TIM FLORES PAPERS

Ranging from 1927 to 1988, the bulk of the papers date between 1947 and 1988. Official correspondence, agendas, meeting minutes and reports constitute most of the labor and organizational papers of this collection. These documents reflect either Flores' membership or his service on the board of directors of the organizations. The collection contains personal papers, including certificates earned by Flores, and family correspondence. Also included are reports, articles and newspaper clippings about topics that interested Flores and detailed information about Colorado legislation that affected labor and trade unions.

Papers from labor-related organizations comprise this series. Correspondence from the national AFL-CIO provides background information about the Colorado Labor Council (CLC), which represented the AFL-CIO in Colorado. The documents of this organization include national and local correspondence, financial statements, flyers, and strike and boycott data and literature. The political arm of the Colorado Labor Council, Colorado Committee for Political Education (COPE) generated correspondence and reports related to national, state and local labor politics. Correspondence, meeting minutes and reports comprise the papers of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) dating from the beginning of the organization in Colorado in 1974.

This series also includes papers from various local and national unions. Most, though not all, of the unions represented in the series were AFL-CIO affiliates. These documents reveal the internal politics of the unions with campaigns for union officers literature and ballots. Conflicts with corporations that ended in strikes or boycotts are documented with flyers, correspondence and articles.

Correspondence from labor leaders Herrick Roth and George Meany is included in the series. The leadership abilities and disagreements of these men are displayed in the papers.

Documents reveal that Flores was a lifelong Democrat who strove to further causes he considered worthy. Meeting minutes, correspondence and reports document Democratic Party activities at both the local and the national level.

This series contains detailed voting records of Colorado State legislators as well as their campaign materials and correspondence with labor organizations. Legislation related to labor issues and Hispanic advocacy is contained in the series with annotations and correspondence explaining the significance and impact of the proposed laws.

Correspondence, meeting minutes and flyers document Flores' efforts to register voters and to encourage them to vote.

Correspondence from politicians affirms the respect Flores garnered in his labor movement activism. Local, state and national politicians consistently wrote to Flores informing him of their intents and explaining their actions. Flores helped produce voting "report cards" which evaluated the voting records of these politicians. He and others organized write-in campaigns to try to block unwanted legislation or to promote desired laws.

Agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence and reports constitute the papers in this series. The range of organizations covered in this series embody humanitarian groups who worked to improve life for individuals. Flores pursued the betterment of health care, working conditions, education and civil rights for Colorado citizens. For example, he served on the Health Advisory Council for Kaiser Permanente promoting affordable health care. He volunteered at the Career Education Center for Denver Public Schools to help students find employment. The papers also demonstrate his particular interest in Hispanic issues such as his service on the board of directors for the Latin American Research and Service Agency (LARASA).

While not specific to any one organization, the articles, reports and newspaper clippings that comprise this series document topics of special interest to Flores. He collected information about such matters as the persistent right-to-work movement that concerned labor groups as well as the immigration issue and the changing attitudes about alien workers.

Greeting cards and correspondence demonstrate Flores' relationships with family and friends. Some papers relate to specific individuals, including the Martinez family (Flores' in-laws) naturalization papers. Others are financial or military related. Legal papers and correspondence reveal Flores' penchant for risky investments.

Bumper stickers and pins, both political and labor-related, comprise this series.

Political ephemera including bumper stickers and posters comprise this series.

The bulk of the photographs comprise group photographs of business meetings and labor activities.