Chicano Studies Research Center Women's Unit Papers, 1985 - 1995

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Chicano Studies Research Center: Women's Unit Papers,
Dates:
1985 - 1995
Creators:
CSRC Women's Unit
Abstract:
The Women's Unit was created in view of the fact that women of Mexican decent carry the burden of their gender in addition to their racial and class status and that efforts by the CSRC to address and rectify Chicano oppression largely ignored sexism. The Women's Unit was officially established in 1985 to define and promote Chicana / Mexicana Studies and to advance the social, political, and economic welfare of the Chicana / Mexicana community.

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Extent:
1 linear foot
Language:
Collection materials in English , Spanish
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Chicano Studies Research Center: Women's Unit Papers, 50, Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Various papers; range from 1985 - 1993, approx. 1 linear foot.
The Women's Unit was created in view of the fact that women of Mexican decent carry the burden of their gender in addition to their racial and class status and that efforts by the CSRC to address and rectify Chicano oppression largely ignored sexism. The Women's Unit was officially established in 1985 to define and promote Chicana / Mexicana Studies and to advance the social, political, and economic welfare of the Chicana / Mexicana community.

Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the archivist at archivist@chicano.ucla.edu

**Please note that accents have been eliminated inorder to accomodate and facilitate the use of all types of web browsers.

Acquisition information:
This collection is a part of the Chicano Studies Research Center's own internal papers.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Chicana
Feminism
Mexicana
Racism
Sexism

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Michael Stone.
Date Prepared:
©2009
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from ColdFusion web application and SQLServer relational database. Date of source: May 2004

Access and use

Restrictions:

Access is available by appointment for UCLA student and faculty researchers as well as independent researchers. To view the collection or any part of it, please contact the archivist at archivist@chicano.ucla.edu or the librarian at yretter@chicano.ucla.edu

Terms of access:

For students and faculty researchers of UCLA, all others by permission only. Copyright has not been assigned to the Chicano Studies Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archivist and/or the Librarian at the Chicano Studies Research Center Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Chicano Studies Research Center: Women's Unit Papers, 50, Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Los Angeles, Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 193 Haines Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1544, US
Contact:
(310) 206-6052