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1 UFW Boycott Central Records 16 linear feet (16 SB) , bulk Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Finding aid written by Kathy Schmeling on December 2, Accession Number: LR Creator: United Farm Workers of America Acquisition: The files of the UFW Central Boycott were placed in the Walter P. Reuther Library in July 1973 and opened for research in March Language: Access: Use: Material in English and Spanish. Collection is open for research. Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials. Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor. Notes: Citation style: United Farm Workers Boycott Central Records, Box [#], Folder [#], Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University Related Material: United Farm Workers of America records collections at the Walter P. Reuther Library. PLEASE NOTE: Folders in this collection are not necessarily arranged in any particular order. The box folder listing provides an inventory based on their original order. Subjects may be dispersed throughout the collection.

2 Abstract The UFW grape and lettuce boycotts of the late 1960s and early 1970s were the outgrowth of The Delano Grape Strike, which occurred in September 1965 in California. In 1967 the idea of boycotting a product was fostered by Cesar Chavez, head of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC). Chavez s intent was to alert the nation that farm workers were looking for civil rights, as well as fairer wages and thus used the tactic of boycotting as a non-violent means of furthering his goal. Materials in this collection consist of state boycott flyers, correspondence by boycott coordinators and volunteers, clippings, and reports, from 1967 to In addition, there are files relating to wine and lettuce market studies, and court documents on landmark cases such as Englund vs Chavez and Bruce Church, Inc. vs Chavez. Important Subjects: Agricultural workers--united States--History. Boycotts--Law and legislation Boycotts--Law and legislation--united States Boycotts--United States. Boycotts--United States Migrant agricultural laborers--abuse of--united States. Migrant agricultural laborers--atlantic States History Migrant agricultural laborers California Migrant agricultural laborers--east (U.S.) Migrant agricultural laborers--eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) Migrant agricultural laborers Europe Migrant agricultural laborers--labor unions California Migrant agricultural laborers--united States Strikes and Lockouts Agricultural labors United States United Farm Workers of America Important Names: Chavez, Cesar Cohen, Jerry Drake, Rev. James Ganz, Marshall Govea, Jessica Huerta, Dolores 2

3 Arrangement Folders are listed by their location within each box. They are not necessarily arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entire collections. Box Maryland Baltimore, California Bakersfield, California Brawley, California Chico, California Claremont, California Davis, California Five Cities, San Luis Obispo, 1969 & n.d. 12. California Fremont, California Fresno, California Gilroy, California Grass Valley, California Hanford, California Humbolt County, California La Mesa, California Livermore, California Livingston, California Los Altos, California Madera, California Marina and Monterey, California Merced, California Sonoma City and Santa Rosa, California Stockton and Lodi, California Union City, California Visalia, California Watsonville, California Woodland, California Miscellaneous, California San Francisco, California San Joaquin Valley, California San Jose, California San Leandro, California San Pablo, California San Pedro, California Santa Barbara, California Santa Cruz, California Santa Rosa, California Selma, California Modesto, California cities (including Sacramento and Oxnard),

4 Box California cities, Sacramento Friends of the Farm Workers, California San Diego, , California San Bernardino, California Santa Barbara, California San Francisco, California San Jose, budget reports, 1970, 1972, California Yuba City, California Southern, California Keene (La Paz), California Hayward, California Coachella, California Fresno & Lamont, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles; budget reports California Sacramento, Box Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Tuscon, Arizona Tuscon Boycott Volunteer Committee, Arizona Tolleson, Arkansas Little Rock, Alaska Fairbanks, Alabama, Colorado, Colorado Denver, Texas, Texas Dallas, Texas Houston, Texas Fort Worth, Texas San Antonio, Ohio, Ohio boycott committees, Ohio cities (Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo), 1974 Box 4 1. Ohio Toledo, Ohio Coalition of Boycott Committees, California Rural Manpower Report, Kentucky, 1970, Illinois, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Secondary cities, Indiana,

5 Texas Houston, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin Racine, Wisconsin Madison, Rhode Island Providence; Volunteer Committee, Connecticut, general files, & Hartford, Box Michigan, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Grand Rapids & Lansing, Utah Salt Lake City, Virginia, Washington, Washington Seattle, Minnesota Minneapolis, Box Florida, Mack Lyons corresp., 1975 & general files, Florida Miami, Florida Southeast Division, Florida Avon Park, Florida Tampa, Missouri, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri St. Louis, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Box 7 1. Pennsylvania Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Oregon Portland, Mississippi Jackson, Vermont, Puerto Rico, Tennessee Memphis, New Hampshire, Idaho, 1970, Georgia, Georgia Atlanta,

6 18. North Carolina Raleigh, Hawaii, Kansas, New Jersey, Delaware Wilmington, New Mexico Albuquerque, Maryland, Colorado, 1970 Box Massachusetts Boston, (includes other MA offices) New York Brooklyn, Buffalo and other cities, Ohio, New Mexico Albuquerque, Box California Keene (LaPaz), California Los Angeles, California, Boycott Mailings, National Migrant Ministry; newsletters, general mailings, Canada, Canada Quebec, Canada Quebec French language materials, Canada Toronto, Box Canada Toronto, Canadian Boycott Committee, Canada Montreal, Canada Vancouver, Canada, pledges, 1970s 9. Canada Windsor, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Cincinnati, Colorado Denver, Michigan Detroit, Georgia Atlanta, Massachusetts Boston, Illinois Chicago, Secondary cities; mailing lists, European cities, England,

7 Box Hong Kong, West Germany, Sweden, Norway, Letters of inquiry, 1970s 9. Nestle; background information, Support committees, Box Support Committee, information/records, Boycott reports to the National Executive Board, June, Boycott conference, National Student Committee for Farmworkers, reports, Boycott cities; financial, Boycott operations monthly budget reports, Boycott staff, Boycott organizing manual, Boycott conference notes & correspondence, Jessica Govea (BOC), boycott reports, Boycott summary budget sheets, Boycott (BOC) notes, Box Boycott (BOC) notes, Boycott, house meeting notes of strikers, Boycott conference, Boycott conferences east coast, Nov 19-21, Farm Bureau; background, notes, articles, Farm organizations, Legislation, Grape labels, 1971 (Lionel Brand, Anthony Calif. Fruits, Crown Hill Grapes, Valley Hi, Jib Sail Grapes, Rose Brand, Red Wing, Webro, 2-U (Blue Anchor), White Horse, Red Crown, Andy Boy, Ever Sweet, Page Boy, Carousel) 16 Grape studies, Farm workers, facts, summaries and statistics Lettuce Boycott, reports, 1970s 20. InterHarvest wage proposals and negotiations, Non-union grapes, Boycott; Jewish contacts, Pesticides; articles, statements, clippings, 1969 Box Regional boycott meetings, Hawaii Honolulu, Boycott; personnel assignments, volunteers, projects,

8 5. International Boycott Day, 10 May Letters to chain store executives, Boycott; general information, Boycott notes to all states, June 1971 to Nov Boycott Legal Dept.; Information to boycotters, National Farm Worker Ministry, Amalgamated Meatcutters, Procedures manual; field office, 1970s 15. East coast boycott cities; reports, Boycott primer, 1970s 17. UFW opposition, Jessica Govea files, National Farmers Union (Canada) and corresp., Pesticides, testimonies, Fresno meetings, Lettuce shipments 25. Bud Antle, declarations, Purex Corporation, Peretti-Minetti grape strike files, Box Peretti-Minetti; legal files, Bud Antle, S.S. Pierce 4. Grape boycott; notes on cities, Marshall Ganz; corres., Canadian farm workers, Consumption per capita of fresh & processed vegetables, Boycott cities; distributor reports and statistics, Market consumer opinion; iceberg lettuce, article, Statistics on boycott; Marshall Ganz file, Wholesale lettuce checks by city and reports, Court documents regarding Teamsters bargaining vs. UFWOC, Englund vs UFW (Chavez), Supreme Court brief, Bruce Church vs Chavez; court docs, Englund vs Chavez; court docs, Englund vs Chavez; letters to chain stores re: Supreme Court decision, Bruce Church case; court docs, Growers Vacuum Cool Co., vs. Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butchers Workers Union; court docs., Resetar Farms vs. UFWOC, court docs illegal picketing, Support for allegations; court docs Teamsters organizing and the lettuce strike,

9 Box Wine and liquor data (taken from numerous publications), California wineries, California wine industry history, Napa Nine; boycott, Brown-Forman Distillers Corp., Guild Wine Co., marketing and distribution information, n.d Heublein, Inc., UFWOC boycott corresp., clippings, articles, Mondavi & Ranier; UFWOC boycott info, National Distillers and Chemical Corp., boycott and general info., United Vintners/Allied Grape Growers; corresp., clippings, articles,

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