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1Author:  Barrio Anita Neighborhood AssociationAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Barrio Anita oral histories 1997-2008 , ead 
 Date(s):  1997-2008 
 Abstract:  Barrio Anita is a neighborhood in west Tucson known for its pueblo-style architecture and unique Hispanic cultural heritage. This collections consists of oral interviews and videos about the history of and life in Barrio Anita from individuals who grew up in the neighborhood. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Hispanic American neighborhoods -- Arizona -- Tucson | Historic districts -- Arizona -- Tucson | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Ethnic identity | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Social life and customs | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Interviews | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Social conditions 
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2Author:  Add to Favorites
 Title:  Mexican American Studies collection, 1968--ongoing ead 
 Date(s):  1968--ongoing 
 Abstract:  This collection includes materials created by the Mexican American Studies department at the University of Arizona. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Universities and colleges -- Arizona | Mexican Americans -- Arizona | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Ethnic identity 
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3Author:  Preciado Martin, PatriciaAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Patricia Preciado Martin papers 1959-2015 ead 
 Date(s):  1959-2015 
 Abstract:  Papers of Arizona author Patricia Preciado Martin. Contains research files including awards, book review clippings and other press, correspondence, genealogical material, photographs, oral histories on audio cassette, and media appearances by Preciado Martin on VHS, DVD, and CD. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Oral history -- Arizona | Mexican literature -- Mexican-American Border Region. | Mines and mineral resources | Ranches -- Arizona | Ranch life -- Arizona -- History | Mexican Americans -- Arizona | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Social life and customs. | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Folklore. 
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4Author:  Robles, Robert BenitezAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Robert Benitez Robles papers, 1907-1988 (bulk 1956-1982) ead 
 Date(s):  1907-1988 
 Abstract:  This collection is primarily comprised of Robert Robles' letters, manuscripts, personal documents, photos, and documentation of his service to the Mexican American community. Documents and correspondence also relate to Robles' work for the Republican party in Arizona. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Education, Bilingual -- Arizona | Mexican Americans -- Arizona 
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5Author:  Alianza Hispano-AmericanaAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Alianza Hispano-Americana records, 1894-1965 1920-1950 ead 
 Date(s):  1894-1965 
 Abstract:  Papers relating to the Alianza Hispano-Americana, which offered low-cost life insurance, social activities, and other services to primarily Mexican/Mexican-Americans living in the United States and Mexico. Founded in Tucson in 1894, Alianza was one of the first organizations to offer life insurance and burial policies to Mexican-American citizens. This collections includes photographs, financial files, correspondence between lodge secretaries, convention files, published materials, scrapbooks, and ledges pertaining to the daily operations of Alizana. Many of the ledgers include membership enrollment information, including members, their addresses, and lodge information. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Sociedades mutualistas | Mexican Americans -- Arizona 
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6Author:  Sociedad Mutualista de Obreros MexicanosAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Sociedad Mutualista de Obreros Mexicanos records, 1900-2012 1920-1949 ead 
 Date(s):  1900-2012 
 Abstract:  The Sociedad Mutualista de Obreros Mexicanos records contain membership ledgers, record books, accounting books, expense reports, meeting attendance ledgers, society rule books and guidelines, correspondence, Spanish publications, audiovisual materials, and club flags. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Sociedades mutualistas | Mexican Americans | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson 
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7Author:  Rubio-Goldsmith, RaquelAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Raquel Rubio-Goldsmith oral histories, 1988-2010 ead 
 Date(s):  1988-2010 
 Abstract:  This collection includes student created oral history projects for MAS 485-585 taught by Raquel Rubio-Goldsmith at the University of Arizona and document the Mexican-American Chicana experience. Oral histories were conducted with family members and community leaders/members by students enrolled in Rubio-Goldsmith's courses. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Oral history -- Arizona | Chicanos | Chicanas | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson | Mexican American women 
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8Author:  Arizona Architectural ArchivesAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Arizona Architectural Archives records, 1981-2012 ead 
 Date(s):  1981-2012 
 Abstract:  The Arizona Architectural Archives records contains organizational and collection records documenting the administration and maintenance of archives created by the College of Architecture Library at the University of Arizona in 1976. The collection is divided into three series, two of which are further arranged in subseries. This collection is part of the Arizona Architectural Archives collection transferred to Special Collections in 2011. The Arizona Architectural Archives collection contains professional papers, project, and office records related to significant architects, architectural practices, and builders active in Arizona in the 20th century. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Architecture | Architects -- Arizona -- Tucson | Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Arizona -- Tucson | Historic buildings -- Arizona -- Tucson | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson 
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9Author:  Otero, Lydia R.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Dr. Lydia R. Otero papers, 1835-2022 1960-2022 ead 
 Date(s):  1835-2022 
 Abstract:  This collection includes Dr. Lydia R. Otero's personal and family papers, professional work as a writer and professor, materials on Alianza, research files related to topics of interest and work on publications, as well as interview recordings and transcripts. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  American literature -- Mexican American authors | Urban renewal -- Arizona -- Tucson | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Ethnic identity 
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10Author:  Oyama, HenryAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Henry “Hank” Oyama Papers 1943-2003 bulk 1973-1980; 1991-2002 ead 
 Date(s):  1943-2003 
 Abstract:  This collection contains the papers of Henry “Hank” Oyama that relates to his pioneering work in bilingual education in the Tucson area. Of particular interest are documents that discuss his work in bilingual education at Pima Community College. Included in the collection are newspaper clippings, correspondence, bilingual education research, and conference papers. There are also several publications related to Pima Community College and bilingual institutions in the greater Tucson area. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Oyama, Henry,1926- | Education, Bilingual | Education, Bilingual – Arizona | Bilingualism | English-only movement | Mexican Americans – Arizona – Tucson | Education – Arizona – Tucson 
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11Author:  University of Arizona Folklore CommitteeAdd to Favorites
 Title:  University of Arizona Folklore Committee records, 1943-1979 ead 
 Date(s):  1943-1979 
 Abstract:  Transcripts of oral interviews, term papers, letters, clippings and reports collected by the interdepartmental University of Arizona Folklore Committee, 1943-1979. Included are administrative records of the Committee, and annual reports. The bulk of the material is from Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties. This collection is part of the Southwest Folklore Center collection. The Southwest Folklore Center was founded in 1979 after the dissolution of the University of Arizona Folklore Committee and collected information about folk communities, arts, music, and other humanities-related materials. This collection was previously SWF 002. The materials were transferred to Special Collections in 2017. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Folklore -- Arizona | Folklore -- Mexico | Folklore -- Southwest, New | Folk songs, Spanish -- Arizona | Folk songs, Spanish -- Mexico | Corridos | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Music | Mormons -- Arizona -- Music | Folk music -- Arizona -- Tucson 
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12Author:  Officer, James E.Add to Favorites
 Title:  Power in the Old Pueblo: a Study of Decision Making in a Southwestern Community 1961 ead 
 Date(s):  1961 
 Abstract:  Typescript (photocopy) of results of a study conducted under the direction of the Area Research Center, Michigan State University. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Community power -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Case studies. | Community leadership -- Case studies. | Decision making -- Case studies. | Elite (Social sciences) -- United States -- Case studies. | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson. | Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- Case studies. 
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13Author:  Bustamante familyAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Louis C. Bustamante Family photographs circa 1890-1961 (bulk 1920-1949) ead 
 Date(s):  circa 1890-1961 
 Abstract:  Photographs of the Bustamante family and friends' activities in Tucson, mainly from the 1920s to the 1940s, including both studio portraits andcasual scenes of everyday life. Louis worked for a local photography studio and the collection is a mix of images that may be professional such as parade floats, workers and wagons, along with images that may be personal including children and young people, and picnics and family parties. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Photographs. | Mexican Americans -- Families -- Photographs. | Parade floats--Arizona--Tucson--Photographs. | Actors and actresses -- Photographs. | Wagons -- Photographs. | Photographers -- Arizona -- Tucson. 
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14Author:  Barker, George C. (George Carpenter), 1912-1958Add to Favorites
 Title:  Papers of George C. Barker, 1903-1958 (bulk 1943-1957) ead 
 Date(s):  1903-1958 
 Abstract:  Correspondence, research materials, published and unpublished manuscripts and articles, slides, photographs, and one audio tape, primarily from 1943 to 1957, of anthropologist George C. Barker. The collection documents Barker's anthropological research into folk drama and ritual, the social functions of language, the Pachuco language of Hispanic youths, and Yaqui Indian culture and customs. A 1964 gift to the Southwest Folklore Archives from George C. Barker, Sr. Deaccessioned from the collection in 1993 were approximately 0.2 feet of duplicates and items of a personal nature. In 1996 two 11 x 14 black-and-white photographs by Alfred A. Cohn were transferred to the L. Marguerite Collier Collection, Southwest Folklore Center Manuscripts Collection MS 611. This collection is part of the Southwest Folklore Center collection. The Southwest Folklore Center was founded in 1979 after the dissolution of the University of Arizona Folklore Committee and collected information about folk communities, arts, music, and other humanities-related materials. This collection was previously SWF 004. The materials were transferred to Special Collections in 2017. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Folk drama, Spanish American | Christmas plays | Prodigal son (Parable) -- Drama | Spanish language -- Dialects -- Arizona -- Tucson | Spanish language -- Social aspects -- Arizona -- Tucson | Spanish language -- Slang | Bilingualism -- Arizona -- Tucson | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Languages | Gangs -- Arizona -- Tucson | Yaqui Indians -- Mexico -- Hermosillo -- Rites and Ceremonies -- Photographs 
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15Author:  Southwest Folklore CenterAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Records of the Tucson Meet Yourself Festival 1974-1996 ead 
 Date(s):  1974-1996 
 Abstract:  Correspondence, financial records, publicity, photographs, slides, audio tape reels and tape reel transcripts documenting the Tucson Meet Yourself festival from 1974 to 1996. The collected was acquired by the Southwest Folklore Center as sponsor and organizer of the event. This collection was previously titled SWF 012. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Folk festivals -- Arizona -- Tucson. | Folk music -- Arizona -- Tucson. | Corridos. | Folk songs, English. | Folk songs, Spanish -- Arizona. | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Music. | Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Music. 
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16Author:  Southwest Folklore CenterAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Southwest Folklore Center Video Recordings Collection, 1977-ongoing ead 
 Date(s):  1977-ongoing 
 Abstract:  Videorecordings produced and recorded locally by various collectors, depicting Native American poetry readings, dance, music and storytelling performances, chiefly in Tucson and southern Arizona; Mexican-American music; Ukrainian folk art; oral histories of Tucson residents; and interviews with cowboy poets, singers, and storytellers. 75 videocassettes. This collection was previously titled SWF 010. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Yaqui Indians -- Arizona -- Folklore. | Yaqui poetry -- Arizona. | Tohono O'Odham Indians -- Music. | American literature -- Indian authors. | Mexican Americans -- Music. | Cowboys -- Arizona. | Cowboys' writings, American. | Indians of North America. | Tucson (Ariz.) -- Social life and customs. | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Social life and customs. | Easter eggs -- Ukraine. 
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17Author:  Collier, L. MargueriteAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Papers of L. Marguerite Collier, 1884-1977 (bulk 1935-1959) ead 
 Date(s):  1884-1977 
 Abstract:  Includes song and music books, sheet music, and books, programs, articles, and brochures on folk dances and music, primarily of Mexico; a folk drama; correspondence; outlines and notes for folk dance and posadas productions; choreography for specific dances; and photographs. These materials, dating chiefly from 1935 through 1959, reflect Collier's interest in Mexican folklore, especially folk dance and the tradition of las posadas, and document her work in reviving las posadasand establishing Mexican cultural awareness at Carrillo School. This collection was a 1977 gift to the Southwest Folklore Archives from Mrs. Betty Sagerstrom. This collection is part of the Southwest Folklore Center collection. The Southwest Folklore Center was founded in 1979 after the dissolution of the University of Arizona Folklore Committee and collected information about folk communities, arts, music, and other humanities-related materials. This collection was previously SWF 005. The materials were transferred to Special Collections in 2017. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Women teachers -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives | Women folklorists -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives | Teachers -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives | Folklorists -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Archives | Folklore -- Southwest, New | Folklore -- Mexico | Posadas (Social custom) | Christmas -- Mexico | Christmas -- Southwest, New | Christmas plays, Spanish -- Arizona -- Tucson | Christmas plays, Spanish -- Mexico | Mexican Americans -- Arizona -- Tucson -- Folklore | Folk songs, Spanish -- Mexico | Folk songs, English -- United States | Folk dancing -- Mexico | Folk dancing -- United States | Folk dance music -- Mexico 
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18Author:  Teatro LibertadAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Teatro Libertad collection, 1975-2014 ead 
 Date(s):  1975-2014 
 Abstract:  Teatro Libertad was a Chicano street theater group that was founded in 1975 in Tucson, Arizona. Over the course of 10 years, it produced a number of plays and skits, performing them in a variety of places, from cotton fields to local neighborhood centers to international theater festivals. The group worked collectively to write their own material. Their focus was on issues affecting the Mexican American community and the working class. The material included in this collection is comprised primarily of original scripts, photographs, publicity, news articles and organizational documents. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Mexican American Theater -- Arizona | American literature -- Mexican American authors | Workers theater -- Arizona -- History | Theater -- Political aspects 
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19Author:  Arizona Ecumenical Council -- Truth Squad CommitteeAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Arizona Ecumenical Council, Truth Squad Committee records, 1969-1972 ead 
 Date(s):  1969-1972 
 Abstract:  This collection consists of photocopies of reports, correspondence, memos, clippings and pamphlets relating to the work of the Truth Squad Committee. Included is the data collected and reports compiled from that data, supporting materials used and dissenting opinions of conclusions in the report, all dealing with farm labor in California and Arizona. Some of the supporting materials deal with Arizona Legislature HB 2134, a bill allowing for the creation of an employment relations board adjudicating agricultural labor disputes. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Migrant agricultural laborers -- Arizona | Mexican American agricultural laborers -- Arizona | Agricultural laborers -- Arizona | Labor disputes -- Arizona 
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20Author:  Ronstadt familyAdd to Favorites
 Title:  Ronstadt family collection, 1802-1993 (bulk 1880-1960) ead 
 Date(s):  1802-1993 
 Abstract:  The Ronstadt family collection contains family papers and material relating to the F. Ronstadt Co. hardware store. 
 Repository:  University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections 
 Subjects:  Mexican Americans -- Social life and customs -- Arizona -- Tucson 
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