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Vicente Ximenes, Commissioner Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1971

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 85

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Juana and Jesse Gonzales papers (1949-2000) contain reports, newsletters, reprints, unpublished papers and news clippings collected by Jesse and Juana Gonzales since the late 1960s through 2006. A significant part of the collection dates from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s relating to Chicano student activism on campuses, Chicanos and Latinos in the arts, and materials on the history of Chicanos and Latinos in Michigan including agricultural labor and migrant workers. Included in the collection is an oral history with Mr. Gonzales conducted by students in MSU American Studies 881 in 2007.

Dates

  • Creation: 1971

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Linear Feet (10 boxes) : 7 Gaylord 2 Hollinger 1 oversize ; 27 x 14 x 32 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This folder includes correspondence to and from Ximenes and then Michigan Governor William G. Milliken. It pertains to a request for USJD to withold funds from the State of Michigan law enforcemnt agencies because of alledged discriminatory practices towards Asian Americans and Latinos. Copied is Joe Benavidez State of Michigan American GI Forum chair.

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

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