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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Migratory Labor Camp Newsletters Collection
Identifier/Call Number: URB.MLC
Extent:
0.84 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1938-1942
Abstract: The collection consists of newsletters
produced by migrant workers in labor camps established by the Resettlement Administration
and the Farm Security Administration in California and Washington during the 1930s and early
1940s. These newsletters document everyday operations of the camps, and provide insight into
the lives of the thousands of workers who migrated to the West Coast in the wake of the Dust
Bowl seeking employment.
Language of Material: English
The
Migratory Labor Camp Newsletters Collection consists of
newsletters produced by migrant workers in labor camps established by the Resettlement
Administration and the Farm Security Administration in California and Washington during the
1930s and early 1940s. These newsletters document everyday operations of the camps, and
provide insight into the lives of the thousands of workers who migrated to the West Coast in
the wake of the Dust Bowl seeking employment. The newsletters are in both paper and
microfilm formats, and are organized alphabetically by camp location.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
The collection is open for research use.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Jessica Geiser, 2014
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Microforms
Documents