The Topical Files series (1 linear foot) includes personal and biographical information about Gonzales and his family, his poetry and select writings, research notes, collected materials created by and about Michigan cultural and art institutions and artists, printed material about cultural and art programs and festivals in the state. Also a finding aid to the Juana and Jesse Gonzales papers at Michigan State University.
The Visual Materials series (0.1 linear feet, 7.7 GB online, and 1 oversize folder) includes images taken by Gonzales during Chicano/Latino cultural and art festivals, concerts, art exhibits, dances, religious ceremonies, public political gatherings. The majority of images were taken in galleries and on locations in Lansing, Lansing Community College and Michigan State University campuses, and other locations in greater Lansing, Mich. area. Images of murals and street art include those taken in Texas, California, and Mexico. Photographs include images of Gonzales family. Among outsize visual material one will find posters and flyers advertising art events, as well as outsize calendars, Michigan legislature resolutions, and two mounted color photographs.