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Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán (University of Wyoming) records, 1984-2016
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán (University of Wyoming)
- Title
- Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán (University of Wyoming) records
- Dates
- 1984-2016 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 2.18 cubic ft. (5 boxes) + 1.28 GB
- Collection Number
- 300520
- Summary
- Records of a student organization at the University of Wyoming that established cultural pride, awareness, and sensitivity to Chicano values.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán (MEChA) was a national student organization established to encourage cultural pride, dignity, and unity among students; to further educational standards and opportunities; and to establish an awareness and sensitivity of Chicano values within the entire student body. The University of Wyoming chapter of MEChA was established in 1984.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection contains the constitution, meeting agendas and minutes, budgets, correspondence, membership information, printed materials, photographs, and audio/video recordings regarding the activities of the University of Wyoming student chapter of MEChA.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán (University of Wyoming)(MEChA) at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from the University of Wyoming, Multicultural Affairs Office from 2015-2018.
Processing Note
The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in March 2016 and updated in June 2017, March 2019, and January 2023.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Audio-Visual: |
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| Box | |||
| 2 | Audio - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (cassette tape) |
January 19, 1987 | |
| 2 | Audio - Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Massey Lecture Series (cassette tape) |
undated | |
| 2 | Audio - David Ware, The Hispanic Presence in Wyoming, The Unacknowledged Culture (cassette tape) |
September 16, 1987 | |
| 2 | Audio - Unidentified (cassette tape) |
undated | |
| 2 | Audio - La Mujer, Connie Coca Dolores Cardona , Ovalia Mercado (cassette tape) |
September 17, 1987 | |
| 2 | Audio - ASPIRE, Keynote address on demographics, Dr. Louise Año, Nuevo Kerr, Start of Mexican American Migration Education (2 cassette tapes) |
undated | |
| 2 | Audio - Demo Tape, The Mood Express (cassette tape) |
undated | |
| Folder | |||
| Digital | ahcdm_300520_010 | Audio - El Vuh - Umas y MEChA (CD) |
2007 |
| 4 | Audio - unidentified (reel-to-reel) |
undated | |
| 2 | Video - Semana Chicana "Mexican Holidays and Their Traditions" (5 VHS) |
1987-1991 | |
| 2 | Video - Wyoming Signatures, Featuring Semana Primavera (VHS) |
May 2006 | |
| 2 | Video - M.E.Ch.A. Stanford Conference (VHS) |
undated | |
| 2 | Video - Astec, Ed James Olmos (VHS) |
May 3, 1997 | |
| 2 | Video - Curanderismo- Dr. Silvestor Brito (VHS) |
October 13, 1998 | |
| 2 | Video - Dance Group from Guadalajara, Mexico (VHS) |
March 26, 1992 | |
| 2 | Video - Unidentified M.E.Ch.A. activity (VHS) |
undated | |
| 2 | Video - SRAP 2000 Symposium #2 (Hi8 video cassette) |
undated | |
| 2 | Video - Mecha (Hi8 video cassette) |
undated | |
| 4 | Video - Dr. Lupe Martinez, Ph.D. - "21st century, Where are we Going" workshop (VHS) |
1991 | |
| 4 | Video - Hispanic Recruit tape (VHS) |
January 27, 1991 | |
| 4 | Video - Unidentified (VHS) |
undated | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 2008 MEChA |
2008 | |
| 4 | Agendas MEChA |
1994-1998 | |
| 4 | ASUW information - budgets |
1989 1997 | |
| 4 | Attendance |
1996-2009 | |
| 4 | Bank statements |
1998-2013 | |
| 3 | Break ThrUWYO and ASUW meeting notes |
2015-2016 | |
| Folder | |||
| 4 | Brochure - MEChA |
1998 | |
| 2 | Certificates of Appreciation - Latino/a Studies |
April 21, 2009 | |
| Folder | |||
| Digital | ahcdm_300520_004 | Committees: MEChA (3.5" floppy disk) |
1980-2000 |
| Box | |||
| 4 | Copies of old documents |
1972-1988 | |
| 4 | Ethnic studies |
1994-1997 | |
| 4 | Evaluation forms of programs |
1996-1998 | |
| 4 | Guest book |
1989 | |
| Digital | ahcdm_300520_003 | Los Vatos power point (pocket CD) |
2003 |
| Box | |||
| Digital | ahcdm_300520_008 | MEChA (3.5" floppy disc) |
1997 |
| Digital | ahcdm_300520_009 | MEChA: Chicano Studies (3.5" floppy disc) |
1996-1998 |
| 1 | MEChA advisor notebook |
1984-2008 | |
| Folder | |||
| Digital | ahcdm_300520_005-006 | MEChA documents (2 3.5" floppy disk) |
1998-2001 |
| Box | |||
| 4 | MEChA historian's binder |
2013 | |
| 3 | MEChA meeting schedules and financial statements |
2015-2016 | |
| Folder | |||
| 4 | MEChA Ribbons |
2009 | |
| 4 | Membership rosters |
1993-1998 | |
| 4 | National MEChA Conference |
1997-1999 | |
| 4 | Newspaper clippings |
1989-1990 | |
| 4 | Past recruitment proposals |
1987-1990 | |
| Digital | ahcdm_300520_001 | Photographs - Fashion show (CD) |
2007 |
| Digital | ahcdm_300520_002 | Photographs - Multicultural events 1 of 2 (CD) |
2007 |
| Box | |||
| 4 | Photographs - miscellaneous |
undated | |
| 4 | Poetry night |
1997 | |
| 3 | Posters and post cards: "The Head of Joaquin Murrieta" |
2016 | |
| Folder | |||
| 4-5 | Posters and clip art |
1988-2014 | |
| 4 and Digital | ahcdm_300520_007 | Public relations (3.5" floppy disc) |
1997 |
| 3 | Suggestion box cards |
undated | |
| Folder | |||
| 4 | Tickets |
1991-1994 | |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mexican Americans -- Education (Higher) -- Wyoming
- Student activities -- Wyoming
Corporate Names
- University of Wyoming. Multicultural Affairs Office
Geographical Names
- Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999.
- Wyoming -- History -- 2000-
Processed by Jamie J. Greene
2016
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