Good Neighbor CommissionRecords 1949-1950

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Good Neighbor CommissionRecords 1949-1950

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01660/01660-P.html

The Good Neighbor Commission wasestablished in 1943 to improve education, housing, and health measures for migrantworkers and other Mexicans living in Texas. The records of the commission containmanuscripts pertaining to Mexican discrimination in Texas, labor and human relationsand problems between Texas and Latin American nations, and intercultural educationand history.

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