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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Chicano Studies Research Center Library
Title: Rosalio Munoz Papers
Creator:
Munoz, Rosalio, 1946-
Identifier/Call Number: CSRC.93
Physical Description:
15.6 linear feet
(9 record storage cartons; 1 document box; 3 flat boxes; 3 oversize flat boxes; 1 ledger box)
Date (inclusive): 1900-2015
Abstract: This collection consists of papers created and collected by Rosalio
Munoz regarding his involvement in the Chicano Movement and
related organizations from the late 1960s to the 2010s. It also has material on his family, particularly his father, Rosalio
F. Munoz. The collection
includes flyers, newsletters, correspondence, writings, ephemera, and photographs.
Language of Material: Materials are in English and Spanish.
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.
Open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rosalio Munoz, beginning in 2014.
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series 1. Chicano Movimiento Research Center records
- Series 2. Subject files
- Series 3. Immigration
- Series 4. Metropolitan Transit Authority
- Series 5. Chicano Moratorium
- Series 6. Writings by Rosalio Munoz
- Series 7. Personal files
- Series 8. Ruben Salazar materials
The files are in the order prescribed by the donor. Most file titles are provided by the donor.
Rosalio Urias Munoz is a Los Angeles-based progressive social justice and peace activist, organizer, and writer/journalist.
He was born in Flagstaff, Arizona on June 29, 1946 and moved with his
family to Los Angeles a year later. His father, Rosalio F. Munoz, was born in Mexico, immigrating to the United States at
five years of age. His mother, Maria, was from third and fifth
generation immigrant families with earlier relatives migrating to the Tucson, Arizona area in the late 19th
century. Both parents worked their way through college in the 1930s and met as teachers in Arizona. His
father went on to get a Masters in Education at Arizona State Teachers College (now Arizona State University), an MSW at USC,
and a PhD in Education from USC. He was among the highest ranking Mexican American administrators in the Los Angeles school
district when he retired.
Rosalio Jr. graduated from UCLA in 1969 with a BA in History. He began his activism at UCLA when
he became a leader in the student power/academic reform movement, helping found the student-led
Experimental College and helping to edit the first student-published professor evaluation book. He became an
early member of the United Mexican American Students, helping establish affirmative action programs.
He was elected Educational Policy Commissioner of the undergraduate student body 1967-1968, and
student body president 1968-1969. After graduation, Rosalio publicly refused induction into the armed forces during the Vietnam
War on September 16, 1969 (Mexican Independence Day) and became a national leader and spokesman for the
Chicano anti-Vietnam War movement and pro-social justice mass demonstration known as the Chicano
Moratorium. In 1972, he was acquitted in federal court of charges of draft evasion. From 1972-1980, Munoz worked for the Center
of Metropolitan Mission In-service Training (COMMIT), an ecumenical social action center. Centered in the East/Northest Los
Angeles areas, he organized
grassroots organizations and activities on issues of peace, police brutality, jobs, labor and civil rights, immigrant rights,
and other issues. In 1978, he ran for a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors,
building a constituency for progressive issues, immigrant rights, Chicano empowerment and other issues.
From 1980 to 1992, Munoz was a reporter for the People's World newspaper and an activist in the
Communist Party USA. After September 11, 2001 Munoz became more active politically, particularly online, writing and blogging
on contemporary issues, as well as on the developmental history of the Chicano Movement into
the 21st century. In 2004, he renewed leadership responsibilities in the CPUSA becoming a Southern
California organizer and again writing for the People's World. He also led in the formation of the online group,
Latinos for Peace. Since 2008, Munoz has been semiretired and devoting more time to organizing online
and physical exhibitions regarding Chicano progressive history.
[Identification of item], Rosalio Munoz Papers, 93, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University
of California, Los Angeles.
Processed by Angel Diaz, February 2014. Material removed, added, and extensively rearranged by donor. Arranged and rehoused
by Zaira Bernal following the donor's guidelines, 2017. Reprocessed by Doug Johnson, May 2018.
Ricardo Munoz Papers, Collection 64, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.
This collection consists of papers created and collected by Rosalio Munoz regarding his involvement in the Chicano Movement
and related organizations from the late 1960s to the 2010s. In particular, it focuses on his involvement in the anti-Vietnam
War movement known as the Chicano Moratorium. It also includes material on the East L.A. Walkouts, immigration, health care,
Los Angeles politics, and the Metropolitan Transit Auhority. There is also a great deal of research material on Ruben Salazar.
Material on Munoz's family has a particular focus on his father, Rosalio F. Munoz. The collection includes flyers, newsletters,
correspondence, ephemera, publications, and photographs. There is a significant amount of Munoz's writings, much of which
was done for organs of the Communist Party USA. A great deal of the material consists of photocopies. Significant original
documents have been noted as such.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements
Vietnam Moratorium, 1969
Chicano movement
Emigration and immigration
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
Salazar, Ruben, 1928-1970
Munoz, Rosalio F.
Communist parties
Munoz, Rosalio, 1946-