UCLA; Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA 90024-4201)
Chon Noriega (Project Director: July 2019 to present)
PW-269412-20
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
Preservation and Access
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Totals:
$349,289 (approved)
$329,936 (awarded)
Grant period:
7/1/2020 – 6/30/2024
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Religion, Spirituality and Faith in Mexican American Social History 1940s-Present
The arrangement,
description, and selected digitization of archival collections pertaining to
the role of religion in Latino history.
Included are nine collections totaling 237 linear feet, among which are 12,000
photographs that would be digitized.
While there has been
significant and substantial work done in the general area of Mexican American
social history, the role of religion, spirituality, and faith have received
limited attention until recently. Researchers have documented the sociological
fact of religion as a significant factor among U.S. Latinos (with 91% identifying
with a religion or faith). But scholars also note a “surprising” absence of
humanities research that integrates this material into archive-based research
and educational curricula. This project proposes to reframe the approach to and
use of archival resources informing social histories, educational practices,
and public programming related to the Mexican American population.
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