Paulo R. Gordillo papers.
Student and civic organizer and a life long Lansing resident, Gordillo took the lead in commemorating United Farm Worker union President and organizer Cesar E. Chavez upon his death by having a street named in his honor. Chavez was a frequent visitor to the Lansing Michigan area where he found suppo...
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| Language: | English |
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[1995]
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MSU: Donated by Paulo R. Gordillo.
MSU: The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it. |
| Physical Description: | 1 box (8 folders) ; 27 x 14 x 32 cm + 1 street sign (15 cm x 107 cm) |
| Format: | Kit |
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Student and civic organizer and a life long Lansing resident, Gordillo took the lead in commemorating United Farm Worker union President and organizer Cesar E. Chavez upon his death by having a street named in his honor. Chavez was a frequent visitor to the Lansing Michigan area where he found support for the unions boycott campaigns. Gordillo graduated from and is employed at Michigan State University working with K-12 pre-college programs. He has served as adjunct faculty at Lansing Community College and Davenport University teaching communication and higher education learning skills. The contents include documents, news clippings and correspondence on: Cesar Chavez Day 1995; the Committee for Cesar Chavez Avenue; various news articles on Lansing area issues including the Q-106 radio program on a controversial Cinco de Mayo radio broadcast and a resulting "Media and Community Relations Summit" as well as biographical information on Gordillo. The collection also includes, a city street sign bearing the name "Cesar Chavez Ave. N. 800 – 700." This collection is part of the José Treviño Chicano/Latino Activism Collections at MSU. |
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| Note: | Box size varies. |
| Call Number: | MSS 349 |