Michael Martinez papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2749
Scope and Contents
The Michael Martinez papers contain the professional papers of this Utah attorney, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Utah State Bar, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Utah Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Small Business Administration Advisory Board and Fairness Board.
Dates
- 1956-2013
Creator
- Martinez, Michael N., 1949- (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Note
Utah native and Hispanic affairs activist, Michael Martinez was the third Hispanic person to graduate from the University Of Utah School Of Law, and the first to practice law in Utah. He has served on many task forces and committees that have addressed discrimination in the Hispanic community, including the Small Business Administration Board, Small Business Administration Fairness Board, U.S. Senate Task force on Hispanics and the Utah Advisory Board to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Martinez was appointed by President Reagan as Deputy General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and he served as President of the National Hispanic Bar Association. Martinez also hosted his own call-in radio show on KSL-Radio, and authored op-ed columns for both the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune.
Extent
1.75 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Abstract
The Michael Martinez papers (1956-2013) contain the professional papers of this Utah attorney, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Utah State Bar, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Utah Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Small Business Administration. Michael Martinez was the third Hispanic person to graduate from the University Of Utah School Of Law, and the first to practice law in Utah.
Arrangement
The original order from the creator was maintained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Michael Martinez in 2014.
Processing Information
Processed by Julia Huddleston in 2015.
- Civic Activism
- Civil Rights
- Hispanic Americans -- Civil rights
- Hispanic Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
- Hispanic Americans -- Utah -- History
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- Lark (Utah)
- Latinos and Latinas
- Laws and Legislation
- Lawyers -- Utah
- United States Commission on Civil Rights. Utah Advisory Committee
- United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Utah State Bar
Creator
- Martinez, Michael N., 1949- (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Michael Martinez papers, 1956-2013
- Author
- Finding aid created by Julia Huddleston
- Date
- © 2015 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu