National Farm Workers Association Records

Posted October 30th, 2008 by drice
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Accession Number: 
LR000221_NFW
Extent: 
7 linear feet (14 MB)

Founded by Cesar Chavez and a precursor to the United Farm Workers organization, the NFWA was formed to focus on the problems of Spanish speaking migrant workers. Their records cover the formative years of the association, marked by membership drives, grape and lettuce strikes and boycotts. Much of the material is in Spanish.

Date: 
1960-1967, bulk 1962-1966
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