Connie Martinez League of United Latin American Citizens papers
Scope and Content
This collection contains documentation of state and national conventions, meetings, membership rosters, financial reports, and correspondence. The collection includes materials about LULAC's involvement in state and national politics. It also includes information from LULAC's National Educational Service Center in Albuquerque and information about LULAC's defense of bilingual education, dropout prevention initiatives, and opposition to school vouchers. Material with a national focus includes news clippings, articles, and reports concerning LULAC's work to ensure Hispanic civil rights and immigrant rights. Of particular interest are materials from regional LULAC councils that document their work to improve Hispanics" status in educational institutions and information about women's involvement in LULAC and the larger Hispanic community.
Dates
- Creation: 1996-2001
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1998-1999
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Background Information
LULAC Logo. (Box 1, Folder 2).
LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is concerned with improvement of the social, political, and economic status of Hispanics in the United States. Their main focuses have been on education and legal reform, citizenship, and the extension of civil and political rights to Hispanics. With approximately 115,000 members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the largest and oldest Hispanic Organization in the United States. LULAC was founded in 1929 in Corpus Christi, Texas as a grassroots collective against discrimination, segregation, and racial violence. LULAC 'advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide." After the founding of the organization in Texas, New Mexico was the second state to form a chapter. Since that time, chapters have been formed in many towns throughout New Mexico. Source: LULAC Website
Connie Martinez
Connie Martinez served as State director of New Mexico LULAC from 1996-2000.
Extent
3 boxes (2.23 cu. ft.)
Abstract
This collection contains both national and state organizational information, as well as substantial information about civil rights issues defended by LULAC.
Arrangement
3 series: New Mexico LULAC, Education Initiatives, National LULAC
General
Contact Information
- University of New Mexico
- MSC05 3020, 1, University of New Mexico
- Center for Southwest Research
- Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
- Phone: 505-277-7173
- Fax:
- Email: cswrref@unm.edu
- URL: http://elibrary.unm.edu/cswr
General
Genre / Form
Topical
- Dropouts -- Prevention
- Education, bilingual -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Educational Vouchers -- United States
- Hispanic American women -- Political activity
- Latin Americans -- United States
- Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- New Mexico
- Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- Texas
- Mexican Americans -- Education -- New Mexico
- Mexican Americans -- Politics and government
Uniform Title
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Connie Martinez League of United Latin American Citizens papers, 1996-2001
- Status
- For Approval
- Author
- Processed by Lucy Grinnell
- Date
- ©2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
cswrref@unm.edu