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Scrapbook by Dorothy Power, 1970-1971

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Scrapbook contents

The scrapbook includes a Summer 1970 Mesa County Migrant Ministry Report written by Jan Parsons and 1970 September 17 report on the Recreation Center in Palisade written by Anne O’Brien. There is a photograph of Migrant Ministry staff members Jim King and Jan Parsons.

Articles include:

“Cesar Chavez,” 1970 March 20. Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.

“Migrants Get Aid At ‘Rec Center’,” 1970 September 5. Features short biographies of chairman of the Migrant Ministry Mrs. Hubert (Dorothy) Power, teacher Jan Parsons, Sister Anne O'Brien, and nurse Judy Lindauer.

“No Wage Increase for Beet Laborer,” 1970 January.

“Unions in Agriculture Debated at Peach Meeting,” 1970 February 25.

“Farmers Hard to Convince on Advantages of Unification for Profitable Marketing,” undated.

“Labor Cited As ‘Most Important’ Factor in Marketing U.S. Agricultural Products,” 1970 March 15.

“State Chicanos Quit Demos to Join New La Raza Party,” 1970 March 30.

“Sugar Beet Growers-Holly Contract Talks Deadlocked,” 1970 April 6.

“Rama Experiment – Navajos Organize a School to Retrieve Their Children,” 1970 April 15.

“Migrant Labor Services Reviewed by Agencies Here,” 1970 April 27.

“Many Mexican-Americans Feel ‘Law’ Prejudiced against Them,” 1970 April 29.

“Trend of Mechanization in Colorado Farm Practices Calls for Less Seasonal Labor,” 1970 May 3.

“Migrants’ Housing Major Meet Topic,” 1970 May 26.

“Improved Health Services to Be Offered to Migrants,” 1970 May 31.

“Wetback Decisions Left to Area Councils,” 1970 June 21.

“Fate of Migrants ‘Sub-Human’,” 1970 July 19.

“Bill to Help Migrant Workers Introduced by Hart, Mondale,” 1970 July.

“Slope Farmers Face Wetback Labor Suit,” 1970 August 11.

“Organized System Supplies Mesa, Delta Fields with Wetback Laborers,” 1970 September 20.

“Securing Legal Mexican Labor in Complex, Costly Procedure,” 1970 September 24.

“Friendship Crosses Borders,” 1971 November 28.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970-1971

Creator

Access to the collection

Open for research in Tomlinson Library Special Collections and Archives. Please make an appointment at archives@coloradomesa.edu to ensure staff availability.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Tomlinson Library Special Collections & Archives Repository

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