Jerry Cohen (AC 1963) Papers, 1960-2009
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Jerry Cohen (AC 1963) Papers
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24 archives boxes, 3 half archives boxes, 1 tape box
Cohen, Jerry
Biographical History for: Jerry Cohen (AC 1963) Papers
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.
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.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
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.
At Amherst College: United Farm Workers Printed Matter, 1970-1979 At Other Repositories: National Farm Workers Association Collection, 1960-1967. Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University (Detroit, Mich.). Online Resources: Digital Collection: Selected documents from the Jerry Cohen PapersFarm Worker Documentation Project, 1962-1993 (URL: www.farmworkermovement.org)Gordon, Jennifer. "Law, Lawyers and Labor: The United Farm Workers' Legal Strategy in the 1960s and 1970s and the Role of Law in Union Organizing Today." Fordham University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Electronic Library, 2006. Full text (pdf, 715 KB). Used with permission.
The papers were processed in 2007-2008.
Agricultural laborers - Labor unions - California.
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Migrant agricultural laborers - California.
Strikes and lockouts - Agricultural laborers - California.
Grape Strike, Calif., 1965-1970.
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993.
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United Farm Workers.
series
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.
"Gringo Justice: The United Farm Workers Union 1967-1981", background about the collection written by Jerry Cohen 2008 Feb
Interview with Jerry Cohen - cassette/CD recording 2007 Nov 2
Amherst College - correspondence, posters and CD recording 1978-2008
John F. Kennedy volunteer - campaign material, correspondence, and press releases 1960-1967
Law School - yearbook, notes, legal documents 1963-1968
C.R.L.A. - correspondence ca. 1967
Diaries (2 vols.) 1970
Teamster attack - Jerry Cohen's injury - ambulance bills, notes, news clippings and correspondence 1970
Medical recommenation, Washington, DC 1973 Mar 6
Conferences - correspondence, notes, fliers, posters, and programs 1978-2000
Résumé - Jerry Cohen ca. 1981
Law and Social Change - UCSC class 1983
Law and Social Change - UCSC class (continued) 1983
Handwritten narrative and illustrations by Jeremy Cohen 1984 Nov 23
Drawing by Josh Cohen n.d.
Jerry Cohen's (erroneous) New York Times obituary - letters and news clippings 1996 Jan 11
Responses to controversy - Jerry Cohen's pseudonyms 1968-1987
Correspondence 1980s-1990s
Correspondence 2000s
Cohen's contributions to books 1996-2001
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
Subseries A: Correspondence and Documents, 1966-2006
Affidavit of Candidate for Delegate (César Chávez) 1966-1968
Wasco/bad water - memo, news clippings 1967-1968
Madeleine Cohen - press releases and press contacts 1967-1983
Citizens for Kennedy/Fulbright - savings passbooks, correspondence to and from John F. Kennedy, mailing lists, news clippings, election ballots, and campaign material 1967-1968
Citizens for Kennedy/Fulbright (continued) 1967-1968
César's fast - news clippings, photograph, letter from Robert Kennedy to Jerry Cohen, fortieth anniversary 1967-2008
Delano notebook - Cohen's account of César's fast; tributes to Martin Luther King's and César's deaths 1968-1993
Union songs ca. 1967-1999
Jerry Cohen-César Chávez correspondence 1968-1981
Chávez's statement to House Committee on Labor and Education; leaflet "Toward Building a Union" 1968 Aug 15
Union stationery n.d.
Union coloring book n.d.
Chávez for Governor Committee - campaign material, news clippings, correspondence 1969
Skull design n.d.
Agricultural Workers Freedom to Work Association (A.W.F.W.A.) - member card, reports, lists of payments, and correspondence 1968/1975
U.A.W. - booklets, correspondence 1969-1978
Delano Group grape contract 1970 Jul 29
Collective Bargaining Agreement UFW/Roberts' companies 1970 Jun 29
Union label n.d.
"Fiesta Campesina" - souvenir program 1970 Jul 10
Phone books 1970-1975
Calendars 1970-1977
UFW Constitutions (Spanish and English versions) 1973 Sep 21-23
"Why We Boycott" - UFW booklets 1973 Sep 6
UFW materials - drawing, notes, roster, memo, letters, copy of "El Malcriadito", bishops' statement 1973-1979
UFW Conventions - resolutions and reports 1973-1984
FBI - annotated César Chávez's case files, news clippings, correspondence 1974-1995
Films about the UFW - booklets and correspondence 1975-2008
Lucas' poster "The Silver King and His Knights" and "Lower Your Own" 1976
Democratic Convention - Cohen's affidavit of delegate and news clippings 1976
Letters of recommendation written by Jerry Cohen 1976-1994
Teamster Pact 1977 Oct
Teamster Pact related materials - notes, correspondence, news clippings, report, memo 1973-1996
Jerry Cohen's letter to Bart Curto with declaration of Gerardo Vásquez 1978 Sep
Phone bills 1978-1980
Chava's poem 1979 Jul 10
E. & J. Gallo march - poster n.d.
Articles by Dennis Valdés 1982-1995
Fred Abad - correspondence 1986-1993
Cal Roger Mahoney and cemetery workers - news clippings, petition, press releases, correspondence 1988-1998
Strawberries - correspondence, booklets, and testimonies 1994-1998
J.G. Boswell Co. - memos, correspondence 1969-2001
Marriages and memorial services - notes, photographs, news clippings, eulogies 1990-2004
Marriages and memorial services (continued) 1990-2004
Jessica Govea - memorial services, correspondence, news clippings 1993-2005
Documentation or Propaganda Project - correspondence, personal essays written by UFW militants, "César 1968", manuscript by LeRoy Chatfield (file 1 of 3) 2002-2004
Documentation or Propaganda Project (file 2 of 3) 2002-2004
Documentation or Propaganda Project (file 3 of 3) 2002-2004
Roger Sale - correspondence 1967-2005
Correspondence including exchange with Prof. James 1967-2005
Fortieth UFW Reunion - programs and notes 2005
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1965 Delano grape strike - Correspondence 2005
UFW leaves the AFL-CIO - correspondence 2006
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.
UFW legal work in Santa Maria Valley, California 1969-1971
Time magazine 1969-1974
Lettuce strike - news clippings 1970 Aug
César Chávez's critics - news clippings 1970
UFW - assorted articles 1969-1974
UFW/Ducote theft 1976 Jan 9
Charles Dederich (Synanon) - news clippings 1978-1979
UFW contract negotiations - news clippings 1979
Strikes - news clippings 1979-1980
UFW/ internal strife - news clippings 1979-1981
Miscellaneous - news clippings 1979-1999
Recent union articles 1996-1999
Poster of the opening of the Jerry Cohen Papers at Amherst College 2008 Oct
Earth Times - article on the grape boycott (2 copies) July 1970
Los Angeles Times 1973 Oct 11
Los Angeles Times 1974 May 5
Los Angeles Free Press (3 copies) 1974 Nov 22
Tomo I, special issue - Don Sotaco (cartoons from the Delano strike) 1966
Subseries C: El Malcriado, 1966-1974
Tomo I, n. 50 - partial copy 1966 Dec 2
Tomo I, partial copies 1966 Jan 19- 3
Tomo I, n. 51 1966 Dec 2
Tomo I, n. 52 1966 Dec 29
Tomo I, n. 53 1967 Jan 13
Tomo I, n. 54 - English and Spanish copies 1967 Jan 13
Tomo I, n. 55 1967 Mar 1
Tomo I, n. 56 1967 Mar 15
Tomo I, n. 57 1967 Mar 29
Tomo I, n. 58 1967 Apr 12
Tomo I, n. 59 1967 Apr 26
Tomo I, n. 60 1967 May 10
Tomo I, n. 61 1967 May 24
Tomo I, n. 62 1967 Jun 7
Tomo I, n. 63 1967 Jun
Tomo I, n. 64 1967 Jul 5
Tomo I, n. 65 1967 Jul 19
Tomo I, n. 66 1967 Aug 16
Tomo II, n. 1 - English and Spanish (2 copies) 1968 Feb 21
Tomo II, n. 2 - English and Spanish copies 1968 Mar 15
Tomo II, n. 3 - English and Spanish copies 1968 Apr 11
Tomo II, n. 4 - English and Spanish (3 copies) 1968 Apr 15
Tomo II, n. 5 - English and Spanish copies 1968 May 1
Tomo II, n. 6 - English and Spanish copies 1968 May 15
Tomo II, n. 7 - English and Spanish copies 1968 Jun 1
Tomo II, n. 8- English and Spanish copies 1968 Jun 15
Tomo II, n. 9- English and Spanish copies 1968 Jul 1
Tomo II, n. 10- English and Spanish copies 1968 Jul 15
Tomo II, n. 11- English and Spanish copies 1968 Aug 1
Tomo II, n. 12- English and Spanish copies 1968 Aug 15
Tomo II, n. 13- English and Spanish copies 1968 Sep 1
Tomo II, n. 21 1969 Jan 1
Tomo II, n. 22 1969 Jan 15
Tomo II, n. 23 1969 Feb 1
Tomo III, n. 7 (2 copies) 1969 Jul 1-15
Tomo III, n. 9/11 (2 copies) 1969 Aug 1-15
Tomo III, n. 13 (2 copies) 1969 Oct 1-15
Tomo III, n. 14 1969 Oct 15-31
Tomo III, n. 17 1969 Dec 1-31
Tomo III, n. 20 (2 copies) 1970 Feb 1-28
Tomo III, n. 21 1970 Mar 1-15
Tomo III, n. 22 1970 Apr
Tomo III, n. 23 1970 Apr 15
Tomo III, n. 24 1970 May 1
Tomo III, n. 25 1970 May 15
Tomo III, n. 26 1970 Jun 1
Tomo IV, n. 1 1970 Jun 15
Tomo IV, n. 2 1970 Jul 1
Tomo IV, n. 3 1970 Jul 15
Tomo IV, n. 4 1970 Aug 1
Tomo IV, n. 10 1970 Nov 15
Tomo IV, n. 11 1970 Dec 15
Tomo V, n. 1 1972 Mar 20
Tomo V, n. 4 1972 Jun 23
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.
Pesticides: the Poisons We Eat - UFW publication 1969
Fifth Appellate District, CA - case files (n. 1043) 1968-1969
Supreme Court of California - case files (n. 103595) 1968-1969
Supreme Court of California (continued) 1968-1969
DDT suit - news clippings 1969-1970
UFW press releases on pesticides 1969
2008 Atwood vs. Morley vs. Cohen - memos 1968-1969
2007 Atwood vs. Morley vs. Cohen - case files and notes 1968-1969
Atwood Aviation - memorandum 1969 Feb 14
Atwood vs. Seldon Morley - case files (vol. 1) 1969
Atwood vs. Seldon Morley - case files (vol. 2) 1969
Atwood vs. Seldon Morley - case files (vol. 3) 1969
2009 Atwood vs. Morley vs. Cohen - case files 1969
2009 Atwood vs. Morley vs. Cohen - case files (continued) 1969
Atwood Aviation vs. Seldon Morley miscellaneous - letters, and research notes. 1970s
Sen. Walter F. Mondale - U.S. Senate hearings (pesticides) 1969
Sen. Walter F. Mondale - U.S. Senate hearings (continued) 1969
Pesticides - news clippings, and correspondence 1969-1984
Fifth Appellate District, CA - case files (n. 1251) 1970-1971
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.
In Re Berry (Colin Scott) - opinion and civil disobedience materials 1964-1968
People vs. Donna Childers - memo 1967 April
UFWOC vs. Superior Court of Kern County (bullhorn case/ Giumarra Vineyards Corp.) - petition, memo 1967 Aug 28
Grape contract signing - news clippings 1968-1971
Clips re: lettuce strike and grape contract signings; 'Reds lettuce alone' bumper sticker 1968-1970
UFWOC vs. Giumarra Vineyards Corp. /A.W.F.W.A.- letter, brief, news clippings 1969-1970
Sidney Steinberg contract 1970 Mar 31
Delano contract signing - news clippings 1970
Centennial Farms contract of 05/20/1970 1970 May
Heggblade-Marguleas agreements of 06/26/1970 1970 Jun 26
E. & J. Gallo Winery's N.L.R.B. charge - agreement, letters, strike declaration, and legal documents 1970-1973
Declarations re: Kern County violence (file 1 of 5) - transcripts of interrogations 1973-1979
Declarations re: Kern County violence (file 2 of 5) - transcripts of interrogations, letter 1973-1974
Declarations re: Kern County violence (file 3 of 5) - transcripts of interrogations 1973 Aug
Declarations re: Kern County violence (file 4 of 5) - transcripts of interrogations 1973 Jun-Aug
Declarations re: Kern County violence (file 5 of 5) Kern County Jail Declarations 1973 Jul-Aug
Chronology of violence in Kern County - case files, report, letters from congressman Don Edwards 1973
Nagi Daifullah's death report 1973
Chávez vs. Frank Fitzsimmons (anti-trust suit) - briefs, complaint, news clippings, receipts 1973-1979
Manuel Perez vs. E. & J. Gallo Winery - complaint Feb 1974
UFW vs. Supreme Court of Santa Cruz County (William Buak Fruit Inc.) - petitions 1974-1975
International Brotherhood of Teamsters vs. UFW - legal order, draft, declaration, letters, news clippings 1974 Oct-Dec
University of California vs. Allan Bakke and United Steel Workers vs. Bruce Weber - amici curiae briefs 1976-1978
Gov. Bruce Babbit vs. UFW - brief for appellees 1978 Jun 13
Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - annotated appendix 1978 Jun 13
Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - briefs of amicus curiae 1978 Oct
Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - opening and reply briefs 1978 Oct
Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - motion to affirm 1978 Oct
Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - Supreme Court's opinion 1979
Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - correspondence 1979
Gov. Babbit vs. UFW - preparation notes n.d.
A.L.R.B. Unit Clarification/Admiral Packing vs. UFW - motion 1978 Jun 20
Vegetable Seniority Proposal 1979 Jul 7
Newspaper articles 1979
Nagata Brothers Farms and A.L.R.B. vs. UFW - legal research, and annotated copy of the case. 1979
Cal Coastal mediator's proposal and Cesar's notes of phone call 1979-1980
Souza-Boster Inc. - UFW contract 1980-1983
Bruce Church case - legal decision, collective bargaining agreement 1982 May 12
D'Arrigo Bros vs. Leopoldo G. Lerna - case files and letters 1983
Lydia Villareal's case 1985-1987
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) vs. Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) 1998-1999
Lydia Villareal's court hearings - 26 tapes 1985-1986
Bruce Church Inc. vs. Boren Chertkov - Complaint for Injunction and Damages 1982-1983
United Farm Workers vs. J. Jesus Conchola -Case summary n.d.
Bruce Church Inc. vs.UFW-draft and legal research <lb />For Motion for Dismissal of Complaint 1982-1984
BCI vs. UFW- UFW expenses 1983-1986
BCI vs. UFW- BCI's informational packet to its workers 1984
BCIvs.UFW-UFW meeting notes 1984-1985
BCI vs. UFW- Press coverage 1984-1985
BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 1 of 9) 1984
BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 2 of 9) 1985
BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 3 of 9) 1985
BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 4 of 9) 1985
BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 5 of 9) 1985
BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 6 of 9) 1985
BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 7of 9) 1986
BCI vs. UFW- Case Files (file 8 of 9) 1986
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:
Federal law - legal research, and drafts 1975-1978
Federal law (continued) 1975-1978
Draft - A.L.R.A. n.d.
National Labor Relations Act (N.L.R.A.) - copy of the bill n.d.
A.L.R.A. - copy of the bill 1975-1976
Rationale - notes 1978 Feb 15
Access - case files, minutes 1975
Symbols - voting instructions 1973-1975
Employers' bargaining unit lists 1976
Peak and migration - chart and research notes 1970-1977
Law journals 1977-1981
Memos and brainstorming on National Law/A.L.R.A. 1977
Comparison of National Law to N.L.R.A. and A.L.R.A. - flag issues 1978
Anti-strike breaking law - research and draft 1970s
Model State Law n.d.
Rationale - original (corrected) papers - N.L.R.A. n.d.
N.L.R.A. - drafts, brainstorming and notes n.d.
First rough draft plus modifications - National Law n.d.
Legal research 1975
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
Research on National Law - publications n.d.
N.L.R.A. - legal history, cases, comparison with A.L.R.A. n.d.
No Access Restrictions:
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
Jacques Levy's interview with Jerry Cohen, César Chávez, Ellen Greenstone, Jerry Goldman and Sandy Nathan - tape transcript 1975 Sep 24/25
Gov. Edmund Brown's draft of the A.L.R.A n.d.
UFW - A.L.R.A. Election Manual 1970s
A.L.R.A. - related materials 1975
Agricultural Labor Relations Act - news clippings 1975-1976
Agricultural Labor Relations Act - news clippings (continued) 1975
Newspaper articles relating to the passage of the A.L.R.A. 1974-1977
"The Sting" and "California Caper," by Jacques Levy - chapters 33-35 from Levy's notebook; film proposal. 2004 Feb 1
AB 3370 - copy of the bill 1974 Nov 3
Farm Worker Initiative - news editorial, petition 1976
Campaign to persuade Gov. Tom McCall to veto Oregon farm labor law - bills, news clippings, correspondence 1971
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.
UFW Executive Board meetings - minutes 1967-1969
Hand notes I 1970-1981
Hand notes II 1979-1980
Typed notes on A.L.R.B. cases 1979
Attorney correspondence 1979
UFW correspondence - letters, notes, memos, news clippings 1979
UFW correspondence (continued) 1979
UFW Legal Department (file 1 of 3) - case files, memos, correspondence, notes, payroll lists 1979
UFW Legal Department (file 2 of 3) 1979
UFW Legal Department (file 3 of 3) 1978
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.
Imperial Valley Press - news clippings 1970-1972
A.L.R.B. clips 1978-1993
Clips re: declining years 1979-1997
Clips re: 1979 strike and negotiations 1977-1979
California AFL-CIO News 1975 Mar 14
UFW - news articles/Maggie case - news clippings, correspondence 1985-1991
UFW/A.L.R.B. (file 1 of 3) 1979
UFW/A.L.R.B. (file 2 of 3) 1977-1980
UFW/A.L.R.B. (file 3 of 3) 1978-1986
UFW/A.L.R.B.- Salinas 1977-2000
A.L.R.B. / Dave Stirling - news clippings, correspondence, and press releases 1983-1986
Delano 1993 - news clippings 1984-1993
L. A. Times and response 2006
L. A. Times and response (continued) 2005-2006
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).
Correspondence 1967-1977
"Delano Report to Its Citizens" 1969
Gov. Tom McCall's veto to farm bill - news clippings 1971
AB 3770 - copy of the bill 1974-1975
Mailgram 1975 May 9
The New York Times - Equal Rights Amendment ad 1978 Jun 22
Cohen/Peter and Dolores Velasco correspondence 1979
Social Problems Journal, vol. 28, n. 5 1981 Jun
Mos. George Higgins correspondence 1981-1983
Joe Glass speech n.d.
Op Ed pieces - newspaper articles by Jerry Cohen 1985-1990
"César 1968", manuscript by LeRoy Chatfield 1993 May
American Health Security Act - petition 1993 Oct 7
Jacques Levy correspondence 1994-2005
List of UFW materials deposited at Wayne State University - (file 1 of 5) n.d.
List of UFW materials deposited at Wayne State Univ. - (file 2 of 5) n.d.
List of UFW materials deposited at Wayne State Univ. - (file 3 of 5) n.d.
List of UFW materials deposited at Wayne State Univ. - legal papers (file 4 of 5) n.d.
List of UFW materials deposited at Wayne State Univ. - (file 5 of 5) n.d.
List of Jacques Levy materials deposited at Yale University n.d.
Photograph of Gov. George Murphy n.d.
Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr - news clippings 1999 Jun 27
Wells/Villarejo article 2004 Sep
Democratic National Convention 1976
Lance Laconic 1966-1979
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.
City of Sacramento vs. Loaves and Fishes (file 1 of 4) - case files 1997
City of Sacramento vs. Loaves and Fishes (file 2 of 4) 1996-1997
City of Sacramento vs. Loaves and Fishes (file 3 of 4) 1988-1997
City of Sacramento vs. Loaves and Fishes (file 4 of 4) 1995-1996
Press 1977
Chronology and commentary; descriptive materials 1988-1995
Legal research materials n.d.
Notice of Dismissal; Settlement Agreement 1997
Loaves & Fishes cross-complaint; City of Sacramento's response 1997
Answer of Loaves and Fishes et al; Stipulation for Alternative Dispute Resolution 1997
City of Sacramento's complaint; Resolution 6/27/89 1989-1997
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.
Monterey Peninsula Herald - cartoon 1983 Jun 27
"The Law, the Duke, and Mr. Cohen," biographical essay by Marvin A. Gluck 1983
Handwritten schedule 1981 Nov
Del Olmo - news clippings 1983 Jan 13
Shabby show - news clippings 1982 Dec 31
Disgraceful - news clippings 1982 Dec 12
Power Politics - news clippings 1982 Dec 12
Joseph A. Stave's letters 1981-1982
Special- correspondence and news clippings 1982-1983
A.L.R.B. - recommendation letters 1982
Pols - recommendation letters 1982
Adversaries - recommendation letters 1982
Church - recommendation letters 1982
Chief Justice Rose Bird - news clippings 1985
Citizens - recommendation letters 1982 Dec
Judges - recommendation letters 1982 Dec
Academics - recommendation letters 1982 Dec
Legislation - news clippings, copy of Senate Constitutional Amendment n. 9. 1983
Roger Sale's letters 1983 Jan
Sen. Henry Mello attack - letter 1981
Congratulation - letters and cards 1982 Dec
Miscellaneous - legal documents, photos, letters, and notes. 1981-1982
Commission - news clippings, correspondence, and documents of Cohen's confirmation hearing. 1981-1982
Nomination - Press - news clippings 1982
Appellate Court - sheriff anon. - questionnaire, petitions, and news clippings. 1981
Letters to Gov. Edmund Brown 1981
Resolutions - briefing package, and news clippings. 1983
San Jose Mercury - editorial 1982 Dec 13
Letters out 1983
Tom Dalzell, Kirsten Zerger and Sanford N. Nathan - letters 1983 Jan 17
Letter motion to commission 1983
A.P. (EGELCO) - news clippings 1982-1983
Contacts - lists, correspondence, and news clippings 1983
Labor - recommendation letters 1982
Anthony Murray's letter 1983 Jan 3
Correspondence, legal documents, and news clippings. n.d.
Monterey Peninsula Herald 1981 Dec 9
Marvin A. Gluck correspondence 1982
Confirmation Hearing press 1982 Dec 30
Sidney Feinberg's opinions - news clippings 1982-1984
Press repercussion 1981-1984
Regrets - letters, and news clippings 1979-1983
Bar fight - Bill and Barry appointment article 1981-1982
Responses - Bill & S.M.T. letters 1982
L.A. Times' story 1982 Dec 30
Copies of letters to me 1982
Judiciary - news clippings 1983 Jan 2
Peers - recommendation letters 1982
Letters from Mr. Taupen - extras 1982
Consolidation Campaign Statement - George Deukmejian - list of donors, and news clippings 1982
Personal data - résumé and questionnaire 1981 Apr 1
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.
Salvadoran coffee boycott (file 1 of 3) - booklets, flyers, and news clippings 1989-1990
Salvadoran coffee boycott (file 2 of 3) - correspondence, resolutions, news clippings 1986-1992
Salvadoran coffee boycott (file 3 of 3) - Jerry Cohen's letter of resignation from N2N, correspondence with congressmen, and news clippings 1989-1993
Salvadoran unions' support - correspondence and news clippings 1989-1990