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Manuel Ruiz papers, 1931-1995

Correspondence, minutes, agendas, reports, articles, notes, statements, newsclippings, financial records, and photographs. The papers document Ruiz's participation in Cultura Panamericana, Inc. and the Coordinating Committee for Latin American Youth during the 1940s, and the Mexican American Political Association and War on Poverty, Inc. during the 1960s. Also included are subject files on civil rights, Mexican Americans and education, police-community relations, and administration of justice.Accession 2005-120. Box 1: Manuscripts and research for Ruiz's books MEXICAN-AMERICAN LEGAL HERITAGE OF THE SOUTHWEST, vol. 1 (published), and vol. 2 (unpublished). Box 2: Subject files on the Amparo process, 1961-1967; Howard A. Glickstein, 1969-1970; MAPA & Bert Corona, 1967; and Francisco Sepulveda, 1917-1969. In addition there are Ruiz's unpublished typescripts and speeches, 1974-1978; biographical papers; reports and press releases, 1966-1978; undated notes; undated photographs of various government officials and the Delano strike; publications by Ruiz, 1932-1940; clippings, 1967-1973; and typescripts and publications by others.

Mexican American legal heritage in the Southwest

Mexican American legal heritage in the Southwest