Finding Aid for the Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) Records, Part II CSRC.0032
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Chicano Studies Research Center Library
2009
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Box 951544
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Contributing Institution:
Chicano Studies Research Center Library
Title: Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) Records, Part II
Creator:
Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (Organization : U.S.)
Identifier/Call Number: CSRC.0032
Physical Description:
40 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1982-2006
Abstract: This collection of papers consists of newsletters, meeting agendas, and photos of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social
(MALCS), a national organization of Chicanas/ Latinas and Native American women and gender non-conforming academics, students,
and activists.
Physical Location: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library
and Archive for paging information.
Language of Material:
English
, Spanish; Castilian
.
Access
Open for research.
Acquisition Information
Papers donated by MALCS officer, Nancy Barcelo. Deed on file at the UCLA CSRC library archive office, 180 Haines Hall, UCLA.
Historical Note
Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (Women Active in Letters and Social Change - MALCS) began in 1982 as an outgrowth
of the Chicana Academic Issues Conference at the University of California, Davis. Seeking to support Chicanas/Latinas and
Native American women academics, students, and activists, MALCS publishes a newsletter as well as the journal Trabajos Monograficos.
In 1986 it held its first Summer Research Institute, which would become an annual event and the centerpiece of its service.
Throughout the years, MALCS has grown beyond its California roots to be a national organization. The Summer Institute has
convened in Texas, Illinois, Colorado, Minnesota, Washington, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Ohio, Wyoming, and Massaachusetts.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) Records Part II, 32, Chicano Studies Research
Center, University of California, Los Angeles.
Processing Information
Processed by CSRC staff in 2009. Finding aid edited by Doug Johnson in 2021. The editing was done during the COVID-19 pandemic
so there was no access to the physical collection.
Related Material
Please see also our small MALCS collection and our Norma Cantu MALCS collections.
Scope and Content
This collection of approximately 40 linear feet consists of MALCS various institutional papers with particular emphasis on
its important summer programs, newsletters and membership-related papers. This collection also includes video and audio tapes
of historic relevance.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Correspondence
- Series 2. Chicana/Latina Summer Research Institute
- Series 3. Administrative papers
- Series 4. Mailing lists
- Series 5. Newsletters and essays
- Series 6. Audiovisual and digital materials
Publication Rights
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user
must assume full responsibility for any use of materials, including but not limited to infringement of copyright and publication
rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mexican American women
Feminism
Social justice
Women's rights
Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence regarding archives and archive inventory
2001
Box 1, Folder 16
Orozco, Cynthia
1987-1988
Box 5, Folder 14
Incoming correspondence
1986
Box 8, Folder 14
DJ/entertainment company
2000-2001
Box 9, Folder 4
Association of Mexican-American Educators
1988
Box 9, Folder 5
United Farm Workers
1987-2002
Box 20, Folder 5
Women's Rights Movement
1997
Box 20, Folder 6
Incoming correspondence
1997
Box 20, Folder 7
Dr. Davalos correspondence
1996-1997
Box 23, Folder 18
Chicana/Latina Research Center
1994
Scope and Contents
Includes letters from B. Guth and L. Galindo.
Box 31, Folder 1
Outgoing correspondence
1983
Box 31, Folder 4
Acceptance letters
1984-1987
Box 31, Folder 17
Outgoing correspondence
1987
Series 2. Chicana/Latina Summer Research Institute
Box 1, Folder 7
Facilities
1988
Scope and Contents
Includes information on housing and dining.
Box 1, Folder 9
Iglesias, Norma
1988
Scope and Contents
Includes: correspondence; informaton on visas, honorarium, and travel.
Box 1, Folder 12
Proposals for UC MEXUS funding
circa 1984
Box 1, Folder 13
Child care information
1988
Box 1, Folder 17
List of registered participants
1988
Box 1, Folder 18
Miscellaneous
1988
Scope and Contents
Includes: proposals; agendas; correspondence; "The Newsletter" from the Center for Research on Women at Memphis State University.
Box 2, Folder 1
Business meeting minutes
1987-1989
Box 2, Folder 3
Order forms and reservation forms
1988
Box 2, Folder 6
Mailing lists
1988
Scope and Contents
Includes material from Adaljiza Sosa Riddell.
Box 2, Folder 9
Historian's correspondence on archives
1989-1990
Box 2, Folder 14
Correspondence on plenary sessions
1988
Box 2, Folder 17
Santa Clara University finances
1988-1989
Box 3, Folder 3
Santa Clara University
1989
Scope and Contents
Includes: receipts for meals, room, and board; childcare applications; mailing lists cancellations; registration forms.
Box 3, Folder 4
Treasurer documents
1988-1994
Box 3, Folder 7
Ford Foundation proposal
1989
Box 4, Folder 1
Miscellaneous
1989
Scope and Contents
Includes: program; correspondence; notes; financial records; letter requesting financial support from MEChA.
Box 4, Folder 2
Miscellaneous
1989
Scope and Contents
Includes: membership forms; lists; budget information; correspondence from Alma Garcia to various MALCS members.
Box 4, Folder 3
Miscellaneous
1989
Scope and Contents
Includes: programs; correspondence; maps; flyers; membership list; financial forms; surveys.
Box 4, Folder 4
Miscllaneous
1989
Scope and Contents
Includes: registration forms; national business meeting minutes; agreement for use of facilities between MALCS and Santa Clara
University.
Box 5, Folder 1
Miscellaneous
1995-1996
Scope and Contents
Includes: business meeting agenda; member information; newsletter information; floppy disk.
Box 5, Folder 2
Program - San Diego State University
1996
Box 5, Folder 11
Workshop instructors and session presenters
1987
Box 5, Folder 12
Seminar "Programas de Estudio Sobre la Mujer en America Latina y el Caribe"
1985-05-13-1985-05-16
Box 5, Folder 15
Trabajos series meeting agenda
1986-1987
Box 5, Folder 16
"Trabajos Monograficas" correspondence
1986-1987
Box 5, Folder 19
Planning committee
1985-1986
Box 5, Folders 23-24
"Trabajos Monograficas" correspondence
1985-1986
Box 6, Folder 9
Chicana caucus meeting notes
undated
Box 6, Folder 13
Directory forms
1985-1986
Box 8, Folder 1
Correspondence
circa 1988
Box 8, Folder 10
Margarita Melville
1989-1991
Box 8, Folder 13
UC Berkeley
1991-1992
Scope and Contents
Includes: programs; National Latina Health Organization material; Mexico-United States Consortium for Academic Cooperation
material.
Box 8, Folder 15
Packet given to attendees (Mary Pardo)
1990
Box 9, Folder 1
Laredo Summer Institute
1991
Box 9, Folder 7
Laredo Summer Institute
1990-1991
Scope and Contents
.Includes concerns of homophobia.
Box 9, Folder 8
UC Davis Chicano Studies Program
1987-1988
Box 9, Folder 9
Laredo Summer Institute
1991-1994
Scope and Contents
Includes: policy handbook drafts; organizational structure.
Box 15, Folder 4
Meeting minutes
1990-1992
Box 15, Folder 6
Miscellaneous
1990-1992
Scope and Contents
Includes: financial matters; material concerned with Susan White and homophobia; MEChA de UCLA article on death of Dr. Ana
Toro.
Box 15, Folder 7
Business meeting notes
1990
Box 15, Folder 9
Invoices for T-shirt and tote bag orders
1990
Box 15, Folder 11
Financial assistance proposal
1990
Box 15, Folder 12
Instructional materials
1990
Box 19, Folder 1
Membership forms and correspondence
1995-1996
Box 19, Folder 2
Miscellaneous
1994-1995
Scope and Contents
Includes: membership forms; financial records; business meeting minutes; officers list; correspondence.
Box 22, Folder 5
E-mail correspondence to Norma Cantu
2003
Box 23, Folder 23
University of Illinois
1993
Box 28, Folder 2
Video tapes
1995
Scope and Contents
Includes: Demonstration - Sacramento, CA; Plenary #2; Plenary #3.
Box 29, Folder 2
Video tapes
1988
Scope and Contents
Includes: Norma Inglesias; "Violencia y La Mujer" by Yvette Flores-Ortiz; Noche de Cultura.
Box 30, Folder 1
Video tapes
1987
Scope and Contents
Includes: Cultural Night: Poetry and Story Readings; "Bridging the Gap: Research and Community Needs" with Antonia Hernandez,
Luisa Perez, Olga Lara, Francisca.
Box 30, Folder 3
"Sexual Politics" panel discussion video tape
1988-07-22
Box 31, Folder 5
List of participants
1986
Box 31, Folder 13
Housing arrangements
1985-1986
Box 31, Folder 20
List of participants
1996-1987
Box 35, Folder 11
Report by Alma M. Garcia
1989
Series 3. Administrative papers
Box 1, Folder 1
Inventory list
circa 2005
Box 1, Folder 5
Business meeting minutes
1988
Box 1, Folder 14
Business meeting minutes
1988
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from MALCS Chair Alma Garcia to members.
Box 2, Folder 5
Report from the Operating Committee
1988
Box 2, Folder 10
Correspondence and by-laws
1987-1988
Box 2, folder 12
Business meeting minutes
1987-1989
Box 2, Folder 13
Business meeting minutes
1988
Box 3, Folder 18
Financial statements
1992
Box 5, Folder 6
Checks received
1996-1997
Box 6, Folder 1
Membership lists
1984-1987
Box 6, Folder 2
Inventory of MALCS papers then held at UC Davis
2001
Box 6, Folder 6
UC Davis conference
1995
Scope and Contents
Includes: biography by Eva Fatigoni; research papers by Claudia Huiza.
Box 8, Folder 7
Re-workings of MALCS logo
undated
Box 9, Folder 3
Business meeting agenda and minutes
1991-1995
Box 9, Folder 13
Chicana/Latina Emerging Issues
1994
Box 15, Folder 14
Chronological history of MALCS
1990
Box 15, Folder 5
Treasurer's report
1991-1992
Box 19, Folder 3
Financial records
1993-1994
Box 19, Folder 4
Financial records
1997-1998
Box 20, Folder 1
Affirmative action and immigration
1996
Box 20, Folder 2
Membership forms and applications
1996-1997
Box 20, Folder 3
Research proposals
1996-1998
Box 21, Folder 1
Curricula vitae
circa 1997
Box 21, Folder 2
Curricula vitae
circa 1987
Box 21, Folder 3
Chicano music flyer
circa 1985
Box 21, Folder 4
Curricula vitae
circa 1986
Box 21, Folder 5
Curricula vitae
1994-1995
Box 21, Folder 6
Curricula vitae
circa 1996
Box 21, Folder 7
Curricula vitae
circa 1986
Box 21, Folders 8-9
Curricula vitae
circa 1987
Box 21, Folder 11
Business meeting minutes
1988
Box 21, Folder 12
Business meeting agenda
1991-08-03
Box 21, Folder 13
Business meetings
1992-1993
Box 21, Folder 14
Coordinating committee meeting
1992-03-26
Box 21, Folder 15
Chapter committee meeting
1992-04-18
Box 21, Folder 16
Business meetings
1992-1994
Box 22, Folder 2
Newspaper article on MALCS conference in San Antonio
circa 2003
Box 23, Folder 4
Curricula vitae
circa 1986
Box 23, Folder 14
Income/expenses sheet
1994
Box 23, Folder 22
Editorial board meeting minutes
1992
Box 23, Folder 24
Chicana/Latina Emerging Issues
1994
Box 23, Folder 27
Letter to Norma Cantu
1993-1994
Box 31, Folder 3
Handwritten notes
1986-1987
Box 31, Folder 7
Meeting minutes and committee notes
1983-1985
Box 31, Folder 11
Grant proposals
1985-1986
Box 31, Folder 14
Business meeting
1987-07-19
Box 32, Folder 7
Video rights reserve
1987
Box 32, Folder 12
Southern California
1987-1989
Box 35, Folder 1
Membership forms
1997-1998
Box 35, Folder 4
Membership forms
1998-1999
Box 35, Folder 6
Membership forms
1999-2000
Box 1, Folder 3
NACCS Conference sign-up sheets
2001
Box 2, Folder 8
Membership lists
1989-1990
Box 5, Folder 20
Additions to mailing list
1985
Box 6, Folder 5
Regional sign-in sheet
1997
Series 5. Newsletters and essays
Box 2, Folder 11
Noticiera
Spring and Winter 1989
Box 5, Folder 3
Noticiera editorial materials
Winter 1996
Box 8, Folder 8
The Newsletter of the Center for Research on Women, Memphis State University
1988
Box 8, Folder 12
Noticiera
Spring/Summer 1991
Box 9, Folder 2
Pesquera and De La Torre essay
1993
Box 15, Folder 3
Noticiera
Spring/Summer 1991
Box 15, Folder 10
Noticiera
Spring/Summer 1991
Box 20, Folder 4
Submissions
1984
Scope and Contents
Includes: news articles; poems; letters.
Box 23, Folder 2
Semiotics/Feminist Content by Quintero, Avila, Aguilar-Moreno
1994-02-28
Box 23, Folder 3
"Chicana Identity" by Ines Hernandez-Avila
undated
Box 23, Folder 4
Graduate paper by M. Espinosa, University of Texas at El Paso
1994
Box 23, Folder 5
Review by M. Ponce of Intaglio: A Novel in Six Stories by Roberta Fernandez
1992
Box 23, Folder 6
Review of Soldaderas in the Mexican Military: Myth and History by Elizabeth Salas
undated
Box 23, Folder 7
Comparison of Chicana/Mexicanas' perceptions and family/social roles by E. Parra and Vazquez
1992
Box 23, Folder 8
Chicana Perspective of college by J. Palacio
circa 1992
Box 23, Folder 9
"Latinas and International Affairs" and "Up the Career Ladder" by M. Jaramillo
1992
Box 23, Folder 10
List of poems and essays accepted for publication
1995-1996
Box 23, Folder 11
Chicana/Latina Emerging Issues
1995-1996
Scope and Contents
Includes: publication proposal; reader's report; letter of acceptance to M. Uriarte.
Box 23, Folder 12
"Little Miracles, Kept Promises" by M. Tabuenca
circa 1994
Scope and Contents
Includes letter to Norma Cantu.
Box 23, Folder 13
"Chicana Perspective of College" by J. Palacio
undated
Box 23, Folder 15
Poems for publication by L. Castillo (Prue)
1994
Box 23, Folder 16
Poems by Nieto-Johnson
1994
Box 23, Folder 17
"Brown Heart, White Body: Poetry of Identity" by J. Nieves
undated
Box 23, Folder 19
M. Uriarte
Mar 1994
Scope and Contents
Includes: biographical statement; Xoconochtli Women; La Pequena Lulu.
Box 23, Folder 20
Jean Troy Smith
1994
Scope and Contents
Includes "A Weave of Women in Send My Roots Rain" by Ibis Gómez-Vega.
Box 23, Folder 21
D. Gonzalez Vasquez
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes gender-centered linguistic research.
Box 23, Folder 25
"Capturing Chicana Voices" by L. Galindo
undated
Box 23, Folder 26
Essay by M. Espinoza
1994
Scope and Contents
Includes etter to N. Cantu and R. Castrol.
Box 23, Folder 28
"Womanhood at Crossroads: Cofer's Writing on Female Culture" by Consuelo
undated
Box 23, Folder 29
"Women and the Production of Language and Culture in New York's Puerto Rican Community" by C. Alvarez
undated
Box 31, Folder 5
Call for papers
1984-1985
Box 33, Folder 3
Education board
1987-1988
Box 33, Folder 6
Journal mailing lists
1991-1995
Box 33, Folder 7
Journal Submissions
1986-1990
Box 33, Folder 8
Journal submissions
1990s
Box 34, Folder 9
Bridging Borders
Spring/Summer 1991
Box 34, Folder 13
Noticiera
Fall/Winter 1993
Box 35, Folder 2
Voces
1997-2005
Scope and Contents
Includes: vol. 1, nos. and 2; vol. 2, nos. 1 and 2; vol. 3, nos 1 and 2; also includes
Chicana/Latina Studies, vol. 5, no. 1 [it is not clear if the actual publications are present or if this is some sort of index].
Box 35, Folder 5
The National Network of Hispanic Women Letter
1986
Box 35, Folder 10
Ads about job opportunities
1989
Series 6. Audiovisual and digital materials
Box 24
Audio cassettes from Norma Cantu
circa 1991
Scope and Contents
Includes: Regional History; Issues of Class and Gender; Elderly Chicanas; What is MALCS?; Chicana Student Retention; Border
Perspectives; Literary Criticism; Feminism and Feminity; Women of Mixed Heritage; Grad School; Writing the Dissertation/Getting
Published; Organizing Women's Studies; Electoral Politics.
Box 25
Floppy disks from Norma Cantu
circa 2003
Scope and Contents
Includes: program books; proposals; reports.
Box 26
Audio cassettes
1988-1995
Scope and Contents
Includes; Affirmative Action Part IV, III, UC Regents; CLRC Ridelen Gendered Politics UC Davis; Dolores Bernal MALCS History
of 1968 East L.A. Blowouts; Chicana Health and Healing Martha Melendez, Bianca Solis and Rosa E.; Affirmative Action Part
II and I UC Regents; 3rd World Chicana Feminism Yvette F. Ortiz and Elisa Facio; Chicana Latina Research Project UC Systemwide;
MALCS Business Meetings; Theory-Gendered Politics Working Group Oct. 1995 CLRC; Chicanas in the Contemporary Movement, Lali
Sosa-Riddell, Rosario Arreola, Molina; Lesbian Caucus.
Box 27
Audio cassettes
1988-1995
Scope and Contents
Includes: Gendered Politics Working Group; Chicana Policy Workshops; Self-Defense Seminar; Chicana/Indigena Spirituality;
Reclamando Y Defendiendo.
Box 28, Folder 1
Video tapes
1995
Scope and Contents
Includes: Video #1 - Intro at UC Davis/March at Capitol Steps; Video #2 - Plenary #3/Teresa Cordova/Diana Guerro Irwin/Carmen
Valadez/Teresa Loyala/Yolanda Brothles-Gonzales; Video #3 - Plenary #2/Deborah Escobedo/Elizabeth Betita Martinez/Ziola Fernandez/Leona
Favila/Denise Moreno.
Box 28, Folder 3
Video tapes
1994-1995
Scope and Contents
Includes: Video #1 - Planary #3/Deena Gonzalez/UC Davis 1995; Video #2 - A Reading with Ana Castillo from her book
Massacre of the Dreamers: Essays on Xichanisma, UCSB; Video #3 - Plenary #2: Leadership and Activism at UCSB.
Box 28, Folder 4
Video tapes
1994
Scope and Contents
Includes: Video #1 - Noche de Cultura Open Mike, UCSB; Video #2 - Plenary #3: Spirituality with Ines Talamantes and Ines Hernandez.
Box 29, Folder 1
Video tapes
1992
Scope and Contents
Includes: Video #1 - MALCS Welcome Reception, UC Berkeley; Video #2 - Plenary #1: Resistance and Celebration: La Fuerza de
las mujeres, Berekeley, CA; Video #3 - Banquet/Cultural Evening, Berkeley, CA.
Box 29, folder 2
Video tapes
1992
Scope and Contents
Includes: Video #1 - Chicana Sexuality Workshop, Berkeley, CA; Video #2 - Plenary #2: The State of the Art Presentation, Berekeley,
CA; Video #3 - Plenary #3: The Arts Cultural Productionn with Rosa Linda Fregoso and Lourdes Portillo.
Box 29, Folder 3
Video tapes
1992
Scope and Contents
Includes: Video #1 - "Feeding us in all our Hungers" workshop, Chicana Feminist Theoretical Project, Berkeley, CA; Video #2
- Plenary #4: Chicana Community Activists Berkeley, CA; Video #3 - "Building Bridges as Women of Color," Berkeley, CA.
Box 29, Folder 4
Video tape
1992
Scope and Contents
Includes MALCS Farewell BBQ / Dwinelle Hall Displays, UC Berkeley.
