Farmworkers Collection
Scope and Content
The collection contains photographs, newspapers, newsletters and flyers from organizations such as the United Farm Workers of America, the Texas Farm Workers Union, and the Farmworker Association of Florida/Asociación Campesina de Florida (FWAF), depicting the struggle of farmworkers for equittable labor conditions and the institution of civil rights as a workforce in the United States. There are articles and copies of speeches by César Chávez and photographs of Dolores Huerta in the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1960 - 2023
Language of Materials
Includes materials written in English and Spanish.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
1.08 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Abstract
The Farmworkers collection contains photographs and publications about farmworkers in the United States, including migrant workers, and their struggle to fight for equitable and fair working conditions, including the unionization of farmworkers under labor and civil rights leaders such as César Chávez and Dolores Huerta.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into four series: Series 1. Photographs; Series 2. Publications; Series 3. Ephemera; Series 4. Farmworker Association of Florida/Asociación Campesina de FLorida (FWAF).
Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
Other Finding Aids
This guide is available in Spanish.
Acquisition Information
Accruals ongoing.
- Title
- A Guide to the Farmworkers Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Martha Kapelewski.
- Date
- May 2024 (updated March 2026)
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755
special@uflib.ufl.edu