Agricultural laborers -- Labor unions
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
H. L. Mitchell Collection
Collection
Identifier: L1972-85
Abstract
H.L. Mitchell Collection, 1970-1981, consists of correspondence, book reviews, clippings, flyers, speeches, and other materials relating to H.L. Mitchell and the Southern Tenant Farmers Association. Harry Leland Mitchell was a lifelong union activist and co-founder of the Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union (STFU) in eastern Arkansas, one of the first integrated labor unions in the United States. The STFU was unique among unions in “encouraging members to leave,” helping them find a life outside...
Dates:
1970-1981
Found in:
Special Collections
United Farmworkers of America, Atlanta Office records
Collection
Identifier: L1974-33
Abstract:
The collection consists of the records of the Atlanta Office of the United Farm Workers of America (UFWA) from 1967-1978. Includes minutes (1974), international office memos and reports (1968-1978), and pamphlets (1967-1977). The bulk of the records are printed materials mass-produced by UFWA International and the National Worker Ministry. Contains publicity and fund-raising materials, boycott materials relating to the nation-wide boycott of non-UFWA lettuce, table grapes, Gallo wines, and...
Dates:
1967-1978
Found in:
Special Collections