MSS-73
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Overview of the Collection | |
| Creator: | Ruiz, Armando, 1957-. |
| Title: | Armando Ruiz Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1987-1989 |
| Quantity: | 1 Box (0.25 Linear Feet) |
| Abstract: | The Armando Ruiz Papers are comprised of correspondence, notes, newsclippings, and other miscellaneous items relating to Proposition 106 and the Arizona English Coalition from 1987-1989. |
| Identification: | MSS-73 |
| Language: | Material in English. |
| Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Chicano Research Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
Armando Ruiz represented District 23 in the Arizona House of Representatives. He was born in Lordsburg, New Mexico in 1957 and raised in Arizona. He is a graduate of the Brophy Preparatory High School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Loyola Marymount University.
Ruiz was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 1981, the youngest Mexican-American legislator ever elected in the state of Arizona. He served on the following House committees: Judiciary, Rules, Transportation, and Ways and Means.
Ruiz' primary occupation is in real estate development, but he is also involved in a number of community endeavors, including the Wesley Community Center, the Memorial Family Health Center, St. Mary's Food Bank and the Brophy College Prep Board of Regents. His interests in political issues include equitable funding for education of at-risk students and lessening Arizona's dependency on sales tax. Although he is dedicated to several goals, his principle devotion is "to educate the young so they will have opportunities to better themselves, yet not forget the teachings of the elderly and the traditions of their culture". When the English Only Movement devised Proposition 106 to make English the only official language of Arizona, Representative Ruiz spearheaded the political campaign to defeat the initiative and established himself as a voice for equality and justice for ethnic and racial minorities in Arizona.
The Armando Ruiz Papers are comprised of correspondence, notes, newsclippings, and other miscellaneous items relating to Proposition 106 and the Arizona English Coalition from 1987-1989. The bulk of the collection concerns the work of the Arizona English coalition and the efforts of Representative Ruiz to stop the English Only movement in Arizona and to defeat the passage of Proposition 106, known as the English Only Law.
The correspondence in this collection is composed of letters to Ruiz from prominent Democrats, local organizations and individuals in support of the Arizona English Coalition's attempts to defeat Proposition 106. The Arizona English coalition file includes correspondence, press releases, a statement of purpose, meeting agendas and minutes produced by the organization. The file also contains copies of a proposed Arizona constitutional amendment, house resolution and legislation as well as lists of speakers, panelists and participants at an Arizona English National Symposium.
The organizations file consists of correspondence, agendas, minutes, newsletters and position statements from a number of local groups such as Arizonans Against Constitutional Tampering and the No on 106 Committee, and national groups including English Plus and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The miscellaneous newspaper articles include clippings regarding Proposition 106 from newspapers in Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Tucson and Globe. The miscellaneous notes file contains notes on a number of organizational meetings and lists of volunteers and supporters.
The miscellaneous documents include a case file on an English Only initiative in Florida, a resolution of the San Carlos Apache Tribe against Proposition 106 and a number of other documents in favor of and opposed to the Arizona initiative. The file also contains Ruiz' resolution proposed in the Arizona House of Representatives entitled "Official Policy of English Literacy".
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
[Identification of item], Armando Ruiz Papers, MSS-73, Arizona State University Library.
The Armando Ruiz Papers were given to the Chicano Research Collection by Representative Ruiz in 1989 (ACC# 89-129).
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence, 1987-1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Arizona English Coalition, 1987-1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Organizations, 1987-1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Newspaper Clippings, 1987-1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Miscellaneous Notes, 1988, Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Miscellaneous Documents, 1987-1988 | |||||||||