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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Guide to the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council 10 (Davenport, Iowa) records
http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?IWA0733
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Catholic Diocese of Davenport.
The Organizations and activism series (1967-1982) provides insight into organizations that Council 10 members led or
participated in. In 1968, Council 10 formed the Quad City Grape Boycott Committee under the leadership of Davenport's
John Terronez, who served concurrently as Iowa state LULAC director. The grape boycott committee folders contain
newsletters, newspaper articles, flyers and brochures about the committee's activities. Also included are materials from
the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC). A substantial run of the UFWOC newsletter El Malcriado,
published in Delano, California, can be found in the Newsletters series. The Area Board for Migrants (ABFM) folders
explain the formation, funding, and programs of the ABFM under the leadership of Ernest Rodriguez, a founding member
of LULAC Council 10. These folders contain information about a job placement program initiated by the ABFM known
as Trabajo that was coordinated by Council 10 member Mary Terronez. The Immigration and employment folder includes
the 1976 response from the U.S. Department of Defense to a complaint against International Harvester Corporation filed
by LULAC Council 10 president Henry Vargas. Also included in the immigration and employment folder are the minutes
of a 1982 meeting called by Council 10 in response to "Operation Jobs Sweep."
The Scholarship program series (1970-1989) illustrates the organization and planning behind the highly successful
LULAC scholarship program undertaken by Council 10 members to provide scholarships for Mexican American students
to pursue college education. The Spanish-Speaking Elderly Program (SSEP) series (1973-1975) details the program
initiated by Council 10 to meet the needs of elderly Spanish-speaking residents of the Davenport area. The records of
the SSEP include board minutes, meetings and newsletters that reflect the activities of the many members of Council 10
who supported the program.
The State and national LULAC series (1962-2001) comprises convention programs and related materials, including the
1968-1970 correspondence of state LULAC director John Terronez. The bulk of the Reports (1968-1976) are
government publications relating to the history and social and economic circumstances of Mexican Americans living in
Iowa. The Photographs series (1959-1969) includes the exhibit boards from the LULAC club in Davenport, which
contain several photos from the 1967 and 1968 state LULAC conventions. These boards have been digitized and can be
viewed on the Iowa Digital Libraries site. Many of the individuals in the photographs have been identified by members of
LULAC Council 10.
The final and largest series in the collection is the Newsletters (1961-2005). It is divided into subseries for LULAC, Iowa,
and individual states. There is a fairly complete run of the newsletters of LULAC Council 10 from 1994, but only one
partial newsletter (1961) exists for the earlier period. There is a brief run of the Iowa state LULAC newsletter, LULAC
Glances, and a few newsletters of the national organization, LULAC News, including the 1963 memorial edition
published following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Many of the newsletters are local Chicano
publications from the Southwest and Midwest, dating from the 1960s to the early 1970s. El Malcriado, the bi-monthly
publication of the United Farm Workers, during and after the Delano, California, grape strike is contained in this series as
well as newsletters of the American G.I. Forum, The Forumeer.
Related Materials
Ernest Rodriguez papers (IWA).
Mujeres Latinas Project oral history interviews (IWA).
Muscatine Migrant Committee Records (unprocessed).
Detailed Description of the Collection
Browse by Series:
Series 1: HISTORY
Series 2: ADMINSTRATION
Series 3: ACTIVITIES
Series 4: ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVISM
Series 5: SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Series 6: SPANISH-SPEAKING ELDERLY PROGRAM (SSEP)
Series 7: STATE AND NATIONAL LULAC
Series 8: REPORTS
Series 9: NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
Series 10: PHOTOGRAPHS
Series 11: NEWSLETTERS
Series 1: HISTORY
Box 1:
General -1959-1979
All for One &One For All, 75 year history of LULAC -2004
Henry Vargas interview, Davenport, undated: [V429]
"The War: Interviews with WWII Veterans," IPTV: [d0051] -2007
Series 2: ADMINSTRATION
Box 1:
Constitution and by-laws -1981, 1966
Committees -1973-1974
Correspondence -1969-1982
Correspondence -1995-2001
Correspondence -2002-2004
Membership -1969-1990
Membership -1973
Membership meetings and minutes -1960-1969
Membership meetings and minutes -1973-1976
Membership meetings and minutes -1980-1999
Membership meetings and minutes -2000
Box 2:
Membership meetings and minutes -2001-2003
Financial records (7 folders) -1961-2003
Series 3: ACTIVITIES
Box 3:
50th anniversary celebration -2009
Bettendorf International Folk Festival -1975
Bowling and bingo -1971-2004
Dances -1965-1990
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