Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Robert Holguin papers
- Dates:
- 1974-1998
- Abstract:
- Personal and professional materials of Robert Holguin, a Mexican-American writer and director.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet (1 document box)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Robert Holguin papers, CEMA 89. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains personal and professional materials created and compiled by Robert Daniel Holguin throughout his career as a television writer, producer, and director. Materials include grant applications, scripts, full-length films and film clips, correspondence, and legal documents related to his struggles as a Mexican-American in the television and film industry.
As a Mexican American his collection reflects his interest in films that cover the history and plight of Latinos in the United States.
- Biographical / historical:
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Robert Daniel Holguin (January 21, 1953- ) was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He received his high school education in Baldwin Park High School, and in 1976 he completed his undergraduate study of Motion Picture and Television Production at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In 1980, he completed his Master of Fine Arts also from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television.
Robert Holguin won many awards such as the WNET Independent Documentary Fund for being the Producer and Director of "Crystal City: The Brown Out," and the UCLA Jim Morrison Award for best undergraduate film director for "Es Mi Abuelita" in 1975. Throughout his life, he has worked in various productions and news networks such as NBC and CBS doing camera work and directing. He has also taught courses at Mount San Antonio College and Cal Poly Pomona in television studio production and business report writing.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Robert Holguin, February 2004.
- Arrangement:
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The collection has been arranged by topic and format into four series:
- Series 1: >Personal and Biographical
- Series 2: Production, Applications, and Contract documents
- Series 3: Plays and Documentary scripts
- Series 4: Videos
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-04-08 10:57:18 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research. Audiovisual materials must be reformatted for access. Please contact the Department of Special Research Collections in advance to request access.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and may be retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@library.ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assignees for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Robert Holguin papers, CEMA 89. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062