Inventory

Finding Aid [under construction]

Tales of a Golden State: The Mendez v. Westminster Story [2009]

1. DVD copy of Tales of a Golden State: The Mendez v. Westminster Story, a Fullerton College production of a 40-minute documentary film by Erica Bennett [in process]
2. DVD copy of edited and titled Special Features from May 22, 2009 oral history videoshoot [expected January 2010]
3. DVD copy of unedited and untitled oral history interviews from May 22, 2009 videoshoot [in process]
4. PDF copy of English-language translation of Josefina Soto Ramirez May 22, 2009 oral history intervew by Anita Varela [in process]
5. CD copy of MvW family historical photographs from May 22, 2009 oral history interviews [in process] 
6. CD copy of miscellaneous publicity and graphic images by Betty Howard [in process]
7. PDF copies of interview questions [in process]

El Primer Dia de Clases [2006-2009]

1. PDF copy of El Primer Dia de Clases playscript by Erica Bennett
2. DVD copy of unedited 2-cameras from March 21, 2009 play production of El Primer Dia de Clases at the Fullerton College Wilshire Auditorium [in process] 
3. DVD copy of unedited 2-cameras March 21, 2009 Danel Discussion [in process]
4. CD copy of miscellaneous photographs from March 21, 2009 performance of El Primer Dia de Clases by Adjunct Librarian / Photographer David Goto [in process]
5. Mini-dv cassettes of miscellaneous 2008 rehearsals and performances of El Primer Dia de Clases [in process]
6. CD of miscellaneous publicity and programs [in process]

Mendez, et al. vs. Westminster School District of Orange County, et al.: A Staged Reading adapted from the Pre-Trial Hearing, Witness Testimony and the Court's Conclusions of Law [2004]

1. PDF copy of Mendez, et al. vs. Westminster School District of Orange County, et al.: A Staged Reading adapted from the Pre-Trial Hearing, Witness Testimony and the Court's Conclusions of Law playscript by Erica Bennett [in process]
2. Image of cast [Earl Holliman, Kevin Waldron, Marc Drotman, Cheryl Umana Bonilla, and Giovanni Ortega] and playwright [Erica Bennett] with Isabel Ayala Ruiz, plaintiff. Photo courtesy Isabel Ayala Ruiz.

MvW Research

1. PDF copy of Bennett, Erica H. The Archivist As Producer: Reflections on the Production of "In Search of Mendez V. Westminster". Thesis (M.L.I.S.)--UCLA, 2005, 2005. [in process] [bibliography]
2. CD copy of National Archives - Laguna Niguel Mendez et. al. vs. Westminster School District of Orange County et. al. court documents [in process]

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