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Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in California Collection
CEMA 64
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Title: Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in California collection
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 64
Language of Material:
English.
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet
10 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1982-1986
Date (bulk): 1982-1983
Abstract: This is an extensive video archive of 173 video cassettes and 10 audio cassettes with bound transcripts, originally acquired
through purchase in U-matic format and later reformatted into VHS. It is also preserved in digital format and the videos are
available online at https://archive.org/details/ucsantabarbara. The coverage includes a major 1982 conference held at the
University of California, Santa Cruz. The collection contains presentations of musical theatrical works, cultural events such
as el Dia de los Muertos and interviews with performers, artists and authors related to Chicano culture and society in California.
Physical Location: A portion of the collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).
The collection is open for research. A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in California Collection, CEMA 64, Department of Special Collections, University Library,
University of California, Santa Barbara
Acquired from Isaac Artenstein.
The University of California, Santa Cruz planning grant for Califas was directed by Eduardo Carrillo. The grant period was
from January 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982. The videos and 7 bound volumes were purchased from Isaac Artenstein and cover some
material that is different than the Santa Cruz planning grant project but are part of Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in
California. The audio tapes are of the Califas conference held April 16 - 17, 1982 at the University of California, Santa
Cruz. Volume 7 contains an index that describes the video and audio tapes. There is also a bound volume pertaining to the
grant and conference events.
This collection contains video, audio files and transcripts from the Califas, Chicano Art and Culture in California conference
and associated events in 1982 and 1983. There are also transcripts in bound volumes in Special Collections, and a report about
the Califas grant with the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Related Archival Materials note
Alurista Papers (CEMA 21), Centro Cultural de la Raza Archives (CEMA 12), Shifra Goldman Papers (CEMA 119), José Montoya Papers
(CEMA 20), and Royal Chicano Air Force Archives (CEMA 8). Also, the Tomás Ybarra-Frausto Research Material on Chicano Art,
1967-2008 at the Smithsonain Archives of American Art. Philip Brookman papers, 1980-1995 at the Smithsonian Archives of American
Art.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mexican American art -- 20th century
Mexican Americans -- California
Chicano art
Mexican American theater -- California -- History
Mexican American poets
Mexican American musicians
Día de los muertos celebrations
Day of the Dead
U.S. - Mexico Border
Aztec dance
Chicano movement -- California
Mexican American artists -- California
Mural Art
Performance art