Ken Barger Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP002400
Scope and Content
The Ken Barger Papers are predominantly FLOC materials. Included are packets from the FLOC Constitutional Conventions, collective bargaining agreements between workers and companies like Vlasic Foods, Heinz U.S.A. and Campbell Soup. Several campaigns are covered with an abundance of material relating to the Campbell Soup Campaign and Mt. Olive Campaign. There are also copies of FLOC publications and
Important Subjects: Agriculture. Boycotts. Community organization. Agricultural laborers. Hispanics in the United States. Immigration. Labor Unions. Migrant workers. Minorities -- Civil rights. Collective bargaining—Agriculture.
Important Names: Barger, W. K. (Walter Kenneth), 1941- Campbell Soup Company Valasquez, Baldemar
Nuestra Lucha.
Important Subjects: Agriculture. Boycotts. Community organization. Agricultural laborers. Hispanics in the United States. Immigration. Labor Unions. Migrant workers. Minorities -- Civil rights. Collective bargaining—Agriculture.
Important Names: Barger, W. K. (Walter Kenneth), 1941- Campbell Soup Company Valasquez, Baldemar
Dates
- 1980 - 2009
- Majority of material found within 1982 - 2009
Creator
- Barger, W. K. (Walter Kenneth) (Person)
Language of Materials
Material in English with some Spanish.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use
Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library
Rules for Use of Archival Materials.Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor.
History
Ken Barger (1941-), who was raised in east Tennessee, became active in social change after his experiences serving in the Vietnam War. He was a professor of Anthropology for thirty years at Indiana University Indianapolis focusing professionally on social change. Through these professional interests, he got involved with the farm labor movement and the immigrant rights movement. Barger has been an active member of the FLOC movement since 1979. He participated in many activities, such as building boycotts, farm labor education, immigrant rights, and public education about migrant worker justice. He was the vice president of the Farm Labor Research Project and the community organizer for FLOC. As of 2011, he serves on the board of directors for the Campaign for Migrant Worker Justice as secretary.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 SB)
Abstract
Ken Barger (1941-), who was raised in east Tennessee, became active in social change after his experiences serving in the Vietnam War. He was a professor of Anthropology for thirty years at Indiana University Indianapolis focusing professionally on social change. Through these professional interests, he got involved with the farm labor movement and the immigrant rights movement. Barger has been an active member of the FLOC movement since 1979. He participated in many activities, such as building boycotts, farm labor education, immigrant rights, and public education about migrant worker justice. He was the vice president of the Farm Labor Research Project and the community organizer for FLOC. As of 2011, he serves on the board of directors for the Campaign for Migrant Worker Justice as secretary. The Ken Barger Papers are predominantly FLOC materials. Included are packets from the FLOC Constitutional Conventions, collective bargaining agreements between workers and companies like Vlasic Foods, Heinz U.S.A. and Campbell Soup. Several campaigns are covered with an abundance of material relating to the Campbell Soup Campaign and Mt. Olive Campaign. There are also copies of FLOC publications and
Nuestra Lucha.
Arrangement of the Papers
Folders are listed by their location within each box. They are not necessarily arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entire collection.
Acquisition
The Ken Barger Papers were donated to the Walter P. Reuther Library on January 1, 2010.
Processing History
Processed and finding aid written by Katelyn Jedro on June 18, 2013.
Creator
- Barger, W. K. (Walter Kenneth) (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Ken Barger Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Katelyn Jedro.
- Date
- 2013-06-18
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository
Contact:
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Detroit MI 48202 USA
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Detroit MI 48202 USA