Sal Castro Papers (LEGACY)
Scope and Contents note
The Sal Castro collection documents both Castro’s personal and professional life: mostly his activism for equal education and civil rights; and his work with the Chicano Youth Leadership Conference. Though born in 1933, the collection dates back to 1930 until 2012, a year before his death. He collected materials related to activism, civil rights, education, history, politics, and sports; specifically, on the Association of Mexican American Educations, the California Human Rights Association, California universities and colleges, the Chicano Youth Leadership Conference, the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Movimento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán, Scholarships for Chicano Students Night and of course, the walkouts. The collection includes artifacts, artwork, awards, correspondence, emails, financial documents, flyers, journal articles, lecture notes, memorandums, newspaper articles, photographs, presentations, prints, speeches, and subject files.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1931-2012, undated
Language of Materials
Materials in English and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access note
COLLECTION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR PROCESSING. However, when reopened for use the Collection will be open for research; some folders are closed for privacy or preservation concerns. Audiovisual materials may not be immediately available due to formatting issues. Access with permission of Librarian.
Conditions Governing Use note
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.
Extent
78.0 linear feet (78 boxes and full-size artwork, poster, and frames)
Abstract
The Sal Castro collection documents both Castro’s personal and professional life: mostly his activism for equal education and civil rights; and his work with the Chicano Youth Leadership Conference. Materials date from 1930-2012. The collection includes artifacts, artwork, awards, correspondence, emails, financial documents, flyers, journal articles, lecture notes, memorandums, newspaper articles, photographs, presentations, prints, speeches, and subject files.
Arrangement
Current arrangement for this collection is: Series I. Papers, Series II. Audiovisual, Series III. Books, Series IV. Artifacts, and Series V. Prints.
Proposed arrangement for this collection is: Series I. Audiovisual materials; Series II. Books; Series III. Correspondence; Series IV. Chicano Youth Leadership Conference; Series V. Education and activism; Series VI. Ephemera; Series VII. Events; Series VIII. Financial records; Series IX. Photographs; Series X. Printed materials; Series XI. Publications; and Series XII. Subject files.
Acquisition Information
Materials donated by Charlotte Lerchnemuller.
- Sandino Vive, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 2 Sal Castro in uniform, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 3 Print, Walkout film poster, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 4 Chicano Pride, Stand as one!, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 5 Provinces of Afganistan, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 6 Sal Castro class photo, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 8 Golden West Community College 1970, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 9 Sal Castro with friends, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 10 Sal Castro giving speech, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 11 No Sean Mensos, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 12 Chicano Youth Leadership Conference, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 13 Chicano Youth Leadership Conference #2, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 14 Chicano Youth Leadership Conference #3, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 15 Rigid L, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 16 Sal Castro with President Bill Clinton, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 17 Sal Castro 1933-2013, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 27 Middle-aged man, Print, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 36 The Mexican Revolution of 1810, n.d. File mixed materials Object: 44
- Title
- Sal Castro Papers CSRC.0144
- Status
- In Process
- Subtitle
- circa 1931-2012
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Processed by Jason Lowder
- Date
- July 2016
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Materials are in both English and Spanish.
Repository Details
Part of the Chicano Studies Research Center Library Repository
144 Haines Hall
Box 951544
Los Angeles California 90095-1544 United States
(310) 206-6052
(310) 206-1784 (Fax)
librarian@chicano.ucla.edu