Arturo Casares Papers MS-0440
Amanda Lanthorne
Special Collections & University Archives
04/27/2010
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
askscua@sdsu.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & University Archives
Title: Arturo Casares Papers
Creator:
Casares, Arturo
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0440
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1968-2008
Date (bulk): 1968-1975
Date: Date acquired: 06/05/2008
Language of Material:
English
, Spanish; Castilian
.
Scope and Contents
The
Arturo Casares Papers (1968-2008) document the establishment of the Barrio Station in San Diego 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.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Source of Acquisition
Arturo Casares
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Arturo Casares Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Library
and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed as part of the Chicano Studies Archives Project, made possible by a grant from the President's
Leadership Fund.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographs
Personal Papers
Chicano movement--California
San Diego State University. Chicana and Chicano Studies
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan de U.C.S.B.
United Farm Workers of America
box 1, folder 1
Barrio Station Folder 1
1971-1975, 2008
box 1, folder 2
Chicano Movement: Some Not Too Objective Observations by Abelardo B. Delgado Folder 2
1971
box 1, folder 3
Chicano Park Incident Folder 3
1971
box 1, folder 4
Correspondence Folder 4
1978-1979
box 1, folder 5
English 1B Journal Folder 5
1968
box 1, folder 6
Family Counseling Model Folder 6
box 1, folder 7
Photograph Negatives Folder 7
1970-1975
box 1, folder 8
Photographs: Aztlan Wedding, Santa Barbara - Carnales/National Guard Armory Folder 8
box 1, folder 9
Photographs: Aztlantes Folder 9
box 1, folder 10
Photographs: Barrio Carnales - David, Arturo, Sammy Folder 10
box 1, folder 11
Photographs: Barrio Student Activities Folder 11
1969-1975
box 1, folder 12
Photographs: Barrio Trips, Fiestas, Comida, Chicano Park Tierra Folder 12
1970, 1975
box 1, folder 13
Photographs: Camp Oliver Folder 13
December 1969
box 1, folder 14
Photographs: Chicano Moratorium Folder 14
1970
box 1, folder 15
Photographs: Chicano Park Folder 15
box 1, folder 16
Photographs: Chicano Park Incident - Jail Time Folder 16
December 1971
box 1, folder 17
Photographs: La Huelga United Farm Workers (UFW) Grape Boycott Folder 17
1970
box 1, folder 18
Photographs: Project Consejo/Bobbie and Brothers Out of Jail Folder 18
box 1, folder 19
Photographs: San Diego State College Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) Elections Folder 19
1972
box 1, folder 20
Psychology of the Chicano 101 Folder 20
box 1, folder 21
San Diego State College Course Papers Folder 21
1968-1970
