Finding aid of the Harold Jacoby Migrant Labor
Collection
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University of the Pacific Library
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Stockton, CA 95211
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Finding aid of the Harold Jacoby Migrant Labor
Collection
Collection number: MSS 181
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
Contact Information
- Encoded by:
- Shan Sutton
© 2006 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Harold Jacoby migrant labor collection
Dates: 1937-1952
Collection number: MSS 181
Creator:
Jacoby, Harold S.
Collection Size: 2 linear feet
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: The bulk of the collection consists of records
of hearings conducted by the U.S. House of Representatives on the subject of
migrant labor. The collectiona also includes publications from the WPA Division
of Social Research and Farm Security Administration, with an emphasis on
California and Arizona.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.
Preferred Citation
Harold Jacoby migrant labor collection. MSS 181. Holt-Atherton
Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.
Biography / Administrative History
Harold S. Jacoby (1907-2000) was Professor of Sociology at the
University of Pacific, Stockton, California (1933-62, 1968-76) and Dean of the
College of Pacific (1962-68). Jacoby was also a member of the staff of the Tule
Lake Relocation Center in California (1942), the Japanese-American Resettlement
Program in Chicago (1943), and the United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation
Program in the Middle East (1944). He was a visiting professor at the
University of Connecticut, Wittenburg College, Whittier College, Millsaps
College, and Yamaguchi University (1956/57). Dr. Jacoby published A
Half-century appraisal of East Indians in the United States (1986) and Pacific:
Yesterday and the day before that (1989). He is best known, however, for his
teaching. Kara Brewer notes in her foreword to Jacoby's Pacific that, "Numerous
alumni have told me of the change he wrought in their lives and values--making
them aware of their responsibility to improve society, eliminating racial and
ethnic barriers to equality." Jacoby used the materials in this collection in
preparing coursework (1946-1953).
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers in this collection derive from Jacoby's activities as a
teacher. The bulk of them constitute a record of hearings conducted by the U.S.
House of Representatives on the subject of migrant labor (1940-42). The
collection also includes publications from the WPA Division of Social Research
and Farm Security Administration, with an emphasis on California and Arizona.
Jacoby first acquired materials on migrant labor during the late 1930s. Later,
while working for the federal government (1942-43), he added to this
specialized labor library. Dr. Jacoby used the materials in preparing sociology
coursework at the College of the Pacific (1946-55). He then gave this
collection to Holt-Atherton in 1977.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
National Defense Migration
Program
Agriculture - California
Migrant labor - California
Migrant labor - United States
Box 1: U.S. government pamphlets on migrant labor. Includes
publications from the WPA Division of Social Research and Farm Security
Administration, with an emphasis on California and Arizona.
1936-1953
Box 2: U.S. House of Representatives. 76th Congress.
Hearings of Select Committee on National Defense Migration Program.
1940-1941
Box 3: U.S. House of Representatives. 77th Congress.
Hearings of Select Committee on National Defense Migration Program.
1941
Box 4: U.S. House of Representatives. 77th Congress.
Hearings of Select Committee on National Defense Migration Program, and
Hearings of the Select Committee to Investigate the Interstate Migration of
Destitute Citizens.
1941-1942
