Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) records, University of California, Irvine, 1968-2015, bulk 1971-2015

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Summary

Creators:

University of California, Irvine. Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán

Abstract:

This collection comprises the records of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) chapter of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Atzlán (MEChA). The collection contains organizational files, yearly files maintained by elected officers, scrapbooks, photographs, and subject files on major topics of interest to MEChA.

Extent:

5.9 Linear Feet (17 boxes) and 6.3 linear feet and 1.44 MB of unprocessed materials

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) records, University of California, Irvine. AS-132. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection comprises the records of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) at the University of California, Irvine. The collection contains organizational documents describing MEChA's mission and purpose, files from elected officers that document MEChA's yearly activities, scrapbooks, photographs, posters of events, and subject files on major topics of interest to MEChA.

Biographical / historical:

Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlan (MEChA) de UC Irvine is a multifaceted ChicanX/LatinX organization that concentrates on political, educational, cultural, and social issues that impact several identities. MEChA. pledges to build community while bringing awareness to campus about issues affecting the greater ChicanX/LatinX community. MEChA de UC Irvine absorbed the United Mexican American Students (UMAS), an earlier organization with similar goals, circa 1969-1970. MEChA became one of the founders of the Cross-Cultural Center along with the Black Student Union (BSU), Asian Pacific Student Association (APSA), American Indian Student Association (AISA), and Alyansa ng mag Kababayan.

Since then, MEChA has sponsored events such as Mes de la Raza, youth conferences, Cinco de Mayo, and Chicano graduation. The group has also been active in promoting a Chicano studies program at UCI and representing Chicano interests during the development and review of UCI's minority affairs and affirmative action programs. MEChA de UCI is classified as an umbrella organization affiliated with UCI's Cross Cultural Center.

For more information see MEChA de UCI website..

Acquisition information:

Donated to the University Archives by MEChA in 2007, 2011, and 2013. Separated from the Cross Cultural Center records, 2019.

Processing information:

Processed by Audrey Pearson in 2008, Ernesto Bassi, and Audra Eagle Yun in 2011.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in four series.

Series 1. Organizational files, 1980-1999. 0.2 linear feet
Series 2. Subject files, 1968-2002. 1 linear foot
Series 3. Officers' files, 1970-2006. 3.8 linear feet
Series 4. Scrapbooks, 1995-2006. 0.9 linear feet

The collection also contains 1 unprocessed addition:

Accession 2014.026. Unprocessed addition 2014, 1996-2011. 2.3 linear ft and 1.44 MB of digital media
Accession 2019.028. Unprocessed addition 2019, 1972-2015. 4 linear feet

Accruals:

Accruals are expected.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Mexican Americans -- Education (Higher)
Mexican American college students -- California -- Irvine -- Societies, etc.
Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- 20th century
Mexican Americans -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- California -- Irvine
Photographic prints -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
Names:: University of California, Irvine. Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán -- Archives

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection is open for research. Unprocessed additions may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access. Access to original disk media is restricted; researchers may request use copies.
Terms of access:: Property rights and copyright reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the University Archivist.