Mexican Americans -- California -- Archival resources
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur L. Alarcón papers
Collection
Identifier: 7029
Abstract
Arthur L Alarcón was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to which he was appointed in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter. He assumed senior status in 1992 and served until his death in 2015. Earlier in his career, he had served as Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County, legal advisor/ Clemency and Extradition Secretary to Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (followed by his role as Executive Assistant), Superior Court...
Dates:
1940-2014
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Chicano and Latino film collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0583
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of approximately 34 films relating to the study of the culture, history, and politics of the Chicano community. A scanned inventory listing films in the collection is accessible via the USC Digital Library (see the link on this finding aid). Grover Brooks, Maria Herrera, and Carlos Najera created the inventory in 1974. A circulating copy of the collection's inventory is also available via the USC Libraries catalog: "Peliculas : an annotated list of Chicano films in...
Dates:
1965 - 1973
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Lowrider magazine collection
Collection
Identifier: 0589
Abstract
A collection of 56 issues of Lowrider magazine, along with three issues of Q-VO: A National Lowrider's Magazine -- all spanning from 1977 to 2003. The three issues of Q-VO--published by Q-VO Magazine/R. U. Martinez, National Lowrider Magazine, Inc.--consist of vol. 1, no. 4 (August 1979); vol. 1, no. 6 (October 1979); and vol. 2, no. 9 (January 1981). The 56 issues of ...
Dates:
1977 - 2003
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
L.A. Murillo papers
Collection
Identifier: 0501
Abstract
The L.A. Murillo papers document the life of Louis Andrew Murillo (1922- ), including his service in the Air Force during World War II, his tenure as a professor of Spanish literature and Cervantes scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and his service as a bilingual volunteer for the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department. Also included in this collection are the Spanish, English and bilingual pamphlets and flyers which document Spanish language usage...
Dates:
1932 - 2012
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Teen Angels magazine collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0588
Abstract
A collection of 43 issues of Teen Angels magazine, spanning approximately 1981 to 2006. Teen Angels was founded in 1979 by San Jose-based artist David Holland. Teen Angels was a popular magazine that celebrated and featured art and writing relating to Chicano culture, cholo street culture, lowriders, pachuco culture, prison art, Southern California gangs, varrios, tattoos, and other themes....
Dates:
1981 - 2006
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections