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Title: Califas: Chicano Art Collection Identifier/Call Number: CEMA.064 Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections Language of Material: English Physical Description: 5.0 linear feet10 boxes Date (bulk): Bulk, 1982-1983 Date (inclusive): 1982-1986 Location note: U-matic video cassettes (173 in 10 boxes) are stored at the Southern Regional Library Facility. Audio cassette tapes are stored at the off-campus Annex II. The Beta-SP preservation version of the videos are stored at Annex II. The seven volume bound transcripts, including an index volume, and the final report to the National Endowment for the Humanities (1982) are housed in the Davidson library Special Collections Department and shelved by Library of Congress classification. The videos are in the process of being updated to a digital archive format and most of them are currently available online at Archive.org. Please see the listing of the individual videos for a link to the online location. Abstract: This is an extensive video archive, originally acquired through purchase in U-matic format and later reformatted into VHS. It is currently being preserved in digital format and many of the videos are available online at Archive.org. The coverage includes a major 1982 conference held at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The collection contains presentations of musical theatrical works, and interviews with performers, artists and authors related to Chicano culture and society in California. General Physical Description note: 173 Video cassettes, 10 Audio cassettes and bound transcripts. creator: Brookman, Philip creator: Carrillo, Eduardo, 1937-1997 creator: University of California, Santa Cruz. Related Archival Materials note Alurista Papers (CEMA 21), Centro Cultural de la Raza Archives (CEMA 12), Shifra Goldman Papers (CEMA 119), José Montoya Papers (CEMA 20), and Royal Chicano Air Force Archives (CEMA 8). Also, the Tomás Ybarra-Frausto Research Material on Chicano Art, 1967-2008 at the Smithsonain Archives of American Art. Philip Brookman papers, 1980-1995 at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. Biographical/Historical note The University of California, Santa Cruz planning grant for Califas was directed by Eduardo Carrillo. The grant period was from January 1, 1982 - December 31, 1982. The videos and 7 bound volumes were purchased from Isaac Artenstein and cover some material that is different than the Santa Cruz planning grant project but are part of Califas: Chicano Art and Culture in California. The audio tapes are of the Califas conference held April 16-17, 1982 at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Volume 7 contains an index that describes the video and audio tapes. There is also a bound volume pertaining to the grant and conference events. Scope and Contents note This collection contains video, audio files and transcripts from the Califas, Chicano Art conference and associated events in 1982 and 1983. There are also transcripts in bound volumes in Special Collections, and a report about the Califas grant with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Custodial History note Acquired from Isaac Artenstein. Preferred Citation note Califas: Chicano Art Collection, CEMA 64, Department of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Santa Barbara Access Restrictions The collection is open for research. Use Restrictions Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained. Subjects and Indexing Terms CEMA.064 2
Aztec dance Chicano art Chicano movement -- California Day of the Dead Día de los muertos celebrations Mexican American art -- 20th century Mexican American artists -- California Mexican American musicians Mexican American poets Mexican American theater -- California -- History Mexican Americans -- California Mural Art Performance art U.S.-Mexico Border Videos 1982-1983 Item V644/UM Tape no. 0 Luis Valdez/SJ Bautista 10/19/1982 Item V645/UM, V646/UM Tape no. 1, 2 Juventino Esparza/ Eduardo Carrillo 3/17/1982, 3/18/1982 Item V647/UM - V654/UM Tape no. 1, 2 Juventino Esparza and Eduardo Carrillo, 3/17/1982, 3/18/1982 Tape no. 3-10 Califas Conference Session 1-5 4/16/1982 Physical Description: 160.0 min University California, Santa Cruz Tape no. 3-10 Califas Conference Session 1-5, 4/16/1982 Item V655/UM Tape no. 11 Conference Lunch, UC Santa Cruz 4/17/1984 Item V656/UM - V659/UM Tape no. 11 Conference Lunch, UC Santa Cruz, 4/17/1984 Tape no. 12-15 Poetry Jose Montoya, Luzmaria Espinosa, and Alurista April 1982 Conference presentation/poetry by Jose Montoya, Luzmaria Espinosa / San Juan Bautista. 4/17/82, The last third of tape 15 includes come Los Illegals. Tape no. 12-15 Poetry Jose Montoya, Luzmaria Espinosa, and Alurista, April 1982 Item V660/UM - V662/UM Tape no. 16-18 Music by Los Illegals 4/17/1982 Comments/Discription The exposure is pretty dark. The last tape, no. 18, has the best exposure. Item V663/UM, V664/UM Tape no. 16-18 Music by Los Illegals, 4/17/1982 Tape no. 19, 20 Music by Los Illegals, Luiz Valdez 4/21/1982 CEMA.064 3
Item V665/UM - V667/UM Tape no. 19 Music by Los Illegals, Luiz Valdez, 4/21/1982 Tape no. 21-23 Aerial views of Chicano Park, Chicano Park Day 4/24/1982 Item V668/UM - V676/UM Tape no. 21-23 Aerial views of Chicano Park, Chicano Park Day, 4/24/1982 Tape no. 24-32 Toltecas Danzantes, Chicano Park, San Diego 4/25/1982 Physical Description: 180.0 min Tape no. 24 Toltecas Danzantes, 4/25/1982 Item V671/UM Tape no. 27 Toltecas Danzas San Diego 4/25/1982 Item V677/UM - V680/UM Tape no. 33-36 16th of September, Fiestas Patrias 9/12/1982 Item V681/UM - V682/UM Tape no. 33-36 16th of September, Fiestas Patrias, 9/12/1982 Tape no. 37, 38 Yellow Dog exhibit and poetry reading 9/16/1982 Tape no. 37 Yellow Dog exhibit and poetry reading, 9/16/1982 Item V683/UM Tape no. 48-51 Amailia Mesa-Bains, Los Muertos exhibit 10/29/1982 Almalia Mesa-Bains interview, S.F. Dias de Los Muertos exhibit Galaria de la Raza, S.F. Subjects and Indexing Terms altarpieces Item V687/UM - V690/UM Tape no. 48-51 Amailia Mesa-Bains, Los Muertos exhibit, 10/29/1982 Tape no. 52-55 Rene Yanez and Ralph Maradiaga 10/29/1982 interview w/ Rene Yanez and Ralph Maradiaga, San Francisco Item V691/UM - V696/UM Tape no. 52-55 Rene Yanez and Ralph Maradiaga, 10/29/1982 Tape no. 56-61 Carmen Lomas Garza, Patricia Rodriguez and R. Patlan 10/30/1982 Physical Description: 120.0 min Item V697/UM - V699/UM Tape no. 56-61 Carmen Lomas Garza and Patricia Rodriguez, 10/30/1982 Tape no. 62-64 De los Muertos celebration, San Juan Bautista 10/31/1982 Item V700/UM - V704/UM Tape no. 62-64 De los Muertos celebration, San Juan Bautista, 10/31/1982 Tape no. 65-69 Daniel Valdez interview and music 10/31/1982 Physical Description: 100.0 min Interview w/ Daniel Valdez, San Juan Bautista Item V705/UM - V707/UM Tape no. 65-69 Daniel Valdez interview and music, 10/31/1982 Tape no. 70-72 Ray Patlan, Berkeley 11/1/1982 Tape no. 70-72 Ray Patlan, Berkeley, 11/1/1982 CEMA.064 4
Item V708/UM - V710/UM Tape no. 73-75 Mission District murals San Francisco, interview with Rene Yanez 11/2/1982 Item V711/UM, V712/UM Tape no. 73-75 Mission District murals San Francisco, interview with Rene Yanez, 11/2/1982 Tape no. 76, 77 Los Muertos exhibit, 2nd wave exhibit, T. Dresche 11/2/1982 Dia de Los Muertos exhibit, Altars at Galeria de la Raza, S.F., Second Wave Exhibit, San Jose Univ., San Jose, CA Item V713/UM - V722/UM Tape no. 76, 77 Los Muertos exhibit, 2nd wave exhibit, T. Dresche, 11/2/1982 Tape no. 78-87 Poetry, Music, Freddy Chavez, Quien Soy Noodle Co., Performance, ASCO 5/20/1983 Physical Description: 200.0 min Tape no. 78 Poetry and music, Freddy Chavez and the Quien Soy Noodle Co., UC Santa Cruz, 5/20/83 Tape no. 79 Poetry, music, F. Chavez Tape no. 80 Performance, ASCO Tape no. 81 Performance, ASCO, UC Santa Cruz, 5/20/83 Tape no. 82 Performance, ASCO, Harry Gamboa, Jr. Santa Cruz, 5/21/83 Tape no. 83 ASCO Performance group, interview, Santa Cruz, 5/21/83 Tape no. 86 ASCO Exhibit/ mural by Gronk/ UC Santa Cruz, 5/23/83 Tape no. 87 ASCO Exhibit/ artwork and murals by Willie Herron and Gronk, UC Santa Cruz, 5/23/83 Item V723/UM, V724/UM Tape no. 78-87 Poetry, Music, Freddy Chavez, Quien Soy Noodle Co., Performance, ASCO, 5/20/1983 Tape no. 88, 89 Reservoir, Pacheco Pass, Highway 152, ASCO exhibit 5/22/1983 Views of highway 152 and reservoir, Pacheco Pass Tape no. 88, 89 Reservoir, Pacheco Pass, Highway 152/ASCO exhibit, 5/22/1983 Item V725/UM - V727UM Tape no. 90-92 Mission, S.F., Royal Chicano Air Force, Murals, Southside Park, K Street 6/18/1983 City scape Mission, S.F., 6/18/83/ Royal Chicano AirForce, Murals, Southside park, 6/18/83 Tape no. 90-92 Mission, S.F., Royal Chicano Air Force, Murals, Southside Park, K Street, 6/18/1983 Item V728/UM Tape no. 93 Murals, San Jose 6/19/1983 Item V729/UM, V730/UM Tape no. 93 Murals, San Jose, 6/19/1983 Tape no. 94, 95 Murals, Mission, San Francisco 6/18/1983 Murals, Mission District, S.F., 6/19/83 Tape no. 94, 95 Murals, Mission, S.F., 6/18/1983 CEMA.064 5
Item V731/UM Tape no. 96 Tile mural, Eduardo Carillo 8/6/1983 Tile Mural at Placita De Delores/ Eduardo Carillo, L.A. 8/6/83 Tape no. 96 Tile mural, Eduardo Carillo, 8/6/1983 Item V732/UM Tape no. 97 Music, Lowrider club/cookoff 8/7/1983, 8/8/1983 Music,Lowrider car club/ Menudo cookoff/ Santa Ana 8/7/83, Joe Gonzales, L.A. 8/8/83 Item V733/UM - V735/UM Tape no. 97 Music, Lowrider club/cookoff, 8/7/1983, 8/8/1983 Tape no. 98-100 Tiles at Goez studio, interview with Joe Gonzales 8/8/1983 tile making at Goez studio, East LA, Interview Joe Gonzalez, East LA Tape no. 98-100 Tiles at Goez studio, interview with Joe Gonzales, 8/8/1983 Item V736/UM Tape no. 101 Robert Arenevar, East Los Angeles 8/8/1983 Robert Arenevar and other artists, East LA murals Item V737/UM - V740/UM Tape no. 101 Robert Arenevar, East L.A., 8/8/1983 Tape no. 102-105 East LA Streetscrapers, Shifra Goldman interview 8/9/1983 The first half of tape no. 102 has the East LA East LA Streetscrapers on 4th and Soto section. The rest of the tapes are the Shifra Goldman interview. Item V741/UM - V746/UM Tape no. 102-105 Shifra Goldman interview, 8/9/1983 Tape no. 106-111 The Great Wall of Los Angeles, Historical Narrative by Judy Baca 8/9/1983 Physical Description: 120.0 min Item V747/UM - V749/UM Tape no. 106-111 The Great Wall of Los Angeles, Historical Narrative by Judy Baca, 8/9/1983 Tape no. 111-114 Great wall of Los Angeles with artists working, Eva Cockcroft, Patssi Valdez 8/10/1983 Tape no. 111-114 Great wall of Los Angeles with artists working, Eva Cockcroft, Patssi Valdez, 8/10/1983 Item V750/UM Tape no. 115 Great Wall mural Los Angeles 8/10/1983 Item V751/UM Tape no. 116 Judy Baca interview 8/10/1983 Item V752/UM, V753/UM Tape no. 116 Judy Baca interview, 8/10/1983 Tape no. 117, 118 David Botello, Los Angeles 8/10/1983 Tape no. 117, 118 David Botello, L.A., 8/10/1983 CEMA.064 6
Item V754/UM and V757/UM Tape no. 119-122 John Valadez, Gilbert Lujan, Los Angeles 8/11/1983 interview John Valdez, L.A. 8/11/83 Item V758/UM - V761/UM Tape no. 119 and 122 John Valadez, Gilbert Lujan, Los Angeles, 8/11/1983 Tape no. 123-126 Artwork by John Valdez in Los Angeles and Interview with C.W. (Cat) Felix in Montebello 8/11/1983 Artwork by John Valdez,L.A. 8/11/83. Interview/ C.W. "Cat" Felix /Montebello, 8/11/83 Item V762/UM - V764/UM Tape no. 123-126 Artwork by John Valdez in Los Angeles and Interview with C.W. (Cat) Felix in Montebello, 8/11/1983 Tape no. 127-129 Linda Vallejo, Long Beach 8/11/1983 Linda Vallejo, Long Beach, 8/11/83 Item V765/UM - V769/UM Tape no. 127-129 Linda Vallejo, Long Beach, 8/11/1983 Tape no. 130-134 Victor Ochoa and Veronica Enrique, Centro Cultural de la Raza 8/12/1983 Physical Description: 100.0 min Victor Ochoa, Centro Cultural de la Raza, 8/12/83 Item V770/UM - V772/UM Tape no. 130-134 Victor Ochoa and Veronica Enrique, Centro Cultural de la Raza, 8/12/1983 Tape no. 135-137 David Avalos, Centro Cultural de la Raza 8/13/1983 David Avalos, Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, 8/13/83 Tape no. 135-137 David Avalos, Centro Cultural de la Raza, 8/13/1983 Item V773/UM Tape no. 138 Murals at Chicano Park, Victor Ochoa 8/13/1983 Murals Chicano Park, S.D. Victor Ochoa, San Diego, 8/13/83 Item V774/UM - V776/UM Tape no. 138 Murals at Chicano Park, Victor Ochoa, 8/13/1983 Tape no. 139-141 Murals and Street, Chicano Park, San Diego 8/13/1983, 8/14/1983 Item V777/UM - V780/UM Tape no. 139-141 Murals and Street, Chicano Park, San Diego, 8/13/1983, 8/14/1983 Tape no. 142-145 Mexican Border and Interview with Ramses Noriega 8/14/1983 Mexican Border, San Ysidro, 8/14/83 Tape no. 142-145 Mexican Border and Interview with Ramses Noriega, 8/14/1983 CEMA.064 7
Item V781/UM - V785 Tape no. 146-150 Ernesto Palomino Interview and music and Cotton fields 10/8/1983 Physical Description: 100.0 min Cotton fields Central Valley, 10/8/83 interview Ernesto Palomino, Fresno, 10/8/83 Item V786/UM - V789/UM Tape no. 146-150 Ernesto Palomino Interview and music and Cotton fields, 10/8/1983 Tape no. 151-154 Eduardo Carillo, Ben Lomond 10/8/1983 General Physical Description note: Interview with Eduardo Carillo and Ben Lomond, Music by Jose Montoya and Esteban Villa Item V790/UM - V792/UM Tape no. 151-154 Eduardo Carillo, Ben Lomond, 10/8/1983 Tape no. 155-157 Rupert Garcia 10/14/1983 interview Rupert Garcia, Oakland 10/14/83 Tape no. 155-157 Rupert Garcia, 10/14/1983 Item V793/UM Tape no. 158 Rupert Garcia Oct. 14, 15, 16, 1983 interview Rupert Garcia, Oakland 10/14/83 Item V794/UM - V797/UM Tape no. 158 Rupert Garcia, Oct. 14, 15, 16, 1983 Tape no. 159-162 Rolando Castellon, Jerrry Concha, Carlos Loarca, Gustavo Rivera, San Francisco 10/16/1983 Rolando Castellon, Jerry Concha, Carlos Loarca, Gustavo Rivera, San Francisco, 10/16/83 Mexican American Artists talk about the Galeria de la Raza. Item V798/UM - V801/UM Tape no. 159-162 Rolando Castellon, Jerrry Concha, Carlos Loarca, Gustavo Rivera, San Francisco, 10/16/1983 Tape no. 163-166 Jose Montoya and Esteban Villa 10/15/1983 MUSIC : Jose Montoya, Esteban Villa, Sacramento 10/15/83 Item V801/UM, V803/UM Tape no. 167, 168 Luzmarie Espinosa 10/15/1983 interview and poetry Luzmarie Espinosa, Sacramento, 10/15/83 Tape no. 167, 168 Luzmarie Espinosa, 10/15/1983 Item V804/UM Tape no. 169 Juanishi Orozco Interview, Sacramento 10/15/1983 Tape no. 169 Juanishi Orozco, Sacramento, 10/15/1983 CEMA.064 8
Item V805/UM - V808/UM Tape no. 170-173 Ricardo Favela, tile making and Royal Chicano Air Force 10/15/1983 interview Ricardo Favela, tile making, Sacramento, 10/15/83 Item V809/UM - V810/UM Tape no. 170-173 Ricardo Favela, tile making and R.C.A.F., 10/15/1983 Tape no. 174, 175 Dias de Los Muertos 10/15/1983 Dias de Los Muertos celebration, Watsonville, 11/5/83 Item V811/UM - V814/UM Tape no. 174, 175 Dias de Los Muertos, 10/15/1983 Tape no. 176-179 Malaquias Montoya 11/6/1983 Tape no. 176-179 Malaquias Montoya, 11/6/1983 Audio Files 1982 Cassette A20317 Califas (1 of 10) 4/16/1982 Cassette A20318 Califas (2 of 10) 4/16/1982 Cassette A20319 Califas (3 of 10) 4/16/1982 Cassette A20320 Califas (4 of 10) 4/16/1982 ; 4/17/1982 Cassette A20321 Califas (5 of 10) 4/17/1982 Cassette A20322 Califas (6 of 10) 4/17/1989 Cassette A20323 Califas (7 of 10) 4/17/1989 Cassette A20324 Califas (8 of 10) 4/18/1989 Cassette A20325 Califas (9 of 10) 4/18/1998 Cassette A20326 Califas (10 of 10) undated Transcripts CEMA.064 9
Transcripts Califas: Chicano art and culture in California, transcripts 1986 Location note: Special Collections E184.M5 C2997 1986 [Non-circulating] Scope and Contents note These 7 bound volumes contain the transcripts from the videos that are part of this collection. The last volume is an index to the transcripts, audio files and video. Califas, Chicano Art, Indexes to the Archive (Online URL) V.7 1986 Location note: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/special-collections/collections/aguides/calif Final report to the National Endowment for the Humanities: "Califas, Chicano art and culture in California," Oakes College, April 18, 1982 1982 Location note: Special Collections E184.M5 C2998 1982a [Non-circulating] CEMA.064 10