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Finding Aid for the Ralph Arriola Papers 1963-2010
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Biographical Note
  • Scope and Content
  • Related Material
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Ralph Arriola Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1963-2010
    Collection number: 145
    Creator: Arriola, Ralph
    Extent: 2 linear feet
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
    Abstract: This collection consists of Ralph Arriola's collection of photographs, clippings, ephemera, and books. The predominant subject of the material is the Chicano Moratorium that occurred on August 29, 1970. Other subjects include Ruben Salazer, Robert F. Kennedy, Cesar E. Chavez, United Farm Workers, United Auto and Workers. The collection also includes some rare small press Chicano and Latino themed newspapers mainly published between the late 1960s through the mid 1970s, including La Raza, El Malcriado, and El Travieso.
    Physical location: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library for paging information.
    Language of Material: Collection materials in Collection materials in English, Spanish

    Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library for paging information.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to the Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Ralph Arriola Papers, 145, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Acquisition Information

    Collection was donated to the Chicano Studies Research Center by Ralph Arriola in 2013. Deed on file at the CSRC Archives office.

    Processing History

    Processed by Angel Diaz, November 2013
    Processed by Angel Diaz, November 2013.

    Biographical Note

    Ralph Arriola was born in Camarillo, California. After completing his high school education, he then went on and completed two years at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, majoring in Tool Design and Die Making. He also studied education at Los Angeles Valley College. Throughout Arriola's life and career, he has been involved with the United Auto Workers International Union, the California State Legislature, as well as local politics addressing Latino issues such as education, youth programs, and voter education.
    In 1968, Arriola became an International Representative for the United Auto Workers and represented the union in nine western states. In 1970, he became the Chief of Staff for State Assemblyman Jim Keysor. In 1979, Arriola became the Executive Director of the Latin American Civic Association, where he expanded its daily student population from 700 to 1,600 students during his fourteen year tenure, serving over 18,000 preschool children. He also developed fifty units of low income housing on Blyth Street in Panorama City. He served in this position until 1993.
    Arriola is the Former Director of Community and Government Relations (1996-2004) at Options for Youth, an independent study charter school program. Options for Youth has twenty charter schools and serves over 30,000 students.

    Scope and Content

    This collection consists of Ralph Arriola's collection of photographs, clippings, ephemera, and books. The predominant subject of the material is the Chicano Moratorium that occurred on August 29, 1970. The Chicano Moratorium, previously called the National Chicano Moratorium Committee, was a Los Angeles-founded organized movement of Chicano and Mexican-American activists who opposed the Vietnam War. The Chicano Moratorium activists were mainly students from Los Angeles colleges and high schools. They organized walkouts and protests from 1968 through 1970. The August 29, 1970 march was held in East Los Angeles and drew 30,000 participants.
    Other subjects include Ruben Salazer, Robert F. Kennedy, Cesar E. Chavez, United Farm Workers, United Auto and Workers. The collection also includes some rare small press Chicano and Latino themed newspapers mainly published between the late 1960s through the mid 1970s, including La Raza, El Malcriado, and El Travieso.

    Related Material

    CARA: Chicano Arts: Resistance and Affirmation Papers Volume II, 11, Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles.
    The Church of the Epiphany Chicano Civil Rights Archive, 103, Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles.
    Devra Weber Papers, 61, Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Arriola, Ralph
    Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993
    Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
    Salazar, Ruben, 1928-1970
    Chicano movement
    Labor unions
    Mexican Americans--California--East Los Angeles--Politics and government.
    Mexican Americans--California--East Los Angeles--Social conditions.

    Genres and Forms

    Photography--20th century