This collection contains original scripts by various playwrights including Anthony (Tony) Curiel, Luis Valdez, Josefina Lopez, Carlos Morton, and others. There are records and production files produced by El Teatro Campesino. Also within the collection are Curiel's personal research notes and files, production files, photographs, and audiocassettes of music used for Curiel's productions.

Anthony Curiel (1954-2013) was an accomplished Chicano theater director and scholar. From 1989-2005, he served on the faculty at the University of California, San Diego's department of theatre and dance. From 1983-1992, he was Associate Artistic Director for the iconic El Teatro Campesino (ETC). Among the plays he directed for ETC are La Pastorela, Corridos, la Virgen del Tepeyac, Dark Root of a Scream, and Bernabe.

8.84 Linear Feet (6 cartons, 1 oversize flat box, 9 VHS tapes, and 32 audiocassettes)

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

The collection is open for research. A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.