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Kaye Briegel Chicano Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2024-015

Scope and Contents

The Kaye Briegel Research Collection (1900-1984; undated bulk: 1960-1980) contains eight boxes of reports, papers, case studies, monographs, articles, hearings, and court cases related to Chicano communities, movements, activism, culture, and history from publishers such as: Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA, Marfel Association, Institute for the Study of Social Change, UC Berkeley, Mexican-American Study Project (UCLA), and R and E Research Associates. Also included in this collection are materials related to organizations such as American G.I. Forum of the United States, Association of Mexican American Educators Inc., Council of Mexican American Affairs, and United Farm Workers; bibliographies, directories, and other reference material; conference proceedings and programs; theses; study and teacher’s guides; and ephemera such as flyers, posters, and mailers related to protests, marches, and events.

Dates

  • 1900-1984; undated
  • Majority of material found within 1960-1980

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical / Historical

Kaye Briegel, who was a lecturer of history at the California State University Long Beach, primarily assembled this collection of Chicano materials. A majority of the material in this collection was collected while Briegel was working on her master's thesis at USC “The History of Political Organizations Among Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles Since the Second World War". Briegel graduated from USC in 1967. She also completed her PhD in history from USC in 1974 and her dissertation is entitled "Alianza Hispano-Americana, 1894-1965: A Mexican American fraternal insurance society" Briegel is also a long time volunteer of historical societies and organizations in Long Beach, California.

Extent

8 boxes (four records storage boxes; three document boxes; one newspaper box; four oversized posters)

5.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Spanish; Castilian

Related Materials

For other related collections please consult: Chicano Publications [Kaye Briegel] Collection (newspapers, newsletters, and magazines); Chicano Pamphlets and Literature [Kaye Briegel] Collection (poetry, songbooks, novels, books, pamphlets, booklets, anthologies); United Farm Workers Ephemera; and Chicano History Collections.

Title
Inventory of the Kaye Briegel Chicano Research Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Karen Clemons
Date
2024-03
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895