The Kaye Briegel Research Collection (1900-1984; undated bulk: 1960-1980) contains eight boxes of reports, papers, case studies, monographs, articles, hearings, and court cases related to Chicano communities, movements, activism, culture, and history from publishers such as: Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA, Marfel Association, Institute for the Study of Social Change, UC Berkeley, Mexican-American Study Project (UCLA), and R and E Research Associates. Also included in this collection are materials related to organizations such as American G.I. Forum of the United States, Association of Mexican American Educators Inc., Council of Mexican American Affairs, and United Farm Workers; bibliographies, directories, and other reference material; conference proceedings and programs; theses; study and teacher's guides; and ephemera such as flyers, posters, and mailers related to protests, marches, and events.

Kaye Briegel, who was a lecturer of history at the California State University Long Beach, primarily assembled this collection of Chicano materials. A majority of the material in this collection was collected while Briegel was working on her master's thesis at USC "The History of Political Organizations Among Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles Since the Second World War". Briegel graduated from USC in 1967. She also completed her PhD in history from USC in 1974 and her dissertation is entitled "Alianza Hispano-Americana, 1894-1965: A Mexican American fraternal insurance society" Briegel is also a long time volunteer of historical societies and organizations in Long Beach, California.

8 boxes (four records storage boxes; three document boxes; one newspaper box; four oversized posters)

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