Rural and housing papers, 1957-1978.

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Rural and housing papers, 1957-1978.

Correspondence, organizational documents (agendas, minutes, and reports), articles and clippings, and miscellaneous documents related to rural and housing issues, especially regarding conditions in California and among migrant agricultural laborers. Includes materials of the Conferences on Families Who Follow the Crops, 1957-1967 (sponsored by the California Governor's Advisory Committee on Children and Youth, Subcommittee on the Migrant Child); Farmer-Consumer Associates; Rural America, Board of Directors, 1975-1978; Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz, 1969-1979; and Self-Help Enterprises. Also contains various serial publications, including the California farmer-consumer reporter and the RHA reporter. Also contains miscellaneous material related to a variety of rural and housing organizations, conferences, and topics.

5.2 linear ft. (13 boxes)

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Wyckoff, Florence R. (Florence Richardson), 1905-

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Social activist who has worked at national, state, and local levels on behalf of migrant families and community growth among dispossessed groups. From the description of Health papers, 1952-1983. (University of California, Santa Cruz). WorldCat record id: 22284958 Social activist who has worked at national, state, and local levels on behalf of migrant families and community growth among dispossed groups. From the description of Rural and housing papers, 1957-1978...

Rural America, Inc.

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Rural America was formed in 1970 as a nonprofit membership organization after the Rural Housing Alliance sought funds for a foundation that would go beyond housing and would also address such issues as rural health, transportation, and community development. The aim of the organization was to give people in rural areas and small towns a stronger voice in Washington, help people in rural areas to improve their social and economic position, and to run a technical assistance and support program in ...

Conference on Families who Follow the Crops

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Self-Help Enterprises.

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Farmer-Consumer Associates.

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Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz.

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