Garcia Family Papers, 1963-2009 and no date | Colorado State University-Pueblo Library

By Reyes Martinez Lopez

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Collection Overview

Title: Garcia Family Papers, 1963-2009 and no date

Primary Creator: Louie 'Lugs' Garcia (1933-2008)

Other Creators: Garcia Family

Extent: 5.0 Boxes

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into seven series. The series are as follows:

Series 1, Personal Papers, 1972-2003 and no date

Series 2, Photographs, 1973 and no date

Series 3, Subject Files, 1963-2005 and no date

Series 4, Publications, 1967-2006 and no date

Series 5, Newspaper Clippings, 1971-2009 and no date

Series 6, Oversize Printed Matter, 1971-2008 and no date

Series 7, Water Samples from Salt Creek area of Pueblo, Colorado

Series 8, Electronic files, 2014

Date Acquired: 00/00/2009

Subjects: Chicano Movement -- Colorado., Discrimination in education -- Colorado -- Education -- History -- 20th century -- Sources, Hispanic Americans -- Civil Rights -- Colorado, Mexican Americans -- Civil Rights - Colorado, Mexican Americans -- Social conditions -- Colorado -- History -- 20th century -- Sources, Pueblo (Colo.) -- History -- 20th century, United Farm Workers

Forms of Material: Photographs

Languages: English

Abstract

Includes personal papers, photographs, publications, and newspaper clippings relating to the life and activities of Chicano activist Louie 'Lugs' Garcia and his family.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of papers, photographs and printed materials relating to the activities of Chicano activist Louis 'Lugs' Garcia.

Collection Historical Note

Louie 'Lugs' Garcia was born July 21, 1933, in Rifle, Colorado and died on January 20, 2008 in Pueblo, Colorado. Garcia was a Chicano activist in Pueblo, Colorado. A one-time Brown Beret, he campaigned for the rights of farm workers, bilingual education and organized the cleanup of the Salt Creek barrio area of Pueblo.

Subject/Index Terms

Chicano Movement -- Colorado.
Discrimination in education -- Colorado -- Education -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Hispanic Americans -- Civil Rights -- Colorado
Mexican Americans -- Civil Rights - Colorado
Mexican Americans -- Social conditions -- Colorado -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Pueblo (Colo.) -- History -- 20th century
United Farm Workers

Administrative Information

Repository: Colorado State University-Pueblo Library

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this collection

Use Restrictions: Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.

Acquisition Source: Delfina Garcia

Acquisition Method: The material was acquired by donation from Delfina Garcia, widow of Louie 'Lugs' Garcia.

Related Materials: Jose E. Ortega Papers, Rick F. Manzanares Papers, David Marquez Papers, Mitchell Kaufman 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

Preferred Citation: Garcia Family Papers, University Archives and Special Collections, Colorado State University-Pueblo Library.

Processing Information: by Jose Antonio Ortega and Reyes Martinez Lopez, 2012-2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Personal Papers, 1972-2003 and no date],
[Series 2: Photographs, ca. 1973 and no date],
[Series 3: Subject Files, 1963-2005 and no date],
[Folder 4: Publications, 1971-2006 and no date],
[Series 5: Newspaper clippings, 1971-2009 and no date],
[Series 6: Oversize printed matter, 1971-2008 and no date],
[Series 7: Water samples from Salt Creek area of Pueblo, CO, no date],
[Series 8: Electronic files, 2014],
[All]

Series 2: Photographs, ca. 1973 and no date

series description here

UnitID: Series 2

Box 1

Folder 10: Delgado’s Farms and unidentified, color photographs, no date
Folder 11: Salt Creek, Pueblo, CO [?], color photographs, no date
Folder 12: Salt Creek, Pueblo, CO [?], color photographs, no date
Folder 13: Salt Creek, Pueblo, CO, cleanup, United Farm Workers marches and demonstrations, Louie Luggs, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales and others, black/white and color photographs, no date
Folder 14: Salt Creek, Pueblo, CO, cleanup, United Farm Workers marches and demonstrations, Louie Luggs, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales and others, black/white and color photographs, no date
Folder 15: Salt Creek, Pueblo, CO, cleanup, United Farm Workers marches and demonstrations, Louie Luggs, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales and others, black/white and color photographs, no date
Folder 16: Black/white photographs, unidentified, no date
Folder 17: Black/white photographs, 1 negative, unidentified, no date
Folder 18: Color photographs, unidentified, ca. 1973
Folder 19: Photographs (Xerox copies), unidentified, no date