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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Research Center for the Americas records
Creator:
University of California, Santa Cruz. Research Center
for the Americas
source:
University of California, Santa Cruz. Research Center
for the Americas
Identifier/Call Number: UA.120
Physical Description:
25 Linear Feet
(28 boxes, 4 oversize folders, 1 oversize mounted item)
Physical Description:
10.29 GB
(1,432 digital files)
Date (inclusive): 1991-2019
Language of Material:
English , Spanish; Castilian .
Collection is open for research. Audiovisual media is unavailable until reformatted.
Digital files are available in the UCSC Special Collections and Archives reading room. Some
files may require reformatting before they can be accessed. Technical limitations may hinder
the Library's ability to provide access to some digital files. Access to digital files on
original carriers is prohibited; users must request to view access copies. Contact Special
Collections and Archives in advance to request access to audiovisual media and digital
files.
Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs.
Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair
use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to
determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more
information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
Research Center for the Americas records. UA 120. Special Collections and Archives,
University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The manuscript portion of the collection was transferrd from the Chicano Latino Research
Center in 2016. The digital portion of the collection was transferred in 2018.
The Research Center for the Americas (RCA) (previously the Chicano Latino Research Center,
CLRC) was founded in 1992 by Pedro Castillo and Norma Klahn, faculty in the History and
Literature Departments with ties to (what was then) the Program in Latin American Studies.
The RCA has helped make UC Santa Cruz a vibrant hub for Latin American, Latino, and
migration studies. Drawing from and bringing together the social sciences, humanities, and
arts the CLRC explores the diversity of the Americas, with a focus on the mobility of
people, ideas, and commodities.
The mission of the RCA is to support Latin American, Latino, and migration studies at UC
Santa Cruz. To do so, it has awarded research fellowships and grants to UC Santa Cruz
faculty and students; supported research clusters comprised of UC Santa Cruz faculty and
students; sponsored conferences, institutes, lectures, workshops, and film screenings;
published working papers and reports; and hosted visiting scholars.
The records of the RCA highlight the productive potential of cross-border perspectives
linking the Americas and the evolution of the fields of Latin American and Latino studies.
The collection includes a variety of materials ranging from posters and flyers to VHS and
cassette tapes.
The records have been organized into twelve series:
Series 1: Administrative Records
Series 2: Hemispheric Dialogues
Series 3: Research Clusters
Series 4: Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program
Series 5: Programs
Series 6: UC Mexus
Series 7: Events
Series 8: Director's Files
Series 9: Audio Visual Materials
Series 10: Photographs
Series 11: Posters
Series 12: Digital Files
The manuscript portion of the collection was processed by a team of undergraduate
apprentices under the supervison of graduate student, Alina Ivette Fernandez and with the
assistance of Special Collections staff in 2016-2017.
The digital portion of the collection was processed by Special Collections staff in 2018.
Digital files were transferred from carrier disks in 2018. Duplicate files, student and
employment records, and other out of scope files were not retained. Files were not
reformatted, and file names are original to the creator. Original disks were retained and
are included in the collection.
For complete inventories of the contents of Series 12: Digital Files, see the following
guides:
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Latin Americans -- United States -- Study
and teaching (Higher)
University of California, Santa Cruz. Research
Center for the Americas
University of California, Santa Cruz. Research Center for
the Americas