Description
Rodolfo Francisco Acuña is a renowned
historian, educator, activist, and scholar. In 1969, Dr. Acuña became the first professor
in the Mexican American Studies Department (now Chicana and Chicano Studies Department) at
California State University, Northridge. The
Rodolfo F. Acuña
Collection
documents the academic career of Rodolfo "Rudy" Acuña, whose work was at
the forefront of the Chicano Movement and who was instrumental in the creation of the
Chicana and Chicano Studies Department at California State University, Northridge. The
collection contains works authored by Acuña, especially books, early drafts of unpublished
works, extensive research notes, correspondence, subject files, and materials pertaining to
the trial between Dr. Acuña and the Regents of the University of California
system.
Background
Rodolfo Francisco Acuña was born in 1932 in Los Angeles, California. He earned his
bachelor's degree and master's degrees at Los Angeles State College (now California State
University, Los Angeles), and his PhD in History at the University of Southern California. A
renowned scholar activist, Dr. Acuña became the first professor in the Mexican American
Studies Department (now Chicana and Chicano Studies Department) at California State
University Northridge in 1969.
Extent
117.30 linear feet
Restrictions
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has been transferred to California State University, Northridge or is in the
public domain. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction
of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair
use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain
cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility
for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Availability
The collection is open for research use.