Center for Southwest Research
Collection Summary | ||
| Title | Barelas Community Project Pictorial Collection | |
| Dates (Inclusive) | 1880-1974 | |
| Creator | Barelas Community Project | |
| Abstract | Collection consists of photographs documenting the life of Hispanic Americans living in the Barelas community in Albuquerque, N.M. in the years 1973-1974. Collection also contains other photos of Barelas neighborhood taken between 1880 and 1974. | |
| Collection Number | PICT 000-315 | |
| Size | 2 boxes (185 photographic prints, 44 contact sheets, 63 slides) | |
| Location | B2. Shelved by Pictorial Number. | |
| Repository | Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico. | |
The Barelas Community Project was designed to study the relationship between the predominatly Chicano neighborhood of Barelas in Albuquerque, and Washington Junior High School, an area school with a large Chicano population. The project was carried out between 1973 and 1974. The objectives of the Project were related to perceptions of the Chicano community, the teachers, and the students. A variety of research methods were used for the project, including participant observers, informants within the school system, including Eldred R. Harrington, video and audio tape interviews with old Albuquerque and Barelas residents, and questionnaires. Rodolfo G. Serrano, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Education in the Department of Educational Foundations at the University of New Mexico (UNM) was the principal investigator for the project. The project was sponsored by UNM's College of Education, funded by the National Institute of Education, and endorsed by the Albuquerque Public Schools.
Collection consists of photographs documenting the life of Hispanic Americans living in the Barelas community in Albuquerque, N.M. in the years 1973-1974. Several of these photos were published in Rudolfo Serrano's book "Los Barelenos, a Photographic Essay." Also includes photos of Old Albuquerque (most by Cobb Studio). Better copies of many of these can be found in the Cobb Memorial Collection. Collection also contains other photos of Barelas neighborhood taken between 1880 and 1974, which were added to the collection in 2010.
Several images from the Barelas Community Project Pictorial Collection are available online via New Mexico Digital Collections.
The collection is open for research.
Duplication of materials allowed for research purposes in most cases. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Barelas Community Project Pictorial Collection (PICT 000-315), Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico.
Pictorial material separated from the Barelas Community Project Records.
Albuquerque (N.M.) -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
Barelas (Albuquerque, N.M.) -- Pictorial works
Cityscapes -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
Hispanic Americans -- Dwellings
Hispanic Americans -- Education
Hispanic Americans -- Health and hygiene
Hispanic Americans -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Pictorial works
Schools -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque -- Pictorial works
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Urban landscape, 1880-1974 |
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Businesses, 1973-1974 |
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Homes, 1973-1974 |
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Community Services, 1973-1974 |
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People in Parks and People at Homes, 1973-1974 |
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School Children, 1973-1974 |
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School Children, 1973-1974 |
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Cemeteries, 1973-1974 |
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School Children, 1973-1974 |
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Old Albuquerque, 1973-1974 |
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Old Albuquerque, 1973-1974 |
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Contact Sheets, 1973-1974 |
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Schools, 1973-1974 |
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Slides, 1973-1974 |
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Miscellaneous photos of Barelas Neighborhood |
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Miscellaneous photos of Barelas Neighborhood |
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