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Farm Labor Organization Files

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2003/77

Abstract

Contains organizational files documenting the United Farm Workers movement, especially in the lettuce and grape boycotts. Organizational files include newsletters and ephemera.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940-2003 (bulk 1960s-1970s)

Language of Materials

English and Spanish.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Full Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Farm Labor Organization Files were purchased from Bolerium Books in 2003.

Related Materials

Related materials to the Farm Labor Organization may be found in the following collections in this repository:

El Malcriado (English and Spanish) newspaper (HD 1525 .M3418), Some Spanish I've learned: justicia, dignidad, huelga, venceremos : a portfolio of photographs from the farm workers' struggle in the 1960's (MSS 2004/94), and the Grape Strikers March manuscript (MSS 2005/67).

Separated Materials

Newspapers have been removed and cataloged separately.

Title
Farm Labor Organization files
Status
Completed
Date
November 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English.

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
University Library, MS 6039
6000 J Street
Sacramento CA 95819 USA
916-278-6144