UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library

Library Established in 1969, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library was the first library in the United States to focus on the Mexican-descent population. Today, the CSRC Library, which holds over 648 archival and manuscript collections, is considered to hold among the most important national and international research collections on the Latinx experience more broadly.

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Library Established in 1969, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library was the first library in the United States to focus on the Mexican-descent population. Today, the CSRC Library, which holds over 648 archival and manuscript collections, is considered to hold among the most important national and international research collections on the Latinx experience more broadly.

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