Finding Aid for the Ernesto Chavez Collection of Chicano Movement FBI Records 1968-2011
Processed by Angel Diaz.
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Ernesto Chavez Collection of Chicano Movement FBI Records,
Date (inclusive): 1968-2011
Collection number: 146
Creator: Chavez, Ernesto 1962-
Extent:
1.5 linear feet
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
Abstract: This collection of records consists printed material, mainly Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on various
Chicano organized groups and other organizations. Included in the records is surveillance of the Brown Berets/Youth Chicanos
for Community Action, Center for Autonomous Social Action (CASA), the Chicano Moratorium, Chicano Liberation Front, La Raza
Unida Party, and the American Indian Movement. Also within the collection duplicates of issues of La Causa newspaper, CASA
internal documents, and Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOIPA) literature. To Facilitate the use of all types of web
browsers, accents have been omitted. Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid
can contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center at www.chicano.ucla.edu
Physical location: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies
Research Center Library for paging information.
Language of Material: Collection materials in English, Spanish
Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies
Research Center Library for paging information.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. All requests for permission to publish must be
submitted in writing to the Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ernesto Chavez Collection of Chicano Movement FBI Records, 146, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center,
University of California, Los Angeles.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to the UCLA Chicano Studies Library and Archive in 2013 by Ernesto Chávez.
Processing History
Processed by Angel Diaz, November 2013
Processed by Angel Diaz, November 2013.
Biographical Note
Ernesto Chavez (1962-) is an associate professor of Chicana/o studies at the University of Texas, El Paso. His work intersects
Chicano/a, Latino/a, and Borderlands History. Chávez collected FBI investigative files through the Freedom of Information
Act while researching the Chicano Movement for ¡Mi Raza Primero! (My People First!): Nationalism, Identity, and Insurgency
in the Chicano Movement in Los Angeles, 1966–1978 (University of California Press, 2002).
Scope and Content
This collection of records consists printed material, mainly Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on various
Chicano organized groups and other organizations. Included in the records is surveillance of the Brown Berets/Youth Chicanos
for Community Action, Center for Autonomous Social Action (CASA), the Chicano Moratorium, Chicano Liberation Front, La Raza
Unida Party, and the American Indian Movement. Also within the collection duplicates of issues of La Causa newspaper, CASA
internal documents, and Freedom of Information Act literature.
To Facilitate the use of all types of web browsers, accents have been omitted.
Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the UCLA Chicano Studies
Research Center at www.chicano.ucla.edu
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. La Causa Newspaper, 1969-1972. 12 folders
- Series 2. FBI Records, 1968-1976. 1 linear foot
- Series 3. Centro de Accion Social Autonomo (CASA), 1975-1979. 5 folders
- Series 4. Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, 1980-2011. 6 folders
Related Material
Chavez, Ernesto. Mi Raza Primero! (My People First): Nationalism, Identity, and Insurgency in the Chicano Movement in Los
Angeles, 1966-1978. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Chavez, Ernesto, 1962-
Los Angeles (Calif.) --Politics and government --20th century
Mexican Americans --California --East Los Angeles --Social conditions
Mexican Americans --Civil rights.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 --Protest movements.
Demonstrations --Los Angeles (Calif.)
Mexican Americans --California --East Los Angeles --Politics and government
Series 1.
La Causa Newspaper
1969-1972
Physical Description: 12 folders
Scope and Content Note
Duplicates of 12 issues of La Causa. Published and distributed by the Brown Berets.
Arrangement
Organized by date
Box 1, Folder 1
La Causa, v. 1 no. 1
1969 May 23
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
"Plan Espirutal de Astlan"
Box 1, Folder 2
La Causa, v. 2 no. 2
1969 June 10
Physical Description: Printed Material
Box 1, Folder 3
La Causa, v. 1 no. 4
1969 December 16
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
"Free the Biltmore 6"
Box 1, Folder 4
La Causa, v. 1 no. 5
1970 February 28
Physical Description: Printed Material
Box 1, Folder 5
La Causa, v. 1 no. 6
1970 May 22
Physical Description: Printed Material
Box 1, Folder 6
La Causa, v. 1 no. 8
1970 August 29
Physical Description: Printed Material
Box 1, Folder 7
La Causa, v. 1 no. 9
1970 December
Physical Description: Printed Material
Box 1, Folder 8
La Causa, v. 1 no. 10
1971 February
Physical Description: Printed Material
Box 1, Folder 9
La Causa, v. 2 no. 1
1971 March
Physical Description: Printed Material
Box 1, Folder 10
La Causa, v. 1 no. 1
1971 September
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
"Mi Sangre"
Box 1, Folder 11
La Causa
1972 September 16
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
"Los Brown Berets Occupy La Isla de Catalina"
Box 1, Folder 12
La Causa
1972
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
"La Caravana de la Reconquista" and Brown Beret National Policies 1972
Series 2.
FBI Records
1968-1976
Physical Description: 1 linear foot
Arrangement
Arranged by U.S. Government-issued, FBI report. Starts with Ernesto Chavez's FOIPA requests to U.S. Governement.
Box 1, Folder 13
FOIPA resquests and correspondence
1991 October-1992 November
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence between Ernesto Chavez and U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Box 1, Folder 14
FBI intelligence reports
1968 March 08-1975 April 25
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets: Arizona and Kansas City divisions.
Box 1, Folder 15
FBI intelligence reports
1968 March 25-1971 July
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets: demonstration in Washington DC, Los Angeles.
Box 1, Folder 16
FBI intelligence reports
1968 August 16-1973 November 20
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets and Mexican-American Youth Organization: organized marches,
rallies, and other activities.
Box 1, Folder 17
FBI intelligence reports
1968 December 18-1970 April 03
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets: student mobilization community.
Box 1, Folder 18
FBI intelligence reports
1968 December 31-1971 November 29
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets: Oregon chapters, Latin American Youth Organization,
the Venceremos Brigade, Oxnard chapter.
Box 1, Folder 19
FBI intelligence reports
1969 November 18-1976 July 03
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets: Kalamazoo, Michigan; New Mexico; American Indian Movement;
Students for a Democratic Society.
Box 1, Folder 20
FBI intelligence reports
1970 May 26-1971 April 02
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Chicano Moratorium: Women for Peace, AKA Women Strike for Peace; Brown
Berets, AKA Young Chicanos for Community Action
Box 1, Folder 21
FBI intelligence reports
1970 May 26-1971 December 15
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Brown Berets: explanation of "Brown Beret Manual 1968," incidents
and arrests that involve Mexican-American youth in East Los Angeles, La Causa newspaper, Black Panther Party.
Box 1, Folder 22
FBI intelligence reports
1970 August 29-1970 September 14
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on National Chicano Moratorium.
Box 1, Folder 23
FBI intelligence reports
1970 September 14-1971 April 09
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on National Chicano Moratorium: planned demonstrations and marches.
Box 1, Folder 24
FBI intelligence reports
1971 May 05-1973 January 17
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on National Chicano Moratorium Committee.
Box 1, Folder 25
FBI intelligence reports
1971 December 28-1972 June 13
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on the Brown Berets and the Chicano Liberation Front: Brown Beret National
Convention (December 19-21, 1971).
Box 1, Folder 26
FBI intelligence reports
1972 October 30-1976 March 02
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on the Brown Berets: San Bernardino chapter, David Sanchez, American
Indian Movement.
Box 1, Folder 27
FBI intelligence reports
1974 November 29-1976 August 29
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on the August 29th Movement.
Box 1, Folder 28
FBI intelligence reports, folder 1 of 2
1972 April 28-1974 January 04
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Centro de Accion Social Autonomo or Center for Autonomous Social Action
(CASA).
Box 1, Folder 29
FBI intelligence reports, folder 2 of 2
1974 January 04-1974 December 31
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Centro de Accion Social Autonomo or Center for Autonomous Social Action
(CASA).
Box 1, Folder 30
FBI intelligence reports, folder 1 of 3
1974 October 14-1975 May 30
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Centro de Accion Social Autonomo or Center for Autonomous Social Action
(CASA).
Box 1, Folder 31
FBI intelligence reports, folder 2 of 3
1975 July 15-1976 January 05
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Centro de Accion Social Autonomo or Center for Autonomous Social Action
(CASA).
Box 1, Folder 32
FBI intelligence reports, folder 3 of 3
1976 January 08-1976 November 26
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence reports on Centro de Accion Social Autonomo or Center for Autonomous Social Action
(CASA).
Series 3.
Centro de Accion Social Autonomo (CASA)
1975-1979
Physical Description: 5 folders
Box 2, Folder 1
CASA Hermandad General de Trabajadores
Between 1975 and 1979
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
National Seminar training documents
Box 2, Folder 2
CASA
Between 1975 and 1979
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Internal documents
Box 2, Folder 3
CASA
1978
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Internal documents, in Spanish
Box 2, Folder 4
CASA
1978 July 9
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Internal memo and Proposed Guide for Evaluation by the Los Angeles Committee Task Force.
Box 2, Folder 5
CASA
Between 1978 and 1979
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Internal documents and drafts of response to resignation of 13 members
Series 4.
Freedom of Information and Privacy Act
1980-2011
Physical Description: 6 folders
Box 2, Folder 6
The Age of Surveillance
19080
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
by Frank J. Donner
Box 2, Folder 7
A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records
1989
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
Third Report by the Committee on Government Operations
Box 2, Folder 8
Code of Federal Regulations
1991 April 1
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
National Archives and Records Administration
Box 2, Folder 9
Your Right to Federal Records
1991
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
U.S. General Services Administration and U.S. Department of Justice
Box 2, Folder 10
Freedom of Information Act presentation
undated
Physical Description: Printed Material
Box 2, Folder 11
Carlos Miguel Montes search warrant
2011 May 11
Physical Description: Printed Material
Scope and Content Note
From the State of California, County of Los Angeles
