http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84f1wxg No online items Paul Espinosa Papers Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Copyright 2016 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla 92093-0175 [email protected] URL: http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/sca/index.html Paul Espinosa Papers MSS 0768 1 Descriptive Summary Languages: English Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla 92093-0175 Title: Paul Espinosa Papers Creator: Espinosa, Paul Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0768 Physical Description: 110.5 Linear feet(212 archives boxes, 7 shoeboxes, 23 cartons, and 6 oversize folders) Date (inclusive): 1970-2008 Abstract: Papers of Paul Espinosa, an award-winning filmmaker and producer specializing in documentary and dramatic films focused on the U.S.-Mexico border region. Scope and Content of Collection Papers of Paul Espinosa, an award-winning independent filmmaker and producer specializing in documentary and dramatic films focused on the U.S.-Mexico border region, and Professor Emeritus in the School of Transborder Studies at Arizona State University. The collection primarily consists of production files relating to Espinosa's decades-long filmmaking career, and office and subject files from his many years as a senior and executive producer at the public television station KPBS in San Diego, where he produced, directed, wrote and hosted numerous programs for PBS. The files contain research and subject materials, planning documents, production-related content, and other papers and media files documenting Espinosa's professional interests and documentary work. Arranged in seven series: 1) EARLY RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION; 2) KPBS OFFICE AND SUBJECT FILES; 3) PRODUCTION FILES; 4) CALIFAS (1982); 5) GROUPS, CONFERENCES & ORGANIZATIONS; 6) SOUND RECORDINGS; and 7) MOVING IMAGE RECORDINGS. Biography Paul Espinosa, an award-winning Filmmaker and Producer, is the President/CEO of Espinosa Productions, a film and video company specializing in documentary and dramatic films focused on the U.S.-Mexico border region. He has been involved with producing films for over 35 years and is Professor Emeritus in the School of Transborder Studies at Arizona State University. Espinosa received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in Anthropology where he specialized in the cultural analysis of television communication and his B.A. degree from Brown University, also in Anthropology. He has worked with the public television stations in San Diego and Dallas as a Senior Producer and Executive Producer. Specializing in Latino and U.S.-Mexico border topics, Espinosa has produced, directed, written and hosted numerous programs for PBS. Espinosa has shared his expertise, experience and social activism at many universities and community centers across the Americas. He has been honored with Paul Espinosa Film Festivals in Phoenix, Albuquerque, El Paso, and San Diego. The National Association of Hispanic Journalists inducted him into the NAHJ Hall of Fame and the California Chicano News Media Association honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He received the Outstanding Latino Cultural Award in Performing Arts from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education; the Domingo Ulloa Cultural Worker Award from California Rural Legal Assistance in recognition of his contributions to public understanding of the experiences of Mexican origin peoples in the United States; and he was honored with the Hispanic Heritage Month Resolution presented on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC. Espinosa is a Board Member of the Media Arts Center of San Diego and is an active member of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers. He previously served on the Boards of the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC) National Board, the Arizona Latino Arts & Culture Consortium, the Media Arts Center of San Diego (as President and Founding Board Member), the California Council for the Humanities, the Arizona Humanities Council and the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers National Board (as Treasurer). Espinosa biography from http://espinosaproductions.com. Acquisition Information Acquired 2014. Preferred Citation Paul Espinosa Papers, MSS 768. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. OFF-SITE STORAGE COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS. Paul Espinosa Papers MSS 0768 2 Restrictions Original audiovisual media formats in series 6) and 7) are restricted for preservation. Patrons may inquire in advance of their visit regarding listening and viewing accomodations. Publication Rights Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection. Subjects and Indexing Terms Documentary films -- Production and direction Mexican-American Border Region Espinosa, Paul -- Archives Espinosa Productions (Firm) KPBS (Television station : San Diego, Calif.) EARLY RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION Scope and Content of Series Series 1) EARLY RESEARCH AND DISSERTION: Notes, interview transcripts, and writings created while Espinosa was a graduate student in anthropology at Stanford University and the years directly following. Arranged in four subseries: A) Course Materials and Notes, B) Interviews and Notebooks, C) Lou Grant Show, and D) Writings. A) Course Materials and Notes: Calendars, correspondence, and notes on phone calls relating to Espinosa's Stanford University dissertation and magazine publications. Also includes lecture notes from Stanford University, primarily from classes on anthropology, Spanish, and communication, and some course materials for classes taught by Dr. Espinosa. B) Interviews and Notebooks: Interviews and Notebooks: Transcripts of Espinosa's interviews with screenwriter Ken Trevey and with LA Times journalists and editors, and notebooks containing personal notes, journal entries, and lecture and research notes. C) Lou Grant Show: Espinosa's notes on the cast, characters, and production of the Lou Grant television series, used as research for his 1982 dissertation, Text-Building in a Hollywood Television Series: An Ethnographic Study. D) Writings: Drafts, notes, and correspondence for Espinosa's dissertation and other writings while a student at Stanford University. Course Materials and Notes Box 1, Folder 1 AAAS Media internship program press release and photograph 1976 General note Includes a photographic portrait of Espinosa. Box 1, Folder 2 Calendars 1977-1979 Box 1, Folder 3-5 Correspondence 1977-1982 Box 1, Folder 6 Typewritten notes from phone calls and conversations 1977 Box 1, Folder 7-18 Anthropology graduate coursework 1974-1976 Box 2, Folder 1-6 Anthropology graduate coursework 1974-1976 Box 2, Folder 7 Chicano History 164A (Camarillo) 1975-1976 Box 2, Folder 8 Communication 190: International Communication (Rogers) 1975 Box 2, Folder 9 Communication and Social Change (E. Rogers) undated Box 2, Folder 10 Economics 120: Mexican Tradition (Gurley) 1975-1976 Box 2, Folder 11 Notebook - Anthropology 290A and Human Biology 2B 1974 Box 2, Folder 12 Notebook - Spanish 274 and History 304A undated Box 3, Folder 1 Spanish 274 (Franco) 1974 Box 3, Folder 2 Pre-Columbian American slide lecture - Mini-course taught by Espinosa 1978 Paul Espinosa Papers MSS 0768 3 EARLY RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION Course Materials and Notes Box 3, Folder 3 Ethnography of Television Communication - Course taught by Espinosa at UC San Diego 1980 Interviews and Notebooks Box 3, Folder 4 Interview transcript with screenwriter Ken Trevey 1978 Box 3, Folder 5-9 Interview transcripts with LA Times journalists and editors undated General note Subjects include Al Martinez, Bella Stumbo, Gene Blake, Jean Taylor, and Narda Zacchino. Box 3, Notebooks no. 1-6 1977-1978 Folder 10-12 Box 4, Folder 1-3 Notebooks no. 7-12 1977-1978 Box 4, Folder 4 TV Guide: The First 25 Years 1979 October Box 4, Folder 5 Miscellaneous notebooks undated Lou Grant Show (1977-1978) Box 4, Folder 6 Lou Grant episode notes Box 4, Folder 7 Air dates Box 4, Folder 8 Background Box 4, Folder 9 Casting and cast notes Box 4, Folder 10 Character development - Non-principals Box 4, Folder 11 Character development - Principals Box 4, Folder 12 Character inclusion Box 4, Folder 13 Characterization Box 4, Folder 14 Comments on other TV shows Box 4, Folder 15 Constraints of form Box 4, Folder 16 Conventions and norms Box 4, Folder 17 Creativity and collaboration Box 4, Folder 18 Description of show by unit Box 4, Folder 19 Directors Box 4, Folder 20 Discourse Box 4, Folder 21 Dubbing and screening Box 4, Folder 22 Ed Asner comments Box 4, Folder 23 Espinosa's reactions to shows Box 4, Folder 24 Espinosa's interactions with cast and crew Box 5, Folder 1 Ethnicity Box 4, Folder 2 External considerations - Locations Box 4, Folder 3 Field work daily summaries Box 4, Folder 4 Film editing - Dailies Box 4, Folder 5 "Hostages" story conference Box 4, Folder 6 Humor Box 5, Folder 7 Innovation and creativity Box 5, Folder 8 Interview notes Box 5, Folder 9 Irony Box 5, Folder 10 Lou Grant image in publicity Box 5, Folder 11 Mike Casey episode Box 5, Folder 12 MTM Enterprises/Management Box 5, Folder 13 Music score notes for "Renewal" Box 5, Folder 14 Narrative coherence and consistency Box 5, Folder 15 Networks and ratings Box 5, Folder 16 Newspaper realism Box 5, Notes Folder 17-18 Box 5, Folder 19 Other story, dialog changes, and general story development Paul Espinosa Papers MSS 0768 4 EARLY RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION Lou Grant Show (1977-1978) Box 5,