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Carlos S. Maldonado papers, 1940-2009, bulk 1970-2009

Overview of the Collection

Title
Carlos S. Maldonado papers
Dates
1940-2009, bulk 1970-2009 (inclusive)
Quantity
16.0 linear feet, (40 boxes; 3 film cannisters)
Collection Number
SPC-011-0691
Summary
The Carlos S. Maldonado Papers consist of research files and teaching files from Maldonado's time as a professor at Eastern Washington University and a graduate student at the University of Oregon. The files contain drafts and finished materials for publication or public display, photographs, background research materials, teaching files, administrative files for the Chicana/o/x studies program, and video and audio recordings of interviews.
Repository
Eastern Washington University
Archives & Special Collections
Eastern Washington University Libraries
320 Media Lane - 100 LIB
Cheney, WA
99004-2453
Telephone: 5093592475
archives@ewu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Carlos S. Maldonado was born in Southern Texas in 1953 and moved with his family to the Northwest in the early 1960's. The Maldonado family were primarily farm workers at that time. Carlos Maldonado eventually went on to earn his PhD and in 1987 became the director and associate professor in the Chicano Program at Eastern Washington University. He was instrumental in developing this program.

Dr. Maldonado published articles, book chapters, and books which focused on the Chicano experience in the Northwest. He was also director of the College Assistance Migrant Program. This program was designed to assist young migrant farmworkers attain higher education.

Dr. Maldonado retired to Yoder, Oregon and passed away September 18, 2008 from cancer.

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Content Description

The Carlos S. Maldonado Papers consists of Maldonado's teaching and research files from his graduate work at the University of Oregon and his time as a professor at Eastern Washington University. The research files include copies of records from Colegio Cesar Chavez, materials about Latinx populations near Woodburn, Oregon, Latinx communities in the Pacific Northwest, Spokane-area Mexican Americans, and Latinx veterans in the Northwest. Maldonado's teaching files include materials on courses in Chicanx history, Chicanx literature, and Latinx students at EWU, including files on MEChA and diversity programs at EWU. The collection also contains files on Maldonado's role in the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies, including the Spokane conference hosted by EWU.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Use of this collection is subject to the rules concerning access to archival and manuscript collections at Eastern Washington University.

Copyright restrictions may apply. For more information or permission to publish, contact Eastern Washington University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections at (509) 359-2475, or archives@ewu.edu.

Preferred Citation

Carlos S. Maldonado papers; SPC-011-0691; Archives and Special Collections, Eastern Washington University.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into five series and twelve subseries.

Series 1: Colegio Cesar Chavez, 1974-2003, 3.0 linear feet.

Series 1, Subseries 1: Research files, 1974-1985, 1.4 linear feet.

Series 1, Subseries 2: Board of Trustees records, 1974-1981, 0.25 linear feet.

Series 1, Subseries 3: Correspondence, 1979-1984, 0.05 linear feet.

Series 1, Subseries 4: Manuscripts, 1983-2003, 1.3 linear feet.

Series 2: Chicano Education Program files, circa 1985-2008, 3.4 linear feet.

Series 3: National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies records, 1995-2002, 0.8 linear feet.

Series 4: Community organizations, 1978-1997, 0.8 linear feet.

Series 5: Research and presentations, 1940-2006, 8.0 linear feet.

Series 5, Subseries 1: Woodburn, Oregon research, 1943-2006, 2.2 linear feet.

Series 5, Subseries 2: Chicano Experience in the Northwest, 1940-1999, 1.3 linear feet.

Series 5, Subseries 3: Julian Ruiz Testimonio, 2002-2006, 0.6 linear feet.

Series 5, Subseries 4: Latinos in the military, 1975-2001, 0.4 linear feet.

Series 5, Subseries 5: Presentations, 1987-2001, 1.1 linear feet.

Series 5, Subseries 6: Research, 1942-2001, 0.5 linear feet.

Series 5, Subseries 7: Miscellaneous, 1979-2009, 0.5 linear feet.

Series 5, Subseries 8: Published materials, 1965-2005, 1.4 linear feet.

Acquisition Information

This collection was acquired by Eastern Washington University in 2011(SPC-011-0691, SPC-011-0694) by Rachel Maldonado.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Colegio Cesar Chavez (Mount Angel, Or.)--History
  • Eastern Washington University--Chicano Education Program
  • Eastern Washington University--Faculty--History
  • Hispanic Americans--Education (Higher)--Oregon
  • Hispanic Americans--Northwest, Pacific
  • Mexican Americans--Northwest, Pacific
  • National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies

Yairel Quiroz, Kallandra Horner, and Steven Bingo
2021

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