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Collection Title: MANA of San Diego County Records
Dates: 1986-2002
Bulk Dates: 1994-1999
Identification: MS-0437
Creator:
MANA of San Diego County
Physical Description: 3.75 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
Note:
Other Information:
This collection was processed as part of the Chicano Studies Archives Project, made possible by a grant from the President's
Leadership Fund.
Established in 1974 as the Mexican-American Women's National Association (MANA), MANA is a non-profit organization which seeks
to better Latina women, or hermanas, through educational, economic, political, health, and social advocacy programs. In 1994,
the association changed its name to the more inclusive MANA, A National Latina Organization in order to acknowledge its growing
diversity. Today, MANA consists of over 26 chapters, including MANA of San Diego County, and is the "single largest pan-Latina
organization in the United States."
In 1986, a group of Latina women dedicated to community activism founded the San Diego Chapter of MANA. The chapter offers
workshops, advocacy programs, conferences, and mentoring programs for Latinas. The organization's Hermanitas program is a
one-on-one mentorship program dedicated to supporting and encouraging pre-teen Latinas to stay in school. The Sylvia Chavez
Memorial Scholarship likewise promotes education amongst young Latinas. Every year, MANA awards this scholarship at the Brindis,
a celebratory tribute to outstanding Latina professionals. In addition, MANA's Platica lectures give local officials and
community leaders a chance to address issues relevant to the Latina community, including immigration and education. Today,
MANA of San Diego County continues to thrive as an organization dedicated to empowerment and leadership of Latinas.
Olivia Puentes-Reynolds, a local Latina activist, was active in MANA from 1993 to 2000. She served as Strategic Planning
Facilitator, Membership Chair, Program Chair and President. She chaired two Brindis, co-chaired the 1993 National MANA Leadership
Conferernce, and chaired the 1996 MANA National Leadership Conference.
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Mexican American Women’s National Association
Nonprofit organizations
Organizational Records
Latina
The copyright interests in some of these materials have been transferred to or belong to San Diego State University. The nature
of historical archival and manuscript collections means that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine.
Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. Requests for permission to publish
must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. Permissions
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.
This collection is open for research.
Identification of item, folder title, box number,
MANA of San Diego County Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Rene Nuñez Memorial Collection, 1968-2008
Carmen Sandoval Fernandez Poster Collection, 1974-1983
Arturo Casares Papers, 1968-2007
Chicana and Chicano Studies Department Records, 1968-2003
Maria Garcia Papers, 1968-1997
I. Administrative Files, 1986-2002
II. Brindis Files, 1994-2002
III. Conference Files, 1993-1999
The
MANA of San Diego County Records document the operation and administration of MANA during Olivia Puentes-Reynolds’ involvement in the organization. The collection
provides extensive documentation for MANA's work promoting educational achievement and increasing Latino representation at
the local, state, and national levels. Records in the collection regarding the Hermanitas program, Sylvia Chavez Memorial
Scholarship, Platica lecture series, and Political Committee highlight these endeavors. The collection dates from 1986 to
2002 with the majority of materials dating from 1994 to 1999. The collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, brochures,
news clippings, flyers, conference materials, and committee files. The collection is divided into three series:
Administrative Files (1986-2002), the
Brindis Files (1994-2002), and
Conference Files (1993-1999).
The
Administrative Files document the basic administration of the San Diego County chapter of MANA. Arranged alphabetically, these files date from
1986 to 2002 and make up the largest of the three series. Particularly noteworthy are the files relating to MANA’s Hermanitas
Mentorship Program, which seeks to empower pre-teen girls and promote education. The series is composed of correspondence,
brochures, meeting minutes, budget information, committee files, event information, and news clippings.
The
Brindis Files document MANA’s annual Brindis celebration, which honors prominent Latina professionals and recognizes the recipients of
the Sylvia Chavez Memorial Scholarship. Highlights include drafts of speeches given by guest speakers, such as Mayor Susan
Golding. Arranged chronologically, the series dates from 1994 to 2002 and includes programs, correspondence, flyers, nominations,
speeches, and planning and budget information.
The
Conference Files date from 1993 to 1999 and document the San Diego chapter of MANA’s participation at national and international conferences
regarding women. The series is arranged alphabetically and includes notes, flyers, handouts, and schedules from national
MANA conferences, the United Nation’s Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, as well as training, youth, and development
conferences.