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 professor. He attended Occidental College (B.A. 1927); Stanford University (M.A. 1929); and Columbia University (Ph.D. 1944). Galarza was the first national chairman of La Raza Unida Party (l967) and a member of the board of directors of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. In 1971 he founded the Studio Laboratory for Bilingual Education for the San Jose Unified School District. He died in San Jose, California on 22 June 1984.

From the description of Ernesto Galarza papers, 1936-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462018878

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creatorOf Galarza, Ernesto, 1905-1984. Ernesto Galarza papers, 1936-1993. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.). Secretary-Treasurer. Congress of Industrial Organizations Secretary-Treasurer records, 1935-1974. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee. Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee records, 1959-1966. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
creatorOf London, Joan. Papers of Joan London, 1899-1975 (bulk 1937-1970). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) records, 1967-2002. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn California Migrant Ministry. National Farm Worker Ministry records, 1939-1968. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1968 -1983 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Jackson, Gardner, 1896-1965. Papers, 1927-1964. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Julian Samora Papers, Part 1 1985-12. 24426265., 1934-1989 Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
referencedIn Catalogue I of the Regional Oral History Office, 1954-1979 Bancroft Library
referencedIn George I. Sánchez Papers 1983-30. 23866736., 1919-1986 Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
referencedIn Acuña, Rodolfo F., 1932-. Rodolfo F. Acuña Collection, 1816-2007. California State University, Northridge
referencedIn Draper, Anne, 1917-1973. Anne Draper papers, 1938-1973. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.). Washington Office. Congress of Industrial Organizations Washington Office records, 1950-1956, (bulk 1952-1955). Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Nava, Julian, 1927-. Julian Nava Collection, 1882-1993 California State University, Northridge
referencedIn Catalogue II of the Regional Oral History Office, 1980-1997 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Sánchez, George Isidore, 1906-1972. George I. Sánchez papers, 1892-1972, bulk 1920-1972. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Samora, Julian, 1920-1996. Julian Samora papers, 1934- University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Galarza, Ernesto, 1905-1984. Spiders in the house and workers in the field : Video interview transcript, 1971 Mar. 1. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Salandini, Victor, P., 1952-1989 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Galarza, Ernesto, 1905-1984. Ernesto Galarza papers, 1973-1988. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Good Neighbor Commission. Good Neighbor Commission Records, 1949-1950 University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Rascón, Vincent P. Original drawings for Ernesto Galarza's CHOGORROM, c. 1972. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Galarza, Ernesto, 1905-1984. Photographs, 1900-1972 and nd. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Vizzard, James L. James L. Vizzard papers, 1942-1983. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Salandini, Victor P. Victor P. Salandini papers, 1949-1992. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Galarza, Ernesto, 1905-1984. Rural community development / presentation by Ernesto Galarza. University of Colorado, Boulder
creatorOf Philip D. Ortego y Gasca Papers BENSON-MS ORTEGO Y GASCA. 24321968., 1948-1990 (bulk 1957-1990) Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
referencedIn Philip D. Ortego y Gasca Papers BENSON-MS ORTEGO Y GASCA. 24321968., 1948-1990 (bulk 1957-1990) Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
referencedIn Salandini, Victor P. Victor Salandini papers, 1952-1989. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Good Neighbor Commission Records 80-112., 1949-1950 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Lazzari, Pietro, 1898-1979. Original drawings and sketches, 1968. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Galarza, Ernesto, 1905-1984. Letters, 1947-1948, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Loftis, Anne, 1922-. Anne Loftis papers, 1953-1978. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Lewis Graham Hines Papers, 1916-1959, (bulk 1939-1956) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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associatedWith Acuña, Rodolfo F., 1932- person
correspondedWith Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen. corporateBody
associatedWith Anderson, Henry P. person
associatedWith Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office corporateBody
associatedWith Bennett, Fay. person
associatedWith Brockway, Glenn A. person
associatedWith Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996. person
correspondedWith California Migrant Ministry. corporateBody
associatedWith Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993. person
correspondedWith Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.). Secretary-Treasurer. corporateBody
correspondedWith Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.). Washington Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Corona, Bert N. person
associatedWith Di Giorgio Fruit Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Draper, Anne, 1917-1973. person
associatedWith Galarza, Mae. person
associatedWith Good Neighbor Commission corporateBody
associatedWith Gorman, Patrick E. person
associatedWith Guzman, Ralph. person
associatedWith Hasiwar, Hank. person
correspondedWith Hines, Lewis Graham, 1888-1960. person
associatedWith Jackson, Gardner, 1896-1965. person
associatedWith Lazzari, Pietro, 1898-1979. person
associatedWith Loftis, Anne, 1922- person
associatedWith London, Joan. person
associatedWith Meany, George, 1894-1980. person
associatedWith Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. corporateBody
associatedWith Mitchell, H. L. (Harry Leland), 1906-1989. person
associatedWith Mitchell, James P. person
associatedWith Murray, James A. person
associatedWith National Agricultural Workers Union. corporateBody
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith Nava, Julian, 1927- person
associatedWith Noakes, Frank L. person
associatedWith Ortego y Gasca, Philip D. person
associatedWith Pan American Union. corporateBody
associatedWith Quevedo, Eduardo. person
associatedWith Rascón, Vincent P. person
associatedWith Raza Unida Party (Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970. person
associatedWith Ruiz, Manuel, 1905- person
associatedWith Salandini, Victor P. person
associatedWith Samora, Julian, 1920- person
associatedWith Sánchez, George I., 1906-1972 person
associatedWith San Jose. Unified School District. Studio Laboratory for Bilingual Education. corporateBody
associatedWith Smith, Norman. person
associatedWith Taylor, Paul Schuster, 1895-1984. person
associatedWith Victor P. Saladini person
associatedWith Vizzard, James L. person
associatedWith Williams, Harrison A. person
associatedWith Ximenes, Vicente T. person
associatedWith Yellen, Benjamin. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
San Joaquin Valley (Calif.)
Southwest, New
California
San Jose (Calif.)
California--San Joaquin Valley
Subject
Agricultural laborers
Agriculture
Education, Bilingual
Collective bargaining
Community organization
Labor disputes
Labor laws and legislation
Mexican American agricultural laborers
Mexican American leadership
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans
Mexicans
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Birth 1905-08-15

Death 1984-06-22

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Spanish; Castilian,

English

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