La Gente de Aztlan Records, 1955-2011

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Summary

Creators:
Associated Students of UCLA. Communication Board
Abstract:
La Gente de Aztlan is a University of California, Los Angeles news magazine publication that focuses on Chicana/o, Latina/o, and Native American youth in Los Angeles as its main readership. It is a bilingual publication put together by UCLA students in an effort to reach out to these communities. This collection of materials includes much of the office records, research material, and original submissions of stories, poetry, and art. There are also a large number of photographs and a nearly complete run of the publication from 1971 to 2011.
Extent:
12.2 linear feet (13 boxes; 1 half box; 17 flat boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], La Gente de Aztlan Records, 54, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of office files, research material, and original submisions of stories, poetry, and art. There are a large number of photographs, mostly of students and various protests, both on campus and in the larger community. There is also an almost complete run of the publication from 1971 to 2011. Though the issues from Fall 1979 to Spring 1982 are missing, every other issue from this forty year span is present. The CSRC retains digital copies of the issues that are physically missing.

Biographical / historical:

La Gente de Aztlan is a non-profit bilingual newsmagazine published by students at the University of California, Los Angeles. Since its inception in 1971, La Gente has provided in-depth information about art, education, health, and other issues that concern and affect the Chicana/o, Latina/o, and Native American communities. Historically, La Gente has targeted the youth of Los Angeles, reaching out to high schools as well as serving the needs of UCLA students. It has also been distributed to select correctional facilities, colleges, and universities across the southwest.

Acquisition information:
Collection donated to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center in 2006, with subsequent additions. Deed of Gift is on file at the CSRC Archive Office.
Processing information:

The collection was processed by Helga Salinas in 2016. The finding aid was prepared by Doug Johnson in 2020.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into the following series:

  • Series 1. Office records and research
  • Series 2. Photographs
  • Series 3. Issues of La Gente de Aztlan

The files are in the order determined by the initial archivist, and presumably approximate their original order.

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.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], La Gente de Aztlan Records, 54, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Los Angeles, Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 193 Haines Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1544, US
Contact:
(310) 206-6052
librarian@chicano.ucla.edu
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