Collections
The archives, libraries, and museums below have research collections related to the history of the Chicano movement in Colorado. Access each institution’s collections by following the links below.
Colorado State University-Pueblo Archives (Pueblo, CO)
Colorado State University-Pueblo Archives includes the Colorado Chicano Movement Archives, consisting of 20+ individual collections of documents, photographs, film, oral histories, printed materials and artifacts documenting the Chicano movement in Southern Colorado, Boulder and Denver from 1948 onwards.
- Online access to finding aids: https://csupueblo.libraryhost.com/
- Online access to digital collections: https://www.csupueblo.edu/archives-and-special-collections/colorado-chicano-movement.html
- Research inquiries: thomas.sommer@csupueblo.edu
Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Department (Denver, CO)
The Denver Public Library’s Western History and Genealogy Department holds over 50 collections documenting the lives of Hispanic, Latino and Chicano activists, politicians, and civic leaders, as well as arts and culture.
- Collection guide to Hispanic and Latino Collections at DPL: https://history.denverlibrary.org/research/chicano-hispanic-latino-collections
- Online access to finding aids: http://eadsrv.denverlibrary.org/sdx/pl/
- Online access to digital collections: http://digital.denverlibrary.org/
- Research inquiries: https://history.denverlibrary.org/contact-us
History Colorado (Denver, CO)
History Colorado’s museum collections include photographs, posters, oral histories, and artifacts documenting the Chicano Movement, primarily in Boulder, Denver, and the San Luis Valley between 1961-1975. Also holds Hispanic newspapers such as La Luz (1972-1982) and La Voz Bilingue (formerly Voz Nueva, 1976-2008).
- Online access to digital collections: History Colorado Online Collections (search for “Chicano”)
- Research inquiries: cosearch@state.co.us
