Title: Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán (MEChA) records
Inclusive Dates: 1970-2009

Creator:

• Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán (University of Wisconsin--Madison).

Unique Identifier: uac45

Quantity: Collection materials include newspaper clippings, fliers, and papers.

• 5.13 cubic feet
• 4 record cartons

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Madison. University Archives and Records Management

Abstract:

Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán, or MEChA, is a national organization that seeks to promote Chicanx unity and empowerment through political action. This collection documents MEChA activity at the University of Wisconsin—Madison from the 1970s through 2000s, and includes fliers for events and demonstrations; MEChA conference and organizational materials; information related to discrimination and racism on campus; and information related to Chicano/a Studies departments and efforts, both locally and nationally.

Language: Collection materials are primarily in English, with some materials in Spanish.

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Gift of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán, 2011.

Re-processed legacy collection: Accession 2011/165.

Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán, or MEChA (in English: Chicano/a Student Movement of Aztlán), is a national organization that seeks to promote Chicanx unity and empowerment through political action. The national organization goes back to the 1960s and has over 400 loosely affiliated chapters. The University of Wisconsin-Madison chapter, formerly known as La Raza Unida, came into being in 1977 and was originally made up of and run by undergradaute students.

This collection documents MEChA activity at the University of Wisconsin—Madison from the 1970s through 2000s. The MEChA records contain an extensive collection of fliers around anti-war and anti-imperialism demonstrations, anti-Reagan political action, women's rights, sexual assault awareness, migrant labor organizations, and promotional fliers for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous cultural events. This collection also includes newsletters from La Onda; meeting minutes from La Raza Unida, MEChA, People of Color (a student organization), and Chicano Studies Committee; bills and proposals; reports; statistics; materials from MEChA conferences; the struggle for the creation of a Chicano Studies Department at Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison; union activity, especially related to migrant labor organizations; and documents concerning the death of Rene Campos (a former MEChA member in the 1980s who died in Madison police custody after being arrested), including correspondence between MEChA and the police department, and documents concerning rallies/vigils against racial profiling as a response to the death of Rene Campos.

Collection was arranged, foldered, and given folder titles when it was previously processed.

University of Wisconsin--Madison. Department of Chicana/o Studies. Mexican Americans. -- Ethnic identity. Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán (University of Wisconsin).

Box [89138276046]   1   folder 1	International Awareness, circa 1970s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 2	Farah Manufacturing Strikes, circa 1970s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 3	MEChA Fliers and Events, circa 1970s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 4	Fliers, circa 1990s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 5	Fliers-Oversized, circa 19780s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 6	Fliers, circa 1980s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 7	Brochures and Booklets, circa 1980s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 8	Newsletters and Periodicals, circa 1980s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 9	Registrations, Reports, and Program Schedules circa 1980s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 10	Brochures, Booklets, and Tiny Handouts circa 1990s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 11	Dane County Proclamation and Newsletters, circa 1990s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 12	Fliers-Oversized, circa 1990s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 13	Registration Forms, and Program Schedules circa 1990s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 14	Program Schedules, circa 2000s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 15	La Onda Chicana – Arte de la Centre de Aztlán, circa 2000s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 16	Drawings, circa 2000s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 17	Handouts. Brochures, Booklets circa 2000s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 18	Fliers, circa 2000s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 19	Oversized Fliers, circa 2000s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 20	Fliers, 2010
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 21	Miscellaneous Newsletters, Articles, and Fliers circa 1980s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 22	Chicano/a Studies Department, circa 1990s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 23	Job Postings, circa 1990s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 24	External Awareness and Events, circa 1980s-1990s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 25	Internal Promotion and Events, circa 1980s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 26	Performances: Music and Film, circa 1990s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 27	La Onda Chicana: Newsletters, circa 1980s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 28	Miscellaneous Newsletters and Communications, 1979-1999
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 29	Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes, circa 1980s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 30	Rural America and Housing, circa 1980
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 31	Madison Community Access Center, Inc. 1978
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 32	Press Releases, News Clippings 1980-1994
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 33	Ethnic Minorities: National and State Reports, 1973-1983
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 34	Federal and State Bills and Proposals, circa 1970-1980s
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 35	Proposals: Asian and African American Studies, 1971
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 36	Research/Discussion: Bilingual Education, 1973-1977
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 37	Research/Discussion: Chicano Collective Bargaining, 1972-1978
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 38	Affirmative Action Plan: Madison, WI 1973-1995
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 39	Dane County Program Committee, 1977-1987
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 40	Institute of Social Justice, 1987
Box [89138276046]   1   folder 41	MEChA Announcement: Too Hot to Handle, 1989
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 1	Migrant Labor Organizations, 1983-2001
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 2	Migrant Report Pages, 1983-1987
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 3	Cable 4: Memorandums, Letters 1978
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 4	Discrimination: Legal Proceedings, 1978-1989
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 5	United Migrant Labor: Memorandums, Letters 1978-1978
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 6	Multi Cultural Council: Budget and Salaries, 1976-1985
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 7	Newsletters and Serial Publications, 1980-1999
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 8	Multi Cultural Council: Agenda and Minutes, 1979-1989
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 9	Miscellaneous Proposals, Statements, and Letters 1980-2000
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 10	Multi Cultural Council: Guidelines, 1980-1989
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 11	Multi Cultural Council: Elections and Members, 1979-1989
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 12	Office of the Dean of Students: Memorandums, 1981-1986
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 13	Multi Cultural Council Proposals: Native American Students, 1978-1981
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 14	Multi Cultural Council Proposals: African American Students, 1978-1981
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 15	Multi Cultural Council Proposals: Work Study, Program Planners 1979-1981
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 16	Multi Cultural Council Proposals: Asian-American Students, 1980-1982
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 17	Multi Cultural Council Proposals: Miscellaneous, 1979-1984
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 18	Multi Cultural Council Proposals: MEChA and Chicanx Themed Events, 1980-1987
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 19	Multi Cultural Council Proposals: Symposia, Conferences, Seminars 1979-2000
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 20	Multi Cultural Council Proposals: Fine Arts Exhibitions, Workshops, and Film Series 1977-1984
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 21	College Library: Ethnic Studies Collection Additions, 1981-1984
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 22	Miscellaneous Letters, Notes, and Statements 1980-2000
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 23	Annual Reports to the Regents (1 of 2), 1984-1986
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 24	Annual Reports to the Regents (2 of 2), 1984-1987
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 25	MEChA Recommenations: Annual Report to the Regents Review, 1983-1987
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 26	Colorful People/People of Color Group: Meeting Minutes and Projects, 1983-1985
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 27	Ethnic Minorities: Faculty and Staff at University of Wisconsin, 1977-1988
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 28	Committee on the Academic Affairs: Reports, 1979-1987
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 29	University of Wisconsin-Madison Ethnic Minorities Enrollment Data, 1973-1979
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 30	Discrimination Complaint: Equal Opportunity Structure, 1984-1985
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 31	Minority Student Representation: University of Wisconsin, 1976-1984
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 32	Ethnic Minorities: Enrollment Review and Data (1 of 2), 1980-1999
Box [89138276053]   2   folder 33	Ethnic Minorities: Enrollment Review and Data (2 of 2), 1976-1988
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 1	Ethnic Minorities: Recruitment and Retention Initiatives (1 of 2), 1972-1999
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 2	Ethnic Minorities: Recruitment and Retention Initiatives (2 of 2), 1980-1994
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 3	Ethnic Minority Committees: University of Wisconsin, 1976-1987
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 4	Financial Aid: Students at the University of Wisconsin, 1978-1981
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 5	Wisconsin Student Association (WSA), 1973-1988
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 6	Summer Affirmative Action Program, 1989-1990
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 7	Job Postings, Grants, and Scholarships 1979-1990
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 8	National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS): Conference, 1996 1996
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 9	Agendas and Minutes, 1974-1989
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 10	Affirmative Action Office: Agendas, Minutes, and Correspondence 1974-1977
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 11	Miscellaneous Organizations: Agendas and Minutes, 1972-1984
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 12	Logbooks and Itineraries, 1981-1983
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 13	Miscellaneous Meeting Notes, Announcements, and Correspondence 1979-2000
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 14	Contact Information, 1982-2001
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 15	National Conference: Agendas, Notes, and Expenses 1985-2005
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 16	La Raza Unida: Agendas and Minutes, 1974-1976
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 17	Correspondence, Agendas 1976-1983
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 18	MEChA: Agendas and Minutes, 1977-1979
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 19	MEChA Conferences: Agendas and Minutes, 1988-1999
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 21	MEChA National Conference: Proposals and Resolutions, 1999
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 21	MEChA National Conference: Constitution, 1999
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 22	MEChA: Agendas and Minutes, 2000-2009
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 23	MEChA National Conference: General Information and Forms, 1999
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 24	MEChA Liasion Meeting, 1998
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 25	MEChA Regional Conference, circa 1999
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 26	MEChA National Conference: San Diego, 2001
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 27	MEChA Election Surveys, 1997
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 28	Advocacy Agendas, 1999-2000
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 29	Malaquias Montoya: CV, 1997
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 30	La Conferencia Chicana Registration Forms, 1999
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 31	MEChA Conferences: Miscellaneous, 1998
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 32	MEChA Summit: California, 1987
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 33	Chicano Politics Workshop, 1980-2004
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 34	Comite Aztlán, 1980-1985
Box [89138276061]   3   folder 35	Dance theatre and "Teatre de la Gente", 1977-1978
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 1	Multicultural Fraud: UW-Madison, 1973
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 2	La Semana de la Raza Celebration, 1985
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 3	Diez y Sies de Septiembre Celebrations, 1977-1985
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 4	MEChA Constitutions, circa 1985-1992
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 5	National Constitution (MEChA), 1997
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 6	MEChA General History, 1979-2000
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 7	MEChA: Handwritten Notes, Miscellaneous 1986-1996
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 8	Conferences/Symposia: Chicano/a Themed, 1976-1990
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 9	MEChA: Agendas and Minutes (1 of 2), 1980-1984
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 10	MEChA: Agendas and Minutes (2 of 2), 1980-1988
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 11	Multicultural, Universal Conferences 1985-1988
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 12	National Chicano Student Conference (1983) and FOCO Steering Committee, 1982-1983
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 13	MEChA Demands for Campus Chicano/a Studies and Support, 1976-1996
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 14	Chicano Studies Advisory Committee: Agendas and Minutes, 1980-1988
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 15	Chicano/a Studies: Miscellaneous Materials, 1981-2000
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 16	Chicano/a Studies Advisor Committee: Correspondence, 1983-1989
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 17	Department Evaluations: Chicano/a Faculty, 1999
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 18	Chicano/a Studies: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1980-2000
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 19	Chicano Studies Department Organization Committee: Demands, 2000
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 20	Chicano/a Studies Committee: Correspondence, 1985-1986
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 21	Chronology for Chicano Studies Department: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1985-1992
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 22	Women's Rights, 1985-1989
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 23	Multicultural Events/Awareness, 1983-1998
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 24	Discussion/Research Papers: Chicano Studies Department, 1978-1984
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 25	Chicano Studies Departments: Examples, 1988-2001
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 26	Reyes, Carlos: Complaint 1999
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 27	Rene Campos: Newsletter Clippings, 1988-1995
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 28	Rene Campos: Handwritten Notes, Memorial, Etc. 1988
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 29	Daniel Gayton (Correspondence), Madison Plan 1978-1998
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 30	La Raza Unida: Minutes, Correspondence 1980-2001
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 31	MEChA: Questionnaires, Census, Directories 1985-1990
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 32	Potential Co-Sponsors: Events, 1979-1990
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 33	International Awareness, 1985-1991
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 34	Federal and Wisconsin State Laws and Proposals, 1983-1986
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 35	Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1977-2001
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 36	Chicano/a Studies: Publicity, circa 2000
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 37	Chicano/a Studies: Open Job Positions and Hiring Process, 1980-1984
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 38	Chicano/a Studies: Reports, 1982-1994
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 39	Wisconsin Hispanic Council for Higher Education, 1985
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 40	MEChA Sponsored Events: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986-1999
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 41	MEChA: Job Postings, Career Fairs, Scholarships 1986-1991
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 42	Recommendations for Chicano Studies Department and Graduate Programs, 1974-1982
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 43	Discrimination Incidents and Reports, 1985-2001
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 44	Chicano Studies Proposals, 1981-1984
Box [89138276079]   4   folder 45	Rene Campos: Case and Memorial, 1988-1991