Nuevas Fronteras/New Frontiers educational materials, circa 1979-2023, bulk 1982-1994

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Summary

Title:
Nuevas Fronteras/New Frontiers educational materials
Dates:
circa 1979-2023, bulk 1982-1994
Abstract:
The collection consists of materials related to Nuevas Fronteras/New Frontiers, an interdisciplinary, bilingual early learning curriculum developed by Barbara Goffigan Cox, Janet Macaulay, and Manuel Ramirez III and published in 1982. The curriculum was based on the Culturally Democratic Learning Environments (CDLE) model, which was a model developed in part at UC Riverside and focused on bilingual and bicultural education for grades K-3.
Extent:
1.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language:
The collection is in English and Spanish .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Nuevas Fronteras/New Frontiers educational materials (MS 331). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of materials related to Nuevas Fronteras/New Frontiers, an interdisciplinary, bilingual early learning curriculum developed by Barbara Goffigan Cox, Janet Macaulay, and Manuel Ramirez III and published in 1982. The curriculum was based on the Culturally Democratic Learning Environments (CDLE) model, which was a model developed in part at UC Riverside and focused on bilingual and bicultural education for grades K-3.

Materials in the collection include correspondence, reports, brochures, and articles related to the Nuevas Fronteras/New Frontiers kit, as well as the educational model it is based on. The collection also includes materials from the kit itself, which consists of instructional books on how to use the curriculum and educational items like storybooks, picture cards, and stickers (not all items originally included in the kit are present in the collection).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Manuel Ramirez III, 2025.
Processing information:

Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2025.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into two series as follows:

  • Series 1. Related materials, circa 1979-2023
  • Series 2. Nuevas Fronteras/New Frontiers kit, 1982
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Date Prepared:
© 2025
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-04-08 14:03:47 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Nuevas Fronteras/New Frontiers educational materials (MS 331). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University Archives
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
Contact:
(951) 827-3233
specialcollections@ucr.edu
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