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Chicana Research and Learning Center Records, Benson Latin American Collection

Amelia Parks, Marisa Mendez-Brady, Sarah Williams

+Martha Cotera

n  Born Jan. 17, 1939 in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico

n  Received B.A. from UT-El Paso, M.Ed. from Juárez-Lincoln University in Austin

n  Worked as librarian and consultant

n  Activist with Raza Unida Party, feminist movement, Mexican American educational and social agencies

+Chicana Research and Learning Center

n  Conceptualized in 1972 and fully operational by 1974 in Austin, TX

n  Dissolved in 1990s?

n  Non-profit dealing with underemployment, poverty, and low educational achievement for Hispanic women

n  Programs developed for their community and for other organizations to use

n  Austin Hispanic Directory

+The Collection

n  Arrived in 4 boxes

n  1 box of files, 2 boxes of A/V materials, 1 box mixed

n  All papers were in labeled file folders

n  Files appeared to be arranged chronologically

n  No evidence of personal papers, strictly institutional

+The Collection

n  Primarily financial and administrative records, materials related to specific programs n  Personnel files

n  Tax records

n  Grant proposals

n  Educational materials and handouts

n  Very little correspondence

n  Minimal preservation issues n  Rusty staples, paperclips

n  Degraded rubberbands

n  Newspaper clippings

n  discoloration

Files

+The Collection

n  2 boxes of slides

n  4 reel-to-reels

n  9 film reels

n  12 VHS Tapes

n  16 Broadcast Master Tapes

n  62 Cassette Tapes

Audiovisual Materials

+Arranging

n  Preserve original order as much as possible

n  Arrange chronologically

n  Series determined by content, not just grouping labels

n  A/V materials arranged chronologically to item level

n  Administrative

n  Financial

n  Program Development

n  Educational Materials

n  Correspondence

n  Audiovisual Materials

Round One Series

+Arranging

n  User-friendly, researcher oriented

n  Broken down into smaller series

n  Labels edited for readability

n  Series and sub-series arranged alphabetically

n  Administrative

n  Personnel

n  Internal Finances

n  Tax Records

n  Project Proposals

n  Program Development

n  Educational Materials

n  Correspondence

n  Audiovisual Materials

Round Two Series

+Interesting Finds

+Interesting Finds

+Interesting Finds

+Interesting Finds

+Interesting Finds

+Interesting Finds