Box 1, Folder 1
26th Anniversary Testimonial Dinner
1943, 1967
Scope and Contents
This file contains materials pertaining to the Committee's 26th Anniversary Testimonial
Dinner memorializing Murray Lincoln and honoring Grace McDonald.
Box 1, Folder 2-5
Administrative records
1955-1982
Scope and Contents
This file contains forms, reports, correspondence, and other records pertaining to the
Committee's government filings (e.g., post office registration, census). It also
includes the names and contact information of Committee members, Reporter subscribers,
and community and political contacts.
Box 1, Folder 6, Box 6, Folder 1
Agriculture and World War II
circa 1940-1945
Scope and Contents
The file contains research and advocacy materials pertaining to agricultural production
and market regulation during and immediately following World War II.
Box 1, Folder 7-10, Box 6, Folder 2
American Institute of Cooperation conference
1956, 1960
Box 1, Folder 11
California State Board of Agriculture meetings
1968-1969
Box 6, Folder 3
California Table Grape Committee
1961 April-May
Scope and Contents
This file contains news clippings and memos pertaining to the establishment of a
California Table Grape Commission.
Box 1, Folder 12-24, Box 6, Folder 4
Committee annual meetings
1944-1974
Scope and Contents
This file contains agendas, announcements, and/or minutes from Committee meetings, as
well as topic materials (e.g., statements, reports, presentation transcripts) likely
pertaining to the subjects discussed at meetings.
Box 1, Folder 25
Consumer Federation of America
1971-1973
Box 1, Folder 26
Committee promotional materials
circa 1961-1965
Box 1, Folder 27
Cooperatives
1941, 1960-1971
Scope and Contents
The file contains statements, reports, and correspondence pertaining to farmer and
consumer cooperatives.
Box 1, Folder 28-30, Box 2, Folder 1-14
Correspondence
1941-1975
Scope and Contents
The file contains correspondence to and from the Committee. Grace McDonald is the
author or recipient of almost all correspondence included in this collection.
Correspondence includes advocacy surrounding issues affecting farmers, labor, and
consumers, as well as broader national and international issues (e.g., the assassination
of MLK).
Box 2, Folder 15-16
Correspondence: Chile
1973
Scope and Contents
This file contains correspondence pertaining to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. Grace
McDonald is the author or recipient of almost all correspondence included in this
collection.
Box 2, Folder 17
Correspondence: California State Department of Agriculture
1961-1964
Box 2, Folder 18
Correspondence: USSR health
1961-1964
Box 2, Folder 19
Department of Water Resources reports
1969-1970
Box 2, Folder 22-23
The family farm
1951-1964
Scope and Contents
This file contains statements, memos, reports, and correspondence pertaining to issues
affecting family farms in California, including the Committee's
The Family Farm
in California
report.
Box 2, Folder 24
Farmer-Labor-Consumer Institute
1961
Scope and Contents
This file contains announcements, the agendas, and topic materials for the 1961
Farmer-Labor-Consumer Institute.
Box 2, Folder 25-33, Box 6, Folder 5-7, Box 8
Financial records
1944-1980
Scope and Contents
This file contains high-level financial summaries of Committee activities (e.g.,
salaries, contributions, memberships, office supplies, meetings, projects). It also
contains detailed lists of Committee member and CFR subscriber contributions, as well as
related financial correspondence.
Box 2, Folder 34-35
Foreign trade
1937-1938, 1964-1966
Scope and Contents
The file contains pamphlets and reports pertaining to foreign trade and
agriculture.
Box 3, Folder 1-14, Box 6, Folder 8
Freedom from Hunger Committee
1951-1970
Scope and Contents
This file contains research materials, correspondence, and administrative records for
the Freedom from Hunger Committee.
Box 3, Folder 15-16
Grace McDonald personal records
1909, 1950-1984
Scope and Contents
This file contains files and correspondence pertaining to Grace McDonald's personal
affairs. It includes a 1909 loan agreement between McDonald's first husband and Upton
Sinclair, as well as Grace McDonald's 1984 obituary printed in the
Santa Clara
American
.
Box 3, Folder 17-18, Box 6, Folder 9-10
Health and welfare
1954-1979
Scope and Contents
This file contains statements, memos, reports, and correspondence broadly pertaining to
health and social welfare. Key topics include hunger, education, healthcare, elderly
assistance, censorship, foreign aid, and defense spending.
Box 3, Folder 19
Industry: Beekeeping
1960-1973
Scope and Contents
This file contains news bulletins and statements pertaining to beekeeping.
Box 3, Folder 20
Industry: Fisheries
1964-1967
Scope and Contents
This file contains statements and pamphlets pertaining to fisheries.
Box 3, Folder 21-35, Box 6, Folder 11
Industry: Dairy, livestock, and poultry
1954-1970
Scope and Contents
This file contains statements, memos, reports, and correspondence pertaining to issues
affecting dairy, livestock, and poultry producers.
Box 4, Folder 1
Industry: Hay, grain, and feed
1956-1970
Scope and Contents
This file contains statements, memos, reports, and correspondence pertaining to issues
affecting hay, grain, and feed producers.
Box 4, Folder 2-6
Industry: Vegetables
1956-1970
Scope and Contents
This file contains statements, memos, reports, and correspondence pertaining to issues
affecting vegetable growers.
Box 4, Folder 7-10
Joint Economic Committee Subcommittee on Agricultural Policy
1948-1958
Scope and Contents
This file contains reports, correspondence, and transcripts surrounding the Joint
Economic Committee Subcommittee on Agricultural Policy.
Box 4, Folder 11-15
Labor news
1945-1973
Scope and Contents
This file contains collected newspaper clippings and newsletters of various labor
organizations.
Box 4, Folder 16
Land management
1958-1968
Scope and Contents
This file contains reports, statements, and correspondence pertaining to agricultural
and wilderness land management.
Box 4, Folder 17-22, Box 6, Folder 12-14
Market practices and regulation
1937-1973
Scope and Contents
This file contains reports, statements, and correspondence pertaining to agricultural
market practices and regulation. Key topics include industrial agriculture, agricultural
market outlook, marketing, price measures, and subsidies.
Box 4, Folder 23
National Farmers Union
1954-1973
Box 4, Folder 24
National Land for People
1977-1978
Box 4, Folder 25
National Welfare Advocate news
1958-1959
Box 5, Folder 1-3
Organized labor
1953-1982
Scope and Contents
The file contains reports, statements, and correspondence pertaining to industrial and
agricultural labor. Key topics include migrant labor, minimum wage and collective
bargaining rights for agricultural workers, worker health and safety, and
industrial/agricultural labor solidarity.
Box 5, Folder 4
Overproduction and hunger
1956-1960
Scope and Contents
The file contains reports, statements, and correspondence pertaining to surplus
agricultural production and distribution issues.
Box 5, Folder 5
Pest control
1943-1945
Scope and Contents
The file contains reports and memos pertaining to pest control, largely produced by the
California Department of Agriculture. Most materials pertain to the Oriental fruit
moth.
Box 5, Folder 6, Box 6, Folder 15-20
Photocopies and photocopy logs
1973
Scope and Contents
This file contains logs of photocopied materials, classified by category (agriculture,
labor, consumer issues, politics, social issues, the environment, Grace McDonald,
utilities, corporations, miscellaneous).
Box 6, Folder 21
Political pamphlets and petitions
circa 1944-1965
Scope and Contents
This file contains political pamphlets and petitions surrounding national and global
issues outside of agriculture. Prominent subjects include atomic warfare, the World
Peace Appeal, Spanish Fascism, and the Hollywood Ten.
Box 5, Folder 7-25, Box 7, Folder 1-3
Public utilities
1943-1980
Scope and Contents
This file contains statements, memos, and reports pertaining to public utilities (e.g.,
energy, water, telephone, transit). Recurring themes include rural electrification, the
Central Valley Project, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company rate hikes.
Box 5, Folder 26
Rail rates and labor
1957-1969
Scope and Contents
This file contains statements and correspondence pertaining to the costs of railway
freight, as well as safety issues for rail workers.
Box 5, Folder 27
Report: The Effect of the Central Valley Project on the Agricultural and
Industrial Economy and on the Social Character of California
1944 September 29
Scope and Contents
The file contains a 1944 report produced for the Committee on the projected impacts of
the Central Valley Project agricultural economy and rural life.
Box 5, Folder 28
Reporter editorial correspondence
1967-1968
Scope and Contents
The file contains correspondence, editorial notes, and article drafts pertaining to
1967-1968 Reporter issues, including materials on the assassination of Martin Luther
King, Jr.
Box 7, Folder 4-5
Rosenberg Trial
1952-1953
Scope and Contents
This file contains pamphlets, correspondence, and advocacy materials pertaining to the
Rosenberg Trial.
Box 5, Folder 29-30
Rural-Urban Research and Education Center
1971-1973
Scope and Contents
The file contains correspondence and administrative materials related to the
Rural-Urban Research and Education Center (RUREC) established to archive and facilitate
public access to the research materials produced by the Committee since its
establishment. This file includes the catalogue of materials held by RUREC at the Santa
Clara Public Library.
Box 5, Folder 31
Union Research and Information Service
1951-1953
Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13
Rolodex cards
circa 1950s-1970s
Scope and Contents
This file contains cards with contact information for Committee members, associates,
Reporter subscribers, and political contacts.
Arrangement
Cards are arranged in their original order, alphabetically by name of contact or
associated organization.
