University of Arizona

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Los Universitarios collection

1953 to 2018
1953 to 1958
MS 684
Collection Guide
Photographs of the Los Universitarios Club at different social and dinner events, including a camping trip.

This collection contains materials related to the University of Arizona student club Los Universitarios. Los Universitarios formed in the early 1950s as a social club for Mexican-American students, many of whom were the first in their families to attend college. The group would later help establish the University of Arizona Hispanic Alumni.

Collection materials include photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbook pages, and publications. Items are arranged by donor.

Included materials:
Photographs
Documents
Pamphlets
Subject Area:
Students
Borderlands
Arizona & Southwest
Women
University of Arizona
Collection Area:
University of Arizona

Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.