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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Marion Moses, M.D., papers
Creator:
Moses, Marion
Identifier/Call Number: M2717
Physical Description:
24.5 Linear Feet
(52 manuscript storage boxes, 1 half manuscript storage box, 1 card box and 1 flat box)
Physical Description:
1.6 gigabyte(s)
2 DVD+Rs
Date (inclusive): 1936-2019
Abstract: Marion Moses was a medical doctor who worked with the United Farm Workers, and also researched pesticides.
This collection documents the work of Marion Moses. The materials consist of correspondence, reports, publications, notebooks,
newspaper clippings, ephemera, school work, photographs, and other materials. There are also unpublished drafts of writings
and research material pertaining to her research on pesticide exposure.
The materials cover her work with the United Farm Workers, the National Farm Workers Health Group, the Mount Sinai Medical
Center, and the Pesticide Education Center, and other groups and organizations.
The collection is organized into seven series. The collection is not in original order.
Open for research except for two boxes of restricted material. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance
of intended use. Audiovisual & born-digital materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital
use copy.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
[identification of item], Marion Moses M.D., papers (M2717). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Marion Moses (1936-2020) was a nurse, physician, activist, and author.
Marion Moses was born on January 24, 1936 in Wheeling, West Virginia. After graduating from Charleston Catholic High School,
Moses attend Georgetown University where she graduated with a degree in nursing in 1957. In 1960 she graduated from Teacher's
College, Columbia University with a master's degree in nursing education.
Moses worked as a nurse in Wheeling and in San Francisco. While getting an English degree at University of California, Berkeley,
Moses began volunteering as a nurse for the United Farm Workers. She helped run the UFW run health clinic and later worked
as the director for the National Farm Workers Health Group. In 1976 she earned a medical degreee from Temple University. Moses
worked at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.
She was the founding director of the Pesticide Education Center and worked there until 2016. Moses also researched and wrote
articles and books on pesticides, herbicides, and farm workers.
Marion Moses died in San Francisco on August 28, 2020.
Marion Moses, M. D. Papers, Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Agricultural laborers
Migrant labor--Medical care
Pesticides
Nursing
Rural health clinics
Agricultural laborers -- Labor unions -- Organizing
Labor unions -- United States
United Farm Workers
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993
Itliong, Larry
Day, Dorothy, 1897-1980
Steinem, Gloria