Oceana County Migrant Labor History
Digital Collection
Identifier: DC-06
Summary
Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Growing Community: A Century of Migration in Oceana County." This project was a collaboration between El Centro Hispano de Oceana, the Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society, and Grand Valley State University funded by a Common Heritage grant from the United States National Endowment for the Humanities. The materials in this collection document the history of communities in Hart, Shelby, and Walkerville and explore themes of migration, labor, religion, family, belonging, national and cultural identities, regional, national, and international connections, and citizenship.
Language of Materials
Collection materials in English and Spanish.
- Account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Farmers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Farms Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hart (Mich.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hispanic Americans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Migrant agricultural laborers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oceana County (Mich.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shelby (Mich.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the Grand Valley State University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Contact:
Seidman House
1 Campus Drive
Allendale MI 49401 United States
616-331-8726
collections@gvsu.edu
Seidman House
1 Campus Drive
Allendale MI 49401 United States
616-331-8726
collections@gvsu.edu
