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.
Background
Carlos Montes (1947- ) is a nationally respected leader in the Chicano, immigrant
rights, and anti-war movements. Montes was born December 28, 1947 in El
Paso, Texas while his family lived in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. He lived his
early childhood in the border town of Juarez, in 1956 his family moved to South
Los Angeles the Florencia area, and later to Boyle Heights and East L.A.
Restrictions
The Carlos Montes Papers is the physical property of California State
University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Special Collections
and Archives.