Guide to the César Flores Teatro Cometa Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: César Flores Teatro Cometa Collection
Creator:
Flores, Cesar
Identifier/Call Number: URB.TC-CF
Extent:
3.97 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1972-2000
Date (bulk): 1972-1983
Abstract: The grassroots Chicano theater group,
Teatro Cometa, was founded in 1979 and was active throughout
1980s in and around Fullerton, California. Embodying "Rasquachismo,"
Teatro Cometa endeavored to use their art as a teaching tool, to educate people
about significant issues within their community. Their work incorporated topics such as gang
violence and immigration, including issues facing undocumented workers. César Flores was a
founding member of the troupe. The collection contains Mr. Flores' posters, photographs, and
newspaper clippings.
Language of Material: English
Spanish;Castilian
Scope and Contents
The
César Flores Teatro Cometa Collection consists of César
Flores' keepsakes regarding Teatro Cometa, a grassroots Chicano theater group which was
active in and around Fullerton, California throughout the 1980s. The collection has been
arranged into three series:
Papers (1972-1992),
Posters (1974-2000), and
Non-Manuscript
Material
.
Series I,
Papers, consists of programs, performance notes,
newspaper clippings, and amateur poetry. Materials are arranged alphabetically.
Series II,
Posters, consists of posters advertising performances,
rallies and protests, and other content of interest to the troupe's primary audience and are
arranged alphabetically.
Series III,
Non-Manuscript Material, consist of photographs and
ephemera, inclding a prop flag and banner and is arranged alphabetically.
Arrangement of Materials:
Series I: Papers, 1972-1991
Series II: Posters, 1974-2000
Series III: Non-Manuscript Material
Related Material
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Cesar Flores. 08/23/2007.
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
April Feldman, 2014
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera
Documents
Photographs
Series I: Papers, 1974-1992
Box 1, Folder 2
Alurista's Book,
1980 June 25
Box 1, Folder 3
Beatriz Boathouse and the Chicano People by
Hanacita,
1972
Box 1, Folder 4
Centro Cultural Espiritu de Áztlan, César Flores Business Card
Box 1, Folder 5
La Raza,Vol. 2, No. 3,
1974
Box 1, Folder 6
Memorial Card, Eduardo Reyes,
March 1984
Box 1, Folder 7
Memorial Card, Tasín Xiuhyollotzin Flores,
April 1977
Box 1, Folder 8
Newspaper Clippings,
1989, 1992
Box 1, Folder 10
Puerto Rican Solidarity Committee
Box 1, Folder 11
Racism in the Legal System
Box 1, Folder 13
El Teatro de La Esperanza,
ca. 1974
Box 1, Folder 14
Teatro de La Gente,
ca. 1977
Box 1, Folder 16
Xhisme Arte,No. 1,
Fall 1976
Box 1, Folder 17
Xhisme Arte,No. 2,
Winter/Spring 1977
Box 1, Folder 18
El Teatro de la Tierra,
1974
Series II: Posters, 1974-2000
Series III: Non-Manuscript Material
Box 3, Folder 5
Unidentified Performance Stills
Box 4, Item 1
Teatros Nacionales de Áztlan (T.E.N.A.Z.) Banner
Box 4, Item 2
United Farm Workers Prop Flag
