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UFW Information and Research Department Records UFW Information and Research Department Papers, 1939-1978 (Predominantly 1970-77) 32.5 linear feet 32 Storage Boxes 1 Manuscript Box Accession # 221 OCLC # DALNET # In 1962 The National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) was founded at a convention called by Cesar Chavez. This organization affiliated with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee in 1966 to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC). In 1972 the UFWOC became independent of the AFL-CIO and in one year later changed its name to the United Farm Workers, AFL-CIO. The UFW has been led by Cesar Chavez since 1962. The Information and Research Department of the UFW collects the materials of the union and retains them for research purposes. In addition to union generated materials, the department also collects papers of interest to Farm Workers from other areas. Important subjects in the collection: Agriculture Legislation and Elections concerning Boycotts Farm Labor California Negotiations for Contracts Farm Labor Philippines Grapes Strikes Immigration Teamsters Union Lettuce Important correspondents in the collection: Joan Baez Edward F. Kennedy Governor Edmund Brown Coretta Scott King Jimmy Carter Mack Lyons Marshall Ganz Fred Ross Dolores Huerta Larry Tramutt Larry Itliong Pete Velasco Non-Manuscript Material Some photographs, audio tapes and posters have been placed in the Archives Audio-Visual Collection, and a few copies of El Malcriado may be found in the Archives Library. 1 UFW Information and Research Department Collection - 2 - PLEASE NOTE: Folders are computer-arranged alphabetically in this finding aid, but may actually be dispersed throughout several boxes in the collection. Note carefully the box number for each folder heading. Part 2 begins on page 17. 2 1-1 Agriculture Accidents, 1960, 1963-64, 1966, 1970, 1973-74 1-2 Accidents; Farm Labor, Blythe, Calif., 1974 1-3 Accidents; Farm Labor, clippings, Blythe, Calif., 1974 1-4 Accidents; Farm Labor, 1973-75 1-5 Accidents; Farm Labor, clippings, 1973-75 1-6 Accounting Notes, 1973-76 1-7 thru 9 “A” correspondence, 1977 1-10 Ad-Hoc Committee, 1976 1-11 Administrative Lay-out, n.d. 1-12 AFL-CIO, 1974 1-13 Agbayani Village, 1974-75 1-14 thru 15 Agriculture; California, 1972-74 1-16 thru 17 Agriculture; Florida, 1966, 1968, 1971-72 1-18 Agriculture; Idaho, 1972-73, 1976-77 1-19 Agriculture, Illinois, 1971-72, 1975-76 1-20 Agriculture; Iowa, 1969-70 1-21 Agriculture; New Jersey, 1971-72 1-22 Agriculture; New York, 1971-72 1-23 Agriculture; North Carolina, 1971-72, 1975 1-24 Agriculture; Ohio, 1972 1-25 Agriculture; Oregon, 1970-71 1-26 Agriculture; Pennsylvania, 1975 1-27 Agriculture; South Carolina, 1976 1-28 Agriculture; Utah/Virginia, 1971-72, 1975 1-29 Agriculture Labor Relations Act, 1975 1-30 thru 31 Agricultural Labor Relations Board, 1975-76 1-32 Agricultural Labor Relations Board; Legal Actions, 1977 1-33 Alatorre, Richard, 1976-77 1-34 thru 36 American Agricultural Movement, 1976-78 1-37 American Farm Worker Report, 1976-77 1-38 Amode, Alleck, 1977 2-1 Area Summaries, n.d. 2-2 thru 8 Arizona, 1971-78 2-9 Arizona Ecumenical Council Truth Squad, 1972-73 2-10 Arizona Farm Labor Law, 1972 2-11 Arizona Governor recall, 1973-75 2-12 thru 13 Asociacion de Trabajadores Agricolas de Puerto Rico, 1974-76 2-14 Asociacion de Trabajadores Agricolas de Puerto Rico; constitution, 1974 2-15 Asociacion de Trabajadores Agricolas de Puerto Rico; grower correspondence, 1973-74 2-16 Asociacion de Trabajadores Agricolas de Puerto Rico; press coverage, 1974 2-17 Asociacion de Trabajadores Agricolas de Puerto Rico; press releases, 1973-75 2-18 Asociacion de Trabajadores Agricolas de Puerto Rico; propaganda, 1974- 75 3 2-19 Authority to Act Papers, 1976 2-20 Baez, Joan, 1973-76 2-21 Bagdasarian Contract, 1973 2-22 Benefits and Rates Schedules, 1972-74 2-23 Bertels, Sister Thomas More, 1976 2-24 thru 27 Birthday Cards; Cesar Chavez, 1977 2-28 thru 30 “B” correspondence, 1977 2-31 Bishop’s Committee; Atlanta, 1975 2-32 Black Panther Party, 1977 2-33 thru 34 Books and government documents, 1976-77 2-35 “Bound for Glory,” 1977 3-1 Boycott; advertisements, 1975 3-2 Boycott; Arizona, 1973, 1975 3-3 Boycott; Arkansas, 1975-76 3-4 Boycott; Black Media, 1975 3-5 Boycott; California, North, 1976-77 3-6 Boycott; California, South, 1976-77 3-7 Boycott; Canada, 1976 3-8 thru 15 Boycott; central mailings, 1975-77 3-16 Boycott; church support, Catholic, 1973-75 3-17 Boycott; church support, general, 1973-75 3-18 Boycott; Cincinnati, 1973 3-19 Boycott; Colorado, 1976 3-20 Boycott; conference, 1976 3-21 Boycott; Connecticut, 1976 3-22 Boycott; elections, 1974-75 3-23 Boycott; endorsements, 1972-75 3-24 thru 26 Boycott; Europe, 1976-77 3-27 Boycott; Florida, 1976 3-28 Boycott; Gallo Wine, 1974-75 3-29 thru 37 Boycott; General Information, 1970-78 4-1 Boycott; Georgia, 1974-76 4-2 Boycott; Grapes, 1968-71, 1973-75 4-3 Boycott; Hawaii, 1974-76 4-4 Boycott; ideas, 1974-75 4-5 Boycott; Illinois, 1976-77 4-6 Boycott; Iowa, 1977 4-7 Boycott; Kansas, 1975-76 4-8 Boycott; Kraft, Inc., 1974 4-9 Boycott; labor support, 1972, 1974-75 4-10 Boycott; lettuce, 1970-72 4-11 Boycott; lettuce clippings, 1970-72 4-12 Boycott; lettuce, 1973-75 4-13 Boycott; Los Angeles, Calif. cars, 1976 4-14 Boycott; Maryland, 1974-76 4 4-15 Boycott; Massachusetts, 1976-77 4-16 Boycott; meetings, 1977 4-17 thru 18 Boycott; Michigan, 1972, 1974-77 4-19 Boycott; Minnesota, 1974-76 4-20 Boycott; Mississippi, 1973-75 4-21 Boycott; Missouri, 1976 4-22 Boycott; Nebraska, 1975 4-23 Boycott; New Jersey, 1976-77 4-24 Boycott; New York, 1976-77 4-25 Boycott; New York, clippings, 1975-77 4-26 Boycott; North Carolina, 1974, 1976-77 4-27 Boycott; Ohio, 1976-77 4-28 Boycott; Oregon, 1974, 1976 4-29 thru 30 Boycott; Pennsylvania, 1976-77 4-31 Boycott; Rhode Island, 1974-76 4-32 Boycott; Safeway, 1973-74 4-33 Boycott; Texas, 1974, 1976 4-34 Boycott; Utah, 1976 4-35 Boycott; Washington, 1976 4-36 Boycott; Washington, DC., 1976 4-37 Boycott; Wisconsin, 1976-77 4-38 Bracero Program, 1973-75 4-39 Bracero Program; clippings, 1973-75 4-40 Brown, Gov. Edmund, 1975-77 4-41 Brown campaign, financial, 1976 4-42 thru 43 Brown campaign, Oregon, 1976 4-44 Brown campaign, overview, 1976 4-45 Brown campaign, press coverage, 1976 4-46 Brown campaign, Rhode Island, 1976 4-47 Brown campaign, structure, 1976 4-48 Budget information, 1977-78 5-1 Burglaries, 1975-77 5-2 Business cards, 1975 5-3 thru 4 Butz, Earl; Dept. of Agriculture, 1971-76 5-5 California Agriculture Dept., 1972-74, 1977 5-6 California Agriculture Dept.; notices, 1977 5-7 California Citizen Action Group, 1974 5-8 California Crops; weather reports, 1976 5-9 Camara, Archbishop Dom Helder, 1976 5-10 Capital punishment, 1977 5-11 thru 12 Cartoons, 1966, 1968-75 5-13 Cars with problems, 1977 5-14 thru 17 Catholic Conference (U.S.) News, 1972-77 5-18 Center for Community Change, 1969, 1972-75 5-19 Central administration, 1975-77 5-20 Chavez, Cesar; Arizona Fast, 1972 5 5-21 Chavez, Cesar; awards, 1973-74 5-22 Chavez, Cesar; biographical information, 1969-70, 1972-76 5-23 thru 25 Chavez, Cesar; general articles, 1966-69, 1971-78 5-26 Chavez, Cesar; meeting with Pope, 1974 5-27 Chavez, Cesar; meeting preparations, n.d. 5-28 Chavez, Cesar; Salinas, California, Jailing, 1970 5-29 thru 35 Chavez, Cesar; statements, speeches, interviews, 1965-75 5-36 Chavez, Richard, 1976-77 5-37 thru 41 Child labor, 1968-75 6-1 thru 3 Citizens Participation Department (CPD), 1975-77 6-4 Citrus fruits, 1970 6-5 Citrus fruits; Florida, 1971-75 6-6 Citrus study, 1971 6-7 Claudio, Cesare S.; opera, 1971, 1977 6-8 Clinic, Articles of Incorporation, 1971, 1976 6-9 Clinic; Coachella, California, 1976-77 6-10 Clinic; Delano, California, 1976-77 6-11 Clinics; inactive, 1976-77 6-12 Clinics; Salinas, California, 1976-77 6-13 Clippings, 1976-77 6-14 Clippings; New York fire, 1977 6-15 Coachella, California, 1973-75 6-16 Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), 1974-75 6-17 Coca-Cola, Co., 1976 6-18 thru 21 Colegio Cesar Chavez, 1973-78 6-22 Collective bargaining school, 1977 6-23 Committee on Farm Labor, 1971 6-24 Common Cause, 1974 6-25 Communication, 1976-78 6-26 Community organizing, 1973, 1975 6-27 Connecticut Labor Act, 1975 6-28 Conscientization, 1974-74 6-29 Constitution; complaints, trials, appeals, n.d. 6-30 thru 32 Second Constitutional Convention, 1975 6-33 Second Constitutional Convention; appendices, 1975 6-34 Second Constitutional Convention; board meeting, 1975 6-35 Second Constitutional Convention; delegate lists, 1975 6-36 Second Constitutional Convention; proceedings, 1975 6-37 Second Constitutional Convention; resolutions, 1975 6-38 thru 42 Second Constitutional Convention; tape transcripts, 1975 7-1 thru 4 Second Constitutional Convention; transcripts, first day, 1975 7-1 thru 8 Second Constitutional Convention; transcripts, second day, 1975 7-9 Second Constitutional Convention; transcripts, third day, 1975 7-10 Third Constitutional Convention; Chavez personal notes, 1977 7-11 thru 13 Contract Administration Department (CAD), 1976-77 6 7-14 Contract comparison, n.d. 7-15 thru 17 Contracts, 1967, 1969, 1970-73, 1975 7-18 Cooperative, 1977 7-19 Cooperative; minutes, 1966-69 7-2o thru 21 “C” Correspondence, 1977 7-22 thru 24 Correspondence; general, 1974-76 8-1 thru 4 Correspondence; general, 1977 8-5 thru 6 Correspondence; interunion, 1975-76 8-7 Coyne, Roger, 1978 8-8 thru 9 Credit Union, 1976-78 8-10 Cross currents, 1977 8-11 Crossroads, 1972 8-12 thru 13 Data processing, 1975-76 8-14 Day care; La Paz, 1975-77 8-15 thru 17 “D” correspondence,
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