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Collection Summary
Collection Title:
Ralph W. Hollenberg collection of materials relating to the Farm
Security Administration, Region IX 1924-1949 (bulk 1938-1945)
Collection Number:
BANC MSS C-R 1
Creator:
Hollenberg, Ralph W.
Extent:
Number of containers: 9 cartons
Linear feet: 11.25
Repository:
The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please
consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract:
Contains materials collected by Ralph W. Hollenberg chiefly during his tenure as Acting Director of
the Farm Security Administration, Region IX, from 1939 to 1941. Contains administrative records,
program files, and farm labor research materials relating to FSA activities in Region IX, which
included Calif., Arizona, Utah, and Nevada. Administrative files include a small amount of
correspondence, reports, speeches, and press releases, along with minutes of meetings, and
publications, which includes several bibliographies with a focus on agricultural labor in the west,
particularly Calif. The bulk of the collection is dedicated to a variety of agricultural, housing, and social programs
created and administrered by the FSA, and may include correspondence, reports, memoranda,
statements, and clippings. Farm labor research files focus on farmer organizations and agricultural
development in Calif., and includes a few files containing reports, statements, talks, and press
releases, with other printed material and clippings from 1942-1945, concerning the evacuation of
Japanese Americans from the west coast during World War II.
Languages Represented:
Collection materials are in English
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