Zoot Suit Riots, 1943-1945, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2017
Scope and Contents
Includes: letters; photographs; a greeting card; Newsweek article "Zoot Suits and Service Stripes: Race Tension Behind Bars"; Crime Detective "I Boosed the Zoot Suit Gang"; "Second Report Un-American Activities in California" (1945); "Zoot Suit a new rock musical" (DVD); articles, Playbill, programs, poster, t- shirt [located in box 2], and DVD related to "Zoot Suit" by Luis Valdez; Homeboys Chicano Zoot Suit t-shirt [located in box 2]; drawing of a [zoot suiter being slugged by a sailor], and Cherry Poppin Daddies "Zoot Suit Riot" sheet music.
Dates
- 1943-1945, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2017
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 boxes (one document box; one record storage box)
From the Collection: 1.42 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
Repository Details
Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu