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United Farm Workers Central Administration Files Collection Papers, 1952-1976 (Predominantly, 1959-74) 16.5 linear feet Accession #221 DALNET # OCLC # The United Farm Workers Central Administration Files Collection is divided into five series. Each series represents a different aspect of the United Farm Workers Union at different points in its history from the founding of the AWOC (Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee) in 1959 to the files of the UFW, AFL-CIO in the mid-1970s. Series I are the boycott files. Boycott activities in various states as well as the different companies which the Farm Workers boycotted, especially from 1970-1975, are detailed in this portion of the collection. Series II are the general files. These files show both the workings of the Union as well as the myriad activities with which the Union was concerned. There are files on legislation, including bills that targeted immigration and illegal aliens; and a significant number of files on Proposition 22, proposed legislation in California that would have affected the ability of farm laborers to bargain through a union. There is also information on the health of farm workers, farm labor reports from various states, and some materials on various companies with which the UFW negotiated contracts. Series III are the AWOC files. These files show the establishment and activities of the group that would eventually become the United Farm Workers Union. The period of time covered in these files is 1959-1962, with California as the sole region of representation. Series IV are the UFWOC files. The UFWOC (United Farm Workers Organizing Committee) was created in 1966 when the AWOC and the NFWA (National Farm Workers Association ) merged. UFWOC would became the UFW in 1972. These files are from the late 1960s and show the Union’s work in California and Texas and include the files of Norman Smith and Eugene Nelson, two of the first farm labor organizers in Texas. Series V are the Dolores Huerta files. Dolores Huerta was involved in the founding of the AWOC and has been a Vice-President of the UFW since its inception. These files are primarily her notes and other information she used from 1966-1970 when she was negotiating contracts between the Union and various grape and wine producing companies, including DiGiorgio, Perelli-Minetti, Paul Masson, Gallo, Schenley Industries, and The Novitiate of Los Gatos. UFW Central Administration Files Collection - 2 - PLEASE NOTE: Folders are computer-arranged alphabetically within each series in this finding aid, but may actually be dispersed throughout several boxes in the collection. Note carefully the box number for each folder heading. Important subjects in the collection: AWOC (Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee) Boycott Farm labor Farm legislation UFWOC (United Farm Workers Organizing Committee) Important correspondents in the collection: Cesar Chavez James Drake Dolores Huerta Eugene Nelson Antonio Orendain Gilbert Padilla Governor Ronald Reagan Norman Smith Non-manuscript material: 1 filmstrip and 15 photographs have been transferred to the Archives Audio-Visual Collection. UFW Central Administration Files Collection - 3 - Contents 16 storage boxes 1 manuscript box Series I, Boycott, 1968-1976, Boxes 1-4, p. 4 Series II, General Files, 1952-1976, Boxes 4-12, p. 6 Series III, AWOC, 1954-1967, Boxes 12-14, p. 12 Series IV, UFWOC, 1959-1969, Boxes 14-15, p. 13 Series V, Dolores Huerta Files, 1966-1970, Boxes 15-17, p. 15 UFW Central Administration Files Collection - 4 - Series I Boycott, 1968-1976 Boxes 1-4 Box-folder Folder heading 4-15 ALRB (Agricultural Labor Relations Board), 1975 2-8 Boycott, 1968 3-5 Boycott, 1968-69 3-9 Boycott, 1970-73 3-16 Boycott, 1973 2-11 Boycott, 1974 1-3 Boycott; Alabama, 1974 3-17 Boycott; assorted materials, 1968-76 3-20 Boycott; Bullock's, I. Magnin, Ralph's, 1971 1-4 Boycott; California-northern, 1974 1-5 Boycott; California-southern, 1974 2-10 Boycott; Canada, 1969 1-6 Boycott; Canada, 1974 2-9 Boycott; Canada, correspondence, 1970 1-1 Boycott; central mailings, 1974 2-19 thru 20 Boycott; central notes, 1974-75 1-7 Boycott; Colorado, 1974 1-8 Boycott; Connecticut, 1974 3-7 Boycott; correspondence, 1970s 3-10 Boycott; correspondence, 1970 2-6 Boycott; correspondence, 1973 3-8 Boycott; correspondence, clippings, 1970 3-12 Boycott; correspondence, leaflets, 1976 2-4 Boycott; Europe, 1973 1-9 thru 10 Boycott; Europe, 1973-74 1-11 Boycott; Florida, 1974 3-11 Boycott; Gallo, information, 1972-73 2-1 Boycott; grape--Napa, Calif., 1971-72 1-12 Boycott; Hawaii, 1974 1-13 Boycott; Illinois, 1974 1-14 Boycott; Indiana, 1974 2-3 Boycott; information, 1973-74 1-15 Boycott; Kentucky, 1974 1-2 Boycott; leaflets, 1974 3-13 Boycott; leaflets, notes, 1975 3-14 thru 15 Boycott; Los Angeles, leaflets, 1973 1-16 Boycott; Maryland, 1974 1-17 Boycott; Massachusetts, 1974 1-18 Boycott; Michigan, 1974 UFW Central Administration Files Collection - 5 - Box-folder Folder heading 1-19 Boycott; Mississippi, 1974 2-12 Boycott; Missouri, 1974 2-13 Boycott; New Jersey, 1974 2-14 Boycott; New York, 1973-74 3-1 thru 2 Boycott; Ohio, 1974 2-15 Boycott; Oregon, 1974 2-17 thru 18 Boycott; Pennsylvania, 1974 3-6 Boycott; Quebec, 1973 2-2 Boycott; staff roster, 1975 2-7 Boycott; summaries, 1973 2-16 Boycott; Texas, 1974 2-21 Boycott; Utah, 1974 2-22 Boycott; Washington, 1974 3-3 Boycott; Washington, DC, 1974 2-5 Boycott; wine, 1973 3-4 Boycott; Wisconsin, 1974 4-10 Burglaries / fraud, 1975-76 3-23 Chain stores; correspondence, 1971-72 4-17 Chavez, Cesar; correspondence, 1973-74 4-11 Child labor, 1968-69, 1973 4-19 Chronologies; UFW, 1970-73 3-18 Church information, 1973-75 4-8 Contracts; ALRA-related, 1976 4-6 Coordinator meeting notes, 1975 3-27 Democratic politics, 1976 3-21 Dow Chemical Co.; correspondence, 1970-71 3-25 Election results; ALRB, 1975 4-7 First Constitutional Convention, 1973 4-3 Fundraising, 1974-75 3-22 Grape survey, 1971 4-2 Growers / Teamsters, 1972-74 4-16 Labor correspondence, 1974 4-18 Leaflets, 1968-70 3-26 Leaflets, memos, 1973 4-9 MLAP (Migrant Legal Action Program); report: sugar cane, 1974 4-4 Notes, 1972 3-19 Pico Rivera, Calif., 1974-76 3-24 Seagrams Inc., 1971 4-12 Surveys, n.d. 4-1 Teamsters, 1973-75 4-14 Thriftymart, 1972-73 4-13 Union communication, 1972-74 4-5 Union election results, 1975-76 UFW Central Administration Files Collection - 6 - Series II General Files, 1952-1976 Boxes 4-12 Box-folder Folder heading 12-6 A & P, 1972 12-5 Advocates (television program)-lettuce boycott, 1973 12-7 AFL-CIO, 1973 12-8 AFL-CIO news releases, 1973 5-6 "After the Bracero;" report, 1964 9-28 Agribusiness Accountability Project, 1970 7-32 Agricultural Labor Bureau, 1967 7-33 Agricultural Priorities Committee, 1972 7-34 thru 35 Agricultural Workers Freedom to Work Association, 1968-70 7-36 Agriculture-Florida, 1970-71 7-30 thru 31 American Farm Bureau, 1960-1970 9-29 American Indian Movement, 1972 9-30 Antle, Bud, 1961-69 5-31 Appointment book, 1967 9-31 thru 32 Asparagus, 1958-73 9-33 Banuelos, Romana, 1972 9-34 Blythe (Calif.) Freedom School, 1972 9-35 Cabinet Committee on Opportunity for the Spanish Speaking, 1972 9-36 Calif. Dept. of Agriculture, 1973 9-37 California Correctional Institution, 1974 9-40 California Democratic Council, 1974 9-39 California Historical Society, 1975 9-38 California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, 1972 7-27 California Table Grape Commission, 1969-70 5-10 Catholic Bishop's Committee on Farm Labor, 1956-71 7-28 Child labor, 1952-69 5-5 Clippings, 1968 5-1 Clippings; Filipino farm workers, 1973 6-21 Clippings, press releases, 1970-72 5-13 Coca-Cola; agreement, 1971-72 5-21 Cochise Farms; negotiation notes, 1972-73 5-25 Colorado union file, 1971-72 5-33 Correspondence, 1969-70 5-8 Correspondence, 1969 5-9 Correspondence / memos, 1968 7-29 Council of California Growers, 1966-71 11-32 Data processing, 1974 UFW Central Administration Files Collection - 7 - Box-folder Folder heading 5-14 Delano Bell, 1970 6-17 Democratic National Committee, 1972 5-7 Di Giorgio Corp.; wage proposals, 1967 11-33 Direct mail fund-raising office, 1974 5-4 Drake, James; manuscript, 1967 11-34 Dues income, 1973-74 5-34 Fact finding committee; Delano, Calif., 1969 6-15 Farm Bureau Federation, 1970-73 12-1 thru 3 Farm labor, 1965-71 12-4 Farm labor; accidents, 1971 8-1 Farm labor; Alabama, 1970 8-2 thru 6 Farm labor; California, 1960-71 8-7 Farm labor; California-Stanislaus County, 1963-66 8-8 thru 9 Farm labor; Colorado, 1962-67, 1970 8-10 Farm labor; Connecticut, 1970 8-11 Farm labor; drug problems, 1974 8-12 Farm labor; energy crisis, 1974 8-13 thru 14 Farm labor; Florida, 1960-70 8-15 Farm labor; Illinois, 1967-69 8-16 Farm labor; Louisiana, 1971-72 8-17 Farm labor; Maine, 1970 8-19 Farm labor; Michigan, 1968-70 8-18 Farm labor; Michigan, 1969, 1972 8-20 Farm labor; Minnesota, 1969 8-21 thru 22 Farm labor; New York, 1968, 1970 8-23 Farm labor; North Dakota, 1970 8-24 Farm labor; Ohio, 1968-70 8-25 Farm labor; Oklahoma, 1970-71 8-26 Farm labor; Oregon, 1968-70 8-27 Farm labor; South Carolina, 1970 11-22 Farm labor supply, 1967 8-28 Farm labor; Texas, 1970 8-29 Farm labor; Washington, 1966-69 6-13 "Farm Worker Initiative,"1971-72 6-19 Farm worker initiative, 1972 6-16 Federal farm worker legislation, bills, correspondence, 1971-72 7-21 Food industry, 1967-70 5-30 Freedman Co.; correspondence / contracts, 1970-73 5-23 Freshpict; contract, 1970-71 11-43 "Fruit Flyer, The," La Paz Daily Newsletter, 1975-76 6-1 thru 2 Gallo chronology, 1967-74 UFW Central Administration Files Collection - 8 - Box-folder
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