Guide to the Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in California Collection CEMA 64

Callie Bowdish, July 2011

UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara 93106-9010

special@library.ucsb.edu

URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections

Title: Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in California collection

Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 64

Language of Material: English.

Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

Physical Description: 5 Linear Feet 10 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1982-1986

Date (bulk): 1982-1983

Abstract: This is an extensive video archive of 173 video cassettes and 10 audio cassettes with bound transcripts, originally acquired through purchase in U-matic format and later reformatted into VHS. It is also preserved in digital format and the videos are available online at https://archive.org/details/ucsantabarbara. The coverage includes a major 1982 conference held at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The collection contains presentations of musical theatrical works, cultural events such as el Dia de los Muertos and interviews with performers, artists and authors related to Chicano culture and society in California.

Physical Location: A portion of the collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research. A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation note

Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in California Collection, CEMA 64, Department of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Santa Barbara

Acquisition Information

Acquired from Isaac Artenstein.

Biographical/Historical note

The University of California, Santa Cruz planning grant for Califas was directed by Eduardo Carrillo. The grant period was from January 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982. The videos and 7 bound volumes were purchased from Isaac Artenstein and cover some material that is different than the Santa Cruz planning grant project but are part of Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in California. The audio tapes are of the Califas conference held April 16 - 17, 1982 at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Volume 7 contains an index that describes the video and audio tapes. There is also a bound volume pertaining to the grant and conference events.

Scope and Contents note

This collection contains video, audio files and transcripts from the Califas, Chicano Art and Culture in California conference and associated events in 1982 and 1983. There are also transcripts in bound volumes in Special Collections, and a report about the Califas grant with the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Related Archival Materials note

Alurista Papers (CEMA 21), Centro Cultural de la Raza Archives (CEMA 12), Shifra Goldman Papers (CEMA 119), José Montoya Papers (CEMA 20), and Royal Chicano Air Force Archives (CEMA 8). Also, the Tomás Ybarra-Frausto Research Material on Chicano Art, 1967-2008 at the Smithsonain Archives of American Art. Philip Brookman papers, 1980-1995 at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Mexican American art -- 20th century

Mexican Americans -- California

Chicano art

Mexican American theater -- California -- History

Mexican American poets

Mexican American musicians

Día de los muertos celebrations

Day of the Dead

U.S. - Mexico Border

Aztec dance

Chicano movement -- California

Mexican American artists -- California

Mural Art

Performance art

Videos 1982-1983

Califas videos on the Internet Archive