MSS-150
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Overview of the Collection | |
| Creator: | M.E.Ch.A. (Arizona State University) |
| Title: | MASO  /M.E.Ch.A. Records
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| Inclusive Dates: | 1968-1999 |
| Quantity: | 3 Boxes (1.5 Linear Feet) |
| Abstract: | This collection contains minutes, agendas, incorporation papers, membership lists, correspondence, conference materials, newspaper articles, research papers, newsletters, and other items documenting the Mexican American Student Organization ( MASO ) and its successor, the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (M.E.Ch.A.), at Arizona State University from 1968 to 1999. |
| Identification: | MSS-150 |
| Language: | Material in English |
| Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Chicano Research Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
In September of 1968, Chicano students at Arizona State University met with University of Arizona students representing the Mexican American Student Association (MASA) and with visiting students from California representing the Mexican American Students Organization (MASO ) in order to develop ideas and form an organization to discuss and address Chicano issues. Arizona State University's Mexican American Student Organization (MASO ) was officially formed on October 18, 1968.
Committed to political activism on behalf of Mexican Americans at Arizona State University, MASO members confronted racial and ethnic problems in the larger Phoenix metropolitan community. Group members used the word "Chicano" to identify themselves and their movement. The membership of MASO changed its name to the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (M.E.Ch.A.) and because a chapter of that national Chicano student organization in 1971.
Sources:
Diaz, Rose T. "Mexican American Student Organization, 1968-1971." 1981 May 4. (MSS-150, Chicano Research Collection)
Chavez, Gustavo. "The Laundry Issue: The Birth of MASO ." 1968 September, 1971 January. (MSS-150, Chicano Research Collection)
This collection contains minutes, agendas, incorporation papers, membership lists, correspondence, conference materials, newspaper articles, research papers, newsletters, and other items documenting the Mexican American Student Organization (MASO ) and its successor, the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (M.E.Ch.A.), at Arizona State University from 1968 to 1999.
Series I: Administrative Files houses minutes and agendas created by MASO (1968-1971) and M.E.Ch.A. (1976-1981, 1993-1994, and 1998-1999). Also included are incorporation papers and membership lists.
Series II: Correspondence contains MASO (1969-1971) and M.E.Ch.A. (1972-1976, 1993-1994, 1998-1999) correspondence.
Series III: Student Conferences includes planning materials for conferences sponsored by MASO and M.E.Ch.A. in 1969, 1974, 1981, and 1994.
Series IV: Miscellaneous houses newspaper articles, student research papers, newsletters, and other papers.
Box 3, Folder 5 of Series IV is restricted. Contact the Curator of the Chicano Research Collections for more information.
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
Small Collections
Martinez, Ronnie. "The Purpose, Goals, and Aspirations of M.E.Ch.A.", 1972. (Call #MM CHSM-76, Chicano Research Collection)
Tinker-Salas, Miguel. "The History of M.E.Ch.A. (Movimeiento Estudiantil Chicanos de Aztlan)", 1994. (Call #MM CHSM-347 Chicano Research Collection)
Theses and Dissertations
Tapia, Nick. "Cactus in the Desert: The Chicano Movement in Maricopa County, Arizona, 1968-1978". Thesis (M.A.) - Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1999. (Call# LD 179.15 1999 .T375 University Archives)
Valle, Maria Eva. "M.E.Ch.A. and the Transformation of Chicano Student Activism: Generational Change, Conflict, and Continuity". Dissertation (Ph.D.) - University of California, San Diego, 1996. (Call# LC 2687.A6 V34x 1996 Chicano Research Collection).
Ephemera
"M.E.Ch.A..." (Call #ME CHI E-14 Chicano Research Collection)
"M.E.Ch.A.; 1987-1989", 1989. (Call #ME CHI E-20 Chicano Research Collection)
Martinez, Elizabeth. "Seeds of a New Movimiento", 1993. (Call #ME CHI E-20 Chicano Research Collection)
[Identification of item], MASO /M.E.Ch.A. Records, MSS-150, Arizona State University Library.
The M.E.Ch.A. (Movimeinto Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan) Records were received from Jose Maldonado in 1995 (ACC# 1995-01623). The MASO (Mexican American Student Organization) Records were received from Christine Marin in 1997 (ACC #1997-01816). Jo Ann Lopez donated the 1998-1999 M.E.Ch.A. (Movimeinto Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan) records in 1999 (ACC #1999-02145).
Diaz, Rose T. "Mexican American Student Organization, 1968-1971." 1981 May 4. (MSS-150, Chicano Research Collection)
Chavez, Gustavo. "The Laundry Issue: The Birth of MASO ." 1968 September, 1971 January. (MSS-150, Chicano Research Collection)
| Series I: Administrative Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Study of Operant Units Within M.E.Ch.A., 1971 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | MASO Design,
1970 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Articles of Incorporation, M.E.Ch.A., 1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | M.E.Ch.A. Central: Minutes and Agendas, 1976-1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Minutes and Agendas, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Membership, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | M.E.Ch.A. Meeting Minutes, 1998 Fall, 1999 Spring | |||||||||
| Series II: Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | MASO ,
1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | ASU Housing Office and Racism, 1972 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Correspondence, 1972-1976 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Correspondence, Ethnic Heritage Studies, 1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Correspondence, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | M.E.Ch.A. Correspondence, 1998 Fall, 1999 Spring | |||||||||
| Series III: Conferences | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 14 | MASO Student Conference,
1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | National Chicano Student Conference: Police State, 1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | National Chicano Student Conference, 1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | National Chicano Student Conference, 1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | First Annual Arizona Chicano Conference, 1974 | |||||||||
| Series IV: Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Newspaper Clippings, 1968 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Newspaper Clippings, 1969 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Newspaper Clippings, 1970 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Newspaper Clippings, 1971 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Newspaper Clippings, 1972 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Newspaper Clippings, 1973 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Newspaper Clippings, 1974 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Newspaper Clippings, 1975 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Newspaper Clippings, 1976 | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Newspaper Clippings, 1977 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | MASO Newsletter,
1969-1971 | |||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Leadership Training Program, 1969 | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 | Research Paper, "MASO 1968-1971",
Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 14 | Research Paper, "The Birth of MASO , 1968",
Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 15 | Research Paper, "MASO",
1970 | |||||||||
| 2 | 16 | Black Cultural Center, 1970 | |||||||||
| 2 | 17 | Newspaper Articles and Semana Cultural, 1971 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Miscellaneous, 1971-1983 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | La Voz de Aztlán/M.E.Ch.A. Newsletter, 1972-1977 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | M.E.Ch.A. Scholarships, 1973 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | High School Visitations, 1973 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | M.E.Ch.A. Scholarship Applications, Undated | |||||||||
| These materials are restricted. Contact the Curator of the Chicano Research Collection for more information. | |||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Undergraduate Social Welfare Program, 1974 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Concilio Meetings, 1974-1975 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Bilingual Proposal, 1975 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Juez Roberto Pastor, 1975 | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Barrio Newsletters, 1975 | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | Miscellaneous Political Literature, 1976 | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Art Work, Undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Xicano Indigenous Movement, 1994 | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | La Pluma Mechista Newsletter, 1993 | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | La Pluma Mechista Newsletter, 1996-1999 | |||||||||