Chicana and Chicano Studies Department Records MS-0442
Amanda Lanthorne
Special Collections & University Archives
05/14/2010
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
askscua@sdsu.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & University Archives
Title: Chicana and Chicano Studies Department Records
Creator:
Chicana and Chicano Studies Department
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0442
Physical Description:
1.67 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1968-2003
Date (bulk): 1970-1979
Language of Material:
English
, Spanish; Castilian
.
Scope and Contents
The
Chicana and Chicano Studies Department Records (1968-2003) document the development and administration of the department and its curriculum. Highlights include materials
relating to the department's incorporation into the College of Professional Studies and the resulting backlash from students.
The majority of the material dates from the 1970s and details early department organization and curricula. The collection
includes correspondence, syllabi, memorandums, course files, faculty meeting minutes, and reports. The collection is filed
alphabetically.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in some of these materials have been transferred to or belong to San Diego State University. The nature
of historical archival and manuscript collections means that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine.
Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. Requests for permission to publish
must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted,
permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are
made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the
materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Method of Acquisition
This collection was acquired from the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department (date unknown); material was added in October
2006 from Barbara Friedrich, wife of Dr. Will Kennedy, one of the founders of the Mexican American Studies Department.
Accruals and Additions
2006-029
Related Materials
Rene Nuñez Memorial Collection, 1968-2008
Carmen Sandoval Fernandez Poster Collection, 1974-1983
Arturo Casares Papers, 1968-2007
Maria Garcia Papers, 1968-1997
Chicano Federation of San Diego County Records, 1968-1980
Center for Women's Studies and Services Records, 1947-1997
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Chicana and Chicano Studies Department Records, Special Collections and
University Archives, San Diego State University Library.
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed as part of the Chicano Studies Archives Project, made possible by a grant from the President's
Leadership Fund.
Historical Note
Initially developed in 1968 by students and faculty inspired by the Civil Rights and Chicano movements, San Diego State College
(SDSC) officially established the Mexican-American Studies Department, now known as the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department,
in 1969, and offered both a major and a minor. SDSC faculty and students followed
El Plan de Santa Barbara as a blueprint for the codification of Chicana/o Studies at the university level, which had been created at the 1969 UC Santa
Barbara Conference of Chicano students, professors, and activists. The purpose of the newly-formed department was to teach
an accurate and complete history of Chicanos and Mexican-Americans and their contributions to the United States. In addition,
the department hoped to recruit more Chicana/o students to the campus, and teach and develop skills that students could use
to help their communities politically and economically.
In the beginning, students under the guidance of the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) ran the department.
They actively participated in departmental meetings and decisions, taught classes, hired and fired faculty, and helped to
develop the curriculum. In 1975, however, with San Diego State College's change to university status, SDSU incorporated the
Mexican-American Studies Department into the College of Professional Studies. As a result of this institutionalization, the
department's decision-making process became faculty and staff centered. Later, in 1980, the department became part of the
College of Arts and Letters.
Today, the department maintains a multi-disciplinary curriculum offering classes in film, history, anthropology, sociology,
literature, and politics. The curriculum also features classes in immigration and border studies, and encourages community
outreach through internships, cultural exchanges, research, and advocacy. Faculty and students participate in cultural documentation
projects, such as the Chicano Park Historical Documentation Project, oral interviews, and original research.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Institutional Archives
San Diego State University. Chicana and Chicano Studies
Chicano movement--California--San Diego
box 1, folder 1
Academic Planning Database Report Folder 1
Fall 1975
box 1, folder 2
Academic Reviews Folder 2
1991, 1998, 2000
box 1, folder 3
Annual Progress Report Folder 3
1975
box 1, folder 4
Annual Report Folder 4
1978-1979
box 1, folder 5
Bibliographies and Articles for Mexican American Studies (MAS) courses Folder 5
box 1, folder 6
Budget Folder 6
1974-1975
box 1, folder 7
Centro de Estudios: Budget Folder 7
1972-1973
box 1, folder 8
Centro de Estudios Meeting Folder 8
June 7, 1972
box 1, folder 9
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica A.C. Folder 9
1984
box 1, folder 10
Changes in Department Administration/Policy Folder 10
1974
box 1, folder 11
Chicano Affairs Advisory Board Folder 11
1974-1975
box 1, folder 12
Chicano Athletic Association Folder 12
1974
box 1, folder 13
Chicano Book: Outline, Introduction, Articles Folder 13
box 1, folder 14
Chicano Faculty and Administrators Organization, San Diego State University Folder 14
1975
box 1, folder 15
Chicano Studies Faculty Conference Folder 15
October 1971
box 1, folder 16
Correspondence: Administrative Folder 16
1974
box 1, folder 17
Correspondence: Chairperson Folder 17
1974-1975
box 1, folder 18
Correspondence: General Folder 18
1970, 1974-1975
box 2, folder 2
Correspondence: General Folder 2
1975-1976
box 2, folder 3
Correspondence: General Folder 3
1975-1976
box 2, folder 4
Correspondence: General Folder 4
1976
box 2, folder 5
Correspondence from Dean Howell and Dean Rost Folder 5
1975-1976
box 2, folder 6
Correspondence from Jane Smith's Office Folder 6
1975
box 2, folder 7
Correspondence from Lois W. Sisson, Director of Personnel Services Folder 7
1975-1976
box 3, folder 1
Denver's Chicano Youth Liberation Conference Folder 1
1969
box 3, folder 2
Departmental Self Study Folder 2
February 2000
box 3, folder 3
Faculty Meetings Folder 3
1973-1975
box 3, folder 4
Faculty Meetings Folder 4
1975-1976
box 3, folder 5
Faculty Meeting Minutes Folder 5
1977-1978
box 3, folder 6
Faculty Meeting Minutes Folder 6
1978-1979
box 3, folder 7
Grievance Committee of Victor Salandini Folder 7
1977-1978
box 3, folder 8
Leaflets, Announcements, Newsletters Folder 8
box 3, folder 9
Master's Degree Proposal Appendices Folder 9
circa 2003
box 3, folder 10
Memorandums Folder 10
1972-1977
box 3, folder 11
Memorandums from Payroll Folder 11
1975-1976
box 3, folder 12
Mexican American / Chicana/o Studies Course Brochures Folder 12
1969-1972
box 3, folder 13
Mexican American Studies (MAS) 10: Mexican Americans in Transition course Folder 13
early 1970s
box 3, folder 14
Mexican American Studies Graduation Folder 14
1995
box 4, folder 1
Mexican American Studies New Major Proposal Folder 1
box 4, folder 2
Mexico-United States Border Program American Friends Service Committee Newsletter Folder 2
January - February 1981
box 4, folder 3
Mission Statement Folder 3
box 4, folder 4
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) Folder 4
1975-1979
box 4, folder 5
MEChA: Plan of Organization Folder 5
September 27, 1973
box 4, folder 6
National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Folder 6
1986-1987
box 4, folder 7
Personnel Advisory Committee Folder 7
1975-1976
box 4, folder 8
Personnel File Policy Implementation Folder 8
1975
box 4, folder 9
Promotional Material Folder 9
Fall 1978
box 4, folder 10
Rationale and Justification for Mexican American Studies Folder 10
box 4, folder 11
San Diego County Ad Hoc Committee Newsletter volume 2 Folder 11
May 1976
box 4, folder 12
Semana de la Raza Folder 12
May 3-7, 1971
box 4, folder 13
Socioeconomic Conditions of Mexican Americans Folder 13
box 4, folder 14
Supplemental Materials Folder 14
box 4, folder 15
Syllabi: Dr William Kennedy Courses Folder 15
box 4, folder 16
Teaching Materials Folder 16
1969-1984
box 4, folder 17
Travel Policies, Procedures, Advances Folder 17
1974-1975
