Comité Fronterizo de Obreras/American Friends Service Committee Records
Scope and Contents Note
The collection ranges from 1976 to 2011 and is mostly arranged in chronological order within each of five series: Administrative Records, Printed Materials, Specific Corporations, Photographic Material, and Audiovisual Material. The photographic and audiovisual materials are notable for their depiction of the maquiladora workers and the conditions in which they live and work. The material concerning the specific corporations that owned the factories and their communications with the AFSC and the CFO are also of note.
The collection contains reports, newsletters, pamphlets, correspondence, news clippings, videos, photography, slides, and other ephemera in both Spanish and English produced by or about the Comité, the AFSC, and others. All sub-series not specifically labeled as being produced or created by the AFSC nor the CFO were produced by other entities in relation to the AFSC and the CFO.
Dates
- Creation: 1976-2011
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Historical Note
This collection was donated by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The AFSC is a Quaker founded organization working for peace and social justice in the United States and around the world. It works to address racial relations and for the equal treatment of women and minorities. The collection contains original materials about the Comité Fronterizo de Obreras (CFO)- Border Committee of Workers, a group originally supported by the AFSC. The CFO is a woman's worker-led group based in the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México. Its mission is to improve the labor conditions of maquiladora workers through outreach, education, and empowerment of the workers themselves.
Full Extent
5 linear feet
Abstract
This collection consists of administrative records, pamphlets, newspapers, clippings, photography, videos, and other printed materials relating to the CFO and AFSC labor movement of the 1970s to the 2000's.
Acquisition Information
Donation.
Accession numbers: 2020-02
Additions
No further materials are expected for this collection.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Gilbert Borrego, January 2022.
- Title
- Comité Fronterizo de Obreras/American Friends Service Committee Records
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard (Dacs)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu