Unprocessed. Several thousand items created or assembled by artist Carlos Cortéz, including correspondence, original artworks for newspaper cartoons, photodocumentation of artworks and installations, print proofs and blocks, gallery announcements and brochures and similar material relating to other artists, poetry, numerous artworks, and personal effects, all being the contents of Cortéz’s home and studio at the time of his death. Among the materials are documents relating to the artist’s involvement in the organization Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and other social justice, protest, and labor rights movements, including his armed services discharge papers and a notice of his incarceration as a conscientious objector during World War II. Also included is a collection of posters from exhibitions at international venues on Chicano, Latin American, and Native American art, donated by Cortéz before his death.