, as well as posters and ephemera from the general Chicano movement and the Chicano anti-war movement. Biographical / Historical Notes Mario T. Garcia received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in History at the University of Texas, El Paso. He went on to receive his Ph.D. at the University of California, San Diego. While going to school for his Ph.D., Garcia was a lecturer in Chicano Studies and History at San Diego State University. He held that position from 1970 to 1974. While teaching at SDSU, he was involved in the campaign to establish a Center for Chicano Studies on-campus, while also working closely with the student-run organization MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán). He was also active in the Open Admissions controversy at SDSU, and the movement surrounding Third College at UCSD, as well as a member of the Young Guide to the Mario T. Garcia MS 205 2 Chicano Collection MS 205 Socialist Alliance and Raza contra la Guerra. Garcia was awarded his Ph.D. in history in 1975 based on his doctoral dissertation titled “Obreros: the Mexican workers of El Paso, 1900-1920.” In 1975, he began working at the University of California, Santa Barbara as Acting Assistant Professor of Chicano Studies and History, where he continues to teach today. His other teaching positions included teaching at Third College at the University of California, San Diego and at San Jose State College. Garcia also taught at Yale briefly from 1990 to 1992, later returning to his position as a faculty member at UC Santa Barbara. Along with being a professor of Chicano Studies, Garcia has written a variety of articles for publication and was involved in composing the anthology entitled New Perspectives on Chicano History. Garcia currently serves as the Director of the Latino Leadership Project and the Research Liaison between the Department of Chicano Studies and the Center for Chicano Studies at UCSB. A 2009 Guggenheim Fellow and Fullbright Scholar, Garcia has received numerous book awards including the 1998 Virginia McCormick Scully Literary Award and the 1981 and 1990 Southwest Book Awards. Some of his books include Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920 (1981), Mexican Americans: Leadership, Ideology, and Identity, 1930-1960 (1989), Católicos: Resistance and Affirmation in Chicano Catholic History (2008) and Blowout: Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice (2011). Immediate Source of Acquisition Accession numbers 741202, 750129, 761207, 770101. Subjects and Indexing Terms Alurista Association of Chicano Historians. Barrio, Raymond Buenaventura, Enrique California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation. Camejo, Antonio Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993 Chicano Council on Higher Education. Cortes, Carlos E. Freire, Paulo, 1921-1997 Galarza, Ernesto, 1905-1984 Garcia, Mario T. Garcia, Richard Gonzales, Rodolpho, 1928-2005 Guzman, Ralph C. Halstead, Fred Jenness, Linda Lorenz, Jim National Caucus of Chicano Social Scientists (U.S.). Nunez Tellez, Rene Olivarez, Elizabeth Ortiz, Ricardo Chavez Palomar College. Puente, Alberto G. Raza Unida Party (U.S.). Rios, Santiago, R Rodriquez, Armando M. Rodriquez, Olga Ruiz, Raul Salazar, Ruben, 1928-1970 San Diego City College. San Diego Historical Society. San Diego State University. Guide to the Mario T. Garcia MS 205 3 Chicano Collection MS 205 San Jose State University. Socialist Workers Party. Stanford University. Thompson, Hunter S. United Farm Workers of America. University of California, Berkeley. University of California, Los Angeles. University of California, San Diego. University of California, Santa Barbara. University of Colorado, Boulder. University of Texas at El Paso. Young Socialist Alliance (U.S.). Anti-war demonstrations Berkeley (Calif.) Boulder (Colo.) Canneries Chicano literature Chicano movement El Paso (Tex.) Fullerton (Calif.) Grape Strike, Calif., 1965-1970 Los Angeles (Calif.) Mexican Americans -- Education Mexican Americans -- Study and teaching Sacramento (Calif.) San Diego (Calif.) San Jose (Calif.) Santa Barbara (Calif.) Teaching Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) Series I: Mario Garcia Personal Papers Box-folder 1:1 Personal papers and notes, 1971 December–1972 March and undated Box-folder 1:2 Correspondence, 1969 May–1973 April and undated Includes: Personal and professional correspondence regarding employment, publication, and inquiries regarding Chicano history. Letter from Santiago Rios, Federal inmate requesting Chicano reading material from Garcia, July 11, 1971 Box-folder 1:3 Manuscripts and publications, 1971 December and undated Box-folder 1:4 Book reviews and newspaper articles, 1971 August and undated Series II: SDSU Educational Papers Box-folder 1:5 Teaching documents, 1969–1973 and undated Includes: Garcia’s course syllabi, materials, and teaching-related notes Guide to the Mario T. Garcia MS 205 4 Chicano Collection MS 205 Series II:SDSU Educational Papers Box-folder 1:6 Graded student papers, 1973 May–1974 May Box-folder 1:7 Graded student papers, 1974 November-December and undated Box-folder 1:8 Professional memos and correspondence, 1971 March–1973 April Box-folder 1:9 Professional memos and correspondence, 1973 May–1974 July, undated Box-folder 1:10 Faculty meeting agendas and minutes, 1972 January–1973 March and undated Box-folder 2:1 Fight for Chicano Studies Program, 1967–1974 and undated Includes: Several versions of a “Proposal for a Chicano Studies Program” or for a Center for Chicano Studies, as well as related ephemera Box-folder 2:2 Open admissions controversy, 1972 March–April and undated Scope and Content Position papers regarding the fight for establishing open admissions at SDSU, as well as ephemera related to Open Admissions marches and demonstrations. Box-folder 2:3 MECHA-administration controversy, 1972 February–1974 May and undated Scope and Content Correspondence, position papers and ephemera related to the MECHA demands made to the SDSU Administration that threatened the resignation of Chicana/o faculty if they weren’t met. Box-folder 2:4 Ryan Act papers, 1972 April-May and undated Scope and Content Correspondence, meeting minutes and position papers regarding the Ryan Act which mandates that would-be schoolteachers must first earn a bachelor's degree before taking courses towards earning a teaching credential. Box-folder 2:5 Mexican American Studies Department papers, 1971-1974 and undated Includes: Curriculum proposals, syllabi,