Thursday, January 06, 2022

UPDATED/LINK FIXED --> PRIMARY DOCUMENTS: Chicano Bibliography, Circa 1970, California State College, Long Beach

Originally posted 6/18/12 | fixed and updated 01.07.22


Every now and then a piece of primary textual archeology falls into my lap and I never know what to do with it. This past weekend, a good friend, Teresa White, of San Diego, whilst prowling her father's library, came upon this bibliography of Chicanodom, circa 1970; it features a striking cover design by Marcos Gomez (high-res jpg above) and the work of then librarians Betty Blackman and Charles J. Boorkman. With the assault on Chicano/a Studies now firmly part of our 21st century reality, it is bracing to see our field(s) when they were still nascent/incipient. Even 42 years ago, serious librarians were active, chronicling research materials for a discipline that would change the face of American intellectual culture. Share with any other bibliophiles/librarians you think might enjoy this trip down memory lane. 

Click the image below to receive the pdf-file of the bibliography--do note it is a 15.4 mb file.



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