Guide to the Rita Sanchez Mesa College Collection
Finding Aid Authors: Priscilla Lopez.
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2010-12-06
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Guide to the Rita Sanchez Mesa College Collection
1988/2007
Special Collections & University Archives
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Rita Sanchez Mesa College Collection
Dates: 1988-2007
Identification: MS-0456
Creator:
Sanchez, Rita, 1937-
Physical Description: 1.04 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Spanish;Castilian
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Biographical Information:
Rita Sanchez was born May 20, 1937 in San Bernardino, California. She attended San Jose State University, majoring in journalism,
and earned an M.A. in English Literature from Stanford University in 1974. Later, she pursued her Ph.D. at the University
of California, San Diego and was a Ford Foundation Fellow for five years. She was the first to teach a Chicana Studies course
at Stanford University where she proposed a Chicana journal,
Imagenes de la Chicana, that was published in 1973.
Sanchez taught in the Mexican American Studies Department at San Diego State University from 1974-1984 where she edited
Vision de la Mujer, a collection of student writings. In 1990, she continued her teaching career at San Diego Mesa Community College. There
she served as Chair of the Mesa College Committee Against Racism and of the Chicano Studies Department from 1996-1999. In
2006, Sanchez recommended changing the Chicano Studies Department name at Mesa College to the Department of Chicana and Chicano
Studies. Sanchez is currently semi-retired but continues teaching, working on her writings and advocating for acknowledgment
of Chicanas and Chicanos in the history of the United States.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Genre/Form of Material:
Personal Papers
Publications
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Rita Sanchez Mesa College Collection, Special Collections and University
Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Scope and Contents
The
Rita Sanchez Mesa College Collection (1988-2007) documents Sanchez's work while teaching at Mesa Community College and her influence on the Chicano Studies Department
there. Of particular interest are photographs from events for which Sanchez served as committee chair, which include campus
visits by Dolores Huerta and Rosa Parks. Also included are course readers for the La Chicana class taught by Sanchez. The
majority of the material dates from 1990-2000 and focuses on student activities and campus events. Filed alphabetically, the
collection consists of correspondence, teaching supplements, newspaper clippings, photographs and video recordings.
Detailed List of Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
Apache Warrior Cochise Guest Star in Family Affair, The San Diego Mesa News
February 2003
Box 1, Folder 2
Betita (Elizabeth) Martinez Event
2005
Box 1, Folder 3
Chicano Studies Program Review
1988-2002
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence-Mesa College Chicano Studies Department
1991-1994
Box 1, Folder 5
Dolores Huerta: Committee Chair Rita Sanchez
2003
Box 1, Folder 6
DVDs
Scope and Contents
1) Chicano San Diego-Chicana Activists: Chicanas in the Arts, 1974-1994. March 11, 2008.
2) Chicano/Latino Heritage Celebration Fall 2007-A Legacy of Chicana/Latina Leadership: Gracia Molina de Pick. October 3,
2007.
3) San Diego Mesa College Chicano Studies Department Digital Preservation Project-Panel Discussion with Ana Castillo, Lucha
Corpi, Leroy Quintana, Rita Sanchez and Alma Luz Villanueva. March 14, 1991.
Box 1, Folder 7
Humanities, Language and Multicultural Studies Building-Dedication brochure and plaque
2003
Box 1, Folder 8
Imagenes de la Chicana
circa 1975
Box 1, Folder 9
La Chicana Speaks!!! CS170 Course Reader
2005-2007
Box 1, Folder 10
Letters to Dona Agueda Martinez
2000
Box 1, Folder 11
Mesa College Events
2002-2003
Box 1, Folder 12
Newspaper Articles
1990-1998
Box 1, Folder 13
On-site Sculpture Committee-Description, function and operation, Rigoberta Menchaca.
1993-1994
Box 1, Folder 15
Photographs
2001
Scope and Contents
Cesar Chavez Memorial, Burial site La Paz, SDSU field trip.
Box 1, Folder 16
Photographs
circa 1990
Scope and Contents
Charlotte Terry at Mesa College.
Box 1, Folder 17
Photographs
2000
Scope and Contents
Chicana Chicano Studies student assistant marriage.
Box 1, Folder 18
Photographs
2000
Scope and Contents
Chicana Class CS170 La Chicana Fall 2000.
MEChA Chicano Studies.
30th Anniversary Chicano Studies.
Box 2, Folder 1
Photographs
ca. 1990
Scope and Contents
La Chicana Class, Chicano Culture Class
Box 2, Folder 2
Photographs
1990-2009
Scope and Contents
Chicana Class, Chalk Painting, NACCS Conference, Chicana Park Day Event, Ana Castillo, Photos at Mesa
Box 2, Folder 3
Photographs
Fall 2000
Scope and Contents
Chicano Class
Box 2, Folder 4
Photographs
2001
Scope and Contents
Chicano Culture class
Box 2, Folder 5
Photographs
1996/2002
Scope and Contents
Chunky Sanchez KPBS event, circa 2002.
Cesar Chavez Day event at SDSU, 1996.
Box 2, Folder 6
Photographs
1999
Scope and Contents
College Art Association Annual Conference, Los Angeles CA. Rita's talk "La Frida and Her Circle."
Box 2, Folder 7
Photographs
circa 2000
Scope and Contents
Dia de los Muertos altar at Mesa College.
Box 2, Folder 8
Photographs
2004
Scope and Contents
Dolores Huerta at Mesa College.
Box 2, Folder 9
Photographs
2006
Scope and Contents
Dolores Huerta comes to SDSU.
Box 2, Folder 10
Photographs
2002
Scope and Contents
Field trip to Chicano Park, Richard Griswold Lecture.
Box 2, Folder 11
Photographs
1995, 1996
Scope and Contents
Halloween Party.
Box 2, Folder 12
Photographs
circa 1998
Scope and Contents
Las Posadas event at Richard Griswold's house.
Box 2, Folder 13
Photographs
1990
Scope and Contents
Mesa College 20th Anniversary, 1990.
Cesar Gonzalez, Mike Ornelas, Rita Sanchez, Starla Lewis.
Box 2, Folder 14
Photographs
2000
Scope and Contents
Mesa College 30th Anniversary.
Mesa Hispanic Heritage Week.
Maggie Ruiz and Faculty.
Box 2, Folder 15
Photographs
2001
Scope and Contents
Mesa College goes to NACCS.
Box 2, Folder 16
Photographs
1990, 1991
Scope and Contents
Mesa goes to National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies conference.
Box 2, Folder 17
Photographs
1990
Scope and Contents
National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies conference.
Box 2, Folder 18
Photographs
2000
Scope and Contents
Professor Richard Griswold, wife M.C. Rita Sanchez, Chicano Park Day 30th Anniversary.
Box 2, Folder 19
Photographs
2002
Scope and Contents
Rene Nunez retirement party.
Box 2, Folder 20
Photographs
1991
Scope and Contents
Rosa Parks at Mesa College.
Box 2, Folder 21
Photographs
circa 2003
Scope and Contents
Salvador Torres paints Rita Sanchez for her birthday.
Box 2, Folder 22
Photographs
2002
Scope and Contents
SDSU Association of Chicana Activists (A.Ch.A.) conference.
Box 2, Folder 23
Photographs
2006
Scope and Contents
SDSU carnival party.
Box 2, Folder 24
Photographs
circa 2000
Scope and Contents
SDSU Chicana/Chicano Studies picnic.
Box 2, Folder 25
Photographs
1976
Scope and Contents
SDSU Chicana Studies, Las Chicanas class.
Box 2, Folder 26
Photographs
Scope and Contents
SDSU fieldtrip, Mesa Chicano Studies students go to SDSU to hear author Michelle Serros. No date.
Box 2, Folder 27
Photographs
circa 1999
Scope and Contents
SDSU M.E.Ch.A. (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan)
Box 2, Folder 28
Photographs
1996
Scope and Contents
SDSU/Mesa College field trip to Chicano Par. Salvador Torres, Ricardo Griswold and Rita Sanchez professors.
Box 2, Folder 29
Photographs
1998
Scope and Contents
SDSU posadas fundraiser.
Box 2, Folder 30
Photographs
1976
Scope and Contents
Taken for Chicana Journal of Student Writings at SDSU.
Box 2, Folder 31
Rita Sanchez: Her Race for Change, With Excellence Newsletter, San Diego Community College District
October 1992
Box 2, Folder 32
Rita Sanchez Retirement
2003
Box 3, Folder 1
SDSU Chicano Studies Department-Mission Statement
circa 1990
Box 3, Folder 2
VHS-Tribute to Betita (Elizabeth) Martinez
April 21, 2005
