Description
The East Los Angeles Archives (ELAA) is comprised of collections which document the lives and events of a
historical community central to the social, political, and cultural history of the Chicano/Latino community in the United
States. The ELAA is a program that advances scholarship in Chicano/Latino studies and Los Angeles history through its
varied collection of primary research materials. This archives has a special interest in materials documenting the Chicano
and Civil Rights movements in East Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s.
Restrictions
The José R. Figueroa Collection is the physical property of California
State University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Special
Collections and Archives.