Scope and Content Note
The photographs in this collection were gathered by Hector Galan Productions of Austin, Texas to be used in the documentary Los Mineros, which was part of a prime time, public television series called American Experience. It was originally broadcast on January 28, 1991.
The collection and the documentary trace the lives of Mexican and Mexican-American copper miners in the Clifton-Morenci area who worked in the Phelps Dodge Copper Mine and their efforts to form a union between 1900 and 1950. The collection includes scenes of labor organizing by the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.) and the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers; the Bisbee Deportation (1917); the repatriation of Mexican miners during the Depression; the military service of Mexican-Americans in both World Wars; the living conditions of the miners' families; and working conditions in the mines. Most photographs were made in the Clifton-Morenci area, although a number were made by servicemen while overseas during World War II. Most photographs are snapshots by unidentified photographers, although there are a few commercial and studio photographs.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1910-1950
Language of Materials
Material in English
Access Restrictions
Reproductions from this collection may not be exhibited, published, or copied in any fashion without the advanced, written permission of the department. A fee may be charged for some forms of use. Reproductions from this collection may not be placed in another archive or repository without the written consent of the department.
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Distinctive Collections Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Copyright
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of Distinctive Collections, Arizona State University Library. Requests for permissions to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
Historical Note
No historical information is available.
Full extent
709 Photograph(s)
Full extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection documents the lives of Mexican and Mexican-American copper miners in the Clifton-Morenci area who worked in the Phelps Dodge Copper Mine and their efforts to form a union between 1900 and 1950.
Arrangement
This collection consists of seven hundred and nine photographs divided into seventeen series:
- Series 186.1: John Armenta
- Series 186.2: Gilberto Arrieta
- Series 186.3: Arthur G. Castro
- Series 186.4: Umberto Haro
- Series 186.5: Clinton E. Jencks Family
- Series 186.6: Edward (Lalo) Marquez
- Series 186.7: Manuel Martinez
- Series 186.8: Edward Montoya
- Series 186.9: S. A. Morales
- Series 186.10: Francisco Otero
- Series 186.11: Fred Padilla
- Series 186.12: Frank Perea
- Series 186.13: John Pintek
- Series 186.14: David Velasquez
- Series 186.15: Jesus J. Villanueva
- Series 186.16: Alberto Ybarra
- Series 186.17: Pablo and Mary Salcido
Provenance
These photographs were originally gathered by Hector Galan Productions of Austin, Texas between 1989 and 1990 during the production of the television program Los Mineros. Owners of the photographs were asked to loan them to the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Arizona State University Libraries to be copied and assembled into this collection. Copy photography was done in the department by staff photographer D. Ted Harris. A number of individuals allowed the department to keep the originals as well.
Processing Note
The call number for the collection as a whole is MP SPC 186. Each series is numbered, separated from the collection number by a period. Each item within a series is numbered, separated from the series number by a colon. For example, MP SPC 186.6:4 is the fourth item in the sixth series in this collection.
Subject
- Jencks, Clinton E., 1918-2005 (Person)
- International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers (Organization)
- New Jersey Zinc Company (Organization)
Geographic
- Bisbee (Ariz.)
- Bisbee (Ariz.) -- Social Conditions -- Photographs
- Clifton (Ariz.)
- Hanover (N.H.)
- Morenci (Ariz.)
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Los Mineros Photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Richard Pearce-Moses in March of 1991; machine-readable finding guide created by Michael Lotstein in April of 2005.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide encoded in English.
Repository details
Part of the Chicano/a Research Collection Repository
Contact
Arizona State UniversityP.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932
archives@asu.edu