Centro de Acción Social Autónomo records, 1963-1979
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The CASA collection consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, agendas, notes, press releases, audiotapes, photographs and ephemera documenting the history of CASA, a grass roots social and legal services agency and Marxist-Leninist political organization.
Description
| Alternative title | Sin Fronteras |
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| Type of resource | mixed material |
| Extent | 30.5 linear feet |
| Place | California |
| Publication date | 1963 - 1979 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English; Spanish |
| Note | Series: I. CASA Administrative Records; II. Federal Bureau of Investigation Reports on CASA; III. Subject and Organizational Files; IV. Photographs; V. Ephemera; VI. Sound Recordings. |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Centro de Acción Social Autónomo, (1968-1978) |
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Subjects
| Subject | Alatorre, Soledad |
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| Subject | Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993 |
| Subject | Corona, Bert N |
| Subject | Fernandez, Juan Ramón |
| Subject | Hernández, Isabel |
| Subject | Marquez, Evelina |
| Subject | Medina, José Jacques |
| Subject | Ortiz Sanchez, Alberto |
| Subject | Peña Sanchez, Rodolfo |
| Subject | Rodríguez, Antonio |
| Subject | Rodríguez, Jorge |
| Subject | Vasquez, Carlos |
| Subject | Vellanoweth, Carlos |
| Subject | Centro de Acción Social Autónomo. |
| Subject | Medina Defense Committee. |
| Subject | National Committee to Free Los Tres. |
| Subject | Partido Socialista (P.R.) |
| Subject | Community organization |
| Subject | Working class |
| Subject | Mexican American leadership |
| Subject | Mexican American prisoners |
| Subject | Mexican Americans > Civil rights |
| Subject | Mexican Americans > Leadership |
| Subject | Mexican Americans > Political activity |
| Subject | Mexicans > United States |
| Subject | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Genre | Articles of incorporation. |
| Genre | Photonegatives. |
| Genre | Photoprints. |
| Genre | Posters. |
| Genre | Transparencies. |
Bibliographic information
| Additional physical form | Complete collection has been microfilmed (78 reels of positive silver halide film) |
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| Acquisition | Gift of Bert Corona and Antonio Rodriguez, 1980. |
| Biographical/Historical | CASA (Centro de Acción Social Autónomo) was founded in 1968 in Los Angeles, California by Bert Corona and Soledad Alatorre as a community assistance agency for undocumented workers. In 1974, the focus of the organization shifted to lobbying for immigration reform, publication of the newspaper, SIN FRONTERAS, and work with other socialist and socialist-study Chicano organizations. Political differences, dwindling membership, and financial problems led to CASA's demise in 1978. |
| Note | Finding aid available in Special Collections Reading Room and online. |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/fw417hw8707 |
| Location | Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA 94305. |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections (http://library.stanford.edu/spc).