The Finding Aid of the United Farm Workers News Clippings Collection 0008

Alfredo Lafarga, Rodney Cox, and Alexis Adkins
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
December 2016
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
speccollections@cpp.edu


Title: United Farm Workers News Clippings Collection
creator: Velasco, Dolores
Identifier/Call Number: 0008
Contributing Institution: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 10.33 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1972, 1982-2006, undated
Abstract: The United Farm Workers (UFW) is a labor union for farmworkers in the United States headquartered in Keene, California. The news clippings collection was created by UFW staff member Dolores Velasco as a way to disseminate information to union field offices. Velasco collected and copied the news clippings and then faxed them to the field offices before filing them away for future reference.

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives
3801 West Temple Avenue Pomona, CA 91768 speccollections@cpp.edu

Immediate Source of Acquisition

In 2005, Dolores Velasco donated the collection to Professor José Calderón while he was working on a project on the history of the UFW at La Paz, the UFW's Keene, California headquarters. Prof. Calderón brought the collection back to Cal Poly Pomona, where it was stored in the César E. Chávez Center for Higher Education. The collection was transferred to the University Library's Special Collections and Archives in Fall of 2006 for permanent storage.

Biographical / Historical

The United Farm Workers (UFW) was formed on August 22, 1966 with the merger of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC), led by Larry Itliong, and the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), led by César Chávez.
In 1965, the mostly Filipino members of AWOC walked out on strike against grape growers in the Delano, California area. The members of the NFWA voted to join the strike, sparking the five-year Delano Grape Strike that would end when union contracts were signed with the major grape growers in California.
The United Farm Workers Clippings Collection was originally intended as a way to keep separate and distant UFW field offices informed of news relevant to the organization in its efforts on behalf of farmworkers. UFW staff member Dolores Velasco collected and copied the clippings and then faxed them to various UFW offices before filing them for future reference. Dolores Velasco is the widow of Pete Velasco, who served in a number of positions in the UFW, including Director of the Stockton Field Office, Director of the Strike Defense Fund, member of the Farm Workers Credit Union board, and the third Vice President of the National Executive Board.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes clippings from a variety of publications. Most clippings are from newspapers, including the Bakersfield Californian, the Sacramento Bee, the Fresno Bee, the Los Angeles Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Wall Street Journal, the Watsonville, California Register-Pajaronian, the Catholic Agitator, and several Spanish-language publications.
The clippings concern issues that impacted the UFW both directly and indirectly, including pesticide use, low wages, immigration, bilingual education, affordable housing, and medical care. The clippings focus on California, but also include news items from across the country.
Other materials include UFW press releases, martyr histories, flyers for events, and fundraising materials.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series: 1. Clippings and 2. Other Materials.

Processing Information

The collection was initially processed and cataloged by Alfredo Lafarga in 2007 with the support of a Title V Hispanic Serving Institutions grant that was awarded to the University Library in 2005.
The collection underwent further processing in 2016 by Rodney Cox and Keena Hildebrandt under the supervision of Alexis Adkins to enhance findability and access. The finding aid was revised in 2016 by Alexis Adkins and Rodney Cox.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

United Farm Workers
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993.
Agricultural laborers--California.

box 1-6, 9

Series 1: Clippings 1982-2006, undated

Arrangement

Series 1. Clippings is arranged into two subseries: Subseries 1.1. Chronological Files and Subseries 1.2. Subject Files.
box 1-6, 9

Subseries 1.1: Chronological Files 1987-2006, undated

Scope and Contents

Does not include clippings for every month of every year.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.
box 1, folder 1-2

Clippings 1987

box 1, folder 3-4

Clippings 1988

box 1, folder 5-12

Clippings 1989

box 1, folder 13-20

Clippings 1990

box 1, folder 21-29

Clippings 1991

box 1, folder 30-36

Clippings 1992

box 1, folder 37-38

Clippings 1993

box 1, folder 39-40

Clippings 1997

box 1, folder 41-54

Clippings 1998

box 2, folder 1-18, box 3, folder 1-3

Clippings 1999

box 3, folder 4-20

Clippings 2000

box 4

Clippings 2001

box 5, folder 1-11

Clippings 2002

box 5, folder 12-21

Clippings 2003

box 6, folder 1-13

Clippings 2004

box 6, folder 14

Clippings 2005

box 6, folder 15

Clippings 2006

box 6, folder 16-39

Clippings undated

Scope and Contents

Contains undated clippings arranged alphabetically by article title.
box 9

Oversize Clippings 1991-1993, 2000-2003

Scope and Contents

Includes clippings that have undergone deacidification treatment.
box 7

Subseries 1.2: Subject Files 1982, 1989-1993, undated

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject.
box 7, folder 1

Agricultural Labor Relations Board 1982, 1989-1992, undated

box 7, folder 2

Cancer Cluster 1989-1992, undated

box 7, folder 3

César Chávez 1989-1992, undated

box 7, folder 4

Farmworkers 1989-1993, undated

Scope and Contents

Includes flyers, mailer, and a copy of El Malcriado, volume 1, number 1.
box 7, folder 5

Giumarra Vineyards Corp., Marko Zaninovich Inc., and 7th Standard Ranch Co. 1989

box 7, folder 6

Growers 1991-1992, undated

box 7, folder 7

Hazardous Waste 1990, undated

Scope and Contents

Includes Tehachapi Residents Against Pollution Newsletter, number 1, February 1990.
box 7, folder 8

Maggio Inc. undated

box 7, folder 9

Sandrini Brothers 1989-1991

box 7, folder 10

Truck Safety 1990-1991

box 7, folder 11

Vons Boycott 1989-1991

Scope and Contents

Includes United Farmworker of American AFL-CIO memos.
box 7-8

Series 2: Other Materials 1972, 1983-1990, 1997-2006, undated

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, newsletters, and flyers.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject.
box 7, folder 12

Alison D.S.L. Arnold 1999-2004

box 7, folder 13

César Chávez 1990, 1998-2004, undated

box 7, folder 14

Education 2000-2003, undated

Scope and Contents

Includes flyer for Tehachapi Adult school graduation ceremony.
box 7, folder 15

Faxes and Emails 1998-2004, undated

box 7, folder 16

Freeze Relief 1999, undated

box 7, folder 17

Labor Newsletters 1987, 1998-2003, undated

box 7, folder 18

Andrew C. McLellan 2001

box 8, folder 1-3

Religion and Labor 1997-2005, undated

box 8, folder 4

Tributes and Memorials 1998-2004, undated

 

United Farm Workers

box 8, folder 5

Fundraising 1988, 1999-2005, undated

box 8, folder 6

Internal Documents 1986-1990, 1998-2004, undated

box 8, folder 7

Martyrs 1972, 1983, 1999-2002, undated

box 8, folder 8

Press Releases 1998-2000

box 8, folder 9

Pete Velasco 1988, 2001-2006

box 8, folder 10

Assorted 2000-2003, undated