Pecan-Shellers' Strike Documents from Gov. James V. Allred Papers // Digital Collections

James V. Allred was Governor of Texas in 1938 when a famous labor movement happened in Texas. As described by the Handbook of Texas, "On January 31, 1938, nearly 12,000 San Antonio pecan shellers, mostly Hispanic women, walked off their jobs." The strike, led initially by Emma B. Tenayuca, lasted for three months and was marked by hundreds of arrests. "At Governor James Allred's urging, the Texas Industrial Commission investigated possible violations of civil rights in San Antonio and found the police interference with the right of peaceful assembly to be unjustified."

The original materials are available in UH Libraries' Special Collections in the Gov. James V. Allred Papers.

List of items in this collection
	Title	Date
	Letter from Evelyn C. Bradie to Mayor Charles Kennon Quin, 1938 February 5	1938-02-05
	Memorandum of Agreement regarding a Board of Arbitration	1938-02~
	No. B-S9956, Manuel Martinez, et al. vs. Owen W. Kilday, et al., in the 45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County	1938-02
	Draft of call for a meeting by the Strike Committee Local 172	1938-02~
	Call for a meeting by the Strike Committee Local 172	1938-02~
	List of labor union leaders	1938-02~
	Telegram from Sidney R. Katz to Governor James V. Allred, 1938 February	1938-02~
	Report from the State Board of Health to Governor James V. Allred	1938
	Copy of opinion no. 89956, Manuel Martinez et al. vs. Owen W. Kilday et al.	1938
	Letter from Francis C. Harrington to Governor James V. Allred, 1939 January 4	1939-01-04