C. H. DeVaney, a farm owner from Howard County and a State Director of the Texas Farm Bureau Federation, presented this statement to President Truman's Commission on Migratory Workers. He spoke before the commission on behalf of "46,000 farm families in Texas."
This document was identified by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2017 Summer Workshop at the Truman Library.This primary source comes from the Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards.
Full Citation: Statement of C. H. DeVaney Before the President's Commission on Migratory Labor; 7/31/1950; 66775637 - Hearing Statements, Brownsville, Texas, July 31 and August 1, 1950; Subject Files, 1950 - 1951; Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards, Record Group 220; Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, MO. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/devaney-migratory-labor, September 8, 2024]