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Collection Title: Maria Garcia Papers
Dates: 1968-1997
Bulk Dates: 1968-1979
Identification: MS-0441
Creator:
Garcia, Maria
Physical Description: 2.54 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.
Born and raised in San Diego, Maria Garcia received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from San Diego State University
in 1972. She also obtained a teaching certificate from Point Loma Nazarene College. Garcia initially worked as an elementary
school teacher, but eventually became principal at Baker, Audabon, and Bandini Elementary Schools. While at Baker Elementary,
Garcia implemented a successful mentor program for at-risk students, and helped to establish a language-arts magnet program
with an emphasis on computers.
During the 1970s, Garcia actively lobbied for bilingual educational programs, attending many conferences focused on bilingual
education and Mexican-American education. In addition, Garcia was an active member of the Chicano Federation of San Diego
County, which provides services to Latino families. She also sat on several advisory boards related to Chicano/as issues
and education, such as the Minority Advisory Council and the Mexican-American Education Project.
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Chicano Federation of San Diego County
Personal Papers
Publications
Bilingual education and bilingualism
Chicano movement--California--San Diego
Mexican American education -- California -- San Diego
The copyright interests in the materials found in this collection have NOT been transferred to San Diego State University.
Special Collections and University Archives can only grant permission to publish materials for which it is the copyright holder.
For further information, please consult the section on copyright in the rules for using the collections, or contact the United
States Copyright Office at (202) 707-3000 or http://www.copyright.gov.
This collection is open for research.
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Maria Garcia Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Library
and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Chicano Federation of San Diego County Records, 1968-1980
Carmen Sandoval Fernandez Poster Collection, 1974-1983
Arturo Casares Papers, 1968-2007
Citizens United for Racial Equality Records, 1968-1976
Rene Nuñez Memorial Collection, 1968-2008
The
Maria Garcia Papers (1968-1997) document the establishment of the Chicano Federation of San Diego County and Garcia's work in education. Of
particular interest are early Chicano Federation records, including Federation newsletters and documents relating to the Federation's
Leadership Training Program. In addition, the collection contains an extensive collection of Chicano newspapers and newsletters
dating from 1968 to 1977, including
La Verdad and
La Voz del Pueblo. Filed alphabetically, the collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, conference papers, newsletters, and newspapers.
The majority of materials date from 1968 to 1980.