Carton 34
Contains 15 Results:
Petitions, undated
Signed petitions produced and collected by Nelson which pledge support to Texas farm workers' strike and urge the governor to call a special legislative session to discuss minimum wage law.
Texas Observer, 1965-1968
Issues of The Texas Observer journal focused on farm labor issues.
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, 1966-1968, undated
Documents of the UFWOC in Texas. Includes flyers, statement on police brutality, and newsletters.
Correspondence, 1957-1959, 1961, 1964-1965
Copies of correspondence written by Ben Yellen, M.D., pertaining to events in Imperial Valley, especially Brawley, Calif. Subjects include Imperial Valley Farmers Association, poverty, worker insurance issues, medical costs, and exploitation of braceros.
General, 1957, 1959, 1962-1968, undated
Statements by farm workers, news clippings, and newsletters by Yellen on farm worker health, use of braceros, and other agricultural labor issues.