Guide to the Rene Nuñez Memorial Collection
Finding Aid Authors: Amanda Lanthorne.
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Guide to the Rene Nuñez Memorial Collection
1968/2008
Special Collections & University Archives
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Rene Nuñez Memorial Collection
Dates: 1968-2008
Bulk Dates: 1972-2006
Identification: MS-0434
Creator:
Nuñez, Rene, 1936-2006
Physical Description: 2.42 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Spanish;Castilian
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Note:
Other Information:
This collection was processed as part of the Chicana and Chicano Studies Archives Project, made possible by a grant from the
President's Leadership Fund.
Biographical Information:
The son of immigrants, Rene Nuñez was born in 1936 and raised in San Diego. He graduated from San Diego High School in 1955,
and joined the army four years later. After leaving the army, Nuñez attended the University of California, Los Angeles where
he received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish in 1967. During this time, he worked as the Director of the Educational Clearinghouse,
a college outreach program for Chicano/a and African-American students living in LA's underprivileged neighborhoods. As an
activist dedicated to improving Chicano education, Nuñez participated in the 1968 Chicano Student Walkouts, and helped to
organize the Biltmore Hotel educational demonstration of 1968. He was arrested as part of the "Biltmore 10." He played a
major role in the 1969 UC Santa Barbara Conference of Chicano students, professors, and activists. The conference discussed
educational issues in the Chicano community, and resulted in the creation of "El Plan," a blueprint for the codification of
Chicano Studies programs at the university level. Several universities implemented the plan the following year. The conference
also established the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA). In addition to this work, Nuñez was active in the
anti-war movement as well.
In 1969, Nuñez became Director of the Centro de Estudios Chicanos at SDSU. He formally joined the faculty in 1971, and helped
to develop the curriculum for the Chicana and Chicano Studies department. In his classes, Nuñez promoted the principles of
the Chicano Movement, celebrated Chicano history and culture, and encouraged community outreach and involvement. In 1972,
Nuñez received a Master's degree in Urban Studies from Occidental College. In 1985, he obtained a Master's in Political Science
from UCSD, and in 1994 he acquired a joint doctorate in education from SDSU and Claremont Graduate University.
In 2002, Nuñez retired as Professor Emeritus of Chicano Studies. He continued teaching and remained an active participant
in the San Diego County Latino Coalition for Education, the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS), the
Latin Education Summit, and La Rama de Padres Latinos. Nuñez died in 2006. Faculty at SDSU held a "Teach-In and Call to
Action" in honor of Nuñez.
Access Terms
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Corporate Name:
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan de U.C.S.B.
Genre/Form of Material:
Audio Recordings
Personal Papers
Photographs
Publications
Video Recordings
Title:
San Diego State University. Chicana and Chicano Studies
Topical Term:
Chicano movement--California
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information:
Materials in this collection were compiled and donated by Richard Griswold on 18 October 2007.
Conditions Governing Use:
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number,
Rene Nuñez Memorial Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Chicano Federation of San Diego County Records, 1968-1980
Carmen Sandoval Fernandez Poster Collection, 1974-1983
Arturo Casares Papers, 1968-2007
Maria Garcia Papers, 1968-1997
Citizens United for Racial Equality Records, 1968-1976
Scope and Contents
The
Rene Nuñez Memorial Collection, assembled after Nuñez's death, documents his work in promoting educational equity and parent involvement, and his help in
founding the Chicano Studies Department at SDSU. Filed alphabetically, the collection includes educational treatises, academic
papers, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and materials relating to Nuñez's memorial service at San Diego State University.
The collection dates from 1968 to 2008.
Detailed List of Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
30th Anniversary of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) and the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies
December 8, 2000
Box 1, Folder 2
30th Anniversary Photographs
December 2000
Box 1, Folder 3
Allison's "Essence of Decision" and US/Nicaraguan Relations by Nuñez
December 6, 1984
Box 1, Folder 5
Bilingual Education as a Tool for Learning Achievement by Nuñez
1981
Box 1, Folder 6
Brooklyn Elementary
1999-2000
Box 1, Folder 8
Chicano Studies Institutes: Critical Areas of Need for Research and Scholastic Study
Summer 1970
Box 1, Folder 9
Chicano Studies Institutes: Resource Material
Summer 1970
Box 1, Folder 10
Chicanos and the Great Society by Nuñez
Box 1, Folder 11
Congreso de Padres Latinos
2002-2003
Box 1, Folder 12
Congreso de Padres Latinos
2002-2003
Box 1, Folder 13
Congreso de Padres Latinos: Newsletter
2002-2003
Box 1, Folder 14
Corporatist and Bureaucratic-Authoritarian Concepts in Latin American Industrial Development by Nuñez
Box 1, Folder 15
Correspondence: Luis Acle
2004
Box 1, Folder 16
Critical Aspects of Social Alliances for Industrial Development by Nuñez
Box 1, Folder 17
Critiques of Dependency Theory and Questions of Dependency Reversal by Nuñez
Box 1, Folder 18
Cumbre de Educación Latina
November 13, 2004
Box 1, Folder 19
Democratic Naitonal Convention
2000
Box 1, Folder 20
Época: The National Concilio for Chicano Studies Journal vol. 1, no. 2
Winter 1971
Box 2, Folder 1
Factions and Groups in the Political Arena: Madison and Olson by Nuñez
October 8, 1984
Box 2, Folder 2
Higher Education Master Plan
March 2001
Box 2, Folder 3
Historical and Structural Determinants of Dependent Development by Nuñez
October 31, 1984
Box 2, Folder 4
Justification and Rationale for Having Mexican American Studies
1978-1979
Box 2, Folder 5
La Raza volume 1, number 1
Box 2, Folder 6
La Raza Yearbook, Los Angeles
September 1968
Box 2, Folder 7
Lágrimas, Pistolas y Ombligos by the Centro de Estudios Chicanos
Box 2, Folder 12
Mascot Issue at San Diego State University
2000
Box 2, Folder 13
Mester volume 4, number 1
1973
Box 3, Folder 2
Minorities in the Sunbelt: Statistics
Box 3, Folder 3
"On Culture" Juan Gómez-Quiñones
1977
Box 3, Folder 4
"Open Admission To What???" Article by Nuñez
Box 3, Folder 5
Personnel Evaluations
2001
Box 3, Folder 6
Poesía Chicana: Alurista, El Mero Chingón by Centro de Estudios Chicanos
Box 3, Folder 7
Political Sociology: Reciprocal Analysis of Social and Political Factors by Nuñez
November 29, 1984
Box 3, Folder 8
Politics of External and Internal Determinants of Domestic Structures by Nuñez
February 7, 1985
Box 3, Folder 9
Politics of Language: Language Retention and Political Power in the Chicano Community by Nuñez
1985
Box 3, Folder 10
Principles and Foundations of Chicano Studies (Draft)
Box 3, Folder 11
Race and Poverty Issues Newsclippings
1972
Box 3, Folder 12
Racial Issues Questionnaires
Box 3, Folder 13
La Rama de Padres Latinos
2004-2005
Box 3, Folder 14
La Rama de Padres Latinos: Correspondence
2004-2005
Box 3, Folder 15
Rene Nuñez Memorial Service adn Biography DVDs
2006
Box 3, Folder 17
Resolution of the Problem of Ambition in Politics by Nuñez
November 5, 1984
Box 3, Folder 18
San Diego City Schools Complaint
2004-2005
Box 3, Folder 19
Schools, Parents and Empowerment: An Ethnographic Study by Nuñez
1994
Box 3, Folder 20
Schools, Parents and Empowerment: An Ethnographic Study by Nuñez
1994
Box 4, Folder 1
Sherman Elementary
1993-1994
Box 4, Folder 3
Speech about Rene Nuñez given by Kathleen Pendleton Jimenez
March 21, 2008
Box 4, Folder 4
Student Strand Meeting
2004
Box 4, Folder 5
Taking Back Chicano Studies: What Does This Mean? by Nuñez
October 26, 1996
Box 4, Folder 6
Teach-In and Call to Action in honor of Rene Nuñez, 1936-2006
September 8, 2006
Box 4, Folder 7
Teach-In and Call to Action in honor of Rene Nuñez, 1936-2006
September 8, 2006
Box 4, Folder 8
Tribue Speeches and Articles in honor of Rene Nuñez
2006
Box 4, Folder 9
United Mexican American Students (UMAS) Aztlan volume 1, number 1
1972
Box 4, Folder 10
United States Commission on Civil Rights: Reports on Mexican American Education
October 1971-March 1973
Box 4, Folder 11
Validity of Latcrit: History, Race and the Mexicano/Chicano Child by Nuñez
Box 5
Rene Nuñez Teach-In and Call to Action, Part 1: Musica de Movimiento/Video
September 8, 2006
Scope and Contents
VHS tape
Box 5
Rene Nuñez Teach-In and Call to Action, Part 2
September 8, 2006
Scope and Contents
VHS tape
Box 5
Mexican American/African American Workshop, Doris Meek and Rene Nuñez
June 23, 1970
Scope and Contents
Reel-to-Reel
Box 5
Cesar Chavez at City College of New York
May 16, 1968
Scope and Contents
Reel-to-Reel
Box 5
El Malcriado volume V number 2
1972
Box 5
El Malcriado volume V number 3
1972
Box 5
El Malcriado volume V number 4
1972
