Ross, Fred, 1910-1992

found: NUCMC data from Wayne State Univ. Walter P. Reuther Lib. for United Farm Workers of America. Office of the President. Records, 1950-1971(Fred Ross)

found: Levy, J.E. Cesar Chavez, c1975:p. 99, etc. (Fred Ross recalls; I was born in San Francisco in 1910; started Community Service Organization; organized Mexican-Americans in the cities)

found: Wikipedia, Oct. 16, 2014(Fred Ross (1910-1992) was an American community organizer. He founded the Community Service Organization (CSO) in 1948, which, with the support of the Industrial Areas Foundation, organized Mexican Americans in California. The CSO in San Jose, CA gave a young Cesar Chavez his first training in organizing, which he would later use in founding the United Farm Workers. Ross also trained the young Dolores Huerta in community organizing. He was inducted into the California Hall of Fame in 2014)