Juan Marinez papers.

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This collection includes reports, documents, audio and visual material collected by Marinez in his role as an MSU Extension program director. Also included in this collection are oral history interviews in the Michigan Mexican American Lives oral history project.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Michigan State University. Extension
Other Authors: Marinez, Juan (Compiler)
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
Materials in this collection are in English and Spanish.
Subjects:
Hispanic American agricultural laborers > Michigan > Sources.
Latino agricultural laborers > Michigan > Sources.
Migrant agricultural laborers > Michigan > Sources.
Hispanic American agricultural laborers > Services for > Michigan.
Latino agricultural laborers > Services for > Michigan.
Migrant agricultural laborers > Services for > Michigan.
Records (Documents)
Oral histories.
Video recordings.
Floppy disks.
Genre:
Sources.
Records (Documents)
Oral histories.
Video recordings.
Floppy disks.
Online Access:
View the inventory of the collection
Local Note:
MSU: The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Physical Description:2 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Format: Video
Description
Summary:
This collection includes reports, documents, audio and visual material collected by Marinez in his role as an MSU Extension program director. Also included in this collection are oral history interviews in the Michigan Mexican American Lives oral history project.
Note:This collection is part of the José F. Treviño Chicano/Latino Activism Collection.
Call Number:MSS 398
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Cite As:
Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, The José F. Treviño Chicano/Latino Activism Collections: Juan Marinez papers, MSS 398, Special Collections, MSU Libraries, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Source of Acquisition:
The collection was donated by Juan Marinez in 2014.
Biographical Sketch:
Juan Marinez graduated from Michigan State University and was one of the first Chicano students enrolled. Marinez joined MSU Extension in 1973 as a program leader in special programs. He developed this collection in his role as an MSU Extension program director. He also served as a regional Extension supervisor for MSU Extension. From 1999 to 2002, he worked for Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman as the national program coordinator on farm workers secured $20 million for farm workers who had been negatively affected by natural disasters, the first-ever available funds to go to farm worker assistance during a natural disaster. Marinez also served as an assistant to the director where he was responsible for establishing a nationwide network of community-based, nonprofit organizations serving migrant/seasonal farm workers living in low-income situations. He established the first Hispanic farmer’s cooperative in Michigan. His research work on enumerating Hispanic farmers has had a positive impact on the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service census. Marinez established the short lived oral history project, Mexican Voices, Michigan Lives.
Cumulative Indexes:
Finding aid online: http://as.lib.msu.edu/repositories/2/resources/2025