UFW Administration Department Records

Posted January 20th, 2011 by drice
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Accession Number: 
LR000221_admin
Use restriction: 
Researcher must indicate part # on call slip. Part 3 begins box numbering over at Box 1.
Extent: 
166 linear feet (166 SB)

United Farm Workers grew out of several farm workers organizations of the 1960s and was led by Cesar Chavez for over thirty years. The Administration Department records reflect the wide range of people and groups with whom the UFW corresponded. The work of the union itself is well represented, including U.S., Canada, and Europe boycott files, El Malcriado files, and negotiations with southern California grape growers.

Part 3 of the records represent the second decade of the union’s progress toward the goals of improving wages and working conditions for farm workers. Included are major legal cases, including UFW vs. Teamsters, UFW vs. DiGeorgio, and the Blythe Massacre; boycotts, including the Lettuce Boycott and Grape Boycott; and correspondence, including Cesar Chavez personal correspondence.

Date: 
1955-1984, bulk 1968-1978
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