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Antonio Ríos-Bustamante papers

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Identifier: 0512

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains the research files, bibliographic records, publications, exhibit proposals, and various committee and organization materials of Chicano Movement scholar and activist Dr. Antonio Ríos-Bustamante.

Materials in this collection cover Dr. Ríos-Bustamante’s activities and studies of the earliest phases of the Chicano Movement in the 1960s as well as reflect his role in the development of Chicano/Latino public history programs, historical exhibits, research, and public policy advocacy.



Ríos-Bustamante’s museum exhibit records include: “The Latino Olympians Program”, “Immigration Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”, and “The Social and Cultural History of the Los Angeles Mexican Community, 1781-present”.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960s-1990s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Antonio Ríos-Bustamante is a leading scholar and activist in the Chicano movement through his ongoing involvement with many Chicano organizations such as La Raza Unida Party, the Chicano Moratorium, CASA, the Chicano Immigration Movement, and the Chicano Public History Movement. Dr. Ríos-Bustamante is a Professor of Chicano Studies at California State University Stanislaus, and author of many books on Chicano and Latino history. He has also taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara, the University of Arizona, and the University of Wyoming.

The documentaries produced and directed by Ríos-Bustamante include Images of Mexican Los Angeles 1781-present, Latino Hollywood 1911-1950s, and Latino Hollywood 1950s-present.

Extent

142.9 Linear Feet (127 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Spanish; Castilian

Abstract

This collection contains the research files, bibliographic records, publications, exhibit proposals, and various committee and organization materials of Chicano Movement scholar and activist Dr. Antonio Ríos-Bustamante.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Bolerium Books in San Francisco, California

Processing Information

Collection is partially processed.

Title
Finding aid for the Antonio Ríos-Bustamante papers
Status
Minimally Processed
Author
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 March
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

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