Finding Aid for the David Sanchez Papers 1971-2012
Processed by Angel Diaz.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: David Sanchez Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1971-2012
Collection number: 3
Creator: Sanchez, David
Extent:
.25 linear feet
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
Abstract: David John Sanchez was born and raised in East Los Angeles. As a founding member of the Brown Berets, Sanchez was heavily
involved with the Chicano civil and political movements of the late 1960s and 1970s. The collection consists of David Sanchez's
resume, 2012 flyer for his run for the 40th District of Congress, a 1972 issue of La Causa, and a photographic print of the
Brown Berets' "La Marcha de la Reconquista." The collection also includes two books by Sanchez, "Expedition Through Aztlan"
and "Social Communication for Everyone." Both are located in CSRC library stacks. Researchers who would like to indicate errors
of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the research center at www.chicano.ucla.edu
This collection has been delisted from the OAC.
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 English
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], David Sanchez Papers, 3, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to the Chicano Studies Research Center by David Sanchez in 2014.
Processing History
Processed by Angel Diaz, 2014 February
Processed by Angel Diaz, February 2014.
Biography
David John Sanchez was born and raised in East Los Angeles. He majored in History at Saint Stephens College (Los Angeles),
graduating in 1974. He received a Ph.D. in Communications from the Union Institute and University (Cincinnati, OH) in 1978.
Sanchez all earned a California Community College Instructors Credential in 1989.
Sanchez worked as a substance abuse counselor for Los Angeles County Health Services, becoming a senior representative in
the early 1990s. He was also an advisor for the Los Angeles Job Corps Center in 1999. He was an instructor at several colleges
within the Los Angeles Community College District, teaching Mexican American Studies and Speech. Sanchez unsuccessfully ran
for a Los Angeles City Council seat for District 14 in 2005 and a seat in the 40th Congressional District of the House of
Representatives in 2012.
Sanchez was involved with the Chicano civil and political movements of the late 1960s and 1970s. He attended the 1966 Annual
Chicano Student Conference in Los Angeles County, in which a team of high school students discussed different issues affecting
Mexican Americans in their barrios and schools. The high school students formed the Young Citizens for Community Action the
same year, and worked together to support Dr. Julian Nava's campaign as a Los Angeles school board member candidate in 1967.
Sanchez and Moctesuma Esparza had trained with Father John B. Luce's Social Action Training center at the Church of the Epiphany
(Episcopal) in Lincoln Heights and with the Community Service Organization. The organization's name was then changed to Young
Chicanos For Community Action (YCCA). In 1967, the YCCA founded the Piranya Coffee House. The group decided to wear brown
berets as a symbol of unity and resistance against discrimination. As a result, the organization gained the name "Brown Berets".
Sanchez was a founding member. Their agenda was to fight police harassment, inadequate public schools, inadequate health care,
inadequate job opportunities, minority education issues, the lack of political representation, and the Vietnam War. It set
up branches in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, New York, Florida, Chicago, St. Louis and other metropolitan areas with large
"RAZA" populations.
Chronology
| 1966 |
Annual Chicano Student Conference, Los Angeles |
| 1966 |
Young Citizens for Community Action formed, Los Angeles |
| 1968 |
Brown Berets became a national organization with chapters in California, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Milwaukee,
Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, and Indiana.
|
| 1971 May 05 |
The Brown Berets marched one thousand miles from Calexico to Sacramento in "La Marcha de la Reconquista" to protest statewide
against racial and institutionalized discrimination, police brutality, and the high number of Chicano casualties in Vietnam.
|
| 1974 |
Sanchez earns B.A. in History from Saint Stephens College. |
| 1978 |
Sanchez earns Ph.D. in Communications from Union Institute and University. |
| 1978 |
Sanchez's "Expedition Through Aztlan" is published. |
| 1989 |
Sanchez's "Social Communication for Everyone" is published. |
| 2005 |
Sanchez runs for Los Angeles City Council Member seat for the District 14 |
| 2012 |
Sanchez runs for U.S. Congress for the 40th Congressional District. |
Scope and Content
The collection consists of David Sanchez's resume, 2012 flyer for his run for the 40th District of Congress, a 1972 issue
of La Causa, and a photographic print of the Brown Berets' "La Marcha de la Reconquista." The collection also includes two
books by Sanchez, "Expedition Through Aztlan" and "Social Communication for Everyone." Both are located in CSRC library stacks.
Related Material
La Raza Newspaper & Magazine Records, 1000, Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles.
Ernesto Chavez Collection of Chicano Movement FBI Records, 146, 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
Sanchez, David.
Brown Berets.
Chicano youth.
East Los Angeles (Calif.)--Politics and government.
Hispanic Americans--Politics and government--Congresses.
Mexican Americans--California--East Los Angeles--Politics and government.
Mexican Americans--California--East Los Angeles--Social conditions.
Expedition Through Aztlan
1978
Physical Description: book
Scope and Content Note
REMOVED FROM THIS COLLECTION. Moved to library collection.
Social Communication for Everyone
1989
Physical Description: book
Scope and Content Note
REMOVED FROM THIS COLLECTION. Moved to library collection.
Box 1, Folder 1
Elections buttons
circa 1965-1985
Physical Description: buttons
Scope and Content Note
Includes buttons for Kennedy, Brown, Dan Castro, David Sanchez, United Farm Workers, and other Chicano efforts.
Box 1, Folder 2
La Causa
1972
Physical Description: printed material
Scope and Content Note
Newsletter for the Brown Beret National Organization, including the "Brown Beret National Policies 1972." Sanchez is a founding
member of the group.
Box 1, Folder 3
Marcha de la Reconquista
1971 May 05
Physical Description: photographs
Scope and Content Note
Group photo of Chicano Moratorium Committee at Marcha de la Reconquista
Box 1, Folder 4
El Mexicanista
1973 May 22
Physical Description: newspaper
Box 2, Folder 1
Identification and credentials
1975-2003
Physical Description: printed material and photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Photocopies of doctorate degree from the Union Graduate School, California Community Colleges instructor credential, letter
of reference from Alhambra Psychiatric Hospital, County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services examination results for
Senior Community Liaison Representative, Long Beach Recreation Commissioner card, and headshot.
Box 2, Folder 2
Syllabus and published materials
circa 1990s
Physical Description: printed material
Scope and Content Note
Syllabus for Mexican American History, Society, and Civilization course, "12 Steps to Help Prevent Violence" for Stop the
Violence campaign, "Chicano Power Explained."
Box 2, Folder 3
Brown Berets and events
1968-1995
Physical Description: printed material
Scope and Content Note
Photocopy of Federal Bureau of Investigation's report on the Brown Berets, March for Barrio Peace flyer, Stop the Violence
flyer, Chicano Round Table meeting agenda.
Box 2, Folder 4
Election materials
1992-2012
Physical Description: printed material
Scope and Content Note
Resume for David Sanchez, flyer for election of David Sanchez to House of Representatives for the 40th Congressional District,
flyer for election of David Sanchez to Los Angeles City Council, ballot sheet, and press release.
Box 2, Folder 5
The Brown Berets Return to Catalina Island
1995
Physical Description: VHS tape
Scope and Content Note
From Long Beach Pictures. The only available documentary on the 1972 invasion of Catalina Island. Filmed in 1995 by UCLA Chicano
film student Sonny Espinosa, the documentary captures the essence of the 25 young men and one woman who battled against all
odds to make a powerful message for La Raza by taking over an area in Catalina Island for nearly a month before being forced
out by armed Sheriff's deputies. The island, along with the other nine-channel islands off the coast of California were never
included in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the aggression of the U.S. As a result, the Brown Berets invaded
the island to reclaim the island for the Mexicans. Included in the documentary are comments by the new generation of Brown
Berets. Twenty-four minutes.
Box 2, Folder 6
Justice University, 3
circa 1990s-2000s
Physical Description: compact disc
Box 2, Folder 7
Justice University, 7
circa 1990s-2000s
Physical Description: compact disc
Box 2, Folder 8
History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Struggle
circa 1990s-2000s
Physical Description: DVD
Box 2, Folder 9
KDAY interview
circa 1990s-2000s
Physical Description: compact disc
