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ma179 Jerry Cohen (AC 1963) Papers, 1960-2009 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Isadora Moura Mota, Project Archivist. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Amherst, MA

2008 Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Peter A. Nelson. 2008-09-22 Finding aid written in English Collection Overview Cohen, Jerry Jerry Cohen (AC 1963) Papers1960-2009 24 archives boxes, 3 half archives boxes, 1 tape box (13 linear ft.) English Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Chiefly legal records kept by Cohen during his 14 years as General Counsel of the United Farm Workers of America and personal attorney of César Chávez. The collection relates primarily to Cohen's participation in the legal battles for union recognition and basic labor rights fought by the U.F.W. in the late 1960s and 1970s. The collection contains only non-privileged material. English Biographical Note

Jerome Cohen, labor lawyer and social activist, was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1941. He received a B.A. from Amherst College in 1963, and earned a law degree at Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, a few years later. Cohen worked as a first-year attorney at the California Rural Legal Assistance Office (CRLA) in 1967 when he attracted César Chávez's attention and was called to join the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (U.F.W.O.C.). Acting as Chávez's personal attorney and General Counsel of the U.F.W., he played a critical role in the union's organizing drive in California and other agricultural states. One of his first contributions to the U.F.W. was the creation of a new union, the United Peanut Shelling Workers of America, as part of a strategy to avoid NLRA regulations that prohibited secondary boycotts. His ability to use the law as an offensive weapon to advance organizing goals and build power to the union prompted him to direct the U.F.W. legal department for the next fourteen years, during which he helped migrant laborers win basic rights through litigation, strikes, boycotts, and other non-violent tactics.

Cohen's work resulted in many important constitutional decisions that continue to protect farm workers to the present day. He stepped down as General Counsel of the U.F.W. in 1979, but acted as attorney and negotiator for the union until 1981. He has since then engaged in private practice.

Scope and Contents of the Collection The Jerry Cohen Papers consist of a large body of material kept by Cohen during his fourteen years as General Counsel of the United Farm Workers of America and personal attorney of César Chávez. The collection relates primarily to Cohen's participation in the legal battles for union recognition and basic labor rights fought by the UFW in the late 1960s and 1970s. It extends, however, to the year 2008, and documentation about his further practice as a labor lawyer is also present. The collection includes labor contracts, collective bargaining agreements, case files, court hearings, and extensive documentation on California's Agricultural Labor Relations Act (A.L.R.A.) passed in 1975. There is also a variety of news articles, correspondence, printed material, briefs, memos, petitions, research notes, photographs, illustrations and UFW administrative documents. The papers are organized loosely by subject into eleven series that cover the period 1960-2008. Within each series, the original folder titles were maintained, and the order in which they appear respect as much as possible the listing created by Jerry Cohen. The collection contains only non-privileged material. Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into eleven series:

BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL, 1960-2008 UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA, 1966-2005 PESTICIDES, 1968-1984 JUDICIAL CASES AND LABOR CONTRACTS, 1964-1987 AGRICULTURAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (A.L.R.A.), 1970-1983 [PORTIONS RESTRICTED] TRANSITION FILES, 1967-1981 (Bulk 1979) [ACCESS RESTRICTED] AGRICULTURAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (A.L.R.B.), 1968-2006 MISCELLANEOUS, 1967-2009 LOAVES AND FISHES, 1988-1997 JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT FIGHT, 1979-1985 NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR, 1986-1993

The papers are organized loosely by subject into eleven series that cover the period 1960-2008. Within each series, the original folder titles were maintained, and the order in which they appear respect as much as possible the original listing created by Jerry Cohen.

The papers are open for research use, with the following exceptions: access to portions of Series 5 (Agricultural Labor Relations Act) and all of Series 6 (Transition Files) is currently restricted at the request of the donor. In addition, some particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the Jerry Cohen Papers should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

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The Jerry Cohen (AC 1963) Papers were deposited by Jerry Cohen in 2007. The collection consists of the records Cohen kept during his career as General Counsel of the United Farm Workers of America and as personal attorney of its president, César Chávez. Most folder titles have been taken from the titles on the original folders in which the material arrived. In processing, the papers were organized by subject into eleven series covering the period 1960-2008.

The papers were processed in 2007-2008.

Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993. United Farm Workers. Agricultural laborers - Labor unions - California. Migrant agricultural laborers - California. Strikes and lockouts - Agricultural laborers - California. Grape Strike, Calif., 1965-1970. Series 1: BIOGRAPHICAL FILES, 1960-2008

Consists of the oral interview and written overview of the collection prepared by Jerry Cohen, family papers, files from his time in Law School, diaries, correspondence, and teaching materials.

1 1 "Gringo Justice: The United Farm Workers Union 1967-1981", background about the collection written by Jerry Cohen 2008 Feb

1 2 Interview with Jerry Cohen - cassette/CD recording 2007 Nov 2 1 3 Amherst College - correspondence, posters and CD recording 1978-2008 1 4 John F. Kennedy volunteer - campaign material, correspondence, and press releases 1960-1967 1 5 Law School - yearbook, notes, legal documents 1963-1968 1 6 C.R.L.A. - correspondence ca. 1967 1 7 Diaries (2 vols.) 1970 1 8 Teamster attack - Jerry Cohen's injury - ambulance bills, notes, news clippings and correspondence 1970 1 8a Medical recommenation, Washington, DC 1973 Mar 6 1 9 Conferences - correspondence, notes, fliers, posters, and programs 1978-2000 1 10 Résumé - Jerry Cohen ca. 1981 1 11 Law and Social Change - UCSC class 1983 1 12 Law and Social Change - UCSC class (continued) 1983 1a 1 Handwritten narrative and illustrations by Jeremy Cohen 1984 Nov 23 1a 2 Drawing by Josh Cohen n.d. 1a 3 Jerry Cohen's (erroneous) New York Times obituary - letters and news clippings 1996 Jan 11 1a 4 Responses to controversy - Jerry Cohen's pseudonyms 1968-1987 1a 5 Correspondence 1980s-1990s 1a 6 Correspondence 2000s 1a 7 Cohen's contributions to books 1996-2001 1a 8 Affidavit of Jerry Cohen - deposition about denial of service propose by "Radcliff" 18 Sep 1979 Series 2: UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA, 1966-2005

This series is divided into three subseries: A: Correspondence and Documents; B: Newspaper and magazine clippings; C: El Malcriado

Subseries A: Correspondence and Documents, 1966-2006

This subsderies consists of administrative records such as phone books, songs, constitutions, calendars, posters, and memos. Included here are important contracts won by the union, the correspondence between César Chávez and Jerry Cohen, records of wedding and memorial services of UFW members, material related to LeRoy Chatfield's Documentation Project, and correspondence about Cohen's participation in the documentaries Fighting for our Lives, Chicano! The Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement and Fight in the Fields.

2 1 Affidavit of Candidate for Delegate (César Chávez) 1966-1968 2 2 Wasco/bad water - memo, news clippings 1967-1968 2 3 Madeleine Cohen - press releases and press contacts 1967-1983 2 4 Citizens for Kennedy/Fulbright - savings passbooks, correspondence to and from John F. Kennedy, mailing lists, news clippings, election ballots, and campaign material 1967-1968 2 5 Citizens for Kennedy/Fulbright (continued) 1967-1968 2 6 César's fast - news clippings, photograph, letter from Robert Kennedy to Jerry Cohen, fortieth anniversary 1967-2008 2 7 Delano notebook - Cohen's account of César's fast; tributes to Martin Luther King's and César's deaths 1968-1993 2 8 Union songs ca. 1967-1999 2 9 Jerry Cohen-César Chávez correspondence 1968-1981 2 10 Chávez's statement to House Committee on Labor and Education; leaflet "Toward Building a Union" 1968 Aug 15 2 11 Union stationery n.d. 3 12 Union coloring book n.d. 2 13 Chávez for Governor Committee - campaign material, news clippings, correspondence 1969 2 14 Skull design n.d. 2 15 Agricultural Workers Freedom to Work Association (A.W.F.W.A.) - member card, reports, lists of payments, and correspondence 1968/1975 2 16 U.A.W. - booklets, correspondence 1969-1978 2 17 Delano Group grape contract 1970 Jul 29 2 18 Collective Bargaining Agreement UFW/Roberts' companies 1970 Jun 29 2 19 Union label n.d. 2 20 "Fiesta Campesina" - souvenir program 1970 Jul 10 2 21 Phone books 1970-1975 3 1 Calendars 1970-1977 3 2 UFW Constitutions (Spanish and English versions) 1973 Sep 21-23 3 3 "Why We Boycott" - UFW booklets 1973 Sep 6 3 4 UFW materials - drawing, notes, roster, memo, letters, copy of "El Malcriadito", bishops' statement 1973-1979 3 5 UFW Conventions - resolutions and reports 1973-1984 3 6 FBI - annotated César Chávez's case files, news clippings, correspondence 1974-1995 3 7 Films about the UFW - booklets and correspondence 1975-2008 3 8 Lucas' poster "The Silver King and His Knights" and "Lower Your Own" 1976 3 9 Democratic Convention - Cohen's affidavit of delegate and news clippings 1976 3 10 Letters of recommendation written by Jerry Cohen 1976-1994 3 11 Teamster Pact 1977 Oct 3 12 Teamster Pact related materials - notes, correspondence, news clippings, report, memo 1973-1996 3 13 Jerry Cohen's letter to Bart Curto with declaration of Gerardo Vásquez 1978 Sep 3 14 Phone bills 1978-1980 3 15 Chava's poem 1979 Jul 10 3 16 E. & J. Gallo march - poster n.d. 3 17 Articles by Dennis Valdés 1982-1995 3 18 Fred Abad - correspondence 1986-1993 3 19 Cal Roger Mahoney and cemetery workers - news clippings, petition, press releases, correspondence 1988-1998 4 1 Strawberries - correspondence, booklets, and testimonies 1994-1998 4 2 J.G. Boswell Co. - memos, correspondence 1969-2001 4 3 Marriages and memorial services - notes, photographs, news clippings, eulogies 1990-2004 4 4 Marriages and memorial services (continued) 1990-2004 4 5 Jessica Govea - memorial services, correspondence, news clippings 1993-2005 4 6 Documentation or Propaganda Project - correspondence, personal essays written by UFW militants, "César 1968", manuscript by LeRoy Chatfield (file 1 of 3) 2002-2004 4 7 Documentation or Propaganda Project (file 2 of 3) 2002-2004 5 1 Documentation or Propaganda Project (file 3 of 3) 2002-2004 5 2 Roger Sale - correspondence 1967-2005 5 3 Correspondence including exchange with Prof. James 1967-2005 5 4 Fortieth UFW Reunion - programs and notes 2005 5 5 Fortieth Anniversary of the 1965 Delano grape strike - Correspondence 2005 5 6 UFW leaves the AFL-CIO - correspondence 2006 5 7 Saturday Night at the Bagel Factory, by Don Bell - "The Anti-Riot Squad of Mountain Street", short story from the book ca. 1974 Subseries B: Newspaper and magazine clippings, 1969-1999

Included here are articles selected by Jerry Cohen as representative of his experience in the UFW.

6 1 UFW legal work in Santa Maria Valley, California 1969-1971 6 2 Time magazine 1969-1974 6 3 Lettuce strike - news clippings 1970 Aug 6 4 César Chávez's critics - news clippings 1970 6 5 UFW - assorted articles 1969-1974 6 6 UFW/Ducote theft 1976 Jan 9 6 7 Charles Dederich (Synanon) - news clippings 1978-1979 6 8 UFW contract negotiations - news clippings 1979 6 9 Strikes - news clippings 1979-1980 6 10 UFW/ internal strife - news clippings 1979-1981 6 11 Miscellaneous - news clippings 1979-1999 6 12 Recent union articles 1996-1999 6a 1 Poster of the opening of the Jerry Cohen Papers at Amherst College 2008 Oct 6a 2 Earth Times - article on the grape boycott (2 copies) July 1970 6a 3 Los Angeles Times 1973 Oct 11 6a 4 Los Angeles Times 1974 May 5 6a 5 Los Angeles Free Press (3 copies) 1974 Nov 22 6b 5 Tomo I, special issue - Don Sotaco (cartoons from the Delano strike) 1966 Subseries C: El Malcriado, 1966-1974

This section contains original issues of the UFW newspaper both in Spanish and in English.

6b 5 Tomo I, n. 50 - partial copy 1966 Dec 2 6b 5 Tomo I, partial copies 1966 Jan 19- 3 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 51 1966 Dec 2 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 52 1966 Dec 29 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 53 1967 Jan 13 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 54 - English and Spanish copies 1967 Jan 13 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 55 1967 Mar 1 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 56 1967 Mar 15 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 57 1967 Mar 29 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 58 1967 Apr 12 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 59 1967 Apr 26 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 60 1967 May 10 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 61 1967 May 24 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 62 1967 Jun 7 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 63 1967 Jun 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 64 1967 Jul 5 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 65 1967 Jul 19 6b 5 Tomo I, n. 66 1967 Aug 16 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 1 - English and Spanish (2 copies) 1968 Feb 21 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 2 - English and Spanish copies 1968 Mar 15 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 3 - English and Spanish copies 1968 Apr 11 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 4 - English and Spanish (3 copies) 1968 Apr 15 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 5 - English and Spanish copies 1968 May 1 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 6 - English and Spanish copies 1968 May 15 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 7 - English and Spanish copies 1968 Jun 1 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 8- English and Spanish copies 1968 Jun 15 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 9- English and Spanish copies 1968 Jul 1 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 10- English and Spanish copies 1968 Jul 15 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 11- English and Spanish copies 1968 Aug 1 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 12- English and Spanish copies 1968 Aug 15 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 13- English and Spanish copies 1968 Sep 1 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 21 1969 Jan 1 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 22 1969 Jan 15 6b 5 Tomo II, n. 23 1969 Feb 1 6b 5 Tomo III, n. 7 (2 copies) 1969 Jul 1-15 6b 5 Tomo III, n. 9/11 (2 copies) 1969 Aug 1-15 6b 5 Tomo III, n. 13 (2 copies) 1969 Oct 1-15 6b 5 Tomo III, n. 14 1969 Oct 15-31 6b 5 Tomo III, n. 17 1969 Dec 1-31 6b 5 Tomo III, n. 20 (2 copies) 1970 Feb 1-28 6b 5 Tomo III, n. 21 1970 Mar 1-15 6b 5 Tomo III, n. 22 1970 Apr 6b 5 Tomo III, n. 23 1970 Apr 15 6b 5 Tomo III, n. 24 1970 May 1 6b 5 Tomo III, n. 25 1970 May 15 6b 5 Tomo III, n. 26 1970 Jun 1 6b 5 Tomo IV, n. 1 1970 Jun 15 6b 5 Tomo IV, n. 2 1970 Jul 1 6b 5 Tomo IV, n. 3 1970 Jul 15 6b 5 Tomo IV, n. 4 1970 Aug 1 6b 5 Tomo IV, n. 10 1970 Nov 15 6b 5 Tomo IV, n. 11 1970 Dec 15 6b 5 Tomo V, n. 1 1972 Mar 20 6b 5 Tomo V, n. 4 1972 Jun 23 6b 5 Tomo VII, n. 11- English and Spanish copies 1974 Nov 18 Series 3: PESTICIDES, 1968-1984

Consists of various case files, notes, news clippings, the Walter Mondale Senate Hearings of 1969, and correspondence concerning the use of pesticides by Atwood Aviation in Kern County, California.

7 1 Pesticides: the Poisons We Eat - UFW publication 1969 7 2 Fifth Appellate District, CA - case files (n. 1043) 1968-1969 7 3 Supreme Court of California - case files (n. 103595) 1968-1969 7 4 Supreme Court of California (continued) 1968-1969 7 5 DDT suit - news clippings 1969-1970 7 6 UFW press releases on pesticides 1969 7 7 2008 Atwood vs. Morley vs. Cohen - memos 1968-1969 7 8 2007 Atwood vs. Morley vs. Cohen - case files and notes 1968-1969 7 9 Atwood Aviation - memorandum 1969 Feb 14 8 1 Atwood vs. Seldon Morley - case files (vol. 1) 1969 8 2 Atwood vs. Seldon Morley - case files (vol. 2) 1969 8 3 Atwood vs. Seldon Morley - case files (vol. 3) 1969 8 4 2009 Atwood vs. Morley vs. Cohen - case files 1969 8 5 2009 Atwood vs. Morley vs. Cohen - case files (continued) 1969 8 6 Atwood Aviation vs. Seldon Morley miscellaneous - letters, and research notes. 1970s 9 1 Sen. Walter F. Mondale - U.S. Senate hearings (pesticides) 1969 9 2 Sen. Walter F. Mondale - U.S. Senate hearings (continued) 1969 9 3 Pesticides - news clippings, and correspondence 1969-1984 9 4 Fifth Appellate District, CA - case files (n. 1251) 1970-1971 9 5 Abbatti Farms vs. César Chávez - UFWOC vs. Abbatti Farms - case files 1970-1972 Series 4: JUDICIAL CASES & LABOR CONTRACTS, 1964-1999

Composed chiefly of the legal files of the cases in which Jerry Cohen represented César Chávez and the United Farm Workers of America. It also includes contracts, collective bargaining agreements, news clippings, and material about violence against farm workers, such as the court hearings of Lydia Villareal's case, who was represented by Jerry Cohen after being retaliated for denouncing growers who kept his workers living in caves.

10 1 In Re Berry (Colin Scott) - opinion and civil disobedience materials 1964-1968 10 2 People vs. Donna Childers - memo 1967 April 10 3 UFWOC vs. Superior Court of Kern County (bullhorn case/ Giumarra Vineyards Corp.) - petition, memo 1967 Aug 28 10 4 Grape contract signing - news clippings 1968-1971 10 5 Clips re: lettuce strike and grape contract signings; 'Reds lettuce alone' bumper sticker 1968-1970 10 6 UFWOC vs. Giumarra Vineyards Corp. /A.W.F.W.A.- letter, brief, news clippings 1969-1970 10 7 Sidney Steinberg contract 1970 Mar 31 10 8 Delano contract signing - news clippings 1970 10 9 Centennial Farms contract of 05/20/1970 1970 May 10 10 Heggblade-Marguleas agreements of 06/26/1970 1970 Jun 26 10 11 E. & J. Gallo Winery's N.L.R.B. charge - agreement, letters, strike declaration, and legal documents 1970-1973 10 12 Declarations re: Kern County violence (file 1 of 5) - transcripts of interrogations 1973-1979 10 13 Declarations re: Kern County violence (file 2 of 5) - transcripts of interrogations, letter 1973-1974 10 14 Declarations re: Kern County violence (file 3 of 5) - transcripts of interrogations 1973 Aug 10 15 Declarations re: Kern County violence (file 4 of 5) - transcripts of interrogations 1973 Jun-Aug 10 16 Declarations re: Kern County violence (file 5 of 5) Kern County Jail Declarations 1973 Jul-Aug 11 1 Chronology of violence in Kern County - case files, report, letters from congressman Don Edwards 1973 11 2 Nagi Daifullah's death report 1973 11 3 Chávez vs. Frank Fitzsimmons (anti-trust suit) - briefs, complaint, news clippings, receipts 1973-1979 11 4 Manuel Perez vs. E. & J. Gallo Winery - complaint Feb 1974 11 5 UFW vs. Supreme Court of Santa Cruz County (William Buak Fruit Inc.) - petitions 1974-1975 11 6 International Brotherhood of Teamsters vs. UFW - legal order, draft, declaration, letters, news clippings 1974 Oct-Dec 11 7 University of California vs. Allan Bakke and United Steel Workers vs. Bruce Weber - amici curiae briefs 1976-1978 11 8 Gov. Bruce Babbit vs. UFW - brief for appellees 1978 Jun 13 11 9 Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - annotated appendix 1978 Jun 13 11 10 Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - briefs of amicus curiae 1978 Oct 11 11 Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - opening and reply briefs 1978 Oct 11 12 Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - motion to affirm 1978 Oct 12 1 Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - Supreme Court's opinion 1979 12 2 Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - correspondence 1979 12 3 Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - preparation notes n.d. 12 4 A.L.R.B. Unit Clarification/Admiral Packing vs. UFW - motion 1978 Jun 20 12 5 Vegetable Seniority Proposal 1979 Jul 7 12 6 Newspaper articles 1979 12 7 Nagata Brothers Farms and A.L.R.B. vs. UFW - legal research, and annotated copy of the case. 1979 12 8 Cal Coastal mediator's proposal and Cesar's notes of phone call 1979-1980 13 1 Souza-Boster Inc. - UFW contract 1980-1983 13 2 Bruce Church case - legal decision, collective bargaining agreement 1982 May 12 13 3 D'Arrigo Bros vs. Leopoldo G. Lerna - case files and letters 1983 13 4 Lydia Villareal's case 1985-1987 13 5 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) vs. Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) 1998-1999 14 Lydia Villareal's court hearings - 26 tapes 1985-1986 14a 1 Bruce Church Inc. vs. Boren Chertkov - Complaint for Injunction and Damages 1982-1983 14a 2 United Farm Workers vs. J. Jesus Conchola -Case summary n.d. 14a 3 Bruce Church Inc. vs.UFW-draft and legal research <lb />For Motion for Dismissal of Complaint 1982-1984 14a 4 BCI vs. UFW- UFW expenses 1983-1986 14a 5 BCI vs. UFW- BCI's informational packet to its workers 1984 14a 6 BCIvs.UFW-UFW meeting notes 1984-1985 14a 7 BCI vs. UFW- Press coverage 1984-1985 14a 8 BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 1 of 9) 1984 14b 1 BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 2 of 9) 1985 14b 2 BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 3 of 9) 1985 14b 3 BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 4 of 9) 1985 14b 4 BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 5 of 9) 1985 14c 1 BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 6 of 9) 1985 14c 2 BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 7of 9) 1986 14c 3 BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 8 of 9) 1986 14c 4 BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 9 of 9) 1986 Series 5: AGRICULTURAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (A.L.R.A.), 1970-1983

Consists of case files, legal research, handwritten notes, interviews, drafts of the bill, election manuals, and Senate hearings.

Portions restricted.

Access Restricted: 15 1 Federal law - legal research, and drafts 1975-1978 15 2 Federal law (continued) 1975-1978 15 3 Draft - A.L.R.A. n.d. 15 4 National Labor Relations Act (N.L.R.A.) - copy of the bill n.d. 15 5 A.L.R.A. - copy of the bill 1975-1976 15 6 Rationale - notes 1978 Feb 15 15 7 Access - case files, minutes 1975 15 8 Symbols - voting instructions 1973-1975 15 9 Employers' bargaining unit lists 1976 15 10 Peak and migration - chart and research notes 1970-1977 15 11 Law journals 1977-1981 15 12 Memos and brainstorming on National Law/A.L.R.A. 1977 15 13 Comparison of National Law to N.L.R.A. and A.L.R.A. - flag issues 1978 15 14 Anti-strike breaking law - research and draft 1970s 15 15 Model State Law n.d. 15 16 Rationale - original (corrected) papers - N.L.R.A. n.d. 16 1 N.L.R.A. - drafts, brainstorming and notes n.d. 16 2 First rough draft plus modifications - National Law n.d. 16 3 Legal research 1975 16 4 Analysis of the N.L.R.A., L.M.R.A. and L.M.R.D.A. and a comparison with the A.L.R.A., by Kz 1977-1978 16 5 Research on National Law - publications n.d. 16 6 N.L.R.A. - legal history, cases, comparison with A.L.R.A. n.d. No Access Restrictions: 17 1 Oral history of negotiations with Gov. Edmund Brown/ Jaques Levy's interview with Jerry Cohen, Tony Gaenslen and Sandy Nathan - tape transcript 1975 Jun 19 17 2 Jacques Levy's interview with Jerry Cohen, César Chávez, Ellen Greenstone, Jerry Goldman and Sandy Nathan - tape transcript 1975 Sep 24/25 17 3 Gov. Edmund Brown's draft of the A.L.R.A n.d. 17 4 UFW - A.L.R.A. Election Manual 1970s 17 5 A.L.R.A. - related materials 1975 17 6 Agricultural Labor Relations Act - news clippings 1975-1976 17 7 Agricultural Labor Relations Act - news clippings (continued) 1975 17 8 Newspaper articles relating to the passage of the A.L.R.A. 1974-1977 17 9 "The Sting" and "California Caper," by Jacques Levy - chapters 33-35 from Levy's notebook; film proposal. 2004 Feb 1 17 10 AB 3370 - copy of the bill 1974 Nov 3 17 11 Farm Worker Initiative - news editorial, petition 1976 17 12 Campaign to persuade Gov. Tom McCall to veto Oregon farm labor law - bills, news clippings, correspondence 1971 17 13 Immigration - 1986 Immigration Act, memo, news articles written by Jerry Cohen 1986-1987 Series 6: TRANSITION FILES, 1967-1981 (Bulk 1979) [ACCESS RESTRICTED]

This series documents the period of transition initiated by Jerry Cohen's resignation from the Legal Department of the United Farm Workers, in 1979. It consists of correspondence, notes, legal documents, and journals kept by Cohen during his tenure as General Counsel.

Portions restricted.

18 1 UFW Executive Board meetings - minutes 1967-1969 18 2 Hand notes I 1970-1981 18 3 Hand notes II 1979-1980 18 4 Typed notes on A.L.R.B. cases 1979 18 5 Attorney correspondence 1979 18 6 UFW correspondence - letters, notes, memos, news clippings 1979 18 7 UFW correspondence (continued) 1979 19 1 UFW Legal Department (file 1 of 3) - case files, memos, correspondence, notes, payroll lists 1979 19 2 UFW Legal Department (file 2 of 3) 1979 19 3 UFW Legal Department (file 3 of 3) 1978 19 4 A.L.R.B. appellate cases - memos 1979 Series 7: AGRICULTURAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (A.L.R.B.), 1968-2006

Contains case files and news clippings about the disputes between the United Farm Workers and the Agricultural Labor Relations Board of California. It also documents the repercussion of César Chávez's death in 1993.

20 1 Imperial Valley Press - news clippings 1970-1972 20 2 A.L.R.B. clips 1978-1993 20 3 Clips re: declining years 1979-1997 20 4 Clips re: 1979 strike and negotiations 1977-1979 20 5 California AFL-CIO News 1975 Mar 14 20 6 UFW - news articles/Maggie case - news clippings, correspondence 1985-1991 20 7 UFW/A.L.R.B. (file 1 of 3) 1979 20 8 UFW/A.L.R.B. (file 2 of 3) 1977-1980 20 9 UFW/A.L.R.B. (file 3 of 3) 1978-1986 20 10 UFW/A.L.R.B.- Salinas 1977-2000 21 1 A.L.R.B. / Dave Stirling - news clippings, correspondence, and press releases 1983-1986 21 2 Delano 1993 - news clippings 1984-1993 21 3 L. A. Times and response 2006 21 4 L. A. Times and response (continued) 2005-2006 21 5 A.L.R.B. / Sen. Leo McCarthy - pamphlets and correspondence 1976 Series 8: MISCELLANEOUS, 1967-2009

Is composed of newspaper articles written by Jerry Cohen, correspondence, manuscripts, and lists of the Jacques Levy Research Collection on César Chávez deposited at Yale University, and of UFW documents housed by Wayne State University (Mich.). It also includes a petition to First Lady Hillary Clinton in favor of the American Health Security Act (1993).

22 1 Correspondence 1967-1977 22 2 "Delano Report to Its Citizens" 1969 22 3 Gov. Tom McCall's veto to farm bill - news clippings 1971 22 4 AB 3770 - copy of the bill 1974-1975 22 5 Mailgram 1975 May 9 22 6 The New York Times - Equal Rights Amendment ad 1978 Jun 22 22 7 Cohen/Peter and Dolores Velasco correspondence 1979 22 8 Social Problems Journal, vol. 28, n. 5 1981 Jun 22 9 Mos. George Higgins correspondence 1981-1983 22 10 Joe Glass speech n.d. 22 11 Op Ed pieces - newspaper articles by Jerry Cohen 1985-1990 22 12 "César 1968", manuscript by LeRoy Chatfield 1993 May 22 13 American Health Security Act - petition 1993 Oct 7 22 14 Jacques Levy correspondence 1994-2005 22 15 List of UFW materials deposited at Wayne State University - (file 1 of 5) n.d. 22 16 List of UFW materials deposited at Wayne State Univ. - (file 2 of 5) n.d. 22 17 List of UFW materials deposited at Wayne State Univ. - (file 3 of 5) n.d. 23 1 List of UFW materials deposited at Wayne State Univ. - legal papers (file 4 of 5) n.d. 23 2 List of UFW materials deposited at Wayne State Univ. - (file 5 of 5) n.d. 23 3 List of Jacques Levy materials deposited at Yale University n.d. 23 4 Photograph of Gov. George Murphy n.d. 23 5 Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr - news clippings 1999 Jun 27 23 6 Wells/Villarejo article 2004 Sep 23 7 Democratic National Convention 1976 23 8 Lance Laconic 1966-1979 23 9 Efforts to reform the National Labor Relations Act to include farm workers and domestics 2009 Series 9: LOAVES & FISHES, 1988-1997

Includes case files and news clippings concerning litigation between Loaves and Fishes, a charitable organization represented among others by Jerry Cohen, and the City of Sacramento, California.

24 1 City of Sacramento vs. Loaves and Fishes (file 1 of 4) - case files 1997 24 2 City of Sacramento vs. Loaves and Fishes (file 2 of 4) 1996-1997 24 3 City of Sacramento vs. Loaves and Fishes (file 3 of 4) 1988-1997 24 4 City of Sacramento vs. Loaves and Fishes (file 4 of 4) 1995-1996 24 5 Press 1977 24 6 Chronology and commentary; descriptive materials 1988-1995 24 7 Legal research materials n.d. 24 8 Notice of Dismissal; Settlement Agreement 1997 25 1 Loaves & Fishes cross-complaint; City of Sacramento's response 1997 25 2 Answer of Loaves and Fishes et al; Stipulation for Alternative Dispute Resolution 1997 25 3 City of Sacramento's complaint; Resolution 6/27/89 1989-1997 25 4 City of Sacramento vs. Loaves and Fishes - Mediation 1996-1998 Series 10: JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT FIGHT, 1979-1985

Consists of news articles, notes, legal documents, personal data and correspondence regarding the appointment of Jerry Cohen to the Sixth Court of Appeal of the State of California in 1982.

26 1 Monterey Peninsula Herald - cartoon 1983 Jun 27 26 2 "The Law, the Duke, and Mr. Cohen," biographical essay by Marvin A. Gluck 1983 26 3 Handwritten schedule 1981 Nov 26 4 Del Olmo - news clippings 1983 Jan 13 26 5 Shabby show - news clippings 1982 Dec 31 26 6 Disgraceful - news clippings 1982 Dec 12 26 7 Power Politics - news clippings 1982 Dec 12 26 8 Joseph A. Stave's letters 1981-1982 26 9 Special- correspondence and news clippings 1982-1983 26 10 A.L.R.B. - recommendation letters 1982 26 11 Pols - recommendation letters 1982 26 12 Adversaries - recommendation letters 1982 26 13 Church - recommendation letters 1982 26 14 Chief Justice Rose Bird - news clippings 1985 26 15 Citizens - recommendation letters 1982 Dec 26 16 Judges - recommendation letters 1982 Dec 26 17 Academics - recommendation letters 1982 Dec 26 18 Legislation - news clippings, copy of Senate Constitutional Amendment n. 9. 1983 26 19 Roger Sale's letters 1983 Jan 26 20 Sen. Henry Mello attack - letter 1981 26 21 Congratulation - letters and cards 1982 Dec 26 22 Miscellaneous - legal documents, photos, letters, and notes. 1981-1982 26 23 Commission - news clippings, correspondence, and documents of Cohen's confirmation hearing. 1981-1982 26 24 Nomination - Press - news clippings 1982 26 25 Appellate Court - sheriff anon. - questionnaire, petitions, and news clippings. 1981 26 26 Letters to Gov. Edmund Brown 1981 26 27 Resolutions - briefing package, and news clippings. 1983 26 28 San Jose Mercury - editorial 1982 Dec 13 26 29 Letters out 1983 26 30 Tom Dalzell, Kirsten Zerger and Sanford N. Nathan - letters 1983 Jan 17 26 31 Letter motion to commission 1983 26 32 A.P. (EGELCO) - news clippings 1982-1983 26 33 Contacts - lists, correspondence, and news clippings 1983 26 34 Labor - recommendation letters 1982 26 35 Anthony Murray's letter 1983 Jan 3 26 36 Correspondence, legal documents, and news clippings. n.d. 26 37 Monterey Peninsula Herald 1981 Dec 9 26 38 Marvin A. Gluck correspondence 1982 26 39 Confirmation Hearing press 1982 Dec 30 27 1 Sidney Feinberg's opinions - news clippings 1982-1984 27 2 Press repercussion 1981-1984 27 3 Regrets - letters, and news clippings 1979-1983 27 4 Bar fight - Bill and Barry appointment article 1981-1982 27 5 Responses - Bill & S.M.T. letters 1982 27 6 L.A. Times' story 1982 Dec 30 27 7 Copies of letters to me 1982 27 8 Judiciary - news clippings 1983 Jan 2 27 9 Peers - recommendation letters 1982 27 10 Letters from Mr. Taupen - extras 1982 27 11 Consolidation Campaign Statement - George Deukmejian - list of donors, and news clippings 1982 27 12 Personal data - résumé and questionnaire 1981 Apr 1 27 13 Cohen's Confirmation hearing - cassette recording 1982 Dec 29 Series 11: NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR, 1986-1993

Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings and publications of the peace group, with emphasis on the campaign to boycott coffee imported from El Salvador.

28 1 Salvadoran coffee boycott (file 1 of 3) - booklets, flyers, and news clippings 1989-1990 28 2 Salvadoran coffee boycott (file 2 of 3) - correspondence, resolutions, news clippings 1986-1992 28 3 Salvadoran coffee boycott (file 3 of 3) - Jerry Cohen's letter of resignation from N2N, correspondence with congressmen, and news clippings 1989-1993 28 4 Salvadoran unions' support - correspondence and news clippings 1989-1990