Description
The collection consists of
research, writing, and teaching materials created by author, educator, and historian Matthew J.
Garcia. The materials document Dr. Garcia's work on topics related to agriculture, labor, food,
immigration, ethnicity, and popular culture in California. Primary subjects of interest include the
citrus industry and Mexican-American laborers in Southern California, especially the Farm Labor
movement under Cesar Chavez. The collection is comprised of research materials, oral histories,
correspondence, photographs, academic writings, and conference presentations, as well as course
materials from classes taught by Garcia at various universities. The research materials and writings
in this collection were created in the process of writing two books,
A World of
Its Own: Race, Labor, and Citrus in the Making of Greater Los Angeles, 1900-1970
and
From the Jaws of Victory: The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm
Worker Movement
.
Extent
16.4 linear feet
(13 record boxes, 1 document box, 1 oversize document box, 1 oversize flat
box, 1 shoe box)