Brief Description: The Mitchell Kaufman Papers consists of 11 boxes of personal papers, subject files, publications, oversize materials and 25 VHS videocassettes, either collected or produced by Mitchell Kaufman in support of civil rights activities. Personal papers include personal and business correspondence, essays, notes and other materials; subject files and publications series document Kaufman's interest in prison reform, fair trade and many other human rights and environmental issues; oversize materials include posters, memorabilia and clippings; and the audiovisual series includes original videotapes produced by Kaufman include interviews and commentary relating to the federal Supermax prison in Florence, CO; interviews with Ramona Africa, MOVE member and former political prison, Adjoa A. Aiyetoro, Rita Martinez, and Wayne Ewing; and one videotape documenting "Jazz in the Sangres" (Westcliffe, CO). The collection also includes clips from the news show "20/20" relating to conditions at the federal prison in Marion, IL, as well as videotapes produced by the Southern Poventy Lawn Center's Klanwatch Project, and Earth First! on the deforestation of the redwood forests.
Held at:
Colorado State University-Pueblo Library
2200 Bonforte Blvd.
Pueblo, CO 81001
Phone: 719-549-2475
Fax: 719-549-2738
Email: beverly.allen [at] colostate-pueblo.edu
Created by: Mitchell Kaufman
Volume: 11.0 Boxes
Acquired:
00/00/2008. Additions, Lisa Kaufman, 2010
Arrangement: The collection is organized into five series:
Series 1: Personal papers
Series 2: Subject files
Series 3: Publications
Series 4: Oversize materials
Series 5: Audiovisual materials
Series 6: Additions
Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this collection
Subject Index
Africa, Ramona
Aiyetoro, Adjoa A.
Civil rights - United States
Corrections -- United States
Earth First! (Organization)
Environmentalism -- United States
Ewing, Wayne
Florence (Colo.) -- History -- 20th century
Henderson, Jane
Hinds, Lennox S.
Hispanic Americans -- Civil Rights -- Colorado
Human rights -- United States
Klanwatch Project
Martinez, Rita J.
Mexican Americans -- Civil Rights - Colorado
MOVE (Organization)
Prisons -- United States
Pueblo Coalition Against Prison Repression
Romero, Ricardo
Southern Poverty Law Center
Genres/Forms of Material
Audiovisual materials
Publications
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Spanish;Castilian [spa]
Rights/Use Restrictions: Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.
Acquisition Notes:
Kaufman family Donation
Related Materials:
Jose E. Ortega Papers, Garcia Family Papers, Rick F. Manzanares Papers, David Marquez Papers, Deborah Martinez Martinez Papers, Andres de Pineda Papers, David A. Sandoval Audiovisual Collection, United Mexican American Students Records, Juan Federico "Freddie Freak" Miguel Arguello Trujillo Chicano Movement Collection, George Autobee Papers
PreferredCitation: Mitchell Kaufman Papers, Colorado State University-Pueblo Library, University Archives and Special Collections
Finding Aid Revisions: Additions were processed by Elisa Garner and Greg Gibson and the inventory was revised in September 2013.