Lopez v. Monterey County, 1855-1991

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Summary

Title:
Lopez v. Monterey County : photocopies of court case research documenting historical discrimination against Mexicans in Monterey County, California,
Dates:
1855-1991
Creators:
Avila, Joaquin G., collector.
Extent:
21 linear ft. (56 v. + 2 v. table of contents)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] Lopez v. Monterey County : photocopies of court case research documenting historical discrimination against Mexicans in Monterey County, California, M0944, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The photocopies are grouped according to various subjects, the articles are also arranged chronologically, each with a cover-sheet summary of relevance to the case. Subjects covered include crime, jury selection, civil law suits, education, elections, appointments, employment, health, housing, socioeconomics, acquisition of California land grants, clubs, organizations, crime, cultural arts, events, religion, immigration, military, obituaries, accidents, etc.

Custodial history:

Purchased, 1997.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble
Date Prepared:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: 1997.

Access and use

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] Lopez v. Monterey County : photocopies of court case research documenting historical discrimination against Mexicans in Monterey County, California, M0944, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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