MSS 300
Rudy Reyes Papers (The Jose F. Treviño Chicano/Latino Activism Collections)
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Contact Information:
Special Collections
Michigan State University Libraries
100 Main Library
East Lansing, MI 48824
517.884.6471
E-mail:spc@mail.lib.msu.edu
URL: http://specialcollections.lib.msu.edu
Date Received:
Unknown
Date Processed:
Unknown
Acquisitions Information:
The Rudy Reyes Papers were donated to MSU by Rudolfo Reyes.
Preferred citation:
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
Box number, Folder number and/or title, Rudy Reyes Papers within the Jose F. Treviño Chicano/Latino Activism Collections, MSS 300, Special Collections, Michigan State University Main Library
Copyright Notice:
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this archive, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Usage Restrictions:
None
Photoduplication Restrictions:
Collection Summary:
The Reyes papers document the particular extent of one activist’s involvement with the local and greater Chicano/Latino movement. Focusing on labor, leadership training, educational issues, affirmative action, political advancement, and community support programs, the papers include reports, conference materials, meeting files, news articles, flyers, pamphlets, and training manuals. There are also some correspondence files, photographs, and a collection of campaign labels and bumper stickers. The Reyes papers are part of the Jose Treviño Chicano/Latino Activism Collections at MSU.
Historical Background:
Rudy Reyes was born in Lansing Michigan in 1950, and has been a life-long resident involved in local education, politics and labor issues. He is an alumnus of the local school system and Lansing Community College. Reyes, who started working at the age of 5, was hired at General Motors in 1969 and retired in 2006. For twenty years he was an active member of the United Auto Workers [UAW] Local 602, serving on several Executive Board committees and chairing the Community Service Committee. His involvement with UAW Local 602 offered him opportunities to bring the labor and Latino perspective to other community-based organizations he served, including the Red Cross (Tri-County Disaster Committee Chair), The United Way Board (Secretary) and Cristo Rey Church (member, Parish Council); Reyes was also appointed by Michigan Governor Blanchard to the State of Michigan Commission on Spanish Speaking Affairs. Reyes served on the planning committees for many area Latino conferences, including the Coalition for Concerned Hispanics (Vice President), the Latino Workers Leadership Institute and the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (L.C.L.A.A.)
Processing Note:
None
Arrangement:
The papers are listed alphabetical according to topic and in some cases, the type of material (for example, “news clippings”).
| Box | Folder | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Biographies on Latinos: |
| – Huerta, Dolores from Bakersfield, CA (union organizer) – Ornelas, Frank from Gladwin County, MI (VFW active in community service for substance abuse) – Sanchez, Dolores from Detroit, MI (publisher of El Centro bilingual newspaper) | ||
| 2 - 10 | Conferences: |
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| 2 | – Hispanic Leadership Development Institute (October 1987)(MSU Labor Program Service) – 2nd Midwest Hispanic Union Leadership Development Conference (May, 1990)(MSU Labor Program Service) – Ballet Cultural Azteca (program)(October 1987) – Handwritten notes (4/5/89) | |
| 3 | – Hispanic Women’s Leadership Conference (March 14, 1987) | |
| 4 | – Michigan Hispanic Leadership Conference (1988 – Grand Valley State)(1989 – UM) | |
| 5 | – Midwest Hispanic Unity Conference (see also Michigan Coalition of Concerned Hispanics) | |
| 6 | – United States Hispanic Leadership Conference (October 29-31, 1993) sponsored by Midwest/Northeast Voter Registration Education Project |
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| 7 | – The National Council of La Raza (25th Anniversary – 1993) | |
| 8 | – United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (1991)(some water damage to materials) | |
| 9 | – Cristo Rey Church Fiesta, Lansing (1986, 1990, 1994) | |
| 10 | – Cristo Rey Community Center, Lansing (programs) | |
| 11 | Da Varona, Frank, Editor of article, “Hispanic Contributions to American History (1492 – present)” | |
| 12 | De Leon, Debbie, Ingham County Commissioner | |
| 13A | Greater Lansing Community for Chavez Avenue (meeting notes, articles, flyers)(circa 1994) | |
| 13B | Greater Lansing Area Martin Luther King Holiday Commission Calendar of Events (1993) | |
| 14 | Hernandez, Justo, “Hispanics in Organized Labor and Political Arenas.” | |
| 15 | Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)(meeting programs) | |
| 16 | Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)(manual: “Institutional Structures and Administrations” | |
| 17 | Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)(Membership roster and contact lists) | |
| 17.1 | Latin Americans United for Progress, Inc. “Fiesta ‘95” | |
| 18 | Mexican Patriotic Committee of Detroit (May 1988) | |
| 19-21 | Michigan Coalition of Concerned Hispanics (Hispanic Agenda Plan Manual, conference materials, misc.)(1987-1989) | |
| 22 | Michigan Commission on Spanish Speaking Affairs | |
| 23 | Michigan Educational Opportunity Fund (formerly MI Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Inc.) | |
| 24 | Michigan for English Plus Coalition | |
| 25 | Michigan Latino Political Candidates (resumes, info on Tony Benavides (with photo), Richard J. Garcia, Dorothy V. Gonzales, Minerva Rosales, Daniel G. Soza, Paul Vasquez and Milton Villarreal.) | |
| 26 | Michigan Latino Political Decals: | |
| – Espinoza for [MI] State Representative – [Rosa ""Vicki""] Jimenez for [Lansing] School Board – [Ramiro M.] Gonzales for [Lansing] School Board | ||
| 27 | Michigan Spanish Speaking Democrats | |
| 28 | Midwest Hispanic Institute on Substance Abuse (and related Substance-Abuse Conference programs, flyers, and misc.) | |
| 29 | News clippings: Affirmative Action, Race Relations…1988-1993 | |
| 30 | News clippings: Affirmative Action, Race Relations…1994 | |
| 31 | News clippings: Affirmative Action, Race Relations…1995 | |
| 32 | News clippings: Affirmative Action, Race Relations…1996 | |
| 33 | News clippings: Affirmative Action, Race Relations…undated | |
| 34 | News clippings: Chicano (a) and Ethnic Studies | |
| 35 | News clippings: Economy | |
| 36 | News clippings: Education | |
| 37 | News clippings: Mexico | |
| 38 | News clippings: Multicultural, Diversity | |
| 39 | News clippings: Populism/Politically Correct Conservatism | |
| 40 | News clippings: Rural Latinos | |
| 41 | News clippings: Training | |
| 42 | Reyes, Rudolfo (Rudy): Correspondence (signed letter from Cesar E. Chavez) | |
| 43 | Serials/Periodicals: La Prense Nacional (Toledo, OH)(1/1/92, 8/15/92,9/15/92) | |
| 44 | Unpublished Papers: Rochin, Refugio, "Phases of Multiculturalism: Chicano/Latino Studies in the United States." |