Guerrero (Mark) papers, approximately 1960s-2025

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Summary

Title:
Mark Guerrero papers
Dates:
approximately 1960s-2025
Creators:
Guerrero, Mark
Abstract:
The Mark Guerrero papers contain materials related to this musician and to Chicano music history. Currently it contains photographs, recordings and promotional materials related to his performances from 1963 to 2003, photographs of Mark and the Escorts, Mark Guerrero and the Second Generation Band as well as of his music legend father Lalo Guerrero. Audiovisual and born-digital materials have been recently added between 2021-2025. These materials include Mark Guerrero's music, East Los Angeles music stories and interviews, and digital files.
Extent:
2 Linear Feet (1 oversize box, 1 tall document box, 39.04GB digital files)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Mark Guerrero papers, CEMA 86. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains photographs and promotional materials, mainly flyers, from 1963 to 2003. Audiovisual and born-digital materials have been recently added between 2021-2025. These materials include Mark Guerrero's music, East Los Angeles music stories and interviews, and digital files. It is expected that this collection will continue to expand in the future.

Biographical / historical:

Mark Guerrero grew up in East Los Angeles. He attended James A. Garfield High School, East Los Angeles College, and earned a B.A. in Chicano Studies from Cal State Los Angeles. He is the son of the late singer/songwriter Lalo Guerrero and brother of producer Dan Guerrero. At age 13 he began to perform in the rock band Mark and the Escorts. His recording and composing career continued to flourish both with his bands and individually. Some of the donated sound records are housed in UCSB Special Collections and can be accessed through the UCSB Library online catalog at [http://www.library.ucsb.edu].

For more information on Mark Guerrero visit: http://www.markguerrero.net/ or http://www.markguerrero.com/ (visited February 2010)

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mark Guerrero, November 2007, 2021, 2024, and December 2025.
Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Callie Bowdish and Danely Ramos Segoviano, February 2010. Updated and revised by Holly Snyder, 2026.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-24 14:23:36 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. However, audio materials may need to be reformatted for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.

All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assignees for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Mark Guerrero papers, CEMA 86. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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