UFW Office of the President: Cesar Chavez Records

Posted October 30th, 2008 by drice
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Accession Number: 
LR000221
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Researcher must indicate part # on call slip. Part 2 begins box numbering over at Box 1.
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Cesar Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association, later known as the United Farm Workers, in 1962 at a convention he called. Growing up a migrant farm worker he honed his skills as an organizer with the Community Services Organization in California before splitting with them to form the NFWA. He would serve as president of the UFW until his death in 1993. These records reflect Chavez's beginnings with the CSO and the formative years of the NFWA, United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, and the UFW as well as some milestones in his personal life.

Date: 
1947-1984, bulk 1962-1980
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