Papers of Manuel Carlos, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at both the University of California, Santa Barbara and California State Universtiy, Monterey Bay.

Manuel Luis Carlos came to the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1965 as a PhD candidate in Political Science, with a subfield in Political Anthropology. After graduating, he joined UCSB's Department of Anthropology as an Acting Assistant Professor, where he stayed as a fulltime professor until his appointment as Professor Emeritus in 1994. His hiring marked the first Mexican-American faculty member on campus, and he would advocate for the hiring of other Latino/a and Chicano/a faculty both in and out of the Anthropology department throughout his tenure.

21.75 Linear Feet; (21 cartons, 1 document box, 1 half-size document)

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