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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Chiapas Photography Project collection
Creator:
Duarte, Carlota
Creator:
Chiapas Photography Project
Identifier/Call Number: M2353
Physical Description:
19 Linear Feet
(44 manuscript boxes, 2 flat boxes, 1 hard drive)
Physical Description:
9.53 terabyte(s)
(total digital content)
Date (inclusive): 1992-2019
Abstract: The Chiapas Photography Project collection consists of administrative files, correspondence, publications, photographs, and
other materials. The Chiapas Photography Project was an organization started by Sister Carlota Duarte to teach photography
to indigenous Mayan Indians in the state of Chiapas, Mexico.
Language of Material: The collection is primarily in Spanish and English. There are also materials in Tzeltal, Tojolab'al, German, and French.
This collection documents the activities of the Chiapas Photography Project. The materials include correspondence, reports,
grants, administrative files, books, publications, photographs, slides, negatives, contact sheets, and media. The collection
is arranged in original order. The collection is arranged into 9 series:
Series I: Internal documentation papers
Series II: Public activities documentation papers
Series III: Photography and media materials documentation papers
Series IV: Magazines and journals
Series V: Books
Series VI: Ephemera
Series VII: Photography materials
Series VIII: Media
Series IX: Supplementary addendum, 2017-2018
There are 4 4-TB hard drives (with 250,861 files) that are closed until processed.
The Chiapas Photography Project (CPP) was founded in 1992 by Sister Carlota Duarte, RSCJ. Sister Carlota Duarte is a religious
sister with the Society of the Sacred Heart, a teacher, and a visual artist with a Master's degree in Fine Arts from the Rhode
Island School of Design.
The CPP was based in San Cristóbal de Las Casas in the state of Chiapas, Mexico and was originally funded by Sister Duarte
and other individuals. Later the CPP was awarded significant grants from the Ford Foundation and other organizations. The
mission of the CPP was to train indigenous Mayan Indians as photographers and, as Sister Carlota Duarte stated, "Giving people
the opportunity to represent themselves with their own artistic talent and to regard themselves and their cultural heritage
with dignity and pride." In 1996 Sister Carlota Duarte was hired as a researcher at the Centro de Investigación y Estudios
Superiores en Antropología Social del Sureste to help establish the Archivo Fotográfico Indígena. From 1992-2016 the CPP
trained over 500 photographers some of whose work was featured in books, galleries, and exhibitions in Mexico, New York City,
Iceland, Holland, Spain, Germany and other locations. Some of the photographers trained by the CPP are: Maruch Sántiz Gomez,
Genaro Sántiz Gómez, Petul Hernández Guzmán, and Xunka' López Díaz.
The collection is open for research. Note that material is stored off-site and must be requested at least 36 hours in advance
of intended use. Audiovisual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Born-digital material is closed until processed.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
[Identification of item] Chiapas Photography Project collection (M2353), Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chiapas (Mexico)
Photography
Photography -- Mexico -- Chiapas