Collection: UFW Hawaii Boycott Committee Records

Scope and Content

Important subjects: Defense Department purchases of grapes Pesticides

Correspondents: Hiram Fong, Daniel Inouye, William Kircher, Spark Matsunaga, Patsy Mink

Series Description: Series I: Correspondence, clippings, support resolutions, press releases, newsletters, leaflets, and financial papers pertaining to the boycott of California table grapes in Hawaii.

Dates

1968 - 1970

Creator

United Farm Workers (Organization)

Language of Materials

Material entirely in English.

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use

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.

History

The Hawaii Boycott Committee was formed in the latter part of 1968 under the auspices, and with the support of the Hawaii AFL-CIO. Its function, well-documented in teh collection, was to promote the boycott of California table grapes throughout the state of Hawaii.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 MB)

Additional Description

Abstract

The Hawaii Boycott Committee of the United Farm Workers was formed in the latter part of 1968 under the auspices, and with the support, of the Hawaii AFL-CIO. The collection documents its function to promote the boycott of California table grapes throughout the state of Hawaii.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

Acquisition

The papers of the Hawaii Boycott Committee of the United Farm Workers were placed in the Archives of Labor History and Urban Affairs in December 1970 by the Hawaii Boycott Committee.