Latino/Latina Records

Subject Listing:
Latino/Latina

Alvarez Cuauhtémoc, Juan.
Photographic Collection of El Movimiento in Milwaukee's Latino Community, 1968-1971.
UWM Manuscript Collection 222
Collection consists of 33 photographs documenting the Latino civil rights movement in Milwaukee from the late 1960s through the 1970s. The photos document several aspects of El Movimiento ("The Movement" in English) including rallies, hearings, artworks, the Brown Berets, key individuals (including Cesar Chavez and Father Groppi), and public demonstrations in both Milwaukee and Madison. The photos were intended for use in the political community newspaper La Guardia, and were given to Juan Alvarez by Charlie Quesada (former editor of La Guardia) in the mid 1970s. Most of the photographs were taken by Chuck Miller. Collection also includes the October, 1969, issue of La Guardia, and three newspaper clippings from Soul City Times showing 1970 welfare demonstrations. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Baez, Tony.
Papers, 1968-1979.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 8
Papers of a Puerto Rican activist and leader of Milwaukee's Latin community from 1970 to 1979. Baez held a number of positions in the areas of bilingual/bicultural education, juvenile delinquency, and curriculum development. The collection illustrates his work with several agencies, among them, the Advocate Education Program-Teacher Corps for Corrections-Milwaukee, the Community Independent Learning Program, the Bicultural Education, and the Midwest National-Origin Desegregation-Assistance Center of the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Baez's papers include fragmentary personal material, such as correspondence, financial records, and writings and notes; minutes, memoranda, and correspondence, budgets, grant proposals, curriculum studies and reports, and student papers from the various agencies; and reference files, and papers from education conferences. After leaving Milwaukee in 1979, Baez returned to his native Puerto Rico to work with the youth in his home town of Caguas. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Berger, David G., 1946- .
Papers, 1971-1982.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 96
Legislative papers of a Democrat from Milwaukee who served in the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate from 1971 to 1982. Alphabetically-arranged subject files contain press releases, newsletters, questionnaires, schedules, and writings as well as constituent correspondence and floor debate material on abortion, Milwaukee politics and government, probate reform, taxes, and other issues legislative concern. Committee files document Berger's leadership of the Joint Committee for the Review of Administrative Rules, although the files are not the official committee records. Especially well documented is an investigation of the Bureau of Migrant and Rural Services by Senator Peter Bear's Legislative Oversight Subcommittee. Other notable committee files pertain to Berger's work on condominium legislation and product liability. Additional files inherited from Bear pertain to volunteerism, and records from Jerome Martin pertain to the Senate Subcommittee on Small Business. (See files on Bureau of Migrant and Rural Services). Finding aid available in the Archives.

Coan, Howard.
History of Milwaukee's Spanish Center, [ca. 1974].
Milwaukee Small Collection 49
A history of Milwaukee's Spanish Center (officially named the Council for Spanish Speaking, Inc., and established in 1964), plus notes about Noemi Rodriguez, head of the Center's credit union, Le Centro Hispano, and a 1972 credit union annual report.

Heymanns, Charles, 1901-1993.
Papers, 1885-1990.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 148 and Milwaukee Micro Collection 72
Papers, mainly 1934-1990, of a Wisconsin labor leader which document his organizing work (1937-1963) for the Wisconsin AFL and later for the AFL-CIO, and two lengthy strikes at the Kohler Company. In addition to his weekly organizers reports, the collection includes correspondence, scrapbooks (only available on microfilm), photographs of commemorative marches, minutes, appeals for donations, financial records, picket rolls, and other records from the strike (1934-1941) of Federal Labor Union 18545 against the Kohler Company. About the 1954-1965 strike of UAW-CIO Local 833 there are scrapbooks, correspondence as director of Region XII of the AFL-CIO, daily strike bulletins, and material of the Kohler Workers Association, the company union. The subject files include correspondence, clippings, minutes and other materials pertaining to varied individuals, topics and organizations such as the American Party, Andrew Biemiller, the presidential candidacy of Henry M. Jackson, various state and regional COPE committees, the Sheboygan County Labor Council, the Milwaukee County Labor Council, the LaCrosse Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman, and the organization of migrant farm workers in Wisconsin by Obreros Unidos. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Historic Milwaukee, Inc.
Records, 1973-[ongoing].
UWM Manuscript Collection 133
Records of a Milwaukee, Wisconsin organization that encourages public awareness and preservation of the historical and architectural heritage of the Greater Milwaukee area. Most of the records date from the 1970's and early 1980's, when the organization was named Historic Walker's Point (HWP). The collection documents HWP's early history, especially its efforts to involve Spanish-speaking residents, obtain funding sources, create arts festivals and walking tours, and receive a designation as a National Historic District. Also included are pamphlets published by Historic Milwaukee, Inc. in the 1990s for walking tours in historic Milwaukee neighborhoods. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Milwaukee Journal Stations.
Collection, 1922-1980.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 203
Footage includes: Jesus Salas leading a march to Madison in August 1966; Salas talking about migrant workers rights' in August 1967; Latino students taking over the Chancellor's office at UWM in August 1970: a protest outside the offices of Concentrated Employment Program on the south side of Milwaukee in June 1969; and Cuban refugees in Milwaukee June 1962. Finding aid available in the Archives.

New Hope United Church of Christ (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1969-1993.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 162
Records of an urban congregation located on the near south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and incorporated circa 1977. Organizational records include the congregation's constitution, correspondence, minutes of council meetings, and minutes of committee meetings. Subject files include correspondence, flyers, guidelines, notes, and other materials pertaining to church governance and to projects in which the congregation was engaged such as a food pantry, a child care center, an outreach ministry in the Hispanic community, and a health care program in partnership with the Marquette University nursing school. A 1989 grant proposal to the Lilly Endowment contains an excellent description of the church and its programs. The collection also contains photocopies of unidentified photographs of the church building and parishioners. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Otte, Carl, 1923- .
Papers, 1970-1986.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 124
Papers, mainly 1983-1986, of a former Democratic legislator (Assembly 1967-1982; Senate, 1982-1986) consisting of alphabetical subject files and files on problems of individual constituents. The subject files contain correspondence and memoranda from constituents, colleagues, advocacy groups, and staff members; speeches and statements; policy papers and reports; minutes; and clippings. They relate to legislative issues such as education, nursing homes, and taxes and to committees on which Otte served including the Senate Transportation Committee, the Migrant Labor Council, and the Legislative Council's Special Committee on Primary Prevention. (See files on Migrant Labor Council). Finding aid available in the Archives.

Pokorny, Gary.
The history of Hispanic ministry in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 1985.
Milwaukee Small Collection 206
Research paper by Pokorny, a student at St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, describing the response within the Catholic Church's Archdiocese of Milwaukee to the growth of the Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and migrant worker communities in southeastern Wisconsin from the 1920s to 1985. Based mainly on newspaper accounts and on information solicited from past and current Church workers, the paper discusses activities in individual parishes as well as social initiatives (the Migrant Worker Program, the Spanish Center in Milwaukee, the Racine Spanish Center, the Hispanic Apostolate), and events such as the creation of Cristo Rey Parish. The paper includes maps, notes, and a bibliography of resources which complement the State Historical Society of Wisconsin's publication, Hispanics in Wisconsin: A Bibliography.

Sevilla, Arnoldo.
Milwaukee Mexican-Americans interviews, 1974-1977.
Milwaukee Small Collection 174, Tapes 829A, 852A-861A
Interviews (1974-1977) with eleven Milwaukee, Wisconsin residents concerning the history of Mexican-Americans in Milwaukee. Conducted in Spanish and English by Sevilla, a Milwaukee resident doing private research, the interviews include much general biographical information on the interviewees as well. Includes documents, summaries and abstracts concerning the interviews, and twenty-five audio cassette tapes of interview material. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Spanish Center (Milwaukee, Wis.).
History, ca. 1974.
Milwaukee Small Collection 49
A history of Milwaukee's Spanish Center (officially named the Council for Spanish Speaking, Inc., and established in 1964) by Howard Coan, plus notes about Noemi Rodriguez, head of the Center's credit union, Le Centro Hispano, and a 1972 credit union annual report.

United Migrant Opportunities Services.
Records, 1974-1985.
Milwaukee Small Collection 67
Miscellaneous records of a Milwaukee organization formed to aid migrant workers resettle into other work and to assist them in adjusting to nonmigratory life. Includes a planning document, a summary of United Migrant Opportunities Services (UMOS) projects, a project budget, publications including UMOS' 20th anniversary album, notes, and an annual report for 1984.

University of Wisconsin--Extension. Center for Community EconomicDevelopment.
Records, 1965-1992.
UWM Archival Collection 154
Records of the Center, which had a mission of serving educational needs of low and moderate income people, racial and ethnic minorities, and non-traditional students. The records document the Center's participation in a variety of programs, including Goals 2000, Harambee Development Corporation, Small is Beautiful Inc., Globescope 2000, and the Sherman Park Community Association. The files provide details on methods of instruction, housing and solar research, extended education, and community service. Center directors Dan Folkman and Belden Paulson created most of the records, and interfiled their personal research and teaching records with official Center records. The collection also contains extensive documentation of the research and teaching by Center faculty members Claire Halverson, Reuben Harpole and Eugene Thuot. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Office of the Dean of Students.
Records, 1915-[ongoing].
UWM Archival Collection 48
Collection contains records of the Dean of Students from the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee (UWM) and its predecessor institutions. Most of the records date from the 1960-1982; the materials predating 1960 concern fraternities and sororities. The collection largely consists of files of UWM student organizations, including fraternities and sororities, student government, and a wide variety of ethnic, political, professional, religious, and social groups. Most of the files contain only a charter application form and a group registration form, which lists the name and function of the group, its off-campus affiliation, meeting location, names and addresses of officers, and faculty advisor.
Some files contain officer change reports, a constitution and bylaws, correspondence, newsclippings, photographs, and publicity materials. The most extensive files exist for campus fraternities and sororities, and Vietnam-era protest groups. Files also exist for a number of student groups for African-Americans, Hispanics, and women. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute.
Records, 1970-1989.
UWM Archival Collection 116
Miscellaneous records and publications from the Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute dating from its 1970 formation to 1989. This collection consists mainly of correspondence from the advisory committee, reports, meeting minutes, and publications including newsletters and brochures. These records document staff and budget issues, community programs, program evaluations, and statistics and special problems of Hispanic students at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Finding aid available in the Archives.

West End Community Association (Milwaukee, Wis.). Office of the Executive Director.
Records, 1972-1997.
UWM Manuscript Collection 120
Records of one of Milwaukee’s oldest neighborhood groups that document its involvement in economic, business, and community development, residential improvement, and the effort to curb illegal liquor consumption and prostitution in Milwaukee. The West End Community Association, originally founded in July 1972 as a Latino organization, was established to work toward the economic, educational, and recreational betterment of the community and of the individuals within the neighborhood. The Association serves the area of Milwaukee bounded by Wisconsin Avenue on the south, Highland Boulevard on the north, North 20th Street on the east, and Highway 41 on the west. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Young Lords Organization. Milwaukee Chapter.
Records, [ca. 1971].
Milwaukee Small Collection 108
Photocopies of two papers written in Spanish and in English, promoting independence for Puerto Rico, by Milwaukee Latino leader Tony Baez for the Organization.