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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Supreme Council of the Mexican-American Movement Collection
Creator:
Mexican American Movement (U.S.). Supreme Council
Identifier/Call Number: URB.SCMAM
Extent:
1.70 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1942-1955
Abstract: The
Supreme
Council of the Mexican-American Movement Collection
documents the work of a group
of young people to improve the social conditions and standing of Mexican Americans in the
United States.The collection includes official records of the organization which detail the
group's structure, purpose, and objectives. Correspondence found in the collection deals
primarily with the problems of keeping the organization viable and active. Several editions
of the newspaper,
FORWARD, newsletters, minutes of meetings,
and general business records are also included.
Language of Material: English,
Spanish; Castilian
The Supreme Council of the Mexican American movement had it roots within the Young Men's
Christian Association. It was established in 1945, with the goal of improving social,
educational, economic, and spiritual conditions among Mexican Americans and Mexican people
living in the United States. These goals were to be accomplished by providing encouragement
for further education and financial aid to college students, promoting good citizenship and
good relations with non-Mexicans, and organizing local councils. Members were professionals,
students, and civic-minded members of the community of both Mexican and Anglo backgrounds.
The organization focused on education as a means of improving one's quality of life.
The
Supreme Council of the Mexican-American Movement
Collection
documents the work of a group of young people to improve the social
conditions and standing of Mexican Americans in the United States.The collection includes
official records of the organization which detail the group's structure, purpose, and
objectives. Correspondence found in the collection deals primarily with the problems of
keeping the organization viable and active. Several editions of the newspaper,
FORWARD, newsletters, minutes of meetings, and general business
records are also included. The files are arranged in alphabetical order.
Digital reproductions of selected items in this collection are available electronically as
a part of the
Latina(o) Cultural Heritage Archives
project.
Related Material
Other Information:
This collection was processed in part under a U.S. Department of Education Title V
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Grant.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) 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 owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Angelo Cano, 01/23/1981
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
Citing Archival
Materials
guide.
Michael Kohl and Hermenia Freemond
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Photographs