https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/files/original/206/6031/UFW_Layout.jpg 42ae8dd9cef8e776f61503540516d3f7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource HIST 27/127 California Spring 2026 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Forty Acres, Roy Reuther Administration Building, 30168 Garces Highway (Northwest Corner of Garces Highway and Mettler Avenue), Delano, Kern County, CA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Historic American Buildings Survey Chavez, Cesar United Farm Workers (UFW) National Farm Workers Service Center, Inc. (NFWSC) Chavez, Richard United Farm Worker Organizing Committee United Auto Workers (UAW) Reuther, Walter Huerta, Dolores Padilla, Gilbert Itliong, Larry Vera Cruz, Philip Cesar Chavez Foundation Reuther, Roy Arzola, Robert R., project manager Hoyos, Luis G., faculty sponsor Rast, Raymond W., historian Dahlin, Dennis, consultant Blackman, Sabrina, field team Bradford, Allyson, field team Chang, Frank, field team Garcia, Cynthia, field team Jackson, Chance, field team Schoelles, Leah, field team Lavoie, Catherine C., program manager Price, Virginia Barrett, transmitter Arzola, Robert R., project manager Rosenthal, James W., photographer California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, contractor Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc., sponsor McPartland, Mary, transmitter Description An account of the resource The Roy Reuther Administration Building is one of four buildings at Forty Acres, a property closely associated with the life of Cesar Chavez and the history of the farm worker movement he led from 1962 until his death in 1993. Located on the outskirts of Delano, California, Forty Acres served as the headquarters of the United Farm Workers (UFW) from 1969 to 1972. The property also served as the farm worker movement’s flagship “service center,” under the auspices of the National Farm Workers Service Center, Inc. (NFWSC), from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. Forty Acres was the site of several significant events between 1968 and 1993, and it continues to serve as an important locus of collective memory. Forty Acres was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2008. Plans for the Roy Reuther Administration Building—the second building constructed at Forty Acres—took shape in April 1968. By that point, the success of the United Farm Worker Organizing Committee’s grape boycott and the completion of Cesar Chavez’s first public fast had generated new levels of support and strength. The union was growing, and the services provided by the NFWSC were expanding. The large, steel-frame building would provide a centralized administrative space as well as space for services and meetings. The building’s method of construction reflected its close association with the farm worker movement. Richard Chavez served as the contractor, and he actively sought discounted or donated building materials. His small crew of workers also sought and received assistance from scores of skilled volunteers from building trade unions, including cement finishers, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, painters, and tile setters. Such assistance helped farm workers build solidarity with other members of the broader labor movement. The Administration Building was completed in September 1969. It was named in honor of Roy Reuther, the brother of United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther. Upon completion, the building became significant as a symbol of the enduring presence of the farm worker movement. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photo(s): 15 Measured Drawing(s): 2 Data Page(s): 8 Photo Caption Page(s): 1 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print