ILR School Extension Division Metropolitan District Office (New York, N.Y.), Maria Figueroa Graphics Collection
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two posters from the ILR School Extension Division Metropolitan District office of faculty member Maria Figueroa. One poster depicts an agricultural scene, with a quote in Spanish, about Mexican Americans. This poster used to belong to Jessica Govea-Thorbourne, who was a leader of the UFW and a colleague. The other poster celebrates the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing African American women.
Dates
- 0000-2999
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
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Conditions Governing Use
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Biographical / Historical
Maria C. Figueroa is Director of Labor and Policy Research at the Worker Institute, Cornell University-School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Maria's work has involved applied research and technical assistance in the area of low wage and contingent (or precarious) work. She has worked in several projects commissioned by unions, employer groups, government agencies, and private foundations. Maria has more than 25 years of experience in labor and industry research, having worked as a senior analyst and researcher for national and international organizations, including the Teamsters Union and the United Nations.
Extent
0.11 cubic feet
Abstract
A poster with a quote in Spanish, on Mexican Americans. This poster used to belong to Jessica Govea-Thorbourne, who was a leader of the UFW and a colleague. A poster on African American women.
Quantity:
0.1 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Graphics.
General
- Contact Information:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives Martin P. Catherwood Library 227 Ives Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheel_center@cornell.edu http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel-center
- Compiled by:
- M. Clark, January 15, 2019
- EAD encoding:
- Kheel Staff, March 04, 2019
- Title
- ILR School Extension Division Metropolitan District Office (New York, N.Y.), Figueroa, Maria, Graphics Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by M. Clark
- Date
- March 04, 2019
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853