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CALIFORNIA STATE L IBRARY
CALIFORNIA HISTORY SECTION
RESEARCH GUIDES LATIN AMERICANS IN CALIFORNIA
By
Cesar Felix, Library Intern Elena Smith, California History Section Librarian
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Are you researching your Latin American ancestry? Are you curious about Cesar Chavez or the Delano Grape Strike? Maybe you’re writing a paper on early Cali-fornia history and the role of the Californios. Regardless of your interests, you can explore the extensive history of Latin Americans in California via the Califor-nia History Section's rich collections!
Digitized Resources ………………………………..……...……….3
Reference Works:
Books………..……….…………………………………………4
Periodicals and newspapers.…………………………….………..7
Manuscript Collections………...…………………………..…….8
Search:
General Research Tips.…………………………………….…….9
Subject-specific resources in our Catalog…..…………...…..…….11
County-specific resources in our Catalog….…………...…..…….12
On-site Research Resources….…...……………………………..13
Other On-site Resources….……...……………………………..14
Other Places to Look….….……….…………………………….15
Enjoy Your Research!
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Can’t come to the library just yet? No worries! There are a number of online resources you can explore related to
California’s Latin Americans!
Digitized Images We have scanned and digitized a portion of our extensive photograph collection, including images related to California’s Latin Americans. You can see them on Calisphere!
URL: https://calisphere.org/institution/51/items/ Type in Subject Box: Latin OR Mexican OR Hispanic
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Unsure about where to start? Consult a book! These works provide overviews of Latin American history in California as well
as period-specific information.
Gutiérrez, David. (2004). The Columbia history of Latinos in the United States since 1960. New York: Columbia University Press.
A look at national Latin American culture, labor, voting and even immigration patterns, this anthology provides a good introduction to the diversity of Latin American culture both in California and in the wider United States.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
search?vid=01CSL_INST:CSL&sortby=rank
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Hackel, S. (2010). Alta California. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Tracing the history of California from 1769-1850, this collection of essays looks at identity formation in colonial California.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Chavez-Garcia, M. (2004). Negotiating conquest. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.
A sensitive handling of issues of race, class and gender, this work discusses the role of Californio women from the 1770’s through to the 1880’s.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Hayes-Bautista, D. (2012). El Cinco de Mayo. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Relying on a wide variety of demographic resources, this book tracks the development of Cinco de Mayo as a holiday unique to the United States from the 1860’s to the present.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Alamillo, J. (2006). Making lemonade out of lemons. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
Employing oral histories, newspapers and other primary sources, this book examines the link between leisure and unionization amongst Mexican American agricultural workers.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Burt, Villaraigosa, & Antonio Villaraigosa.(2007). The search for a civic voice. Claremont: Regina Books.
Tracking the development of Latin American political activism and influence from the 1930’s forward, this book touches on organizations of both political and social importance such as the UFW and CSO.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Galarza, E. (1971). Barrio boy. Notre Dame [Ind.]: University of Notre Dame Press.
This is a vivid autobiography that takes the reader on a journey from the humble setting of a small Mexican village to California’s capital, Sacramento. Here, Ernesto Galarza would discover his passions through perseverance.
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Sauer, S., & Diaz, E. (2016). The accidental archives of the Royal Chicano Air Force Austin : University of Texas Press
The most complete collection of Royal Chicano Air Force materials in print, this book chronicles how a little-recognized group of Sacramento Chicanos turned art into a protest against racial and ethnic injustice. In keeping with the RCAF’s self-perception, the book has a mythical, almost spiritual, take on what it means to be a Chican@.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Sanchez, R., & Lopez, S. (2017). Chicana tributes. San Diego: Montezuma Pub.
A collection of stories from inspiring Chicana women who found prominent roles in their communities after being denied a platform from their male counterparts. Individually or collectively, these women slowly began to blaze their own path towards empowering Chicanas.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Cronica
A Spanish language newspaper covering the late
1920’s and early 1930’s, this resource has
information of interest to those researching Latin-
American life in the Imperial valley during the pre-
war era.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
search?vid=01CSL_INST:CSL&sortby=rank
Search by: Title
Want real-time accounts of Latin-Californian history? At our library, you can read newspapers and periodicals documenting
California history from a Latin American point of view!
El Clamor público.
A Spanish language newspaper from 1850’s Los
Angeles, this paper covers events of interest to the
19th century Californio community in Southern
California.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
search?vid=01CSL_INST:CSL&sortby=rank
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El Malcriado
A bilingual periodical aimed at the farmworker
community, this magazine from the 1960’s and
1970’s focuses on workers’ rights and strikes,
including the Delano grape strike and general
other issues.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
search?vid=01CSL_INST:CSL&sortby=rank
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Centro de Acción Social Autónomo Records
A microfilmed copy of a collection from Stanford,
these records document CASA’s work on
immigration reform and Latino political
organization during the 1960’s.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
search?vid=01CSL_INST:CSL&sortby=rank
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Spanish and Mexican Materials While only a small sample of our collections from
1780-1850, this assortment of letters and papers
highlights many early Californios including
Mariano Vallejo, Andres Pico and others.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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Ernesto Galarza Papers
A microfilm copy of a large labor collection at
Stanford, this manuscript collection documents
Galarza’s work in the National Agricultural
Workers Union, both in California and the rest of
the U.S. from the 1920’s through the 1970’s.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/
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In addition to periodicals, we have manuscript collections that focus specifically on Latin American history. Here are some
selected collections at the State Library.
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Catalog If you are looking for images, books and
articles on Latin Americans, your best source is our catalog.
URL: https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/
discovery/search?
vid=01CSL_INST:CSL&lang=en&sortby=rank
Type in Subject Box: ( ( Hispanic* OR Chicano* OR (Spanish AND Cali*)) OR ((Latin* OR Mexican* ) AND American* )
Limit: By place
California Information File II
Sometimes the catalog doesn’t provide as much detail as you might like. This is why we created the California Information File II. In this resource, you can find catalog records on individual articles, pamphlets and more.
URL: http://dbs.library.ca.gov/dbtext_html/
QueryCalinfo.htm
Type in Subject Box: ((Hispanic OR Chicano OR Latino OR (Spanish AND California)) OR ((Latin OR Mexican) AND Americans)
For a narrower search: Add a place to your keyword search
While many of our materials are online, even more are only in hard-copy. You can use the following resources to learn about
our books, articles, and manuscripts on Latin Americans
https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=sub,contains,( ( Hispanic* OR Chicano* OR (Spanish AND Cali*)) OR ((Latin* OR Mexican* ) AND American* )),NOT&query=sub,contains,(Spanish-American War, 1898),AND&tab=Everything&search_scope=MyInstitution&sortby=rank&vid=01CSL_INST:CSL&facet=library,include,5115%E2%80%93125902930005115&facet=rtype,include,books&lang=en&mode=advanced&offset=0 https://csl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=sub,contains,( ( Hispanic* OR Chicano* OR (Spanish AND Cali*)) OR ((Latin* OR Mexican* ) AND American* )),NOT&query=sub,contains,(Spanish-American War, 1898),NOT&query=sub,contains,(Newspapers),AND&tab=Everything&search_scope=MyInstitution&sortby=rank&vid=01CSL_INST:CSL&facet=library,include,5115%E2%80%93125902930005115&facet=rtype,include,journals&lang=en&mode=advanced&offset=0 Page 10
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City Directories
Looking for a person? You can trace this information via our city directories! See
what we have by checking our specialized database.
URL: http://dbs.library.ca.gov/dbtext_html/
QueryCityDir.htm
Type in Search Box:
1. Location
Telephone Books
Are you not finding what you need in our city directory collection? No worries, you might find it in our telephone book collection. See what we have by checking our phone book database.
URL: http://dbs.library.ca.gov/dbtext_html/
QueryPhonebk.htm
Type in Search Box:
1. Location
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California’s Latin Americans contribute in a myriad of ways to this state. While these catalog links barely scrape the surface of this
history, they provide a good overview.
Type Maps Books Images Manuscripts Newspapers Periodicals Statistics
Residents Vitals Women
Subject Agriculture Art Baseball Business Cooking Education Environment Fiction Folklore Highways Land Legislature Migration Mining Music
Poetry Politics Shipping
Religion Water Wine
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Researching Latin American history in a specific region? While these catalog links don’t list all that the California History Section
has, they are a good starting point.
Alameda Contra Costa Fresno Imperial Los Angeles Marin Merced Monterey Napa Plumas
Riverside Sacramento San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Cruz Solano Ventura
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California Information File
In the library? Check the California Information File before you do anything else! This file indexes over 130 years of California articles, books, and manuscript collections related to individuals active in California.
Subject Headings:
Individuals by name
Mexicans in California
Chileans in California
Latin Americans in California
Spanish California
Photographic File Sometimes a picture is worth a 1000 words and not all of our pictures are online. To check the rest of the collection, search our picture file.
Subject Headings:
Portraits: Individuals by Name
Mexicans in California
Chileans in California
Latin Americans in California
Our collection predates computers and so do some of our access points! If you are in the library, be sure to check the following
analog files for leads on more resources.
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Vertical Files
Our massive collection of vertical files covers a wide variety of topics including
Latin Americans. You can check them for information on organizations, event
pamphlets and more.
Subject Headings: Check with librarians.
Postcard Files
Separate from our photo collection, our postcard collection contains a number of images of Latin Americans. Most are not
online.
Subject Headings: Check with librarians
Despite our best efforts, some of our resources defy complete description. We suggest that you ask a librarian about any infor-
mation related to Latin Americans in the following files:
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Other California State Library Sections
Government Publications Section Witkin Law Library
Sutro Library General Information
URLs: http://www.library.ca.gov/government-
publications/ http://www.library.ca.gov/law/ http://www.library.ca.gov/sutro/ http://www.library.ca.gov/services
Other Government Agencies California State Archives
California Museum California State Parks
Local California libraries or archives
URLs: http://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/ http://www.californiamuseum.org/ https://www.parks.ca.gov/
Of course the California History Section doesn’t have everything, so we suggest that in addition to looking at our collections, you
contact the following organizations
Other Organizations Museum of Latin American Art
The Mexican Museum Hispanic Society of America
URLs: https://molaa.org/ https://www.mexicanmuseum.org/ http://hispanicsociety.org/
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Phone: (916) 654-0176 E-mail: [email protected] Hours: 9:30-4 Monday-Friday
This guide is also available online at:
http://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/research-guides/
California History Section 900 N Street Room 200 Sacramento CA 95814
CALIFORNIA STATE L IBRARY
CALIFORNIA H ISTORY SECTION
