Arturo Casares Papers
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Collection Description/Finding Aid prepared by Amanda Lanthorne.
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Special Collections & University Archives: Finding Aid Database
04/27/2010
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://hobbit.sdsu.edu/archon
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Fax: 619-594-0466
Overview of the Collection
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives: Finding Aid Database
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://hobbit.sdsu.edu/archon
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Fax: 619-594-0466
Creator:
Arturo Casares, 1943-
Title: Arturo Casares Papers
Dates: 1968-2008
Dates: 1968-1975
Quantity: 0.42
Abstract: The Arturo Casares Papers (1968-2008) document the establishment of Barrio Station and Casares' involvement in the Chicano
Movement. Highlights include photographs of the UFW grape strike and the Chicano Moratorium, Casares' English class journal
with entries discussing the formation of a Mexican-American Studies program at San Diego State College, old Barrio Station
Newsletters, and documents regarding the Chicano Park Incident in which police arrested Casares. Filed alphabetically, the
collection consists of correspondence, course papers, newsletters, and photographs. The majority of materials date from 1968
to 1975.
Identification: MS-0440
Language of Materials:
The papers are in:
English
Spanish;Castilian
Biographical Note
Born in 1943, Arturo Casares grew up in Del Rio, Texas, where he attended a segregated school. Casares moved to Long Beach,
CA in 1960. He finished high school and married at the age of 19. He then attended Long Beach City College. He received
an Associate's degree in Liberal Studies and transferred to San Diego State College in 1968. At SDSC, Casares majored in
Spanish and minored in History. Later, Casares received a Master's from the University of New Mexico in Counseling.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Casares became active in the Mexican American Youth Association (MAYA), an activist Chicano
group, and later in the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA). In addition, Casares worked as a teacher's aide
at Logan Elementary school and San Diego High School. Working at these schools once again exposed Casares to gang activities
and the limited scholastic resources associated with impoverished neighborhoods. As a result, he founded Barrio Station,
an outreach center for low-income Mexican-American families, which still exists today. The Station offers tutoring, recreational
activities, and services for at-risk youth.
In addition, Casares began attending student conferences to discuss the implementation of "El Plan de Santa Barabara," which
sought to establish Chicano and Mexican-American studies programs at the university level. He also became active in the free
speech and Chicano movements, supporting Cesar Chavez's United Farm Workers (UFW) strikes and protests. He was also Vice
Chairman of the Chicano Federation. In April of 1971, Casares and two other men, David Llamas Jose Benavides, were arrested
at the first anniversary celebration of Chicano Park for obstructing a police officer. The event became known as the "Chicano
Park Incident."
Today, Casares continues his community work.
Scope and Contents
The Arturo Casares Papers (1968-2008) document the establishment of Barrio Station and Casares' involvement in the Chicano
Movement. Highlights include photographs of the UFW grape strike and the Chicano Moratorium, Casares' English class journal
with entries discussing the formation of a Mexican-American Studies program at San Diego State College, old Barrio Station
Newsletters, and documents regarding the Chicano Park Incident in which police arrested Casares. Filed alphabetically, the
collection consists of correspondence, course papers, newsletters, and photographs. The majority of materials date from 1968
to 1975.
Related Materials
Rene Nunez Memorial Collection, 1968-2008
Carmen Sandoval Fernandez Poster Collection, 1974-1983
Index Terms
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Corporate Name:
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan de U.C.S.B.
United Farm Workers of America
Genre/Form of Material:
Personal Papers
Photographs
Title:
San Diego State University. Chicana and Chicano Studies
Topical Term:
Chicano movement--California
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in the materials found in this collection have been transferred to San Diego State University. Special
Collections and University Archives can only grant permission to publish materials for which it is the copyright holder.
For further information, please consult the section on copyright in the rules for using the collections, or contact the United
States Copyright Office at (202) 707-3000 or http://www.copyright.gov.
Acquisition Information
The materials were acquired by Special Collections & University Archives: Finding Aid Database from Arturo Casares on 06/05/2008.
Other Information
This collection was processed as part of the Chicano Studies Archives Project, made possible by a grant from the President's
Leadership Fund.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Box 1, Folder 1
Barrio Station
1971-1975, 2008
Box 1, Folder 2
Chicano Movement: Some Not Too Objective Observations by Abelardo B. Delgado
1971
Box 1, Folder 3
Chicano Park Incident
1971
Box 1, Folder 7
Photograph Negatives
1970-1975
Box 1, Folder 8
Photographs: Atzlan Wedding, Santa Barbara - Carnales/National Guard Armory
Box 1, Folder 10
Photographs: Barrio Carnales - David, Arturo, Sammy
Box 1, Folder 11
Photographs: Barrio Student Activities
1969-1975
Box 1, Folder 12
Barrio Trips, Fiestas, Comida, Chicano Park Tierra
1970, 1975
Box 1, Folder 13
Photographs: Camp Oliver
December 1969
Box 1, Folder 14
Photographs: La Chicano Moratorium
1970
Box 1, Folder 15
Photographs: Chicano Park
Box 1, Folder 16
Photographs: Chicano Park Incident - Jail Time
December 1971
Box 1, Folder 17
Photographs: La Huelga United Farm Workers (UFW) Grape Boycott
1970
Box 1, Folder 18
Photographs: Project Consejo/Bobbie and Brothers Out of Jail
Box 1, Folder 19
Photographs: San Diego State College Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) Elections
1972
Box 1, Folder 20
Psychology of the Chicano 101
Box 1, Folder 21
San Diego State College Course Papers
1968-1970
