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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Elizabeth "Betita" Sutherland Martínez papers
Identifier/Call Number: M1854
Physical Description:
90 Linear Feet
(220 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1940-2009
Language of Material:
English
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Elizabeth "Betita" Martínez (1925-2021) was a Chicana feminist, community organizer, activist, author, and educator. She wrote
numerous books and articles on different topics relating to social movements in the Americas, notably
500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures and the companion
500 Years of Chicana Women's History.
She was the only child of Manuel Guillermo and Ruth Philips Martinez, was raised in Washington, D.C., and became the first
Latina to graduate from Swarthmore College in 1946. She was deeply involved with SNCC in the 1960s, and later started the
Spanish-English bilingual newspaper
El Grito del Norte with lawyer Beverly Axelrod. She went on to co-found the Chicano Communications Center and the Institute for Multiracial
Justice, and served on a number of advisory boards for civil rights and anti-racist education organizations.
Correspondence, articles, journals, memos, minutes, fliers, notes, pamphlets and other material. Topics include Chicano history,
culture, education, Chicano Indian relations, journalism, and movements for social justice. Please note that this collection
has not been physically processed, and this document is a preliminary folder listing only.
Collection is partially processed but open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format,
and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Purchased, 2011. Accessions 2011-177; 2012-029; 2013-152.
[identification of item], Elizabeth "Betita" Sutherland Martinez papers (M1854). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Initial work involved transcription of folder titles, with no physical rearranging. Most folders contain more than one subject,
but were grouped into general series when possible.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women political activists -- United States -- History
Feminism -- United States
Mexican American women -- History