On Thursday November 18th, 2010, at 6:00pm the CSULA University Library will be hosting a reception to celebrate the establishment of the East Los Angeles Archive and to honor Gloria Arellanes, the first donor to this collection. The reception, which is open to the public, will take place in the University Library Conference Room (B530).
Ms. Arellanes has been an activist in East Los Angeles where she was born. Since the early 1960s Ms. Arellanes has been a member of various community organizations including serving as the Minister of Finance and Correspondence of the East Los Angeles Chapter of the Chicano Brown Berets. She also served as administrator of El Barrio Free Clinic, a member of the National Chicano Moratorium Committee, and she organized the women’s group, Las Adelitas de Aztlan among other activities. Ms. Arrellanes will be speaking at the event.
The University Library is seeking additional collections for this archive. For more information about the archive or for those wanting to donate collections or funding to benefit the East Los Angeles Archive please contact Romelia Salinas, Librarian (323-343-2019, rsalina@calstatela.edu) or Renee James, Special Collections (323-343-4435, rjames@calstatela.edu.
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