CASA HGT Records
Scope and Content
This collection consists of publications and internal documents of CASA-HGT.
Dates
- Creation: 1975 - 1979
Creator
Language of Materials
Collection materials in Spanish and English
Access
Open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Biography
From 1968 through 1978, Centro Accion Social Autonimo-Hermandad General de Trabajadores (CASA-HGT) functioned as a self help center and legal service provider for undocumented Mexican workers. It was led by Rudy Lozano, the most important Latino leader in Chicago, who was assassinated in 1983. Lozano was instrumental in building the Black-Latino coalition that became a leading force behind the election of Harold Washington as mayor of Chicago in 1983. CASA-HGT also picked up on a lost tradition: the Primero de Mayo marches (May Day), an event that contributed Pilsen's reputation reputation as the activist neighborhood of Chicago. CASA-HGT was a Marxist-Leninist / Third World Revolutionary poliitcal organization with a particular emphasis on the unforseen impacts of capitalist globalization.
Extent
.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract
Centro de Accion Social Autonoma-Hermandad General de Trabajadores (CASA-HGT), was a Marxist-Leninist / Third World Revolutionary poliitcal organization with a particular emphasis on the unforseen impacts of capitalist globalization. This collection consists of the organization's publications and internal documents.
Arrangement
The material is in the order determined by the initial archivist.
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.
Acquisition Information
These materials were given to the UCLA CSRC by Kathy and Joel Ochoa via Emilio Zamora to Richard Chabran on 20 June 1985. A formal deed does not exist but a provenance folder is available for inspection at the CSRC Archives, 180 Haines Hall, UCLA.
Processing Information
Processed by Erika Perez, 2006. Finding aid edited and revised by Doug Johnson, 2018.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the CASA HGT Records, 1975-1979
- Author
- Processed by CSRC / Erika Perez.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- The finding aid is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Chicano Studies Research Center Library Repository
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