Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

 

The Problem of Migratory Farm Labor in the United States, 1948-1953

 
Truman with the Commission on Migratory Labor, April 7, 1951Truman with the Commission on Migratory Labor, April 7, 1951

About The Collection

This collection focuses on the problem of Migratory Farm Labor in the U.S., covering the years 1948-1952. It includes 85 documents totaling 353 pages. Supporting materials include photographs, oral history transcripts, an archival materials guide, and other links.

Documents

January

Correspondence Between Joseph Joebken and John Steelman, January 15, 1948

October

Correspondence Between Tom F. Baker and John Steelman, October 29, 1948

January

Testimony of Austin E. Anson Before House Labor Committee, ca. January 1949

May

Correspondence Between Tom F. Baker and John Steelman, May 10, 1949

Correspondence Between Clinton P. Anderson and Harry S. Truman, May 26, 1949

June

David K. Niles to Harry S. Truman With Attachments, June 8, 1949

David K. Niles to Harry S. Truman, June 8, 1949

August

Correspondence Between Harry S. Truman and Clinton P. Anderson, August 12, 1949

Sheridan Downey to John Steelman, With Attached Note, August 25, 1949

October

Correspondence Between Roy Wilkins and Harry S. Truman, October 10, 1949

Joe Ryan to Harry S. Truman, October 18, 1949

William P. Darsie to John R. Steelman, With Attachment, October 18, 1949

Correspondence Between Harry S. Truman and Helen Gahagan Douglas, October 26, 1949

November

Philleo Nash to David H. Stowe, With Attachments, November 18, 1949

February

Telegram, Wally Robertson to Harry S. Truman, February 7, 1950

April

Telegram, Helen Gahagan Douglas to Harry S. Truman, With Attached Referral Note, April 3, 1950

June

Jesus Clemente to Harry S. Truman, June 15, 1950

Press Release, President’s Commission on Migratory Labor, June 23, 1950

July

Statement of Ernst Schwarz Before the President's Commission on Migratory Labor, ca. July 1950

Press Release, Commission on Migratory Labor, July 5, 1950

Statement of J. T. Sanders, National Grange, Before the President’s Commission on Migratory Labor, July 12, 1950

T.N. Finney to Thomas Campbell, July 12, 1950

Statement of Sol Markoff, National Child Labor Committee, to the President’s Commission on Migratory Labor, July 13, 1950

Statement of C. B. Ray Before the Commission on Migratory Labor, July 13, 1950

Statement of Clarence Mitchell Before the President’s Commission on Migratory Labor, July 13, 1950

Statement of Reverend William J. Gibbons Before the President’s Commission on Migratory Labor, July 13, 1950

Statement of Donald Henderson to the President’s Commission on Migrantory Labor, July 21, 1950

Statement of C. H. DeVaney Before the President’s Commission on Migratory Labor, July 31, 1950

August

F.R. Cuellar and F.G. Vallez to Maurice T. Van Hecke, August 1, 1950

William Becker to Committee to Survey the Agricultural Labor Resources of the San Joaquin Valley, August 1, 1950

Statement of Delmar Roberts Before the President’s Commission on Migratory Labor, August 4, 1950

Louis Neuendorf to Harry S. Truman, with Attachment, August 4, 1950

Nicholas C. Dragon, Elmer F. Vickers, et al., “A Report To President Truman’s Commission on Migrant and Alien Labor”, August 7, 1950

R.E. Browne to President’s Commission on Migratory Labor, August 9, 1950

Testimony of George Pickering, Yuma Producers Cooperative Association, to President’s Commission on Migratory Labor, August 14, 1950

Allan Hurst to Samuel Liss, August 16, 1950

Hector Garcia to Harry S. Truman, August 18, 1950

September

Remarks by John S. Sholl Before the President’s Commission on Migratory Labor, September 5, 1950

Summary Statement of Rowland Watts to the President’s Commission on Migratory Labor, September 6, 1950

Carl Hayden to Harry S. Truman, With Referral to Secretary of Labor, September 26, 1950

October

Statement of William Green to the President’s Commission on Migratory Labor, October 26, 1950

November

“The Migratory Worker in the American Agricultural Labor Force”, ca. November 1950

Acting Administrator, Federal Security Agency to Maurice T. Van Hecke, November 2, 1950

Meeting Agenda, November 6, 1950

December

Robert C. Jones, “Mexico-United States Agricultural Labor Recruitment Program and Its Operation", December 15, 1950

January

Referral From William D. Hassett to Department of Justice, January 2, 1951

February

William J. Hopkins to Matthew Connelly, February 20, 1951

March

Maurice Van Hecke to Members of Commission and Varden Fuller, March 13, 1951

April

Varden Fuller to Maurice T. Van Hecke, April 11, 1951

James G. Patton to Harry S. Truman, with Reply from William Hassett, April 11, 1951

Evelyn S. Randall to William Hopkins, with Attachments, April 12, 1951

William Green to Harry S. Truman, with Reply from William Hassett, April 16, 1951

Telegram, Gardner Jackson to David Stowe, April 23, 1951

May

Evelyn S. Randall to Varden Fuller with Related Correspondence, May 15, 1951

Harold Enarson to David Stowe, May 23, 1951

Evelyn S. Randall to Members of the Commission on Migratory Labor, May 31, 1951

June

Claire V. Cook to Harry S. Truman, June 20, 1951

George J. Garza to Cleveland Bailey, June 27, 1951

July

H.L. Mitchell to Harry S. Truman, July 3, 1951

William Green to Harry S. Truman, July 3, 1951

Philip Murray to Harry S. Truman, July 5, 1951

T.C. Carroll to Harry S. Truman, July 5, 1951

Correspondence Between Arch Underwood and Harry S. Truman, July 6, 1951

Telegram, James G. Patton to Harry S. Truman, July 6, 1951

John V. Bahr to Harry S. Truman, July 8, 1951

Telegram, Associate Growers of Brownsville to Harry S. Truman, July 10, 1951

Telegram, Toby Morris to Harry S. Truman, July 10, 1951

Arlie L. Andersen to Harry S. Truman, July 11, 1951

Roger W. Jones to William J. Hopkins, July 11, 1951

Telegram, American Farm Bureau Federation to Harry S. Truman, July 12, 1951

Correspondence Between John R. Steelman and F.R. Wilcox, July 12, 1951

Maurice Tobin to Harry S. Truman, July 12, 1951

Harry S. Truman to Miguel Aleman, July 14, 1951

August

R.R. Rubottom, Jr. to David H. Stowe, August 8, 1951

David H. Stowe to Harry S. Truman, August 11, 1951

October

David H. Stowe to Max C. Henderson, October 17, 1951

Max C. Henderson to David Stowe, October 20, 1951

December

Jack D. Neal to David H. Stowe, with Attachment, December 18, 1951

Dean Acheson to William O’Dwyer, ca. 1952

January

Memorandum of Conversation between American and Mexican Officials, January 22, 1952

H.S. Casey Abbott to Lamar Fleming, January 23, 1952

H.S. Casey Abbott to Dennis Chavez, January 23, 1952

February

R.R. Rubottom, Jr. to David Stowe, With Attachment, February 4, 1952

Department of State Memorandum For the Files, with Attached Press Releases, February 11, 1952

Charles S. Murphy to Harley Kilgore, February 27, 1952

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