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BANC MSS 2004/222 z
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz papers
Creator:
Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne, 1939-
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2004/222 z
Physical Description:
13.95 linear feet
(9 cartons, 4 boxes, 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1965-2018
Abstract: The Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz papers document her scholarship, professional work, and activism re: indigenous rights (international
and national), indigenous peoples in the United States, the Miskitu Indians in Nicaragua, class and racial politics, and feminism.
The collection contains correspondence; writings; research files on the Miskitu Indians; subject Files; personalia; and audiovisual
materials.
Language of Material: In English, Spanish, and Miskito.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Cartons 1-9, boxes 1, 2, and 4, and Oversize Box 1 are open for research. Box 3 includes restricted information and is closed
to researchers until 2054.
Future additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz papers were given to The Bancroft Library between 2004 and 2019 by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.
There are no alternative forms of this collection.
Activist, historian, and memoirist, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz is Professor Emerita of Ethnic Studies at California State University
East Bay. She was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1938 and grew up in Central Oklahoma. After receiving her Ph.D. in History
at UCLA in 1974, Dunbar-Ortiz taught in the newly-established Native American Studies Program at California State University,
Hayward (now CSU East Bay) and helped found the departments of Women’s and Ethnic Studies there. She has been active in the
international indigenous movement for decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social
justice issues. Dunbar-Ortiz has written extensively about indigenous rights, indigenous peoples in the United States and
Central America, racial politics, 1960s social movements, and feminism.
[Identification of item], Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz papers, BANC MSS 2004/222z, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Arranged to the folder level.
Processed by Marjorie Bryer in 2019.
Bernard Nietschmann papers (BANC MSS 2010/195)
Scope and Content of Collection
The Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz papers document her scholarship, professional work, and activism re: indigenous rights (national
and international), indigenous peoples in the United States, the Miskitu Indians in Nicaragua, class and racial politicse
and racism, and feminism.
The collection is divided into 6 series: Correspondence; Writings; Research Files on the Miskitu Indians; Subject Files; Personalia
and Biographical Materials; and Audiovisual Materials.
Original folder titles were retained. Folders are variously labeled “Miskito” and “Miskitu.” Dunbar-Ortiz typically used the
latter term, as that is the Miskitu peoples name for themselves.
Digital materials have been transferred to the Digital Collections Unit of The Bancroft Library.
Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
For additional information about the University of California, Berkeley Library's permissions policy please see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/permissions-policies
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Access to audio-visual materials may be restricted due to technical limitations.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Miskito Indians -- Government relations.
Miskito Indians -- History.
Miskito Indians -- Wars.
Miskito Indians -- Civil Rights
Miskito Indians -- Nicaragua
Miskitu (Indigenous community : North)
Miskitu (Indigenous community : South)
Tasba Pri (Nicaragua)
Indians, Treatment of -- Nicaragua.
Nicaragua -- Politics and government -- 1979-1990.
Dakota Indians.
Indians of North America -- History.
Indians of North America -- Colonization.
Feminists -- United States.
Rural poor -- Oklahoma.
Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne, 1939- -- Archives.
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