José Angel Gutiérrez Papers 1959-1991

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José Angel Gutiérrez Papers 1959-1991

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Dr. José Angel Gutiérrez was a leading Chicano activist and political leader in the 1960s and 1970s in Texas. He was also one of the co-founders of La Raza Unida political party that helped to raise public consciousness of Chicano civil rights issues. The papers consist of correspondence, reports, minutes, publications, articles, photographic materials, audio tapes, and ephemera. These materials document the breadth of José Angel Gutierrez's interests, research and social activism early in his career. The bulk of the materials document Gutierrez's activities in Oregon during the 1980s.

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