Social Movements Collection, 1810-2022 and undated

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Summary

Abstract:
This collection is made up of materials from multiple social movements throughout the 20th century. Especially in the 1960s, a boom of social movements erupted across the globe and in the United States formed by groups of people feeling frustrated with the continued oppression and lack of recognition throughout the course of history. There are materials from the Black civil rights movement, Chicano Movement, the United Farm Workers, the Young Lords movement, and surrounding the events of the Zoot Suit riots in Los Angeles. Materails in the collection include photographs, banners, posters, program, Chicano art, and tattoo designs.
Extent:
11.4 Linear Feet (4 document boxes, 1 oversize document box, 1 half-size document box, 4 flat oversize boxes, 1 custom box)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English , Spanish .

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of materials related to social movements throughout the 20th century. There are materials from the Black civil rights movement, Chicano Movement, the United Farm Workers, the Young Lords movement, and surrounding the events of the Zoot Suit riots in Los Angeles. There are a wide variety of materials, including photographs of movement leaders, art inspired from the Chicano movement, original banners from organizations involved in these movements, posters, programs, and periodicals.

Acquisition information:
Library purchases, 2013-2024.
Arrangement:

This collection has been arranged in the following series:

  • Series 1: Black civil rights movement, 1938-2007 and undated
  • Series 2: Chicanx/Latinx movements Chicanx/Latinx movements, 1943-2005 and undated
  • Series 3: LGBTQIA+ materials, 1971-1991
  • Series 4: Communism, Marxism-Leninism, and Socialism, 1929-1975
  • Series 5: United Farm Workers, 1965-1975 and undated
  • Series 6: Anti-war materials, 1966-1972
  • Series 7: Labor and the economy, 1934-1972
  • Series 8: Tattoos, 1982 and undated
  • Series 9: Political campaigns, 1934 and undated
  • Series 10: Nuclear war, 1961-1968
  • Series 11: Brian Shannon activism photographs, 1960-1979
  • Series 12: Religion and theology, 1965-1970 and undated
  • Series 13: Environmentalism, 1964-1966
  • Series 14: Utopianism and communal living, 1968-1969
  • Series 15: Women's rights and Feminism, 1810-2022
  • Series 16: Human rights movement, 2018 and undated
  • Series 17: Conservatism, 1963
  • Series 18: Authoritarianism, Fascism, and Far-right, 2014-2016
  • Series 19: Prison reform, 1972-1978

Materials have been organized alphabetically by folder title.

Physical location:
Please consult repository.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
800 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711, US
Contact:
(909) 607‑3977
specialcollections@claremont.edu
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