Guide to the Efrain Gutiérrez Papers, 1966-1998
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Sean Quimby.
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The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Efrain Gutiérrez Papers, 1966-1998
Collection number: M1103
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: speccoll@sulmail.stanford.edu
- URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/
- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- 2000
- Encoded by:
- Sean Quimby
© 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Gutiérrez, Efraín. Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1966-1998
Collection number: M1103
Creator:
Gutiérrez, Efraín
Extent:
3 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Scripts and production notes related to feature films and proposed projects. Miscellaneous correspondence. Production and
business documents: scripts, shooting notes, promotion, box office receipts, contracts, and legal correspondence. Original
posters for all three feature films. Photographs. Clippings include local and grassroots publications that are difficult to
find elsewhere. These provide a rare opportunity to study grassroots feature film production and distribution.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Provenance
Purchased, 1999.
Preferred Citation:
Efrain Gutiérrez Papers. M1103. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biography
Efrain Gutierrez is a Chicano filmmaker whose film Don't Bury Me Alive! is the first Chicano-produced feature film. It addressed
a number of issues relevant to the Chicano civil rights movement. The film broke the Mexican film industry's monopoly on the
Spanish-language theater circuit in the United States. Guiterrez later directed and starred in two other feature films: Amor
Chicano es Para Siempre, 1977, and Run, Tecato, Run , 1979.
Scope and Content
Collections contains scripts and production notes related to feature films and proposed projects, miscellaneous correspondence,
production and business documents such as scripts, shooting notes promotion, box office receipts, contracts, and legal correspondence.
Also contains original posters for all three feature films, photographs, clippings from local and grassroots publications.
This collection provides a rare opportunity to study grassroots feature film production and distribution.
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Chicano Arts Theater.
Mexican American art.
Mexican Americans.
Motion pictures.
Photoprints.
Mexican-American authors.
Screenwriters.
Collection Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
Mud racing activities. Includes Photos.1983
Box 1, Folder 2
Efforts in support of Chiapas Indians1994
Box 1, Folder 3
Cinema Guild catalogue1995
Box 1, Folder 4
Synopsis for lowrider movie. Handwritten, 7 pgs.nd
Box 1, Folder 5
Story set in 1960 and 1920. Handwritten, 6 pgs.nd
Box 1, Folder 6
Script and support material for My Beloved Republica 1998
Box 1, Folder 7
Scripts, synopsis and support material for .Republica1998
Box 1, Folder 8
Scene breakdowns for Run Tecato, Run 1978
Box 1, Folder 9
Contracts for rental of Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!1976
Box 1, Folder 10
Contracts/loans for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!1976
Box 1, Folder 11
Newspaper artwork for three feature filmsnd
Box 1, Folder 12
Travel expenses for trip to California1979
Box 1, Folder 13
Contracts, music rights, post-production invoice, and business correspondence for Run, Tecato, Run1979
Box 1, Folder 14
Skits and correspondence for Chicano Arts Theater1973
Box 2, Folder 1
Misc. scenes and notes for Run, Tecato, Run1976
Box 2, Folder 2
Promotional materials for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!1976
Box 2, Folder 3
Documentary synopsis, Zapata Texaslate 1970s
Box 2, Folder 4
Spanish-language radio spot and contact information for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!1976
Box 2, Folder 5
Legal documents related to distribution contract for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive! with Azteca Films1976-1979
Box 2, Folder 6
Correspondence with Ernie Brasie, lawyer, re: Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!1976-1978
Box 2, Folder 7
Correspondence with universities and schools re: Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!1976-1978
Box 2, Folder 8
Theater bookings and some promotional materials for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!1976
Box 2, Folder 9
Theater bookings for Run, Tecato, Run1980
Box 2, Folder 10
Misc. story notesearly 1980s
Box 2, Folder 11
PSI film laboratory lawsuit against Gutierrez1981
Box 2, Folder 12
Bumper sticker for Amor Chicano Es Para Siempre1978
Box 2, Folder 13
Correspondence with filmmaker Fred Garcia1997
Box 2, Folder 14
Misc. correspondence and publicity1997
Box 2, Folder 15
Three color photocopies of photographs: Run, Tecato, Run, La Onda Chicana, and group shot with Gutierrezlate 1970s
Box 2, Folder 16
Two issues of Candilejas featuring Gutierrez1976 & 1997
Box 2, Folder 17
Appearance bond for Gutierrez from S.A.1978
Box 2, Folder 18
Documents related to father's death1997
Box 2, Folder 19
Misc. college documents and recordsnd
Box 2, Folder 20
Booklet for 30th high school reunion1996
Box 3, Folder 1
Documents related to placement of films in the UCLA Film and Television Archive1997
Box 3, Folder 3
Cash receipts for expenses6/1975-2/1976
Box 3, Folder 4
First play written by Gutierrezearly 1970s
Box 3, Folder 5
Puppet show for Chicano Arts Theaterearly 1970s
Box 3, Folder 6
Play written by Sabino Garzaearly 1970s
Box 3, Folder 7
C.A.F.E. business cardsnd
Box 3, Folder 8
Stills for Run, Tecato, Run1979
Box 3, Folder 9
Chicano Arts Theater1971-1976
Box 3, Folder 12
Low Rider - budget and synopsisnd
Box 3, Folder 13
Chon Noriega - correspondence1997
Box 3, Folder 16
The Way Back, autobiography of Jesse Galvan, Jr.1992
Box 4, Folder 1
Real estate lien note for C.A.F.E.1997
Box 4, Folder 3
Legal correspondence for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!1977-1978
Box 4, Folder 4
Box office receipts for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!1976
Box 4, Folder 5
Exhibition agreements for Run, Tecato, Run1979
Box 5, Folder 1
Movie posters and newspaper articles
