Abstract
Latino Roots in Oregon is a project to research, document, and present Latino immigrant experiences in Oregon. The collection includes approximately 100 short documentary videos on Latino and Latin American immigration and settlement in Oregon. These were produced by University of Oregon students in courses taught by Lynn Stephen, Gabriela Martínez, and Sonia De La Cruz. The documentaries present the experiences of Latino immigrants and settlers, who provided interviews to students and contributed personal photographs and other documents of their experiences. Collection materials are in digital file formats and include the documentary films, oral history interview transcripts, and personal photographs and other documents.
Dates
- 2011-2022
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Permanent University Archive public records are available for research, and are subject to state, and in some cases federal freedom of information laws. In compliance with applicable state and federal laws, including, but not limited to, FERPA and HIPAA, specific records that are legally protected, sensitive, private, or confidential are exempt (not subject to disclosure) and closed to protect individual privacy.
Access to paper records will be granted after a professional review of the records occurs based on regulations in state and federal laws. Contact Special Collections & University Archives well in advance in order to access these records.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Speical Collections and University Archives Reading Room.
Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Collection includes sound recording, moving images, or digital media to which access is retstricted. Access to these materials is governed by repository policy and may require the production of listening or viewing copies. Researchers requiring access must notify Special Collections and University Archives in advance and pay for reproduction services as necessary.
Collection digital files may be requested through Special Collections and University Archives
Biographical / Historical
Latino Roots in Oregon is a project to research, document, and present Latino immigrant experiences in Oregon. The project is directed by University of Oregon professors Dr. Lynn Stephen and Dr. Gabriela Martínez, who collaborated to produce the exhibit, Changing Demographics: The People of Lane County, in 2009, and the accompanying documentary film Latino Roots in Lane County: Contemporary Stories of Settlement in Lane County, Oregon. Stephen and Martínez also created and instructed the courses Latino Roots I and Latino Roots II, in which students studied and produced documentaries on Latino and Latin American immigration, settlement, and social movements in Oregon during the 20th century.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 container) : 1 manuscript box
420 digital file(s)
Arrangement
Collection materials are organized by year and student.
Existence and Location of Copies
Selected items are available online in Oregon Latino Heritage in Oregon Digital.
- Title
- Guide to the Latino Roots in Oregon Records
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Nathan Georgitis
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
