The Tom & Ethel Bradley Center's Border Studies Collection examines the issues surrounding the border between the United States and Mexico. Through photographic collections, oral histories, manuscripts, videos, newspaper archives and guest lectures issues such as immigration, human rights, globalization, and economic violence are examined.
The Border Studies project includes collections of oral histories, photography and organizational records. Click below to visit a collection.
Photography
Julián Cardona (1960-2020)
The collection from photojournalist Julián Cardona consists of over 17,000 images. Cardona’s work is internationally recognized, documenting transnational economic violence in Mexico, the resulting exodus of Mexican communities, and the emergence of the new Americans in the United States. Cardona’s work focuses on immigrants, the violence in the border cities and the economic violence that has engulfed the region. Selected images have been digitized for the Bradley Center Photograph Collections
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Oral Histories
There are over 3 dozen oral histories and the collection is growing as we continue to conduct interviews. Projects include interviews with Journalists, members of Mexicans in Exile (Mexicanos en Exilio) and Community Organization Leaders.