Nori Davis United Farm Workers of America (UFW) collection
Scope and Contents
Primarily leaflets in Spanish related to the United Farm Workers organizing and contract drives in the Imperial Valley (1977-1978). Subject topics include farm worker organizing (Arakelian, Jack Brothers, Inter-Harvest, Colace Bros., Signal Produce, Gourmet, Sun World/Abatti, C.A.O) The Plan of Delano, and the UFW's 1976 statewide Yes on Proposition 14 campaign. Most leaflets were written and designed by Nori and featured artwork by Alberto Escalante.
Dates
- 1974 - 1977
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Labor Archives and Research Center 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 reader.
Biography
Lenora "Nori" Davis (1933-1990) was an activist and graphic artist from Chicago, Ill. In 1976 she moved to California with her husband, Bob Lawson, to work on the Tom Hayden U.S. Senate campaign. After Hayden lost the primary, Nori and Bob began working with the United Farm Workers Union at Delano on the statewide Yes on Proposition 14 campaign. Nori created and designed outreach materials. In late 1976 Nori and Bob moved to the Imperial Valley (Calif.) where they continued to work with the UFW on union elections and organizing drives through 1977. Nori was in charge of the propaganda department and worked closely with graphic artist Alberto Escalante, local organizers and Marshall Ganz.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet ( (1box))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Primarily leaflets in Spanish related to the United Farm Workers organizing and contract drives in the Imperial Valley (1977-1978). Subject topics include farm worker organizing (Arakelian, Jack Brothers, Inter-Harvest, Colace Bros., Signal Produce, Gourmet, Sun World/Abatti, C.A.O) The Plan of Delano, and the UFW's 1976 statewide Yes on Proposition 14 campaign. Most leaflets were written and designed by Nori and featured artwork by Alberto Escalante.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged alphabetically.
Physical Location
Collection available onsite.
Acquisition
The Nori Davis UFW records were received from LeRoy Chatfield in 2009. The records were originally given to Chatfield by Nori Davis' husband, Bob Lawson.
Processing Information
Processed by Eva Martinez in 2015.
Source
- Lawson, Bob (Person)
- Title
- Nori Davis United Farm Workers of America (UFW) Collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Eva Martinez.
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in: English.
Repository Details
Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu