James L. Vizzard papers, 1942-1983.

United farm workers

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Collected by Fr. Victor Salandini. From the description of Clippings from first convention, 1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462019377 The National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) was founded in 1962 by César E. Chávez and other Mexican-American community activists in Delano, California. In 1966, the NFWA merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to form the United Farm Workers of America, the first successful and largest effort ever to organize ag...

Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993

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Cesar Chavez (b. March 31, 1927, Yuma, AZ – d. April 23, 1993, San Luis, AZ) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (later the United Farm Workers union, UFW) in 1962. Originally a Mexican American farm worker, Chavez became the best known Latino American civil rights activist, and was strongly promoted by the American labor movement, which was eager to enroll Hispanic members. His public-relations approac...

Williams, Harrison A.

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Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (1919-2001) represented New Jersey in the U.S. Senate from 1959 until 1982. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1953 through 1956. A member of the Democratic Party, Williams held leadership positions on the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, the Special Committee on Aging, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Small Business, among others. From the description of Harrison A. Williams, Jr., pape...

Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970

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Hartmire, Wayne C.

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Vizzard, James L., 1916-

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Father James L. Vizzard, born in San Francisco, California on 17 February 1916, joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1933, and was ordained in 1946. He was a university professor, author, legislative representative for the National Catholic Rural Life Conference (1955-1968), and for the United Farm Workers (1972-1977). From the description of James L. Vizzard papers, 1942-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462018890 BIOGRAPHY ...

Galarza, Ernesto, 1905-1984

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Mexican American author, historian and lecturer. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He was particularly interested in Mexican American farm labor. From the description of Spiders in the house and workers in the field : Video interview transcript, 1971 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500355 Ernesto Galarza, born 1905 in Jalcocotán, Nayarit, Mexico, was a labor organizer, labor historian, author, community organizer, bilingual educator, and university p...

Poverty in the Southwest Conference.

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Bennett, Fay, 1957-

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Ligutti, Luigi G.

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Aiken, George L., 1830-1876

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Taylor, Paul S. (Paul Schuster), 1895-1984

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Biography Paul Schuster Taylor (1895-1984), an Iowa-born economist, graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1917. He served as a Marine captain with the Second Division, American Expeditionary Forces in France from 1917 to 1919. At the end of his military service, he resumed his studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Masters degree in 1920, and a Ph.D. in 1922. Joining the Department of Economics immediat...

Jesuits

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In 1534 Ignatius of Loyola, a Basque and former soldier, met in Paris with six companions to take a private vow of poverty and one to place themselves at the disposition of the pope. On September 27, 1540, Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, canonically establishing the Society of Jesus. The constitutions of the society were drawn up by Ignatius who submitted his work for approval in 1550. Along with working toward the spiritual benefits of its members, the aim of the order w...

Salandini, Victor P., 1927-

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Roman Catholic priest who was both a scholar of farm labor problems in California and an active participant with the Mexican American labor movement, particularly the United Farm Workers. From the description of Victor Salandini papers, 1952-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510805 Catholic priest and organizer for the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and later the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee. From the description of Victor P. Salandin...

Anderson, Henry P.

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National Conference on International Economic and Social Development

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Garin, William O.

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Gorman, Patrick Emmet, 1892-1980

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Mayer, Arnold 1830-1852

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National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.)

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The National Association of Manufacturers (N.A.M.) was organized in January 1895 as a political lobbying organization representing the interests of America's manufacturers who wanted to maintain a high protective tariff. By the beginning of the twentieth century, N.A.M. sought to curtail the power of organized labor and maintain the open shop. During the New Deal period and World War II, N.A.M. became a significant force in the Republican coalition seeking to decrease the growing role of the sta...

National Catholic Rural Life Conference (U.S.)

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