John J. Castillo papers
Scope and Contents
The John J. Castillo papers includes materials from projects that Castillo and his firm worked on and developed. This includes work with the Human Genome Project, Communities of Color and Genetics Policy Project, the Latino Genetics Community Consultation Network and other diversity projects. Of particular note in the collection are two reports "Buildng a Balanced Library Collection", February 1972 which includes the script of Castillo's remarks, and a report by Melvin Villarreal, PhD titled "Chicano Secondary School Student in the Lansing School District, A Descriptive Study, 1973-1974." Included in this collection is a file of correspondence to and from José P. Gamez, a collaborator on several Castillo and Associates projects. Gamez was an employee of Michigan State University and the State of Michigan and was a business owner in the Lansing community. His folders include correspondence from those activities as well as several from MSU President Clifton Wharton (1970-1978).
Dates
- Creation: 1970 - 2016
Creator
- Castillo, John J. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
The material is stored off site in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
John J. Castillo was raised in Port Huron, Michigan and worked most of his adult life in Lansing. He is president of Castillo and Associates, a consulting firm specializing in civil rights, education and entreprenuers in the Latino community. He worked for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights from 1969-1988. He retired as a Regional Manager for Enforcement from Civil Rights. Castillo is also a founding member of the Chicano Advisory Committee to the Lansing Board of Education.
Full Extent
1.75 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection of papers include reports and correspondence of Castillo's work with the Communities of Color and Genetics Policy Project, the Latino Genetics Community and Consultation Network and the Lansing Area Hispanic Business Association (LAHBA). Also included are scripts and presentations for consulting work Castillo performed in the area of diversity training.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in 4 series: 1. Professional Organization Files, 2. Subject files concerning the human genome project, 3. Personal Files, 4. Jose P. Gamez
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was made and donated by John J. Castillo in 2011-2016. Additional documents were donated in 2019.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Diana Rivera in 2017. The finding aid was revised in 2022 by Andrea McMillan.
Subject
- Castillo, John J. -- Archives (Person)
- Michigan. Department of Civil Rights -- History -- Sources (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Hispanic American businesspeople -- Michigan -- Lansing -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources
- Hispanic American children -- Education -- Michigan -- Lansing -- History -- Sources
- Hispanic Americans -- Civil rights -- Michigan -- History -- Sources
- Hispanic Americans -- Michigan -- Lansing -- History -- Sources
- Human gene mapping -- Research -- United States -- History -- History -- Sources
- Trade associations -- Michigan -- Lansing -- History -- Sources
- Title
- Finding Aid for the John J. Castillo papers
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Diana Rivera; Andrea McMillan
- Date
- January 2017; November 14, 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository