Description
The East Los Angeles Archives (ELAA) is comprised of collections which document the lives and events of a historical community
central to the social, political, and cultural history of the Chicano/Latino community in the United States. The ELAA is a
program that advances scholarship in Chicano/Latino studies and Los Angeles history through its varied collection of primary
research materials. This archives has a special interest in materials documenting the Chicano and Civil Rights movements in
East Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s.
Background
David Sandoval is the former Director of the Cal State L.A. Educational
Opportunity Program (EOP) from 1981-2008. An EOP graduate, Sandoval
entered the program in 1969 as a special admit student. During the 1960's, he
was a student and community activist (UMAS, MECHA, Brown Berets);
combining his media talents with his concern for the community by writing and
producing short video and film documentaries.
Restrictions
The David Sandoval Papers is the physical property of California
State University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Special
Collections and Archives.