Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Ramon Chacón Papers
- Subtitle:
- A guide to the papers at Santa Clara University
- Dates:
- 1959-2004
- Creators:
- Chacón, Ramon
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of the papers of Ramon Chacón, an associate professor of Latin American History and Ethnic Studies at Santa Clara University from 1981 until his death in 2017. These papers consist of his writings and publications, class syllabi, correspondence, and copies of Tia Vicenta Magazine.
- Extent:
- 2.5 Linear Feet 2.5 linear feet (2 record cartons and one document box)
- Language:
- English , Spanish; Castilian .
- Preferred citation:
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Ramon Chacón Papers, Ms2024-011, [Identification of item],[box number], [folder number] Santa Clara University Library, Archives and Special Collecitons.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of three record cartons containing the papers of Ramon Chacón, an associate professor of Latin American History and Ethnic Studies at Santa Clara University from 1981 until his death in 2017. These papers consist of his writings and publications, syllabi for courses in the History and Ethnic Studies departments, a small amount of correspondence, and copies of Tia Vicenta Magazine 1958-1960.
- Biographical / historical:
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Ramon D. Chacón was an associate professor of Latin American History and Ethnic Studies at Santa Clara University. He was born in Brawley, California to immigrant farmworkers Vibiano and Josefina Chacón. He grew up in Fresno, California. He obtained his bachelor's degree from California State University, then earned two master's degrees and a 1983 doctorate at Stanford University, specializing in modern Latin American studies.
Chacón joined the Ethnic Studies program at Santa Clara University in 1981. He was one of the first hired faculty members for the program. He held a joint appointment in the history department through much of his time at Santa Clara University, and also served multiple appointments as the director of the ethnic studies department. He did a great deal of work assisting other faculty in diverisfying their curricula. He died in 2017 at the age of 72.
Santa Clara University was founded in 1851 by the Society of Jesus as Santa Clara College and is California's oldest operating institution of higher learning. It was established on the grounds of Mission Santa Clara de Asìs, the eighth of the original 21 California missions. The college originally operated as a preparatory school and did not offer courses of collegiate rank until 1853. The institution became known as the University of Santa Clara in 1912, when the schools of engineering and law were added. For 110 years, Santa Clara University was an all-male school. In 1961, women were accepted as undergraduates and Santa Clara University became the first coeducational Catholic university in California. The number of students and faculty tripled over the next decade and the university began the largest building program in school history with eight residence halls, a student union, and an athletic stadium. In the early 1970s, the Board of Trustees voted to limit the size of the undergraduate population, an action that was intended to preserve the character and ensure the quality of the university for generations to come. In 1985, the university adopted Santa Clara University as its official name. Bibliography: Santa Clara University. "About SCU – History." www.scu.edu/about/history.cfm (Accessed Nov. 23, 2010) McKevitt, Gerald, S.J. The University of Santa Clara: A History, 1851-1977. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1979.
- Processing information:
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Collection processing and finding aid were completed in May 2024.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged into the following series:
Series I: Writings Series II: Ethnic Studies Courses Seieries III: History Courses Series IV: Publications Series V: Professional Materials and Correspondence
Original order was physically maintained within the collection and intellectually arranged into the above series by the Archivist.
- Physical location:
- This collection is located in Santa Clara University Library's Archives & Special Collections.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-11-12 22:04:01 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research. There are no restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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Materials in Archives & Special Collections may be subject to copyright. All requests for permission to publish from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the specialcollections@scu.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Archives & Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials, and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials.
- Preferred citation:
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Ramon Chacón Papers, Ms2024-011, [Identification of item],[box number], [folder number] Santa Clara University Library, Archives and Special Collecitons.
- Location of this collection:
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Dept. of Archives & Special Collections, University Library,500 El Camino RealSanta Clara, CA 95053-0500, US
- Contact:
- (408) 554-5530