Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) Records, Part II, 1982-2006

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Summary

Creators:
Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (Organization : U.S.)
Abstract:
This collection of papers consists of newsletters, meeting agendas, and photos of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS), a national organization of Chicanas/ Latinas and Native American women and gender non-conforming academics, students, and activists.
Extent:
40 linear feet
Language:
English , Spanish; Castilian .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) Records Part II, 32, Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection of approximately 40 linear feet consists of MALCS various institutional papers with particular emphasis on its important summer programs, newsletters and membership-related papers. This collection also includes video and audio tapes of historic relevance.

The collection is organized into the following series:

  1. Series 1. Correspondence
  2. Series 2. Chicana/Latina Summer Research Institute
  3. Series 3. Administrative papers
  4. Series 4. Mailing lists
  5. Series 5. Newsletters and essays
  6. Series 6. Audiovisual and digital materials
Biographical / historical:

Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (Women Active in Letters and Social Change - MALCS) began in 1982 as an outgrowth of the Chicana Academic Issues Conference at the University of California, Davis. Seeking to support Chicanas/Latinas and Native American women academics, students, and activists, MALCS publishes a newsletter as well as the journal Trabajos Monograficos. In 1986 it held its first Summer Research Institute, which would become an annual event and the centerpiece of its service. Throughout the years, MALCS has grown beyond its California roots to be a national organization. The Summer Institute has convened in Texas, Illinois, Colorado, Minnesota, Washington, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Ohio, Wyoming, and Massaachusetts.

Acquisition information:
Papers donated by MALCS officer, Nancy Barcelo. Deed on file at the UCLA CSRC library archive office, 180 Haines Hall, UCLA.
Processing information:

Processed by CSRC staff in 2009. Finding aid edited by Doug Johnson in 2021. The editing was done during the COVID-19 pandemic so there was no access to the physical collection.

Physical location:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research.

Terms of access:

These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of materials, including but not limited to infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) Records Part II, 32, Chicano Studies Research Center, 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
librarian@chicano.ucla.edu
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