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#Hispanic outlook identity crisis full size
(For full size maps/plats see MSS 654, Box 75) Land Grant Reference/Information files (1848-1990, Box 44-53) include: Land Grant Files and Documentary Evidence gathered Information and Contact with VIPs and Thematic Files Personal Reference Files Federal Agencies/Legislation Files State Agencies/Legislation Files Essays, Papers, and miscellaneous publications on Tijerina, Land Grants, Chicano Movement, Civil Rights, etc.
General Correspondence (1935-1993, Box 41-44) including Alianza general business correspondence, fan mail and request for public speaking engagements, etc. Legal Case Files of RLT and others (1960-1987, Box 35-41) including: NM State Cases, Federal Cases, and Miscellaneous Cases (pre-Alianza, local and appeal cases including some correspondence). Social/Political Resistance as evidenced by the Tierra Amarilla Courthouse Raid and it's aftermath including: general files and clippings witness statements and, subsequent investigations (1967-1977, Box 35).
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This series also covers issues and themes of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s including national topics, police brutality, migrant workers, minority issues in education, etc.
Correspondence with local and national social movement leaders (Chicano Movement, Poor People's Campaign, and Alianza members, staff, and affiliates). Illustrates the Social Activism/Social Justice growing within the Chicano Movement (1954-1993, Box 33-35). Finally, it reflects his work and interests after his prison term and pardon including: the Institute for the Research and Study of Justice (IRSJ, 1971-1976) the Brotherhood Awareness Conferences (1972-1976 the Primer Congreso Nacional de Tierra y Cultura (1972) and, La Casa de Israel (1984). It also tells of Tijerina's own NM political party (People's Constitutional Party, 1968-70) his campaign for the office of NM Governor (Tijerina for Governor Campaign, 1968) and, general community organizing efforts. This series reflects RLT's contacts with Mexican individuals and organizations as well as the Alianza's projects and programs including: the Caravan to Mexico Projects (1964, 1976) Los Caballeros de Las Indias Fraternal Organization (1964-1982) and, the national Poor Peoples's Campaign/March on Washington (1968). Social Programs and Projects led or co-sponsored by the Alianza (1959-1984, Box 31-33). This series also includes the FBI Files (1964-1980) gathered on RLT and the Alianza. The Tijerina papers are divided into twelve series:Īlianza Federal de Mercedes (1963-1983, Box 1-31) includes: the Alianza Organizational Records Press Releases and Publications and the Individual Memberships for NM (1963-1969) and Texas (1977-1978). Other notable sections are the People's Constitutional Party, the Poor People's Campaign, a large section regarding legal proceedings, an extensive collection of personal correspondence, a daily diary section spanning over twenty years (1974-1997), and a extensive newspaper section comprised of both rare newspapers and newspaper clippings. A large portion of the Alianza series (Boxes 1-31, see below) consists of Tijerina's FBI files and the Alianza membership files. The majority of the collection consists of the records of the land grant organization that he founded in 1963, the Alianza Federal de Mercedes (changed to Alianza Federal de Pueblos Libres in 1967).
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Tijerina is most remembered for his Jraid on the Rio Arriba County Courthouse in Tierra Amarilla and the ensuing trial in which he defended himself to a 'not guilty' verdict. The Reies Lopez Tijerina Papers document Tijerina's career as a Chicano activist in New Mexico with the bulk of the collection reflecting his activities from 1963-1978.
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