“Cesar Chavez’s vision for the farm worker movement encompassed far more than organizing a union,” said Chatfield. Although Chavez is renowned as an historic labor leader, Chatfield, a longtime Christian Brother and humanitarian who worked with Chavez from 1963 to 1973, said his vision began with but stretched beyond the workers in the fields. Also included are 13,000 photographs, videos - including a short video on the farm worker union (NFWA/UFW) historic march to Sacramento in 1966 - and a variety of art and images of cultural artifacts such as stamps, posters, paintings and illustrations.įrom 1962 to 1993, Cesar Chavez, founding president of the UFW, dedicated himself to organizing a farm worker movement in Central California. The Farmworker Movement Documentation Archive, which now can be accessed on the library’s website, comprises thousands of items documenting the United Farm Workers’ (UFW) history and related events, including a timeline of significant milestones, oral histories, and manuscripts, as well as essays, and poetry penned by volunteers. LeRoy Chatfield has done a tremendous amount of important work in building this expansive website, and now, as part of the library’s collection, it will be preserved and made broadly accessible to future generations of scholars and students.”

“Given the strengths of our collections in terms of California and Baja California history, the Farmworker Movement Documentation Archive is an outstanding addition to our holdings.

Schottlaender, the Audrey Geisel University Librarian at UC San Diego. “In a world that has become increasingly digital, it makes perfect sense for libraries to acquire born-digital archives, especially when excellent opportunities like this present themselves,” said Brian E.C. The archive, which was developed by LeRoy Chatfield, includes a wide variety of information on the activities, accomplishments, challenges, and work of Cesar Chavez and the farm workers who participated in the movement. A rich digital archive documenting the UFW farm workers’ movement in Central California from 1962 to 1993 has been acquired by the University of California, San Diego Library.

Ufw website